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Membrane 16. |
March 7.
Byfleet. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of
London. Order to pay to John Ryoun and his fellows, merchants of
Bayonne, without delay, 306l. 5s., in which the king is bound to them for
wine bought of them by Michael Mynyot, late his butler, as Michael has
acknowledged before the council. By C. |
March 14.
Winchester. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells, and of the
subsidy in the port of London. Repetition of the preceding order, as they
have not yet executed it, or to show cause why they should not obey it. |
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By C. |
March 15.
Winchester. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause carpenters, smiths,
masons, plasterers and other workmen necessary for enclosing the town of
Southampton and the neighbouring parts with a wall of stone and lime,
according to the advice of the council, to be chosen and to stay in the town
until the work is accomplished, and to cause timber, lime, stone and iron
to be bought for this and taken to the said town. By C. |
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[Fœdera.] |
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The like to the sheriff of Wilts. [Ibid.] |
March 26.
Berkhampstead. |
To Roger de Grey, Gerard de Braybrok, Thomas de Reynye and Walter
de Wouburn. Order to cause twelve men at arms, fifty armed men and
fifty archers to be chosen, arrayed and equipped in co. Bedford, with all
possible speed, except the magnates of the county and their retainers, to
set out with Edward the king's son, etc., keeper of England against the
king's enemies if they presume to attack the realm and occupy any part
thereof, not compelling the men of the county to find more than this
number, although the king lately ordered Roger and the others to cause
twenty men at arms, ninety armed men and ninety archers to be chosen
there. The other men of the county shall be armed and arrayed in accordance with the statute of Winchester. By C. |
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The like to John de Haulowe, John Giffard of Twyford, Philip de
Aylesbury and John de Chastellon for ten men at arms, twenty armed
men and forty archers in co. Buckingham instead of twenty men at arms,
eighty armed men and eighty archers. By C. |
March 7.
Byfleet. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order
to permit the duke of Brabant by his attorneys to lade 24 sacks of wool in
that port and take them to the staple in Brabant without paying the
custom and subsidy due thereon, as the king lately granted that he should
so take 70 sacks, 50 in the port of Boston and 20 in the port of London,
to Brabant, and the writ to the collectors at Boston has been surrendered
to chancery to be cancelled, and the king has been besought by the duke to
permit him to take 24 sacks from Kyngeston and 26 from London. By C. |
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The like to the collectors of the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells in
the port of London, for 26 sacks. By C. |
March 15.
Winchester. |
To the abbot of Waverle, collector in the archdeaconry of Surrey of the
triennial tenth granted by the clergy and of the wool granted in the
parliament at Westminster in the 12th year of the reign. Order to
supersede the exaction made on the abbot of Hyde near Winchester for
paying 24 cloves of wool of co. Surrey provided that he levy from him any
greater amount which may be due from the lands of the abbot in co.
Surrey, as the king has granted that the 24 cloves in which the abbot is
bound by reason of his lands in co. Surrey annexed to his spiritualties,
in accordance with the ordinance of the last great council at Northampton,
shall be levied in co. Southampton, and the king has ordered the collectors
of wool there to receive it for his use. By C. |
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Mandate in pursuance to the collectors in co. Southampton. By C. |
March 26.
Berkhampstead. |
To R. bishop of Bath and Wells. Order to direct his collectors to cause
a moiety of the triennial tenth granted by the clergy of the second year in
the second term of anticipation, and the residue of that tenth and the tenth
last granted by the clergy at the accustomed terms, to be levied of the
abbot of St. Augustine's, Bristol, as of the rest of the clergy of the diocese
and to supersede the exaction of wool from the abbot and the sentence of
excommunication made for that cause, as he has besought the king to
provide a remedy, as he and his predecessors have not been wont to come to
parliament and he was not at the parliament at Westminster in the 12th
year of the reign nor at the great council at Northampton held afterwards,
so that he is not bound to pay the wool then granted, and he is ready to
pay the said tenths with the other clergy, but the collectors are now endeavouring to compel him to pay wool in accordance with the grant
thereof. By C. |
March 15.
Winchester. |
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to deliver by indenture the 51 sacks
7 stones of wool which he received from Simon bishop of Ely, to Master
Paul de Monte Florum, the king's clerk, or his attorney, beyond the 1127
sacks which the king caused to be assigned to him in divers ports of the
realm, of the 2000 sacks which the king promised to him in part satisfaction
of the great sums which he lent to the king in parts beyond the sea. The
king will cause allowance to be made to the sheriff for this and for his costs
in packing the wool and for canvas for the same. By C. |
March 23.
Reading. |
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to cause the sheriff of
Cambridge to have allowance for the costs incurred by him in buying
canvas for the said 51 sacks 7 stones of wool, if they find that he delivered
the wool to Paul's attorney by virtue of the preceding order and incurred
costs in packing wool and in buying canvas for the same, as he says. By C. |
March 15.
Winchester. |
To Walter de Widecoumb, constable of Corf castle, co. Dorset. Order to
cause twelve archers to be chosen in that county without delay and placed
in that castle, the custody whereof the king has committed to William de
Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, and to cause them to be retained there at
the king's wages. By C. |
March 25.
