Close Rolls, Edward II: June 1318 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 2, 1313-1318. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1893.

'Close Rolls, Edward II: June 1318', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 2, 1313-1318, (London, 1893) pp. 548-554. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw2/vol2/pp548-554 [accessed 16 April 2024]

June 1318



June 6. Westminster.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells in the port of Hertilpole. Order to pay to Richard de Horsle 40l., which the king owes him for the wages of himself and his men-at-arms and hobelers staying at the king's wages in the company of Robert de Humframvill, earl of Angus (Danegos), for the custody of the castles of Hirbotel and Prudhou, for the time between 1 January, in the 9th year of the king's reign, and 31 December, in the 10th year, as appears by a bill under the seal of Henry de Hale, late cofferer of the king's wardrobe.
	By K. on the information of the treasurer.
June 4. Westminster.	To Master John Walewayn, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to Joan, late the wife of Nicholas de Audele, tenant in chief, the manor of Egmonden, co. Salop, the township of Newport (Novus Burgus), in the same county, the manor of Forde, in the same county, certain tenements without Aldrichgate, London, 6½ acres of land in Melyndressathney in the commote of Perveth in Wales, a garden in Methevey, a moiety of an acre near Lanveyr, 4l. 12s. 6d. of yearly rent from 94 free tenants of a part of the said commote called 'Meynor Methevey,' 106s. 8d. of yearly rent in Methevey from 53 free tenants of part of the said commote called 'Lanadesant,' 40s. from the free tenants of Maynor Methevey from serjeanties, which the king, on 24 January, in the 10th year of his reign, assigned to her as dower of her husband's lands, and to restore to her the issues thereof from 13 February then next following, when the king caused the premises to be resumed into his hands, as the king, being more fully informed concerning the causes for which he ordered the resumption into his hands, has restored the premises to her. By p.s. [4724.]
June 6. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to examine the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer, and to allow the collectors of the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells at Newcastle-on-Tyne such wages as they shall find to have been previously paid for the office of tronage of wool and controller of the custom in that town, which the king granted, on 6 October, in the 8th year of his reign, to Gilbert Hankyn, clerk, during pleasure, receiving the same wages as others had been wont to have for that office, when the king ordered the collectors of the custom in that town to deliver the said office to Gilbert with all things pertaining thereto, and having afterwards, on 16 December, in the 9th year, upon Gilbert's complaint that the collectors delayed paying him the wages due for the office, ordered the collectors to pay Gilbert the arrears of the wages from 6 October aforesaid at the same rate as was usually paid to others for that office, and to continue to pay the same. If they cannot find from their inspection what wages were wont to be paid, they are then to cause fitting wages to be allowed at their discretion to the collectors.
June 4. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause payment or assignment to be made to Henry Nasard of London, merchant, for 520l. 12s. 4½d. due to him from the king for money to that amount paid into the king's chamber at Berwick-on-Tweed by way of loan, and paid to Gilbert Hankyn and John Skot, burgesses of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Richard de Welleford, citizen and merchant of London, John de Aula, William de Cranthorn, and William de Sprotton, burgesses of Berwick, for divers victuals and garnistures bought from them for the king's use, and for the wages of divers mercenaries (stipendiariorum) in the king's service, and for provisioning the king's towns and castles in Scotland in the first and second years of the king's reign, as appears by the account made before the executors of the will of Eustace de Godesbeche, chamberlain of Scotland, and by a bill of the office of chamberlain delivered by Henry into chancery; for payment whereof the king granted him an assignment upon the issues of the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells in the port of Berwick-on-Tweed after certain other assignments thereof had been satisfied, the said Henry having now prayed the king to cause satisfaction to be made to him as he has not yet received anything from the issues of the said custom.
	By K. on the information of the treasurer.
