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June 29.
Tunbridge. |
John de Stratford, bishop of Winchester, acknowledges that he owes to
the king 10,000l. to be paid at the king's pleasure; to be levied, in default
of payment, of his lands and chattels in England. |
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Memorandum, that the king wills that 2,000l. of the above sum shall be
levied for his use at his pleasure, and that the residue shall be levied at his
pleasure, and if aught of the residue be unpaid at the death of the king or
of the bishop, then the bishop and his successors and his executors shall be
acquitted thereof, and that the recognisance shall then be cancelled so far as
concerns the said residue. |
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Memorandum, that, on 26 July following, when the king was at Porcestre,
the interlined words were added by the chancellor's order. |
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Memorandum, that the aforesaid recognisance for 10,000l. was cancelled
on 9 February, 1326, by the king's order by writ of privy seal, remaining
on the files of the first year of the same (sic) king. |
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Enrolment of deed of Margery, late the wife of Thomas Colepeper,
witnessing that whereas a fine was levied in three weeks from Michaelmas,
14 Edward II., before William de Bereford and his fellows, justices of the
Bench, between the said Thomas and her, demandants, and Richard de
Headen and John Colepeper, deforciants, concerning two messuages, two
mills, 405 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 60 acres of pasture, 80 acres of
wood, and 20s. of rent in Peapymbury, Tonebrug', and Tendele, whereby
Thomas acknowledged the tenements aforesaid to be the right of John, and
Richard and John, in consideration of that acknowledgment, granted
and rendered the tenements to Thomas and Margery for their lives, with
remainder to Walter, their son, and to the heirs male of his body, with
remainder to John, brother of Walter, and the heirs male of his body,
with remainder to Richard, John's brother, and the heirs male of his body,
with remainder over to the right heirs of Thomas, which tenements were
taken into the king's hands by the forfeiture of Thomas, and are still in his
hands, the said Margery, in consideration of a grant of 12 marks yearly for
life from the exchequer, hereby grants and releases the tenements to the
king for her life. Dated at La Bayhalle, 1 July, 17 Edward II. |
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Memorandum, that Margery came into chancery at Fynesbury, on the
said day, and acknowledged the aforesaid deed. |
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Membrane 2d. |
June 20.
Northfleet. |
Walter de Shireford, canon in the chapel of Bosham, and Richard
Pernegarde of Bosham acknowledge that they owe to John de Tyngewyk,
prebendary of Bosham in the chapel aforesaid, 190 marks; to be levied, in
default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Sussex. |
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William de Manthorp, parson of the church of Cotton, diocese of Norwich,
and Alan de Goushull acknowledge that they owe to Master Robert de
Pyncebek 420l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and
chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Norfolk. |
June 11.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Gobion and William de Marny. Order to lay aside all other
matters and intend the choosing, ordaining, and arming of the 150 footmen
archers that the king lately appointed them to choose in co. Essex, to be
taken to Westminster by Thomas, so that they be there in the octaves of
Midsummer, instead of at Plimmuth in the quinzaine of Midsummer as
previously ordered, as the king wills that they shall be at Westminster in
the said octaves before Robert de Hagham and the aforesaid William, whom
the king has appointed to array them and take them to Plimmuth. The
king has appointed certain of his subjects to pay the archers their wages. |
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The like to the following: |
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Gilbert de Ellesfeld and Drogo Barentyn, appointed to choose 100 men
in cos. Oxford and Berks, to be taken by Gilbert to Welles on
Thursday after the said octaves, and thence to Plimmuth. |
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Reginald de Abenhale and William Tracy, appointed to choose 500 men
in co. Gloucester, as well in the bailiwick of St. Briavels as in the
forest of Dene and Berkeleyh[ernes], and elsewhere in that county,
to be taken by Reginald to Welles on Thursday as above. |
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Roger de Bavent, John de Ifeld, and Nicholas Gentil, appointed to choose
200 men in co. Kent, 100 men in co. Surrey, 200 men in co. Sussex,
to be taken by Nicholas to W[elles] on Wednesday after the said
octaves, the men of Kent [to be taken] thence to Plimmuth, by
Nicholas Kiriel, and the men of cos. Surrey and Sussex by Alan de
Boxhull. |
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John de Ticheburn and Ed. de Kendale, appointed to choose 150 men
in co. Southampton, to be taken by Ed. to Winchester on the aforesaid Wednesday, [to be taken thence] to Plimmuth by Alan de
Boxhull. |
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William de Faucomberge and the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset,
appointed to choose 200 men in co. Somerset and 130 men in co.
