Close Rolls, Edward II: April 1313 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 1, 1307-1313. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1892.

'Close Rolls, Edward II: April 1313', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 1, 1307-1313, (London, 1892) pp. 572-578. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw2/vol1/pp572-578 [accessed 19 April 2024]

April 1313



April 1. Westminster.	Thomas Huscarl acknowledges that he owes to Nicholas de Guldeford, parson of the church of Cesterton, 10 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Oxford and Berks.
	Robert de Maundevill acknowledges that he owes to William de Faucomberge 100 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Somerset.
	John de Champvent acknowledges that he owes to William de Goldington 100 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Somerset.
	Payn Tibotot acknowledges that he owes to Ingelard de Warle 150 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Leicester.
	William Avenel acknowledges that he owes to Reginald de Sancto Glaro 10 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Cambridge.
April 3. Westminster.	Oliver de Ingham acknowledges that he owes to Thomas de Essex 123l. 3s. 1d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Norfolk.
	John Lawarre acknowledges that he owes to Robert de Brunnesdon, of Hungerford, and Roger de Ripariis 100l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Sussex, Wilts, Suffolk, and Norfolk.
	William le Marescal, parson of the church of White Rothyng, acknowledges that he owes to Master Richard de Clare, parson of the church of Dunmowe, 4l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Buckingham.
	Richard Lovel acknowledges that he owes to the executors of the will of Henry de Guldeford 40l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Sussex.
April 4. Sheen.	The abbot of Salleie, for himself and his convent, acknowledges that he owes to Adam de Osgodeby, clerk, 40 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. York.
	Cancelled on payment.
	John Arunde acknowledges that he owes to John de Cotun, citizen of London, 50l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. (sic) London. Cancelled on payment.
April 5. Sheen.	William son of John de Deen acknowledges that he owes to Robert de Upton, merchant of London, 4l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Northampton.
April 6. Sheen.	John de Lidesengges acknowledges that he owes to Nicholas Fermbaud, clerk, 12 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Kent. Cancelled on payment.
March 28. Westminster.	To Haakon (Haquino), king of Norway. The king has received complaint from Richard Hopman, merchant of Lynn, that whereas he caused a ship of his laden at Lynn with goods to the value of 240l. to be taken to Wyk in Norway by his men for the purpose of trading there, certain of the king of Norway's bailiffs at Wyk arrested the ship after her arrival in that port, and other bailiffs of his of Northbergh' took and carried away certain goods there found to the value of 40l., and they arrested and imprisoned his men at Wyk and Northbergh', who are still detained in prison; wherefore the king requests him to restore the ship and goods to the said merchant and to release his men, certifying the king by the bearer hereof of his proceedings. [Fœdera.]
April 3. Westminster.	Thomas de Hywish acknowledges that he owes to William de Monte Acuto 200l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Devon.
	Thomas Lovel, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Roger Tirel 130 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Norfolk.
	William Knoel came before the king, on Friday after St. Ambrose, and sought to replevy his and his wife Joan's land, taken into the king's hands for their default before the justices of the Bench against Thomas Kyngesman of Baggerugge. This is signified to the justices.
April 7. Sheen.	John Peyvre acknowledges that he owes to John Norman, of Dunstaple, 50 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Bedford.
	The said John Peyvre acknowledges that he owes to Master Peter Passelewe 50 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Bedford.
	The said John acknowledges that he owes to John Gysors, citizen of London, 30l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Bedford. Cancelled on payment.
	William son of John de Deen, of co. Northampton, acknowledges that he owes to Ralph de Byllyngesgate, 'taverner,' 10l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Northampton.
April 7. Sheen.	John Mautravers acknowledges that he owes to John de Drokenesford, bishop of Bath and Wells, 20l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Dorset and Berks.
April 8. Sheen.	Henry de Edenestowe came before the king, on Sunday after St. Ambrose, and sought to replevy to Roger le Burt his land in Hese, taken into the king's hands for his default before the justices of the Bench against Bartholomew de Stapelgate. This is signified to the justices.
April 12. Windsor.	John Wake came before the king, on Thursday before SS. Tiburtius and Valerian, and sought to replevy to John Knoud and Alice his wife their land, taken into the king's hands for their default before the justices of the Bench against Thomas Kyngesman of Bagerigg. This is signified to the justices.
