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Nov. 20.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Lancaster to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of Richard de Huyton, who is dead. |
Nov. 18.
Westminster. |
To William de Otteford escheator in Cambridgeshire. Order to
remove the king's hand and not to intermeddle further with the
manors of Neuton and Tyd, delivering up any issues thereof taken;
as on the finding of an inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John
de Colleville knight at his death held the said manors in his demesne
as of fee of the king as of the bishopric of Ely which was in the king's
hand, namely the manor of Neuton by socage and the manor of Tyd
by knight service, and that John his son is his next heir, and at his
father's death was within age, and after at the suit of John the son,
alleging that he was of full age, namely 23 years, and praying that
the king would order the lands of his father so taken into the king's
hand to be delivered to him, the king appointed Gilbert Bernard,
William le Moigne knight and John de Graunset and two of them to
make inquisition; and by inquisition, by Gilbert and John so made,
it is found that John de Colleville the father held no lands in that
county of the king as of the bishopric of Ely or otherwise nor of any
other, for that long before his death, namely half a year, in good faith
without collusion he enfeoffed Edmund Noen, Ralph Bigeneye, Thomas
de Welle, Peter Horseye and Nicholas Massyngham and their heirs
of the manors of Neuton, Tyd and March held of the said bishopric,
and they held the same at his death, and that John his son is his heir,
and at his father's death was of the age of 23 and upwards. |
Nov. 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Kent for the time being. Order, upon the petition
of Edward prince of Wales, who has taken to wife Joan sister and heir
of John earl of Kent, to pay them 30l. every year of the issues of that
county at Easter and Michaelmas, in the same manner as that sum was
paid in his life time to Edmund earl of Kent the king's uncle, taking their
acquittances to witness every payment; as on 26 February in the
1st year of the reign, among other lands etc., the king by letters patent
gave that yearly sum to the said Edmund under the name and honour
of earl of Kent, to him and the heirs of his body, and as well the said
earl at his death as the said John after earl of Kent his son and heir
at his death was seised of that rent in his demesne as of fee, as is found
as well by divers inquisitions in chancery returned as by certificate
of the exchequer sent thither. |
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Et erat patens. |
Nov. 23.
Westminster. |
To Reynold de Sholdham inspector of the king's forfeitures in the
port of London and the river Thames. Order to cause a ship of
Matthew Cleysson of Flanders called 'Godeschild' of Lescluse, with
any indenture thereof made, to be delivered to the said Matthew to make
his advantage thereof, for the king's will is that Matthew and John
de Hatfeld, Roger Rotour, Thomas Pykenham, Nicholas Hotoft and
Robert de Hull citizens of London, his mainpernors, be discharged
of the ship and the price thereof, although the king lately ordered the
inspector to cause the said ship to be appraised, in the presence of the
collectors of customs in that port and of John Cory controller thereof,
by the oath of merchants and other true men, and by indenture containing the price thereof, to be between the inspector, Matthew and
the mainpernors made, to deliver the same to Matthew by a mainprise, for that they mainperned to answer to the king for the said ship,
which was by the inspector arrested as forfeit in the said port for
that 100 weys of cheese were put therein after that the ship was laded and
the goods therein cocketed, and also for that Matthew broke his arrest;
as oath has now been made before the king in chancery that the said
cheese was of merchants of England and not of foreign merchants,
whereby it ought not to be customed, nor the ship to be confiscated,
and Matthew has made fine with the king by 20s. for breach of the
arrest. By C. |
Nov. 4.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to search
the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer and if, by inspection
thereof, inquisition or otherwise, they be assured that the men and
tenants of the town of Dodyngton within the bounds of the king's
forest of Rokyngham have not, nor ought to assart or arrent a piece
of ground within that forest called Dodyngton Short, and have not
hitherto paid 25s. yearly for that cause nor ought to be therewith
charged, to stay altogether their demand upon the said men by
summons of the exchequer for payment of that sum, causing them
to be thereof discharged; upon their petition, shewing that though
they have not at any time caused the said piece of ground to be assarted
or arrented, nor is it yet assarted, nor can be assarted by them for
that other tenants of the town of Clive and other neighbouring towns
have common of pasture therein, the treasurer and barons pretending
that they have so done and have arrented to the king in 25s., which
they have not, are unlawfully distraining them for payment of that
sum every year. |
Oct. 20.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London for the
time being. Order to pay to Nicholas George 12d. daily according
to the king's letters patent, taking his acquittance; as on 5 October
in the 33rd year of the reign the king of his favour granted him by
letters patent for good service 12d. a day for life to be taken at the
exchequer at Easter and Michaelmas by even portions, and after at
the request of Nicholas, and for that he gave back those letters to be
cancelled in chancery, the king granted him the same sum to be
taken of the said petty custom for his life or until the king should
take other order for his estate. By p.s. [25530.] |
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Et erat patens. |
Oct. 29.
