Close Rolls, Edward I: April 1279

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: April 1279', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279, (London, 1900) pp. 524-528. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol1/pp524-528 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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April 1279

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
By K. on the information of Anthony Bek.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here the chancellor went to the king.