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Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward IV: Volume 1, 1461-1468. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1949.

'Close Rolls, Edward IV: 1467-1468', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward IV: Volume 1, 1461-1468, (London, 1949) pp. 419-427. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw4/vol1/pp419-427 [accessed 19 April 2024]

1467-1468


	1468.

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April 26. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to suffer Alan de Monte Ferrato merchant, in the king's name by himself, his factors or attorneys, to ship in that port 6,000 sacks of wool, 20,000 woollen cloths, 10,000 pieces of tin and 10,000 barrels of vessels of peuter or tin etc. (as above, p. 1).
July 12. Westminster.	To the chief butler of England in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne, or his deputy there for the time being. Order to deliver to the prior and convent of Tynemouth and to their successors two tuns of wine a year in that port, and the arrears since 28 March, 5 Edward IV; on which date to the honour of God and the Virgin Mary and of his devotion to St. Oswyn king and martyr, the king granted to the said prior and convent and their successors two tuns a year of red wine of the king's wines in the said port to the relief and augmentation of the priory, to be spent for the most sacred use of the heavenly mysteries in the church there.
July 12. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of the customs and subsidies upon wool, hides and woolfells in the port of London. Order by indentures witnessing the shipping thereof, to suffer Ralph Wolseley victualler of the town and marches of Calais, his deputies, factors or attorneys native or alien, in the king's name in that port to take over to Calais in ships or other vessels such and so many sacks of wool and woolfells that the customs and subsidies thereupon shall amount to 1,100l. and to keep those customs and subsidies in his own hands until he, his deputies etc. shall be contented of that sum; as for particular considerations then specially moving him, by letters patent of 15 February, 5 Edward IV, the king gave the said Ralph licence by himself, his deputies etc. to ship in the king's name in whatsoever ports of England once or divers times, in ships or other vessels the wool and woolfells aforesaid, and take them over thither without restriction, let or disturbance of his officers or ministers or of any other, keeping the customs and subsidies in his own hands until so contented, to be spent upon victualling of the said town and marches, and that by one part of the said indentures, those letters patent and the king's writs to the customers etc. he, his deputies etc. and the customers or collectors in their accounts should be discharged at the exchequer.
June 6. Westminster.	To the keeper of the hanaper of chancery for the time being. Order to pay to Thomas Ive the king's servant 20l. a year for life and the arrears since Michaelmas, 4 Edward IV.; as by letters patent of 2 January, 4 Edward IV, the king granted to him for life from Michaelmas day then last the office of one of the clerks of the crown of the chancery with all profits, rights etc., and 20l a year of the issues, profits and revenues of the hanaper.
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March 5. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of customs and subsidies in the port of Sandwich. Order by indentures made with him or his factors, to suffer Philip Lomolinus of Genoa yearly during the term of four years next once or divers times, to ship in one or more carracks or galleys, 28½ sacks (sic) of wool barbed and clacked of his own or of any other person native or alien, and without payment of custom or subsidy to carry the same to Italy through the straits of Marrok; as by letters patent of 24 February last, the king gave him licence so to ship in the said port 28 sacks, 6½ cloves of such wool, and to carry them thither without payment, and without impeachment, let etc., of his officers or ministers or of any other.
June 9. Westminster.	To the receiver general of the duchy of Cornwall for the time being. Order every year, to pay to Hugh Moresby one of the grooms of the king's chamber during his life the wages, fees, profits etc. to his office due and accustomed of old time, and to pay him the arrears since 9 August last; on which date the king granted to him for life the office of constable of Tremyngton castle within the said duchy to be occupied by himself or by deputy with all the wages etc. aforesaid, to be taken of the issues, profits and revenues of the duchy.
Oct. 26. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Lincoln for the time being. Order to pay to John earl of Lincoln the king's nephew, son and heir of John duke of Suffolk his brother, 20l. a year for life and the arrears since 3 (sic) March last; as by letters patent of 13 March aforesaid, the king granted to his said nephew 20l. a year of the issues, profits and revenues of the said county.
