Close Rolls, Henry VI: July 1444 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 4, 1441-1447. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.

'Close Rolls, Henry VI: July 1444', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 4, 1441-1447, (London, 1937) pp. 179-185. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol4/pp179-185 [accessed 19 April 2024]

July 1444



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July 3. Westminster.	To the men of the town of Derby co. Derby, or the bailiffs or occupiers of that town and liberty for the time being. Order to pay to Elizabeth late the wife of William Fitz Henri esquire for the king's body 20l. a year for life which the king has granted her of the farm of the said town and liberty and the increase thereof. By p.s. [7376.]
	Et erat patens.
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July 11. Westminster.	To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London for the time being. Order to pay to Master John Faceby the king's servant, his physician, 100l. a year for life and the arrears since Michaelmas last, as the king has granted him for life from that feast 100l. a year of the said custom. By p.s.
	Et erat patens.
	[Fœdera.]
July 14. Westminster.	To the escheator in Derbyshire. Order to take the fealty of Randolph Rye, son and heir of Randolph Rye tenant by knight service of Philip late lord Darcy late a minor in ward of the king, and to give him seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator.
	Vacated, because otherwise below. [See p. 180.]
July 15. Westminster.	To the escheator in Gloucestershire and in the march of Wales adjacent. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a pasture within the hundred of Berkeley called 'Shobbenasshe parke,' delivering to Joan who was wife of Robert Greyndour esquire any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that at his death the said Robert held that pasture jointly with her by gift of James Barkeley knight lord of Berkeley to them for their lives, and that the same is held of others than the king.
July 6. Westminster.	To the escheator in Gloucestershire. Order to give Thomas Baynam, son and heir of Robert Baynam, seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for 6s. 8d. paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage and fealty until Easter day next.
July 1. Westminster.	To the escheator in Northumberland. Order to give Robert Gabefore, son and heir of Alice who was wife of Nicholas Gabefore, seisin of his mother's lands; as he proved his age before John Fenwyke late escheator, and for 6s. 8d. paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage and fealty until Easter day next.
July 3. Westminster.	To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to give Robert Constable, son and heir of Robert Constable of Flaynburgh knight, seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty, and for half a mark paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Easter day next.
July 14. Westminster.	To the escheator in Derbyshire. Order to take the fealty of Randolph Rye, son and heir of Randolph Rye tenant by knight service of the heirs of Philip lord Darcy late a minor in ward of the king, and to give him seisin of his father's lands, and of those of his heritage held in dower by Katherine who was wife of William Rukby after the death of Randolph the father her husband; as he has proved his age before the escheator.
—	To the sheriff of Suffolk. Order to restore to Thomas Clerke of Chesteyne co. Suffolk 8 acres of land in Chesteyne, putting him in real possession thereof; as disputes arose in chancery between him and Henry Edoun touching the title of the said land, the said Thomas alleging that Robert Edoun and Isabel his wife made a bargain to have the same of him to them and their heirs, that by virtue thereof he and Joan his wife had a reasonable maintenance for life from the said Robert and Isabel and 8 marks of silver, as by indentures between them may appear, and that the said Henry has paid nought of those 8 marks, and the said Henry replying that the said Robert bought that land with other lands of the said Thomas, to him and his heirs, finding reasonable maintenance for him and the said Joan for life and paying 8 marks, that he paid those 8 marks, and found them maintenance all the life of the said Joan, that after when at the point of death, with assent of the said Thomas the said Robert willed and commanded the said Henry, being then feoffee in the said land, to make an estate therein to Thomas Edoun and Richard Edoun his executors for performance of his will, that he did make them an estate accordingly, and that the executors were ever ready to find Thomas Clerke maintenance, or to make him an estate for life therein, as he was ready to prove; and willing to put an end to the dispute and do justice to the parties, the king appointed the abbot of Sypton to summon before him Thomas Clerke, the said Henry and Isabel, the executors and others whom in his discretion he might think fit, to examine them upon oath, and to take inquisitions if need be, and it is found by examination before him made and returned in chancery, that Thomas Clerke and Joan did bargain and sell that land with other lands to the said Robert and Isabel, their heirs and assigns, under condition that they should find the vendors maintenance for their lives and the life of the longest liver, and should pay them 8 marks, that the purchasers had no entry nor title otherwise than by those indentures, that neither Robert Edoun nor any other in his name has paid the said 8 marks nor any parcel thereof until now, that Thomas Clerke never gave consent that Henry Edoun should give up to the said executors his estate in the said land or any parcel thereof, nor requested him so to do, and that Robert Edoun knew not nor caused to be made the will or request by the executors alleged, neither did he make such request in writing or by word of mouth, and the said commission and examination being read in chancery, and the matter heard and understood, it was determined that Thomas Clerke should be put again in possession of the said land.