Westminster. |
To John Estbury escheator in the county of Suthampton. Order
not to intermeddle further with a messuage and garden, 60 acres of
land and 4 acres of meadow in Basyngstokes taken into the king's
hand by the death of Thomas de Wrottyng, delivering up any issues
thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by
the escheator, that Thomas at his death held no lands in that county
in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the premises of another
than the king. |
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Membrane 12. |
Oct. 29.
Westminster. |
To John de Estbury escheator in the county of Suthampton.
(The last order repeated.) |
Nov. 3.
Westminster. |
To David Baxster. Writ de intendendo in regard to lands by him
held of John de Coupland as of the lands which were of Roger de
Holthale; as on 6 July in the 33rd year of the reign the king by
letters patent gave to the said John 5 messuages and 2 carucates of
land in Holthale which were of Roger, and were taken into the king's
hand by William de Nessefeld escheator in Northumberland for that
Roger adhered to the Scots, enemies of King Edward II, to hold to
John and his heirs with the services of free men and neifs and all
other appurtenances. |
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Et erat patens. |
Nov. 4.
Westminster. |
To William de Otteford escheator in Cambridgeshire. Order to
remove the king's hand and not to intermeddle further with 3 acres
of land and 3 acres of meadow in Shod Caumpes, delivering to the
prior of Hatfeld Regis any issues thereof taken; as King Edward II
by letters patent granted his licence to Robert Taper to give and
assign to the prior and convent of Hatfeld Regis and to their
successors 3 acres of land and 5 acres of meadow in Caumpes Comitis
and Shod Caumpes in aid of the maintenance of a chantry therein,
and likewise to the said prior and convent to receive and hold
the same, and the escheator lately took the premises into the
king's hand, whereby the king ordered him to certify in chancery
the cause wherefore he so took the lands of the said prior in Shod
Caumpes, and he certified that he so took 3 acres of land and 3 acres
of meadow in Shod Caumpes for that it was found, by inquisition
before him taken, that in the time of King Edward I without
the king's licence the prior appropriated the same to himself and
his house of lands held in chief by knight service; and after,
at the suit of the prior, alleging that the land and meadow so taken
are of the lands by him acquired by licence of Edward II, and held
of the earl of Oxford and not immediately of the king, and praying
that the king would order his hand to be removed, the king ordered
the escheator to make inquisition thereupon; and by inquisition so
made it is found that 3 acres of land and 3 acres of the 5 acres of
meadow are the land and meadow acquired by licence of Edward II,
and are held not of the king but of the earl of Oxford. |
Nov. 9.
Westminster. |
To John de Estbury escheator in the county of Suthampton.
Order to deliver to Bernard Brocas and Mary his wife a messuage,
two carucates of land, 60 acres of wood and 45s. 2d. of rent in
Styvyngton taken into the king's hand by the death of Joan who
was wife of John de Roches, and not to intermeddle further with other
lands likewise so taken which are held of others than the king, delivering
up any issues taken of the lands held of others; as the king has
learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Joan at her death
held no lands in that county in chief nor of others in her demesne
as of fee, but held the premises for life as jointly enfeoffed with her
said husband in chief by fealty and suit at the hundred of Basyngstok,
and divers other lands in that county of others than the king, by fine
thereof levied in the king's court with his licence, with remainder
to John de Bourhunte deceased and the said Mary then his wife and
to the heirs of their bodies, and the king has taken the fealty of
Bernard. |
Nov. 21.
Westminster. |
To John de Estbury escheator in Wilts. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manor of Worsseton and a messuage and two carucates of land in Monketon taken into the king's hand by the death
of Gilbert de Berewyk, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as
the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
Gilbert at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his
demesne as of fee, but held the premises of others than the king. |
Nov. 10.
Westminster. |
To John de Estbury escheator in Wilts. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manor of Estwyk and two thirds of a messuage
and of two carucates of land in Shaldebourne and Harden, held for
life by Robert de Bilkemore knight deceased of the heritage of John
son and heir of John Lilleboun, and taken into the king's hand by
the death of Robert, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as it
is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Robert at his
death held no lands in that county in chief nor of others in his
demesne as of fee, but held the premises as aforesaid of the said heir,
late in the wardship of John de Malewayn deceased by demise of
Queen Philippa, who by the king's grant had that wardship until
the lawful age of the heir with his marriage and the reversions to
him belonging; and on 20 May in the 33rd year of his reign the king
by letters patent granted to the said queen until the lawful age of
his heir the wardship of the lands which were of John Lilleboun, with
the reversions of lands of that heritage held in dower, by the
courtesy of England or otherwise for life or a term of years, and all
else to that wardship belonging. |
Nov. 9.
Westminster. |
To John de Bekynton escheator in Dorset. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Bromleye taken into the king's
hand by the death of Joan who was wife of John de Roches, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Joan at her death held no
lands in that county in chief nor of any other in her demesne as of
fee, but held the said manor of the heritage of Mary daughter and
heir of the said John for her life in dower by assignment of her said
husband of another than the king. |
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Membrane 11. |
Oct. 6.