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Nov. 17. Westminster.	To the collectors, customers or receivers for the time being of the custom of 8d. arising of the weight of every sack of wool and woolfells issuing out of the town of Calais. Order to pay to John Stoughton of Calais the king's liege subject 26l. 13s. 4d. a year for life and the arrears since 11 March, 2 Edward IV; as by letters patent of 12 November, 5 Edward IV, for a recompense therein specified, the king granted to the said John for life from 11 March aforesaid 26l. 13s. 4d. a year of the said custom.
Nov. 25. Westminster.	To the farmers or occupiers for the time being of the king's land etc. in Fitelton co. Wiltshire. Order to pay to William Bestney the king's serjeant 10l. a year for life; as the king has appointed him one of his serjeants at arms, and has given him that office for life, taking therein 18l. 5s. a year for life, namely among other things 10l. a year of the farm of the said lands.
	To the farmers or occupiers for the time being of the manor or lands etc. of Lithewode co. Salop. Like order, mutatis mutandis for payment of 5l. a year of the farm thereof.
	To the farmers or occupiers for the time being of the manor of Patrikesborne co. Kent. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of 3l. 5s. a year of the issues, profits and revenues thereof.
Feb. 6. Westminster.	To the farmers, receivers or other the occupiers for the time being of the manor of Wodestoke co. Oxford and the members thereof, namely, Hambergh, Come, Stonesfeld, Wotton and Bladon and the hundred of Wotton. Order to pay to Thomas Croft esquire the king's servant 100s. a year for life and the arrears; as by letters patent of 7 July last, the king granted to him for life the office of steward or lieutenant of the said manor, members and hundred, to be occupied by himself or by deputy, taking therein of the issues, profits and revenues of the said manor and members the fees, wages and profits of old time due and accustomed; and in 47 Edward III, and 4 Richard II, it is found that 100s. a year was due and allowed in the exchequer for wages of the office of lieutenant there, as appears by certificate of the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer sent into chancery under the exchequer seal by command of the king.
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March 24. Westminster.	To the escheator in Essex and Hertfordshire. Order to take the fealty of Thomas Bybbesworth, son and heir of John Bybbesworth and cousin of Edmund Bybbesworth and Goditha his wife, tenants in chief, the said John and Edmund of the late king and the said Goditha of the present king, for the manor of Bibbesworth co. Hertford, which the said Goditha held for life of the heritage of the said Thomas of the king as of the honour of Pynkeney by the service of one knight's fee by feoffment of John Pulteney esquire and Thomas Horwode to the said Edmund and Goditha and the heirs of the body of the said Edmund, with remainder to his right heirs, and to give him seisin of all the said lands etc., [and all] whereof his father was seised of his death in fee and fee tail; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for half a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until the Purification next.
	Vacated, because otherwise below.
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Aug. 29. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order of the issues, profits, farms, revenues etc. of that county, to pay to John Nicoll of London 'grocer,' his executors and assigns, 40l. a year from Easter last until they shall have 559l. 10s. 8d.; as at the king's command he has delivered to John Wode master of the king's ordnance to the king's use a quantity of 'gunpowder' to the value aforesaid, for which he has had no payment or recompense; and willing that he be contented, the king has granted to him certain sums, namely 40 marks a year from Easter last of the issues, profits, farms, revenues etc. of Lincolnshire, 40 marks a year of the issues etc. of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, 40l. a year (as above), 20l. a year of the issues etc. of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, and 26l. 11s. a year of the issues etc. of Somerset and Dorset, until he, his executors and assigns shall have the said sum.
	To the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of 26l. 13s. 4d. a year.
	To the sheriff of Bedford and Buckingham for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of 40 marks a year.
	To the sheriff of Oxford and Berkshire for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of 20l. a year.
