Close Rolls, Henry VI: September-October 1426

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 1, 1422-1429. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1933.

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'Close Rolls, Henry VI: September-October 1426', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 1, 1422-1429, (London, 1933) pp. 278-279. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol1/pp278-279 [accessed 26 March 2024]

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5 HENRY VI.

September-October 1426

Membrane 19.
Sept. 6.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Staffordshire. Order to take the fealty of John Bromley, son of William son of Thomas de Bromley esquire and cousin and heir of the said Thomas, and to give him seisin of the lands of his grandfather; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for 1 mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until the Purification next.
Nov. 2.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Leycestershire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a messuage and the moiety of one virgate of land in Carleton by Boseworth, delivering to John Balle any issues thereof taken since the death of William Balle; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the premises were of William Balle, and were taken into the hands of King Henry IV by William Palmer late escheator by virtue of his office by reason of outlawry published against William Balle for felony for which he was indicted, as was found by inquisition of his office taken before William Palmer, that on the day the alleged felony was committed, and on the date of his outlawry, William Balle held the same in fee tail to him and the heirs of his body by feoffment of William Balle of Carleton in the parish of Boseworth, grandfather of the said outlaw whose heir he was, long ago made at the church door to Agnes daughter of Robert Taillour for life after the decease of the grantor, and to the heirs of their bodies, that William Balle the grandfather did take the said Agnes to wife, that they had issue William Balle and died, that William Balle the son entered the same after their deaths, and had issue William Balle the outlaw and died, that after his death the same descended to William Balle the outlaw as son and heir of line in tail, that the same are held of the heir of Thomas Harecourt knight as of his manor of Boseworth by the service of 6d. a year for all service, and that John Balle son of William the outlaw is his next heir and of full age.
Oct. 23.
Westminster.
To the justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order by advice and assent of the council to adjourn to the octaves of St. Hilary in the same state wherein they now are, or ought to be if the writs concerning the same were returned before the king, all pleas before the king of the morrow of All Souls, the morrow, octaves and quinzaine of St. Martin next, fixing that day for the parties, and commanding singular the sheriffs of the realm to keep until then all writs by them returnable from a month after Michaelmas to that day and then return them; as the king has learned that in consequence of the infection and the deadly plague of men in the city of London the serjeants at law and attorneys admitted in either Bench and in other his courts have withdrawn from the city, wherefore pleas before him pending may not be determined, and prosecutors and defendants may not have counsel of them that are learned in the law, in consideration whereof, and of the peril and expense to his subjects who are deprived in their pleas of needful counsel, if in such circumstances the justices were to proceed, with advice and assent of the council the king has made order that all pleas pending before him from a month after Michaelmas until the octaves of St. Hilary shall be adjourned as aforesaid. By p.s. [1670.]
Like writ, mutatis mutandis, to the justices of the Bench.
By p.s. (the same writ).
Oct. 25.
Westminster.
To the constable of the Tower of London or his lieutenant. Order by mainprise of John lord Talbot and Fournyvale and John Botreaux esquire to set free Ralph Botreaux knight lately committed to the constable's custody for particular causes moving the king and council; as they have mainperned under a pain of 1,000l. to have him before the king and council on the morrow of St. Martin next to answer touching what shall be laid against him.
Dec. 14.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to take the fealty of Margaret late the wife of John Brewys knight, and to give her livery of the manor of Wodunhulle, and the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death John Brewys held that manor jointly with her by gift of John Pakenham and others to them and the heirs of John Brewys by her, and that 200 acres of land, 6 acres of meadow and 150 acres of wood thereof are held of the king in socage as of his castle of Berkhamstede which is of the duchy of Cornwall by the service of suing at the castle court every three weeks, but the residue of others than the king.
Dec. 2.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a croft of land called 'Wyggerescroft,' containing 18 acres and lying at 'Gopushulle' in Suthwyke and 4 acres of meadow there adjacent, and with 6 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow in Tredyngton, all within the lordship of Tewekesbury, delivering to Robert Wygger of Hardewyke any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Lawrence Wygger at his death held no lands in that county or march of the king in his demesne as of fee nor in service, but in right of Isabel his wife held the said croft, land and meadow of Richard earl of Warrewyk as of his manor of Tewkesbury by the service of 4s. a year, and the premises in Tredyngton by the service of 12d. a year, and that Robert Wygger is his son and next heir, and of full age.