Close Rolls, Edward I: December 1295 | British History Online

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

'Close Rolls, Edward I: December 1295', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 3, 1288-1296, (London, 1904) pp. 466-469. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol3/pp466-469 [accessed 19 April 2024]

December 1295



Dec. 1. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king, on 12 May, in the eleventh year of his reign, committed to John de Vescy, deceased, the custody of two parts of the manor of Neweham, which belonged to William Comyn, tenant in chief, until William's heir should come of age, on condition that he answered to the exchequer for 27l. 15s. 9d. yearly at which the two parts of the manor were extended; and the king afterwards, on 15 February, in the twelfth year, granted the said ferm by his letters patent to Norman Darcy, to be received by the hands of the said John, during the custody aforesaid, and ordered John to pay the ferm to Norman until the heir came of age: the king orders them to cause William de Vescy, brother and heir of John, to be acquitted of 291l. 0s. 0½d. that they exact from him from the said 15 February, when the king granted the ferm to Norman.
Dec. 6. Westminster.	To the keeper of the forest of Clarendon. Order to cause N. bishop of Salisbury to have in that forest six roebucks (capriolos), of the king's gift. By K.
Dec. 7. Westminster.	To Malcolm de Harleye, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Richard de Loveraz, son and heir of John de Loveraz, of co. Wilts, to have seisin of the lands that his father at his death held of the king in chief, as the king has taken his homage.
Dec. 6. Westminster.	To Stephen de Penecestre, keeper of the manor of Westclyve. Order to pay to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, from the issues of that manor 15l. for Michaelmas term last, unless they have already had all or part of that sum, as the king granted to them 30l. yearly from the issues of the manor, to be paid at Canterbury by the hands of the keeper of the manor, until the king should provide them with 30l. yearly of land in co. Kent, in satisfaction for 60l. yearly of land that he granted to them in exchange for the customs and rents, with all rights, liberties and other things that the prior and convent have or might in any way have in the town and port of Sandwich, which they released and quit-claimed to the king.
Dec. 6. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to restore to Richard Syward, dwelling in Scotland, or to his attorney, his land, goods and chattels, if the sheriff have taken them into the king's hands solely by virtue of the king's order to take into his hands all the lands, goods and chattels of all persons of the realm of Scotland who have lands, goods and chattels in his bailiwick and who do not dwell within the realm, but in Scotland.
	The like to the sheriff of Northampton.
Dec. 4. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to receive from William de Brembeshet, late sheriff of that county, the fifteen Welshmen whom the king lately caused to be taken as hostages from North Wales, and whom the king lately ordered to be delivered to William to be kept in Oxford castle until otherwise ordered, by indenture, and to cause them to be kept safely until the king shall otherwise ordain, so that he shall be secure that they do not go out of the castle in any way, and to cause each of them to have fourpence a day for his maintenance until the king shall otherwise ordain.
Dec. 10. Westminster.	To Humphrey de Waledene, keeper of the king's park of Stokes Curcy. Order to cause John de Columbariis to have in that park four live bucks and eight live does, in order to stock therewith his park of Staweye. By K.
Dec. 10. Westminster.	To Malcolm de Harleye, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Sabina, late the wife of Nicholas Pecche, of co. Somerset, to have seisin of all the lands that Nicholas at his death held of the king in chief, (fn. 1) as the king has taken her homage.
Dec. 11. Westminster.	To William Dachet, keeper of the park of Multon without Northampton. Order to deliver a moiety of the small branches (ramillarum) cut in that park last winter for the maintenance of the king's deer still remaining in that park over and above the maintenance of the deer to the Friars Preachers of Northampton and the other moiety to the Friars Minors of that town for their fuel, of the king's gift.
Dec. 10. Westminster.	To Roger Lestrange, justice of the Forest this side Trent. Order to cause Sabina, late the wife of Nicholas Pecche, to have seisin of the bailiwick of the custody of the king's forest of Somerset and of the warren of Somerton, which Nicholas at his death held of the king in chief of her inheritance, as the king has taken her homage therefor.
Dec. 10. Westminster.	To Malcolm de Harleye, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Hugh, son and heir of Robert de Mortuo Mari, and Joyce, his wife, to have seisin of the lands that Robert and Joyce held at their death of the king in chief, as William de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, to whom the king committed the custody of the said lands during the heir's minority, has certified the king by his letters patent that Hugh is of full age, and the king has taken Hugh's homage.
Dec. 10. Westminster.	To John de Berewyk. Order to pay to William de Monte Caniso of Edwardeston 97l. 10s. 0d. for the arrears of 100 marks yearly that the king granted to William by letters patent, to be received by the hands of the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England from the issues of William's lands, which are in the king's hands and in John's custody, as the said 97l. 10s. 0d. are in arrears, as has been shown to the king on William's behalf.
