Close Rolls, Richard II: June 1384

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 2, 1381-1385. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1920.

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'Close Rolls, Richard II: June 1384', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 2, 1381-1385, (London, 1920) pp. 380-383. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol2/pp380-383 [accessed 26 March 2024]

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June 1384

June 6.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of London and the keepers of the passage there. Order to suffer Thomas le Vyndre and John Tournewere merchants of Rone in Normandy in that port, if they please, to unlade and sell their goods and merchandise, to lade their ships again with wool, woolfells and other goods bought and purveyed in the realm, and take them over sea, provided they shall there pay the customs, subsidies and duties due and usually paid in the realm and at Calais; as by letters patent of 4 June last the king took these merchants under his protection until Michaelmas, coming to England with two ships, unlading the same in any port they please etc., so that they pay customs etc. as aforesaid in the port of unlading and lading again. By C.
June 15.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order, upon petition of Edmund Bys and Richard Wedoun merchants of the city of London, in name of reprisal to arrest and safe keep until further order all ships of France, all goods and merchandise of them of France, and the masters and seamen therein found; as the complaint of the said merchants shews that trusting in the truce with France they sent a ship called 'la Margarete' [of] London to Harflu in Normandy with divers goods and merchandise for sale there to the value of 300 marks, and that on coming thither the ship was straightway arrested with the merchants and seamen and the goods therein, and is unlawfully detained contrary to the truce.
June 10.
Westminster.
To John Gaweyn escheator in the county of Suthampton. Order to give Guy Heyno, son and heir of William Heyno tenant by knight service of Ingelram de Coucy and Isabel his wife as of Caresbrooke castle in the Isle of Wight, which castle was after taken into the king's hand by reason of the adherence of the said Ingelram to his enemies of France, seisin of the lands so held; as the said Guy has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [3287.]
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June 16.
Westminster.
To Gilbert Maunfeld. Order to deliver to John Fiolodoun of Plesancia merchant ten bales of tallow by him lately laded in the realm of Castille in a ship of Lesclus called the 'Seint Esperit,' Henry Bez master, and to Jacomin Frage of Plesancia merchant eleven bales of coney fells in a ship called the 'Seint Marie,' John Piers de Saraspe of Berneo master, which ships were by a storm driven to Plymmuth and there kept under arrest by the king's command, and the said bales are by his command brought to the port of London, first taking of them what he shall deem reasonable for the freight thereof, and for the cost of bringing the same from Plymmuth to London; as those merchants are of the friendship of the king and realm, and the ships are enemies' ships and forfeit to the king. By C.
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May 4.
Salisbury.
To Robert Tresilian and David Haunemer justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to command an inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and Thomas atte Lee and Agnes who was wife of Thomas Martell concerning a messuage, 200 acres of land, 2 acres of pasture, 3½ acres of meadow, 3 acres of wood and 3s. 6d. of rent, by name of all lands, rents and services called Hohalle in Rewenhale, Witham and Falkeburne, to be taken before one of the justices.
April 3.
Westminster.
To Edmund de Appelby and Thomas de Stafford knight, and to Thomas de Staunton escheator in Derbyshire, lately appointed upon an information that after the statute of mortmain the abbot of Burton upon Trent and his predecessors acquired divers lands to them and their successors without the king's licence, to make inquisition in Derbyshire what lands they so acquired. Writ of supersedeas addressed to the said Edmund and Thomas de Stafford, upon particular information that they are of evil will to the abbot and convent, and are scheming themselves to oppress the abbey to the utmost of their power; but order to the escheator to execute that commission.
The like to the said Edmund and Thomas [de Stafford], and to William Walshale escheator in Staffordshire.
April 20.
Westminster.
To the bailiffs of Suthampton, and to William Mapelle lieutenant of the admiral to the southward. Order, upon petition of Richard Hatfelde, William Staundon, William Benyngton and John Mokkynge citizens and merchants of London, and by their mainprise, to deliver to them as speedily as may be their wines cast ashore in the county of Suthampton, telling the masters of the ship called 'la Katerine' of Lenne to sue with the council if they shall think fit, and so behaving that the merchants have no matter for a second complaint to the king and council; as their petition shews that at Bordeaux they laded that ship with wine to be brought to London, and that on the voyage it was lost in a storm, and great part of the wine was there cast ashore, complaining that though they are ready to pay freight for the same, at suit of the masters the bailiffs and lieutenant have arrested the wine for freight of the same and of that which was lost, and are unlawfully withholding it; and the merchants have mainperned in chancery each for other for payment of freight of the wine lost and that salved, if the council shall adjudge that it ought to be paid.
