ROLL A 41
Rolls of Memoranda of the time of Thomas Knolles,
mayor, in the 12th year of King Henry IV
Membr. 1
15 Nov. 1410
Recognisances by Robert Coventre, grocer, Alice his wife,
brasyere
(fn. 1) , and John atte Wode, brasyere, of Oxford, of a debt
of £80 payable to John Stapulford, grocer, and John Selman
at the feast of St John the Baptist next coming, and of a debt
of £100 payable to the same at Easter 1412.
Membr. 1 b
24 Nov. 1410
William Skrene brings a plaint of intrusion against Henry
Talbot, John Syntawbyn, Richard Trevage, John Trelowny,
James Treverbyn, John Keynys, Thomas Kelly, John Kylmynawt, William Derby, John Tredewey and John Lawer
touching his free tenement in the parishes of St Olave in
Silvyrstrete, St Alban in Wodestrete, St Mary Magdalene in
Milkestrete and St Peter in Wodestrete.
23, Oct. 1410
Whereas there had been discord and litigation in the
Sheriffs' Court and hi the Mayor's Court between John
Turvey, brewer, plaintiff, and Richard Wellom, defendant,
both parties agreed to put themselves on the arbitration of
George Crescy and Robert Queldryk, and entered intomutual bonds of £20 to abide by the award.
Afterwards on 11 Nov. the arbitrators reported that they
had inspected all writings and evidences and had examined
a register relating to costs and expenses, which had been put
in by both parties, but they had afterwards discovered and
learnt by the evidence of trustworthy persons that one folio
of the register, containing expenses, costs and a full account
between the parties, had been cunningly cut out and destroyed by the said John Turvey, wherefore on 9 Nov. they
had given as a final award that the said John Turvey should
be precluded from all actions and claims hitherto made, and
that the defendant should be free of all further trouble and
molestation, and that if either party refused the award he
should pay the penalty of £20 to the party accepting it.
Membr. 2
Robert Hicheman, son of Thomas Hicheman, was exonerated from his apprenticeship to John Wellys, weaver,
to whom he had been apprenticed for 13 years, his master
having left the city and failed to provide for him.
Guy Hecheman, son of Thomas Hecheman pf Rikmannesworthe, who had been apprenticed for 14 years to the same
master, was similarly exonerated.
Membr. 2 b
Edmund Kyng, son of Thomas Kyng, who had been apprenticed for 7 years, likewise exonerated.
Membr. 3
4 Nov. 1410
John Ilshawe, son of William Ilshawe and Margaret his
wife, who had been apprenticed for 11 years, likewise exonerated.
Membr. 2 b
22 Dec. 1410
Margaret Olmestede, abbess of the house of Grace of the
Blessed Mary of the order of St Clare without the Wall of
London (fn. 2) , brings a plaint of intrusion against Richard Morcok
touching her free tenement in the parish of St Botulph
without Aldgate.
Membr. 3 b
7 Feb. 1411
Writ of certiorari to the mayor. Whereas a plea of trespass
was pending before the King (fn. 3) between John Judde, plaintiff,
and John Saler, defendant, the action not yet having been
pleaded to an issue, and whereas a certain Thomas Alfred,
merchant, had lately affirmed a plaint of detinue of 1000
degeon
(fn. 4) against the said John Saler in the Sheriffs' Court,
which had been removed before the Mayor, the king demands information as to the said plaint and the time whenit was levied and affirmed. Witness W. Gascoigne at Westminster, 7 Feb. 1411.
Return of the mayor that there was no plaint of detinue
as mentioned in the writ, but that a plaint of account on the
receipt of 1000 "degeoun made," value 100s, levied in the
Sheriffs' Court, had been removed before the Mayor and was
then pending unsettled. There was also an original bill concerning merchandise called "a thowsand degeoun," value 4 marks,
pending before the Mayor, arising out of a business transaction at the market-town of Burdeux (fn. 5) , the pleadings of which
had gone as far as a jury according to the law merchant and
the custom of the city. This plaint was levied and affirmed
on 9 Jan. 1411.
Membr. 4
12 March 1411
Writ of corpus cum causa demanding the body and the
cause of the taking and detaining of Alice Messynger. Dated
at Westminster 12 March 1411.
