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Jan. 6.
Leicester. |
Adam de Milleford, imprisoned at Exeter for the death of Robert
Charteray, has letters to the sheriff of Devon to bail him until the first
assize. |
Jan. 3.
Coventry. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to account with
Master John de Hildesle,—whom the king, on 22 August last, sent to
Brabant with Reginald de Cobham for certain of his affiairs, and to whom
he caused 20 marks towards his wages to be paid out of the treasury—for
his wages from the said day until 29 December following, when he returned
to the king, and for the passages of him and his horses going and coming,
and to allow to him 10s. a day for his wages for that time, as he has
besought the king to cause account to be made with him and to cause him
to be satisfied for what is due to him. The king has ordered the treasurer
and chamberlains to cause payment to be made to John for what shall be
found due to him by such account. By K. & C. |
Jan. 4.
Coventry. |
Mandate in pursuance to the treasurer and chamberlains. By K. & C. |
Jan. 6.
Leicester. |
To the collectors of the custom in the port of Ipswich. Order to pay to
Richard de la Pole, the king's butler, and to William his brother all money
arising from the custom, notwithstanding any assignments thereof made or
to be made hereafter, as the king has assigned all the issues of the custom
in that port to them by letters patent, because they promised, before the
king and his council in parliament at Northampton, to find the king 20l. a
day for the expenses of his household and in addition as much wine as shall
be necessary for the household, and they have paid divers sums into the
wardrobe in this behalf. |
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The like to the collectors in the following ports: |
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Yarmouth. |
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Lenne. |
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Boston. |
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Kyngeston-on-Hull. |
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Hertelpole. |
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Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
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To the collectors of the custom in the port of London. Order to cause a
moiety of the money from the custom to be paid to the said Richard and
William for the aforesaid reason, notwithstanding any assignments thereof
made or to be made, until the merchants of the society of the Bardi of
Florence have been satisfied for a sum of money lent to the king, and to
pay the whole of the money to Richard and William after the said merchants have been satisfied. The king wills that the assignments made on
the custom for 1,000 marks to James de Hanon[ia] and for 100 marks to
Philip de Castro shall retain their effect. |
Jan. 10.
Leicester. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to the
prior of St. Bartholomew's, Smythefeld, London, one of the collectors in
the diocese of London of the tenth of the clergy, 300l. in his account of the
tenth, which he has paid to Queen Isabella by the king's order. |
Jan. 9.
Leicester. |
To the sheriff of Berks. Order to cause 150 quarters of wheat,
150 quarters of malt, 150 quarters of oats, 15 oxen, 50 swine, and 67 sheep
to bought and purveyed, and to cause them to be carried to Wyndesore
castle, to be there delivered by indenture to John de Insula, the constable,
for the munition of the castle. By p.s. |
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The like to the following: |
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The sheriff of Surrey, for 20 quarters of salt, 10 oxen, 2,000 stockfish
(duri piscis), and 30 tuns of wine. |
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The sheriff of Buckingham, for 150 quarters of wheat, 150 quarters of
malt, 150 quarters of oats, 15 oxen, 50 swine, 67 sheep, and twenty
thousands of firewood (busce de talshid'). By p.s. [2312.] |
Jan. 8.
Leicester. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to issue order
under the exchequer seal to the chamberlain of Kaermerdyn to expend up
to 60l. in repairing the walls, turrets, and houses of the castles of Droslan
in Wales, which the king understands are fallen down in many places, by
the view and testimony of Richard de Pembrugge, keeper of the castle, and
to allow this sum to the chamberlain in his account when they ascertain
that he has spent it. By p.s. [2309, 2310.] |
Jan. 10.
Leicester. |
To Simon de Bereford, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower
to be assigned to Isabella, late the wife of George de Meriet, tenant in
chief, in the presence of Gilbert Talbot, to whom the king has committed
the custody of two parts of her husband's lands, upon her taking oath not
to marry without the king's licence. |
Jan. 7.
Leicester. |
To the same. Order not to distrain William le Latymer for his homage
for the lands that he and Elizabeth his wife hold of the king, and for the
lands that they acquired in fee by the king's licence from Matilda, late the
wife of John Botetourt, who held them in chief of the king, as the king has
taken William's homage and fealty. By p.s. [2307.] |
Jan. 14.
Northampton. |
William Hert and John de Gosebrok, imprisoned in Hereford castle for
the death of John Motoun, have letters to the sheriff of Hereford to bail
them until the first assize. |
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To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in place of Thomas de Panes, who is insufficiently qualified and
who does not exercise his office unless he be bribed (redimatur) by great
gifts, contrary to his oath. |
