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July 13.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order, upon pain of forfeiture, to be
attendant upon William Fraunk and Reginald de Donyngton, in levying 2,000 marks from the men of that county, as they shall make
known to the sheriff, and to cause his ministers to do likewise, so that
the king may not punish him for negligence or lukewarmness, as the
king appointed William and Reginald to assess upon the men of that
county 2,000 marks, which they had freely granted to the king for
their discharge for having victuals which the king ordered them to
provide there for his use, and to levy that money according to the
assessment, and although the king several times ordered the sheriff
to be attendant upon William and Reginald in this matter, he has
hitherto refused to do so. By K. |
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Membrane 6. |
July 6.
Stamford. |
To John Moryn, escheator beyond Trent. Order not to intermeddle
further with 10 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow of Walter Pykard,
in Braythewath, co. York, as the escheator returned that he had not
taken into the king's hands any of Walter's lands, but that William
de Clapham, late escheator in cos. York, Northumberland, Cumberland,
and Westmorland, delivered to him, at the time of his substitution
in that office, the said land and meadow which belonged to William de
Leek, and which he then held for a term of years not then past, by
Walter's demise, asserting that they were in the king's hands by forfeiture, through William having joined the Scots; and afterwards the
king learned from Walter that William had no estate in the land and
meadow, except for a term of twelve years, by Walter's demise, and
that the term is expired, and the king ordered the escheator to take an
inquisition on the matter, by which it is found that William had no
estate in the land and meadow except for twelve years by Walter's
demise, which term expired on the day of the Invention of the Holy
Cross, in the 9th year of the king's reign, and the land and meadow
are held of the bishop of Durham by knight's service, and are worth
8s. yearly. |
July 1.
Stamford. |
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause
Philip de Somervill to have seisin of all the lands of which his brother
Roger de Somervill was seised at his death, in his demesne as of fee,
except the lands assigned in dower to Agnes, late Roger's wife, restoring
to Philip the issues thereof received from 2 May last, when the king
took his homage, as it being lately found by certain inquisitions, taken
by John Moryn, escheator beyond Trent, after the death of Roger,
that he held at his death, in his demesne as of fee, certain lands in
Benton, Kyllyngworth, Stanyngton, Belassise, Tranewell and Saltwyk,
in chief as of the crown, by the service of a knight's fee, and certain
other lands, both of the king and other lords by divers services, and
that Philip is his next heir and of full age, the king took Philip's
homage, and ordered the escheator to cause him to have seisin of those
lands; and although afterwards, another inquisition being inspected
concerning other lands which belonged to Roger, the king learned that
Philip is next heir apparent of Roger, and that Agnes was pregnant,
and wishing to provide for the heir's indemnity, ordered the escheator
to supersede the order directing him to deliver the lands to Philip, and
if he had already done so, to resume them into the king's hand and
to keep them so that he shall answer to the king for the issues thereof
until further orders, but Alice has acknowledged before the king in
chancery, and it is clear, by examination of her, that she is not pregnant of Roger, who died before the Purification last. By C. |
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The like to John Moryn, escheator beyond Trent. |
July 10.
The Tower. |
To the same. Order to cause Thomas le Taillour, son and heir of
John le Taillour, tenant in chief of the late king, to have seisin of all
the lands which his father held at his death in chief, for which the
king has taken his homage, because he has proved his age before the
escheator. By p.s. |
July 1.
Stamford. |
To Simon de Grymmesby, escheator in the liberty of Holdernesse.
Order to cause William de la Twyer and Katherine his wife, daughter
and co-heir of Thomas Hildeyard, tenant in chief of the late king, to
have seisin of the purparty of Katherine, as on 23 May, in the 7th
year of his reign, the king took the fealty of Robert de la Twyer, knight,
who married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Thomas, who proved
her age before John de Louthre, then escheator in cos. York, North
umberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland, and the king ordered that
escheator to make a legal partition of the lands of which Thomas was
seised at his death, in his demesne as of fee, according to the extent
thereof, into two equal parts, in the presence of Michael de Wath, the
king's clerk (to whom the late king committed the custody of the said
lands until the heirs should come of age), if he chose to attend, and
to cause Robert and Elizabeth, as eldest, to have seisin of their purparty, and to demise into Michael's custody the purparty of Katherine
until further orders, and now Katherine has proved her age before
the escheator. |
July 10.
The Tower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge
and acquit the abbot and convent of Clyve of the ferm of 18l. and a
mark, which they were wont to render yearly for the manor of Braunton,
co. Devon, from 26 July, in the 7th year of the king's reign, when he
granted that ferm to Elena de Maule, damsel of Queen's Philippa's
chamber, for her good service, to be received yearly for life, and afterwards the king ordered the abbot and convent to pay the arrears of
that ferm to Elena, and to pay it thenceforth yearly, and they have
done so, as they say. |
July 11.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to cause 130l. to be paid
to John Baronshel and John Stephani, merchants of the society of the
Peruzzi, or to give them a suitable assignment therefor, charging Robert
Elys and Geoffrey Trote with that sum, which the said merchants paid
to Robert and Geoffrey at the king's request, upon the expenses of
certain masters, mariners and others, whom the king sent to parts beyond the sea to bring back safely to the realm his envoys there. |
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By K. |
July 10.