June 14.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to dis charge the abbot of Lesnes (de Lysynis) of 40s., and the prior of Newenham of 100s. adjudged forfeit against them, for that they appeared not at the day appointed to account at the exchequer for one tenth granted to the king by the clergy of the province of Canterbury in the parliament holden at Westminster in 6 Richard II, whereof they are collectors in Kent and Bedfordshire respectively; as they were that day in the receipt of the exchequer to pay the said tenth by them collected, as the king is particularly informed, and in consideration of their travail and expense in the collection the king has pardoned them the issues so adjudged. By C.
June 20.
Westminster.
To the mayor and bailiffs of Suthampton. Order, upon complaint of William Canynges, Walter Tedistile and other merchants of Bristol, in name of reprisal to arrest and safe keep until further order all ships of France in that port, the goods and merchandise and the merchants, masters and seamen therein found to the value of 500 marks; as their complaint shews that trusting in the truce with France they sent thither a ship called the 'Rodecogge' [of] Bristol laded with merchandise for sale there to the value of 1,000l., that the ship is arrested in the port of Harflu in Normandy and there unlawfully detained contrary to the truce by the captain and other men of the town, with the goods therein, the merchants and seamen and all the gear thereof. The king has commanded the sheriffs of London and the mayor and sheriff of Bristol to arrest all ships of France to the value of 1,000 marks.
Like writs to the sheriffs of London, and to the mayor and sheriff of Bristol.
May 26.
Salisbury.
To the mayor and bailiffs of Suthampton. Order, upon petition of Martin Lawrence of Bayeus in Beyssyn of France, to dearrest him, a ship of Chirburgh by him laded in France with four tuns of wine and one pipe of woad, and the said goods, suffering him to sell the same, and to pass with the ship to his own parts according to the truce with France, any command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding; as he has shewn the king that, trusting in the truce, he brought that ship so laded to Suthampton, and that he and the ship and goods are arrested by reason of a writ of the king to the mayor and bailiffs addressed. By C.
June 9.
Westminster.
To the bailiffs of Shorham. Order, upon petition of William Venour citizen of London, to suffer him by himself or his servants to lade in ships in that port seven sarplers of wool of 'refuse,' which he may not conveniently deliver at the king's staple as he says, and by mainprise of John Organ and John Oweyn citizens of London without payment of custom or subsidy to bring the same to Suthampton; as he has prayed licence to take it thither by sea to be worked, and the said John and John have mainperned in chancery under a pain of 100 marks that he shall answer for the forfeiture of the wool in case it shall pass over sea, and for the custom and subsidy thereupon in case it shall be lost at sea, and shall bring into chancery letters of the mayor and bailiffs of Suthampton witnessing the unlading thereof.
June 12.
Westminster.
To the mayor and bailiffs of Plymmouth. Order to suffer vessels, ships, merchants, seamen and any other person to pass to foreign parts with their goods and merchandise, as used heretofore to be done, notwithstanding the king's late writ commanding them to suffer none so to pass until further order.
The like to the following:
The mayor and bailiffs of the city of Exeter.
The mayor and bailiffs of Dertemouth.
The mayor and bailiffs of Lostwythiel.
June 16.
Westminster.
To the warden of the Flete prison and to his lieutenant. Order to receive William Hugyn of Corfe, and to keep him in safe custody there until further order. By C.
May 8.
Salisbury.
To Thomas Couele escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to deliver to John de Saresbury one of the king's esquires a shout upon the river Thames which is forfeit to the king, to make his advantage thereof; as agreement is made between the treasurer and the said John concerning a sum of money to be by him paid for the said shout.
By bill of the treasurer.
June 20.
Westminster.
To Robert Tresilian and David Haunemere, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to command an inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and the commonalty of Cantebrigge and William Ely clerk, concerning the said William's alleged taking 12 feet in length of the course of the river so far as his tenement in Cantebrigge extends, to the nuisance of all the commonalty, to be taken before one of the justices.