Close Rolls, Edward III: December 1340

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

'Close Rolls, Edward III: December 1340', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 5, 1339-1341, (London, 1901) pp. 588-593. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol5/pp588-593 [accessed 20 April 2024]

December 1340



Dec. 2. The Tower.	To the sheriff of Gloucester. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of William de Dicheford, who is insufficiently qualified.
Dec. 2. The Tower.	To the sheriff of York. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Thomas de Grenfeld, who is insufficiently qualified.
	By p.s.
	To Gilbert Talbot, justice of South Wales, or to him who supplies his place. Order to cause the demand made by the chamberlain of South Wales on the burgesses of Kermerdyn for 20l. for the escapes of prisoners, to be superseded, as lately at their suit showing that they ought not to make any custody outside the walls of that borough, and their ancestors had not done so from time out of mind, and the justice has exacted 20l. of them for the escape of David Taverner, John Tredegold and Thomas Yunge, felons who lately escaped to the church of Friars minors of Kermerdyn and of Thomas Sathanas, thief who escaped to the church of St. Peter of that town, which are both outside the walls and the custody of the borough, and afterwards escaped from those churches, as if they ought to make such custody outside the walls, the king ordered the justice to take an inquisition upon the matter, by which it is found that the burgesses have not made such custody in times past and are not bound to make it or to answer for any escape, but that the communities of Elved and of Wydegada made the said custody in time past upon such thieves and felons who escaped to the said churches and that they ought to answer to the king for the escape. By C.
Dec. 3. The Tower.	To Reymund Seguyn, the king's butler, or to him who supplies his place in the port of London. Order to deliver to Isabella de la Held a tun of wine of the present year, of the king's gift, in accordance with his grant to her of a tun of wine yearly in that port for life, to be received by the hands of the butler. (fn. 1)
Dec. 5. The Tower.	To the receiver of the subsidy of the ninth of sheaves, fleeces and lambs granted by the community of the realm, in co. Lincoln. Order to deliver to Henry Goldebetere, Walter de Kelsterne, William de Luteryngton, John Randman and John de Luteryngton, merchants of York, all the money of the said subsidy in the island of Axiholme and the West Riding, co. Lincoln up to 4,208 marks, and if anything is lacking to deliver what is wanting of the money of the subsidy of the present year in the parts of Lyndeseye, by indenture, if they find by the certificate of the vendors and assessors of the subsidy in the said parts that the merchants have not yet received anything of that sum, provided that no assignment is made to Queen Philippa in the said places, and if the sums paid to the merchants do not amount to 4,208 marks, the receiver shall cause the letters patent of the merchants to be endorsed with the sums paid to them, as the king ordered the said vendors and assessors to deliver the subsidy of the said island and Riding to the merchants up to 4,208 marks and pay them what might be wanting of the money of the nearest places in Lyndeseye [as at page 501 above]; and now the king has learned from the merchants that although they have diligently pursued before the vendors an d assessors to have payment yet they have not hitherto obtained any, and the delay in the payment of this and other loans causes other merchants to refrain from making such loans to the king. The king has ordered the vendors and assessors to certify to the receiver what they have delivered to the merchants of the said subsidy. By p.s.
Dec. 6. The Tower.	To the takers and purveyors of wool in the East Riding, co. York. Order to deliver all the wool taken by them by virtue of their commission and all other wool taken and arrested by Nicholas de Cantilupo, Hugh de Hastyng and Ralph de Hastyng in the East Riding and by Thomas de Brayton and Richard atte Wode, the king's serjeant at arms in the city of York and the town of Kyngeston upon Hull, by reason of the king's commissions to them, to Henry Goldbetere, Thomas Graa, William de Acastr[ia] and John de Luteryngton, merchants of York, up to the sum of 500 sacks, by indenture without delay, as the king sold 500 sacks of the wool of the East Riding to the said merchants of York and ordered the wool to be taken to parts beyond the sea for certain sums to be paid there, paying also the custom and subsidy of 40s. a sack in the ports of lading, as is contained in an indenture made with them and the king ordered the takers and purveyors to deliver the 500 sacks to the merchants without delay and although the merchants have not hitherto received any of the wool yet they have delivered 1,600l. upon that wool to William de Cusaunce, keeper of the wardrobe, at the king's earnest request, in aid of the king's expenses for hastening his passage to the realm from parts beyond the sea. The king has ordered Nicholas, Hugh and Ralph and Nicholas de Langton, mayor of York, and William de Grantham, John Randman and John Hansard, late the bailiffs there, and the collectors of the customs there (to whom Thomas and Richard delivered the wool of the city of York) and the mayor and bailiffs of Kyngeston upon Hull and the collectors of customs there (to whom Thomas and Richard delivered the wool arrested at Kyngeston) to deliver all the wool of the East Riding and the said wool to the takers and purveyors by indenture, to be delivered to the merchants in part satisfaction of 1,500 sacks of wool. By p.s.