June 6. Westminster.	To Robert de Sapy, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause Gilbert de Aton, kinsman and heir of William de Vescy the elder, to have seisin of the manor of Malton, and to deliver to him the issues thereof since 7 November last, when the king took his homage for the lands that William de Vescy of Kildare held in chief at his death, which ought to remain to the right heir of the said William the elder, because William de Vescy of Kildare died without an heir, upon which day the king ordered the lands to be delivered to Gilbert, he being now given to understand that the escheator has delayed delivering to Gilbert the said manor, which is of the aforesaid inheritance.
	To Joan Comyn. Order not to intermeddle further with the above manor, or with the issues of the same from 7 November aforesaid, the king having lately committed the manor to her.
May 30. Westminster.	To Master John Walewayn, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands of Matilda, daughter of Eleanor de Thorneton, and to restore the issues thereof, as it appears by inquisition taken by him that she held nothing in chief at her death by reason whereof the custody of her lands should pertain to the king.
	Membrane 3.
June 4. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge Reginald de Kyngeston, to whom the late king granted for life the bailiwick that William le Wolf, deceased, had in his forest of Selewode, rendering therefor 10l. yearly, of the said yearly sum, as Reginald has given the king to understand that the bailiwick is so much reduced (deterioratur) by the perambulation lately made in the forest aforesaid that it is much below the above value, and he has restored the king's letters patent to be cancelled, wherefor the king ordered Ralph de Monte Hermerii, keeper of the Forest this side Trent, to take that bailiwick into his hands.
June 8. Westminster.	To Master John Walewayn, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Joan, late the wife of Bertram de Wylmynton, tenant in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
June 9. Westminster.	To the sheriff of York. Order to cause York castle to be provisioned with necessary victuals. By K.
June 12. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Essex. Order to arrest William de Marny, and to keep him in prison until further orders, the king having granted him permission to attend the burial of the body of Roger Fillol, the king's yeoman, at a certain place in that county, on condition that he returned immediately afterwards to the Marshalsea prison, to which he had previously rendered himself on his indictment for breaking the king's park of Hanlegh, as he has not returned and is wandering about in the sheriff's bailiwick. By p.s. [4745.]
June 8. Westminster.	To L[ouis], bishop of Durham. Order to release Walter de Gosewyk, burgess of Berwick-on-Tweed, who was arrested within the bishopric by reason of the king's appointment of his clerk James de Broghton to arrest the goods of burgesses of that town in the bishopric and in the county of Northumberland, because the Scots had entered the said town by default of the mayor, bailiffs, and community, to whom the king committed the custody of the town, and to deliver to him his goods, upon his finding mainpernors to have him before the king to answer concerning the above and for the value of his goods. By K.
	Like order to the sheriff of Northumberland.
	The like to the bailiffs of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
	To the bailiffs of the bishop of Norwich at Lynn. Like order in favour of the said Walter, whose goods have been arrested on account of the king's appointment of John de Weston to arrest the goods of burgesses of Berwick [in the county of Norfolk].
