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Sept. 5.
Westminster. |
To the keeper, farmer or receiver of the hundreds of Bremesfeld
and Bisley co. Gloucester for the time being. Order of the issues of
the hundred of Bisley to pay to Matthew de Swettenham yeoman
of the king's chamber the wages, fees and profits of the office of bailiff
of the lordship of Bremesfeld and of the said hundreds, and the arrears
since 12 March last, on which date the king granted him during pleasure
the office of bailiff of that lordship and of the said hundreds thereto
pertaining, which were of Edmund de Mortuo Mari earl of March,
and are in the king's hand by reason of the nonage of the earl's heir. |
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Et erat patens. |
Sept. 8.
Westminster. |
To the keeper, bailiff, farmer or receiver of the manors of Stondon
for the time being. Order to pay to William Wynselowe yeoman of
the king's chamber every year the wages and fees belonging to the office
of keeper of Stondon park co. Hertford, and the arrears since
10 February last, on which date the king granted to the said William
for life, so long as the same shall remain in the king's hand, the office
of keeper of the said park, which is in his hand among other lands of
Edmund de Mortuo Mari earl of March. |
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Et erat patens. |
Sept. 5.
Westminster. |
To Henry Moton escheator in Gloucestershire. Order to take
of Cicely who was wife of Nicholas de Berkeleye knight an oath etc.,
and in presence of Maud Cantelowe, sister and heir of the said Nicholas,
to assign to the said Cicely dower of her husband's lands. |
Sept. 18.
Westminster. |
To the steward, farmer, receiver or keeper of the lordship of
Wallyngford for the time being. Order to pay to Oliver Martyn for
life 66s. 8d. a year and the arrears since 22 March 1 Richard II, on
which date the king confirmed letters patent of his father, granting
to the said Oliver his servant, for long and acceptable service, 66s. 8d.
a year for life of the issues etc. of that lordship. |
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Et erat patens. |
Sept. 20.
Westminster. |
To the steward, farmer, receiver or other minister who levies the
issues, etc. of the lordship of Walyngford for the time being. Order
to pay to John Warde for life 66s. 8d. a year and the arrears since
22 March 1 Richard II, on which date the king confirmed letters
patent of Edward prince of Wales, previously confirmed by the king
while prince, granting to the said John his servant for life, for long
and acceptable service, 66s. 8d. a year of the issues of that lordship. |
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Et erat patens. |
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William Snel has like letters for 100s. a year. |
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Et erat patens. |
Sept. 23.
Westminster. |
To Robert Passelewe escheator in Yorkshire. Order to take of
Peter de Malo Lacu the sixth knight, son of Peter de Malo Lacu the
fifth and of Margaret his wife, security for payment of his relief, and to
give him seisin of the castle and manor of Mulgreve the manors of
Doncastre, Baynton, Rosyngton, Briddesalle and Berghe with the
knights' fees and advowsons thereto belonging and the advowson of
Lokyngton church; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken
by the escheator, that the said Margaret, being jointly enfeoffed
of the premises with her said husband to them and the heirs of their
bodies, with the king's licence made a feoffment thereof to Henry de
Percy and others for her life with remainder to her husband's right
heirs, that they are held in chief by knight service, and that Peter
the sixth is their next heir and of full age; and the king has taken
his homage and fealty. By p.s. [2395.] |
Sept. 26.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of the city of
London. Order, upon complaint made on behalf of the merchants
of the Hanse of Almain, to take of them 12d. for every last of herring,
and security to answer to the king for whatsoever custom over and
above that sum the council in the next parliament shall adjudge that
they ought to pay, and not to compel them to pay aught further
until in parliament debate he had whether they ought to pay 15d.
the last or no, making restitution of any further sum levied of them;
as their complaint shews that lately in the parts of Scone they bought
certain lasts of herring and caused them to be brought to London
for sale, and that although they are ready to pay the collectors 12d.
a last as they used to do in past times according to the liberties and
privileges granted them by the king's forefathers, the collectors
are purposing unlawfully to levy 15d. a last contrary to such grant. |
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Membrane 26. |
July 23.
Westminster. |
To all owners of ships, masters and seamen, and to sheriffs, mayors,
bailiffs, constables, keepers of seaports and maritime places throughout
the admiralty to the northward, within liberties and without. Writ
of aid in favour of John Philipot and Hugh Fastolf, whom the king
has appointed by themselves and their deputies to take order for
safe guard of those ports etc. against attacks of the enemy, and to
command all things needful to be done. By C. |
July 24.
