Close Rolls, Edward III: March 1360 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 11, 1360-1364. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1909.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: March 1360', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 11, 1360-1364, (London, 1909) pp. 9-19. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol11/pp9-19 [accessed 12 April 2024]

March 1360



March 10. Westminster.	To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Nottinghamshire. Order to stay until further order the levying of the issues of certain lands of John [de] Parva Leek, pending a decision upon the business, upon the petition of Alan [de Leek, margin] son and heir of John, praying the king to cause his hand to be removed and the issues of those lands to be restored to him; as lately, upon the finding of an inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John at his death held in chief 6½ virgates of land and a windmill in Kynston by the service of keeping the king's goshawk, and divers other lands of others than the king, the escheator took those lands into the king's hand, and after by another inquisition, taken by the escheator, at the suit of Alan, alleging that his father at his death held nothing in chief, it is found that John at his death held no lands in that county in chief, but held the premises in Kynston of Ralph Basset lord of Radeclif by the service of 4s. a year. By the guardian and C.
March 16. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to furnish the king's castles of Old Sarum and Marlebergh with men and victuals, and to cause men at the king's wages and victuals sufficient for the purpose to be taken and placed therein, and indentures of the quantity and price thereof to be made with those from whom victuals are taken; as the king's enemies of France on Sunday last landed at Wynchelse with a host of armed men and horses, took the town, slew the men therein, and rode about the country committing homicides, burnings and other michief. By the guardian and C.
	[Fœdera.]
March 18. Westminster.	To the arrayers of men at arms and archers in Essex. Order, on pain of forfeiture, to be at London equipped for war according to their estate, with 100 men at arms and armed men and 50 archers on foot sufficiently furnished, on Monday after St. Cuthbert next, to sail against the king's enemies, and to borrow money where they conveniently may for their wages (namely for every knight 2s. a day, for an esquire 12d., an armed man 6d., an archer 4d. a day) for 14 days from the time of leaving that county, and prompt payment shall be made to the lenders of the first payment of the tenth and fifteenth already granted at Westminster by the commons of the realm for the wages and expenses of men at arms, armed men and archers for defence of the realm; as it is ordered and agreed by the nobles and others of the king's council that a fleet of ships now in the port of London shall sail with men at arms and archers to oppose the king's enemies, who have newly invaded his realm at Wynchelse. The king's will is that as soon as they come to London their horses and the horses of the men at arms and armed men shall be sent back. By the guardian and C.
	[Ibid.]
	The like to the arrayers of the following counties:
	Hertfordshire, 40 men at arms and armed men, 100 archers.
	Bedfordshire, 40 men at arms and armed men, 100 archers.
	Buckinghamshire, 50 men at arms and armed men, 100 archers.
	Middlesex, 20 men at arms and armed men, 100 archers.
	Cambridgeshire, 30 men at arms and armed men, 60 archers.
	Huntingdonshire, 30 men at arms and armed men, 60 archers.
	[Ibid.]
	To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order, on sight of these presents, to cause 400 men at arms and armed men and 600 archers in that city and the suburbs thereof to be chosen, tried and arrayed, as above, 'mutatis mutandis.'
	[Ibid.]
March 19. Westminster.	To John Malewayn, governor of the liberties of merchants of England at Brugges in Flanders. Commission and order, on sight of these presents, under pain of forfeiture, to cause all ships of England, great and small, which he may find in Flanders, to be arrested, and to charge the masters thereof on pain of forfeiture to hasten to the port of Sandewich, there to embark men at arms, armed men and archers appointed to sail therein and there awaiting them, and in case the shipmasters coming thither shall hear that the king's fleet has sailed, they shall draw towards the same to sail with it against his enemies; also by imprisonment and otherwise to compel the said shipmasters to find security for so doing, and to certify the king in chancery under seal of their names and of the names and number of their ships; as it is ordered by the king and council that all ships of the northern and western parts shall speedily sail to oppose the king's enemies of France, who have newly invaded the realm, and hereupon the citizens of London of their own free will have granted that they will find a great number of men at arms, armed men and archers to sail immediately with 20 ships in their port and in the Thames to inflict what damage they can, and the king has learned that many ships of England are in Flanders. By the guardian and C.
	[Ibid.]
March 20. Westminster.	To John de Neubury the king's clerk, keeper of the great wardrobe. Order to cause 200 ells of cloth of Candelwykstrete, 50 pairs of shoes, two short napkins of Paris, and four ells of linen web of Flanders to be bought and purveyed, and to be delivered to the king's clerk Thomas Keynes, his almoner, to celebrate his commands on Maundy Thursday next, notwithstanding the king is without the realm and not able to be present. By the guardian.
