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Membrane 7. |
Dec. 8.
Westminster. |
To William Berdewelle knight, Richard Cosyn knight, Godfrey
Stretton knight, John de Launey knight, John de Russhebroke knight,
William Langham knight, John Straunge, William Hanyfeld, Henry
Rose, Robert de Rendelesham, John Motoun, John de Bures, Benedict
de Redyng and Walter Duk, lately with Roger Potter a burgess and
inhabitant of Bury St. Edmunds, by name of Roger Potter only,
appointed collectors in Suffolk of the tenth and fifteenth granted by
the lords and commons in the last parliament. Order to execute
that commission notwithstanding the said Roger's absence; as by
reason of their behaviour and grievous default all burgesses and
inhabitants of the said town are excepted from the king's general
pardon granted in divers parliaments to other his lieges, wherefore
the king reckons the said Roger a person unfit to be collector, and
has discharged him. |
Dec. 8.
Westminster. |
To Roger de la Chambre escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to
remove the king's hand and meddle no further with six messuages
and 50 acres of land in Apethorp and Neuton, delivering to Eleanor
who was wife of John Knyvet knight any issues thereof taken; as
the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at
his death the said John held the premises in his demesne as of fee
according to the custom of the manor of Apethorp, which is of the
ancient demesne of the crown, namely that a man's first wife shall
have for life all lands so held by her husband, and that she was his
first wife. |
Dec. 13.
Westminster. |
To the burgesses of Bruges co. Salop, farmers of the king's mills
of Pendeleston. Order of the farm thereof to pay to Richard
Mawardyn the king's esquire 10l. a year for life and the arrears since
Michaelmas last, according to the king's letters patent of 9 November
last, granting him that yearly sum from Michaelmas for life or until
the king should take other order for his estate. |
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To John Borle of Iselham, appointed by letters patent of 20 April
last receiver during pleasure of all moneys arising from the rents and
profits of the lordship of Clare, which was of Edmund earl of March
and Ulster, and of all lands thereto belonging, so that he should answer
for the same at the exchequer, taking the wages and fees accustomed.
Order by advice of the council to deliver all moneys thereof now and
henceforward received to the receiver general of the earl's lordships
and lands in England, Wales and the march of Wales. |
Dec. 22.
Westminster. |
To Roger Rose of Bury, Edmund fitz Lucas, James de Marham,
John Osberne, Thomas Fornham, Adam Watyrward, Thomas Ewelle,
John Toller, Thomas Goddard, Geoffrey Wolman, Henry Wrotham,
Thomas Bernyngham, Richard Whyte, Thomas Lacford, Alan de
Denham, William Chevele, Thomas atte Perye, John Rery, John
Calfe and John Berard, all of Bury, excepted as were all other persons
of the town from the pardons granted to other lieges in the parliaments
of 5 and 6 Richard II by reason of many grievous misdeeds. Strict
order under pain of forfeiture, at the prayer of certain lords sitting
with the king, for that they have humbly submitted themselves to
his grace, and for a fine of 2,000 marks made with the council, 500 marks
thereof to be paid in the octaves of St. Hilary, 500 marks on
Midsummer day next, and the residue before Christmas following,
to take a recognisance of the other persons of the said town their
neighbours, to assess themselves and all inhabitants thereof to
payment of the said sum every man according to his estate, possessions
and means, and by distress and arrest of those who rebel to levy the
same for payment at the terms aforesaid, certifying all their dealings
in chancery before Midsummer; and writ de intendendo in their favour
to the bailiffs and all the inhabitants of the town under the like pain;
as at the instance of those lords the king has taken them to his grace,
granting that every one of them willing severally to sue for it shall
have a charter of pardon for all insurrections, treasons, seditions,
felonies, trespasses etc. by them committed before this date, for which
fines or ransoms might be taken, and for all sums of money due by
recognisances in chancery and elsewhere before justices and judges, or
by bonds for good behaviour or keeping the peace and the execution
thereof, and all conditions, mainprises and undertakings touching
the same, with quittance under the common seal of the abbey of
Bury St. Edmunds of all actions, plaints and demands of the next
abbot and the convent for trespasses etc. heretofore committed
against the abbey or any person thereof contrary to such security for
good behaviour; and power to take such recognisance of so many
men of the town as they shall think fit in terms of the recognisance
by themselves made in chancery. By K. and C. |
