Close Rolls, Edward I: January 1275

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1900.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: January 1275', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279, (London, 1900) pp. 142-146. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol1/pp142-146 [accessed 20 April 2024]

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January 1275

1275. Jan. 1.
Radcot.
To the bailiff of Wodestok. Order to pay to Richard Mauerdyn, Henry Brun, Gilbert Fox, Thomas le Ferur, Adam Podding, and others their neighbours of Wodestok, from whom the king took brushwood (buscam) at Christmas, 9l. 7s. 0d. for the brushwood aforesaid.
To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to cause the gaol within Oxford castle to be repaired where necessary.
Jan. 1.
Radcot.
To the barons of the exchequer. Order to respite until the quinzaine of Easter next the demand upon John de Bigenor[e] for 12l. 18s. 2½d. for the time when he was keeper of the king's manor of Luttegarsale.
To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to cause Ralph Morin, imprisoned in Oxford castle by the sheriff for the suspicion had of him concerning the king's gerfalcon that was lately lost, which the king afterwards found, to be delivered from prison if he be detained solely for this cause.
Jan. 1.
Radcot.
To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to release to the prior of Bradenestok the demand upon him for 20 marks for his tenth of his temporal goods in the dioceses of Salisbury, Lincoln, Bath and Wells, Worcester, and York, and to release any distraint made therefor, as it appears to the king by the letters patent of Master Reymund de Nogeriis, deputed to collect the tenth, which are in possession of the abbot, that the prior has satisfied the king for that sum.
Jan. 5.
Ramsbury.
To Geoffrey de Gyenvill, justiciary of Ireland. Order to cause Thomas de Moleton and Edmunda his wife, daughter and heiress of John le Botiller, tenant in chief of the king in Ireland, or their attorney exhibiting these presents to have seisin of the lands falling to Edmunda in Ireland by right of inheritance, which Otto de Graunzon lately held in wardship of the king's grant, saving the rights of the king and of others, and saving to Otto his goods and chattels in the said lands, as Otto lately rendered in person the lands into the king's hands for the use of Thomas and Edmunda, who is of full age.
Jan. 9.
Marlborough.
To the sheriff of Buckingham and Bedford. Order to deliver to Edmund, the king's brother, all the lands of Thomas de Bray, taken into the king's hands by his order, to hold at Edmund's pleasure, as the king, at the instance of Edmund, has pardoned Thomas his wrath for a contempt that Thomas committed in not executing the king's order sent to him.
To the sheriff of York. Order to pay to Nicholas de Stapelton, whom the king has deputed to make inquisitions in certain counties concerning wool taken out of the realm contrary to the king's inhibition, 20l. for his expenses.
Jan. 10.
Ramsbury.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the heirs of Geoffrey Folyot, sometime the king's keeper of the abbey of Glastonbury during voidance, and the executors of his will to be acquitted of 200 marks, as Geoffrey paid that sum from the issues of the abbey to the treasurer of the New Temple, London, for the king's use at the feast of St. Margaret last, for the time when he had the said custody, which sum was paid into the king's wardrobe.
To Roger de Clifford, justice of the Forest this side Trent. Order to cause Beatrice, the king's sister, consort of John de Brittannia, earl of Richmond, to have twelve oaks in the forest of Whitlewod, of the king's gift.
Membrane 23.
— — To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to cause three regardors for the forest of Selewod to be elected in place of Alexander de Perteworth, Michael de Luttleton, and John de Braston, deceased.
Jan. 13.
Upavon.
To Roger de Clifford, justice of the Forest this side Trent. Order to cause the park of Edmund, earl of Cornwall, of Okham, which he lately took into the king's hands in accordance with the king's injunction, to be delivered to the earl.
To John de London[ia], escheator this side Trent. Order to cause all the lands of the prior and canons of Chetwod in Brehull that brother John de Wodestok, late prior of Chetwod, holds for his maintenance during his life, and which the escheator took into the king's hands without reasonable cause, as it is said, to be replevied to the said brother John until the quinzaine of Easter next, and to certify the king then of the cause for taking them into the king's hands.
Jan. 17.
