Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1298

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 4, 1296-1302. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1906.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1298', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 4, 1296-1302, (London, 1906) pp. 183-186. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol4/pp183-186 [accessed 26 March 2024]

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November 1298

Nov. 1.
Durham.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause William le Botyller of Wemme, kinsman and heir of Ralph le Botiller, to be acquitted of the scutage exacted from him for the service of three knights' fees in the king's army of Wales in the fifth year of his reign, as Ralph was with the king by his order in that army for the service of the said fees, which he then acknowledged to the king, as appears to the king by inspection of the rolls of his marshalsea for that army.
To the same. Order to aquit the said William, kinsman and heir of Maude de Wemme, of the scutage exacted from him for three knights' fees for the king's army of Wales in the tenth year of his reign, as the king, on 8 September, in the said year, granted to William le Botyller of Wemme, now deceased, for his good service, what pertained to the king for the service of three knights' fee, which the said Maud, his mother, ought to have done in that army and which she acknowledged to the king for that army.
Nov. 3.
Durham.
To Walter de Gloucestr[ia], escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause William, son and heir of John le Marchal, to have seisin of the lands that his father at his death held of the king in chief, as he has proved his age before the king and the king has taken his homage. By p.s.
The like to John Wogan, justiciary of Ireland.
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Nov. 1.
Durham.
To the takers of the king's wines of the right prise at Southampton. Order to cause the abbot and convent of King's Beaulieu to have a tun of wine of the king's right prise for the present year, together with the arrears of the same, as the late king granted to them a tun of wine from that prise yearly, to be received between (infra) Christmas and the Purification, for the celebration of Mass in their church at Beaulieu, and the present king afterwards, at the instance of R. late bishop of Bath and Wells, the chancellor, granted to them that they should thenceforth receive the said tun of wine yearly by the hands of his takers of his wines at Southampton, without any special order being obtained from him.
Nov. 5.
Durham.
To Walter de Gloucestria, escheator beyond Trent. Whereas the king learns by an inquisition taken by the escheator that William, late bishop of Ely, held the manor of Oxindon, co. Gloucester, of Ralph de Monte Hermery, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, and Joan his wife, the king's daughter, by the service of an esquire going with the earl in the king's army of Wales, and that the bishop held at his death of the king the manor of Lutgarshale by the service of 2s. 6d. yearly as of the king's manor of Brehill: the king orders the escheator to retain in the king's hands for certain reasons the said manor of Lutgarshale until otherwise ordered, and not to intermeddle further with the manor of Oxindon, which he has taken into the king's hands by reason of the bishop's death, and to restore the issues thereof. By p.s.
Nov. 3.
Durham.
To John de Lithegr[eynes], escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Wytheton, which he has taken into the king's hands by reason of the death of Richard son of John, tenant in chief, as the king learns by an inquisition taken by the escheator that Theobald le Botiller delivered to Richard the said manor, which Theobald lately held of Edmund, the king's late brother, to be held by a certain extent until Richard should have levied from it 560 marks in which Theobald was bound to him, or until Theobald or his heirs should pay that sum, so that the manor should revert to Theobald when this said sum should be levied or paid. By C.—Duplicated.
Nov. 5.
Durham.
To the bailiffs of Scardeburgh. Whereas the king lately ordered them to certify him of the manner and cause of the taking of a messuage in Scardeburgh that belonged to Adam Gunnor of Scardeburgh, deceased, by them into the king's hands, and they have certified that Adam, who behaved himself (conversatus) well and faithfully among them from his birth, went to the forest of Daneby for the purpose of taking venison, as it was said, and was there taken and beheaded by the foresters and other keepers of that forest, and that the bailiffs had taken the messuage into the king's hands for that reason: the king, in no wise regarding the said John (sic) as convicted of felony from this fact, orders the bailiffs not to intermeddle further with the messuage if they have taken it into his hands solely for this reason.
To the sheriff of Devon. Order to cause Reginald de Clifford to have seisin of ten acres of land and an acre of meadow in Aulescombe, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the said lands, which John le Taillur, who was hanged for felony, held, have been in the king's hands for a year and a day, and that John held them of Reginald, and that William de Alneto, tithingman of Aulescombe, has had the king's year and day thereof, for which he ought to answer to the king.
Nov. 8.
Durham.