May 29. Westminster.	To the treasurer, barons and chamberlains of the exchequer. Whereas the king owes to the following merchants (fn. 1) 1,568l. 18s. 8½d. sterling: Vitalis de Cassallo and Bernard de la Toure, 125l. 1s. 9d.; Arnald Motoun and Peter de Fortune, 59l. 18s. 4d.; Arnald Fospeye, 317l. 9s. 4d.; Gregory Blaunk, 270l. 12s. 8d.; Peter de Cayron and Peter de Castelloun, 106l. 19s. 10d., for wines bought in January, March, May and July, in the 10th year of the king's reign; Gregory Blank, 211l. 18s. 0d.; Peter Micol, 35l. 18s. 8d.; William Bondel, 36l. 5s. 6½d.; Ogier (Augerus) de Tosse, 51l. 12s. 0d.; Reymund le Markander, 51l. 18s. 0d.; Vitalis Grymbaud and Arnald Reymundi Aykem, 42l. 12s. 5d.; John de la Toure, William Arnaldi de Portan, and Arnald de Luk', and John de Ruefraunk, 173l. 19s. 4d., for wines bought in July last; and Arnald del Escuser, 84l. 12s. 10d., for wines bought in July last: as appears by three bills under the seal of Roger de Northburgh, keeper of the wardrobe; and the aforesaid merchants and the following merchants, Gaillard Gobel, Peter del Cosyn, John del Cosyn, Peter Massang', Gerard de Garembal, Garcias Lominhou, John de Dousinhou, Amanieu de Besson, Vitalis de la Seube, and Reymund Guillelmi de Castera have promised to provide 300 tuns of wine, price 6 marks each, before Easter next for the expenses of the king's household; and the king has granted them, in consideration of the loss incurred by the first-mentioned merchants by the delay in payment of the aforesaid 1,568l. 18s. 8½d., and in consideration for the provision of the above 300 tuns, 400 marks of his gift to be divided between them according to their discretion; and the king, wishing to satisfy them for these two sums and for 1800 marks, the value of the 300 tuns, has granted that they shall receive 3,035l. 12s. 0½d. from the first term of payment of the tenth imposed upon the clergy of England by the pope for the king's use in the dioceses of Canterbury, Bath and Wells, Exeter, Worcester, Hereford, Coventry and Lichfield, Llandaff, Bangor, St. Asaph, York, Durham, Carlisle, and St. Davids; whereupon he ordered J. bishop of Winchester and W. bishop of Exeter, principal collectors of the tenth, to pay that sum to the merchants aforesaid, receiving from them the above letters and their letters of acquittance, which shall be sufficient for the king and the collectors: the king orders the treasurer, barons, and chamberlains to cause tallies of the exchequer for this sum upon the said tenth to be levied in due form, and not to make any assignment elsewhere upon the said tenth of the first term until the abovenamed merchants have been satisfied for this sum.
June 12. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Order to release John Marchaund, burgess of Berwick-on-Tweed, and his goods, arrested by virtue of the king's appointment of James de Broghton to arrest all the goods of the burgesses and others of the community of Berwick found in the county of Northumberland and the bishopric of Durham, upon his finding sufficient mainpernors to have him before the king to answer concerning the entry of the Scotch rebels into Berwick and for the value of his goods.
	By K. on the information of Master John Walewayn, the king's treasurer.
June 12. Westminster.	To the bailiffs of Kyngeston-on-Hull. Order to release the aforesaid John's goods, arrested by virtue of the king's appointment of John de Weston to arrest goods of burgesses of Berwick-on-Tweed, as Master John Walewayn has mainperned before the king for the said John for the value of his goods.
	By K. on the information of Master John Walewayn, the king's treasurer.
	The like to the bailiffs of the bishop of Norwich at Lynn.
June 16. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Gloucester. Order to restore to William Damoysele, clerk, his lands, goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's hands upon his indictment before William Inge and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king, for the death of John de Asshewell, son of John de Asshewell, brother of Robert de Prestbury, of that county, as he has purged his innocence before the abbot of Westminster, the ordinary of that place, to whom he was delivered according to the privilege of the clergy.