Return of the mayor and sheriffs that Alice Messynger,
under the name of Alice Messanger, had been taken and
detained in prison at the suit of William Boydell, squyer,
by virtue of a plaint of detinue of a gold and diamond ring
levied in the Sheriffs' Court and removed before the Mayor
and Aldermen.
Membr. 4 b
7 April 1411
Robert Thorley, treasurer of Calais, came into court and
acknowledged a writing, dated 5 April, whereby he constituted Thomas Vale, citizen of London, and John Lekeford
his attorneys to receive from the collectors of the subsidy on
wool, hides and woolfells in the port of London all moneys
and securities accruing from three parts of the subsidy for
a period of two years from Michaelmas in the preceding year.
2 May 1411
Memorandum that Alexander Albertis paid the sum of
£48 2s 6d in court to Ralph Middelton, mercer, who was
acting on behalf of Sir John Fuldon, chaplain, executor of
the will of John Fawconer, late parson of the church of Little
Cressyngham, this sum being due on an exchange of 300
ducats, the residue of £66 13s 4d, made on 2 Jan. 1408 by
the said Ralph and Edmund Alderford, on behalf of John
Fawconer, with Philip de Albertis, brother of the said
Alexander. Thereupon Ralph Middelton acquitted the said
Alexander and Philip and the society of the Albertines of all
further claims, and John Fauntleroy and John Admunxl,
mercers, undertook to save the society harmless as regards
the above sum.
Membr. 5
30 March 1411
Writ of error to the mayor, aldermen and sheriffs, demanding that the record and process of an action brought
by Richard Reynowde, vintner, against William Hervy,
hurer
(fn. 6) , for a debt of 20 marks 3s 4d before the Mayor and
Aldermen, be produced before William Gascoigne, William
Haukeford, Robert Tirwhyt and Robert Hull, the king's
justices assigned to examine the same at the church of St
Martin le Grand. Dated at Westminster 30 March 1411.
Membr. 5 b
23 Jan. 1411
John Reynowde, vintner, brought a bill before the Mayor
and Aldermen against William Hervy, hurer, for non-payment of the sum of 20 marks 3s 4d, which he had agreed to
pay on behalf of one Walter Tyd, taverner, who had bought
from the plaintiff two pipes of red wine and one pipe of white
wine in the parish of St Mary Wolnoth on 2 Aug. 1410.
The defendant was summoned by John Upton, the mayor's
serjeant, and appeared on 26 Jan. He denied having acted
as surety for Walter Tyd in the purchase. The plaintiff then
prayed, in accordance with the law merchant and the custom
of the city, that William Wanstall, scrivener, and Henry
Norfolk his servant, who were conversant with the facts,
should be examined. The defendant likewise prayed that the
matter should be examined "peremptorily," under penalty
of condemnation.
On the following Saturday the said William and Henry
were examined on oath and testified that the defendant
became surety as alleged. Accordingly it was considered that
the plaintiff recover his debt and damages 6s 8d against the
defendant and his pledge, John Goodburghe, haberdasher,
and execution against the same was granted.
Membr. 6
12 May 1411
Writ of certiarari, reciting that John Mapilton, junior, had
recently before the King impleaded Robert Chestreford,
cordwainer, and William Clay, currier, for having on 23 June
1407 broken into his house in the parish of St Bride and
carried away timber to the value of £20, to which the
defendants had pleaded that they had previously sued an
assize of freshforce before the Sheriffs against the said John,
John Mapilton, senior, clerk, Peter Mapilton, Robert Faucom,
John Kirkeby, Ellis Reyner and John Basset for having
disseised them of five messuages in that parish and on 7 May
they had received judgment that they recover the said five
messuages, which they were prepared to prove by the record,
and the said John Mapilton then said in replication that there
was no such record. Accordingly the mayor is ordered to
bring the record, if it exists, before the King on the octave
of the Holy Trinity. Witness W. Gascoigne at Westminster,
12 May 1411.
Return of the mayor that it was contrary to the city's
liberties to send any record out of the city except in "foreign
warranties (fn. 7) " before the Mayor and Sheriffs (fn. 8) , and in that case
the record and process ought to be sent before the justices
of the Common Bench and then returned to the city.
