Close Rolls, Edward I: September 1291

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 3, 1288-1296. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

This premium content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.

'Close Rolls, Edward I: September 1291', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 3, 1288-1296, (London, 1904) pp. 202-203. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol3/pp202-203 [accessed 24 March 2024]

Image
Image

September 1291

Sept. 1.
Burton Lazars.
Roger son of Peter de Scaldewell came before the king, on Wednesday before St. Mary, and sought to replevy his lands in Scaldewell, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against John son of Thomas de Scaldewell. This is signified to the justices.
William de Echingham acknowledges that he owes to Walter de Langeton, clerk, 500 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Sussex.
Cancelled on payment.
John son of John de Covynton came before the king, on Friday after the Decollation of St. John the Baptist, and sought to replevy his land in Neuwerk, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against Alice, late the wife of John de Covynton. This is signified to the justices of the Bench.
Hugh de Wlgerton came before the king, on Wednesday after the Nativity of St. Mary, and sought to replevy his and his wife Margery's land in Orchard, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against Alice, late the wife of William Burgeys of Corf. This is signified to the justices of the Bench.
Master Thomas de Pewelesdon acknowledges that he owes to Master William de Monte Forti, dean of St. Paul's, London, 40 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Salop.
Cancelled on payment.
Sept. 17.
Devises.
Ralph Munt came before the king, on Monday before St. Matthew, and sought to replevy his land in Newenham, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against Aubrey, late the wife of John Laurenz. This is signified to the justices.
Membrane 4d.
Sept. 19.
Devises.
Anthony, bishop of Durham, Robert, bishop of Bath and Wells, and W. bishop of Ely, acknowledge that they owe to Edmund, earl of Cornwall, 4,000l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in cos. York, Northumberland, Lincoln, Warwick, Leicester, Worcester, Salop, Stafford, Somerset, Dorset, Essex, Hertford, Buckingham, Bedford, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Memorandum, that the term of payment contained in this recognisance was at first 1,000l. yearly, and that it was afterwards changed, at the prosecution of Roger de Drayton, the earl's attorney, to 1,000 marks yearly, in his presence and in that of the bishop of Durham.
Memorandum, that the bishop of Durham acknowledged and granted, for himself and his successors, that, unless he pay the money at the terms specified, it shall be levied of his lands and chattels in cos. Northumberland, York and Lincoln, for the use of the bishops of Bath and Wells and Ely.
William de Knapton came before the king, on Thursday the eve of St. Matthew, and sought to replevy to Richard son of Gilbert a messuage and a carucate of land and 20s. of yearly rent in Penket, which was taken into the king's hands for his default before the justices of the Bench. This is signified to the justices.
Peter Malore acknowledges that he owes to R. bishop of Bath and Wells, the chancellor, Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, and John de Berewik, clerk, executors of the will of Queen Eleanor, the king's late consort, 100l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Northampton, Lincoln, Somerset, and Wilts.
Mary, late the wife of William de Breou[se], puts in her place Walter le Graunt and Henry de Kingesnote in the suit before the king between her and William de Breous[e] concerning a moiety of the manor of Wicham, co. Kent.
Sept. 23.
Devises Castle.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Forasmuch as foreign merchants and also certain natives of the realm bring into the realm from day to day from parts beyond sea money of the king's that has been clipped and other money counterfeit from divers dyes intermixed with the king's money, trading with such money to the damage of the king and of all the people of his realm and to the subversion of his money: the king orders the treasurer and barons to issue orders to all the sheriffs under the exchequer seal to cause proclamation to be made in full county [courts] and in all cities and market towns prohibiting any alien or native merchant or anyone else from bringing into the realm or using in trade any such clipped and counterfeit money, upon pain of forfeiting such money for the past offence, and the money and all their goods for the second offence, and of their bodies and all their goods for the third offence. Others who are not merchants and have such clipped or counterfeit coin, shall immediately perforate it and transmit it to the king's exchange to be struck anew under his dye: otherwise such money in the hands of whomsoever it may be found shall be forfeited entirely, and shall in like manner be perforated when it come to the king's hands and shall be sent to his exchange.
Ralph de Leukenore acknowledges that he owes to the abbot of Dorchester 20 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Oxford and Northampton.