Close Rolls, Edward I: April 1284 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 2, 1279-1288. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1902.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: April 1284', Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 2, 1279-1288, (London, 1902), pp. 259-263. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol2/pp259-263 [accessed 19 June 2024].

April 1284



April 1. Carnarvon.	To Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause Idonia, late the wife of Roger de Leyburn, daughter and second heiress of Robert de Veteri Ponte, to have seisin of the lands that Roger at his death and she held in chief of her inheritance, and to restore to her the issues thereof.
	The like to Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent.
April 6. Carnarvon.	To Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. Order to restore to Ralph Salveyn certain lands in Multhorp, which the escheator took into the king's hands by reason of the death of Anketin, Ralph's son, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that Ralph demised the said lands, which he held by the courtesy of England by reason of the marriageportion (maritagii) of Mary Malore, his late wife, tenant in chief, to Anketin during pleasure, and the escheator took them into the king's hands solely by reason of Anketin's death.
April 12. Carnarvon. (Kaerenarvan)	To Roger Lestrange (Extraneo), justice of the Forest this side Trent. Order to cause Grimbald son of Grimbald Pauncefot to have in the forest of Dene twelve oaks fit for timber, of the king's gift.
April 13. Carnarvon. (Kaer in Arvon.)	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Notification that the king has pardoned Ralph de Gorges, for his good service, 24l. in which he is indebted to the exchequer for the debts of Ralph de Gorges, his father, for the time when the latter was sheriff of Dorset, and order to acquit Ralph son of Ralph of the said sum.
	To the same. Order to cause Richard le Engleys to be acquitted of 3s. 4d. in which he was amerced before the justices of the Bench for a default in a plea before them between Juliana, late the wife of Stephen le Bond, and Richard concerning her dower in Gravenhungre, as the king has pardoned him this sum.
April 15. Carnarvon.	To the justiciary of Ireland. Order to cause the prior and convent of St. Patrick's near Dublin to have in the king's wood of Clyncry twenty oaks, of the king's gift, for the repair of their houses lately destroyed by fire by mischance.
	To the same. Order to cause the abbot and convent of St. Mary's near Dublin to have in the same wood ten oaks for the repair of their houses, of the king's gift.
	Membrane 7—Schedule.
	Assignment of dower of Isabella de Mortuo Mari of the lands within the manor that belonged to John son of Alan.—Upon the king sending his writ (set out in full) to Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent, dated at Hereford, 15 November, in his eleventh year, notifying him that whereas in the assignment of dower made by the late king to Isabella de Mortuo Mari, late the wife of John son of Alan, tenant in chief, the dower falling to her of the towns of Obbel[eye], Pertherodry, Obendrit, Obbarrys, Laquernhope, Eyleston, and Moneton, which are below Portlok, and which are of the Welshery (Walescheria) and members of the manor of Clone, which belonged to John, and also [her dower] of the waste of La Heth and of 80 waste burgages in the borough of Clone, and of 8 carucates of land of demesnes and assarts and of waste lands of customary tenants pertaining to the same manor was not assigned to her because no extent of those towns, burgages and wastes had been returned into the late king's chancery, and also her dower from the Welshery of Themecestre with the forest of Clone, which is above Portlok, was not assigned to her because Llewelyn son of Griffin, sometime prince of Wales, who occupied them during John's lifetime, held that Welshery in his hands until Roger de Mortuo Mari, lately deceased, ejected him thence by the strong hand; the king orders the escheator to make extent of the premises, and to cause dower to be assigned to Isabella in accordance therewith. It is provided that 6l. 7s. 9¾d. yearly of land in the town of Edenesdon, within the manor of Schrewardyn, and 11l. 2s. 9d. of the issues of the mills of Oswestry (de Albo Monasterio), which the aforesaid Roger committed to Isabella to hold in tenancia until dower from the aforesaid manor of Clon should be assigned to her, shall be restored to the executors of Roger's will.