April 14. Windsor.	Nicholas de Hugate came before the king, on Saturday the feast of SS. Tiburtius and Valerian, and sought to replevy to Reginald de Sancta Barbara and Margery his wife their land in Kelingthorp, taken into the king's hands for their default before the justices of the Bench against Robert de Bonyngton and Thomas de Fryvill. This is signified to the justices.
	Membrane 8d.
	Agreement of peace between the king and certain magnates concerning the death of Peter de Gavaston, made before the pope's legates, Louis, count of Evreux, etc. French. [Fœdera.]
April 14. Westminster.	Hugh Daudele acknowledges that he owes to Edmund Lambyn 100l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Oxford.
	Enrolment of release by John de Hunteleigh to Sir Robert de Sapy and Lady Aline his wife of his right in the manor of Hunteleigh and in the advowson of the church there, both in the two parts of the manor that they hold by his demise and in the third part that they hold by the grant of Ela, late the wife of Thomas de Hunteleigh, father of the said John, which she held in dower of John's inheritance. Witnesses: John de Abynhale; William de Bolisdon; William de Gamages; Thomas de Aston; William Holt, of Bosele; Thomas de Euwe; Walter Euwy. Dated at London, in St. Paul's, Palm Sunday, 6 Edward II.
	Memorandum, that John came into chancery at Westminster, and acknowledged the above.
April 6. Sheen.	To the countess of Artois (Artusien'). The king has received complaint from Henry Alard, of Winchelse, that her bailiffs at Calais lately arrested without cause in that port his ship called 'la Jouette de Winchelse,' of the value of 100 marks sterling, together with her tackle and goods found in the same to the value of 50l. sterling, and they have refused to restore the same to him; wherefore the king requests the countess to cause the same to be restored to the said Henry without delay and to cause justice to be done to him for the same and for his damages. By p.s.
	Roesia, late the wife of William de Finchingfeld, acknowledges that she owes to William, son of Richard de Gosefeld, 60l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of her lands and chattels in co. Essex.
April 3. Westminster.	To the constable of Tykehull castle. Order not to distrain William de Furneaus for his homage and fealty for the lands that Sybil, late the wife of Richard de Furneaus, holds for life of his inheritance, as the king has granted him respite until Midsummer.
April 9. Sheen.	To the bishop of Lismore. Order to remove John de Patescote from the church of Burgarnan, if he have inducted him into possession thereof, and to institute Boniface de Carto, or his proctors, to his former estate therein, and to revoke anything that he may have done at the prosecution of the said John to the prejudice of Boniface, certifying the king of his proceedings; the king, believing the rectory to be void by Boniface's death, having lately presented the said John to the bishop for institution thereto, which presentation the king revoked on August 20 last on the appearance of Boniface before him, as Boniface complains that the bishop, notwithstanding the above revocation, has admitted John to the church and has caused Boniface's proctors to be removed from the possession of the same.
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	Dorset.—Partition of the lands of John Goce, tenant of the king by sergeanty, made before the king's escheator at Shaft[esbury], March 16, in the sixth year of king Edward's reign, in the presence of William de Bogelegh and Amice his wife, one of the daughters of the said John, John Cley and Elizabeth his wife, another daughter, William Chonesone and Alice his wife, the third daughter, and John de Rondes and Michaela his wife, the fourth daughter, heiresses and parceners of the said John Goce.
	For the purparty of William de Bogeleigh and Amice his wife there are assigned the custody and bailiwick of the forest of Gillyngham and the demesne wood and park as the forester's fee as their freehold, to be held in chief by sergeanty by homage to be made therefor, and William is to have in the forest, wood, and park the croppings (croppas) and bark of all wood given by the king, queen, or justices, and of all wood felled for the king's or queen's use, except what is felled for the court or barton of Gillyngham, and to have all trees and branches blown down by the wind unless they be blown down with the roots, and to have his swine therein without stint in pannage time quit of pannage, and to have eight oxen and eight cows and eight bullocks and two horses (affr') in the park and forest and wood. This profit is worth 28s. 8d. yearly. He is also to have the right shoulder of every beast taken in the forest. Total: 28s. 8d.