Westminster. |
To Edmund Giffard escheator in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Order, upon petition made on behalf of John Herle knight, appealed
by John de Whethale for manslaughter of Richard de Whethale
his brother, to make inquisition concerning the price and value of
all goods and chattels which were of the defendant the day he was
put in exigents and after, their description and in whose hands they
were and are, to take of him security to answer at the exchequer
for the price or value, and by indenture between the escheator and
the defendant and his mainpernors to deliver the same to him,
bringing the writ, the indenture, the security and the names of his
mainpernors before the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer
in the quinzaine of Michaelmas next; as the said petition shews
that the said knight is put in exigents in Staffordshire to be outlawed
for that he came not before the king to answer the appellant, wherefore the goods which were his on the aforesaid day are confiscate. |
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By the treasurer, being one of the keepers of the great seal. |
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The like to Thomas de Brugge escheator in Worcestershire. |
Aug. 6.
Woodstock. |
To the collectors in the port of London of the subsidy of 6d. in the
pound granted in the last parliament. Order to take the said subsidy
upon merchandise whatsoever of merchants of Almain now or hereafter
imported or exported, and to put the money thereof arising under
safe deposit for which they will answer, so that it be not spent nor
converted to any uses until by the council debate he had whether
by virtue of charters of former kings, confirmed by the king, those
merchants ought to be quit of the subsidy or to be therewith charged,
and until further order. By K. and C. |
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The like to the collectors in the following ports: |
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Lenne. |
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The town of St. Botolph. |
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Kyngeston upon Hull. |
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Great Jernemuth. |
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Southampton. |
Aug. 12.
Westminster. |
To all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs etc. to whom etc. Order to suffer
the master and brethren of the hospital of St. Leonard York, their
successors and all their men to be quit in cities and boroughs, markets
and fairs, and in passage of bridges, seaports etc. throughout England,
Ireland and Wales and all the king's lands and waters, of toll, tallage,
passage, pedage, lastage, stallage, hidage, weidage, works and aids of
castles, walls, bridges, parks, sea walls, dikes and stewponds, ship
service, building of the king's houses and all manner of works, ward of
castles, carriage and sumpter service, releasing any distress made
against them for such cause; as among other liberties granted them
by charters of former kings, it is granted that they, their successors
and all their men shall be quit as aforesaid, nor shall their wains,
carts or horses be taken for any carriage; and the king has confirmed
those charters with the clause licet. |
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Et erat patens. |
Sept. 3.
Westminster. |
To the chancellor of Cantebrigge university or his vicegerent.
Order to oversee from time to time the measures and weights commonly used in the town and suburbs of Cantebrigge, especially in
fair time, as used to be done by the mayor, bailiffs, aldermen and
burgesses, to burn and destroy those found false, and seal others
lawful and just, duly chastising trespassers in that behalf, so behaving
in the execution hereof that no complaint of their negligence or default
come to the king's ears, and the king have no need to provide a remedy
whereby they ought to lose these liberties; as among other liberties
granted by his charter, the king has granted that the chancellor,
his successors and their vicegerents alone shall have the keeping of
the assize and assay and the oversight of weights and measures there
as aforesaid; and now it has come to the king's ears that great number
of false measures and weights were heretofore commonly used there,
especially at time of a fair yearly held at Sterebrigge in the said
suburb, to the deception of the people flocking thither. |
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Et erat patens. |
Sept. 8.
Westminster. |
To the keeper, bailiff, farmer or receiver of the manors of Ernewode
and Clebury co. Salop for the time being. Order to pay every year
to John Horwode, one of the yeomen of the king's chamber, the
wages and fees belonging to the office of parker of Ernewode and
Clebury parks, in the king's hand among other lands of Edmund de
Mortuo Mari earl of March by reason of the nonage of the earl's heir,
and the arrears since 13 February (sic); as on 13 January last the king
granted him that office for life, so long as the said lands shall be in
the king's hand. |
Sept. 12.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York. Order, by advice of the council, to levy
with what speed he may all fines, forfeited issues and amercements
which, by estreats of the rolls of John king of Castille and Leon duke
of Lancastre, John de Neville of Raby, Thomas Roos of Hamelake,
Henry Lescrope, Robert Tresilian, William de Skipwyth and Robert
Plesyngton justices of oyer and terminer, to be by the justices or
two of them delivered to him, he shall be assured ought to be levied,
and forthwith to deliver by indenture to the said duke 2,000l., if
the same shall amount to so much, or otherwise the whole sum, to be
spent according to the known purpose of the king and council. Proviso
that if that sum shall be exceeded the sheriff shall answer at the
exchequer for the surplus. By C. |
Sept. 14.