Berkhampstead. |
To Hugh le Despenser, keeper of the forest of Bere near Winchester,
or to him who supplies his place there. Order to deliver to Robert
Daundely, sheriff of Southampton, whom the king ordered to cause the
defects in the houses, walls, and turrets of Winchester castle to be repaired,
as much timber as is necessary for such repairs. By C. |
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Membrane 15. |
March 23.
Berkhampstead. |
To John de Ellerker, chamberlain of North Wales. Order to pay to
Robert de Helpeston, whom on 10 October, in the 6th year of the reign, the
king appointed master and surveyor of his works in the castles of Beaumareys,
Kaernarvan, Coneweye, Crukyn and Herdelawe, during pleasure, receiving
12d. daily for his wages, the arrears of such wages from the time of the
chamberlain's appointment, and to pay such wages henceforth so long as
he is chamberlain. |
March 22.
Reading. |
To Ralph de Middelneye, escheator in cos. Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall
and Devon. Order not to intermeddle further with two messuages, 3½
quarters of a yard land, 6 acres of meadow, 20 acres of wood and 100 acres
of heath in Furshill and Radispray which belonged to Ralph Spray, as the
escheator returned that the premises are held of Hugh de Audele, earl of
Gloucester, as of his manor of Bradenych, by knight's service, and were
taken into the late king's hand by John Everard, escheator of that king at
the time when Hugh was imprisoned for his rebellion, because they were
found in Hugh's hands by reason of the minority of John son and heir
of Ralph Spray, and they are still in the king's hands because John has not
yet pursued his right therein, and John is Ralph's next heir and aged forty
years, and the lands forfeited by Hugh as aforesaid were restored to him. |
March 15.
Winchester. |
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manor of Frompton Cotel, restoring the issues thereof,
because the king has learned by inquisitions taken by the escheator and by
Ralph de Middelneye, escheator in cos. Somerset, Dorset, Devon and
Cornwall, and by William, that John de Wylynton at his death held no
lands in chief, but that he held the said manor for life jointly with Joan,
his wife, as of the honour of Walyngford, by the service of a fourth part of
a knight's fee, which honour the king gave to Edward, duke of Cornwall
and earl of Chester, to hold under a certain form, and that he held lands of
other lords by divers services, and that Ralph de Wylyngton, his son, is his
next heir and of full age. |
March 23.
Byflcet. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to deliver
15 sacks of the first wool of the king coming to that port to John de
Molyns or his attorney, and to permit him to take them to Andewerp without paying the custom and subsidy due thereon, in accordance with the
king's grant to him for his good service in parts beyond the sea, his
expenses and labours there, and the loss of his wool at sea in the last
passage of the king's wool to parts beyond the sea; as the king ordered the
sheriff of Lincoln and the other receivers of his wool in that county to
deliver 15 sacks to John, and now the king has learned that before the
order was delivered to the receivers they had delivered all the wool in their
custody to the attorney of William de la Pole, in accordance with the
king's order. By p.s. |
March 30.
Byfleet. |
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to cause payment or an
assignment to be made to Walter Prest, of Melton Moubray of co.
Leicester, for 750l. for Easter term last, as Reginald de Conductu, and
John de la Pole, supplying the place of William de la Pole, receivers of the
king's wool in parts beyond the sea, received wool from Walter to the value
of 3,777l. 13s. 7d., and Walter asserted that of that sum there were due to
Philip Cutte, of Melton Moubray, 127l. 13s. 7d., and to William son of
Thomas de Melton Moubray, 114l., and the remaining 3,536l. were due to
Walter; and on 12 May last the king promised to pay him a moiety of
1,500l. at Easter next, and the other moiety at Easter following, and
to cause letters to be made to him for the remaining 2,036l. to have
allowance in the custom and subsidy on his wool taken out of the realm. |
March 28.
Berkhampstead. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to cause
allowance of the custom and subsidy to be made to Thomas Gouk, in
accordance with the ordinance made by the council, until 286l. are fully
allowed to him, taking from him the customary oath, as Reginald de
Conductu and John de la Pole received wool from William de la Pole of
Kyngeston upon Hull, merchant, to the value of 3,474l. 12s., and William
has asserted in chancery that of that sum there are due to Thomas Gouk
286l., to William Caiser 106l. 5s. 5d., to William Bargayne 408l. 12s. 3d.,
to John de Manby 303l. 6s. 3d., to John de Bole 26l. 17s. 8d., to Henry de
Manfeld 25l. 15s. 5d., to Robert de Denton 76l. 18s. 5d., and to Laurence
Conrad 201l. 4s. 1d. forsuch wool, and that the remaining 2,039l. 12s. 7d.
are due to William de la Pole, as the king granted Thomas allowance on
the custom and subsidy for that sum in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull,
and he surrendered the letters to chancery to be cancelled, and the king
granted him allowance of 286l. in the port of Boston on his wool taken out
of the realm under the form observed in letters patent concerning such
allowance, and the council has since issued an ordinance concerning allowances. By C. |
Feb. 15.