Westminster. |
To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Herefordshire. Order to
deliver to John de Crophull knight and Margery his wife, one of the
daughters and heirs of Theobald de Verdon, tenant in chief of the late
king, three and a half knights' fees in Hopton, Stretton, Latton by
Kyngeslane and Lydecote, then held by Richard de Hopton,
of the fees which Elizabeth de Burgo, late wife of the said
Theobald, held in dower by the king's assignment of the purparty
of Margery, and which were taken into the king's hand by the
death of Elizabeth; as the king has at another time commanded
that all lands of that heritage and purparty so held in dower
and taken into his hand should be delivered to John and Margery. |
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To William de Otteford escheator in Cambridgeshire. Order to
[remove] the king's hand from a messuage of the abbot of Croyland
in Rokyngton . . . . . . [entry incomplete]; as the king lately
ordered the escheator to certify in chancery the cause wherefore the
same was by him taken into the king's hand, and he signified that he
so took the premises for that it was found by inquisition, before him
taken of his office, that the said abbot appropriated the same to
himself and his house without the king's licence; and after the abbot
informed the king that he did not acquire nor appropriate the
premises as aforesaid, but caused the same to be seized into his hand
as an escheat in right of his church, for that Hugh Agas, who held
the premises to him and his heirs of the abbot by fealty and the service
of 12d. a year, died without an heir, and prayed the king to cause
his hand to be removed, wherefore the king ordered the escheator
to make inquisition thereupon; and by inquisition so made it is
found that Hugh held the premises of the abbot by the service
aforesaid and by suit at his court, that he died without an heir, and
that the abbot seized the same as an escheat as aforesaid, without
that that he acquired the same of the said Hugh. |
Nov. 18.
Westminster. |
To William de Otteford escheator in Cambridgeshire. Order to
remove the king's hand and not to intermeddle further with a rent
of the abbot of Lesnes in Clopton and Gamylygaye, delivering to
the abbot any issues thereof taken; as the king lately ordered the
escheator to certify in chancery the cause wherefore that rent was
by him taken into the king's hand, and he certified that he so took
the same for that it was found, by inquisition before him, that the
said abbot without the king's licence appropriated to him and his
house 50s. of yearly rent in Clopton and 20s. of yearly rent in
Gamylygaye after the statute of mortmain; and after, at the suit of the
abbot, alleging that his predecessors were seised of that rent before
the said statute, namely time out of mind, and peaceably continued
their seisin in all times past until the same was so taken, without
that that he or any of his predecessors acquired the same or any parcel
thereof after the statute, and praying the king to order his hand to
be removed, the king ordered the escheator to make inquisition thereupon; and by inquisition so taken it is found that the said men of
religion long before the said statute held in Clopton the fourth part
of one knight's fee by the feoffment of Robert de Rokella, of which
fourth part long before the statute they enfeoffed Simon Rusoun
for a rent of 50s. to them yearly payable, that William Avenell long
ago confirmed to them all the land in Gameleye which William
Avenell his uncle formerly gave them by charter, that they afterwards demised and granted that land to divers tenants for a rent of
20s. a year, which confirmation and demise were made long before
the said statute, that they were seised of those rents from that time
and have taken them until now, and that the said lands are held in
almoin. |
Nov. 17.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to
stay their demand by summons of the exchequer against John
Laundels for payment of a farm of 20l. from 4 June last, and to
discharge him thereof, releasing any distraint made for that cause;
as on 30 June in the 34th year of the reign the king of his favour
pardoned Egidia who was wife of John de Molyns the suit of his
peace to him pertaining for manslaughters, robberies, larcenies,
felonies and trespasses whatsoever by her committed within the
realm, and further gave her all her lands, goods and chattels which
might be called forfeit by reason thereof, as in the letters patent is
contained; and after at the suit of Egidia, alleging that William
de Golafre, by a fine levied before the justices of the Bench, held
for life two thirds of two thirds of the manor of Bampton co. Oxford
with reversion to John de Molyns and Egidia, and that the same
were after William's death taken into the king's hand among other lands
of John for that he was as a clerk convicted before the king of divers
felonies and died in prison, and praying that the king would order
them to be restored to her, the king ordered John de Estbury
escheator in that county to make inquisition thereupon; and by
inquisition so made it is found that William held two thirds of two
thirds of the said manor as aforesaid by fine levied at Westminster
on the morrow of the Ascension in the 27th year of the reign, with
reversion to John and Egidia and to the heirs of John, that by
the decease of William in the life time of John de Molyns the same were
taken into the king's hand among other lands of John by reason of
felonies of which John as a clerk was convicted, that John and
Egidia granted the same (which are in the king's hand for the cause
aforesaid and for no other) to no man, nor changed their estate
therein, that the premises are held of another than the king and are
worth 19l. 12s. 8d. a year in all issues, and that John de Molyns died
on 10 March in the 34th year; and on 4 June last the king ordered
John Laundels, to whom he committed the keeping of the premises
for 20l. to be yearly rendered to the king, to cause the same to be
restored to Egidia with the issues thereof taken since her husband's
death. Proviso that answer be made to the king for the said farm
for the time that the premises were in his hand during the life time
of John de Molyns. |