The Tower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause
Philip de Somervill, knight, and John de Hambury, sometime collectors
of the tenth and fifteenth granted to the king in co. Stafford, to have
allowance of 50 marks in their account, as the king granted to Matilda,
late the wife of William, earl of Ulster, of his favour and for her
proper and honourable maintenance, 100 marks, to be received yearly,
until 100 marks of land or rent yearly of the lands which were in the
king's hands in the name of a custody, should come into the king's hands,
to hold until the heirs should come of age without rendering anything
thereof to the king, and the king ordered the treasurer and chamberlains to pay 50 marks to her from Easter term, in the 10th year of the
reign, and H. bishop of Lincoln, then the treasurer, ordered the
collectors of the tenth and fifteenth in co. Stafford to pay 50 marks
to Matilda; and Philip and John paid 50 marks to Matilda by virtue
of that order, as may fully appear, they say, by Matilda's letters patent
in their possession. |
July 12.
Windsor. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Sandwich. Order to permit Dominic
Pierres and Peter Nicholas, of Spain, to take their honey, hides, fells,
cinnamon and fat to Brabant and Seland, having taken security from
them, the customs due to the king being paid, as Dominic and Peter
have besought the king to give them licence to take the said honey,
&c., in their ships to the said ports, as they lately brought two small
ships laden in their own ports with divers merchandise with cattle of
weight, to Sandwich and partly unloaded them there, and 12 butts of
honey, 1,000 cow and calf hides of Spain, 50 bales (bale) of hare skins
and of rabbit skins, 25 bales of cinnamon, and 20 pipes of fat, which
they cannot sell there, still remain in the ship; and the king has given
them such licence so that they shall find sufficient security before the
mayor and bailiffs that they will not take the said honey, &c., elsewhere than to the said ports, and that they shall not be taken to
Flanders, and will bring back to the mayor and bailiffs the letters of
the duke of Brabant or of the count of Hainault and Seland testifying
that they have taken their honey, &c. there and not elsewhere and
unloaded it there. By C. |
July 12.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to pay 1,150 marks to Thomas de Peruch[iis] and John
Baronshel and their fellows, merchants of the society of the Peruzzi,
or to give them a suitable assignment where they may quickly be
satisfied, as the said merchants, at the king's request, have paid 1,000
marks to Henry, bishop of Lincoln, and to William de Monte Acuto,
earl of Salisbury, and to William de Clynton, earl of Huntingdon, sent
beyond the sea on the king's business, and 100l. to Nicholas Pyk upon
the expenses of building a galley (galie) at Neuhithe, in Kent. By K. |
July 10.
The Tower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Robert de Barton
has besought the king to order allowance to be made to him in his
account for his reasonable expenses in the following matter, for which
he has not yet obtained payment, as the late king appointed him
keeper of his works in the castles of Carlisle and Cockermouth, and
he incurred greater expenses for the maintenance of himself, his men
and serjeants, staying in that custody, on account of the scarcity of
victuals in those parts, through the Scots' frequent invasions, than was
wont to be done there at another time; the king therefore orders the
treasurer and barons to cause reasonable wages to be allowed to Robert
for the said time, according to their discretion, and to give him allowance, payment, or a speedy or suitable assignment therefor in the surplus of his account for what is due to him, having viewed his commission and accounted with him for the time spent by him in that office. |
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Membrane 5. |
July 12.
The Tower. |
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage and 50 acres of land of William atte
Welle, of Sandwich, in Coldham, near Otrepole, restoring the issues
thereof to him, as the escheator returned that he had taken those
tenements into the king's hands, because he had found by inquisition
of office that William acquired them in fee of Nicholas de Sandwico,
who held them of the king in chief as parcel of the manor of Otrepole,
without obtaining the king's licence; and afterwards the king learning
from William that the premises are not held of him but of Roger de
Maryns, ordered the escheator to take an inquisition, by which it is
found that the premises are held of Roger, as of the manor of Otrepole,
by the service of 2s. yearly, and are worth 30s. yearly. |
July 11.
The Tower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge
John de Scoteneye of the extent of two parts of the lands which belonged
to William de Putton in Burghton, co. Southampton, and Putton, co.
Wilts, from 26 November, in the 2nd year of the reign, provided that he
answer to the king for that extent from the time when he held the
said two parts before that day, and for 10 marks fine, which he made
with the king for having the custody of the said two parts, as on 25
May, in the first year of the reign, the king committed to John the
said two parts, and the forest bailiwicks in the wood of Brokholt and
park of Claryndon, pertaining to those lands, which are in the king's
hands by reason of the minority of John, William's son and heir,
rendering to the exchequer yearly the said extent, to hold of the king
at ferm until the heir should come of age; and afterwards on the said
26 November, by a fine of 10 marks which John made with the king,
he granted to him the custody of the said two parts, extended at
15s. 4¾d. yearly, to hold with the bailiwicks of keeping the wood and
park aforesaid until the heir should come of age, together with the
marriage of the heir, and if John should die before he came of
age, then John de Scoteneye should have the custody from heir to
heir. |
July 10.