	Membrane 38.
Feb. 24. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order, under pain of 40l., to have 145l. 16s. 8d. at the receipt of the exchequer on the morrow of the close of Easter next to deliver to the treasurer and chamberlains, that therewith the king may content his clerk William de Rothewell, keeper of his wardrobe, for 400 painted bows, 200 white bows and 1,000 sheaves of arrows by him bought and purveyed; as the sheriff did not have those bows and arrows, bought and purveyed of the issues of his bailiwick, at the Tower of London to be delivered by indenture to the said clerk on the octave of St. Andrew last, in accordance with the king's late order. By the guardian and C.
	The like to the sheriffs of the following counties, for these sums:—
	The sheriff of Gloucester, 109l. 11s. 8d., for 200 painted bows, 400 white bows, 700 sheaves of arrows.
	The sheriff of York, 42l. 10s., for 600 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Warwick and Leicester, 42l. 10s., for 600 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Worcester, 42l. 10s., for 600 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Salop, 35l. 8s. 4d., for 500 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Stafford, 28l. 6s. 8d., for 400 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Hereford, 28l. 6s. 8d., for 400 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Oxford and Berkshire, 28l. 6s. 8d., for 400 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Cambridge and Huntingdon, 42l. 10s., for 600 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Essex and Hertford, 35l. 8s. 4d., for 500 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, 56l. 13s. 4d., for 800 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Wilts, 21l. 5s., for 300 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Southampton, 21l. 5s., for 300 sheaves.
	The sheriff of Kent, 49l. 11s. 8d., for 700 sheaves.
April 3. Westminster.	To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Order not to intermeddle further with two tofts and 9 acres of land in Anderby taken into the king's hand by the death of Alan Alkys of Anderby; as it was found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Alan at his death held the premises in his demesne as of fee by knight service of the heir of Adam de Welle tenant in chief, a minor in the king's wardship, that he died on Monday after St. Laurence in the 23rd year of the reign, that the escheators for the time being answered for the issues of the premises from that date, and that Alan son of the said Alan is next heir and of full age; and on 27 August in the 29th year of the reign John son and heir of Adam de Welle proved his age, and the king, respiting his homage for the lands held in chief by his father, ordered the same to be delivered to him.
March 2. Westminster.	To William Deyncourt, John de Kirketon, Saier de Rocheford, William Colvill, and John Deyncourt, keepers of John of France the king's adversary imprisoned at Somerton castle. Order and request, upon their allegiance and under pain of forfeiture, not to relinquish the charge of keeping the said adversary, but to keep him and other prisoners safe in Berkhampsted castle, and to stay personally thereupon until further order; as the king is informed for certain that the enemies of France are actually at sea with a host of men at arms, armed men and others with horses, probably purposing to invade the realm, seize the said adversary out of the king's hands and bring him out of England, wherefore by assent of the whole council it is appointed that he and the other prisoners be removed from Somerton and taken to Berkhampsted, there to abide in custody; and hereupon the king has assigned John de Bukyngham keeper of the seal of Thomas the king's son guardian of the realm, and Ralph Spigurnel knight, whom he is sending, with the said William Deyncourt and others, to conduct the prisoners from Somerton to Berkhampsted, and to expound to them the intention of the council.
	[Fœdera.] By the guardian and C.
March 3. Westminster.	To William de Nessefeld escheator in Yorkshire. Whereas the escheator lately certified the king in chancery that he took into the king's hand 14 bovates of land in Waplyngton and 40 acres of land in Camelesford called Gregoriland for that he found, by divers inquisitions before him taken of his office, that John le Power, who held in chief of King Henry III the said land in Waplyngton as parcel of his grand serjeanty there, without that king's licence aliened the same to the then prior of Drax, and that Peter de Bruys the third, who likewise held in chief the said land called Gregoriland as parcel of his manor of Carleton by Snayth, aliened the same without licence to the said prior; and the prior has petitioned the king to order his hand to be removed, as by another inquisition, taken by the escheator at the king's command, it is found that Peter before the time of memory by his charter gave to the prior the land in Camelesford, which was and is parcel of 200 acres of land in that town held by Peter in chief, and by him given to the prior and his successors to hold of Peter and his heirs, and that the whole is now held of Miles de Stapelton, also that John le Power, who held in chief 12 bovates of the said 14 bovates in Waplyngton, before the time of memory gave them in fee to John son of Henry de Fisshergate to hold of John and his heirs, and John son of Henry, likewise before the time of memory, gave the same to the prior and his successors to hold of John le Power and his heirs for ever, and that these 12 bovates are now held of his heirs, and 2 bovates of the 14 aforesaid were given to Gilbert the late prior and his successors by John de Houke by the king's licence, and are held of John de Moubray: order to remove the king's hand and to intermeddle no further therewith, delivering the issues to the prior, for the king has commanded the sheriff to give the prior notice to be before the king in chancery fifteen days from Easter next to show cause wherefore the land should not be taken again and remain forfeit by reason of its acquisition in mortmain without licence, and wherefore the prior should not answer for the issues from the time when it was first taken as aforesaid.
