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March 1.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To Walter de Gloucester, escheator beyond Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands of John Gyffard, taken into the king's hands
upon the death of Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, tenant in chief, as it was
found by inquisition taken by the said escheator by order of the late king
that Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford and Essex, ought to have the
first seisin of the manor of Brenteles and of the lands of Cantresselly, which
John de Giffard held of him within his county of Brekenok, and that his
ancestors, earls of Hereford and Essex, were always wont to have seisin
of the same after the death of the said John's ancestors, so that the king's
escheators or officers should not enter the same after the death of any of
the tenants even though they held elsewhere of the king in chief; wherefore the late king ordered the said escheator not to intermeddle with the
same. |
March 4.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To the same. Order not to molest Richard de Dunmer, son and heir of
John de Dummer, for the issues of certain lands in Watford, co Northampton, which his father held and which were taken into the late king's
hands after the death of the said John for the trespass that he made in
acquiring them without royal licence from Joan de Parles, who held them
in chief of the late king, for the time that the same were in the said
Richard's hands when they were replevied to him by the king, and also
for the issues of the same hereafter. |
Feb. 28.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To John de Sandale, treasurer, and Henry le Scrop, and their coexecutors of the will of Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln. Request that they
will lend the king 4,000 marks of the said earl's money for the expedition
of the Scotch war, delivering the same to the keeper of the wardrobe, for
which the king will deposit jewels or make letters patent for repayment.
[Fœdera; Parl. Writs.] |
March 14.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To Walter de Gloucester, escheator beyond Trent. Order to deliver to
Margaret, late the wife of William de Chauncy, son and heir of Philip de
Chauncy, tenant in chief, which William died a minor in the king's custody,
the following of his lands, which the king has assigned to the said Margaret
as dower: all his lands in Cotes, co. Lincoln, of the yearly value of
10l. 4s. 10d.; the rents and services of two customary-tenants (custumariorum) in Scraythfeld, in the same county, of the yearly value of
19s. 7½d.; and 8d. of yearly rent in the same town from three cotters
there. |
March 20.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To Hugh le Despenser, justice of the Forest beyond Trent. Order to
deliver to John de Weston, keeper of the household of Thomas and Edmund,
the king's brothers, twenty leafless caks in the forest of Chute for fire for
their household. By C. |
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To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to cause a verderer to be elected
for the king's forest of Wyttelwode in the place of Malculinus de Castilloun, who is insufficiently qualified, and whom the king has caused to be
amoved. |
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The like to the following: |
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The said sheriff for Richard de Langcport, verderer of the said forest. |
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The sheriff of Northampton for Simon de Bradenham, verderer of the
said forest. |
March 14.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
Matthew de Tilebrok, in the king's prison of Norwich for the death of
Simon de Dounham, has letters to the sheriff of Norfolk to bail him until
the first assize. |
March 23.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
The like for: |
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Peter Emery, in the gaol of Canterbury castle for the death of Thomas
the chaplain of Tenderle. |
March 25.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Lynne. Order to permit Henry le Wynker,
of Calais (Caleys), John le Vox, John Henekyn, burgesses of Calais, to
buy ale in their parts and to export the same, notwithstanding the king's
prohibition of the export of victuals, the king having granted them permission to buy ale in that county. |
Jan. 23.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to acquit John
Giffard of 40 marks due to the exchequer for the debts of his ancestors, as
the king has pardoned him the same for his good service. By p.s. [1664.] |
March 21.
Berwick on-Tweed. |
To Roger de Mortuo Mari, justice of Wales, and the chamberlain of South
Wales. Order to repair all the king's castles in South Wales, and to provision them, and to cause the fortifications (munitiones) of the same to be
augmented with men, for the security of those parts whilst the king is in
Scotland. By p.s. [1807.] |
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The like to the said justice and the chamberlains of North Wales. |
April 4.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause three verderers for the forest of
Galtres to be elected in the places of Walter le Graunt, John Maunsel,
and Robert de Shupton, whom the king has amoved for insufficiency. |
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The like to: |
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The sheriff of Cumberland for John de Warthewyk and Adam de
Whitebergh, verderers of the forest of Englewode. |
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Membrane 10. |
March 30.
Berwick-on-Tweed. |
To Walter de Gloucester, escheator beyond Trent. Order to deliver to
Isolda, late the wife of John Lestraunge, of Knokyn, a tenant in chief of
the king, the manor of Knokyn and the town of Milverlegh, co. Salop,
together with the issues of the same received by him, which were taken
into the king's hands upon the death of the said John, as it appears by
inquisition that the said John and Isolda acquired the same jointly from
Hamo Lestraunge, and that the manor is held of Thomas de Halghton by
homage and the said town from Edmund, earl of Arundel, by the service
of 10s. yearly, and that the said John and Isolda held the same jointly at
the time of the said John's death. |
