Close Rolls, Edward III: January 1340

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 5, 1339-1341. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1901.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: January 1340', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 5, 1339-1341, (London, 1901) pp. 323-324. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol5/pp323-324 [accessed 23 April 2024]

January 1340

Jan. 20.
Westminster.		 To the collectors of the new custom in the port of London. Order to permit the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi to lade what remains of 3,600 sacks in that port and take them to the staple at Andewerp, quit of 40d. a sack for the new custom, in accordance with the king's grant, as the king granted that those merchants should take 8,000 sacks to parts beyond the sea, and he ordered the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool fells in the port of London to permit the Bardi so to take 2,400 sacks thereof and the Peruzzi 1,200 sacks charging them with the custom and subsidy thereon, and afterwards at the suit of those merchants showing that they were prevented from taking the wool, and beseeching the king to cause his order to be executed, the king ordered the collectors to permit those merchants to take as aforesaid what remained of the said 3,600 sacks in ships not ordained for the king's service. By p.s.
Jan. 15.
Langley.		 To the same. Order to supersede the demand of 40d. for the new custom on Baudinus de Bonacourse, Marinus Baldwynet, merchants of Florence, and Arnald de Aldyngham, merchant of Malyns, on each of 650 sacks of wool allowance of the custom and subsidy thereon having been made to them by the collectors of the same in that port in accordance with the king's order [as at page 198 above]. By p.s.
Membrane 1.
Jan. 15.
Langley.		 To the same. Like order in favour of John de Portenar[iis], Andrew de Portenar[iis], Bartholomew de Portenar[iis] and Pigellus de Portenar[iis] for the new custom on 591 sacks of wool, allowance having been made to them in the custom and subsidy in accordance with the king's orders to the collectors of the same [as at page 144 above]. By p.s.
Jan. 20.
Langley.		 To Nicholas Shirlok, keeper of the alnage, or to him who supplies his place in the port of London. John Sage of Audenard, Henry le Blaik, James Maynard and Giles du Pree, merchants of Flanders, have besought the king to provide a remedy, as they caused 104 woollen cloths to be taken from Flanders to that city to sell there, but Nicholas did not seal the cloth with the seal deputed for his office, but arrested the cloth by reason of an ordinance of the king and council forbidding merchants to bring cloth into the realm after Michaelmas in the 11th year of the reign, upon pain of forfeiture; the king, considering the service of the men of Flanders to him in the war, has granted that those merchants shall sell their cloth in the realm for this turn, notwithstanding the ordinance, and orders Nicholas to cause the cloth to be sealed and to permit the merchants to do their pleasure with the cloth. By C.
Jan. 26.
Westminster.		 To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the wages which they shall find Robert Daundely, sheriff of Southampton, has paid to ten men at arms and twenty archers, at 12d. and 6d. a day each respectively, retained in Winchester castle by the king's order from 23 February last until 24 January, to be allowed to him in his account. By C.
Vacated because in the 14th year.
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