	An extent of the premises was made at Clone, on 8 October, 12 Edward, by Llewelyn Vachan, Madoc ab Llewelyn, Hugh Coydur, Meredit ab Wilym, Gilbert ab Howel, Henry Clach, Howel ap Yevan, Yevan ap Meredith, Thomas ab Hugh, Llewelyn Voil, Wilym ab Adam, and Griffin ab Henry, who say that there are under Portlok and in the Welshery aforesaid of Themecestre little hamlets that are members of Clone, to wit Ruthin, Ruganton, Sned, Trebrother, Kilowilsy, Founen Veyr, Menetesny, Spote, Hodecote Yevan, Berefeld Thlanveyr, Treburt, Skoborre, Selle, Portloc, Treboreward, Meneton, Obbarrys, Eton Larquenhop, which is called 'Eyleston' in the king's writ, Obbendrith, Pertherodry, Obbele, Ideclyve, Hulle, Meyneston, and Edenehope, the tenants whereof do no other service except showing (exhibent) themselves bodily with arms in the army in time of war with their lord or his bailiff, to wit for one day and one night at their own costs, and the lord of the said tenants or hamlets receives no other profits except that the tenants do suit to the court of Clone and render each second year at Martinmas 8l. with the customary tenants of the hamlets of Newcastle (Novi Castri), Hodecote Keyset, Biketon, and Addredeleye, which hamlets are held in villeinage. They also say that the hamlet of Newcastle renders by itself yearly 24s. 4d. of rent of assize, and that the hamlet of Hodecote Keyset renders yearly 13s. 3d., the hamlet of Biketon 36s., and the hamlet of Addredeleye 12s. 2d. They also say that in the aforesaid Welshery there is a water-mill, which the abbot of Cumhyr holds, for which he renders yearly 6s. 8d. to the lord of Clone. They also say that there are in the Welshery aforesaid divers pastures, one of which is called 'Keveneron' and is extended at 13s. 4d. yearly; one called 'Meyskevenard,' which is extended at 10s. yearly; and one called 'Hethfeld,' which is extended at 3s. 6d. Also there is a pasture called 'Hyneye,' which is extended at 3s. 6d. Also there are in the hamlet of Biketon two carucates of land in demesne, which are extended at 20s. yearly; and in the hamlet of Addredeleye a carucate of land in demesne worth 10s. yearly; and in the hamlet of Newcastle two carucates of land, which are extended at 20s. yearly. They also say that the customary tenants of the aforesaid hamlets, to wit Newcastle, Hodecote Keyset, Biketon, and Addredeleye, hold in the hamlets three carucates of land for which they do their services aforesaid. They also say that the pannage, herbage, sale of underwood, with all attachments (atach'is) of the forest are extended at 7l. yearly. And they say that there are in the borough of Clone only sixty burgages, which are extended at 30s. yearly. And there are in the Welshery aforesaid of the waste of La Heth and the assarts 120 acres of pasture, which are extended at 10s. yearly. Also the pleas and perquisites, fines, heriots, reliefs and escheats of the aforesaid hamlets both of free and customary (tenants) are extended at 15l. yearly.
	Total of the extent yearly: 32l. 12s. 9d. Whereof a third part is 10l. 17s. 7d. And besides the extent aforesaid yearly there is there each second year 8l. yearly of rent as is aforesaid.
	Whence there is assigned to Isabella of the aforesaid yearly extent for her dower the under-written: the hamlet of New Castle with the rent and with two carucates in the same, worth by the extent 44s. 4d. yearly; the hamlet of Hodecote Keyset, extended at 13s. 3d. yearly; twenty waste burgages in the borough of Clone, extended at 10s. yearly, whereof thirteen are outside the gate of St. Thomas on both sides of the way towards the east, and seven burgages are without the north gate between the king's highway and the great stew; 40 acres of pasture of La Heth towards the east, extended at 3s. 4d.; the hamlets of Eton Laquernhope, Obendrith, Pertherodry, Obbeleye, Ideclyve, Hulle, Meyneston, and Edenehope, together with the suits of courts, pleas, perquisites, fines, heriots, reliefs and escheats of the tenants of the hamlets of New Castle and Hudecote Keyset, together with all other services and customs of the tenants of all the hamlets aforesaid above assigned to Isabella, which are extended at 100s. yearly; a third of the forest aforesaid with all its appurtenances and liberties by the metes and hedges following: to wit from Thloynebleyth to Radebache, and by the brook of Radebache to the gate of the old park, thence to the fields of Hull and Ideclyve, and thence to the fields of Thlanyevan and to the pastures of the same; whereof the herbage, pannage, sale of underwood together with the attachments and all manner liberties, are extended at 46s. 8d. yearly.
	Total of the assignment yearly: 10l. 17s. 7d. yearly.
	Besides this assignment there are also assigned to her 53s. 4d. to be received each second year at Martinmas from the tenants aforesaid assigned to her above.
	Membrane 6.
April 15. Carnarvon.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Thomas le Charrer of London to be acquitted of 6s. 8d. in which he was amerced in the exchequer for wines sold contrary to the assize, as the king has pardoned him this sum.
	To the same. Order to cause Henry le Waleys, mayor of London, tenant of the lands that belonged to Henry Walemunt, to be acquitted of 30l. in which the latter was amerced before Master Roger de Seyton and his fellows, justices last in eyre at the Tower of London, for the escape of six thieves of the time when he was sheriff of London, as the king has pardoned Henry le Waleys this sum.