	To the sheriff of Lincoln for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of 40 marks a year.
July 10. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of 3s. the tun and 12d. in the pound in the port of London. Order, by indentures with them made, to suffer John Walker, Richard Walker, Richard Busshebury and John Warde, their factors or attorneys, being natives, every year for ten years next once or divers times, to ship in that port four hundred broadcloths of wool without grain in carracks, galleys or other ships or vessels without any customs or subsidies save 14d. only for custom upon every cloth, and to take them over to foreign parts whatsoever; as the king has granted them licence so to do in any ports of England they please without restriction, let, disturbance or gainsaying of officers or ministers of the king, and without payment of subsidies, so that answer be made for 14d. only for custom upon every cloth, as native merchants were bound to pay on 28 April, 3 Edward IV, and granted that they, their deputies, factors and attorneys, any customer or collector in the ports of shipment shall be compelled to pay nought else, notwithstanding that by act of the parliament opened at Westminster, and holden on 29 April, 3 Edward IV, it was ordered that every native who should ship wool, woolfells or other merchandise in any carrack or galley should pay the subsidy as alien merchants ought to do.
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Nov. 26. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Wiltshire for the time being. Order to pay to Robert Stillyngton, now bishop of Bath and Wells the arrears of 32l. a year from 1 November, 1 Edward IV to 20 June last; as in consideration of the good and unpaid service of the said bishop, the keeper of the privy seal, in that office at his great cost, for which office he ought to have 20s. a day to support his charges therein as other keepers for the time being heretofore had, as appears upon the files of the receipt of the exchequer, and that 20s. a day amounts to 365l. a year; by letters patent of 19 November, 1 Edward IV, the king granted to him 365l. a year from 1 November then last, so long as he should occupy the said office, namely among other things 32l. a year of the issues, profits, revenues etc. of the said county; and he did occupy the said office from 1 November aforesaid until 20 June last, on which day he was advanced by the king to the office of chancellor.
	To the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of the arrears of 40l. a year of the issues etc. of those counties.
	To the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of the arrears of 40l. a year.
	To the sheriff of Cambridge and Huntingdon for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of the arrears of 20l. a year.
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Nov. 9. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of customs and subsidies upon wool, hides and woolfells in the port of London. Order by indentures with them made, to suffer Gerard Canizian merchant of Florence, or when he is dead his executors or administrators, their factors or attorneys, to bard, clack and scour any wool, and in their own names to ship in that port in any galleys, carracks, ships or vessels and carry beyond the mountains through the straits of Marrok to any foreign parts so many sacks and cloves of such wool barded, clacked and scoured, or barded, clacked or not scoured, and there to import from foreign parts any merchandise not forbidden, and in their own names to custom the same, and to keep in their own hands the customs and subsidies thereupon up to the sum of 5,254l. 19s. 10d.; as by letters patent of 30 November, last the king gave the said Gerard etc. licence so to do at the rate of 4 marks a sack only and no more, and to keep the customs and subsidies up to the said sum, paying none to the king or his heirs, without impeachment, without rendering account or aught else and without bringing to the master of the mint in the Tower of London or to any other an ounce of bullion of gold or the value thereof in silver for every sack of wool, and finding the customers or collectors in the ports of shipment any security that they should bring again from foreign parts any bullion, mass or plate of gold or silver to deliver to change or mint by force of any statutes heretofore published, such statutes notwithstanding, until they should be contented of the aforesaid sum, granting that they, the customers and collectors should be discharged of all demands which might be made for customs or subsidies upon such wool or otherwise.