Kennington. |
To the bailiffs of Shafton. Order to pay to Joan Gambon, damsel of
the chamber of Queen Philippa, or to her attorney, the arrears of 10l.
yearly, which the king granted to her to be received of the issues of the
toll of that town, for life, and to pay the 10l. yearly henceforth. |
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By p.s. [11511.] |
March 8.
Byfleet. |
To Adam de Lymbergh and Master John de Langetoft, the king's clerks.
Order to cause all wool in the port of Boston reserved for the king's use,
which has not yet been sent across the sea, to be taken to those parts in
ships other than those of Flanders and Seland and sent to the king at
Andewerp, so that it shall not be discharged at any other place, as the king
appointed Adam and John to survey all such wool and the wool assigned
to the merchants of the society of the Bardi, William Dunort, William de
la Pole and Master Paul de Monte Florum in that port and elsewhere in
co. Lincoln and to cause the wool to be laden and sent to the king, and to
warn the said merchants and the others to cause all the wool assigned
to them to be sent with all speed to the staple at Andewerp within a certain
time, and to load and send away that wool if the merchants and others
refused to do this. By p.s. [11782.] |
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The like to the following appointed to survey such wool in the following
ports and counties:— |
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Henry de Stretford, in the port of Bristol in co. Gloucester. |
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William de Brokelesby and Ralph de Hastyng, in the port of Kyngeston
upon Hull in co. York. |
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Thomas de Benton in the port of Chichester in co. Sussex. |
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William de Clynton earl of Huntyngdon and William Moraunt in the
port of Sandwich in co. Kent. |
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Richard du Chastel in the ports of Lenn, Great Yarmouth and Ipswich
in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. |
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Nicholas Haghmon and Thomas de Abyndon in the port of Southampton in co. Southampton. |
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Richard de Novo Castro subtus Lynam in the port of Exeter in
co. Devon. |
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Matthew de Cantebrigg and John de Aulton in the city of London. |
April 1.
Berkhampstead. |
To the prior of Okeburn. Order to sell to the mayor and citizens of
London as many oaks in his wood of Ryslep pertaining to the priory as
they require for making springalds and other engines, for a reasonable
price, notwithstanding that the priory is in the king's hands. |
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By the keeper and C. |
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Membrane 14. |
March 20.
Berkhampstead. |
To William Trussel, admiral of the fleet from the mouth of the Thames
towards the west. Order not to compel the mayor, bailiffs and men of
Chichester to find ships, escomarios, or mariners to send to sea, as the king
lately ordered them, with the advice of the council, to cause a ship to be
prepared for war and two escomarios; and to cause the ship to be manned by
sixty men and the escomarios by eighty, well-armed and supplied with other
necessaries and victuals for three months, and to send them to the ports of
Portesmuth or Wynchelse, to be there on a certain day, to set out with the
aforesaid fleet, and to arrest all the ships of that city and detain them under
a form contained in the writ; and afterwards at the suit of the mayor and
others showing that no ships ply at that city and beseeching the king to excuse
them, the king appointed Richard earl of Arundel, Thomas de Brewes and
Master William de Fyssheburn to take an inquisition on the matter, and by
the inquisition taken before Thomas and William it is found that ships do
not ply at the city and no men of the city have ships or boats, and that
there are no mariners dwelling there. By C. |
March 25.
Berkhampstead. |
To Master John Rees, treasurer of Ireland. Order to receive eight pairs
of stamps for sterlings, eight pairs for halfpennies, and eight pairs for
farthings, which the king is sending to them by Peter de Okeburn, John's
attorney, in a bag under the chancellor's seal, and to cause money to be
stamped therewith, as it was ordained by the king and council that money
of sterlings, halfpennies and farthings should be made at the exchange at
Dublin, wherefore the king ordered John de Flete, keeper of the exchange,
London, to cause such stamps to be made at that exchange and to have
them in chancery on a certain day to be delivered to the treasurer's
attorney, and John de Flete sent the said stamps to chancery on that day
and delivered them to Peter in presence of the chancellor. By C. |
March 30.
Berkhampstead. |
To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. Order to pay to Nicholas de la
Despense, the king's yeoman, 10l. for Easter term last in accordance with
the king's grant to him of 20l. yearly in recompence for 20l. of land yearly
of the lands which belonged to William de Bredon which were taken from
Nicholas and delivered to William by the consent of parliament. |
March 30.
Berkhampstead. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells and of the
subsidy in the port of London. Order to pay to John Dardiles, Gaillardus
de Cavernes, Peter de Pergiis, William Lando, Peter de Blaye, Amaneuus
Drayner, Arbeus de Clayvou, William de Empyn, Arnald de la Bast, Peter
de Byrak, Eykeinus de Estirmer, Eykeynus Rolond, merchants of the duchy
[of Aquitaine] for wine bought of them, 468l. 18s. 1½d., without delay,
according to the tenor of a previous order [as at page 24 above] as the merchants
have complained that the collectors have hitherto delayed to make such
payment, although they have received divers sums of the custom and
subsidy. By C. |
