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April 4. Lechlade. |
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Whereas the king lately ordered him to
deliver Hugh Misin of Leverton, imprisoned at Noting[ham] for the death
of Cicely, his daughter, to twelve mainpernors [as at page 518, above], and
the sheriff has written back that Ralph le Mercer of Ratford, Richard Nory
of Landford, Thomas Brexan, William de Tikehull, Walter de Karleton,
William de Rampton, Hugh de Leverton, Walter as Eschalers, Hugh
Kittok, Richard de Blida, and Geoffrey le Cuperer have mainperned for
Hugh in form aforesaid; the king orders the sheriff to deliver to the
mainpernors the goods and chattels of Hugh, which were taken into the
king's hands by reason of the death aforesaid, to be kept by them by
the mainprise aforesaid until otherwise ordered, provided that Hugh shall
have his maintenance from the goods and chattels according to the judgment
of the mainpernors, without making waste of the goods and chattels. |
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To Adam Gurdun, keeper of the forest of Alsisholte. Order to cause
the abbot of Hyde, Winchester, and the prior of St. Swithin's there and the
sheriff of Southampton, viewers of the works of the castle of Winchester,
to have in that forest thirty oaks fit for timber for the said works. |
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To Matthew de Columbar[iis], keeper of the forests of Chet and Derley.
Order to cause the aforesaid viewers to have fifteen oaks fit for timber in
each of the forests aforesaid. |
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To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause the aforesaid abbot and
prior to have all the issues of that county until Michaelmas next to the
total of 100l., for the works of the aforesaid castle, as the king has enjoined
upon them, by the view and testimony of the sheriff and by two of their
monks. |
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To the abbot and prior. Order to cause the aforesaid works to be done
by two of their monks by the view of the sheriff, in such manner that the
king may commend the abbot and prior's diligence in this behalf. |
April 5. Lechlade. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the abbot
of Lire (Lyra) to be acquitted of 10l. by which he made fine before the
justices last in eyre in co. Worcester for licence to agree, and of 100s. in
which he was amerced before the said justices for a purpresture, and of
6s. 8d. in which he made fine before the said justices for another licence
to agree, as he has paid these sums by the king's order to Queen Eleanor,
the king's mother. |
April 19. Westminster. |
To the barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the executors of the
will of Lettice de Kaynes to have free administration of her goods and
chattels, after taking security from them for the payment of any debts that
she may owe to the king. |
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To the sheriff of Sussex, keeper of the forest of Arundel. Order to
cause Roger de Clifford, the younger, to have in that forest two does, of
the king's gift. |
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To Richard de Holebrok, the king's steward. Order to cause dower to
be assigned to Margery, late the wife of Gilbert de Brinnesley, tenant-inchief, after taking security from her not to marry without the king's
licence. |
April 21. Westminster. |
To Matthew de Columbar[iis], taker of the king's wines at Sandwich.
Order to cause all the wines of the king's right prise at Sandwich for the
present year to be delivered to the constable of Ledes castle for the use of
Queen Eleanor, the king's consort, of the king's gift. |
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To the justices of the Bench. Order to deliver Robert le Venur, William
Tyrel, Simon de Baynthorp, Hugh le Bulur and Hugh son of Peter,
imprisoned at Flyte at the king's suit, for the death of Richard de Caverswell, whereof Edith, late the wife of Richard, has appealed them before the
justices, in bail to mainpernors who shall mainpern to have them before
justices or elsewhere at the king's will, to stand to right if any one wish to
speak against them. |
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To the sheriff of Surrey (sic), keeper of the forest of Arundell. Order
to cause Isabella, wife of Roger de Clifford, the younger, to have a doe in
that forest, of the king's gift. |
April 21. Westminster. |
To the barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Richard de Suthchirch
to be acquitted of 100s. in which he was amerced before Roger de Clifford
and his fellows, justices last in eyre for pleas of the forest at Chelmereford,
for a trespass committed against the king in being present at the taking of
a hart that John de Burgo took in the forest of Essex without the king's
licence and will, as the king has pardoned Richard this amercement. |
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To the keeper of the forest of Dene. Order to cause Walter de Helyun
to have in that forest six oaks fit for timber with their strippings, of the
king's gift. By K. on the information of H. son of Otto. |
April 26. Westminster. |
To Ralph de Sandwyco, the king's steward. Order not to intermeddle
further with the lands that belonged to John le Bretun, and to restore the
issues thereof, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that
John at his death held no lands of the king by reason whereof the
custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king. |
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To John de Reygate and his follows, justices in eyre in co. Kent. Order
to cause estreats to be made of the clearer and better fines and amercements
made before them in their eyre to the total of 110 marks, and to cause them
to be delivered to the sheriff of Kent to levy the money without delay and
to deliver it to them towards their fees. |
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Mandate in pursuance to the sheriff to pay the money to the said justices
for Easter term, in the seventh year, to wit to John de Reigate 30 marks,
Geoffrey de Leukenore 20 marks, William de Norburg' 20 marks, Walter
de Hopton 20 marks, and Solomon de Roff[a] 20 marks, for the yearly fees
that the king granted to them for so long as they shall be employed in the
office aforesaid. |
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To the keeper of the park of Petherton. Order to cause the bishop of