Westminster. |
To the same. Whereas because Thomas de Rokeby, when he was
sheriff of York, was attending to the king's affairs at another place, the
king ordered the treasurer and barons to receive Peter de Richemund
and John de Ampelford, clerk, to render Thomas's account; and now
Thomas has besought the king to cause Peter and John to be charged
with the issues and profits of the county for the time when he was in
Scotland, as he was in the garrison of Strivelyn castle, and did not
intermeddle with that office in any way, and Peter and John have done
all things pertaining to the office, and have received the profits and
issues of the county; the king orders the treasurer and barons
to account with Peter and John for the profits and issues of the county,
and to cause them to be charged therewith, and with the king's debts
which they shall be found to have received as far as they suffice for the
satisfaction of the same. By C. |
July 18.
Westminster. |
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Wyshangre, co. Gloucester, restoring
the issues thereof to Philip de Thame, prior of the Hospital of St. John
of Jerusalem, in England, as lately at the prior's suit, showing the king
that William de Tothale, late prior of the Hospital, had granted that
manor to Hugh le Despenser, the elder, for life, and that the prior had
entered the manor immediately after Hugh's death, and held it during
his life, and after his death the present prior entered it and held it
until the escheator amoved him therefrom, pretending that Hugh had
entered that manor, which was held of the late king in chief, without
obtaining the king's licence, the king ordered the escheator to take an
inquisition on the premises, by which it is found that William, the late
prior, in the 6th year of the late king's reign, granted the manor to Hugh
for life, and immediately after his death, brother Leonard de Tibertis,
then prior of the Hospital, entered it and held it for life, as did Philip
after Leonard's death, until 4 June last, when the escheator took it
into the king's hands, because it was found by inquisition of office, that
William demised the manor to Hugh as aforesaid, and that the manor
is held of the king in frankalmoin, and is worth 100s. yearly. |
July 24.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Warwick. Order to restore to Henry de Longeleye,
clerk, his lands, goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's
hands upon his being indicted before William Trussel and his fellows,
justices of oyer and terminer in that county, of consenting to the death
of Thomas de Longeleye, of Coventry, as he has purged his innocence
before A. bishop of Worcester, to whom he was delivered by the justices
in accordance with the privilege of the clergy. |
July 21.
Westminster. |
To the same. Order to supersede the exigents and outlawry against
Henry de Longeleye, clerk, if he has been placed in exigent in that
county at the king's suit for the following reasons, as Henry was indicted as aforesaid and purged his innocence, and now he is newly
indicted before the justices, and is placed in exigent to be outlawed
because he did not come before the justices to answer the king in the
premises. |
July 20.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause allowance to be made to John de Glanton, constable of Carlisle castle, in
17l. 9s., owed by him to the king for the ferm of that castle for Michaelmas term last, of 17l. 9s. if they shall find him to have spent that sum
in divers works in the castle, as John has besought the king to order
this to be done. By C. |
July 23.
Westminster. |
To Simon de Grymesby, escheator in the liberty of Holdernesse, co.
York. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands which Alice,
late the wife of Peter de la Twyer, held in dower at her death, as on 14
September, in the 8th year of the reign, it being found by inquisition,
taken by William de Clapham, escheator in cos. York, Northumberland,
Cumberland, and Westmorland, and by Simon, that William de la
Twyer, at his death held no lands in chief as of the crown in that liberty,
but that he held certain tenements in Wynestede, in Holdernesse, and
two tofts in Frothyngham, and a yearly rent of 2s. issuing from free
tenements in Paghelflete, in that liberty, of the king as of the honour
of Albemarle, by the service of 20s. 1d. yearly, and that William de la
Twier, his son, was his next heir and aged sixteen years, the king took
William's fealty for the lands held of the said honour, and ordered
Simon to cause him to have seisin thereof, having taken security from
him for rendering his reasonable relief to the king; and now by an inquisition taken by Simon, it is found that Alice held no lands at her
death in chief as of the crown, but that she held in dower divers lands
of the inheritance of William son of William, as of the said honour,
by fealty and service of 3s. yearly, and divers lands of other lords. |
July 22.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order to deliver to Thomas de Bradeston, or his attorney, a ship called Cristemasse, which the king has
granted to him, which Richard de Hereford, of Bristol, and his fellows
took from the men of Normandy and Flanders, upon the sea, and which
pertains to the king. By p.s. [10096.] |
July 28.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Surrey. Order to cause a coroner for that county
to be elected in place of Roland de Wykford, who is attendant upon
the king's affairs, by special order. By K. and C. |
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Membrane 4. |
July 18.
The Tower. |
To the taxers and collectors in co. Berks of the tenth and fifteenth
granted to the king by the laity of the realm in the great council at
Nottingham. Although the king lately ordered them to have the
money collected by them of the term of Midsummer last, at Westminster on Monday after St. Margaret the Virgin next, to be delivered
to Master William la Zousch, dean of St. Peter's, York, the treasurer,
or to John Charnels, supplying his place, notwithstanding any assignment made to merchants or others, yet the king, considering the useful
services of Dinus Forsetti and his fellows, merchants of the society of
the Bardi, and wishing the assignments made to them to remain in
force, and payment and satisfaction to be made to them, orders the
taxers and collectors to pay to the said merchants or their attorney
what is in arrear to them of the said assignments, but to have all the remaining money at Westminster as aforesaid. By K. and C. |
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The like to the following in the following counties, to wit:— |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Wilts. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Bedford. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Devon. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Somerset. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Hertford. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Middlesex. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Essex. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Northampton. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Oxford. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Norfolk. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Suffolk. |
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The taxers and collectors in co. Buckingham. |
July 28.
