Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1275

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1900.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1275', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279, (London, 1900) pp. 321-324. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol1/pp321-324 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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November 1275

Membrane 18d.
1275. Nov. 23.
The Tower.
Richard le Messager came before the king on Friday after St. Edmund, and sought to replevy to Matilda de Fonte her land in Wode Ethone, which was taken into the king's hands for her default before the justices of the Bench against Robert le Taillur and Alice his wife.
Nov. 25.
The Tower.
To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews. Whereas Peter de la Faleyse is indebted to Benedict de Wintonia, a Jew, in divers debts by his charters, the king, wishing to aid Peter, in accordance with his provision and grant to Christians indebted in his Jewry, orders the justices to cause Peter's lands to be extended and to cause Peter to have reasonable terms for payment according to the said provision, saving to Peter the chief messuage and a moiety of his lands.
Nov. 25.
The Tower.
To the same. Like order in favour of Geoffrey de Bradelegh, who is indebted to Hagin son of Master Moses, Master Elias son of Master Moses, and Aaron son of Vives, Jews of London.
Master William de Clifford acknowledges that he owes to Nicholas de Cugeho 11l. 8s. 0d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Northampton.
Enrolment of grant by William Bagod to Sir Robert, bishop of Bath and Wells, of 17 marks of yearly rent in Hildolveston, which Sir William de Haugesford was wont to render to the donor, together with the homage of the said Sir William de Haugesford and all the rent and service that he owes to the donor; rendering therefore 1d. yearly. For this grant the bishop has paid 100l. beforehand. Witnesses: Sir Roger de Northwod, Sir John de Cobeham, Sir Hamo Hauteyn, Sir William de Careswell, Sir Robert de Standon, Sir William Wither, knights; John de Kirkeby, William de Middelton, Philip de Mitton, Robert Teverey, Gilbert le Marescal, Geoffrey de Aston.
Memorandum, that William came into chancery, and acknowledged the said gift.
Whereas Giles de Ayre, attorney of Herbert Wermond against the abbot of Louth Park, before Ralph de Hengham, J. de Bek, John de Lovetot, and John de Kirkeby, justices and auditors appointed by the king to examine the execution of a judgment rendered in the court of Sir John de Brit[annia] at Boston, in the octaves of St. Martin in the third year, of the suit that was in the same court between the abbot and Herbert for the unjust detention of 14 sacks and 20 stone of wool sold by the abbot's predecessor, to wit ten sacks of the better wool, price 11 marks each, and 4 sacks of inferior wool and locks (loccorum), price 7 marks each, with 20 stone of the same wool, price 3s. 4d. each, to the damage of the said Herbert of 100l., demanded all the aforesaid from the abbot, although it was not the abbot's fault (per eundem abbatem non stetisset quominus) that the said wool had not been delivered (soluta); nevertheless the abbot, for the sake of peace, acknowledged that he owed to Giles, in the name of the said Herbert, all the said wool, to be delivered to him at the quinzaine of Midsummer at Boston fair in the fourth year of the king's reign, on condition that Giles shall pay to him all the price aforesaid at that term and place, according to the agreement made between them, with the exception of 4 marks that the abbot's predecessor received in earnest. The abbot also acknowleged that he owed to Giles, in the name of Herbert, 60 marks for Herbert's damages and expenses, to be paid by equal instalments at Boston fair in the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of the king's reign; to be levied, in default of payment, of the abbot's lands in co. Lincoln. For this grant and acknowledgment Giles, for himself and Herbert, remitted to the abbot all actions against him, and he will render to the abbot all deeds concerning the debt of the aforesaid wool. And, as all the wool of the abbey was sold by the abbot's predecessor for four years after the re-establishment of the peace aforesaid to Hugelin Sampy and his fellows and by the present abbot for the six following years, it is decreed and adjudged by the king and the aforesaid justices that first of all payment of the said 14 sacks and 20 stone of wool shall be made to Giles, in the name of Herbert, because he had previously bought it at the same time and place, and that Hugelin and his fellows shall receive as much wool from the abbot after the end of their term. Also John de Saunlyz and his fellows shall receive 14 sacks and 20 stone of wool after the end of their term, without impediment or complaint of any against the abbot, notwithstanding the instruments made between the abbot and the merchants.
Ralph Byl of Fyleby acknowledges that he owes to Master Adam de Fileby 70 quarters of barley; to be levied, in default, according to the market price in co. Norfolk at the time when it ought to be delivered, from his lands in co. Norfolk.
Nov. 25.
The Tower.
Walter de Huntercumb acknowledges that he owes to William de Rokesl[eye] 9l. 10s. 0d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Oxford and Cambridge.
Enrolment of deed of John de Brilaund pardoning Richard de Hercy all the trespasses that he was said by his enemies to have committed against John at Holcham. Dated at London, on Wednesday before St. Nicholas,— Edward. Witnesses: Gregory de Rokesle, John Horn, Ralph le Blund, Henry le Waleys, Philip le Tayllur.
