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Feb. 1.
Leeds. |
To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order to deliver Henry de Menhinak,
imprisoned at Lanceveton for the death of Ralph de Scanhan, wherewith
he is charged, in bail to twelve mainpernors who shall undertake to
have him before the justices at the first assize if any one wish to speak
against him, as the king learns by inquisition taken before Solomon de
Roff[a] and his fellows, justices lately in eyre in co. Cornwall, that
Henry slew the said Ralph in self-defence, and not by felony or of malice
aforethought. |
Jan. 28.
Canterbury. |
To Geoffrey de Nevill, justice of the Forest beyond Trent. Order to
cause Gerard de Wypeyns, parson of the church of Creystok, to have in
the forest of Inglewode ten oaks fit for timber, of the king's gift.
By p.s. [297.] |
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To Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol castle. Whereas lately, by
reason of the breaking of the park of the abbot and convent of Keynesham,
the king's deer entered the park, and the king, after the deer had been
taken by him, granted licence to the abbot and convent to enclose the
park, and some of the king's hinds and other deer are within the park:
the king, granting to the abbot and convent any of his hinds or deer found
in the park, orders the constable to permit the abbot to enclose his park
and to have any such hinds and deer found therein. |
Feb. 12.
Higham. |
To the justices in eyre in co. Oxford. Whereas they have ordered
Thomas de Sancto Vigore to be arrested, the king orders them to cause
Thomas to be delivered upon his finding mainprise to be before the king in
his next parliament, and to certify the king of the cause of the arrest. |
Feb. 12.
Higham. |
To Roger Lestrange (Extraneo), justice of the Forest this side Trent.
Whereas the king lately ordered Richard de Holebrok, keeper of the forest
of Rokingham, to deliver to Hugh de Espainnes the bailiwick of
Geytington in that forest to be kept during pleasure, and Richard refused
to deliver the bailiwick to Hugh because certain men of those parts
charged him with trespass of venison in that forest; therefore the king
ordered Roger to make inquisition by the oath of foresters, verderers and
other men of those parts whether Hugh has been guilty of any trespass of
venison in the forest since the time of the last eyre of the justices for pleas
of the Forest or has abetted any malefactors of venison in those parts;
and the king learns by the inquisition that Hugh is not guilty of any
trespass of venison in the forest and has not abbetted malefactors of
venison: the king orders Roger to deliver to Hugh the said bailiwick. |
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To the sheriff of Westmoreland. Order to cause Roger de Lancastria to
have seisin of two messuages and a moiety of a messuage in Pulhou that
William Burghman, who was outlawed for felony, [held], as the king
learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that they have been in the king's
hands for a year and a day, and that William held them of Roger, and
that the township of Barton ought to answer to the king for the year, day
and waste thereof. |
Feb. 23.
Thetford. |
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to deliver to Roger Vose,
imprisoned at Somerton for the death of Peter le Ropere, wherewith he is
charged, in bail to twelve men who shall mainpern to have him before the
justices at the first assize, as the king learns by record and process of the
inquisition taken before Thomas de Sancto Vigore and his fellows, justices
to deliver the gaol of Ivelcestre, that Roger slew Peter in self-defence, and
not by felony or of malice aforethought. |
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Membrane 10—Schedules. |
Jan. 2.
Bristol. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause William
de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, to be acquitted of 250l. of the 300l. that
the king lately caused to be delivered to him from the treasury as imprest,
of which the earl afterwards paid 50l. to the exchequer, as the king has
pardoned him 250l. |
Mar. 13.
Gimingham. |
To the same. Notification that the king has pardoned Richard de
Breouse, for his good service, 9 marks in which he is indebted to the
exchequer, to wit half a mark for having a writ in chancery because he had
not him whom he had pledged, a mark for an unjust hindrance, 3½ marks
for three fines for licence to agree, and 40s. of fine for licence to agree,
and that the king has also pardoned him 26 marks due to the exchequer
for the debt of Roger de Clere and John de Colekirk, to wit 20 marks for
fine for the passage and four marks for scutage of Wales, and order to
cause him to be acquitted of the said sums. It is provided that the residue
of the debts of the said Roger and John shall be levied for the king's use
from those holding their lands. By p.s. [308.] |
Jan. 15.
Reigate. |
To the same. Order to cause Ralph de Berners to be acquitted of
20l. in which he made fine with the king for unjust detention of land
in co. Suffolk, as the king has pardoned him in consideration of his
good service in the expedition to Wales. |
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Membrane 9. |
Feb. 23.
Thetford. |
To the justices next in eyre for pleas of the Forest in co. Hereford.
Order not to molest Alan de Plugenet, keeper of the Hay of Hereford,
in their eyre for twenty oaks delivered by him to Eustace de Hacche
by the hands of William Boter for the works of Queen Eleanor, the
king's consort, in the castle of Hereford, and for ten oaks delivered for
fuel for the king's daughters then in Eustace's custody, as Alan
delivered these by the king's orders. |
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The warrant (war') is on the file amongst the king's writs. |
Feb. 23.
Thetford. |
To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to cause to be replevied to David de
Offynton, who is staying in Ireland by the king's licence, until a
month from Easter his lands, goods and chattels, which were taken
into the king's hands by the justices last in eyre in that county by
reason of certain trespasses in the time of war wherewith he was
charged, of which he asserts that he has acquittance by the king's charter. |
Feb. 28.
Binham. |
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to deliver to R. bishop of Bath
and Wells for the use of the prior and convent of Bath certain
liberties in Langrugge and Freshford and certain other places contained
in the king's writ of judgment directed to the sheriff, which Gilbert de
Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, rendered into the hands of the
king, who impleaded him concerning them before the justices last in
eyre in co. Southampton, which liberties the king afterwards
restored to the bishop under plevin as the right of his churches of
Bath and Wells, and to restore to the bishop anything that may have
been received thence since the restoration. |
