Close Rolls, Edward I: December 1278

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: December 1278', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279, (London, 1900) pp. 514-517. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol1/pp514-517 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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December 1278

Dec. 4.
Peterborough (Burg').
To the sheriff of Essex. Whereas William Peyvere, who held in chief of John Peyvere, a minor in the wardship of Queen Eleanor, the king's mother, by commission of the late king, is now dead, as the king learns, and certain men have intruded themselves into the lands that belonged to William, the king orders the sheriff to take into the king's hands all the lands aforesaid, and to deliver them to Queen Eleanor, and to attach anyone who may resist him, so that he shall have them before the king in the quinzaine of St. Hilary to answer to the king and to Queen Eleanor directing any one claiming right in the lands to come to the king's court to show their right.
The like to the sheriff of Norfolk.
To Robert de Ufford, justiciary of Ireland. Order to cause to be delivered to the constable of the king's castle of Ottonagh as much lead from the king's mine there as shall be necessary to roof the tower and houses of the castle, as the king learns that the tower and houses need roofing.
To the justices in eyre in co. Cumberland. Whereas the king granted, for the health of the souls of him and of his ancestors, to the prior and Friars Preachers of London, in aid of the removal of their houses in the city, his alms called 'deodands,' which pertains to him in the next eyres of his justices in his realm, so that the Friars shall obtain the aforesaid alms by the hands of the justices in their first eyres in every county, fully and wholly, after the last eyre in the said counties for three years following, for the construction of their houses, it was not the king's intention that the brethren should receive and have the alms for three years only after the last eyre, but that they shall have and receive what ought to pertain to the king of these alms after the last eyre in all eyres of justices in all counties from the time of the commencement of the eyre in the sixth year of his reign for three years following, and the justices are ordered to cause the Friars to have the alms in form aforesaid.
Dec. 26.
Windsor.
To Ralph de Sandwico and William de Middelton, keepers of the archbishopric of Canterbury during voidance. Order to cause Richard le Usser to have four oaks for timber of the king's gift in the wood of Slyndon, which is of the archbishopric aforesaid, unless he have had them already by another writ.
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Robert de Meringes, lately elected, whom the king has caused to be amoved from office because it is testified before him by trustworthy men that he is insufficiently qualified.
To William de Karleton. Order to deliver Simon Drewe and Richard de Braundon, lately taken within the liberty of Lynn of W. archbishop of Norwich, for exchanging (cambio) of the king's money, to the keeper of that liberty for custody. The bishop will answer for them at the king's order.
To the barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Roger de Somery to have respite until Midsummer next for the 30l. in which he made fine with the king for his service due to him in the last army of Wales, as the king has granted this respite to him at the request of Nicholas de Sedgrave.
— — To the constable of Windsor castle. Order to cause Master Bertram, the king's engineer, to have seven oaks and five beeches to repair (tendend') the king's engines at the Tower.
Dec. 26.
Windsor.
William son of Richard Wymark, imprisoned at Worcester for the death of John son of John le Provost of Pebworthine, whereof he is appealed, has letters to the sheriff of Worcester to bail him.
To the constable of the Tower of London and to the sheriffs of London. Order to deliver clerks of the diocese of London imprisoned in the Tower or elsewhere in the city, whom the bishop of London or his deputy will exact from the constable according to the custom of the ecclesiastical franchise, to the bishop, on condition that the bishop shall have the clerks before the king or his justices to be deputed to make full delivery of such clerks and other prisoners at London. [Prynne, Records, iii. 238.]
To the sheriff of Essex and Hertford. Order not to lay hands on the ecclesiastical goods of Adam de Stratton, rector of the church of Bromfeld, and of Simon de Derteford, rector of the church of Witham, imprisoned at London, and to restore to the bishop of London and the churches aforesaid anything that he or his bailiffs may have taken thence.
