Close Rolls, Henry V: November 1420 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1932.

'Close Rolls, Henry V: November 1420', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422, (London, 1932) pp. 83-85. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol2/pp83-85 [accessed 23 April 2024]

November 1420



Nov. 4. Westminster.	To William Caumbrygge mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Order in presence of the next friends of Thomas son and heir of Thomas Grene knight, or of their attorneys, to assign dower to John Notyngham and Mary who was wife of Thomas the father, with the issues and profits thereof since 18 June last; as on that day for a fine paid in the hanaper the king pardoned the trespass of John Notyngham in taking her to wife, and her trespass in marrying him without licence of the king, and ordered Richard Whityngton late mayor and escheator in presence etc. to assign them dower; and that escheator was removed from office before the said writ was executed. (fn. 1)
Nov. 22. Westminster.	To the escheator in Staffordshire. Order to take of Idonea who was wife of Roger Dorlaston an oath etc., and in presence of the next friends of Alice Dorlaston, daughter of Thomas son of the said Roger and his cousin and heir, or of their attorneys, to assign dower to the said Idonea. (fn. 1)
Nov. 18. Westminster.	To the escheator in Cambridgeshire. Order to give John son and heir of Robert Shardelowe knight (militis) seisin of his father's lands; as he proved his age before John Grace late escheator, and the king has taken his fealty, and for 6s. 8d. paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Easter day next. (fn. 2)
	To the escheator in Essex. Like order; as the said John proved his age before John Grace late escheator in Cambridgeshire, and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until a day yet to come. (fn. 2)
Oct. 31. Westminster.	To Robert Brandoun and Magnus Petirson merchants of Plymmouth. Order at their peril to leave all else and, ceasing every excuse, to be in person before the council in the octaves of St. Martin next, bringing with them the goods and merchandise marked with the mark hereinafter mentioned, namely one bale of cloth containing ten strait cloths of Ypre and one small piece of scarlet, all enclosed in a tun marked as aforesaid; as the king is informed that within the time of the truce between England and Flanders and contrary to the same divers goods in a ship, Peter Brethert of Neusport in Flanders master, were by certain lieges taken at sea off Plymmouth and brought to that town, and among them goods pertaining to one called Brixis le Bos burgess of Ipres as he avers, marked with his mark (depicted in the text), were arrested at suit of the said Robert and Magnus, and are in their present keeping it is said. (fn. 2) By C.
Oct. 17. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order not to trouble William son and heir of William Wrothe esquire (armigeri) for his homage; as his age was proved before William Crowemere then mayor of the city of London and escheator therein, and the king respited his homage until a day now past, and commanded livery to be given him of his father's lands; and the king has taken his homage. (fn. 2) By p.s. [960].
Oct. 13. Westminster.	To the escheator in Bedfordshire. Order to give Richard Archer livery of the manor and advowson of Wylden, a toft, 100 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow and 20 acres of wood in Carleton called Pabenham, to hold by the courtesy of England after the death of Alice his wife, and the issues thereof taken, but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Ravenesden and two thirds of the manor of la Hoo in Wotton by Bedford, delivering to him any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at her death the said Alice held all the premises, that the manor etc. of Wylden and the toft etc. in Carleton are held in chief by knight service, the manor of Ravenesden and the said two thirds of others than the king, that after their marriage Richard and Alice had issue a son named John and a daughter named Margaret, that Richard is yet living, and that the premises do and ought to pertain to him as aforesaid; and the king has taken his fealty for the same and for other lands held by the said Alice in divers counties. (fn. 3)
	To the escheator in Salop and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to give the said Richard, whose fealty the king has taken, livery of the manor of Bodystokton and two cottages in the town of Bruggenorth, and the issues thereof taken, but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor and advowson of Hugforde and the manor of Middelton Hugforde, delivering to him any issues thereof taken; as the manor of Bodystokton is held in chief by the service of rendering 4s. a year by the sheriff's hands, the said cottages of the king in free burgage as is all the borough of Bruggenorth, and the other manors and advowson of others than the king. (fn. 3)
	To the escheator in Cambridgeshire. Like order to give the said Richard livery of 80 acres of land, a house called the 'Fysshous' and a several water thereto pertaining, with a croft of arable land containing 5 roods to the said house adjacent in Stowequye, all held in chief, and the issues thereof taken. (fn. 3)
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Nov. 14. Westminster.	To the guardians of the peace in Cambridgeshire. Order to put John Bourynge, Roger Bacheler, Thomas Dunham and Thomas Robyn clerks again in possession of the manor of Badlyngham; as they have shewn the king that they were thereof seised a year before the crossing of the king to Normandy, and at that time and after until 8 October last, on which day they were with the strong hand disseised by William Bateman and others, praying to be put again in possession with the issues and profits in the mean time; and the said William has appeared in chancery, and expressly acknowledged that he had no knowledge of any feoffment thereof to him made save about the feast of St. John Baptist 7 Henry V, neither had he any estate therein before that feast; and after deliberation in chancery with the justices, serjeants at law and others of the council learned in the law, by their advice it was determined that the petitioners be put again in possession. (fn. 3)