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Feb. 11. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of the great and the petty custom and the subsidy in the port of Lynne otherwise Bishops Lynne. Order from 10 February last to pay to William earl of Suffolk steward of the king's household and William Pyrton lieutenant of Guysnes castle or one of them, their heirs or executors, all customs and subsidies arising or granted upon goods or merchandise shipped out of that port and coming thither, all that shall accrue or be granted to the king upon goods etc. coming or brought to the port or carried out therefrom in ships, barges or vessels, and upon all goods etc. of the staple or to the staple pertaining which shall be shipped out of that port in ships etc. by any Englishman or native, by aliens or strangers, and all forfeitures upon any ship etc. which shall come thither or upon any merchandise or goods thereto belonging, over and above the sum of 560l. assigned in that port for expenses of the king's household and to be there levied of the customs, until full payment be made them of sums of 764l. 6½d. and 2,268l. 4s. 7d.; as the first sum is due to William Pyrton and the hired soldiers on the king's service in his company for their wages and rewards for keeping the said castle in time of Robert Whityngham late treasurer of Calais, namely from 10 February 19 Henry VI to 25 December 20 Henry VI, and the other sum in time of Master John Langton treasurer of Calais, namely from that date to 9 January last, as by two bills of debentur may appear, and William Pyrton is indebted in those sums to the earl by reason of a loan for the purpose, as by divers appointments between them made it may appear; and willing to make provision for due payment thereof, as he is bound to do, the king by letters patent of 10 February last with advice and assent of the council granted to the said earl and William Pyrton that they, their heirs and executors should have all the customs and subsidies, and all the forfeitures aforesaid over and above the said sum there assigned for the expenses of his household, until both those sums were fully paid.
	Et erat patens.
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July 21. Westminster.	To the sheriffs or bailiffs of the city of Norwich for the time being. Order every year to pay to John Norman the king's servant, one of the yeomen of the crown, 6d. a day during his life, and to pay him the arrears thereof since 6 January 21 Henry VI; as in consideration of his good service the king has granted to the said John for life from that date 6d. a day for his fee of the crown, to be taken of the issues, profits and fee farm of and in that city arising.
	Et erat patens.
March 18. Westminster.	To the receiver, farmer, bailiff or yearly occupier for the time being of the lordship of Eltham. Order to pay to John Haukeston priest 10 marks a year for life; as the king has granted him that he shall be for life priest of the chapel within the manor of Eltham, to pray for the king and his noble forefathers, taking for his salary 10 marks a year of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of that lordship, with a house and garden where John Ricroft deceased (fn. 2) lately dwelt.
	By p.s. [7275], and the date by authority of parliament.
	Et erat patens.
July 13. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for the time being. Order every year to pay to Thomas Belgrave the king's servant 12d. a day during his life, and to pay him the arrears thereof since Michaelmas last; as in consideration of his good service the king has granted to the said Thomas for life from that feast the office of one of his serjeants at arms, with wages of 12d. a day to be taken of the issues, farms, profits and revenues of those counties. By p.s. [7385], and the date by authority of parliament.
	Et erat patens.
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Feb. 19. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the chamberlains for the time being. Order every year to pay to the king's servants John Cristofre and Thomas Pulforde yeoman of the crown and one of the ushers of the king's chamber 6d. a day during their lives and the life of the longest liver; as the king has granted to them for their lives etc. the office of the linen armoury within the Tower of London, otherwise called the office of the haubergery therein, to be occupied by them or by a deputy for whom they will answer, taking therein 6d. a day at the exchequer at Westminster, with all other profits, fees and commodities to that office due and accustomed of old time. By p.s. [7222], and the date etc.