June 24. Woodstock.	To the sheriffs of London. Whereas Adam le Clerk, merchant of Lenne, lately caused his ship called 'la Plente' of Lenne, value 100l. sterling, to be laden with salt of Poitou (Paytou), lampreys of Nauntes, and certain bales of Bugeye, and other his goods to the value of 200l. sterling in the parts of Poitou, in order to take the same to St. Johnstown of Perth in Scotland, to make his profit thereof and in aid of the maintenance of the king's men in garrison there, Henry de Rikelynghous and certain other malefactors of the towns of Grippeswold, Stralsund (Strillesound) and Lubyk robbed the ship whilst sailing to St. Johnstown on the sea coast between Great Yarmouth and Blakeneye, and slew many men found in her, and carried away the ship and cargo to Aborden in Scotland, and there sold the goods and the robes and cloth of the slain men, and afterwards took the ship with them to Stralsund, and had their will thereof; whereupon the king wrote to the schöffen and men of the said towns of Grippes wold, Stralsund (Strillesound), and Lubyk requesting them to cause restitution or satisfaction to be made to the said merchant; which they have not done, although Adam delivered the king's letters to them by Geoffrey atte Feld, his attorney, and sought diligently for justice, as appears by letters patent under the seal of the community of the city of London: wherefore the king orders the sheriffs to arrest goods of the men and merchants of the aforesaid towns to the value of 100l., and to keep the same safely until the said Adam have been satisfied for that sum or until otherwise ordered, certifying the king of their proceedings herein. The king has ordered the sheriff of York to arrest goods in like manner to the value of 100l. and the sheriffs of Norfolk and Suffolk to arrest goods to the value of 100l. By C.
	Vacated, because it was restored, and he had a writ to the bailiffs of Boston.
	Membrane 2.
June 12. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to pay to John de Fenwyk 20 marks for last Whitsuntide term, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 40 marks yearly to be received from the sheriff of Northampton, in consideration of his good service past and future and in aid of his maintenance whilst in the king's service.
June 11. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Whereas lately the following merchants caused a ship of John Priour's called 'la Petite Bayard' of London to be laden in London with wool and other goods as follows, to be carried to Andwerp in Brabant in order to trade there with the same: Simon de Abyndon, with 12 serplers of wool, price 120l. sterling; Stephen le Foullere, with 4 serplers of wool, price 40l. sterling; Ralph de Walcote, with 12 serplers of wool, price 120l. sterling; John Priour, with 12 serplers of wool, price 120l. sterling; Thomas Prentiz, with 3 serplers of wool, price 30l. sterling; John de Sandale, with 6 serplers of wool, price 60l. sterling; William de Coumbmartyn, with 4 serplers of wool, price 40l. sterling; John atte Vine, with 5 serplers of wool, price 50l. sterling; Thomas de Abyndon, with 3 serplers of wool, price 30l. sterling; Thomas Beauflour, with 7 serplers of wool, price 70l. sterling; William Panyfadre, with 1 serpler of wool, price 10l. sterling; William Biddyk, with 5 serplers of wool, price 50l. sterling; Robert Elys of Thame, with 16 serplers of wool, price 160l. sterling; Adam Puff of Berkhampstede, with 21 serplers of wool, price 210l. sterling; Richard de Warrewyk, with 5 serplers of wool, price 50l. sterling; and Nicholas Alisaundre, with 4 serplers, price 40l. sterling, the admiral of Caleys and certain armed men of his company in ships attacked the ship on her voyage to Brabant on the sea coast in the Isle of Thanet, within this realm, and upon the men in the ship flying for fear with her to land and carrying away with them the sail and rudder (gubernaculum) of the ship to the town of Mergate, in the said Isle, in order to save the ship and cargo, the admiral and his men went to that town and caused the sail and rudder to be carried back to the ship, and afterwards took the ship and cargo whither they liked, detaining the same from the merchants and mariner aforesaid to their damage of 2,000 marks; which proceedings were so well known in those parts that they could not be concealed by any tergiversation, and the king has in addition been assured concerning the same by the mayor, aldermen, and community of the city of London, who are fully informed concerning the same; whereupon the king frequently requested W. de Castellion, then constable of France, to cause restitution or compensation to be made to the merchants and mariner aforesaid, together with amends for their damages, as pertained to him in this behalf by reason of the superior custody over the admiral and his fellows committed to him by L[ouis], king of France and Navarre; and at length the constable, having called the parties before him, decreed that the ship and her cargo should be