Close Rolls, Edward I: February 1307 | British History Online

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

'Close Rolls, Edward I: February 1307', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 5, 1302-1307, (London, 1908) pp. 523-528. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol5/pp523-528 [accessed 19 April 2024]

February 1307



Feb. 4. Lanercost.	William, archbishop of York, acknowledges that he owes to John de Britannia, earl of Richmond, 500l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. York. Cancelled on payment.
	Reginald le Hatter acknowledges that he owes to John de Askham 10 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. York.
	Memorandum, that Alice, late the wife of Roger le Bygod, earl of Norfolk and Marshal of England, tenant in chief, did fealty to the king, on 6 February, at Lanrecost for the manors of Suffeld, Dovercort and Kenet, whereof she was jointly enfeoffed with Roger by the king.
	The said Alice puts in her place John Bluet, knight, and John de Framelingham, clerk, to demand and receive in the king's court her dower of the lands, knights' fees, and advowsons of churches that belonged to Roger.
Feb. 4. Lanercost	To the Friars Minors about to assemble at their chapter general at Toulouse. Request for their prayers on behalf of the king, Queen Margaret, his consort, Edward, prince of Wales, and the king's other children and his people and for the good estate of his realm and the expedition of his affairs. [Fœdera.]
	Membrane 14d.
Feb. 8. Lanercost.	John de Lymbury acknowledges that he owes to Walter de Langeton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, 500l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Cambridge.
	Cancelled on payment, acknowledged by the bishop by his letters sewed to this recognisance. (fn. 1) —Afterwards he acknowledged that John had satisfied him.
	Thomas son of Roger Bacun of Bacunesthorp acknowledges that he owes to Thomas son of Simon de Eggefeld 60s.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Norfolk.
Feb. 11. Lanercost.	To Aymer de Valencia, the king's cousin. The king greatly and justly wonders why he has had no news as to how Aymer and other his subjects who lately went to the parts of Are to pursue his enemies and rebels in Scotland have pursued his said enemies, or of what Aymer has done in this matter, or as to what he intends to do. He therefore orders Aymer to certify him by the bearer of the presents and by his letters of the news of the parts wherein Aymer is and of the state of the king's affairs in those parts, and also as to what has been done concerning the said affairs by Aymer and the said subjects, and as to what they are doing at present, and as to how they have ordained among them for the further prosecution of the same affairs. Since he has not certified the king as to the premises, the king suspects that he has so perversely pursued the matters aforesaid that he wishes his doings in this matter to escape the king's notice. By p.s.
	The like to Robert de Monte Hermerii, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford and Essex, John de Sancto Johanne and Henry de Percy.
	Adam son of William the chaplain acknowledges that he owes to William de Hamelton, dean of St. Peter's, York, 4l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Northumberland.
	Ralph de Rocheford and Walter Hakelut acknowledge that they owe to Robert de Bardelby, clerk, 6 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in cos. Lincoln and Hereford.
	Cancelled on payment.
Feb. 8. Lanercost	To Boniface de Saluciis. As a certain matter propounded before the king and his council by W. archbishop of York by a petition enclosed in the presents has undergone much delay in his parliament at Carlisle, and like petitions [exhibited] in other parliaments by his predecessors have been delayed, and the matter of Roger le Brabanzon concerning the right of patronage of the church of Brigeford propounded in like manner has been long delayed, the king, willing that these matters shall at length be brought to an end, for which purpose Boniface's presence is specially required, orders him to be before the king and his council at Carlisle on the morrow of St. Gregory the Pope, by himself or by another person sufficiently instructed, to show cause for the king's right and also for his own estate as to the things contained in the petitions of the archbishop and Roger why the matters aforesaid should not be proceeded with until the final expedition thereof, bringing or sending all the evidences that he has or shall find in the premises. [Prynne, Records, iii, p. 1189.]
Jan. 20. Lanercost	To the sheriff of Kent. Writ for payment to Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Fulk Payfrer, knights of that county, of their expenses for coming [to the parliament at] Carlisle by the king's order for the community of that county. [Parl. Writs.]
	The like for the knights of other counties. [Ibid.]
Jan. 20. Lanercost	The mayor and bailiffs of Nottingham. Writ for payment to John de Notyngham and John Ingram burgesses of that town, of their expenses for attending the said parliament. [Ibid.]
	The like for the citizens and burgesses of other cities and boroughs. [Ibid.]