Memorandum, that it is agreed between Lady Eleanor de Verdun and Sir Theobald de Verdun concerning her dower, that he has granted to her as dower the manor of Braundone, Bretford, and Flecho, co. Warwick, Codesbech, Loges, and Luttreworth, co. Leicester, with the advowsons of the churches of Lutterworth and Codesbeche, excepting only 9l. yearly of land of villein-tenants and cottagers (vilenag' et cotagiis) having toft in Lutterworth, beginning at one end of the town where Theobald wills, proceeding wholly by the extent thereof previously made to the completion of the said 9l. yearly of land, provided that the pleas and perquisites within the said 9l. of land to be assigned by Theobald be extended pro rata according to the extent previously made, which pleas and perquisites of the tenants of the said 9l. of land shall remain to Theobald. It is also agreed that all knights' fees except those of Lodelowe, Ewyas, and Wembele (sic), which belonged to Sir John de Verdun, Eleanor's husband, shall be divided into three equal portions, and that a third part of the fees in the said manors of Braundon, Lutterworth, and Codesbeche shall be assigned to Eleanor for all her dower of the lands, tenements and advowsons of churches that belonged to the said John in England from the day when he married her and for her dower in Suthstoke of the lands that John de Grey holds there; provided that the advowson of the church of Neubold shall be extended, and that she shall have full value of a third part of the same in the said 9l. of land in Lutterworth, to wit for every mark 12d. It is also agreed that she may not exact aught outside the towns aforesaid hereafter for her dower, neither from the manor of Neubold nor from the town of Buttlesby, nor elsewhere in England, except that the fees in the said counties shall be divided, saving to her actions to recover dower against any who were enfeoffed by John since his marriage or by Theobald of John's lands, except against John de Grey for the said lands of Suth Stok and saving to her her action for the lands that her husband acquired in Webbele. It is also agreed that Eleanor shall be reasonably dowered of the lands of Webbele, Ewyas and Ludelowe, which the said John, her husband, had of the gift of Theobald his son, except the fees pertaining to the said manors of Webbele, Ewyas, and Lodelowe, which Eleanor has granted to Theobald for life. Moreover, Theobald grants that she shall have her dower of the manor of Divelek in Ireland, and she grants to him that he shall have out of her dower in Uryel in Ireland the value of all her dower of Webbele, Ewyas, and Lodelowe in England and of Divelek in Ireland in the places aforesaid, saving the lands in Wembeleye (sic) acquired otherwise than by Theobald's gift, for which she ought not to answer to him. If anything of her dower in Uryel remain to her after she have satisfied Theobald for having her dower in Ewyas, Webbeleye, and Ludelowe and Divelek, the remainder shall be assigned to Theobald for making equal extent in Divelek. A suitable mansion shall be made for her in Divelek outside the chief messuage at a reasonable extent of her houses in Uryel. If her dower of Uryel and Meath (Mithe) do not suffice for the value of her dower in Webbele, Ewyas, and Lodelowe and Divelek, she shall receive so much less in Divelek. If she do not receive her dower in all to the equivalent of her lands of Uriel by extent in Webbeley, Ewyas, and Ludelowe and Divelek, or in any of them, she shall not be bound to Theobald, except so far as she happens to be dowered of the manors aforesaid. If Theobald die in her lifetime, whatever she has remitted to him of her dower shall revert to her in full as her dower. She shall have seisin of her dower in Webbeleye, Ewyas, and Lodelowe and Divelek on the day of the Purification, in the fourth year of the reign, and Theobald shall have seisin of her lands in Uryel and Meath on the same day, saving to the moveables and issues of the lands to either of them who previously held them. All oxen, plough-beasts, corn, hay, and other moveables in the manors of Braundon, Codesbech, Leges and Lutterworth on the morrow of St. Peter ad Vincula, with the issues of all her lands except Flecchenho assigned in name of dower, except the swans and foals of the stud and the swine of the manors driven away or slain before the making of this agreement, shall remain to her from the aforesaid day on condition that she answer to Theobald for as much money as he acquired them for from the executors of Sir John. Other clauses relating to payment, refunding to Theobald of expenses of cultivation, etc. Sealed by Eleanor and by Elias de Oddeston, supplying the place of Theobald in England, with the assent of Sir Ralph de Hengham, the king's justice, and of brother N. prior of St. Thomas without Staunford, and of Ralph de Burgo, which Nicholas and Ralph had power with the said Elias to dower Eleanor, Dated at London, on Wednesday after St. Katherine, 4 Edward.
— — The abbot of Lesnis came before the king, on Tuesday after St. Andrew, and sought to replevy his land in Elmedon, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against Mary, late the wife of Henry de Pinkeny.
Alice, late the wife of Hugh de Donestern, puts in her place John de Aspervill and Thomas [de] la Waude to win or lose in a certificate summoned before the king at his last coming to Windsor between her and Robert le Veel and Robert his son concerning a tenement in Stivecle and Lutlecote.
William de Wyndes[or'] came before the king, on Saturday the morrow of St. Nicholas, and sought to replevy to Robert de Aspal a messuage in Cambridge, which was taken into the king's hands for Robert's default against Simon Godlombe.
Membrane 17d.
Beatrice, late the wife of Alan Balun, came before the king, on Wednesday after St. Andrew, and sought to replevy her land in Passenham, which was taken into the king's hands for her default in the king's court against John le Bercher of Covesgrave and Isabella, his wife, and Alana, sister of Isabella.
Nov. 25.
The Tower.
To the taxors of the fifteenth in co. Kent. Whereas certain men of religion of the realm have shown the king certain ways whereby they will help him more of their liberal will than by the taxation of their goods made or to be made by the said taxors: the king orders the taxors that, when they have made taxation and appraisement of the goods of the prior and convent of Rochester in that county, so that the taxors may certify the king thereof on their coming to him, they shall not proceed to make distraints on the prior and convent by reason of the said fifteenth until otherwise ordered.