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May 2.
Devises. |
Thomas Prick, imprisoned at Maydenestan for the death of Jordan de
Wynterlond, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Kent to
bail him until the first assize. |
May 1.
Devises. |
To Walter de Gloucestr[ia], escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver
to Robert son of Walter and Thomas de Greleye the issues of the manor
of Neuton received by him, which manor he took into the king's hands by
reason of the death of Michael de Cakewell, as the king, upon its being
found by an inquisition taken by the escheator that Michael at his death
held no lands of the king in chief, but that he held the said manor of
Robert and Thomas for his life, ordered the escheator not to intermeddle
further with the lands that belonged to Michael, and the king is given to
understand on behalf of Robert and Thomas that they have entered the
manor by virtue of the said order. |
May 1.
Devises. |
William Colle of Derby, imprisoned at Notingham for the death of
Ralph de Stapenhull, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of
Derby to bail him until the first assize. |
April 28.
Devises. |
To him who supplies the place of the treasurer and to the barons of the
exchequer. As Ralph de Monte Hermeri, earl of Gloucester and Hertford,
asserts that he ought to receive yearly at the exchequer 20l. for the
earldom of Gloucester and 30l. for the earldom of Hertford, and
40l. 19s. 5½d. for the Barton (Bertona) of Bristol, which sums Gilbert de
Clare, late earl of Gloucester and Hertford, was wont to receive there in
his lifetime: the king orders them to assign Ralph a day at the exchequer
in Michaelmas term next to account with him concerning the premises,
and, after making account with him of what they shall find to be due to
him, to cause him to have allowance therefor in the debts due from him
to the exchequer, and to cause him to have respite in the meantime for
the debts due from him. By K. |
May 11.
Sutton. |
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to cause William Martyn to be
acquitted of the scutage exacted from him for the knights' fees that he
holds of the king in chief for the king's army of Wales in the tenth year
of his reign, as it appears to the king that William did his full service in
that army for the said fee. |
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To the same. Order to cause the said William Martyn, son and heir of
Nicholas son of Martin, to be acquitted of the scutage exacted from him
for three knights' fees for the king's army of Wales in the fifth year of
his reign, as Nicholas was with the king in that army for the service
of three knights' fees, which he then acknowledged to the king. |
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May 8.
Stockbridge. |
To him who supplies the place of the treasurer and to the barons of the
exchequer. Whereas the king granted to Roger le Bigod, earl of Norfolk
and marshal of England, on 13 April last the manors of Costeseye with
the soke, Burgh and Causton, the town of Aylesham, and the hundreds
of Northerpingham, Sutherpingham, Westfleg, Estfleg, Happingge, Holt,
Lodnyng, Clavering, Taverham, Blanfeld, Walsham and Humelyerd, co.
Norfolk, the manors of Fakenham Aspes and the hundred of Ludinglond,
co. Suffolk, the ferm of the honours of Boulogne and Peverel in cos. Norfolk,
Suffolk, Essex and Hertford, 10l. yearly that the prior and convent of
Christ Church, Canterbury, render for the manor of Borle, co. Essex, the
town of Neuport, in the same county, the towns of Watlington, Beckelegh
with Heghton, and the manor of Bensington, co. Oxford, 100l. yearly that
the abbot of Hayles renders for the manor of Lechelade, co. Gloucester,
the ferm of the city of Chichester, co. Sussex, the manor of Kenton with
Hevetre, the manors of Wyk and Suthtenge, and the ferm of the city of
Exeter, co. Devon, to have and to hold to Roger for life, as contained in
the king's letters patent [Calendar of Patent Rolls, 30 Edw. I, p. 29]; by
reason whereof the king ordered the said prior to pay the 10l. yearly, the
abbot to pay the 100l. yearly, the king's bailiff of the said honours to pay
the ferms thereof, and the bailiffs of the said cities to pay the ferms
thereof to Roger at the terms at which they had been wont to pay them
to the exchequer, from the said day during Roger's life, and he also
ordered the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk to deliver the manors of
Costeseye with the soke, Burgh and Causton, the town of Aylesham, and
the hundreds of Northerpingham, Sutherpingham, Westfleg, Estfleg,
Happing, Holt, Lodning, Clavering, Taverham, Blanfeld, Walsham
and Humelyerd, co. Norfolk, the manors of Fakenham Aspes and the
hundred of Ludinglond, co. Suffolk, and the sheriff of Essex to deliver
the town of Neuport, co. Essex, and the sheriff of Devon to deliver
the manor of Kenton with Hevetre and the manors of Wyk and
Suthteng, in that county, and Walter de Aylesbury, keeper of the
honour of Walingford, to deliver the towns of Watlington, Beckelegh with
Heghton, and the manor of Bensington, co. Oxford, which are of the said
honour and in Walter's custody by the king's commission, to Roger or to
his attorney without delay, saving to any fermors therein their terms for
the present year, so that they may answer to Roger fully for their ferms:
the king orders them to cause Roger to have the said rents and ferms, in
accordance with the grant, and to cause to be rendered to Roger anything
that may have been levied thereof since 13 April aforesaid, and to discharge
the prior, abbot, bailiffs, keeper and fermors thereof from that day. |
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To the same. Whereas the king granted to the said Roger the aforesaid
manor of Costeseye, etc. as above, and the ferm of the city of Exeter, co.