	Afterwards the said knights had by reason of their long stay by the king's order at the parliament, their writs in the following form:
March 10. Carlisle.	To the sheriff of Kent. Writ for payment to Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Fulk Payforer, knights of that county, who came by the king's order to him at Carlisle for the community of that county to his parliament summoned there for the octaves of St. Hilary last, of their expenses in attending the parliament, having regard to the distance of the place and to their long stay there, to wit from the said octaves until Palm Sunday. [Ibid.]
	Membrane 13d.
Feb. 8. Lanercost	To Fulk de Villareto, master of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. Letter commending him to Brother William, prior of the said Hospital in England, who is going to the Roman court to the master's presence by his order and the king's licence, and requesting him to expedite the matter of William's rule of the possessions of the Hospital in the king's dominion. The king, who is writing to him without William's knowledge, informs him that the affairs of the Hospital committed to William's governmentare conducted most advisedly for the benefit and honour of the master and of the Hospital, both by reason of William's manifold services to the king and his realm and of the great affection that the brethren under him have for him by reason of his friendly behaviour and befitting conversation. If the master wish for anything from the king, he may send it in writing by William with confidence.
Feb. 20. Lanercost.	To the abbot and convent of Abyndon. Request that they will admit into their house until Michaelmas the king's wobodus, whom he is sending to them with two horses and two grooms, and that they will find them in the meantime all necessaries. By p.s.
	To the sheriff of York. As John de Aslakby of Jarum asserts that he has aquittance of the 6l. exacted from him by summons of the exchequer in that county and vouches to warranty the rolls of the exchequer, the king orders the sheriff to respite the demand for the said sum until the morrow of the close of Easter next, upon John's finding security to answer therefor at that time, unless he can then prove that he ought to be acquitted.
Feb. 22. Lanercost	To Thomas, earl of Lancaster. Summons to be present in person at Carlisle on Sunday in Mid Lent to have colloquy and treaty with the king and to give his counsel concerning certain arduous affairs touching the king and his realm, for which Sir Peter, bishop of Sabina, cardinal of the Roman church, is coming to the king from the pope, as the king lately ordered Thomas to be at his parliament at Carlisle in the octaves of St. Hilary next, before which time he then thought the cardinal would have come to him, and the cardinal will not be with him at Carlisle before the said Sunday. [Fœdera; Parl. Writs; Prynne, Records, iii, p. 1176.]
	The like to Guy de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, and Gilbert de Umframvill, earl of Anegus, and to twenty-four others. [Ibid.]
	Thomas de Grenley acknowledges that he owes to William de Bevercote 20l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Nottingham.
Feb. 27. Lanercost	To the abbot and convent of Abyndon. Request that they will admit into their house Vivianus de Lukes, whom the king is sending to them, in place of Master Simon le Ku, deceased, to whom they exhibited the necessaries of life at the king's request, and that they will exhibit to him the necessaries of life in food and clothing, such as Simon received, and that they will cause their letters patent under their chapter seal to be made to him as to this, certifying the king by their letters by the bearer of the presents of what they shall have caused to be done in this matter, as the king wishes to provide Vivian with the necessaries of life at the instance of Edward, prince of Wales, in consideration of his long and satisfactory service to the prince.
Feb. 28. Lanercost.	Edmund Basset acknowledges that he owes to John de Drokenesford, clerk, 100s.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Gloucester and Wilts.
	Cancelled on payment.
	Memorandum, that John afterwards wrote to Sir A. de Osg[odeby], keeper of the rolls [of chancery,] that he had been satisfied for the said sum, as appears in the appended letter. (fn. 2)
Feb. 28. Lanercost.	To the sheriff of Cumberland. The king has received serious complaint from men of his realm by their petition exhibited before him and his council that certain merchants and vintners of Gascony and other parts bring into the country for sale mixed, putrid and corrupt wines, and that certain other merchants and vintners in boroughs and market towns in the sheriff's bailiwick mix old wine that is not wholesome (sana) with new and expose them for public sale, from which infected mixture and deceitful and deadly corruption great danger of pestilence threatens all the people of the realm. The king orders the sheriff to cause all wine for sale found in the said boroughs and towns to be seen, assayed and proved by four men of each of the boroughs and towns sworn for this purpose who have ample skill in knowing and proving such wines, and to cause to be poured away all that shall be found to be mixed, putrid or corrupt, and to attach by their bodies and to keep in safe custody until further orders all those who shall be found, by an inquisition to be taken by the sheriff by the oath of men of the said boroughs and towns, to have brought such wines into the boroughs and towns or to have mixed them or to have knowingly exposed them for sale.
	The like to all the sheriffs throughout England.
