Close Rolls, Edward II: March 1323

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 3, 1318-1323. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1895.

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'Close Rolls, Edward II: March 1323', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 3, 1318-1323, (London, 1895) pp. 632-635. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw2/vol3/pp632-635 [accessed 20 April 2024]

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March 1323

March 12.
Knaresborough.
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to restore to Andrew le Botiller, clerk, his lands and goods, which were taken into the king's hands when he was accused of the homicide of Thomas de Holm before Henry le Scrop and his fellows, justices to hold pleas before the king, as he has purged his innocence before the archbishop of York, the ordinary, to whom he was delivered according to the privilege of the clergy.
Membrane 12.
March 4.
Knaresborough.
To Robert de Hungerford, keeper of certain lands in the king's hands in co. Wilts. Order to deliver to William Chiper his lands, upon his finding mainpernors to have him before the king when ordered, as John de Tycheburn, late sheriff of that county, has certified the king that William's lands and goods were taken into the king's hands because he wore the robes of John de Wylyngton, a late rebel, and was his bailiff in divers of his manors in co. Gloucester.
To Thomas de Marlebergh. Order to deliver to Matthew de Clivedon, knight, a late contrariant, all his lands in the custody of the said Thomas, together with the issues thereof from 2 November last, notwithstanding the demise of the said lands to Thomas, the king having on the said day ordered Thomas to deliver the lands to Matthew, who had made fine with the king for his life and lands, and Thomas having signified to the king that he had not executed the above order because Robert de Aston and Richard de Loveny, who were appointed to demise the lands of contrariants at ferm for three years, had demised Matthew's lands in Alre to him before 2 November for three years by indenture, whereby he is bound to answer to Robert and Richard for the ferm of the said lands.
March 6.
Knaresborough.
To Thomas Wake and William Latimer. Whereas the king lately appointed them to array all the fencible men, horsemen and footmen, in the East Riding of co. York between the ages of sixteen and sixty, and to cause them to be armed according to a form sent to them sub pede sigilli, wherein it is contained that the names of the sufficient men shall be put in one roll by themselves, and the names of those who are insufficient in body in another roll by themselves, and the king afterwards frequently ordered the said Thomas and William to cause the said men to be arrayed and armed, so that they should be ready to come to him when summoned to set out against the Scots, and that they should send the names of the men in two rolls, and they have done nothing in the matter; the king now orders them to certify him in his wardrobe before Palm Sunday next concerning the premises in two rolls. By K.
The like to the men appointed in the following counties—[Incomplete.]
Vacated because on the dorse.
Feb. 26.
Pontefract.
To the taxors and collectors of the tenth and sixth in co. Somerset. Order to supersede the taxation and levy of the said tenth and sixth of the goods of William de Monto Acuto, son and heir of William de Monte Acuto, tenant in chief, in two parts of his father's lands, as the king, on 3 May, in the 14th year of his reign, granted to the said William, a minor in his wardship, the custody of the said two parts to have, with the issues received thence from Michaelmas then last past, during his minority, rendering therefor yearly the extent of the lands made after his father's death, as William has complained to the king that they intend taxing the goods on the said two parts to the tenth and sixth.
March 8.
Knaresborough.
To Thomas de Burgh, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to Henry de Percy, son and heir of Henry de Percy, tenant in chief, his knights' fees and advowsons of churches, which were retained in the king's hands when he took Henry's homage and rendered to him his father's lands, although he had not then proved his age, as he has now proved his age before the escheator. By K.
The like to Master John Walewayn, escheator beyond Trent. By K.
To the same. Order to assign dower to Matilda, late the wife of Peter son of Reginald, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
March 9.
Knaresborough.
To Robert de Hungreford, keeper of certain lands in the king's hands in co. Wilts. Order to deliver to Nicholas le fiz Waryn his lands and the issues thereof from the time when they were taken into the king's hands, upon his finding mainpernors to have him before the king when ordered, John de Tycheburn, late sheriff of that county, having certified that he took the said lands into the king's hand and delivered them to Robert because Nicholas wore the robes of William son of Warin, then a rebel. By C.
March 4.
Knaresborough.
To John de Donecastre. Order to deliver to John de Burgh, son and heir of Thomas de Burgh, the manors of Calthorn and Walton, which are in his custody, as the king has taken the said heir's homage for his father's lands. By p.s. [6428.]