	For the purparty of John de Rondes and Michaela his wife there are assigned a third of the chief messuage, to wit all the hall from the halldoor with the chambers adjoining the hall on the east, together with the adjoining plot of land (placea) as bounded by the ditch, and two chambers extending towards the hall called 'Brittoneschambre' with the little plot adjoining as far as the stable; and a third of the garden and adjoining curtilage, with the little plot on the north; and two spinnies (spinete) adjoining near Barweþete on the north, of the yearly value of 16d. There are also assigned to them 41 acres of arable land of the yearly value of 13s. 8d., lying in the following: la Purihegge; at Pipereshegh to Watger; in Wodyestesfeld and Brodeforlang; in Midelforlang; land between that of John Cresseby and Thomas Blikewyne; in la Wolfeld between land of John Harlewyn and the hedge (haya) of John Goce; in la Fotlond; in the furlong under the close of John Couhirde; in the furlong called 'Wynelynglane'; between land of Richard Charencho and Thomas Blykewynes near the way of Hurnelane; between land of John Orlwelle; at Redelegh; between the land of John Hardyng and the land of John Cressebyn. There is also assigned to them an acre of meadow in la Suthmede, and a perch and a third lying in la Puryhegh, of the yearly value of 2s. There is also assigned to them a third of the rents and services of four customary villeins, of the yearly value of 3s. 4d., to wit of John Snel 3s. 4d. in all. Total: 20s. 4d.
	For the purparty of John Cley and Elizabeth his wife there are assigned a third of the chief messuage, to wit all the kitchen with annexed chambers with the chambers from the hall-door extending to the kitchen on the west, with the plot round it as bounded by a ditch; a third of the cow-house, with the little plot adjoining on the east; a third of the garden near the park with the little fishery: of the yearly value of 16d. There are assigned to them 41 acres of arable land, of the yearly value of 13s. 8d., lying in the following: adjoining Bengernylesgrove; at Burneheye near le Frary; in Wodyetfeld; in Brodeforlong; in Middelforlang; in Wolfeld, between the land of John Harlewyn and the hedge of John Goce; in la Fotlond; in Wynelynglaneforlang; between the land of Richard Chirencho and John Cressebyn; at Horshale and at Thorngrave; at Wodyetesfeld; at le Hegge; between land of John Cressebyn and Martin Alwye; in the Wolfeld; under the close of John Couhirde; between the land of John Orlwelle and Gylot Haym, extending to Wynelynglane. There is also assigned to them an acre of meadow in Suthmede and a third of a perch of meadow in la Westham of Bengernylesgrove, of the yearly value of 2s. There is also assigned to them a third of the rent and service of four customary villeins, of the yearly value of 3s. 4d., to wit of Margaret Groteres 2s. and of John Snel 14d. and of Alice Russel 2d. Total: 20s. 4d.
	For the purparty of William Chonesone and Alice his wife there are assigned a third of the chief messuage, to wit all the grange with the little plot adjoining towards the hall on the south with the barton adjoining the grange on the north; a third of the cow-house on the north with the little plot adjoining; a third of the garden near Pirihey on the west with the little fishery; of the yearly value of 16d. There are also assigned to them 41 acres of arable land, of the yearly value of 13s. 8d., lying in the following; in Pyperescroft near the house of Richard Wynterborne; in la Hurnycroft near the water; in Wode[y]ettesfeld in la Brodeforlang; in Middelforlang; Smokaker; Goredaker under the close of John de Claundon; in Wolfeldforlang between the land of John Harlewyne and the hedge of John Goce; in la Fotlond; under the close of John Couhirde; in Wynelynglaneforlang; on Flexham; at Horshale and Thorngrove; between land of John Cheresby and Mariota Groteres; at Thorngrove. There are also assigned to them two Flexheyes for an acre of meadow and a perch a third, of the yearly value of 2s.; and a third of the rent and service of four customary villeins of the yearly value of 3s. 4d., to wit of Margery Rydeles 2s. 6d., Alice Russel 10d. Total: 20s. 4d.