Nov. 17. Westminster.	To the justices of the Bench. Order after the octaves of St. Martin, to adjourn until the octaves of St. Hilary next all pleas, writs, orders and other matters returnable and pending before them in or after the quinzaine of St. Martin, fixing that day for parties suing or having days between the octaves of St. Martin and of St. Hilary, commanding the sheriffs of the realm severally to keep all such writs, orders and matters, and return them at the octaves of St. Hilary, and proceeding thereupon at that day as if the same had been returned in the quinzaine of St. Martin; as for particular causes which concern the king and the weal of his realm, and especially the infection of plagueladen air at London and Westminster, by advice of the council the king has made order that all pleas etc. in the Bench shall be adjourned as aforesaid. By K. and C.
	To the justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. (Like) order. By K. and C.
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May 9. Westminster.	To the escheator in Dorset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a messuage, a toft, two carucates of land, 15 acres of meadow and 10 acres of wood in Dalewode and Cokesdon, delivering to John Bonvyle esquire any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that John Strecche, John Passeware clerk, John Churchehyll, John Bevyn, Thomas Brokhampton, Walter Walsshe and Andrew Rydon were seised of six messuages, two carucates of land, 10 acres of meadow, 200 acres of hill pasture, 8 acres of wood and 15s. of rent in Wyle and Brayshays, and of the premises in Dalewode and Cokesdon and by charter indented bipartite, dated Shute, 6 June, 3 Henry IV, gave the same to William Bonvyle knight and Alice his wife and to the heirs of their bodies, by name of all their messuages, lands etc. in Wyle, Brayshays, Cokesdon and Dalewode, with remainder to William Bonvyle son of John Bonvyle deceased and the heirs male of his body, remainder to Thomas brother of William son of John and the heirs male of his body, remainder to William Bonvyle son of the said William Bonvyle knight, and the heirs male of his body, remainder to the heirs male of the body of the said knight, remainder if such heirs fail as to one moiety to Katherine wife of John Wyke and the heirs male of her body, as to the other to Elizabeth wife of Thomas Carewe knight and the heirs male of her body, remainder as to the whole to the right heirs of William Bonvyle knight, that William Bonvyle knight and Alice died without issue between them begotten; that by virtue of the said gift William son of John Bonvyle entered in his remainder, and died seised of the premises without issue male, that Thomas his brother likewise entered, that he assigned the said manors and lands in Wyle and Brayshays in dower to Elizabeth dame Haryngdon late the wife of the said William son of John, that she is yet living; that the said Thomas had issue John Bonvyle esquire now living and died, that by virtue of the said gift the premises descended to the said John and to the heirs male of his body; that the premises in Dalewode and Cokesdon are held of others than the king, and that the said John is son and next heir of the said Thomas, and of full age.
	To the escheator in Somerset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with twenty messuages, eight carucates of land, 40 acres of meadow and 20 acres of wood in Tatteworthy, delivering to John Bonvyle esquire any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Thomas Bonvyle esquire was thereof seised, that he had issue the said John, and died seised, that the premises descended to the said John, that they are held of others than the king, that John is son and heir of the said Thomas, and is of full age.