restored, which sentence he did not put into execution; wherefore the king again requested him to cause satisfaction to be made for the same, and the constable thereupon certified Philip, the present king of France and Navarre, then regent of France, of the manner and form of his decree, requesting him to excuse him to the king of England concerning the premises; whereupon the regent wrote the king of England that he had caused answer to be made to the merchants aforesaid that they should come or send to him in the octaves of Christmas then ensuing, when he would cause them to be satisfied; to which letters the king replied, Philip having meanwhile been crowned king of France, praying him to fulfil what he had promised in the aforesaid octaves; and Philip, assigning many days to the merchants' attorney in this behalf, finally did nothing in the matter, but failed altogether to do them justice, as the mayor, aldermen, and community of the said city have certified the king by their letters patent; whereupon the king, although he might have provided the merchants with a remedy in this realm in consequence of these proceedings, again wrote to the king of France to cause satisfaction to be made to the merchants; which letters the king of France received, and he promised, in the presence of John Abel, knight, and Richard de Burton, clerk, the king's envoys sent to him for other affairs, to cause satisfaction to be made to the merchants, but finally did nothing in the matter, as the envoys explained to the king by word of mouth upon their return: wherefore the king orders the sheriffs to arrest goods of the men and merchants of the king of France within the city to the value of 600l., and to cause them to be kept safely until the said merchants have been satisfied for that sum or until otherwise ordered, certifying the king of their proceedings herein. The king has ordered the sheriff of Southampton to arrest goods in like manner to the value of 400l., the bailiffs of Great Yarmouth to arrest goods to the value of 200l., and the bailiffs of Ipswich to arrest goods to the value of 133l. 6s. 8d. By p.s. and C.
June 16. Westminster.	To Thomas, earl of Lancaster. Order forbidding his attempting anything in breach of the king's peace in the matter of the lands and fees of John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, in Bromfeld and Ial in Wales, as the king understands from John's complaint that he is endeavouring to occupy the lands and fees aforesaid by armed force and to draw to himself the homages, fealties, and other services of the said John's tenants in those lands.
June 23. Woodstock.	To Master John Walewayn, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver the advowson of the church of Herteshorn, co. Derby, of the yearly value of 100s., to Hugh de Meynill and Joan his wife, eldest daughter and coheiress of Robert la (sic) Warde, tenant in chief, which the king has assigned to them as her purparty of her father's advowsons.
June 14. Westminster.	To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to pay to John de Crumbwell, constable of the Tower of London, the arrears of the wages of Hugh de Langeton, who was arrested for divers felonies and trespasses in the county of York and delivered to the constable on 7 March last by the king's order, from 7 March aforesaid, and to continue paying the same so long as Hugh remains in the Tower, to wit 2d. a day.
June 15. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Sussex. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Richard atte Mersh, whom the king has caused to be amoved because he is incapacitated by illness and infirmity.
June 25. Woodstock.	To the sheriffs of London. Whereas Adam Hunteman, citizen of London, lately caused 13 serplers of wool to be taken from England to St. Omer in order to make his profit thereof, John de Fenles caused the wool to be taken from him by certain of his ministers near the town of Gines; wherefore the king frequently requested the said John to cause restitution or satisfaction to be made to Adam and to satisfy him for his damages, lest it should behove the king to provide Adam with another remedy; the said John, although Adam delivered the king's letters to him and diligently sought for justice, did nothing in the matter, as appears by letters patent under the seal of the community of the city of London: wherefore the king orders the sheriffs to arrest goods of men and merchants of the dominion and power of the said John to the value of the wool aforesaid, and to keep the same safely until further orders, certifying the king of their proceedings herein. By C.
June 26. Woodstock.	To Stephen de Abyndon, the king's butler. Order not to take any prise for the king's use from Anthony Novel and Currethinus Novel, merchants, from their wines de Areto et Vernachio, if they come into the realm with them, as they have prayed the king to shew them grace in this behalf, they fearing that Stephen would take prises from the wines as if they were Gascon wines.