Devon, as of the value of 1,000l. yearly, for his life, saving to the king the
advowsons of churches, the wardships, reliefs and escheats of the knights'
fees that are held of the king, with provision that if the lands, etc. did not
reach the value of 1,000l. yearly by lawful extents, the king would cause
what was lacking to be assigned to Roger from the ferms of the towns of
Norwich and Ipswich before Midsummer, to have with the said lands, etc.
in form aforesaid, and if the lands exceed the aforesaid value, then the
excess should revert to the king before the said feast, as contained in the
said letters: the king, wishing for this reason to be fully certified as to
the true value of the manors, towns and hundreds thus assigned to Roger,
and whether or not he has committed them or any part of them to any
persons, and if so, then to whom and in what manner, and also how
much is paid to the exchequer yearly for the said cities of Chichester and
Exeter and the honours of Boulogne and Peverel, orders them to certify
him fully as to these points under the exchequer seal, so that he may
cause to be done in this matter what he shall deem fit. |
May 17.
Guildford. |
To Walter de Glouc[estria], escheator this side Trent. Whereas the
king has granted by his charter to the said Roger all the castles, towns,
manors and lands in England and Wales that Roger lately granted and
quit-claimed to him, except the manors of Suthfeld, co. Norfolk,
Dovercurt, co. Essex, and Kenet, co. Cambridge, to hold to Roger
and the heirs of his body, with the knights' fees, advowsons of
religious houses and churches, liberties and other appurtenances, as fully
as he held them before he granted them to the king [cf. Calendar of
Patent Rolls, 29 Edw. I, p. 31]; whereupon the king ordered the escheator
to cause Roger to have seisin of the castles, towns, manors and lands,
except the knights' fees, which the king ordered to be kept in his hands
for certain reasons until otherwise ordered, and to deliver to Roger all the
goods and chattels in the castles, towns, manors and lands, of the king's
gift: the king, wishing to show Roger further favour, orders the escheator
to deliver to him all the issues received from the castles, manors and
lands by the escheator since they came to the king's hands. |
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To the same. Whereas the king has granted by his charter to the
said Roger and to Alice, his wife, the manors of Suthfeld, co. Norfolk,
Dovercurt, co. Essex, and Kenet, co. Cambridge, which Roger lately granted
and quit-claimed to him, together with other lands in England and Wales,
to have to Roger and Alice and the heirs of Roger's body, with the knights'
fees, advowsons of churches, liberties, etc. as contained in the king's
charter; whereupon the king ordered the escheator to cause them to have
seisin of the said manors, except the knights' fees, which he ordered to
be kept in his hands for certain reasons until otherwise ordered, and to
deliver to Roger and Alice all the goods and chattels in the manors, of the
king's gift: the king, wishing to show them further favour, orders the
escheator to deliver to them all issues received by him from the manors
since they came to the king's hands. |
May 24.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Cumberland. Order to restore to Adam de Levyngton,
clerk, his lands, goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's
hands upon his being charged before Adam de Crokedayk and Michael de
Hartcla, justices appointed to deliver Carlisle gaol, with a robbery committed in the forest of Ingelwode, as he has purged his innocence before
J. bishop of Carlisle, to whom he was delivered in accordance with the
privilege of the clergy. |