Westminster. |
To the chancellor of Ireland, the treasurer and the barons of the
exchequer there, and all other ministers and officers of Ireland for
the time being. Order this time not to meddle with any issues, rents
or profits of the manor of Cromlyn, which is held for life by Cornelius
de Clone knight by the king's grant, by reason of his absence from
Ireland, his coming to England and abode there, nor to suffer him
to be troubled for that cause, restoring to him or his attorneys any
levy made of that manor, ordinances or statutes whatsoever to the
contrary notwithstanding; and order to the chancellor to cause writs
to issue under the seal used in Ireland addressed to such as need be
touching the effect of this command; as the said Cornelius lately
came to England to lay before the king and council the state of
Ireland, and by order of the king and council shall continue to abide
there a set time. By C. |
Sept. 25
Westminster. |
To John de Radeston escheator in Somerset. Order to remove
the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor and advowson
of Hunspill, delivering to Isabel late the wife of William Cogan knight
any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition,
taken by the escheator, that the said William at his death held the
premises in chief by knight service as jointly enfeoffed with her by
gift of William de Luscote and others made with the late king's
licence to them and the heirs male of their bodies; and for 20s. by
her paid in the hanaper the king has respited the said Isabel's
homage until the quinzaine of Easter next, having taken her fealty. |
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Membrane 25. |
July 30.
Westminster. |
To Robert de Loxle escheator in Surrey. Order to take the fealty
of Edward de Sancto Johanne knight, to take of him security for
payment of his relief at the exchequer, and to give him livery of
95 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow, parcel of the manor of Apse;
as upon the finding of an inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
John Brokas at his death held the premises by divers services of the
heirs of Humphrey de Bohun earl of Hereford and Edward le Despenser
who are minors in the king's wardship, and divers other lands of
others than the king, and that Edward de Sancto Johanne, being
son of Joan sister of Thomas de Hevere father of Margaret mother
of the said John, is his next heir and of full age, and upon the finding
of another inquisition taken by John Brode of Smethe late escheator
in Kent, that John Brokas at his death held the manor of Ifeld by
Shyngledewelle of others than the king, and that the said Edward,
being son of Joan daughter of Ralph de Hevere knight father of
Thomas father of Margaret mother of John Brokas, and Elizabeth wife
of Edmund Herneys, being daughter of John son of Alice daughter of
the said Ralph, are cousins and next heirs of John Brokas and of full
age, and upon petition of Edward de Sancto Johanne, shewing that by
colour of the second inquisition, which contains not the whole truth it is
said, he is unlawfully hindered from having livery of the said land
and meadow although he is the sole heir of John Brokas, the king
lately ordered the sheriff of Surrey to give notice to the said Edmund
and Elizabeth to be in chancery on the morrow of St. James the
Apostle last in order to shew cause wherefore the king ought not to
give the petitioner livery thereof; and the sheriff returned that he
caused John Heyne bailiff of the liberty of Kyngeston to have the
return of that writ, who answered that he gave them notice as
thereby required; and at the day named the said Edmund and
Elizabeth came not, wherefore it was determined that livery be given
as aforesaid. |
Aug. 1.
Westminster. |
To Richard Burnell late one of the tellers at the receipt of the
exchequer. Order henceforth not to meddle in that office; as by
letters patent of 28 July last the king granted to Walter Chippenham
that he should have the office of one of the tellers whom Hugh Segrave
now treasurer should please to remove, and the fees thereto pertaining,
without being removed by any treasurer for the time being; and the
treasurer has removed the said Richard. |
Aug. 12.
