Close Rolls, Henry VI: November 1434

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

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'Close Rolls, Henry VI: November 1434', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 2, 1429-1435, (London, 1933) pp. 329-330. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol2/pp329-330 [accessed 26 March 2024]

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November 1434

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Nov. 5.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to take the fealties of John Cotesmore, John Longevylle, Thomas Payn, William Thommes clerk and Gilbert Bury clerk, and to give them livery of the manor of Donyngton; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Thomas Shyngelton late escheator, that John Barton the younger at his death held that manor as jointly enfeoffed with them by feoffment of Richard Baynarde, Robert Darcy, Richard Fox and Richard Duryvalle clerk to them and John Barton the elder deceased and to their heirs, made without licence of the king, that the said manor is held in chief by knight service, and that by death of John Barton the younger and by reason of that trespass the same is taken into the king's hand; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned that trespass, and for 1 mark therein paid has respited the homages of those feoffees until Michaelmas day next.
Nov. 23.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Warwickshire and Leycestershire. Order to take of Sibyl who was wife of Thomas Erdyngton esquire an oath etc., and in presence of Thomas son and heir of the said Thomas, or of his attorneys, to assign her dower.
To the escheator in Dorset. Order to assign dower to the said Sibyl, of whom the king has commanded the escheator in Warwickshire and Leycestershire to take an oath etc.
Dec. 12.
Westminster.
To the customers in the port of Plymmouth. Order, if by letters of cocket or otherwise assured that the merchants of the goods and merchandise in the carrack hereinafter mentioned have paid the customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, to suffer them to have such goods etc. without a second payment; as a carrack of Genoa laded with goods etc. of certain foreign merchants dwelling in the city of London lately touched at the port of Suthampton to be there unladed, and being so unladed was laded again with other goods of those merchants and, after payment of customs etc. due, on the voyage to Genoa was by stress of weather driven to Plymmouth, and certain evildoers and robbers did there come and plunder the carrack and the goods therein, carrying away and yet withholding the same, as the king has true information; and George Luke of Florence, Anthony Byscaun of Genoa and Lewis de Alyate of Genoa merchants have mainperned in chancery under a pain of 500l. to answer to the king for any customs etc. so due for which answer is not yet made, and for aught else to the king pertaining.