Dec. 10. Westminster.	To Roger Lestrange (Extraneo), justice of the Forest this side Trent. Order to cause Richard de Loveraz, son and heir of John de Loveraz, of co. Wilts, to have seisin of the bailiwick of Bokholt, which his father at his death held of the king in chief, as the king has taken his homage.
Dec. 8. Westminster.	To the keeper of the park of Wodestok. Order to cause Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, to have in that park six live bucks and ten live does, in order to stock therewith his park of Middelton, of the king's gift.
	To the keeper of the forest of Whychewod. Order to cause the said earl to have in that forest six live bucks and ten live does, in order to stock his park aforesaid.
Dec. 6. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Albinus de Bevery to be acquitted of 16l. yearly for the custody of the manor of Hyeu, which Gervasia (Germasia), late the wife of William de Wystenestone, held in dower of the inheritance of Roger de Bavent, tenant in chief, a minor in the king's wardship, which custody the king committed to Albinus during Roger's minority, rendering therefor 16l. a year, as the king has pardoned Albinus the said 16l. yearly henceforth.
	Membrane 11.
Dec. 10. Westminster.	To Malcolm de Harleye, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to Idonia, late the wife of James de Burnham, tenant in chief, the following of his lands, which the king has assigned to her in dower: a third of a quarter of the chief messuage of Toleshunte Tregoz, which quarter is extended at 20d. a year; a third of 84 acres of land in that town, extended at 28s. a year; a third of two acres and three roods of meadow in the same town, extended at 4s. a year; a third of a moiety of an acre of pasture in the same town, which moiety is extended at 3d. a year; a third of four acres of wood in the same town, extended at 16d. a year; a third of 7s. 11d. yearly of the rent of free tenants in the same town; a third of 20d. yearly of the rent of bondmen in that town; a third of the works and customs of a customary tenant (custumarii) in the same town extended at 6d. a year; a third of a quarter of the chief messuage of Blunteshal, which quarter is appraised at 3s. a year; a third of 103 acres of land in the same town, extended at 67s. 8d. a year; a third of three acres and of three roods of meadow in the same town, extended at 7s. 6d. a year; a third of five acres of pasture in the same town, which are extended at 5s. a year; a third of 2½ acres of wood in the same town, extended at 12d. a year; a third of 31s. 5d. yearly of the rent of free tenants in the same town; a third of 9d. yearly of the rent of eels in the same town; a third of the works and customs of a customary tenant in the same town, extended at 7s. 7¾d. a year.
Dec. 12. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. Order to restore to Master Philip de Thorp, parson of the church of Fresingfeld, his lands, goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's hands because he was said to have refused to entertain (hospitari) the count of Gueldres (Gelr') in the houses of his church aforesaid when the count was returning to parts beyond the sea from the king, as was shown to the king by William Carbonel, the king's serjeant at arms, by whom the king caused the count to have conduct, as Philip has submitted himself to the king for the alleged contempt.
	To Malcolm de Harle, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands that Gilbert de Hippetoft held at his death, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that Gilbert at his death held nothing of the king in chief or of John de Britannia, whose lands are in the king's hands, by reason whereof the wardship of his lands ought to pertain to the king.
Dec. 15. Westminster.	To the keeper of the forest of Whytelwode. Order to cause Master William de Cornubia, parson of the church of Touecestre, to have in that forest four oaks fit for timber, of the king's gift.
Dec. 16. Westminster.	To Malcolm de Harlegh, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Egidia, late the wife of Robert de Horkesleye, tenant in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
	Roland de Coykyn of cos. Devon and Cornwall, Nicholas de Carru of cos. Devon and Berks, Adam son of Simon de Harudon of co. Northampton, William de Barton of the same county, and William de Hardene of co. Wilts mainperned to have the body of William son of Warin before the king at his will to answer for the contempt that he is said to have made in leaving the king's service in Gascony.
Dec. 15. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause John de Northwode to be acquitted of 10l. exacted from him for the Hundreds of Wecheleston and Lytlefeld for the twentieth and for the first half of the twenty-first year of the king's reign, at which time he was sheriff of Kent, if they ascertain that the Hundreds were then in the hands of the executors of the will of Queen Eleanor, the king's late consort, as the king, on 27 June, in the thirteenth year of his reign, granted by letters patent to his said consort the Hundreds for life, from which Hundreds 10 marks yearly were wont to be rendered to the exchequer by the sheriff of Kent when they were in the king's hands.
Dec. 27. St. Albans.	To Malcolm de Harleye, escheator this side Trent. Order to assign dower to Ardudinilla, late the wife of Thomas de Stocton, tenant in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.