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Sept. 2.
Barton-on-Humber. |
To the collectors of the custom and the aid of imprest of cloth to be made
to the king in the port of London. Order not to take any aid or imprest,
this side Easter, of the cloth that the king's merchant Simon de Swanlaund
shall cause to be brought to that port, and which he shall testify to be his
own, to the number of 2,000 pieces (pannorum), making an indenture with
him of the number of pieces brought to that port before the said feast, and
of what ought to pertain to the king thereof by reason of the aforesaid aid,
so that the king may recover the aid from Simon at the aforesaid term, the
king having enjoined Simon to make a great provision of cloth for the king's
use, in doing which he will undergo great outlay (unde ipsum oportet [i] n
immensum onerari). By p.s. [4406.] |
Sept. 5.
York. |
To Robert de Sapy, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle
further with 25 tofts, 19 bovates, and 7 acres of land in Morton-on-Swale,
co. York, a windmill and its suit, and the ferry (passagium) of the water of
Swale, pertaining to the manor of Ralph son of William in Morton, and all
his lands in the town of Thirnetoft', which the escheator took into the king's
hands upon the death of Robert son of the said Ralph, together with his
other lands, as it appears by inquisition taken by the escheator that Ralph
son of William, tenant in chief, granted the premises by his deed to Robert
his son, and Elizabeth, wife of the said Robert, to have and to hold to them
and the heirs of their bodies, and that Elizabeth peacefully continued her
joint seisin thereof until her husband's death, by which inquisition it was
found that the 25 tofts, 19 bovates, and 7 acres of land in Morton, together
with the windmill and ferry, are held of John de Fornewes by knight
service, and the land and tenements in Thirnetoft' are held of Robert le
Conestable by knight service. |
Sept. 6.
York. |
To the the sheriff of Surrey. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in place of Henry de Somerbure, deceased. |
Sept. 9.
York. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to
Alexander de Bastenthwayt, in his account of the issues of the lands of
John de Wygeton, which were in his hands by commission from the king,
the sum of 99l. 18s. 8d. expended by him about the defence of the castle of
Cokermuth, which Thomas de Richemund, deceased, held by the king's
grant for life, the said Alexander having taken the castle into the king's
hands by his order when he was sub-escheator in the county of Cumberland,
and having caused it to be provisioned with victuals and men-at-arms on
account of the Scotch rebels, who were then endeavouring to enter those
parts, the king having appointed Robert de Barton and Adam de Skelton to
enquire by the oath of men of that county concerning his expenditure about
the castle; by whose inquisition it appears that Alexander took the castle
into the king's hands on 15 July, in the 10th year of his reign, by
indenture made between him and Richard de Richemund, in execution of
the king's writ addressed to Robert de Cliderhou, then escheator this side
Trent, and that he caused it to be hastily provisioned with victuals to the
value of 111l. against the attacks of the Scots, who were then in the
Marches and wished to enter that county, and that he kept with him in
defence of that castle, from the aforesaid 15 July to 5 August inclusive, thirtyseven men-at-arms, fifty-one hobelers, an engineer, a mason, a carpenter,
eight cross-bowmen, two porters, a watchman, and sixty footmen, each man
at-arms taking daily from the victuals aforesaid to the value of 12d., each
hobeler, engineer, mason, and carpenter to the value of 6d., each porter to
the value of 4d., the watchman to the value of 3d., and each of the footmen
to the value of 2d., and that Alexander, after the retreat of the Scots, kept
with him in defence of the castle, from 5 August to 26 August inclusive,
eight men-at-arms, an engineer, a carpenter, a porter, a watchman, and
twenty footmen at the abovesaid wages, and that he expended in repairing
the gate and engines of the castle 20s., the total of which wages and
expenditure amounts to 99l. 18s. 8d. aforesaid. |
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To the sheriff of York. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of Geoffrey de Upsale, who is staying in the company of
Henry son of Hugh for the defence of the Scotch Marches, so that he
cannot attend to the duties of coroner. |
Sept. 8.
York. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of York. Order to pay to William Fraunceys
25 marks of the ferm of their city, for the sum due to him at Michaelmas
next of the yearly sum of 50 marks from their ferm, granted to him by the
king on 24 April in the eighth year of his reign, for his good service before
the king at Dumbar. |
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Sept. 10.
York. |
To him who supplies the place of the treasurer and to the barons of the
exchequer. Order to cause allowance to be made to Alexander de Cave and
Robert de Amcotes, late keepers of certain of the Templars' lands in the
county of York, in their account, for the corn, beasts, and other goods and
chattels delivered by them to Richard le Squier, yeoman of the king's
chamber, at his request, for the king's use, without the king's writ, as
appears by an indenture under his seal, charging Richard with the same. |
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By K. on the information of William de Melton. In the eighth year. |
Sept. 14.
York. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells in the port
of Boston. Order to take custom of all wools taken away through that port,
although they have not been loaded or discharged there, as the king understands that both native and alien merchants who go to divers places in the
county of Lincoln to buy wool carry the said wool in their ships through
that port and refuse to pay the custom there because they have not loaded
or discharged the ships in that port. |
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To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to cause proclamation to be made in the
above port and elsewhere in his bailiwick forbidding any merchant taking
wool away from that port before he have paid custom, under pain of
forfeiting the wool, and to arrest the wool of any one so offending. |
Sept. 10.
York. |
To the sheriff of York. Order to supersede until Christmas the exaction
of John de Brettevill, Geoffrey Lewyn, Sampson Paytevyn, Hugh Haukyn,
Peter Haukyn, Henry Haukyn, Thomas de Snape, Roger le Noreys le
Porter, Walter dil (sic) Doun, Robert de Shylyngton, Elias de Kelshouth,
Hugh de Hecham, John Puy, John de la Sale, William de Blyth, John
Wodeman, Walter de Alnemouth, William Paytevyn, Thomas Lescote,
Patrick le Taylour, Thomas Thorald, John le Taynturer, John de la Gore,
Richard de Dalton, William de Aketon, Richard de Aketon, Robert de
Musgrave, Robert de Stanhope, William de Borne, and William Emme,
whom the sheriff exacts to be outlawed at the suit of Arnald de Luke and
William Arnald of Port, merchants of Gascony, as they are staying at Newcastle-on-Tyne for the defence thereof, and the king cannot dispense with
their presence there on account of the continued malice of the Scotch rebels
and other his enemies (emulorum). By p.s. [4408.] |
Sept. 15.
York. |
To Master John Walewayn, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause
Richard de Plaiz, son and heir of Giles de Plaiz, tenant in chief of the late
king, to have seisin of his father's lands, as he has proved his age before the
escheator, and the king has taken his homage. By K. |
Sept. 13.
York. |
To the collectors of the custom and aid of imprest to be made to the king of
wool, hides, wool-fells, cloths, wines, avoir-du-pois, and other merchandise in
the port of London. Order not to take any money from corn, salt, herrings, stockfish (duro pisce), or other victuals imported or exported by any merchants
whatsoever by reason the king's late order, issued with the counsel and
advice of certain native and alien merchants, to take a certain sum of money
by way of loan from every native or alien merchant who wishes to export
or import wool, hides, wool-fells, cloth, wine, or other wares before a certain
term, as it was not the king's intention that any imprest should be taken
of victuals. If they have taken any imprests from victuals, they are ordered
to restore the same. By K. and C. |
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[Parl. Writs.] |
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The like to the collectors in the following ports: |
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Berwick-on-Tweed. |
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Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
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Hertepol. |
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Kyngeston-on-Hull. |
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Lynn. |
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Bristol. |
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Ipswich. |
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Great Yarmouth. |
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Sandwich. |
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Chichester. |
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Southampton. |
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Chester. |
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Boston. [Ibid.] |
Sept. 16.