	Memorandum, that on Sunday, 26 February, at Lanercost, the king ordained and ordered for certain reasons that immediately after three weeks from the next tournament, which will be at the quinzaine of Easter next, Sir Peter de Gavaston shall be ready to cross the sea at Dover for Gascony, and shall remain there without returning until he shall be recalled by the king and by his permission. For the observance of this ordinance without contravention Sir Peter took oath at the said day and place upon God's body, the cross of Neit and upon the other relics of the king. Moreover, Sir Edward, prince of Wales, took oath upon God's body and upon the other relics that he would not receive or retain Sir Peter near him or with him contrary to the ordinance aforesaid unless he be recalled or granted leave by the king as aforesaid. And it was ordained by command of the king that Sir Peter shall have yearly in aid of his expenses for so long as he shall remain in parts beyond sea during the king's pleasure and waiting his recall, as is aforesaid, 100 marks sterling or the value thereof des chipoteis, to be received from the issues of Gascony; and the first year shall commence the day after he shall have passed the sea from Dovre to Whitsand on his way to Gascony to stay there according to the said ordinance; and he shall receive the said sum during the king's will and until the king shall have caused enquiry to be made as to what Sir Peter has on this side the sea and on that and the profits that he has had since he came to England, so that when the matter shall have been well inquired into and the king shall have been fully advised thereof, he may ordain to increase or decrease the estate of Sir Peter according to his pleasure and as shall seem good to him. French. [Fœdera.]
	Membrane 12d.
March 6. Linstock.	To H[aakon] king of Norway. Mutual affection and good concord has always existed between the progenitors of the said king and those of the king, who desires to continue and cherish such relations. As the bishop of Moray, the king's enemy and rebel, who consented to the death of John Comyn, who was lately slain traitorously in the church of the Friars Minors at Dumfres in Scotland, for which he has been excommunicated by the pope with his aiders and receivers and with those holding communication with him, has been received by some of the king of Norway's subjects in the Island of Orkney (Orkadie); the king requests the king of Norway to order the arrest of the bishop, who has, in addition, adhered to Robert de Brus, the king's traitor and chief enemy, procuring to the best of his power the king's people of his land of Scotland to rise against him with the said Robert, and requests that he will send the bishop to him under safe custody, and that he will not permit any others of the king's enemies and rebels to come to the said island or to parts of the king of Norway's realm or to be there received, and that he will conduct himself so in this matter that the king may test the constancy of his affection by the evidence of actions, and that the king may be bound to him in the like or greater things. In order that the said sentence of excommunication may be made known to him and that he and his men may the more quickly and willingly avoid communication with the bishop and his accomplices and with the king's other enemies and rebels, the king sends to him the tenor of the pope's bull pronouncing the said sentence by a notarial instrument (publica manu scriptum). He is requested to certify the king by the bearer what he proposes to do at the king's instance concerning the bishop and others of his enemies and rebels who may come to his parts. [Fœdera; Prynne, Records, iii, p. 1201.]
Feb. 28. Lanercost.	To Ferdinand (Ferando), king of Castile, Leon, Toledo, Gallicia, Seville, Cordova, Murcia, Jaen (Gehenne) and Algarvia. Request that he will cause satisfaction to be made to Arnald de Sancto Martino, John de Seyntrik, William de Sancto Paulo, John de Beryes, Reymund de Artigalung, John de Seygnaus and Vincent de Lagues, citizens of Bayonne, for their goods and wares to the value of 3,457 marks 6s. 8d. sterling, of which, as they have asserted in the king's court, they were despoiled by subjects of Sancho, late king of Castile, Ferdinand's father, by Sancho's order, and for which they have only had satisfaction to the amount of 166l. sterling, and that he will certify the king of his proceedings in this matter by the bearer, as it was agreed in Sancho's time, after controversies and disputes had arisen between his men and subjects and the king's citizens of Bayonne, and after many captures of goods and divers other damages had been made by reason of these disputes, upon the appearance of the proctors of Sancho and of the citizens in the king's presence to treat amicably for the settlement of the controversies and discords aforesaid, among the other things contained in the treaty and concord between the said proctors, by their unanimous consent that all ships and other goods whatsoever of the citizens taken or occupied by the men and subjects of Sancho within or without his realm should be restored by him to the citizens from whom they were taken within a certain term that has now elapsed, or to their heirs and attorneys, as the king learns from the public instrument then made concerning the premises and delivered by the said proctors into chancery. By pet. of C. [14271, 14421.] [Fœdera.]