Close Rolls, Edward I: March 1304

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 5, 1302-1307. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1908.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: March 1304', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 5, 1302-1307, (London, 1908) pp. 127-129. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol5/pp127-129 [accessed 16 April 2024]

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March 1304

March 20.
St. Andrews.
To Master Richard de Havering', escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Richard Fauvel and Emma, his wife, daughter and heiress of Elias de Rilleston, to have seisin of the lands whereof Elias was seised at his death in his demesne as of fee, as Emma has proved her age before the escheator and the king has taken Richard's fealty for the lands that Elias held of him in chief as of the honour of Albemarle, which is in the king's hands.
March 15.
St. Andrews.
To Richard de Bereford, treasurer of the exchequer of Dublin. Whereas the king lately ordered John Wogan, justiciary of Ireland, and Richard to cause to be assigned in each port of that land two faithful men to collect and receive for the king's use 2s. from every tun of wine that the merchant vintners of the duchy [of Aquitaine] shall bring or cause to be brought into Ireland and upon which they are bound to pay freight to the mariners, to wit from 13 August, in the thirtieth year of the king's reign, upon which day the said merchants granted that they would pay the said 2s. in the name of custom upon every tun of wine to be brought by them into the king's realm and power beyond the old customs due and paid to the king or to others in money, and the king ordered that the men to be thus appointed should answer to him for the issues thence arising at the exchequer, and that the treasurer shall answer in the king's wardrobe for the money arising from the said custom, so that the money shall not be paid to the king or assigned anywhere else than in the wardrobe; and the king has now appointed William Trente, his butler, to receive all the money arising from the custom both in England and in Ireland and to make payments thence to divers merchants from whom he has bought wines for the expenses of the king's household: the king orders the treasurer to cause all money levied and to be levied from the custom from the said 13 August until now to be paid to William or his attorney in this behalf, so that William may make purveyances thence for the king's use, as enjoined upon him by the king. By p.s. [4291.]
April 1.
St. Andrews.
To the bailiffs of the Hundred without the north gate of Oxford. Order to pay to Robert de Crevequer out of their ferm 10l. for Easter term last of the 20l. yearly granted to him by the king for life from that ferm for his release and quit-claim to the king and Queen Eleanor, his late consort, of the manor of Ditton.
March 22.
St. Andrews.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause Gilbert son of William son of Gilbert and Adam Lyder, burgesses of the town of Aberden in Scotland, to be released from prison at York, to which they were delivered after they had been taken at Fyvele near Scardeburgh because they were found there in a ship loaded with cloth, arms (armaturis) and other merchandises and because they wished to take them to Scotland to certain of the king's enemies, as the king wishes to show them special favour at the request of John, earl of Athole (Dasceles). By p.s. [4315.]
March 22.
St. Andrews.
To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order to deliver to Stephen de Trewennard, clerk, his lands, goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's hands upon his being indicted before John de Berewyk and his fellows, justices in eyre at Launceveton, with breaking the houses of Thomas Pridiaus, knight, at Penstraden and with robbery from Thomas de Lak, reeve of the said Thomas, as he has purged his innocence before Thomas, bishop of Exeter, to whom he was delivered by the justices in accordance with the privilege of the clergy.
March 25.
St Andrews.
To the sheriff of Gloucester, keeper of the castle of Gloucester. Order to expend up to 154l. 7s. 4d. upon the repair of the houses, towers, walls, bridges and weirs of the castle by the view and testimony of the viewer of the king's works there, as W. bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, the treasurer, has enjoined upon him.
By K. on the information of the treasurer.
To the keeper of the forest of St. Briavels, or to him who supplies his place. Order to cause the sheriff of Gloucester, keeper of the castle of Gloucester, to have 120 oaks fit for timber and oaks fit for roof-timbers (cheverones) for the repair of the houses, towers, bridges and weirs of the castle. By K. on the information of the treasurer.
March 25.
St. Andrews.
To Master Richard de Havering', escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Hugh Sturmy and Margaret, his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of John Passemer, who held at his death of the king in chief as of the honour of Albemarle, to have their maintenance from the issues of the lands that belonged to John for so long as the lands shall be in the king's hands by reason of Hugh's minority. By C.