March 10. Reading.	To Thomas Saundres of Neubold escheator in Herefordshire. Order to take the fealty of John son and heir of Hugh Tirel, tenant in chief, according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and to cause him to have seisin of the lands whereof his father was seised at his death; as John proved his age before Henry de Prestwod, late escheator, and the king has respited his homage until Michaelmas next.
	To John de Bekynton escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Like order, as John son and heir of Hugh Tirel has proved his age before the late escheator in Herefordshire.
	The like to John atte Wode, escheator in Salop.
March 11. Reading.	To John de Bekynton escheator in Dorset. Order to deliver to John son and heir of Hugh Tirel the manors of Stoke Wake and Gorewell, two thirds of the manor of Badecombe, 40 acres of meadow and 80 acres of pasture in Hulle, a messuage, dovecot and garden, 80 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow, 6 acres of pasture, 3 acres of wood and 39s. 10d. of rent in Caundel Wake, and the advowson of Badecombe church, which were taken into the king's hand by the death of John Wake and by reason of the nonage of the said heir; as it was found by inquisition, taken by Thomas Cary late escheator, that John Wake at his death held the premises for life by divers fines thereof levied in the king's court, with reversion to John son and heir of Hugh Tirel and of Margery his wife, and that they are held of another than the king; and the said heir has proved his age before the late escheator in Herefordshire.
March 17. Westminster.	To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Order not to intermeddle further with 6 acres of pasture in Hoggestorp, taken into the king's hand by reason of the death of Robert de Cracroft, and of the nonage of the heir of Adam de Welle, tenant in chief; as it was found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Robert at his death held that pasture in his demesne as of fee of the said heir by knight service, that he died on 2 August in the 24th year of the reign, that answer has been made for the issues thereof by the escheators for the time being, and that John son of Robert is his next heir and of full age; and on 27 August in the 29th year John son and heir of Adam proved his age, and the king respited his homage for the lands which his father held in chief, and ordered livery thereof to be given him.
	Membrane 37.
March 4. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Whereas the king lately granted to the merchants of the realm that they might until a certain time take wool, woolfells and hides to foreign parts upon payment of the customs and subsidies thereof due, and might choose one of them to govern and preserve their laws and privileges in Flanders, and to the end that answer might the better be made for such customs and subsidies, ordered that when those wools, woolfells and hides were charged, letters indented should be made between the king's customers and the shipmasters, one part sealed with the king's cocket seal the other with the seal of the shipmasters, so that the customers should have the part sealed by the shipmasters at the exchequer upon their account, and the shipmasters should on coming to Flanders deliver the part with the king's seal to the said governor at his search, and in case any such goods should be found not cocketed nor customed they should be forfeited to the king with the ships bringing them; and the king has learned that he and his lieges suffer daily loss, for that merchants of the realm cause such goods to be cocketed under the names of foreign merchants, and foreign merchants under the names of English merchants, and ofttimes English merchants cause them to be laded in one ship with those of foreign merchants, and to be taken and unladed where they will, wherefore they are out of the rule of the said governor, and for that they are so carried to divers places and unladed elsewhere than in the port of the Swyn in Flanders, in the absence of the searcher, they are hidden and eloigned and the king's letters of cocket concealed, so that the king loses his customs, subsidies and forfeitures, and the merchants under the rule of the governor their profits; and the king by assent of his council made an order that all merchants and others wishing to lade and take such goods out of the realm should make oath before the collectors of customs in the port of lading to acknowledge the owners' names, the parts whither they were to be taken, and the places where they were to be unladed, and should be enjoined by the collectors on pain of forfeiture to cause none to be cocketed under other than the owners' names, nor to be laded in ships touching at other places than the Swyn, and that in the letters of cocket mention should be made what goods are of English and what of foreign owners, to what parts they are to be taken, and where to be unladed: order to observe the premises on pain of forfeiture.
	The like to the collectors of customs in the ports of Boston, Kyngeston upon Hull, Great Jernemuth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sande wich, Bristoll, Suthampton, Cicestre and Exeter.