Westminster. |
The like to the taxers and collectors in co. Gloucester for Richard de
la Pole, the king's butler. |
July 24.
Westminster. |
To Ralph de Middelneye, escheator in cos. Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, and Devon. Order not to intermeddle further with a mill in
Glas, co. Devon, restoring the issues thereof to Margaret de Moeles, as
the escheator returned that he had not taken it into the king's hands,
but that Henry le Gilden, late escheator in these counties, delivered it
to him, asserting that it was in the king's hands by reason of an alienation, which John de Moeles, who held it in chief, made thereof to Roger
de Moeles and Alice his wife, without obtaining the king's licence; and
the king, being afterwards informed by Margaret, that the mill is held
of other lords than the king, ordered the escheator to take an inquisition on the matter, by which it is found that the mill is not held in
chief but of the heir of John de Mohun, in the king's wardship by reason
of his minority, and that the heir ought to hold the mill of Hugh de
Courtenay, earl of Devon, by knight's service, and it is worth 30s. yearly. |
July 25.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Kent. Order to cause the prior of St. Mary Magdalen, Tonebregg, to have seisin of 2 messuages, 28 acres of land, two
acres of meadow and 2s. 8d. rent in Eldyngge; Hugh de Audele, earl
of Gloucester and Margaret his wife, to have seisin of 21 acres of land
and 2 acres of meadow; and the vicar of SS. Peter and Paul, Eldyngg,
of a messuage and an acre of land of the said tenements, because the
king has learned by inquisition, taken by the sheriff, that the said tenements, which Thomas Blakebrok held, who was outlawed for felony,
were in the king's hands for a year and a day, and that Thomas held
them of the said prior, earl, Margaret and vicar respectively, and that
William de Northo had the year, day and waste thereof, and ought to
answer for them to the king. |
July 27.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex. Order to deliver to Jakomina, late the wife
of Robert le Merk, knight, who is a native of the dominion of the king
of France, her lands, goods, and chattels in Donmowe and Lyndesele,
in that county, as she has shown the king that whereas her late husband
was an Englishman and died in the allegiance of Edward I, and was
enfeoffed jointly with her of the said lands, by a fine levied before the
justices of the bench of that king, and Jakomina held the lands jointly
with Robert, and for forty years and more after his death, staying there
continually without ever leaving the realm, and that John de Marton
took the said lands, goods and chattels into the king's hands and delivered them to the sheriff to be kept, by virtue of the king's commission to him so to take all priories, houses, benefices and places of men
of religion and other aliens of the said king's dominion, except the goods
and chattels of the men of Britanny; and Jakomina came into chancery
and found mainpernors for the king, to wit: Richard de Hatfeld, of
that county, and Henry le Merk, of cos. Hereford and Gloucester, to
undertake that she will answer to the king for the said goods and
chattels and for the issues of the said lands if they ought to pertain to
the king, and she has besought the king to order her lands, goods and
chattels to be restored to her by the aforesaid mainprise. By C. |
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To John de Marton. Order to deliver the said lands, goods and
chattels to Jakomina, without delay. By C. |
July 20.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Sandwich. Order to cause to be
restored to Jakemar de Huy, Alard Salmyr, Thomas de Daunhegh, merchants of Dynant, in Almain, and to Gerard de Everneys, Liberius de
Everneys, and Giles Vaghet, merchants of Loveyne, Brabant, their
money, goods and chattels, arrested and not yet restored to them, according to the tenor of the king's orders to Michael le Yonge, Adam
de Stefham and John Loverik, notwithstanding the king's commission
to them, if they find that the merchants are from Almain and Brabant,
and that the money was received for the sale of their merchandise
brought to London, as lately at the supplication of those merchants,
showing the king that they had brought divers merchandise to London
for their benefit, and had sold it there, and came to Sandwich with the
money received, and Michael, Adam, and John had there arrested
99l. of Jakemar, 62l. of Alard, 73l. of Thomas, 86l. of Gerard, 65l. of
Liberius, and 67l. of Giles, and other of their goods and chattels, under
colour of a commission, to make scrutiny and not to permit coin
(denarios) or any other money, or silver in sheets, or gold or silver
vessels, to be taken out of the realm, the king ordered Michael, Adam,
and John to restore to the merchants their money, to do their will
therewith, if they should ascertain that the merchants were from Almain
and Brabant, and had received the money as aforesaid; and Michael,
Adam, and John have hitherto delayed to deliver the said money, goods
and chattels to the merchants, by pretext of the aforesaid commission,
and of certain letters under the privy seal, whereupon the merchants
have besought the king to provide a remedy. By C. |
July 24.