March 26.
St. Andrews.
To William Trente, taker of the king's wines of the right prise throughout England. Order to cause the abbot and convent of St. Edward's, Letteleye, to have a tun of wine for the present year of the king's right prise bought and acquitted among the king's wines of such prise, in accordance with the late king's grant to them of a tun of wine to be received between Christmas and the Purification for the celebration of mass in their church, and with the king's grant that they shall receive the said tun from his right prise by the hands of the taker of his wines at Southampton, as contained in his letters patent.
April 13.
Stirling.
To Miles de Stapelton, constable of Knaresburgh castle and keeper of the king's forest there. Order to cause oaks to be felled and sold in the forest to the value of 50l., and to cause the great gate of the castle to be constructed anew out of the money thence received and to cause other works upon the king's houses in the castle to be done by the view and testimony of the viewers of the king's works there.
Membrane 13—Schedule 1.
De terris Scotorum sibi liberandis.
March 20.
St. Andrews.
To the sheriff of Kent. Order to cause Gilbert Malherbe, who was against the king in this war in Scotland, to have seisin of the lands whereof William Malherbe, his father, of whom he is the heir, was seised at his death in his demesne as of fee, saving to the king and to others who hold the lands by the king's commission or in any other way their costs and expenses on the lands and their corn and other goods and chattels therein, as the king, with the assent of the earls, barons and other his subjects who are with him in Scotland, has admitted Gilbert to his peace under this form: that his life and limbs shall be saved and that he shall not be disinherited, but that he shall stand to the king's ordinance as to his ransom and the trespasses that he has committed against the king and as to the settlement (stabilimentum) of the land of Scotland; as to which he has taken oath to the king, for which reason the king has taken his homage and fealty and has ordained, by the assent of the earls, barons and subjects aforesaid, that Gilbert shall be seised of the lands of his father as above, to hold to him and his heirs by the services therefor due and accustomed. By p.s.
The like to the sheriff of Cambridge. By p.s.
To the sheriff of Northumberland. Like order in favour of William de Morieue of Drunsergard, as the king has ordained that he shall be re-seised of his lands that he held of his inheritance and of his purchase at the beginning of the war, to be held by the services therefor due and accustomed until the king shall otherwise ordain.
By p.s. [dated 14 March, 4285.]
To the sheriff of York. Like order in favour of Walter de Barkeston, as the king has ordained that he shall be re-seised of the lands that he held of his inheritance at the beginning of the war and has taken his fealty. By p.s. [dated 18 March, 4303.]
March 30.
St. Andrews.
To A. bishop of Durham, or to his bailiffs of his liberty of Norham. Like order in favour of Aymer de Hauden, for the lands that he held of the inheritance of Isabel, his wife, at the beginning of the war.
By p.s. [dated 15 March, 4290.]
March 16.
St. Andrews.
To the sheriff of Northumberland. Like order in favour of Nicholas de Fausside for the lands that he held of the dower of Lora, his wife, at the beginning of the war. By p.s. [4296.]
April 14.
St. Andrews.
To the same. Like order in favour of Gilbert de Embeldon for the lands that he held at the beginning of the war of his purchase by the feoffment of Robert de Embeldon, his father.
By p.s. [dated 14 March, 4288.]
To the same. Like order in favour of Hugh de Penycok for the lands that he held at the beginning of the war of his inheritance, as the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [dated 14 March, 4287.]
To A. bishop of Durham, or to the bailiffs of his liberty of Norham. Like order in favour of Thomas de Selkyrk for the lands that he held of his purchase of the gift of Thomas de Moravia at the beginning of the war, as the king has taken his fealty. By p.s. [dated 16 March, 4295.]
March 30.
St. Andrews.
To the same. Like order in favour of Mary, late the wife of William de Maleville, for the lands that she held of her inheritance at the beginning of the war. By p.s.
To Master Richard de Havering', escheator this side Trent. Like order in favour of Alice, late the wife of Thomas de Soules, for the lands whereof John de Mulcastre, her uncle, of whom she is the heir, was seised in his demesne as of fee at his death, as the king has taken her homage and fealty. By p.s.
March 21.
St. Andrews.
To the sheriff of Cumberland. Like order in favour of Gilbert de Karliolo for the lands that he held of his inheritance at the beginning of the war, as the king has taken his fealty. By p.s. [4309.]
To the sheriff of Northumberland. Like order in favour of Edmund Comyn of Kilbride for the lands that he held of his inheritance at the beginning of the war, as the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s.
The like to the sheriffs of York, Essex and Hertford.