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Membrane 18. |
1275. Nov. 21. The Tower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Roger
Lestrange (Extraneo) to have acquittance of the 20l. that he ought to have
paid to the exchequer at Michaelmas last, in part satisfaction of the 25l. that
are in arrear to him of the excess (superplusagio) of his account of the time
when he was sheriff of York, as appears to the king by the record of the
treasurer and barons. |
Nov. 21. The Tower. |
To the same. Whereas the king understands that Alexander le Riche in
the time of the last war in the realm lent to Matthias de Besill[es], then
constable of Dover castle, 80l. by order of the late king and of the present
king, to provision (muniend') the castle therewith, of which sum Matthias
or his heirs have not rendered account: the king orders the treasurer and
barons to respite the demand that they make upon Alexander for 20l.
until the heirs of Matthias have rendered account at the exchequer of the
aforesaid 80l. |
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To Gregory de Rockel[eye], Order to cause Master Robert de Beverlaco,
keeper of the king's works, to have a tun of wine, of the king's gift. |
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To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the aforesaid
Robert to have 12d. a day whilst he stays in the city of London about the
the king's works, and 16d. a day when he is journeying in connexion with
the said works, which sums the king has granted to him for his maintenance
for so long as he shall be in that office. |
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To the same. Order to cause Walter son and heir of John de la Linde
to come before them at a certain day to answer to the king for the issues of
the forests of Gillingham, Blak[emore], and Porestok for the time when
John and he held the forests in their hands. |
Nov. 24. The Tower. |
To the taxors and collectors of the fifteenth in co. Essex. Order not to
intermeddle further with taxing or appraising the goods of the abbot and
convent of Waltham, and to restore to them anything they may have
received from them in this behalf, as the abbot and convent have satisfied
the king for the fifteenth of their goods. |
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The like in favour of the said abbot to the taxors and collectors of the
fifteenth in cos. Hertford, Norfolk, Lincoln, Bedford, Cambridge, Berks,
and Surrey. |
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The like in favour of W. bishop of Rochester to the taxors and collectors
of the fifteenth in co. Kent. |
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Thomas de Wyethayt and Adam de Ulvethayt, imprisoned at York for
the death of Roger Ferraunt, whereof they are appealed, have letters to the
sheriff of York to bail them. |
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Martin de Beston, imprisoned at Norwich for the death of Geoffrey le
Mouner of Herdwik, has letters to the sheriff of Norfolk to bail him. |
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Robert le Taillur of London Bridge, imprisoned in Neugate for the death
of Henry Goye, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the mayor and sheriffs
of London to bail him. |
Nov. 25. The Tower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the 10l.
that Walter de Huntrecumb was wont to receive from the abbot of Strafford
of the abbot's ferm of 20l., which 10l. Walter quit-claimed to the king, to
be levied hereafter and brought to the exchequer, together with the arrears
of the same for Michaelmas term last, and to cause this to be thus done and
enrolled. |
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To the bailiffs of John de Britannia at Boston. Order to desist wholly
from distraining the abbot of Louth Park for the wool mentioned below, and
for the damages and expenses of Herbert Wermond adjudged to him in Boston
fair last, and to restore to the abbot and his men anything that they may
have received from them in this behalf, as an agreement has been made in
the king's court between the abbot and Giles de Eyre, Herbert's attorney,
concerning all disputes between them by reason of 14 sacks and 20 stone of
wool and for the expenses incurred in this behalf. |
Nov. 23. The Tower. |
John de Hales, imprisoned at Hertford for the death of Walter Eleys,
wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Hereford to bail
him. |
Nov. 24. The Tower. |
To the barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the executors of Robert
Waleraund to be acquitted of 100l., and to cause this to be so done and
enrolled, unless Robert had such acquittance in his lifetime, as the late king
pardoned Robert 100l. of the 300l. that were exacted from Robert for
trespasses committed by his bailiffs in the forest of Dene when he was
keeper of that forest, which 100l. are now exacted from Robert's executors
because he had not an acquittance thereof in his lifetime. |
Nov. 25. The Tower. |
To the same. Order to allow to R. archbishop of Canterbury his liberties
and acquittances as they were wont to be allowed in the rolls of the
exchequer in the times of kings Richard and John. |
Nov. 24. Westminster. |
To the taxors of the fifteenth in co. Kent. Order to supersede the
taxation of Gregory de Rokesle's goods in the custody of the lands that
belonged to Nicholas de Kirioll in that county, as Gregory has the custody
of the said lands by the king's commission for a certain yearly ferm. |
Nov. 25. The Tower. |
To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews, and to William
de Middelton. Whereas the king ordered them by divers writs to cause to
be allowed to certain of his Jews, in the tallage last assessed upon them
or in other debts that they owe to the king at the exchequer of his Jewry,
the total of the debts due to them from certain Christians by their charters,
or to cause the total to be delivered to the Jews from the king's debts in
the treasury of the Jewry, in recompence for the debts aforesaid attermined
by the justices and William by the king's order or granted to any one, and
it would not be seemly that the king should be in a worse condition than
the said Christians would be in this case if the debts had been in the hands
of the Jews: the king therefor orders the justices and William to cause to be
allowed to the said Jews the value of the said debts from the debts contained
in the writs directed to them, or to cause recompence to be made from the
debts aforesaid, as shall seem most expedient to them, and to cause to be
amended cautiously anything that may have been done previously by the
said writs contrary to this order. |
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To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to cause Master Robert de
Beverlaco, keeper of the king's works, to have 12d. a day when staying
in the city of London in connexion with the said works, and 16d. a day
when he is journeying without the city in connexion with the works, which
sums the king has granted to him for his maintenance whilst in that office. |
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To the treasurer and barons. Order to cause John de Vyvone to have
the following terms for payment of 100 marks for his fine for his marriage
and of 37l. in which he is indebted to the king for the debts of Hugh de
Vyvone, the younger, his father, and to cause this to be so done and
enrolled, as the king has granted that he shall render 50 marks yearly,
to wit a moiety at Easter and a moiety at Michaelmas, 50 marks at the
same terms in the following year, and the remainder of the sum at the same
terms in the sixth year of the reign. |
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To the sheriffs of London. Order to cause Walter de Lesseburn,
imprisoned in Neugath for divers trespasses wherewith he is charged, to be
delivered from that prison by the mainprise of Grimbald Pauncefot of
co. Worcester, Saer de Harecurt of co. Leicester, William de Parles of co.
Stafford, Master Walter de la Mare, Thomas de Aungens of co. Buckingham,
and Roger de Suthcote of co. Middlesex, who have mainperned to have him
before the king where and when he will to stand to right if the king or any
other wish to speak against him concerning the trespasses aforesaid. |
Nov. 24. The Tower. |
Hugh son of Ralph de Thorneton, imprisoned at Beverley for the death
of John son of Roger de Arnehal, wherewith he is charged, has letters to
the sheriff of York to bail him. |