Westminster. |
To the prior of Worcester. Order to pay to Richard de la Pole, the
king's butler, or his attorney, from the money of the tenth granted by
the clergy of the province of Canterbury, in their congregation at
Leicester, in the diocese of Worcester, the money in arrear to him of
assignments made to him thereupon, notwithstanding the king's order
to have the money at Westminster, but to have all the remaining money
of that tenth at London without delay, to be delivered to Master
William la Zousche, dean of St. Peter's, York, the treasurer, or to John
Charnels, supplying his place, although the king lately ordered the
prior to have the money of that tenth collected by him in the said
diocese, to be levied for Midsummer term last, at Westminster on Monday after St. Margaret last, to be delivered to the treasurer or John,
notwithstanding any assignment, yet the king has considered the
useful services of Richard, and wishes, at his request, that the assignments made to him shall be paid. By K. and C. |
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The like to the following in favour of Richard, to wit:— |
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The prior of St. Bartholomew's, Westsmethefeld, London, in the
diocese of London. |
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The prior of St. Swithun's, Winchester, |
in the diocese of
Winchester. |
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The abbot of Waverley, |
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The prior of Bath, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. |
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The abbot of Shireburn, in the diocese of Salisbury. |
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The prior of St. Etheldreda's, Ely, in the diocese of Ely. |
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The prior of Holy Trinity, Norwich, in the diocese of Norwich. |
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The prior of Kenilworth, |
in the diocese of Coventry
and Lichfield. |
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The abbot of Burton-upon-Trent, |
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Membrane 3. |
July 29.
Westminster. |
To the constables and keepers of the king's castles in North Wales.
Order, under pain of forfeiture, and as they would avoid the king's indignation, to permit the justice of North Wales and the chamberlain of
Kaernarvan, and their deputies, to enter the said castles, survey their
munition, men and victuals, send victuals as often as necessary, put
others in their place, and ordain concerning their safe custody, as it
was lately ordained by the king and his council that the justice and
chamberlain should do these things, and now he has learned that the
constables and keepers do not permit them or their deputies to enter
the castles for such purpose. By C. |
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To the sheriff of Kaernarvan. Order to bring personally all sums
of money due to the king in that bailiwick, to the exchequer of
Kaernarvan, to be paid in the presence of the controller there, because
the king has learned that divers sums of money which ought so to be
paid, are irregularly collected by him and his ministers, so that the
controller cannot charge the sheriff therewith, whereby the king and
his subjects in that bailiwick have incurred many evils and expenses,
the king, because answer is not made to him for the said sums more
often, the subjects because they were not acquitted thereof. By C. |
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The like to the sheriff of Anglesey and the sheriff of Meryonyth,
severally. By C. |
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To the sheriff of Kaernarvan. Order to bring all the issues of his bailiwick to the exchequer of Kaernarvan, and to receive there by the hands
of the chamberlain of North Wales, the fee pertaining to him, as was
done in times past, because the king has learned from certain of his
lieges that the sheriff detains in his possession a certain fee of sums
of the money of the issues of the bailiwick, which he ought to pay at
that exchequer, pertaining to him, as he asserts, for which satisfaction
ought to be done to him of right and custom, by the hands of the said
chamberlain, but the king wishes the fee pertaining to the sheriff, if
any, and other fees of his ministers of those parts, to be paid in the
proper manner by the hands of the chamberlain. By C. |
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The like to the sheriffs of Angleseye and Merionyth, separately. |
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By C. |
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To the sheriff of Kaernarvan. Order, under pain of the loss of his
bailiwick, not to release any prisoners indicted for the death of a man
or other felony, who are not pleviable, according to the law of those
parts, by any plevin or mainprise, as the king has learned from certain
of his lieges that the sheriff has hitherto so released such prisoners and
continues to do so. By C. |
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The like to the sheriffs of Angleseye and Merionyth, separately. |
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By C. |
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To the justice of North Wales or to him who supplies his place.
Order to cause the under-sheriffs of cos. Kaernarvan, Angleseye, and
Merionyth, to come before him on a certain day, if they have not
hitherto found security to behave well in their offices, and to receive
such security from them, and if they neglect it, then to cause the offices
to be taken into the king's hands and committed by security to other
fit persons in the king's name, because the king is informed that the
under-sheriffs have not hitherto found such security, do not stay in their
offices, do not answer to the king for the issues and other things which
pertain to him, and do not serve the people of those parts, whereby the
king and his people have suffered many injuries. By C. |
July 28.
Westminster. |
To Henry de Stratford, the king's clerk. Order to deliver to Master
Pancius de Controne, the king's leech, or his attorney, all the lands,
possessions, benefices, goods and chattels of the men of the power of the
king of France in co. Gloucester, and not to intermeddle therewith,
although the king lately appointed him to take them into the king's
hands, because Pancius is not of the said lordship. By K. and C. |
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The like to Robert de Hemyngburgh, appointed for a like purpose
in co. Oxford. |
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The like to the sheriff of Oxford, concerning the said lands, &c. delivered to him by Robert. |
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The like to the sheriff of Gloucester, concerning the lands, &c. delivered to him by Henry. |
July 27.