	To the takers and purveyors of wool in the West Riding, co. York. Like order to cause all wool taken by them in that Riding and all wool arrested by Nicholas, Hugh and Ralph in that Riding to be delivered to the said merchants up to 500 sacks. By the same writ.
	To Nicholas de Cantilupo, Hugh de Hastyng and Ralph de Hastyng. Order to deliver all the wool arrested by them in the East and West Ridings co. York, to be delivered to the takers and purveyors of wool in those Ridings without delay, so that they may deliver it to the merchants and that the merchants may be able to answer to the king for the sums which they are bound to pay to him for that wool. By the same writ.
	Membrane 11.
Dec. 6. The Tower.	To William Scot and his fellows, justices of assize in Sussex. Whereas the king lately committed to William Trussel of Cubbesdon the custody of all the lands which belonged to Hugh de Sancto Johanne, tenant in chief, which were in the king's hands by reason of the minority of Hugh's heir, to hold until the heir should come of age, and now the king has learned that Thomas de Hunstane arrames an assize of novel disseisin before the justices against Edmund de Sancto Johanne, Hugh's son and heir, and William and others contained in the original writ concerning tenements in Bridham and Estichenore, which are in William's custody of the said heir's inheritance, the king orders the justices to behave themselves so circumspectly in that assize that no disinheriting of the heir shall be made during his minority without consulting the king. By p.s.
Dec. 8. The Tower.	To Nicholas de Langeton, mayor of York, and to William de Grantham, John Randeman and John Haunsard, late bailiffs of that city, and to Nicholas de Scorby and Walter de Kelstern, collectors of customs in the port of that city. Order to cause 4 sacks of wool arrested by Thomas de Brayton and Richard atte Wode, the king's sergeant at arms, and delivered to them by indenture, to be dearrested without delay and delivered to the master and brethren of the hospital of St. Leonard, York, if they are their own wool, in accordance with the king's grant that they should be quit of all tenths, fifteenths and other subsidies and quotas.
Dec. 5. The Tower.	To the abbot of Bukfestr[e]. Order to exercise the king's commission to him to receive the money of the sudsidy of the ninth of sheaves, wool and lambs and of the ninth granted by cities and boroughs and of the fifteenth of merchants and others in the parliament at Westminster on Wednesday after Sunday in Mid-Lent in co. Devon, to which the king appointed him and to answer for that money to the king, notwithstanding the commission to the abbot of Forde to receive that money, made on 15 November last, which the king has revoked by these presents, because the first term of payment was passed long before the 15th November and the abbot of Bukfestre had intermeddled with the receiving of the money for that term and had received the greater part thereof, and if the abbot of Forde was charged with receiving the money it would manifestly be to the detriment of the king. By K.
	Mandate to the vendors and assessors of the subsidy to deliver all the money to the abbot of Bukfestre by indenture, superseding the execution of the order directing them to deliver that money to the abbot of Forde. By K.
	Mandate to the abbot of Forde not to intermeddle further with the receiving of that money and to deliver anything which he may have received to the abbot of Bukfestre, without delay. By K.
Dec. 15. The Tower.	To the vendors and assessors of the subsidy of the ninth of sheaves, lambs and fleeces in co. Suffolk. Order to pay to the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi or to their attorney, 1,000l. in part payment of those sums which they undertook to pay for the king in parts beyond the sea for the release of Henry de Lancastr[ia], earl of Derby, detained in prison there. By p.s.
Dec. 15. The Tower.	To the vendors and collectors of the subsidy of the ninth of sheaves, lambs and fleeces granted by the community of the realm in co. Northumberland. Order to pay all the money of that subsidy as it is received by indenture to Robert de Spyneye, the king's clerk, whom the king has appointed receiver thereof, to do therewith what has been fully enjoined upon him. By p.s. [13539.]
	The like to the vendors and collectors of the same subsidy in cos. Cumberland and Westmorland, severally. By p.s.
	To the abbot of St. Mary's, York, receiver in the diocese of York of the biennial tenth granted by the clergy of the province of York. Like order to deliver a moiety of the money of that tenth to Robert de Spyneye, the king's clerk. By p.s. [13539.]
Dec. 12. The Tower.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of Southampton. Order to receive from William Gilbert, David Maystir, John Wichille and David de Folbourne the king's letters of coket to them, and to deliver to them other letters of coket for custom in that port, making mention of the letters of coket made to them in Ireland, and to supersede the demand made on them for another custom on a last and 26 dickers of hides and kippers, and for the subsidy granted by the merchants, as they have complained to the king showing him that although they bought the hides in Ireland and paid the custom due thereon to the collectors of customs in the ports of Waterford, Weys' and Yoghal in Ireland, as may fully appear by divers letters patent under the coket seal deputed in the said ports, which are in their possession as they assert, yet the collectors at Southampton unjustly compel them to pay further customs on the hides because they applied at the port of Southampton with the ships in which the hides were laded, to take them to Flanders or Gascony, and to pay a subsidy granted by merchants of wool, hides and wool-fells bought within the realm of England, and taken to parts beyond for the king's affairs, as if they had bought the hides in England and not in Ireland, whereupon William and the others have besought the king to provide a remedy. By K. on the information of the chancellor.