March 19.
Doncaster.
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of Everesby (sic) to be elected in place of John de Seint Manifeu, deceased.
To the same. Order to cause a verderer for the said forest to be elected in place of John de Heryerd, who is incapacitated by age.
March 16.
Knaresborough.
Margaret, daughter of Gilbert de Milford, imprisoned in Pontefract castle for the death of Idonia, daughter of Robert de Milford, has letters to the sheriff of York to bail her until the first assize.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order not to distrain Roald de Richemund, late keeper of Duffeldfrith and other lands there, to render his account for the time of his custody, as John de Hardeshull, Richard de Denton, Walter de Kirkebride, Bernard le Polter, Alan de Grendeshale, and Robert de Grendesdale have mainperned to have the said Roald before the treasurer and barons at the exchequer in the quinzaine of Easter next to render his account. By K.
March 21.
Lenton.
To Robert de Waltham, keeper of the wardrobe. Order to make account with Elias de Joneston, king's clerk, who was lately appointed by the council for the prosecution of certain affairs touching the duchy of Aquitaine, concerning his wages appointed in this behalf, as he shall find was accounted with Elias in the same wardrobe, and to pay him 40s. on account of his wages in this behalf. By K.
March 18.
Doncaster.
To Aymer de Valencia, earl of Pembroke, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent, or to him who supplies his place. Order to resume into the forest all the king's demesne woods that it shall seem to him were afforested at the time of the charter of the forest of Henry III., and that have been put out of the forest contrary to the tenor of the charter, and to keep them as forest until further orders, notwithstanding any perambulation made in the late king's time or during the present king's time. By K.
March 20.
Lenton.
To Roger de Waltham, keeper of certain lands in the king's hands in co. Stafford. Order to deliver to Robert de Whitefeld his lands in Adgarsleye and Uttokesather, upon his finding mainpernors to have him before the king when ordered, as the said keeper has certified that the lands were taken into the king's hands because Robert wore the robes of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster, and for no other reason.
The like to Robert de Hungerford, keeper of certain lands in the king's hands in co. Middlesex, concerning the said Robert's lands in his custody.
March 18.
Blyth.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Roger Coilly to have respite during the king's pleasure for the fine made with the king for adhering to Thomas, late earl of Lancaster, and other rebels.
By p.s. [6454.]
March 19.
Warsop.
To Roger de Waltham, keeper of certain lands in the king's hands in co. Stafford. Order to deliver to William de Stafford, knight, his lands and the issues thereof from the time when they were taken into the king's hands, as the king has pardoned him the suit of his peace for adhering to certain rebels, and has restored to him his lands and the issues as above for a fine made with him by the said William.
By p.s. and by K. as to delivering the issues.
To Thomas de Pype. Order to deliver the said William from prison.
To John de Swynnerton, late sheriff of Stafford. Order to deliver to the said William the issues received by him from the aforesaid lands.
March 21.
Leicester.
To Master John Walewayn, escheator beyond Trent. Order to deliver to Edmund Bacun the manor of Hatfeld Peverel, in accordance with the king's grant to him, on 1 October, in the third year of his reign, of the reversion of the same after the death of Alexander Quyntyn, who then held it of the king for life, as it appears by an inquisition taken by the escheator that he took the manor into the king's hands on Alexander's death, and that no one claims anything therein except the said Edmund, and that the manor is held of the king in chief as of the manor of Writele, in the king's hands, by the service of two pairs of gilt spurs or 12d. yearly, the king having taken Edmund's fealty for the same.
March 21.
Lenton.
To the sheriff of Gloucester. Order to release Roger son of John Burden from prison at Gloucester, upon his finding mainpernors to have him before the king, as the sheriff has certified that Roger was arrested because he was the groom of John Cokerel, a member of the household of John Giffard of Brymmesfeld, a late contrariant, and kept John Cokerel's horse when he was at Gloucester in John Giffard's company.
March 23.
Sulby.
To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to repair divers parcels of the walls and palings about the king's park of Northampton, which the king ought to repair at his cost.
March 15.
Knaresborough.
To the treasurer, or to him who supplies his place, and to the barons of the exchequer. Order to acquit the citizens of Carlisle of their ferm for the city this year, as the king has pardoned them the same in aid of their expenses about the safe-keeping of the city. By K.
March 30.
Langley.
To the sheriffs of London. Order to pay to John de Weston, the elder, 25 marks for Easter term last out of the ferm of the city, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 50 marks yearly from that ferm.