The Tower. |
To Thomas de Knaresburgh, the king's clerk. A like order in favour
of John de Sancto Laurencio, Lansaven, parson of Long Newenton
church, co. Wilts, who is of the power of the king of Almain, and not of
the king of France, as the king appointed Thomas to take such lands,
&c., in the said county. By C. |
July 30.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to cause Alan son of Geoffrey de
Croumere, lord of a ship called la Rose, of Blakeneye, to be released
without delay, by a mainprise, if he is attached for the following cause,
as Alan has besought the king to order his release and that of his ship,
as Simon le Fitz Rauf, master of that ship, had gone with it to Gascony
to seek wine and other merchandise there, after it had been arrested by
certain lieges for the king's service by his order, Alan being ignorant
thereof, and his assent not having been obtained, and thus he is attached
by the sheriff for this, although his ship is arrested in the port of
Boston by the admiral of the king's fleet from the mouth of the Thames
towards the north; and Alan has found before the king in chancery,
Ralph de Bockyngg, knight, of co. Surrey, and John Turk, of London,
fishmonger, his mainpernors, who have undertaken to have the ship
ready to set out in the king's service with other ships of the realm, and
to answer the king for the contempt done in this respect. The king
has ordered the said admiral or those who supply his place to cause the
said ship to be dearrested and delivered to Alan, by the said mainprise. |
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By C. |
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To John de Ros, admiral of the king's fleet from the mouth of the
Thames towards the north, or to those who supply his place. Order to
cause the ship to be dearrested and delivered to Alan by the said mainprise. By C. |
July 27.
The Tower. |
To Nicholas de Hulmo, the king's clerk. Order to cause the goods
and chattels which belonged to John de Stotevill, an alien, late parson
of Ekynton church, co. Derby, to be delivered to Robert de la Cusyne,
executor of his will, without delay, if they were seized by virtue of the
king's appointment of Nicholas, by writ of the exchequer, to seize them
into his hands, so that Nicholas should answer to the king for them,
as the king has granted them to Robert. By K. and C. |
July 26.
Westminster. |
To Robert de Hambury, chamberlain of North Wales. Order to cause
six ships suitable for the passage to Ireland of Thomas bishop of Hereford, and John de Cherleton, the elder, whom the king has appointed
treasurer and justiciary of Ireland, respectively, and of certain other
of the king's ministers in the said land, about to set out with them,
to be purveyed and made ready without delay, and to take them to a
place and on a day which the bishop and John shall make known to
them; and to pay for the freight of the ships and the wages of 200
Welsh foot, whom John is taking with him, from the time of their departure from those parts until their arrival at Dublin, by the testimony
of the bishop and John. By K. and C. |
July 22.
Westminster. |
To John Baronshel, John Stephani and Thomas de Peruch[iis] and
their fellows, merchants of the society of the Peruzzi. Request to pay
to William Bacoun 50 marks for affairs with which he is charged by the
king and his council. By K. |
July 24.
Westminster. |
To Nicholas de la Beche, constable of the Tower of London, or to
him who supplies his place there. Order to cause John Brut to be released from the Tower by a mainprise, without delay, as the king lately
ordered the sheriff of Lincoln to take John, imprisoned at Lincoln, to
the Tower, under safe custody, to be delivered to Nicholas, and to detain
him in the Tower until further orders, and Thomas Cheyne, of co. Norfolk, John Claymond, of Kirketon, Walter de Malteby, Roger de Meres,
of Kirketon, William White, of Pyncebek, and Robert de Toft, of co.
Lincoln, have mainperned in chancery to have John before the king or
his council, his justices or elsewhere, whenever the king shall wish, to
do and receive what shall be ordained by them, and that he will conduct
himself well in the meantime. By K. |
July 28.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to deliver to Bertrand de
Noalhano, donsel, nephew and universal heir of Sir Montasinus de
Noalhano, knight, lately deceased, or to Jordanus de Scassafort, Bertrand's knight, proctor and attorney, 60l. of 160l. granted to him by the
king, as the king granted to Bertrand 200l. in recompence of the damage
and loss sustained by Montasinus in the service of Edward I, in wars
in England, Scotland, and Gascony, and for a general release which
Bertrand made to him in this respect, at the request of Sir Gaillard,
cardinal deacon of St. Lucy in Silice, and the king caused 40l. thereof
to be delivered to Jordanus by the hands of the merchants of the society
of the Bardi of Florence, and ordered the remaining 160l. to be delivered to Bertrand from the issues of the duchy [of Aquitaine] by the
constable of Bordeaux, and Jordan has now besought the king in Bertrand's name, to cause that money, or a part thereof, to be delivered, so
that Bertrand may deck himself suitably for the king's service, as he
and his said attorney cannot obtain any payment as yet on account of
arduous affairs newly arisen in the said duchy. The king has also
ordered the constable to deliver the remaining 100l. to Bertrand or his
attorney. By K. and C. |
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July 25.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Knaresburgh, the king's clerk. Order to cause the
prebend of Northnewenton, in the collegiate church of Wilton, to be
restored to John de Vyenne, prebendary there, without delay, and the
goods and chattels there and elsewhere in co. Wilts, which Thomas took
into the king's hands by virtue of a commission, directing him so to take
prebends, benefices, and goods and chattels of aliens of the dominion
of the king of France, because it is ascertained that John is an Englishman, and he and his father and mother were born in the realm. |
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By p.s. [10120.] |
July 27.