Westminster. |
To Robert de Assheton constable of Dovorre castle and warden
of the Cinque Ports, or to his lieutenant. Order with such speed as he
may to furnish with men at arms and archers, at such costs and wages
as ought to be paid for the king's own passage, and make ready ships
or other vessels sufficient for the safe conduct of Przimislaus duke of
Teschen (Techinensis), the bannerets, knights, esquires and other
subjects of Wencelaus king of the Romans and of Bohemia who came
to England in the company of Queen Anne and are now about to
return, and therewith to bring him and all his company safe to
Calais. By C. |
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Aug 16.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Holand earl of Kent, keeper of the king's forest on
this side Trent, or to his representative in Rokyngham forest. Order,
upon petition of Master John de Shepey dean of St. Mary's Lincoln
and prebendary of Nassyngton, to make inquisition by true men of
the forest, foresters, verderers and others, touching the petitioner's
pretended right to two oaks a year by livery of the foresters within
the bailiwick of Clyve, sixteen faggots of underwood a week from
Michaelmas to St. Peter and St. Paul in a place called the 'Persones
Ruydyng,' a piggery in a place called the 'Fermes,' and his free bull
and boar throughout the forest, what prebendaries have had the same,
from what time and by what title, and other the circumstances,
sending the inquisition into chancery; as his petition shews that all
the prebendaries his predecessors, cardinals and aliens excepted, have
heretofore had the oaks etc. aforesaid in right of their prebend time
out of mind. By bill endorsed by C. |
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Et erat patens. |
Aug. 7.
Woodstock. |
To the farmers or occupiers for the time being of the manor of
Worthy Mortymer co. Suthampton which was of Edmund de Mortimer
earl of March and Ulster, lord of Wyggemore, Clare and Connaght.
Order to pay to John Othelake the earl's servant, whom for good
service the earl by letters indented, confirmed by the king, appointed
herald at arms, naming him Marche, a rent of 6l. 13s. 4d. a year for
life, according to the earl's grant and the king's confirmation. |
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Et erat patens. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To the receiver, farmer or bailiff of the castle and lordships of
Walyngford for the time being. Order to pay to John de Remyngton
the king's yeoman 10l. a year for life and the arrears since 11 May
1 Richard II, according to the king's letters patent of that date. |
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Et erat patens. |
Aug. 4.
Woodstock. |
To Nicholas fitz Richard escheator in Essex. Order to give Hamon
son and heir of Thomas Vaghan knight seisin of his father's lands;
as he has proved his age before Robert de Swynfen escheator in Salop,
and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [2325.] |
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The like to John de Newenton escheator in Kent and Middlesex. |
Aug. 17.
Westminster. |
To Henry Moton escheator in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire
and in the march of Wales adjoining. Order to take of Lettice
who was wife of Gilbert Gamage an oath etc., and in presence of
William Davy and Robert de Muskham clerks, to whom the king
has committed the wardship thereof, to assign her dower of her
husband's lands. |
Aug. 19.
Westminster. |
To John Rede escheator in Norffolk and Suffolk. Order without
delay to take all inquisitions, if not yet taken, which the king lately
commanded him to take concerning the lands which were of Edmund
de Mortuo Mari earl of March and Ulster, and to send them into
chancery, not meddling with any issues or profits arising from the
earl's manors, lands etc., and restoring aught thereof levied to those
from whom it was received. By bill of the treasurer. |
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The like to the following: |
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Nicholas Fitz Richard escheator in Essex. |
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John de Newenton escheator in Kent. |
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Robert de Loxle escheator in Surrey. |
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Thomas Peyvre escheator in Bukinghamshire. |
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John de Radeston escheator in Somerset and Dorset. |
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To Henry Moton escheator in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire
and in the march of Wales adjacent. Like order, mutatis mutandis,
as well concerning the lands of the said earl as those which Philippa
his mother, likewise deceased, held in dower or for life of his
heritage. |
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The like to the following: |
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Robert de Swynfen escheator in Salop. |
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Thomas atte Brugge escheator in Worcestershire. |
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John Gaweyn escheator in the county of Suthampton and
Wiltesir. |
Aug. 23.
Westminster. |
To the keeper of the wardrobe of the king's household for the time
being. Order to pay 12d. a day for life to Simon de Burley the king's
knight, whom the king has appointed master of his hawks and keeper
of his mews at Charryng by Westminster for life, taking 12d. a day
as wages. |
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Et erat patens. |
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Membrane 24. |
Sept. 26.
Westminster. |
To John de Radeston escheator in Somerset. Order to assign
dower to Isabel who was wife of William Cogan knight, of whom the
king has taken an oath etc. |
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The like to Roger Juyl escheator in Devon. |
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Here, on Saturday the eve of St. Matthew, the great seal was
delivered to Robert bishop of London the chancellor, as appears in a
memorandum on the dorse of this roll. |
Sept. 27.
Westminster. |
To Robert Swynfen escheator in Salop. Order to take of Elizabeth
who was wife of Fulk Corbet knight an oath etc., and to assign her
dower. |
