Close Rolls, Henry VI: 1432 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 2, 1429-1435. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1933.

'Close Rolls, Henry VI: 1432', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 2, 1429-1435, (London, 1933) pp. 143-148. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol2/pp143-148 [accessed 19 April 2024]

1432



Feb. 18. Westminster.	To the collectors in the port of London of the subsidy of 3s. upon the tun and 12d. in the pound. Order to deliver to John Tiptoft knight or to his deputy without payment of custom or subsidy ten tuns of wine of Gascony bought and purveyed in those parts for consumption of his household, as he has borne witness in chancery.
	Like writs to the following:
	The collectors in the port of Bristol for eight tuns.
	The collectors in the port of Lenne for two tuns.
	Membrane 14.
Feb. 22. Westminster.	To all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other the king's lieges within liberties and without. Order to suffer all men and tenants in the towns of Marsham and Blikeling co. Norffolk to be quit of payment of toll, stallage, chimenage, pontage, pavage, picage, murage and passage upon their goods and property, as they ought to be and ever heretofore used to be, releasing any distress upon them made; as according to the custom heretofore kept and approved in the realm men and tenants of the ancient demesne of the crown ought and used to be thereof quit throughout the realm, and the said towns are of the ancient demesne, as is found by certificate sent into the chancery of King Richard II by the then treasurer and chamberlains at his command.
March 22. Westminster.	To the escheator in Oxfordshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Adewelle, delivering to Christina who was wife of Edmund Rede any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Robert James at his death held no lands in that county in chief, but held the said manor which is held of another than the king, and that the said Christina is his daughter and next heir, and is of full age.
	To the same. Order to take the fealty of the said Christina, and to give her seisin of the manor of Hedyngton and the bailiwick of the forests of Shottore and Stowode, and the issues thereof taken, but to remove the king's hand etc. from the manor of Musewelle (as above); as a fine levied at Westminster in the octaves of St. Martin 6 Henry VI between Robert James plaintiff and Reynold Kentwode and John Lynfelde clerks deforciants concerning the said manors and bailiwick, whereby the plaintiff acknowledged the right of the said Reynold, and the deforciants granted the same to the plaintiff for life, with remainder to Edmund Rede now deceased and Christina his wife and to the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor of Hedyngton and the said bailiwick are held in chief by the service of keeper of the said forests, the manor of Musewelle of others than the king; and for 20s. paid in the hanaper the king has respited until Michaelmas next the homage of the said Christina due for the same and for other lands in Bukinghamshire.
June 5. Westminster.	To the escheator in Essex. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Ultynge, delivering to Elizabeth late the wife of Walter lord Fitz Wautier any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that at his death the said Walter held the same jointly with her by demise and feoffment of John Tyrell and Robert Molynton to them for life, and that it is not held of the king.
	To the escheator in Norffolk and Suffolk. Order to give the said Elizabeth, whose fealty the king has taken for the same and for other lands etc. in Essex and the city of London, livery of the manors of Hemenhale and Dysse co. Norffolk and Shymplynge atte Thorne co. Suffolk; as it is found by divers inquisitions (as above, mutatis mutandis) that the said Walter held jointly with her the manors of Hemenhale and Dysse with the hundred of Dysse and the said manor of Shymplynge by grant of Richard Baynarde and Simon Cisterne made to them for life without obtaining licence of the king, and that the same are held in chief, and are taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason of that trespass; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned that trespass.
	To John Welles mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with an inn in the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle London called 'Ipresyn' sometime of John Deverose knight, delivering to the said Elizabeth any issues thereof taken; as it is found (as above) that the said Walter held the same jointly with her by demise and feoffment of Henry Benstede knight and others to them for life, and that it is held of the king in free burgage as is all the city of London.
July 1. Westminster.	To the escheator in Essex. Order to take the fealties of Henry Stampe and Richard Skylfull, and to give them livery of a messuage and half a virgate of land in Henham in the tenure of William Couper sometime of Richard Chirchegate, a tenement and half a virgate of land there called Turnoures in the tenure of John Turnour, and a tenement and half a virgate of land there called Appultounes in the tenure of Richard Mountagu, parcels of the manor of Henham; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Richard Baynarde and Robert Molynton were seised of that manor, which is held in chief, and for good service of Richard Fox to Walter late lord Fitz Wautier made a grant and livery of the said parcels to the said Henry and Richard Skylfull and to their assigns during the life of Richard Fox, that they entered the same without licence of the king, and that by reason of their trespass the same are taken into the king's hand; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned that trespass, further granting so far as in him lies that the said grantees shall have the premises again and hold the same to them and their heirs.
	Membrane 13.
Aug. 29. Westminster.	To Lawrence Cooke, John Holyes of Coventre, Ralph Cowepuldyke, John Cooke, William Belle, Thomas Storme, Robert Donyngton of St. Botolphs and John Thoresby of Lenne. Order to desist from any arrest or molestation of merchants of Lubeke, Hamburgh, Wissemer and Rustoke in their ships, goods or merchandise until the king shall have full information touching the answer of his ambassadors, sending with the ambassadors their attorneys or deputies with full power to give information touching all wrongs, damages and grievances against the said Lawrence and the others committed, if they shall think fit; as by their loud complaint the king was lately informed that at their instance, averring that a hulk called 'le George' of Boston laded with merchandise of theirs to the value of 860l. and more is by certain men of the said towns taken at sea, he caused letters under his privy seal to be despatched to the burgomasters thereof for restitution of the same, that his letters were delivered to the burgomasters of Lubek, that they gave information thereof to the burgomasters of Wissemer where the said hulk and merchandise were, and that the complainants did not and might not obtain restitution, and at their petition and at the prayer of the commons in the last parliament by advice of the council gave commission and power to all admirals, captains, castellans and their lieutenants, all customers, keepers of seaports and other places by the sea, all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, constables and other his officers, ministers and lieges by land and sea when by the complainants required to arrest all ships, goods and merchandise of merchants of the said towns which might be found in any ports of England, and by indentures made with the complainants to safe keep the same until by advice of the council they should have further order for delivery thereof; but the king is now sending his ambassadors to the said towns, and his will is that no grievance be caused to any men of the same until he shall have full information touching touching the answer of his ambassadors. By C.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 8. (fn. 1)