York. |
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to pay to Margery, late the wife
of Duncan de Ferendragh, 20 marks for Michaelmas term next, in part
payment of the yearly sum of 40 marks assigned to her by the king to be
received from Eleanor, late the wife of Henry de Percy, out of the 400l.
that she is bound to pay to the exchequer for Henry's lands in co. York
during the minority of his heir, as the king has now caused that 400l. to
be assigned elsewhere. By K. |
Sept. 14.
York. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to assign to the
aforesaid Margery the custody of some manor in the king's hands to the
value of 40 marks yearly, for her maintenance, to have until further ordinance be made for her maintenance, provided that if the manor assigned to
her exceed the value of 40 marks yearly, she shall answer yearly to the
exchequer for the excess; the king having assigned the aforesaid 400l.,
out of which she had assignment for 40 marks yearly, elsewhere. By K. |
Sept. 17.
York. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to supersede until further orders the
execution of any order of the king's to arrest John, prior of Sempyngham,
who was indicted before the king at Lincoln for harbouring Agatha, late
the wife of William atte Gote of Boston, indicted but not yet convicted of
the death of her said husband; the prior being also indicted as a common
conspirator and maintainer of felons, and disinheritor of many persons in
that county, as John de Ellerker, Robert Doigneurs, William de Redenesse,
John le Verrur of York, and John de Neuton, of the county of York, and
Thomas de Brunne of Billingburgh, of the county of Lincoln, have mainperned before the king to have the prior before him in a month from
Michaelmas. |
Sept. 16.
York. |
To the collectors of the loan to be made to the king by native and alien
merchants from certain merchandise in the port of London. Order to receive the loan from wool, hides, and wool-fells only, notwithstanding the
king's order to take it from various other goods. By K. |
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[Parl. Writs.] |
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The like to the collectors in the following ports: |
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Lynn. |
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Boston. |
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Berwick-on-Tweed. |
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Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
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Herterpole. |
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Kingeston-on-Hull. |
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Bristol. |
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Ipswich. |
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Great Yarmouth. |
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Sandwich. |
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Chichester. |
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Southampton. |
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Chester. [Ibid.] |
Sept. 20.
York. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells in the port of
Kingeston-on-Hull. Order to pay to Robert de Hastang, controller of the
custom aforesaid, the arrears of his wages for the time that he has been
controller there, at the same rate as other controllers have been usually
paid. By K. |
Sept. 20.
York. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to release Richard de Naulton, lately
indicted by an inquisition before the king at Lincoln, for that Roger de
Naulton slew Nicholas de la More at La More, near Kirketon-in Lyndeseye,
by his order, and for harbouring Nicholas (sic) after the commission of the
felony, and for divers other trespasses against the king's peace, which
Roger has not yet been convicted of the aforesaid death, by reason of which
indictment Richard is imprisoned in Somerton castle, provided that he find
sufficient mainpernors to have him before the king in three weeks from
Michaelmas. |
Sept. 20.
York. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede until
the quinzaine of Easter next the distraint to render account of the collectors of
the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells and of the imprest to be made to the
king in the port of Kingeston-on-Hull, as the collectors are much occupied
in this season of the passage of wools to parts beyond sea, and as the king
has assigned the issues of the custom and imprest to the merchants of the
society of the Bardi in payment of the king's debts to them. By K. |
Sept. 22.
York. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to supersede any order of the king's to
arrest Henry de Lekeburn and Thomas Merle, who have offered themselves
before the king to stand to right, they having been lately indicted before
the king at Lincoln for that they burnt by force and arms the chamber of
John de Brinchill at Brinchill, and assaulted and wounded the said John
whilst fleeing thence to the church there, as Bartholomew de Badelesmere
and William de Sevauus, of the county of Kent, Thomas Boteturt and
Thomas de Lovayn, of the county of Essex, Bartholomew de Burghwassh,
Bartholomew de Gabriel, Robert de Watefeld, and Thomas Rosselyn, of
the county of Norfolk, John de Penreth, of the county of Cumberland, and
Robert de Ardern, of the county of Northampton, have mainperned before
the king to have the said Henry and Thomas before the king in a month
from Michaelmas to answer to him and the said John de Brinchill. By K. |
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To the sheriff of Lincoln. Like order in favour of Richard Marmion,
as William de Rednesse, William de Houeden, and William de Moreby, of
the county of York, and Walter de Ludham, Robert de Ludham, and
Richard atte Brigg', of the county of Lincoln, have mainperned to have
him before the king in a month from Michaelmas to answer to the king
and William Gentyl for that he, at the order of William de Baiocis, assaulted
the said William Gentyl at Grunthorp, and beat and wounded him, and cut
off his right hand. |
Sept. 23.
York. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to release the goods and chattels of
divers merchants of Ypres, arrested by him in Boston fair, to the value of
426l. 10s. 0d., as appears by his return, by virtue of the king's order to
arrest goods [of the merchants of Flanders] at the suit of Walter de
Rudstane and John le Coliere of Notingham, and of other the king's
merchants, in satisfaction for their goods to the value of 1,100l. carried
away from them by malefactors of the town of Sluys in Flanders, as it was
granted to the burgesses and merchants of Ypres by charters of the king's
progenitors, confirmed by him, that they might safely come and stay in this
realm, and return thence with their merchandise upon their paying the due
and right customs, and that they should not be hindered by any forfeiture
of their goods on account of any contention between the men and merchants
of this realm and those of other towns beyond sea, and that they should not
be distrained for any debt whereof they are not chief pledges or principal
debtors, and as the king has granted to them, because he learned from
trustworthy testimony that they were wholly guiltless of all trespasses and
violences heretofore committed by the men of Flanders upon the merchants
and men of this land, that they should not be aggrieved on account of any
trespass committed upon the king's men and merchants and others, and
that their goods should not be arrested within this realm contrary to the
aforesaid grant and confirmation. |
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Membrane 20. |
Sept. 26.
York. |
To Master John Walewayn, escheator beyond Trent. Order not to
intermeddle further with the lands of Agnes la Porter, and to restore the
issues thereof, as it appears by inquisition taken by the escheator that she
held nothing of the king in chief by reason whereof the custody of her
lands ought to pertain to the king. |
Sept. 27.
York. |
To Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford and Essex. Order to pay to
Eleanor, late the wife of Henry de Percy, the arrears of the rent of
4l. 16s. 7½d., whereof, as appears by inquisition taken by Robert de Sapy,
escheator this side Trent, Henry was seised at his death to be received
from the manors of Beleby, Grimthorp, Fangefosse, and Melcenby,
co. York, which belonged to Ralph son of William, tenant in chief, and
which came to the king's hands upon Ralph's death, by which inquisition
it was found that the aforesaid Eleanor, to whom the king committed the
custody of two-thirds of the said Henry's lands in that county during the
minority of his heir for a yearly payment of 400l., had peacefully received
the aforesaid rent from the time of the commission until the death of the
aforesaid Ralph, the manors aforesaid being in the earl's custody by the
king's commission. |
Sept. 26.
York. |
To Roger de Mortuo Mari of Wygemor, keeper of Ireland, and supplying
the king's place there. Order to cause the manors of Dyvelek and Coulok
to be assigned and delivered to Roger Dammory and Elizabeth his wife,
the king's niece, late the wife of Theobald de Verdoun, tenant in chief, as
her dower of her late husband's lands in Ireland, and to cause other lands
to be delivered to Richard Tuyt and Nicholas de Verdon for the value of
the portions held by them in the manor of Dyvelek, making to them such
letters as may be needed under the king's seal of Ireland, the king having
granted to Roger and Elizabeth that they should have the aforesaid manors
for her dower, and that other lands of the said Theobald should be assigned
to Richard and Nicholas for the value of their aforesaid portions. |
Sept. 30.
York. |
To the sheriff of York. Order to pay 10 marks to the king's clerk
Master Andrew de Tange, out of the issues of his bailiwick for Michaelmas
term last past, the king having granted to him, in consideration of his good
service to the king and his father, 20 marks yearly for life, to be received
from the sheriff of that county. |
