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May 20.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Lucy, keeper of Karliol castle. Order to deliver to William
de Threlkeld, sheriff of Cumberland, the gaol of that castle for keeping the
prisoners in his custody and a fit place in the outer bailey of the castle where
the distraints taken by him and his bailiffs for the king's debts may be
detained and kept safely, and to permit the said sheriff to have a keeper for
whom he will answer to receive the said prisoners and keep them in gaol,
so that the prisoners may not escape for lack of custody and that the distraints may not perish or be dispersed for lack of a place in which they
may be kept. By K. |
May 20.
Westminster. |
To John de Harwedon, escheator in the county of Huntingdon. Order
not to intermeddle further with the lands which Robert Grym held of the
abbey of Rameseye at his death, which were taken into the king's hands
by his death and by reason of the voidance of the said abbey, as Robert son
and heir of the said Robert, who held of that abbey by knight service, has
proved his age before the escheator, and on 21 August in the 23rd year of
the reign, the king having taken the fealty of Richard de Shenyngton, abbot
elect of that place, restored all the temporalities of the abbey to him. |
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To Peter de Salford, escheator in the county of Bedford. Like order, as
Robert son of Robert Grym has proved his age before John de Harwedon,
escheator in the county of Huntingdon. |
May 22.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to restore to John de Westfeld of
Fylyngham, clerk, his lands, goods and chattels which were taken into
the king's hand upon his being indicted before William de Thorp and his
fellows, justices of gaol delivery at Lincoln, for the larceny of a mare, price
2s., of Thomas de Westfeld of Fylyngham, as he has purged his innocence
before John bishop of Lincoln, ordinary of the place, to whom he was
delivered by the justices in accordance with the benefit of clergy. |
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May 1.
Westminster. |
To Peter de Nuttle, escheator in the county of York. Order not to
intermeddle further with a certain castle, manors and advowsons taken into
the king's hand by the death of John Darcy of Knayth, delivering any
issues thereof to Elizabeth late his wife, as the king has learned by
inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held the
castle and manor of Wherleton, the manor of Aldewerk, with their
members, and the manor of Yarm with the knights fees and advowsons
pertaining to those manors, jointly with Elizabeth, by a fine levied in the
king's court, to them and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the
king in default of such heirs, and that the manor of Yarm is held in chief
by knight service, and the castle and manor of Wherleton and the manor
of Aldewerk, with members, are held of another than the king, and the
king has taken the homage and fealty of Elizabeth. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the customs and subsidies in all the ports of
England. Order to permit the merchants of Ireland, until Easter next,
to take to the parts of Flanders their hides brought from Ireland to
England, provided that the collectors ascertain by inspection of the letters
of coket made in Ireland that those hides have been customed in Ireland,
as on 18 March in the 28th year of the reign the king granted to the men
of Ireland that from Easter then following until the end of three years,
they might take their hides and other merchandise, except wool, woolfells
and lead, from that land whither they would, after paying the custom due,
and sell them to those wishing to buy, except to the king's enemies,
the ordinance of the staple notwithstanding. Proviso that they shall not
take wool, woolfells and lead except to the king's staples in England. |
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[Fœdera.] Et erat patens. |
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To the collectors of the customs and subsidies in all the ports of
England. Order to permit all the wool and other merchandise brought by
merchants of Ireland to the staples of England, to be taken by the foreign
merchants to whom they have been sold in the said staples, to the parts of
Flanders or to other foreign parts not of the king's enmity, without again
paying the custom and subsidy, in accordance with the form of the
ordinance for the holding of the staples in England so that they ascertain
by inspection of the letters of coket made in Ireland that the said wool and
merchandise have been duly coketted and customed in Ireland. [Ibid.] |
May 6.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of Walter de Coumbe, who is insufficiently qualified. |
April 8.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Sussex. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of Thomas de Pelham, who is insufficiently qualified. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to cause a coroner for that county
to be elected in place of William de Colston, who holds no lands in fee in
the county to qualify him. |
May 18.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Stafford. Order to cause two verderers for the forest of
Kynefare to be elected in place of Henry de Morf and Ed[mund] de
Haggeley, deceased. |
May 10.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in the place of Hugh de Elmesale of Doncaster, who is insufficiently
qualified. |
May 6.