April 16. Carnarvon.	To the same. Order to cause the following men to be acquitted of the respective sums mentioned below, in which they were amerced, whilst in the king's army in Wales by his order, before Robert de Hengham and his fellows, justices to hear and determine pleas, and before the justices of the Bench then at Shrewsbury, as the king has pardoned them in consideration of their good service in army aforesaid: Howel de Hampton 40d. because he did not prosecute; William de Eton for the like 20d.; Roger de Cheyne half a mark for a disseisin; Richard de Lechton for a false claim 40s.; Hugh de Bulledon because he did not come half a mark; Giles de Tuggeford for the same half a mark; William son of William de Aston half a mark for the same; John de Arundel for a false claim half a mark; Thomas Corbet because he did not come 20s.; Ranulph de Hadleg and Richard le Serjaunt because they had not the said Thomas 40d.; Hugh de Beumeys because he did not come half a mark; Ralph de Sauntford for the same half a mark; John de Mortuo Mari for the same half a mark; Ivo de Clinton for the same half a mark; John de Pycheford for the same 20s.; Thomas de Marham for contempt 20s.; John le Waleys for the same half a mark; Ivo de Sulton half a mark because he did not come; Thomas Corbet of Tasseleg and John de Pycheford because they did not come at one mark; Adam de Lacy and Richard de Lechton for the same one mark; Walter de Graseleg (fn. 1) and Ivo de Sulton at 40d. because they had not Thomas Corbet, whom they had mainperned; Ralph le Wasteneys and Hugh de Coten half a mark because they had not Richard de Turvill and Aubrey his wife, whom they had mainperned; William de Huggeford for himself and his sureties because he did not prosecute half a mark; Ralph le Wasteneys for the same 40s.; Roger de Buchton (fn. 2) because he did not come half a mark; Philip de Barynton for the same half a mark; William de Stepelton because he did not prosecute two marks; Roger le Serjaunt and Roger le Verdur for surety half a mark.
	To the sheriff of Lancaster. Order to deliver to Emma, late the wife of William son of Robert de Dokesbury, her husband's goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's hands upon William's hanging himself, as it is testified before the king that William, who had been mad for half a year or more, hanged himself under the impulse of madness, and the king, compassionating the poverty of Emma and her children, has granted the goods and chattels to her for their maintenance.
April 26. Carnarvon.	To Grimbald Pauncefot, keeper of the forest of Dene. Order to cause Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol castle, to have fifty oaks with all their strippings to do certain works therewith in that castle.
	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Walter de Stircheleye to be acquitted of 15l. in which he was amerced before the justices last in eyre in co. Wilts, to wit 100s. for many trespasses and 10l. for the escape of John son of Nicholas de Costowe and Simon in le Hurne, fugitives, as the king has pardoned him at the instance of Queen Eleanor, his consort.
	Vacated, because below.
	The like for 20s. in which Walter was amerced before the justices last in eyre in co. Nottingham for many trespasses and for 13s. 4d. in which he made fine with the said justices for licence to agree.
	Vacated, because below.
	The like for 7l. in which he was amerced upon two occasions before the justices of the Bench for contempt.
	Vacated, because below.
April 26. Carnarvon.	To the same. Order to cause the aforesaid Walter to be acquitted of 23l. 13s. 4d., to wit 100s. in which he was amerced before the justices last in eyre in co. Wilts for many trespasses, 10l. for the escape of the aforesaid John and Simon, 7l. in which he was amerced as above before the justices of the Bench, 20s. in which he was amerced as above before the justices last in eyre in co. Nottingham, and 13s. 4d. as above for licence to agree, as the king has pardoned him at the instance of Queen Eleanor, his consort.
	To the same. Whereas the king, on 25 October, in the second year of his reign, committed to Edmund, his brother, during pleasure the manor of Chaucumb, which belonged to Hamo Lestrange (Extranei), and which the king caused to be taken into his hands with other lands of Hamo, and which is held of Edmund in chief, and the king ordered Henry de Shotbrok to deliver the manor to Edmund, on condition that Henry paid the issues received thence in the meantime to Peter de Gloria, merchant, in part payment of the debts in which Hamo was indebted to him, and the treasurer and barons have charged Henry with the said issues: the king orders them to acquit Henry thereof, if they ascertain that he paid them to Peter from the day of the commission aforesaid.
April 28. Carnarvon.	To the same. Order to acquit John son of Philip of 40s. in which he was amerced at Shrewsbury before Ralph de Hengham and his fellows, justices to hear and determine the king's pleas, for a default, as the king has pardoned him this sum.