Clarendon.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer of Dublin. Order to cause D. archbishop of Cashel to be acquitted of 50l. of the 100l. in which he was amerced before Geoffrey de Gyenvill, justiciary of Ireland, in the plea between the master of the military order of the Temple in England and the said archbishop concerning the advowson of the church of Balistarna, provided that he find security for payment of the remaining 50l. to the exchequer aforesaid, as the king has pardoned him the said 50l.
Et sunt dupplicate propter periculum maris, et non tenet locum nisi unica.
To the keeper of the forest of Clarendon. Order to cause the friars minor of Salisbury to have three good oaks in that forest for their fuel, of the king's gift.
Jan. 18.
Clarendon.
Walter son of Nigel de Borstall, imprisoned at Ailesbur[y] for trespass of the forest, wherewith he is charged, has letters to Roger de Clifford, justice of the Forest this side Trent, to bail him.
To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to cause a good and strong rope for the king's well (puteum) within the manor of Clarendon to be bought, and to cause it to be delivered to John Russel, keeper of the manor, and to cause the houses within the manor to be roofed (cooperiri) and repaired where necessary.
To the keeper of the forest of Clarendon. Order to cause the sheriff of Wilts to have in that forest timber for eighteen joists (gistas) in the chamber of the king's consort within the manor of Clarendon, and for shingles (cindulas) to roof the king's houses within the manor.
Jan. 21.
Clarendon.
To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews, and to brother Luke de Hemyngton and William de Middelton, deputed to collect the tallage lately assessed upon certain Jews of England. William de Leyburn, son and heir of Roger de Leyburn, has shown the king that the said justices and Luke and William exact from him 800l. by summons of the exchequer of the Jewry by reason of a charter made under the names of his said father and of Hagin son of Master Moses (Mossei), a Jew of London, which sum he is not bound to pay to the king, as he says, wherefore he is prosecuting before the king by writ of Jewry to prove before the aforesaid justices that the charter is false and naught according to the custom of the Jewry aforesaid: the king therefore orders them to supersede the demand upon William until it be ascertained before the king whether William is bound in the said payment by reason of the charter or whether the charter is false, according to the consideration of the king's court, to do which they are to proceed without delay according to the law of the Jewry aforesaid.
To the keeper of the forest of Clarendon. Order to cause the friars Preachers of Wilton to have three oaks in that forest for their fuel, of the king's gift.
William de Hokesham, imprisoned at Exeter for the death of Thomas le Brother, whereof he is appealed, has letters to the sheriff of Durham to bail him.
Jan. 23.
Ringwood.
To Joseph de Chancy, the treasurer, and to John de Lovetot and Geoffrey de Neubaud. Order to enquire cautiously whether any merchant-usurers are found in the city of London or elsewhere in the realm, and to cause the bodies and goods and chattels of any such to be arrested and kept safely until otherwise ordered, conducting themselves so circumspectly and diligently in this matter that the king may commend their diligence, as the king lately caused proclamation to be made that all merchant-usurers dwelling within the city and realm should quit the realm before a certain day now past under pain of grievous forfeiture, and the king learns that some of them dwell in the city and elsewhere in the realm contrary to the inhibition.
Jan. 24.
Beaulieu.
To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews. Order to search the rolls of the exchequer of the king's Jewry, and to certify under the seal of that exchequer in what debts William de Apeldresfeld is bound by his charters or otherwise in the Jewry to the king or to his Jews.
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to respite until three weeks from the Purification next the demand upon William de Apeldresfeld by summons of the exchequer of the Jewry for debts to the king or to any Jews.
Jan. 25.
Beaulieu.
To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews. Like order to respite until the said time the demand for the aforesaid William's debts.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Ralph Dunjon, parson of the church of Wyginkeneston, to be acquitted of 100s. in which he was amerced before the late king's justices last in eyre in co. Leicester for harbouring [felons], as the king has pardoned him this sum.
Nicholas Gobyon, John Pridias, Robert de Sulthorn, and Matilda his wife, Robert de Worthehale, Ralph son of Mary, Walter le Bere, John la Person, William le Provost, and Alice Pylecruste, imprisoned at Ivelcestre for the death of John le Messer, wherewith they are charged, have letters to the sheriff of Somerset to bail them.