Westminster. |
To John Bardolf of Wyrmegeye, Richard de Wylughby, John de Berneye,
Adam de Shiryngham and Roger de Dersyngham. Order to proceed to the
execution of the king's commission appointing them to be justices to
survey the dykes, ditches, gutters, sewers, bridges, causeways, weirs and
trenches of sweet waters in divers places by the sea coast and marsh in
Southclenchwarton and Wygenhale in the parts of Merskland, co. Norfolk,
which are ruinous and broken, as the king has learned, and to make
inquisition who are bound to repair the said dykes etc. and to do certain
other things contained in the letters patent to them, although the king
afterwards ordered them to continue that business in the same state in
which it then was until three weeks from Easter last. By K. |
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To John Bardolf of Wourmegey, John de Ufford, Henry Grene and
William de Wychyngham. Order to supersede the king's commission
appointing them to be justices to survey the dykes, ditches, gutters,
sewers, bridges, causeways and weirs upon the coast of the sea and the
marsh near the town of Clynchewarton co. Norfolk, which are ruinous
and broken, as the king has learned, and to enquire who are bound to
repair the same, and to do certain other things contained in the letters
patent to them, although he subsequently ordered them to continue that
affair in the same state in which it then was until three weeks from Easter
last, as for certain causes shown before the king and his council he has
revoked the commission. By K. |
May 12.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Fulnetby, escheator in the county of Lincoln. Order
not to intermeddle further with the manor of Torkeseye with its members
delivering up the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken
by the escheator that John Darcy of Knayth at his death held it, at ferm
until Michaelmas next, of the grant and demise of Mary countess of
Pembroke. |
May 4.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to
cause those four woollen cloths, which they took into the king's hand as
forfeit because they were exposed for sale before they had been sealed with
the seal deputed in that city for the custom and subsidy of such cloth,
to be appraised in the presence of William de Dalton, clerk of the great
wardrobe, and to deliver them by indenture to the said William. The
king has ordered William to receive those cloths from the collectors. By C. |
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Mandate in pursuance to William. |
April 23.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs at the port of Boston. Order to pay to
William de Aldeburgh 50 marks for Easter term, in accordance with the
king's grant to him on the 26 March last of 100 marks, to be received
yearly for life of the issues of the customs and subsidies in that port, the
first term beginning at Easter. |
Sept. 30.
Westminster. |
The like to the same collectors to pay 50 marks to William for the term
of Michaelmas last. |
May 7.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to pay to John de Cobham 50 marks
for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 100
marks, to be received yearly for life of the issues of that county to maintain
his estate as a banneret. |
May 1.
Westminster. |
To John de Coupeland, escheator in Northumberland Order not to
intermeddle further with the forest of Chyvyot, a moiety of the manors of
Wolloure, Hethepole, Lowyk and Belford and of the hamlet of Yesyngton,
delivering the issues thereof to Elizabeth late the wife of John Darcy of
Knayth, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that
John at his death held the said forest and the moiety of the said manors
and hamlet, jointly with Elizabeth to them and the heirs of their bodies by
a fine levied in the king's court, with remainder, in default of such heirs,
to the king, and that the said forest and the moieties are held in chief by
knight service, and the king has taken the homage and fealty of Elizabeth. |
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May 24.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause 20l. of
yearly rent which Alan de Cherleton is bound to render to the king for the
manors of Aston Aer and Withyford during the minority of John, Alan's
son and heir, a minor in the king's wardship, and the arrears thereof, to be
levied for the king's use, as the king lately ordered John de Swynnerton,
escheator in Salop, to levy that rent and the arrears thereof, and afterwards,
because a plea was pending before the king in chancery between the king
and Richard earl of Arundel touching the said rent and arrears, the king
ordered that escheator to supersede the exaction of the rent and arrears
until the said plea had been discussed, but the earl has not hitherto sued in
chancery for a declaration of his right to receive the rent and arrears. |
Oct. 1.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay to
Queen Isabel or to her attorney 250l. for Easter term last, in accordance
with the king's grant to her of 1,500l., to be received yearly in the ports of
London, Kyngeston upon Hull and Boston, for her life, to wit 500l. in each
port. |
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The like to the following, to wit: |
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The collectors of customs in the port of London. |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. |
May 5.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to restore to John de Moddesleigh,
clerk, his lands, goods and chattels which were taken into the king's hand
on his being indicted before Richard de Wyllughby and his fellows, justices
of oyer and terminer in that county, for the rape of Cristina Richeman and
for carrying away her goods and chattels; as he has purged his innocence
before R. bishop of Bath and Wells, ordinary of the place, to whom he was
delivered by the justices in accordance with the benefit of clergy. |
May 16.
Westminster |
To Alan del Strothe, bailiff of Queen Philippa of her liberty of Tyndale.