To the constable of Bristol. Order to cause to be taken to Devises castle ten tuns of wine, both of bought wine and of right [prise] wine, there to be delivered to the constable.
To Elias de Tyngewyk, keeper of the forest of Wycchewod. Order to cause Thomas de Britannia, yeoman of Edmund, the king's brother, to have in that forest three oaks fit for timber.
Dec. 29.
Windsor.
To the sheriff of Hereford. Order to cause all goldsmiths lately taken and imprisoned by the king's general order—except those of whom suspicion is held of clipping the king's money, or of buying clippings (retonsure), or of changing good money given to clippers for a greater number of clipped money, and except those who were indicted by inquisition, and except certain persons taken and imprisoned by the king's order and named in certain writs sent to the sheriff—to be replevied by sufficient sureties, who shall mainpern to have them to stand to right at the king's order and that they shall not go out of the towns wherein they dwell before Easter next, and to cause all their goods and chattels taken into the king's hands for this reason to be restored to them. By W. de Helyun.
The like to all the sheriffs of England and to the justice of Chester.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge Bogo de Knovill, late sheriff of Stafford, of 50l. for the ferms of the manors of Swyneford and Clent, in that county, as the king lately committed the manors, whence 25 marks yearly of fee ferm were wont to be paid to the exchequer, to Amabilla, late the wife of Roger de Somery, to have until Roger's heir came of age without rendering any money therefor to the exchequer, and she received 50l. of the said ferm in her lifetime for the third, fourth, and fifth years of the reign, as the treasurer and barons may ascertain by the view of Bogo's account to be rendered before them.
To Walter de Helyun. Order not to intermeddle in anywise with the body of Aaron son of Vives, a Jew of London, or with his goods and chattels, but to cause his body and chattels, arrested by Walter, to be delivered to Edmund, the king's brother, to whom the late king granted the body of Aaron, with all his goods and chattels.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Notification that the king has granted respite to Ralph Rastel and Margery de Swyneford, his wife, until the quinzaine of Easter next for all debts due to the exchequer of the debts in which William de Swyneford, Margery's late husband, was indebted to the exchequer at his death for the time when he was sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, and order to cause them to have this respite.
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to respite until the quinzaine of Easter next the demand on Walter de Shel[f]hangre, late sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, for 35l. for the time when he was sheriff, as he prays for divers allowances to be made to him for that time.
To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to deliver to Joan, late the wife of William de Parles, daughter and co-heiress of Eustace de Watford, the lands that fall to her purparty of the lands of Eustace in Watford, which were taken into the king's hands by reason of William's death, together with the corn sown in the lands, which the king has granted to Joan, and to deliver to her the other goods and chattels that belonged to William upon her finding security to answer for the price thereof to the exchequer, and to restore to Joan any of the goods that the sheriff may have alienated, the king having previously ordered him to deliver the lands, but he has done nothing in the matter, to the king's surprise.
To the sheriff of Cumberland. Order to respite until the quinzaine of Easter next the demand upon Alexander, king of Scotland, for 100 marks to be rendered to the exchequer.
To the constable of Bristol castle. Order to cause all plates of clipping (platas retonsure), forceps, and other things relating to the attachments of the Jews lately taken at Bristol and carried by the king's order to the Tower of London, and all other attachments whatsoever relating to the king's money, and also certain causes of suspicions concerning the clipping of the king's money that are in his custody to be sent to London, there to be delivered to Stephen de Penecestre and his fellows, whom the king has enjoined to receive them.
To Master William de Perton. Order to cause all the silver plates and all the clippings delivered to him by Henry de Wyntonia, knight, to be delivered by weight to Philip de Wilgheby, whom the king has enjoined to receive them.
To the constable of Bristol castle. Order to cause all the silver plates lately found in the possession of Henry de Wyntonia, knight, and sealed with his seal and in the constable's custody to be sent to London, there to be delivered to Philip de Wilgheby, whom the king has ordered to receive them.