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Membrane 22d. |
Nov. 23. Kennington. |
To the sheriff of Berks. Although Robert atte Nok obtained the
king's letters of pardon for all homicides, felonies, robberies, and trespasses
committed against the peace of the king and his father, and for outlawries
promulgated against him, and the king has caused those letters to be
detained for certain reasons shown before him and the council, and because
the said letters of pardon are against an ordinance made in divers parliaments at the request of divers magnates of the realm, for the preservation
of the peace, but because Robert procured those letters by inspection of
the chancery rolls, and caused them to be copied and delivered to him, the
king ordered the sheriff of Essex to inform him that he should be in
chancery with those letters at the third day, now past, to restore the
letters, and to answer for his contempt and deceit, and Robert being
warned, as the sheriff has returned, did not come when summoned in
chancery, the king therefore orders the sheriff to cause the aforesaid
revocation to be publicly proclaimed in that county, so that Robert shall
answer for the premises committed by him, notwithstanding the said
letters of pardon. By K., and by the keeper and C. |
Nov. 12. Kennington. |
To the takers and purveyors of wool in co. Kent. Order to supersede
the taking of wool in the priory of Grenewych and Leuesham, and to
restore what they have taken, as lately at the suit of men of religion and
other ecclesiastical persons, aliens of the power of the king of France
dwelling in the realm, by their petition before the king and his council in
parliament at Westminster, beseeching that whereas the king caused their
priories and possessions to be taken into his hands, and afterwards
delivered the custody thereof to them, for rendering a certain ferm yearly
at the exchequer so long as they should hold the custody, and the collectors of the triennial tenth, now current, compel them by ecclesiastical
censures to pay that tenth, that the king will cause them to be discharged
thereof, the king ordered the collectors to supersede the exaction made
on the prior of Grenewych and Leuesham, who is bound to render 10
marks yearly for the custody of his priory, and now the king has learned
from the prior that although the priory is in the king's hands, and in the
prior's custody by the king's commission, and he is discharged of the
tenth, yet the said takers of wool cause him to be distrained for 10 stones
of wool, at 14 pounds a stone, at 20s. each, touching the taxation of that
priory according to the fifteenth, whereupon he has besought the king to
provide a remedy. By C. |
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The like to the takers, etc. in co. Norfolk, for the prior of Wangeford,
who renders 20l. yearly. |
Nov. 28. Kennington. |
To the keepers of the priory of St. Andrew, Northampton, and the convent there. Request to admit John Swyn to that house and afford him
such maintenance there for life as Richard Swyn, deceased, had there at
the late king's order, as the king wishes to provide for John's maintenance
on account of his good service in chancery to the late king and himself. |
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By K. |
Dec. 2. Kennington. |
Brother William, abbot of Bynyndon, acknowledges for himself and
convent, that they owe to Peter Bernardyn, 14l., to be levied, in default
of payment, of their lands' and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co.
Dorset. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Dec. 9. Kennington. |
Simon le Fuller of Yeveneye, acknowledges that he owes to Thomas
Purchace, 50 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and
chattels in co. Middlesex. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Membrane 21d. |
Nov. 26. Byfleet. |
To Henry de Percy, Ralph de Nevill, Robert de Scardeburgh,
William Scot, William Basset and John Moryn. Whereas the
king appointed them justices to hear and determine a contempt
and trespass made at Beverley against the king, and Ralph
de Hastyng, sheriff of York, by Thomas de Holm of Beverley
and others, as is said, and now William, archbishop of York, has
shown the king that whereas the said town is free and separate from geldable, and is wont to answer for itself in all eyres in co. York, and although
the archbishops ought to have the following liberties among others, to wit
that all pleas of trespass which arise within the liberty shall be determined
there, and inquisitions of trespass ought to be taken by the men of the
liberty, and the justices in eyre in that county, and other justices appointed
there were wont to sit at Beverley, in the archbishop's liberty, to enquire
concerning such trespasses committed in the liberty, and to determine
them, yet the said justices held their session at Pokelyngton, without
the liberty, and intend to hold it there, and have appointed a certain day
to enquire concerning the premises by outsiders, although the archbishop
claimed the said liberties before them by his attorneys, whereupon he has
besought the king to provide a remedy; the king orders the justices to
view the records and processes upon the liberties claimed by the archbishop, and to go to Beverley and hold their sessions upon the premises
if any were perpetrated within the liberty, and to take inquisitions thereupon by the men of the liberty, as other justices have done. By C. |
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Memorandum that Hugh de Bromshulf came into chancery at the New
Temple, London, on 4 December, and acknowledged that he was satisfied
for those 6 marks which Cicely, late the wife of Thomas de Alemann[ia],
acknowledged that she owed to him in the 5th year of the reign. |
Dec. 1. Kennington. |
To Roger Corbet of Caus and Stephen de Buterle. Order to supersede
the taking of John de Boulwas, knight, by a certain mainprise, as although
the king appointed them to take him, learning that he was suspect of
felonies and misdeeds, according to the ordinance made in parliament at
Westminster, and to imprison him in the Tower, yet he has found Roger
de Acton and Peter de Caluton of co. Salop, mainpernors, who have
undertaken to have him before the king, his council or justices, to answer
at his order for the said trespasses and excesses, and to do and receive
what shall be determined, and that he will behave well. By C. |
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The like to William de Mirydon and John de Eggedon for the same
John. |
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Membrane 20d. |
Nov. 28. Kennington. |
To John de Shardelowe and his fellows, justices of assize in co. Norfolk.