April 16. Windsor.	To Haakon (Haquino), king of Norway. William son of Laurence de Waynflet, Simon son of Alan, of the same, Guy son of Matthew, and their fellows, the king's merchants, have complained that whereas they sent certain of their servants with three ships to Norway to trade there, and the ships were laden in the port of Tonsberg (Tonnesbergh') with herrings and other goods to a great value, certain of the king of Norway's bailiffs arrested by his order the said ships, men, and goods, although they had his letters of conduct to leave his kingdom, on account of the death of a knight, the king's late bailiff in Vik (Vikia), slain on the sea by malefactors and pirates whilst the said ships were in port, and they were detained until they found security for 40l. sterling for each ship and found three hostages to return thither with the ships before Midsummer; wherefore the king requests him to release the said security and hostages, assuring him that if the murderers of the said knight can be found in this realm, justice shall be done upon them. [Fœdera.]
	To the same. Thomas de Swyn, of Waynflet, and Simon son of Alan, of the same, complain to the king that whereas they lately sent certain of their servants into Norway to trade there, the king of Norway's treasurer caused their goods and merchandise to the value of 40l. in the custody of the said merchants at Northbern' to be arrested without cause on Michaelmas day last; wherefore the king requests him to cause restitution to be made to them, so that he be not compelled to provide them with another remedy, certifying the king of his proceedings by the bearer hereof, [Ibid.]
April 3. Westminster.	To the same. The king lately wrote to him concerning his merchants of Lynn and neighbourhood arrested by the bailiffs and officers of Bergen, of whom many have died in prison for lack of food and through bad treatment; but the king of Norway has replied that certain of his merchants have complained to him of wrongs inflicted upon them in this realm, adding that certain malefactors of Lynn coming, as they said, to fish for herrings had slain a knight of his, his bailiff in Vik (Vikia), with ten others of his subjects; the king is grieved to hear this, and expresses himself willing to cause amends to be made for this offence if proved by inquisition and to do justice upon the malefactors if found within his realm: wherefore the king requests him to release the said merchants and their goods, in order to cherish concord between the two realms. The king reminds him that Geoffrey Drewe and other merchants of Lynn have paid 100l. sterling to certain Norwegian merchants on account of a grievance inflicted upon them in this realm at the suit of Tydemann Lippe, as appears by an indenture made between them and Ingelram Lende, of Throndhjem (Thorenden), and other Norwegian merchants. The king is willing to hear the complaints of the subjects of the king of Norway, and to cause speedy justice to be done them, and will cause inquisition to be made concerning the wrongs inflicted upon Norwegians in this realm. He requests him to write back his pleasure by the bearer hereof. [Fœdera.]
April 22. Sheen.	Henry de Edenestowe came before the king, on Sunday after SS. Tiburtius and Valerian, and sought to replevy to Roger le Burt the said Robert's land in Hese, taken into the king's hands for his default before the justices of the Bench against Bartholomew de Stapelgate. This is signified to the justices.
April 26. Sheen.	William de Wykewane came before the king, on Wednesday the feast of St. Mark, and sought to replevy to Henry de Elham the said Henry's land, taken into the king's hands for his default before the justices of the Bench against Ismania, late the wife of Robert de Gatton. This is signified to the justices.
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May 16. Westminster.	The like letters (fn. 1) were sent to the following, 'mutatis competenter mutandis':
	The mayor, échevins, and community of Lille (Insula) in Flanders.
	The mayor, échevins, and community of Bruges in Flanders.
	The mayor, échevins, and community of Ypres in Flanders.
	The mayor, échevins, and community of Ghent in Flanders.
	The burgomasters, échevins, and community of Douay in Flanders.
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April 27. Westminster.	John Burcy came before the king, on Friday after St. Mark, and sought to replevy to Robert de Faghemere the said Robert's lands in Northken, taken into the king's hands for his default before the justices of the Bench against Cicely, late the wife of William Cole. This is signified to the justices.
April 30. Westminster.	To Henry, the emperor of the Romans. The king has received with joy his letters announcing his election as emperor, the submission of the city of Brescia (Brixen'), and his coronation and consecration, for which letters he thanks him. [Fœdera.]
	Henry Terry, of Brackele, acknowledges that he owes to William Burdun, parson of Hynton church, 100 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Northampton.