Close Rolls, Edward I: March 1280 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 2, 1279-1288. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1902.

'Close Rolls, Edward I: March 1280', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 2, 1279-1288, (London, 1902) pp. 8-10. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol2/pp8-10 [accessed 19 April 2024]

March 1280



March 2. Down Ampney.	To Richard de Holebrok, the king's steward. Order to cause John de Langeton, clerk, to have in the forest of Geytinton two good oak trees fit for timber, of the king's gift.
	To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to cause the action of John de la More in the Husting of London against Aaron son of Vyves, a Jew of London, concerning a messuage in the city of London to come before the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews, as the Jews of the realm ought not to plead or be impleaded elsewhere than before the aforesaid justices.
	Memorandum, that, on 4 March, the bishop of Bath and Wells, the chancellor, went from the court to his bishopric.
March 8. Down Ampney.	To the constable of St. Briavells castle. Order to deliver Walter Stoffard and Richard le Fower, imprisoned in that castle for venison lately found with them, in bail to twelve men each, who shall mainpern to have them before the justices for pleas of the Forest when they come to those parts to stand to right, as Ralph de Sandwyco, the king's steward, has signified to the king that the venison was taken by wolves and not by Walter and Richard.
March 14. Down Ampney.	To the barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Thomas del Pyn, late sheriff of Devon, to be acquitted of 482l. of the payment of the second moiety of the fifteenth in that county paid by him into the wardrobe at Dunamen[ey], on Tuesday after St. Cuthbert, in the sixth year of the reign, to Master Thomas Bek, keeper of the wardrobe, and of 120l. paid to the said Master Thomas on Wednesday in Easter week, in the same year, of the second moiety of the said fifteenth, as is contained in the king's letters patent of acquittance in Thomas's hands, and of 40l. of the aforesaid second moiety paid by him to Giles de Audenard, then keeper of the Tower of London, and to Reyner Magiar', merchant of Lucca, in the aforesaid year, and of 17l. paid by the hands of Robert de Cestria, clerk, of the arrears of the fifteenth of that county upon one occasion, and of 32l. 10s. 0d. paid to the said Giles and to Henry de Podio, merchant of Lucca, in the seventh year, on another occasion, as appears by the letters patent of the said merchants and Giles in Thomas's possession, with which sums Thomas is charged at the exchequer, and to cause the said merchants to be charged therewith.
	Membrane 10—Schedule.
Feb. 22. Clarendon.	(fn. 1) To Matthew de Columbariis, keeper of the forest of Chet. Order to cause Hildebrand de Londonia, sheriff of Wilts, and William Gereberd to have fifty oaks for the king's works at Clarendon, as enjoined upon them by the king.
	Membrane 9.
March 15. Down Ampney.	To William de Hamelton, guardian of the bishopric of Winchester during voidance. Order to cause Hildebrand de Londonia, sheriff of Wilts, to have in the wood of the bishopric at Dunton twenty oaks fit for timber for the works of Clarendon, by the view and testimony of William Gereberd, viewer of the said works, as the king has enjoined upon him. By K.
	To the sheriff of Dorset. Order to deliver William le Fraunceis, imprisoned for divers trespasses whereof he was convicted before the justices in eyre in that county, in bail to twelve men who shall mainpern to have him before the king at his parliament in three weeks from Easter to answer to the king for what pertains to him by reason of the trespass aforesaid and to do and receive what the king shall provide by his council.
March 17. Down Ampney.	To the sheriff of Somerset. Whereas the king enjoined by word of mouth William de Hamelton, guardian of the bishopric of Winchester, to cause, jointly with the sheriff, Simon de Monte Acuto and Henry de Lortyei, imprisoned for trespass of the Forest, to be delivered from the prison wherein they are detained by the king's special precept, for the execution of which in the form contained in the writ directed to the sheriff the king lately sent John de Suthewell, his clerk; the king orders the sheriff not to omit by reason of the said order to deliver Simon and Henry from prison by mainprise and by [the penalty of] forfeiture that they will render themselves to prison at the quinzaine of Easter next, to do then the king's will. Almaric de Sancto Amando has mainperned them in form aforesaid.
	To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to deliver Henry de Monte Forti, imprisoned at Ivelcestre for trespass in the forest of Selewod, in bail to twelve mainpernors who shall undertake to have him before the king in the parliament at Westminster in three weeks from Easter.
	To the constable of Devizes castle. Order to permit the abbot of Stanleg' to have stone in the king's quarry of 'La White Quarrer' for the construction of a chamber in his abbey for the king's use, and to permit him to carry it to his abbey until Michaelmas next, as the king has granted him stone for this purpose.
March 25. Down Ampney.	To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to compound with Elias Brise, son of Roger Brise of La Rochele, deceased, for the arrears of 9d. daily from the exchequer granted to him by the late king during life, for the good service rendered to the said king by Roger, and also for all such fee as Elias ought to receive at the exchequer hereafter, and to pay to Elias what is due to him in accordance with such composition.
	To Ralph de Sandwyco, the king's steward. Order to cause an extent to be made of the lands in the towns of Denynton and Hokeling, co. Kent, that belonged to William Nowel, and to cause Dionysia, late the wife of Richard Nowel, mother of the said William, to have her dower thereof assigned to her, as the king learns from Ralph that Dionysia was not dowered of the lands of Richard in co. Kent after his death, but that William during his lifetime paid her 5 marks yearly for her dower of the said lands, which 5 marks Geoffrey Sturdy, to whom the king committed the custody of the lands and heir of the said William during the minority of the heir, refuses to pay to her.
	To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to deliver Philip de Grindeham, imprisoned at Ivelcestre for trespass of the Forest, in bail to twelve men who shall mainpern to have him before the king in his parliament at Westminster in three weeks from Easter to stand to right before the king.