The Tower. |
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to deliver to the prior of
Swaveseye, in that county, his lands, possessions, benefices, goods and
chattels taken into the king's hands by Henry de Ingelby, the king's
clerk, together with the issues thereof, although the king lately appointed Henry so to take all lands, goods and chattels of men of religion
and of other men of the dominion of the king of France, except those
of the men of Britanny, and deliver them to the sheriff, as the king
has considered the poverty of that priory, and wishes to be merciful
to the prior. By C. |
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To Henry Haydok, the king's clerk. Like order in favour of Master
Thomas de Luk, prebendary of Netherbury and Bymynstre, in the
church of St. Mary, Salisbury, who is of the parts of Rome and not of
the dominion of the king of France, who has come to the king complaining that Henry, who was appointed in co. Dorset, had taken the
said prebend into the king's hands, and beseeching the king to order
it and his goods and chattels to be restored to him. By K. |
July 24.
Westminster. |
To Robert de Wardecop, the king's clerk. Order not to intermeddle
with the manors, lands, horses, animals, corn, jewels or other goods and
chattels of Isabella, lady of Mota, a native of the king of France's power,
who is staying in the company of the king's daughter Joan, and of
Mary de Sancto Paulo, countess of Pembroke, restoring what he may
have taken, together with the issues, although the king appointed him
to take into the king's hands all priories, lands, goods and chattels of
all Frenchmen and others of the power of the king of France, in co.
Suffolk, excepting those of the men of Britanny. By K. and C. |
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July 27.
The Tower. |
To Henry de Ingelby. Order to deliver to the prior of Swaveseye,
co. Cambridge, his lands, benefices, goods and chattels, without delay,
not intermeddling therewith, although the king appointed him to take
into the king's hands all lands, goods and chattels of men of the power
of the king of France in that county, as the king considers the poverty
of the priory and wishes to be merciful to the prior. By C. |
July 27.
The Tower. |
To the sheriff of Sussex. Like order in favour of Ranulph Lessorle,
vicar of Stennynges church, in that county, although the king ordered
Edmund de Grymesby to take such lands and goods into his hands and
deliver them to the sheriff for the king's use, as the king has considered
the poverty of Ranulph, and wishes to be merciful to him. By C. |
Aug. 1.
Clarendon. |
To Edward, duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester, the king's son, or
to his justice, or to him who supplies the place of the justice. Order
not to molest or aggrieve Griffin Grach by reason of his return, because
the king has given him licence to return home, as the king has ordained
the leading of the Welsh of North Wales, whom Griffin led to the king
at London, to be done by another. By K. |
July 26.
Westminster. |
To Richard de Wvlughby and his fellows, justices appointed to hear
and determine a trespass committed on Hugh de Blid by Thomas de
Fourneux, of Carleton, in Lyndrik. Although Thomas asserted before
them that he had the king's letters patent of protection until a certain
time, acquitting him of all pleas and suits, with certain exceptions, and
exhibited before them such letters, to impede Hugh's suit in the plea
pending before the justices concerning that trespass, wherefore the plea
was long delayed; yet because, upon inspection of the chancery rolls,
it is not found that such letters are enrolled there, and the king has
learned from trustworthy testimony that Thomas was not then in his
service, and he has now set out, he has revoked the letters of protection
and notifies this to the justices, ordering them to proceed to render
justice in that plea, notwithstanding the said letters. By K. |
July 30.
Westminster. |
To John Charneles, the king's clerk. Order to deliver 200 marks of
the money in his custody to William Stury, in part maintenance of the
masters and mariners of ships which the king lately caused to come to
the port of the city of London, or in part payment of their wages, if
they ought to receive any from the king. By C. |
Aug. 2.
Westminster. |
To William Stury. Order to deliver certain sums of the said 200
marks to the said masters and mariners, in aid of their maintenance, or
in part payment of their wages, making indentures with them thereupon. By C. |
July 30.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex and Hertford. Whereas the king lately
ordered the prior of St. Bartholomew, Smethfeld, London, to have all
the money of the tenth granted by the clergy at St. Paul's, London, and at Leicester, at Westminster on Monday after St. Margaret
last, to be delivered to Master William la Zousche, dean of St.
Peter's, York, the treasurer, or to John Charnels, supplying his place,
notwithstanding any assignments made to merchants or others, in
aid of the expenses for the defence of the realm, and the prior, appearing before the treasurer on that day, delivered to him certain sums
of that money collected by him, and did not pay other sums, to wit, 50
marks due by the abbot of Waltham, 111s. 5½d. by the prior of Colne,
71s. 7¾d. by the prior of Hatfeld Regis, 6l. 13s. 11½d. by the abbot of
Bileigh, 65s. 7½d. by the prior of Thoby, 48s. 3d. by the abbot of St.
Albans, 28s. 3d. by the prior of Royston, 32s. 9½d. by the prior of Hatfeld Peveril, and 19s. 2½d. by the prior of Tremhale, asserting that those
abbots and priors had altogether omitted to pay that money, and that he
prosecuted against them by ecclesiastical censures to levy the money;
the king not wishing to tolerate such things, orders the sheriff to go in
person to the said abbots and priors, to exact the money due from them,
and if they refuse to pay immediately, then to cause the sums to be
levied of their goods and chattels without delay, so that he shall have
the money at London on the feast of St. Laurence next, without further
delay, to be delivered to the treasurer; and to make known to each of
the said abbots and priors that they shall be in person before the king
and his council at the said place and day to answer for the contempt
and injury done by them, and further to do and receive what shall be
ordained there. If the sheriff is in any way slack in the execution of
this order, he shall be speedily amoved from his office and punished for
his rebellion and disobedience with all rigour of the law. By K. and C. |
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The like to the following sheriffs to levy the following sums of the
following priors, to wit:— |
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The sheriffs of London, 15l. 10s. 11¾d. from the prior of Holy Trinity,
London, without the threatening clause. |
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The sheriff of Surrey, 72s. 11¼d. from the prior of Suthwerk. |
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The sheriff of Norfolk, 30s. 4d. of the prior of Tefford Monachorum. |
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By K. and C. |
Aug. 6.