Membr. 5 b
9 Oct. 1411
Further writ of certiorari, reciting the above and noting
that the record and process could not be sent outside the
city. The mayor is ordered to send a transcript on 2 Nov.
Witness W. Gascoigne at Westminster, 9 Oct. 1411.
Note that the transcript was sent as required.
Membr. 6
22 Aug. 1411
Quitclaim from Guy, son of Simon Dosser, late saddler,
to Henry Pountfreyt, saddler, brother and executor of the
said Simon.
Membr. 6 b
10 Sept. 1411
Quitclaim from Thomas Wilmbt, cutler, to William Barton,
junior, late his apprentice, 1 Jan. 1410.
17 Sept. 1411
Award of John Chadde, Richard Wellam, Thomas Kynton
and John Swalowe, wardens of the mistery of Cutlers, enrolled by order of the mayor:
Whereas Thomas Wilmot, cutler, had sold and alienated
certain years of the apprenticeship of William Barton, junior,
to William Barton, senior, glover, and had offended, in other
ways against the ordinances of the mistery, and had refused
to be ruled and corrected by the wardens, whereof they had
complained to the mayor, and whereas the said Thomas on
being examined by the Mayor and Aldermen had prayed
that he might accept the judgment of the wardens, they had
made the following award: They award that he pay the sum
of 6s 8d to the Chamber of the Guildhall, on account of the
sale and alienation and the offences aforesaid, that he make a
general acquittance to his late apprentice bearing date 1 Jan.
1410, and that, within eight days after the termination of
the apprenticeship, at his own proper cost he cause the said
William to be made free of the mistery of Cutlers. [French]
Membr. 7
18 July 1411
Bond of John Pottere, cordwainer, together with William
atte Wode, goldsmith, John Champeneye, cordwainer, Walter
Hydeman, shearman, and William Newham, cordwainer, to
John Proffyt, chamberlain of the city, in £500 payable on
25 July, that the said John Pottere would appear before the
Mayor and Aldermen when summoned, that he would observe
and fulfil the decree and ordinance of the Mayor and Aldermen concerning himself, that he would keep the peace with
John Martyn of Cornhill, William Doucet, Richard Shote
and John Goodman, the present masters, and John Messyngham, John Yepeswyche, William Keneston and John Andrewe,
late masters of the Cordwainers, and all the king's people,
and all the piecers (pictaciarios) called "cobelers" dwelling in
London, of whatsoever nation they might be, and that he
would not interfere henceforth with any ordinance or regulation concerning the said mistery of Cordwainers (fn. 9) .
The same day a similar bond was made by John Tebaud
and George Benet, cordwainers, William Bray, fruiterer, John
Sadeler, vintner, and John Yonge and John Wyghte, cordwainers.
Afterwards, since sufficient testimony was given before
Thomas Fauconer, Mayor (fn. 10) , and the Aldermen, both by late
masters and by Richard Balman, John Baldewyn, John
Chaumpeneys and Thomas atte Vanne, then masters of the
Cordwainers, as to the good behaviour of John Potter and
John Thebaud, and because the above bonds were not
sufficient in law, and further because John Potter, John
Thebaud and the others mentioned in the bonds had paid
a fine of £3 to the Chamber to have the bonds annulled,
therefore it was considered by the court, with the consent
of the chamberlain, that the bonds should be annulled and
withdrawn.
Membr. 8
15 June 1411
Robert Rykedon of co. Essex brought before the Mayor
and Aldermen two letters (fn. 11) sent to Thomas Cogsale by John
Haukwode, knight, in the following words:
8 Nov. (1392)
"Dere S' I grete you wel and do you to wytyn þt at the
makyng of þis lettre I was in god poynt I thank god... I sende
Johan Sampson bryngere of þis lettre to you enformed of
certeyn thyngs quiche he schal tellyn you be mouthe Qwerfore I preye you þat ye levyn hym as my persone Wrytyn
at Florence þe vii day of Novembre.
John Haukwode Chivaler."