	To the escheator in Devon. Order to give John Bonvile esquire, whose fealty the king has commanded the escheator in Cornwall to take, livery of a messuage in the city of Exeter, and the issues and profits thereof taken, but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with other the manors, messuages, lands, etc. hereinafter mentioned, delivering to the said John any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that John Strecche, John Passeware clerk, John Churchehill, John Bevyn, Thomas Brokhampton, Walter Walsshe and Andrew Rydoun were seised of the manors of Shete (Shute), Wyscombe (Wysshcombe) and Uppehay, two messuages, one carucate of land, 5 acres of meadow and 10 acres of wood in Northlegh, a messuage and one carucate of land in Southlegh, a messuage, one carucate of land, 5 acres of meadow and 20 acres of wood in Dowlisshays (Dowleshays), a messuage and appurtenances in Braysheygheys (Braysheys), 40 acres of land upon the hill and 20 acres of land in Borcomb, a messuage and the fourth part of one carucate of land in Blakelegh, three messuages, 100 acres of land and 8 acres of meadow in More within the manor of Whiteforde, a messuage, half a carucate of land, 5 acres of meadow and 6 acres of wood in Peyntours (Payntours), a messuage and 40 acres of land in Panyotesheighes (Panyotesheyes), a messuage and the fourth part of one carucate of land in Nore, two messuages and one carucate of land in Leggesheighes (Leggesheyes), a messuage, 40 acres of land, 4 acres of meadow and 10 acres of pasture in Siddeberi (Suddebury), a messuage, 100 acres of land, 6 acres of meadow and 10 acres of wood in Estmembery, seven messuages, 100 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow and 10 acres of pasture in Weryngston, twelve messuages, and one carucate of land in Axmynstre, 60 acres of land in Chalangre (Chalanger), and the advowsons of the churches of Northlegh and Southlegh; that by charter indented, dated Shute, 6 June, 3 Henry IV, they gave the same to William Bonvile knight and Alice his wife and to the heirs of their bodies, with remainders (as above, p. 425); that William Bonvile knight and the said Alice died without issue between them begotten, that William Bonvile son of John entered in his remainder, and died seised of the premises without male issue, that Thomas his brother entered in his remainder, and assigned in dower to Elizabeth dame Haryngdon late the wife of his said brother, all the said manors and lands in Dowlyshays, Braceis, Bykeforde, Grenehais, Uppehay, Axemynstre, Northlegh and Syddebery, that she is yet alive, that William Bonvile knight was seised jointly with the said Alice of two messuages, 120 acres of land, 17 acres of meadow, 4 acres of wood and 4 acres of alder grove in Whiteforde by grant of Edward Courtenay late earl of Devon and Maud his wife, made to the said William and Alice for their lives at a yearly rent of 34s. 5d., with remainder to the said William son of John Bonvile and the heirs male of his body, remainder to Thomas his brother and the heirs male of
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	his body, remainder to the heirs of the body of William Bonvile knight, as appears by the part of a fine levied in the court of King Henry IV; that the said William and Alice died, and William son of John Bonvile entered in his remainder, that he died thereof seised without issue male, and that Thomas his brother entered in his remainder, and was thereof seised in fee tail, that William Bonvile knight was seised in fee of a messuage and appurtenances in Exeter late of Nicholas Audeley knight, situated by the south gate of the city, that he had issue the said John Bonvile, who had issue the said William and Thomas, that in his last will by testament he bequeathed the same, according to the custom of that city, to the said Alice for life, by name of his inn there, with remainder to the heirs male of his body; that by custom in that city used time out of mind all tenements therein are devisable by will, that the said John and Alice died, and William Bonvile son of John entered as cousin and heir male of the testator, and died thereof seised without issue male, that Thomas Bonvile his brother and heir male entered as cousin and heir male of the testator, that he had issue John Bonvile esquire yet living, and died thereof seised, that after his death the manors, lands etc. aforesaid descended to the said John as his son and heir male; that Martin Ferreys esquire was seised of 30 acres of wood in Bottisclyff and Halserwode within the manor of Bereferrys, and died thereof seised, that after his death that wood descended to John Bonvile esquire as his cousin and heir, namely son of Joan daughter of Elizabeth his daughter, that Thomas Bonvile after intruded thereupon, and was thereof seised by intrusion, that he had issue John Bonvile yet living, and died thereof so seised, that after his death the same descended to John Bonvile as his son and heir, and as cousin and heir of the said Martin; that the said messuage in Exeter is held of the king in free burgage by fealty only for all services, the manors of Shute and Wyscombe and the premises in Suthlegh, Borcomb, Blakelegh, More, Peyngtours, Peynyoteshaytes, Nore, Leggesheigheis, Estmembery, Weryngstone, Chalanger, Whiteforde, Bottysclyff and Halserwode and the advowson of Suthlegh church are held of others than the king, and that the said John is son and next heir of the said Thomas, and of full age.