The Tower. |
To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to bring those 55 marks which
the king lately ordered him to pay to Robert de Fienles [as at page
60 above] to London, to have them there on Wednesday after St.
Laurence, to be delivered to Master William la Zousche, the treasurer, or
to John de Charnels, clerk, supplying his place, because the king has
caused the lands, goods and chattels of Robert and other aliens of the
power of the king of France, to be taken into his hands, and the previous writs restored to chancery to be cancelled. By C. |
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To James le Botiller, earl of Ormound, lord of the town of Aylesbury, or to his bailiffs there. Like order with respect to the 30l. which
the king ordered him to pay to Robert [as at page 59 above]. By C. |
Aug. 6.
The Tower. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Sandwich. Order to cause all the money
arrested by them, which ought to remain to the king as forfeit, to come
to London, to be here on Wednesday after St. Laurence, to be delivered
to Master William la Zousche, the treasurer, or to John de Charnels,
clerk, supplying his place. The king however wishes the money of
certain merchants of Almain and Brabant, for goods sold by them, to
be delivered to them entire, according to his orders, under the great
seal. By C. |
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July 26.
The Tower. |
To Gilbert de Chishull, the king's clerk. Order to cause the church
of Ivyngho, co. Buckingham, and the lands, goods and chattels of James
de Florencia, parson there, to be restored to him without delay, together
with the issues thereof, although the king appointed Gilbert to take
into his hands all the possessions of aliens in co. Buckingham, so that
he should answer therefor to the sheriff there, during pleasure, yet the
king wishes the said possessions to be restored to James, because he
is not a native of the power of the king of France, as has been testified
by those in whom the king has confidence, and for other causes. |
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By K. and C. |
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The like to Robert de Hemmyngburgh for Palmerus de Florencia,
parson of Methelyngton church, co. Oxford. |
July 26.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the old and new customs in the port of London.
Whereas the king has ordained with the assent of the prelates, earls,
barons, and others of the council, for the defence of the realm, that
30,000 sacks of wool brought to the realm by William de la Pole, of
Kyngeston-upon-Hull, Reginald de Conductu, and other merchants of
the realm, whom the king caused to be convoked at Westminster
on the morrow of St. James the Apostle last, shall be taken and bought
for a certain price agreed upon by the king and his council and the merchants, and shall be transmitted to parts beyond the seas, as is fully
contained in an indenture made with the merchants, and that 10,000
sacks of the wool are loaded and taken away in the port of London,
and the residue in certain other ports, and that 20s. are received
from each sack of 3,500 of those taken out of the realm from the port of
London; the king therefore orders the collectors to receive the said 20s.
a sack for the king's use in the passage thereof from that port, and 40s.
for each last of hides, and 20s. for every 300 wool fells, beyond the
custom due by denizens, according to the form of the grant made by the
merchants of the realm at Nottingham, in subvention of the expenses
for the defence of the realm, and 20s. on every miliare of tin, 6s. 8d. for
each load of lead, which hides and wool fells by denizen merchants, and
tin and lead, by alien and denizen merchants, the king granted, by the
advice of William and Reginald, to be taken out of the realm by
sufficient security, and the king wishes to cause 20s. for the tin and
6s. 8d. for the lead to be received in the meantime, and paid to those
from whom they were received, at certain days, and to permit William
and Reginald and the other merchants to take the said 10,000 sacks,
hides, and fells and tin and lead to parts beyond, from that port, and
to cause the seal called 'coket,' which was lately shut up under locks
and seals by them, to be opened without delay, one part to be delivered
to William and Reginald, or their attorney, and the seal to be kept for
the collection of the new custom under the seals of William and
Reginald, or their attorneys, notwithstanding any inhibitions or orders
not to take wool and merchandise out of the realm, or to keep the said
seals shut up, and to pay all the money from the said wool, hides and
wool fells, to William and Reginald, from time to time, or to their
attorneys, by indentures, in part satisfaction of a great sum of money
which they and other merchants have undertaken to pay for the king.
The king does not wish and forbids the collectors, under pain of forfeiture, to permit any wool, except the said 10,000 sacks, to be taken out
of that port to parts beyond, until further orders from the king or from
William and Reginald. By K. and C. |
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The like to the collectors of the old and new customs in the following
ports, to wit:— |
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The collectors in the port of Boston for 6,000 sacks of wool, and that
20s. are received for each of 2,500 sacks of the same. By K. and C. |
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The collectors in the port of Kyngeston-upon-Hull, for 8,000 sacks,
and that 20s. are received for each of 2,900 sacks of the same. |
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By K. and C. |
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The collectors in the port of Southampton, for 500 sacks, and that
20s. are received for each sack of the same. By K. and C. |
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The collectors in the port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for 700 sacks of
wool, and that 20s. are received for each sack of the same. |
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By K. and C. |