Order not to distrain the miners of Carlisle to come before him out of
Cumberland to pay any contributions or other charges by reason of the
king's mine of Aldeneston, contary to their liberties, as by the certificate
of the treasurer and barons of the exchequer it is found that the sheriff of
Cumberland was charged with 10 marks in the 12th year of King Henry
for the ferm of the mines of Carlisle, and so yearly in the time of that king,
of Edward I, the late and the present kings, until the 28th year of the
present reign, and that Edward I in the 10th year of his reign, recovered by
judgment of his court of King's Bench against Robert de Veteri Ponte the
manor of Aldeneston, as of the said county, and at the instance of Alexander
son of Alexander then king of Scotland that king granted the said manor to
Nicholas, Robert's son and heir, to hold of the king of Scotland, saving to
King Edward and his heirs the said mine and miners and the liberty of the
mine and miners which that king retained for himself, and he granted that
the said manor should thenceforth be of the said king's liberty of Tyndale,
so that the miners should answer to King Edward for that mine as they
had been accustomed to do, and now the present king has learned from the
miners that they are distrained by the said bailiff to come before him in
the said liberty out of their county to make divers contributions and other
charges with the men of that liberty, whereupon they have besought the
king to provide a remedy. [Fœdera.] |
May 8.
Westminster. |
To the collectors both of the old and new customs in the port of London.
Order to pay to Queen Philippa or to her attorney 500l. for Easter term
last, and to deliver one part of the coket seal to be kept by her attorney
until she be satisfied thereof, as in recompense for the castle, town and
honour of Pontefract, which she held for life of the king's grant, the king
granted to her 1,000l. to be received yearly for life of the first money of the
issues of the old and new customs and of the subsidies in that port, and
that she should have one part of the coket seal in that port at the beginning
of each of the terms of payment, to be kept by her attorney until she had
been satisfied for the 1,000l. |
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To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to
pay to Queen Philippa or to her attorney 297l. 2s. 11d. for Easter term last,
in accordance with the king's grant to her, in consideration of her charges
in the maintenance of his children, of 891 marks 5s. 9¾d. to be received
yearly of the issues of the petty custom in that port for the maintenance
and expenses of those children, so that if those issues do not reach such a
sum, the queen shall receive what is lacking of the issues of the great custom
in that port. |
May 20.
Westminster. |
To Roger Michel, escheator in the county of Derby. Order to take the
fealty of Alice late the wife of Nicholas de Longeford for a moiety of the
manor of Barleburgh, and not to intermeddle further therewith, delivering
the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by
the escheator that Nicholas at his death held the manor of Longeford with
its members and the said moiety jointly with Alice, and that the said moiety
is held of the heir of John Darcy of Knayth, a minor in the king's wardship, as of the manor of Ekynton, by the service of an eighth part of a
knight's fee, and the manor of Longeford is held of another than the king. |
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To John de Swynnerton, escheator in the county of Stafford. Order not
to intermeddle further with the part of the towns of Ethelaston, Staunton,
Charnes and Quixhull, taken into the king's hand by the death of Nicholas
de Longeford, delivering the issues thereof to Alice, late Nicholas's wife,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Nicholas
at his death held a part of the said towns jointly with Alice, and that those
parts are held of others than the king. |
May 30.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and woolfells in the port
of London. Order to pay to Thomas de Bradeston or to his attorney
50 marks for Easter term last, as the king lately granted to Thomas the
bailiwick of the provostship of Entre Deux Mers in the duchy of Aquitaine,
to hold for life without rendering anything therefor, and Thomas surrendered
that bailiwick into the king's hand, and the king granted the bailiwick to
Bertrand de Monte Ferandi to hold under a certain form, and in consideration of the said surrender and because Thomas restored the king's letters
patent to chancery to be cancelled, the king on 13 May in the 28th year of
the reign granted to him 100 marks to be received yearly for life of the
issues of those customs and subsidies in that port, in recompense for that
bailiwick. |
May 22.
Westminster. |
To Peter de Nuttle, escheator in the county of York. Order to cause
William son of John son of William Gramary to have seisin of a rent of
9l. 5s. in Snayth, Cowyk, Goldale, Whitlay, Hethensale, Berlay and Hek,
and of all other the lands whereof William Gramary, his grandfather, was
seised at his death in his demesne as of fee, saving to the king the marriage
of the heir, as on its being found by inquisition that William Gramary at
his death was seised in his demesne as of fee of the said rent to be received
by the hands of divers free tenants who held divers tenements of him in
those towns in fee simple, which tenure is called a third part of the soke
of Snayth that the said rent is held in chief by serjeanty, to wit by the
service of carrying the king's bow in war, and by homage, and that the
said William son of John was his next heir and under age, the king caused
that rent to be taken into his hand by process in chancery against John de
Neuton, who unjustly occupied it, as was said, in the name of a wardship in
the heir's right, and the said heir has proved his age before Miles de
Stapelton, late escheator in that county, and the king has taken his homage
and has rendered the rent to him. By p.s. [23130.] |