20 Feb. 1393
"Dere trusty & welbiloved frend hertliche I grete you wel
desiryng to heren god tidynges of youre welfare & preying
you þt ye be helpyng & conseillyng to my welbiloved squyer
Jankyn Sampson touchyng þt he hath to purseu for me atte
þis tyme & nameliche for my sauf condutes & touchyng my
will & my purpos I praye you þt ye wele yeve fei & credence
to the forsaid Jankyn Sampson of al that he wele seyen you
by mouthe & also I preye you þt ye wele speke to Hopky
Rikyngdon & to Jankyn Serjaunt Robert Lyndeseye & alle
myn other frendes þt þei don as þe forseid Jankyn Sampson
seyth to you touchyng my will Tristy frend þe holy gost
have you in his kepyng writen at Florence þe xx day of
Feverer þe yer of oure lord mccclxxxxiii."
15 June 1411
The same 15 June the said Robert Rikedon brought before
the same Mayor and Aldermen a copy of a certain indenture
made between Thomas Coggesale and John Sampson, servant
of the aforesaid John Haukwode, containing the following
words:
20 April 1393
"This endenture mad bitwen my maister Thomas Coggesale
on that on half & me John Sampson on that other half
witnesseth that my maister sire John Haukwode knyght bad
me the forseid John Sampson seyen my credence to you
Thomas Coggeshale in this wise: my maister sire John
Haukwode greteth you wel & sendeth you to seyen that he
purposeth hym for to comen in to Engelond. & I am comen
to pursueu ii saufcondutes on for my maister & another my
self & v men & v hors & therfor I wele hien me ayen to
Galeys (fn. 12) therwilles that alle these lordes been there. & also
my mayster sendeth you to seyen that yif he deye bifore his
comyng horn that ye wolde knowe his will what he wolde
were don with the londes & tenementz that been purchased
to his bihufthe in Englond for he hath ordeyned for his
doghtren in ytaille (fn. 13) . at ferste he wolde that the ledene halle
with the avowesones of the cherches be sold. & ii prestes
yfounded in the nonnerie of Hethyngham (fn. 14) to singen there
in my maistre chapel & i prest in the parisshe chirche of
Hethyngham Sibille. & also yif my lady Haukwode overlive
my maister sire John Haukwode & kepe hire sole & come
in to Engelond he preyeth you & alle the other feffetz ye
wolde enfeffe here in lisstories (fn. 15) & ostages (fn. 16) in Hethyngham
to terme of here lyf: the reversioun to John Haukwode the
sone of here in the tayle And the remenaunt to be kept in
handis of the feffez til John my maistressone be of ful age.
And at his ful age enfeffin hym ther in, that is to wetin to
him and to his heires of his body getyn & for defaute of
issue of his body, he wele that the forseide londes ben sold
& do for his soule & for his frendes as yow thenketh best:
And nameliche for the soules of hem that weren slayn for
his love. And in the menetyme that my maistressone is
withinne age that the profitez of the londes also be doon for
my maistressoule & yif my maister come horn as I hope he
shal than he wele ordeyne for hym self as hym liketh best.
This is wretin by me forseid John Sampson atte the newe
hall in boram (fn. 17) in Essex the xxe day of April the yer of oure
lord the kyng Richard xvie."
12 Aug. 1411
Bond of Walter Jay, vintner, Walter Broun, dyer, and John
Alfeld, draper, to Margaret Abelle, widow, in £52 that the
said Walter Jay would not allege or show a protection or
writ of the king to oust the Mayor's Court or Sheriffs' Court
of their jurisdiction, so as to destroy a plaint of the said
Margaret.
9 July 1411
Bond of William Trigillowe of co. Cornwall and John
Megree, pewterers, and John Trigillowe and Henry Bedell,
brewers, citizens of London, in £40 to John Profyt, chamberlain of the city, that the above William would keep in repair
the lands, tenements and rents of John, son and heir of John
Clophill, late of London, situate in the parish of St Botolph
without Aldrichesgate, and render an annual account to the
chamberlain of the profits received from the same, which
lands etc. were extended as of an annual value of £10 3s 4d.
above all reprises, a third part of which profits belonged to
Elizabeth, mother of the said orphan, by way of dower for
her life, and further that he would pay to the chamberlain
whatever remained of the profits, after expenses for repairs
and moneys disbursed for the use of the orphan.