Order to continue in the same state in which they now are all assizes of
novel disseisin and attaints arramed before them against John de
Wylughby who is staying in the king's service in parts beyond the sea,
while he is in that service, according to the ordinance and agreement made
at Notyngham. By p.s. |
Nov. 12. Kennington. |
To the sheriff of Bedford. Because he and the bailiffs of hundreds
and other ministers of the king in that county are not attendant upon
the collectors of the tenth and fifteenth there, according to their duty,
wherefore the levying is delayed, the king orders him to be attendant
upon the collectors and aid them in levying the arrears of the triennial
tenth and fifteenth now current, and of the money thereof due at the
feast of St. Andrew next, and to compel all those who refuse to pay by
distraints and otherwise, so that all the money may be collected and
brought to Bedeford at that feast without further delay, to be delivered
to the king or to those deputed to receive it, and if he neglects to do this,
then he shall appear before the council on the octaves of St. Andrew
following, to answer for his contempt and for the damage caused by the
delay, knowing that unless he is diligent in executing the premises, the
king will cause him to be amoved from his office. By C. |
Dec. 5. Kennington. |
Robert de Holewell acknowledges that he owes to Roger de Gildesburgh
20l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co.
Northampton. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Dec. 3. Kennington. |
To Master Hugh de Walmesford. Order to be before the treasurer and
barons of the exchequer at Westminster on the morrow of Hilary next,
to answer for the fruits and issues of the church of Hagworthingham, co.
Lincoln, and to do further what shall be ordained by them, whom the
king has ordered to cause the fruits and issues to be levied from him
from the day when they find that he received them, as on 1 July, in the
11th year of the reign, the king appointed James de Kyngeston, his clerk,
to seize into his hands all priors and possessions of men of religion and
other aliens of the power and lordship of France, in co. Lincoln, and
James, on 9 August following, caused that church to be taken, because
the parson is an alien of the said power, and although Hugh enjoyed the
fruits thereof from the day when it was so taken, yet no answer therefor
has been made to the king. |
Dec. 4. Kennington. |
Mandate in pursuance to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. |
Dec. 10. Byfleet. |
John Coppyng of Maydenstan, and Robert Grym of Maydenstan,
acknowledge that they owe to Thomas de Weston, knight, 200 marks; to
be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Kent. |
Dec. 13. Byfleet. |
John de Clopton and William Stevene of Chykenhale acknowledge that
they owe to John de la Hoke and John de Stratton, parson of the church
of St. Olave near the Tower of London, executors of the will of Margaret,
late the wife of John de Nevill, knight, 131l. 7s. 4d.; to be levied, etc. in
co. Essex. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Dec. 12. Kennington. |
To the keepers of the maritime land in co. Southampton. Order not
to distrain Thomas de Aldon to find men to guard that land by reason of
his lands in that county, so long as he is staying in co. Kent for the
custody of the maritime land and preservation of the peace there, as the
king has learned that they are distraining him for this, although he is in
co. Kent with his household, men at arms and archers for the said
custody. By C. |
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Membrane 19d. |
Nov. 18. Kennington. |
To Richard de Wylughby and his fellows, justices appointed to hold
pleas before the king. Henry de Harewedon has besought the king—
whereas he sues before him for judgment in a suit which was before
Robert de Insula and his fellows, justices of oyer and terminer in co.
Cambridge between William de Wyvelyngham and himself, because he
took William by force at Cambridge, and imprisoned him there, the
record and process of which suit the king caused to come before him on
account of errors found therein, to be annulled; and Henry pleading in the affair of error produced a bill under the seal of
Richard de Baiocis, one of the justices of oyer and terminer,
containing that Henry alleged that at the time when William
complained of imprisonment, Henry was chancellor of Cambridge
University, and that Edward I granted to the chancellor, masters
and scholars of the university certain liberties of jurisdiction,
which the present king confirmed and extended, and that Henry imprisoned William, because he was then a clerk of the university, and was
convicted of wounding and ill-treating Henry Chadde, a manciple in the
town; and further, Henry pleading before Robert and his fellows, alleged
that William brought a writ of trespass against him and others before
John de Shardelowe and his fellows, then justices, and the plea was pending and he sought judgment if he ought to answer before Robert and
Richard and their fellows, and because these considered that he should
answer further, Henry asserts that there is an error in the record and
process and bill—to order him to be released, so that he may be able to
prosecute the affair of the error, as he is imprisoned in the Marshalsea
for the damages adjudged to William; and the king considering the
premises orders Richard and his fellows that if Henry has assigned such
errors before them by his bill, and shall find mainpernors that he will
prosecute the affair of error with effect, and to answer to the king for
what pertains to him in this respect and will answer to William for his
damages if the affair of error be not pursued or the judgment be affirmed,
then to release him from prison by the said mainprise, during the discussion of the affair of error, provided that the execution of the said
damages is in no wise delayed as regards Henry's lands, goods and
chattels, by reason of the aforesaid mainprise. |