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May 4.
Westminster. |
To William de Vescy, justice of the Forest beyond Trent. Order to
cause Michael de Hertecla, sheriff of Cumberland, to have in the forest of
Engelwode ten oaks fit for timber for the works of the castle of Carlisle.
Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To the sheriff of Kent. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of John Elys, lately elected, who is insufficiently qualified,
as the king learns upon trustworthy authority. |
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Walter le Venur, imprisoned at York for the death of Thomas son of
Agnes Bacun, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of York
to bail him. |
May 5.
Westminster. |
To Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver
to Isabel, late the wife of John de Vescy, tenant in chief, a moiety of
John's goods and chattels, to have until the king shall cause other order
to be taken by his council. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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The like to Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. |
May 3.
Westminster. |
To the said Thomas. Order to cause dower to be assigned from the
lands that belonged to John de Vescy, tenant in chief, to Isabel, late the
wife of John, in the presence of William de Vescy, brother and heir of
John, if he wish to be present; besides the lands whereof John and
Isabel were jointly enfeoffed. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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The like to Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent. |
May 7.
Westminster. |
To John de Montibus, John de Bauquell, William de Eggesclive, and
Geoffrey le Taillur. Order to deliver to Joan, late the wife of John de
Vescy, the jewels and other things in John's wardrobe at London that
appear to them clearly to be Joan's own, and to deliver to her in
addition up to the value of 300l. from certain goods and chattels of the
said John's in silver and other things there, for which Isabel shall
answer to the king at his order, excepting the armour and ornaments of
the chapel, which the king wills shall remain wholly in their custody until
he shall otherwise order. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. Order to receive
Katherine, late the wife of Robert de Ripers, who is of unsound mind,
together with her lands and possessions, from William le Vavasur,
who has her and her lands in his custody by the king's commission,
and to commit her and her lands and possessions to Ralph de Normanvill,
to be kept and maintained out of the issues of the lands until the king
shall otherwise order; saving to William his corn and other goods in the
said lands and also his reasonable costs about her maintenance since he
received the custody of her. |
May 8.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Derby. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in the place of William de Stayneby, deceased. Witness:
Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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John son of Ela de Bilham, imprisoned at Notingham for the death of
William son of Robert de Barvile of Bilham, co. York, has letters to the
sheriff of York to bail him. |
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To William de Vescy, justice of the Forest beyond Trent. Order to
bail Ralph de Ufton, imprisoned at Notingham for a trespass of venison
in the forest of Shirewode, if he be not an habitual malefactor in the
king's forests. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
May 14.
Westminster. |
John Kyffe of Histon, imprisoned at Shyreburn for the death of an
unknown man slain at Portlond, co. Dorset, whereof he is appealed, has
letters to the sheriff of Dorset to bail him. |
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To Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver
to Margery, late the wife of Richard de Plessetis, tenant in chief, 20l.
yearly of land, which the king has assigned to her from Richard's lands
to have in tenencia until he cause dower to be assigned to her. Witness:
Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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Membrane 7—Schedule. |
March 1.
Bury St. Edmunds. |
To the collectors of the king's new custom at Sandwich. Whereas the
king appointed by letters patent Gregory de Rokes[ley] and Baroncinus
Galteri to cause to be proclaimed and observed the remedies provided
before the king and his council against clippers and forgers of his money
and against those who use forged or clipped money in the city of London
and adjoining parts, and against those bringing forged or otherwise bad
money, and against their abettors, in such wise as Gregory and Baroncinus
should deem fit by the counsel of the treasurer and barons of the
exchequer and the justices of the Bench and according to the form
provided by the king in this matter, and by other means, saving to the
king the amercements and other things that ought to pertain to the king
according to the articles sent to them; which remedies the king wills
shall be observed throughout his whole realm; and Gregory and
Baroncinus have appointed the collectors to execute the premises under
them in that town: the king orders them to execute the premises there
in form aforesaid and according to the articles that the king sends to
them under his seal, until otherwise ordered. The king has ordered the
bailiffs and men of the said town to aid them in the premises. Witness:
Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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The like to the collectors of the new custom at Shorham, Southampton,
Weymue, Yarmouth, Ipswich, Lynn, Boston, Hull, Newcastle-on-Tyne,
and Bristol. |
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To the bailiffs and men of the aforesaid towns and to Peter de la Mare,
constable of Bristol castle. Order to aid the aforesaid collectors in form
aforesaid. |
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To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to cause the articles that
the king sends them under his seal to be publicly read and proclaimed in
the city, and to aid Gregory and Baruncinus in all the premises. |
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To the sheriff of Kent. Order to aid the said Gregory and Baroncinus
or the collectors of the new custom in that county. |
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To Stephen de Pencestre, keeper of the port of Dover. Order to aid
Porcacinus de Luk', merchant, in that port in form aforesaid. |
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To J. archbishop of Dublin, justiciary of Ireland, and to the treasurer
and barons of the exchequer of Dublin. Whereas the king has provided
and ordained certain remedies as above, which he sends to them under the
seal that he uses in England, he orders them to cause the articles to be
transcribed and to cause them to be sent under the seal of the said
exchequer to the collectors of the new customs in all his ports in Ireland,
and to enjoin the collectors by the king's writs to cause the articles to be
read and proclaimed publicly in the ports, and to cause the remedies to be
observed, ordering the bailiffs and men of the ports to be intendent to the
collectors in the premises until otherwise ordered. |
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Membrane 6. |
May 7.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. Order not to
intermeddle in any way with the lands that William de Staynesby held
in the king's manor of Mammesfeld, as the king learns by inquisition
taken by the escheator that William at his death held certain lands in
chief in socage according to the custom of the manor, and that he held
no other lands the custody whereof can pertain to the king. Witness:
Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
May 17.