Feb. 10. Westminster.	To the escheator in Herefordshire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order in presence of the farmers of the castle, lordship and manor of Nerberth, the manor and lordship of St. Clare in Wales and the manor of Eyreslonde, and of the next friends of Richard duke of York, cousin and heir of Edmund earl of March and Ulster, or of their attorneys, to assign dower to John earl of Huntyngdoun and Anne his wife, who was wife of the said Edmund, and the issues thereof taken since the said Edmund's death; as by advice and assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and at special request of the commons in parliament, by authority of parliament the king made a grant and order that immediately after the return of any inquisitions taken by writ of diem clausit extremum or by commission of the nature of that writ concerning lands etc. of the said Edmund in England, Wales, the march of Wales, Ireland and Calais whereof he was seised in fee simple or fee tail and whereof she is dowable the said Anne may make particular suit and have dower of such lands, and shall have all issues and profits thereof arising from his death until livery of her dower; and it is found by inquisition, taken before Maculin Walwayn late escheator, that Maud de Mortuo Mari was long ago seised of the castle, lordships and manors aforesaid, and gave the same to Roger her son and to the heirs of his body, that Roger was thereof seised in fee tail, and died so seised, that after his death Ralph his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, that after his death Roger his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, that after his death Edmund his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, that after his death Roger his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, that after his death Edmund his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, that after his death Roger his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, that after his death Edmund his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, that after his death Roger his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised, and that after his death Edmund the late earl his son and heir was thereof seised in fee tail and died so seised; and for a fine payable at the receipt of the exchequer the king has pardoned the said John his trespass in taking the said Anne to wife, and her trespass in marrying him without licence of the king.
March 22. Westminster.	To the escheator in Berkshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of Clobbecote and 'Rysshecourt,' delivering to Katherine who was wife of John son of Robert James any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death Robert James held no lands in Berkshire of the king nor of others in demesne nor in service, but long before his death gave the said manors and other lands, rents, reversions, services, waters, fisheries etc. in Clobbecote to John Ernesby rector of Chakynden and to his heirs, that he made a demise thereof to Edmund Rede now deceased and Christina his wife for life of the said Robert, with remainder to the said Katherine for life without impeachment of waste, and that those manors are not held of the king.
March 22. Westminster.	To the escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to give Christina late the wife of Edmund Rede, whose fealty the king has commanded the escheator in Oxfordshire to take, livery of the manor of Borstall, twenty messuages, two bovates, eight carucates and 40 acres of land, 50 acres of meadow, 681 acres of pasture, 60 acres of wood and 12l. 5s. 5d. of rent in Ocle, Brehull, Borstall, 'Estclaydon, Myddelclaydon, Boteclaydon,' Thomele and Ikforde, and the bailiwick of Bernewode forest, and the issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Robert James at his death held no lands in that county of the king nor of others in his demesne as of fee nor in service, but by fine levied in the king's court held the premises for life by grant of Reynold Kentwode and John Lynfelde clerks, with remainder to Edmund Rede now deceased and the said Christina, and to the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor with the exception of two messuages, one toft and three carucates of land in Borstall is held in chief by the serjeanty of keeper of the said forest and a rent of 60s. for all services, 81 acres 1½ rood of the said pasture in chief by the service of paying 14s. 3¾d. a year for all services, and the residue of others than the king; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited until a day yet to come the homage of the said Christina due for these and other lands in Oxfordshire.
	To the same. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of Adyngrave and Ocle, delivering to Maud late the wife of Robert James any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned etc. (as in the last) that Robert James held those manors by grant etc. (as above), with remainder to the said Maud for her life, and that they are not held of the king.
Feb. 27. Westminster.	To the escheator in Staffordshire. (fn. 2) Order to take the fealty of Robert Harecourt, son and heir of Thomas Harecourt knight, and to give him seisin of the lands by his father held in fee and in fee tail; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [2470.]
	To the escheator in Oxfordshire. Like order in favour of the said Robert, whose fealty the king has commanded the escheator in Staffordshire to take.
	Like writ to the escheator in Leycestershire.
May 14. Westminster.	To the receiver general of the duchy of Cornwall for the time being. Order, now that Thomas Walsche is dead it is said, to pay to Stephen Frensshe for life 20l. a year, and the arrears for Easter term last; as the late king by letters patent, confirmed by the king 21 December 1 Henry VI, granted to the said Stephen and Thomas his serjeants for their lives 20l. a year of the purparty of that duchy in the toll of Lynne.
	Et erat patens.
May 26. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Devon for election of a coroner instead of Nicholas Coterell, who is insufficiently qualified.