Bath and Wells, the king's chancellor, to have in that park six oaks fit for
timber, of the king's gift. |
April 27. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Dorset. Order not to intermeddle further with the
custody of the manor of Lollewurth, saving the king's right when he will
speak concerning it, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff
that William de Lolleworth at his death held nothing of the king in chief,
but that he held the said manor of Hugh de Roches, kinsman and heir of
Roger son of Henry, who held in chief a knight's fee in Lollewurth, as is
found by the rolls of the king's exchequer, so that the custody of the manor
ought not to pertain to the king at present. |
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To R. de Sandwyco, the king's steward. Order to cause dower to be
assigned to Eleanor, late the wife of Robert de Ferrar[iis], tenant in chief,
as she has taken oath before the king not to marry without his licence. |
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To Hoel son of Meur[ic]. Order to cause Roger de Mortuo [Mari] to
have, so soon as the castle of Buelt shall be closed with a wall, whereby it
will be necessary to remove the brattishing (brethach'), to have the best
brattishing of the king's gift. |
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To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to permit Matilda, late the wife of
Matthew Turpyn, to cultivate and sow her lands in Estwintrelowe and to
make her profit thereof, until otherwise ordered, and to restore anything
received from the issues of her lands. |
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To the barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king learns from their
testimony that Stephen de Eddeworth, the late king's constable of the Tower
of London, receiving 17s. 9d. daily for his wages for his maintenance and
for that of seven serjeants staying with him in the Tower, has 32l. 16s. 0d.
in arrear of his wages from St. Hilary, 52 Henry III., until 17 February
following, to wit for thirty-seven days, both days being reckoned, which
sum Stephen received, as he says, from the issues of the city at that time:
the king orders the barons to allow this sum to Stephen and to William de
Dunelmo and Walter Hervy, then the late king's bailiffs of the city, in their
account of the issues aforesaid. |
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To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause A. king of
Scotland to be acquitted of 100 marks at which he was amerced before the
justices last in eyre in co. Middlesex for a man of his buried at Staines
without the view of the sheriff and coroners, as the king has pardoned him
this amercement. |
April 26. Westminster. |
To Philip de Wyleby. Order to deliver to Gregory de Rokesle and
Orland[inus] de Podio, keepers of the king's exchange, all the silver in
his custody of the goods and chattels of condemned Jews, to do therewith
what the king has enjoined upon him. |
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By K. on the information of Anthony Bek. |
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To John son of Nigel, keeper of the forest of Bernewod. Order to cause
Richard de Beufou to have a buck, of the king's gift. |
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To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to cause Alexander de Kyrketon,
one of the justices deputed to hear and determine trespasses of money, to
have 20l. in aid of his expenses. |
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To the sheriff of York. Like order to cause Hugh de Kendal to have 10l.
in aid of his expenses about the sale of, and receipt of money, from the
forfeited goods of Jews. |
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To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to cause Ranulph de Dacre, one of the
justices appointed to hear and determine trespasses of money, to have 20l.
in aid of his expenses in that office. |
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To John Bek. Order to provide for the king in the city of York a good
cellar to place the king's wines in, out of the houses that belonged to the
Jews in that city, and to deliver the cellar to Matthew de Columbar[iis],
the king's chamberlain, or to Simon Gisors, his attorney, so that they may
put the king's wine therein. |
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Membrane 8—Schedule. |
April 28. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex. Order to pay to John de Cobeham, one of the
justices appointed to hear and determine trespasses of money, 20l. in
aid of his expenses in that office. |
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Membrane 7. |
April 28. Westminster. |
To Thomas de Normanvill. Order to cause Master Robert de Scardeburg
to have two bucks in the park of Brustwik, which is in his custody, of the
king's gift. |
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To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to receive from Matthew de Columbar[iis], the king's chamberlain, or Simon de Gisors, his attorney, forty
tuns of wine of the king's right prise, which they will deliver to him at
Boston, and to cause ten tuns thereof to be taken to Rockingham, ten tuns
to Northampton, ten tuns to Geytinton, and ten tuns to Silveston, to be
placed in the king's cellars. |
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To the sheriff of Southampton. Like order to receive ten tuns from
Matthew or Simon at Southampton, and to cause six tuns thereof to be
taken to Wodestock and four tuns to Bruhull, to be placed in the king's
cellars. |
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To the barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Thomas de Byrlaund,
archdeacon of Northumberland, to be acquitted of 20l. in which he was
amerced for his contempt in entering the town of Oxford against the king's
inhibition, as the king has pardoned him. |
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By John de Vescy, who procured his pardon from the king. |
April 28. Westminster. |
To Richard de Holebrok, the king's steward. Order to deliver to
Master William Pickerel a messuage and 4¼ virgates of land in Kingesbrome, which he lately took into the king's hands because Robert son and
heir of Robert Hamund, tenant in chief, alienated them to Master William
without the king's licence. |
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Here the chancellor went to the king. |