	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of Bristol. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of John Fiswere for 2 lasts 17 dickers of hides bought by him in Ireland on which he paid the custom to the collectors of custom in the port of Galuy.
	By K. on the information of the chancellor.
	To the collectors of customs in the port of Bristol. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of Robert de Wryngton, John Spornestane and Thomas Bremel for 2 lasts 21 dickers of hides bought by them in Ireland on which they paid custom to the collectors of the custom in the ports of Galuy, Cragfergus and Waterford.
	By K. on the information of the chancellor.
Dec. 20. The Tower.	To the same. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of William Sweteblode, citizen of Down, and Philip Ston for 2 lasts of hides and 4½ sacks 10 stones of wool bought by them in Ireland on which they paid the custom to the collectors of customs in the ports of Cork and Cragfergus. By K. on the information of the chancellor.
	To the same. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of John Luton for 4 dickers of hides and a dicker of kippers bought by him in Ireland, on which he paid customs to the collectors of customs in the port of Waterford. By K. on the information of the chancellor.
	To the same. Like order in favour of John Bouland, burgess of Droghdea, William Morton, Richard Redyng, Richard Yerdelay and Richard Redyn for 35 dickers of hides and 5 dickers of kippers bought in Ireland, customs being paid in the ports of Droghda, Waterford and Yoghill. By K. on the information of the chancellor.
	To the same. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of Roger Turtle, John de Keynes, Walter Wilspryng, Richard Kenseg, William Stokys of Drogh[da] and Simon Eustace for 2 lasts 29 dickers of hides laded by Simon in the name and place of Roger and the others, bought in Ireland, custom being paid in the ports of Droghda, Waterford and Galuy.
	By K. on the information of the chancellor.
	To the same. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of Thomas Blanket of Bristol and John Wygemor for 1 last 25 dickers of hides bought in Ireland, the custom thereon being paid to the collectors of custom in the ports of Kilchet, Yoghil and Kerr'.
	By K. on the information of the chancellor.
	Membrane 10.
	Memorandum that on 14 December the great seal was delivered to Robert de Burghcher, the chancellor, as appears by a memorandum on the dorse of this roll.
Dec. 17. The Tower.	To the sheriff of Sussex and the receivers of wool in that county. Order to deliver to Richard, earl of Arundel, or to his attorney, 30 sacks of wool, by indenture, in part satisfaction of 350 sacks 10 stones, and to inform the king without delay of any wool delivered to the earl before this time by virtue of previous orders and of the wool delivered by reason of this order, as the earl lent the king 1,600l. in Flanders on his last passage there and the king caused 200l. of that sum to be delivered to him of the money of the procurations of the cardinals, lent to him, by the hands of John de Flete, the king's clerk, and wishing the earl to be satisfied for the remaining 1,400l. the king granted that he should have 116 sacks of wool of co. Wilts, 116 sacks of co. Southampton, at 6½ marks the sack in each county, and 118 sacks 10 stones of wool of co. Sussex at 5 marks the sack of the wool granted in the last parliament, extended at 1,400l., to be received by the hands of the receivers of wool in those counties in full satisfaction of the 1,400l.
	By p.s. [13548.]
Dec. 16. The Tower.	To the receiver in co. Hertford of the subsidy of the ninth of sheaves, lambs and fleeces and of the goods of citizens and burgesses and of the fifteenth of the goods of merchants and others dwelling in solitary and waste places. Order to cause all the money of that subsidy to be taken with all possible speed to the Tower of London and delivered by indenture to William de Edynton, the king's clerk, appointed receiver of such money in all the counties this side Trent, as the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi have lent and promised to lend great sums of money to the king, and the king has assigned to them all the said subsidy in that county and in cos. Warwick, Leicester, Salop, Stafford, and Hereford and in the archdeaconry of Lincoln, of the first year, in part satisfaction of the said sums, and now the merchants have undertaken to pay up to the sum of 20,695l. 15s. 2d. upon the said assignments, as William de Cusance, keeper of the wardrobe, has testified to the king, besides a sum of 1,900l. which they undertook to pay for the king to certain merchants of Almain, as they say, and for these causes the king wishes the assignments made to the merchants to be observed. The king has ordered William to receive the money and pay it to the merchants. By p.s. [13543.]
	The like to the following, to wit:—
	The receiver of the same subsidy in co. Hereford. By the same writ.
	The receiver of the subsidy in co. Salop. By the same writ.
	The receiver of the subsidy in co. Stafford. By the same writ.
	The receiver of the subsidy in co. Warwick. By the same writ.
	The receiver of the subsidy in co. Leicester. By the same writ.
	The receiver of the subsidy in co. Lincoln for the money of the subsidy in the archdeaconry of Lincoln. By the same writ.