	To the keeper of the great wardrobe for the time being. Order every year during their lives and the life of the longest liver to give (the said) John and Thomas livery of a gown; as the king has granted to them for their lives etc. the office (above mentioned), taking among other things one gown a year of the king's livery according to the suit of the yeomen of his chamber.
	By p.s. (as above), and the date etc.
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Aug. 27. Westminster.	To the escheator in Northumberland. Order to take of Alice who was wife of Walter Taylboys of Galthawe esquire an oath etc., and in presence of William Taylboys esquire son and heir of the said Walter, or of his attorneys, to assign her dower.
	To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to assign dower to the said Alice, of whom the king has commanded the escheator in Northumberland to take an oath etc.
	Like writ to the escheator in Yorkshire.
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July 10. Westminster.	To the escheator in Dorset, and the receiver general of the duchy of Cornwall. Order to put William Darell esquire and Elizabeth his wife again in possession of a yearly rent of 10l. 13s. 4d., to be taken of certain lands in the town of Langebredie co. Dorset called 'Hallynges manere' and of a toft, 60 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow and 120 acres of pasture in 'Estbagelake' by Langebredie, members and parcels of the manor of Ryme, as upon their petition, shewing that Robert de London, whose heir the said Elizabeth is, was seised of that rent in time of King Edward I, taking the esplees as in rent and arrears, that he and all his ancestors were thereof seised time out of mind, and were used to distrain for arrears at any term of payment so often as it was in arrear, that he had issue Hildebrand de London and died thereof seised, that the same descended to Hildebrand as son and heir, that he had issue Robert and Maud and died thereof seised, that the same descended to Robert as son and heir, who died thereof seised without issue, that from him the same descended to Maud as sister and heir, that she took to her husband Richard de Combe, that they had issue Richard and Felicia, that Richard the father died, and Maud died thereof seised, that after her death the same descended to Richard the son as her son and heir, that he died thereof seised without issue, that after his death the same descended to Felicia as sister and heir, that she took to her husband Lawrence Calstone, that they had issue Thomas, that Lawrence died, and Felicia died thereof seised, that after her death the same descended to Thomas as her son and heir, that he had issue the said Elizabeth and died thereof seised, that the same descended to her, and she and her husband were thereof seised, until now of late they were disturbed in taking the same by officers and ministers of the king for that by the death of John Tiptoft knight the tenant for life the said manor, toft, land etc. came to the king's hand, the reversion thereof among other lands belonging to the king and his heirs by virtue of an act of the parliament holden at Westminster 2 May 9 Henry V, as was found by inquisition post mortem on John Tiptoft taken at Shaftesbury before John Bayous late escheator in Somerset and Dorset, and that the said manor etc. never were in the hands of the king nor of his forefathers, and praying consideration of the premises, and restitution of the said rent and the arrears in case their title should be found by inquisition without suit or process at the common law or according to the course of chancery, notwithstanding that the said manor etc. be now seized, or that the king's receivers, bailiffs, ministers and officers now or hereafter charged therewith be discharged upon their account, and praying that the said Elizabeth and her heirs may have such writs under the great seal as need be for payment to her and discharge of the said receivers etc. the king appointed Richard Neuton knight, Nicholas Assheton and John Stourton knight or two of them, the said Richard or Nicholas being one, to make inquisition in Dorset touching the premises and other the circumstances; and it is found by inquisition, before the said Nicholas and John Stourton taken at Shaftesbury on Thursday the feast of St. George last, that the said Robert whose heir the said Elizabeth is was seised of the said rent (as aforesaid), that the same did descend (as above mentioned) to her, that the petitioners were thereof seised in her right until disturbed (as aforesaid), that before the said act of parliament the said manor etc. were never in the hands of the king or of his forefathers, that payment of the rent was continually made by the said Robert and his ancestors time out of mind, that the petitioners have a title thereto as above declared, and that the said lands etc. are held of another than the king; and the said petition, the king's commission and the inquisition being read in chancery and the matter understood, the serjeants at law and John Vampage the king's attorney were told that if they could or would say aught wherefore the petitioners ought not to have restitution and arrears of the said rent they should have oyer thereof, and after deliberation with the justices and others of the council learned in the law, for that the said serjeants and attorney could say nought to the purpose, by their advice it was determined that the petitioners should have restitution, and that the said Elizabeth and her heirs should enjoy the said rent as heretofore.