Westminster. |
To the keeper of the forest of Porcestre. Order to cause Henry Huse,
constable of Porcestre castle, to have in that forest by the view of the
foresters and verderers as much timber as may be necessary for the repair
of the houses of the castle and of the king's mill there. Witness:
Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
May 15.
Westminster. |
To Henry Huse, constable of Porcestre castle. Order to cause the
houses of the castle aforesaid to be repaired, and to cause the king's mill
there to be built anew (de novo construi). Witness: Edmund, earl of
Cornwall. |
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William Cobbe of Hyndon and Joan, daughter of William le Bercher of
Trafford, imprisoned at Northampton for the death of Robert son of
Robert Meyheu of Trafford, wherewith they are charged, have letters to the
sheriff of Northampton to bail them. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To the sheriff of Lancaster. Order to cause a coroner for that county
to be elected in place of John de Tunstall, lately elected, who is
insufficiently qualified. |
May 16.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to cause to be restored to Robert son
of Gilbert de Saltfleteby, clerk, his goods and chattels, which were taken
into the king's hands upon his being indicted of the suspicion of homicide
before the justices appointed to deliver Westminster gaol, as he has purged
his innocence before W. abbot of Westminster, to whom he was delivered
by the justices in accordance with the privilege of the clergy. Witness:
Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
May 21.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Richard
de Suthchirche to be acquitted 1,000l. in which he made fine with the king
for his trespass in taking an oath before Thomas de Weylaund and his
fellows, justices of the Bench, in an inquisition there taken between the
abbot of Westminster and John Hardel concerning 60s. yearly of rent in
Releye, of which he was convicted, as the king has pardoned him this sum
in consideration of his grant and release to the king of the manor of
Hatfeld Peverel. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To the sheriff of Derby. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in place of Walter de Gousel, lately elected, whom the king has
amoved from office because he does not dwell in those parts and also is
insufficiently qualified, as the king learns upon trustworthy testimony.
Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
May 21.
Westminster. |
To Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver
to John de la Plaunche and Maud de Haveresham, his wife, all the lands
whereof Nicholas, her father, tenant in chief, was seised at his death, to
be held until the king's arrival in England, so that there may then be done
what the king shall cause to be ordained by his council, as the king learns
by the proof of Maud's age made before Ralph de Hengham and John
de Lovetot, the king's justices appointed for this purpose, that Matilda is
of full age. |
May 25.
Westminster. |
To Peter de la Mare, constable of Bristol castle. Order to pay to John
Warlagh, burgess of Hereford, for the use of himself and his comburgesses, 45l. 10s. 0d. in satisfaction of the king's debt to John and other
his comburgesses for wheat, wine and honey taken from them for the
munition of the king's castle of Drosselan. Witness: the king (sic). |
May 24.
Westminster. |
To Ralph de Berners, constable of the Tower of London. Whereas the
late king granted by his charter to Edmund, the present king's brother,
Aaron son of Vyves, a Jew of London, with all his goods and chattels
and all things that might pertain to the late king in any way by reason
of the said Jew, and the king afterwards confirmed this grant to Edmund
by his letters patent; and Edmund has mainperned to have Aaron before
the king at his will to stand to right whensoever the king or others
wish to speak against him concerning anything; wherefore the king has
granted to Edmund that all matters touching Aaron requiring judicial
examination shall be heard and determined before the king and Edmund:
the king therefore orders Ralph not to intermeddle in any way with the
goods and chattels of Aaron or with anything concerning him, contrary
to the grant and confirmation aforesaid, except by Edmund's will.
Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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The like to John le Breton, keeper of the city of London. |
May 12.
Westminster. |
To William de Eggesclive. Whereas the king, on 5 April last, ordered
Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent, to deliver to William
all the goods and chattels that belonged to John de Vescy, tenant in chief,
in cos. Kent, Sussex, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucester, Devon, and Wilts, by
the view and testimony of Peter de Witpeyns and William de Cestre,
chaplain, so that William might answer to the king for them at his order;
and the king, on 16 April last, ordered the escheator to permit Isabel,
John's wife, to have all the goods and chattels in the 33l. 6s. 0¾d. of land
in Eltham wherewith the king enfeoffed John and her jointly, at a
reasonable price for which the escheator should answer to the king; and
the king afterwards, on 5 May last, ordered the escheator to deliver to
Isabel a moiety of all the goods and chattels that belonged to John at his
death, until the king should cause other order to be made by his council:
the king orders William to permit the escheator to deliver all the goods
and chattels to Isabel. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