Thomas son of Simon de Thundersle, imprisoned at Neugate for the death of Thomas de Wodeham, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Essex to bail him.
Vincent de Chelsen of Hycch', imprisoned at Hertford for the death of Robert Engleys, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Hertford to bail him.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause 200l. exacted from Thomas son of William de Dene of Ireland by summons of the exchequer for the debts due from his father at his death to be allowed to Thomas in the sum of money lent by his father to the king, receiving from him his letters patent of acquittance for 200l., and to cause this to be so done and enrolled, as the king is indebted to Thomas in a great sum of money for loans from his father, for which he wishes to satisfy Thomas in part.
To the keeper of the town of Southampton. Order to pay to Simon, the chaplain celebrating divine service in the king's chapel at Southampton, who takes yearly 50s. for his stipend, his stipend from Midsummer last until Easter next.
To Bogo de Knovill, sheriff of Salop and Stafford. Order to cause Roger de Cliff[ord] to have twenty bream with roe (breimas matrices) in the king's fishpond of Strettonedale, of the king's gift.
— — Thomas de Ardern and John le Caretter, imprisoned at Shyreburn for the death of John le Messer, wherewith they are charged, have letters to the sheriff of Dorset to bail them.
Jan. 27.
Beaulieu.
To the sheriff of Hereford. Order to desist from the demand made upon the bailiffs and other men of the city of Hereford for the escape of an unknown thief from the custody of certain men of that city until fifteen days from Easter, upon the bailiffs finding him security to satisfy the king at that day for the escape in case they be convicted before the king for the escape. The sheriff is ordered to certify the king then of the manner and full certainty of the escape.
To the takers of the king's wines at Southampton. Order to cause the abbot and convent of King's Beaulieu to have three tuns of wine for the celebration of divine service in their church for three years, to wit two tuns for the first and second years of the king's reign, and a third one for the present year, until the king shall cause it to be ordained otherwise concerning the yearly tun of wine that they claim to have by the charter of Henry III.
Jan. 30.
Wherwell.
To John de Lond[onia], escheator this side Trent. Order to make an extent of the lands that belonged to Henry de Longo [Campo], tenant in chief, and to cause dower to be assigned to Sibyl, late the wife of the said Henry, as she has taken oath before the king not to marry without his licence.
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of Bocholte to be elected in place of William Galrugge, deceased.
John Knit, imprisoned at Shrewsbury for the death of Herbert his son, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Salop to bail him.
Elias Engayne and Walter Gryt, imprisoned at Neugate for the death of Henry le Clerc of Stratford, have letters to the sheriff of Buckingham to bail them.
Jan. 29.
Romsey.
To the keeper of the gaol of Neugate. Order to deliver William de Morton, imprisoned in Newegate for the death of John de Billeshawe and William his brother, slain at Shefold (sic), co. York, from prison on the following mainprise, as Ralph de Eggleshale, Robert de Munteny, Elias de Midhope, Adam de Bosco of Shelfeld (sic), Reginald le Clerk of Shefeld, Henry de Thorn of Bradefeld, John de Whititeleye (sic) in Westmundhalegh, Ralph de Whittelege, Robert le Rus of Anesacre, William de Thorn in Westmundhalgh, and John de Deneby of co. York have mainperned before the sheriff of York to have the said William before the justices at the first assize if anyone wish to speak against him in this behalf, as the sheriff has signified to the king.
Jan. 31.
Overton.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Almaric de Sancto Amando to be acquitted of five marks, in which he was amerced before the justices last in eyre in co. Berks for the common summons [of the eyre], as the king has pardoned him the said sum.
To Roger de Cliff[ord], justice of the Forest this side Trent. Order to cause the prior and convent of Motefonte to have four oaks fit for timber in the wood of Melchet, which is within the forest of Clarendon, for the works of their church of Motefonte, of the king's gift.
— — William de Pateneye, imprisoned at Ivelcestre for trespass of the Forest, has letters to R. de Clyfford, justice of the Forest, to bail him.