Dorset, to be taken by William to E[xeter] on the quinzaine of the
said feast, the men of Somerset to be taken thence to Plimmuth by
John de Lurtye, and the men of Dorset to be taken thither by John
Peverel. |
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Roger de Tyringham and Ralph de Wedon, appointed to choose 140 men
in cos. Bedford and Buckingham, to be taken by Ralph to Dunstaple
at the octaves aforesaid, and thence to Plimmuth. |
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Walter Gacelyn and Robert le Bore, appointed to choose 200 men in
co. Wilts, to be taken by Walter to Welles on the said Thursday,
and thence to Plimmuth by William Tracy. |
June 18.
The Tower. |
Peter de Redham acknowledges that he owes to William de Shirford,
canon and sacristan of the chapel of Bosham, and to Richard Perngard of
Bosham 23 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and
chattels in co. Sussex. |
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Robert de Swynburn, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Adam son of
Robert de Swynburn 500l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands
and chattels in co. Suffolk. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Robert Breton, knight, and William de Paunton acknowledge that they
owe to Alesia de Lacy, countess of Lincoln, 10l.; to be levied, in default of
payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Lincoln. |
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The aforesaid Robert and William acknowledge that they owe to the said
countess 57l. 3s. 4d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and
chattels in co. Lincoln. |
June 21.
The Tower. |
Brother John, abbot of Faveresham, acknowledges that he owes to Bartholomew Rik' of Chieri (de Kirio) and Anthony Malocelli of Genoa 156l.; to
be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Kent. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Robert de Swyneburn, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Adam son of
Robert de Swyneburn 500l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. Suffolk. |
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Thomas de Preyers of Strixton and John 'in the Wilewes' of Thynden
acknowledge that they owe to Henry de la Leye of Eston and Thomas son
of Walter de Burnham, executors of the will of Thomas de Verdon, 120l.;
to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattles in co.
Northampton. |
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William de Cicestre acknowledges that he owes to John de Grantham,
citizen and pepperer of London, 100 marks; to be levied, in default of
payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Essex and the city of London. |
June 22.
Northfleet. |
John le Chaumberlein of co. Hertford acknowledges that he owes to
Master Robert de Baldok, archdeacon of Middlesex, 5 marks; to be levied,
in default of payment of his lands and chattels in co. Hertford. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
June 21.
Northfleet. |
Edmund Lambyn puts in his place Nicholas de Thomstall to prosecute a
recognisance for 50 marks made to him in chancery by John Abel. |
June 26.
Tunbridge. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Lenn. Although the king lately ordered them
to cause all ships of that port and its members capable of carrying 40 tuns of
wine and upwards to be prepared and found, so that they should be ready
to set out in the king's service upon three days' summons, and that they
should not permit such ships of that port to go to parts beyond sea, and to
retain and prepare such ships then without the port upon their return thither,
the king, wishing to provide for the indemnity of the men owning the ships
as much as possible without pre[judice], orders the mayor and bailiffs to
retain in the port as many ships carrying the said weight as shall suffice for
the king's service, having respect to the number of ships of that port, so that
they be ready to set out in his service upon three days' summons, and to
permit all other ships, which they have caused to be retained and prepared
by virtue of the above order, to go to Poitou (Payto) or Gascony, as the
masters of the ships shall elect, for the exercise of merchandise. The king
wills that the ships that they have caused to be retained for his service shall
be allowed to go to Poitou or Gascony as above upon the return of the aforesaid ships to port, and that the same number of the latter shall then be retained for his service. By K. |
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The like to the following: |
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The mayor and bailiffs of Ipswich. |
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The bailiffs of Great Yarmouth. |
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The bailiffs of Little Yarmouth, |
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The bailiffs of Dunwich. |
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The bailiffs of Orford. |
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The bailiffs of Blakeneye. |
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The bailiffs of Brunham. |
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Enrolment of release by Robert son of Richard Illyng of Laughton to
Robert son of Walter de Oseville of his right in a messuage, 7 virgates of
land, 10 acres of meadow, 6s. 4d. of rent in Laughton, which the said
Robert son of Walter de Oseville has of the gift of the releasor's father.
Witnesses: Nicholas de Kertlyngg; . . . de Castre; William atte Castel;
Reginald de Brayntyngthorp; Thomas de Stagenho; Adam le Dorturer;
Roger le Mareschal the younger; J. . . de Padyngton; Hamo atte Welle;
Robert le Fruter. Dated at Westminster, on Midsummer eve, 17 Edward II. |
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Memorandum, that Robert came into chancery at Westminster, on 3 July,
and acknowledged the above deed. |