To Walter de Gloucestr[ia], escheator beyond Trent. Whereas the king granted by his letters patent to Richard son of John, deceased, tenant in chief, that in case he should die when in the king's service in Gascony, the king would look to (caperemus nos) Richard's heirs for all debts due from him to the exchequer or elsewhere, both for the debts of his ancestors and for his own debts, so that the heirs should be charged with the debts and the executors of Richard s will should have free administration of all his goods and chattels for the execution of his will, so that neither the king nor his heirs, escheators, sheriffs or other bailiffs or ministers should lay their hands upon the goods and chattels for the debts aforesaid or for any other reason; and it is shown to the king on behalf of the executors that the heirs and parceners of Richard's inheritance, to whom the king ordered their purparties to be delivered on 16 April, in his twenty-sixth year, to hold for a certain time, have taken to themselves both the corn sown in the lands before 26 September, in the twenty-fifth year of the king's reign, upon which day the king caused the lands that belonged to Richard to be taken into his hands by reason of his death, as well as the corn sown therein after the lands were thus taken into the king's hands during last autumn by the executors by the licence of Malcolm de Harleye, late escheator beyond Trent: the king orders the escheator to permit the executors to have full administration of all the lands and chattels that belonged to Richard on the day of his death, and to take into the king's hands the corn thus sown in the said lands and detained by the heirs, and to cause it to be safely kept until otherwise ordered.
Nov. 5.
Durham.
To Edmund, earl of Cornwall. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Wytheton, which was delivered to him by John de Lithegr[eynes], escheator this side Trent, as he has signified to the king, to be held in name of wardship although the heirs and parceners of Richard son of John, tenant in chief, are of full age, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that Theobald le Butiller delivered to the said Richard the manor, which Theobald lately held of Edmund, the king's late brother, to hold by a certain extent until Richard should have levied thence 560 marks due to him from Theobald, or until Theobald should have paid that sum.
Nov. 17.
Finchale.
To John Wogan, justiciary of Ireland. Order to cause William le Mareschall, son and heir of John le Mareschal, to have seisin of all the lands in Ireland that his father held of the king in chief and of which he was seised in his demesne as of fee at his death, together with the marshalsea of Ireland if the justiciary satisfy himself that John and William's other ancestors were seised thereof, as William has proved his age and the king has taken his homage. By pet of C. (?)
Nov. 16.
Finchale.
To John de Lyth[egreynes], escheator this side Trent. Order to permit Ralph de Kirketon to have the forestry of Hovingham and to receive the corn and robe specified below, if he ascertain that Ralph had them in the lifetime of Roger de Moubray, tenant in chief, as Roger granted the forestry by his charter to Ralph for life for his service, with its rights and appurtenances and the trees thrown down by wind, and the branches and bark of all trees there given, and a quarter of wheat every ten weeks and a robe yearly of the suit of Roger's esquires, and 20s. at Christmas yearly from the manor of Hovingham, as contained in the charter, which the king has inspected, and the escheator has taken the forestry into the king's hands by reason of Roger's death with Roger's lands, and detains it unjustly in the king's hands in the name of wardship by reason of the minority of Roger's heir, and does not permit Ralph to have the forestry and to receive the corn and robe as aforesaid, as the king learns from Ralph's complaint. By pet. of C.
Nov. 5.
Durham.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king lately impleaded before Hugh de Cressingham and his fellows, justices last in eyre in co. Northumberland, William son of William le Corouner concerning 52 acres of land in Baumburgh, and William said that he could not answer to the king's plea or render the said land because he said that one William son of William held five acres of the said tenement, who is not named in the writ, and he prayed judgment upon the writ, and William Ing, who sued for the king, said that William son of William le Corouner was full tenant of the said tenements on the day when the writ was sued out, to wit 20 January, in the twenty-first year of the reign, and he prayed that this might be inquired for the king, and William son of William le Corouner did the like; concerning which it was found by the inquisition taken that the said William son of William, who William son of William le Corouner said held the said five acres of land, held nothing thereof then or on the day when the writ was sued out, and that William son of William le Corouner held only 45 acres of land thereof; for which reason the king recovered his seisin of the 45 acres against him by consideration of the court, as appears to the king by the record of the justices aforesaid; the king wishing to show favour to William son of William le Corouner, restored the said 45 acres of land to him, on condition that he answer the king when he shall wish to speak against him in this matter, and the king, on 17 August, in the twenty-third year of his reign, ordered the sheriff of Northumberland to restore the 45 acres to William, as appears by inspection of the rolls of chancery. The king orders the treasurer and barons to cause William to have peace until otherwise ordered for 13l. 10s. 0d., to wit, 6 marks 10s. 0d. for the twenty-[fourth] year of the reign, of the like sum for the twenty-fifth year, and of the like sum for the twenty-sixth year, at which sum the land was extended.