April 28. Westminster.	To Thomas de Foxle constable of Windsor castle and keeper of Windsor forest. Order to pay of the issues of the castle and forest the arrears of their wages to the chief forester of Windsor forest, to the porter of either gate of the castle, the surveyors of the castle works and of the parks, the clerk of the surveyors, the watchmen of the castle, the parker of the two new parks and the keeper of the manor within the park. (fn. 1)
March 14. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order to dearrest all ships of aliens of the king's friendship, by them arrested by virtue of the king's former order to arrest and keep safe all ships in that port for his service, and to suffer them to pass whither they will. By C.
March 15. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Suthampton. Order, on sight of these presents, to cause 50 quarters of wheat, 12 tuns of cider and 60 quarters of oats to be taken and purveyed and brought to Porchester castle and there kept for furnishing the same, and likewise a quantity of victuals at the sheriff's discretion to be carried to Winchester castle for furnishing the same, and to certify the king speedily of any reports of the enemy's arrival in those parts; as the king has sure intelligence that his enemies of France are gathered in armed power with horses in a great fleet to invade the realm, purposing to land at the Isle of Wight, Portesmuth or Suthampton. By the guardian and C.
March 16. Reading.	To John Pledour purveyor of wheat in Suffolk for the king's use. Order to dearrest the ship which he arrested at Wodebrugg with wheat which the prior of Christ Church Canterbury bought and purveyed in that county for his own use, to take to his priory for maintenance of himself and his men abiding with him upon the safe guard of the shores of Kent against the attacks of the king's enemies, and to suffer the prior's servants to take the same to the said priory without hindrance, not intermeddling henceforth with corn purveyed by the prior; as the king desires to show favour to the prior by reason of the charges he bore at the time the king abode with his army in Kent upon his passage to France, and of the expenses he must daily incur in connection with the safe guard aforesaid.
March 17. Westminster.	To Thomas de Brodestan keeper of Gloucester castle. Order courteously on the king's behalf to warn the count of Juny, the king's prisoner dwelling at the town of Gloucester, to abide in the castle, and to receive him in the same and keep him safe, but without irons unless greater default or evil suspicion be found in him, so that none of his men abide in the castle or town with him save one in the town to procure him food at his own cost and bring it to one of the keeper's men (by him deputed) at the castle gate, to be by the latter served; also to take of the count an oath, such as other prisoners of his condition in like custody have made, whereof the tenor is enclosed, and if he refuse the oath, to keep him at his peril as he would answer before the king; as the king's enemies of France in a host of armed men with horses landed at Wynchelse on Sunday last, took the town, slew men therein found, and are riding about the country committing homicides, burnings and other mischief, whereby it is well that prisoners of France should be in sure custody.
	[Fœdera.] By the guardian and C.
	The like to Edmund Flambard, constable of Bristoll castle, concerning the sieur de Creon.
	The like to John Cokayn, steward of Henry duke of Lancaster. concerning the sieur de Duryvall dwelling in the town of Pontefract, [Ibid.]
	To Richard Charles, constable of Tykhill castle. Like order to receive courteously the sieur de Daubeneye, the king's prisoner, whom he is sending thither. By the guardian and C.
	[Ibid.]
March 3. Westminster.	To William de Hatton escheator in Kent. Order to take an oath of Agnes late the wife of William atte Welle of Sandewich, tenant in chief, that she will not marry without the king's licence, and to assign her dower of the lands of her husband, in presence of John de Coloigne, to whom the king has committed the wardship of two thirds of those lands until the lawful age of William's heir, or of his attorney, if he choose to attend.
March 19. Westminster.	To the bailiffs and true men of the city of Rochester. Order to scour the moat and repair the walls of the city, and cause it to be so guarded as to be safe from attacks by the king's enemies.
	By the guardian and C.
March 30. Westminster.	To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex. Order to take the fealty of Abel Hunte, son and heir of John Hunte tenant in chief as of the honour of Peverel, according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and to give him seisin of the lands whereof his father at his death was seised in his demesne as of fee; as Abel has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has respited his homage until Michaelmas next.
March 28. Westminster.	To John de Stodeye the king's butler or his representative in the port of Suthampton. Order to deliver 12 tuns of wine to the sheriff of Suthampton for furnishing Winchester castle, as the king would have that castle provisioned against attacks of his enemies.
	By the guardian and C.
March 28. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Suthampton. Order to cause Winchester castle to be repaired in walls, turrets, houses and buildings up to 20l. by view of Nicholas Wodelok and John Fauconer.
	By the guardian and C.
March 26. Westminster.	To Roger de Mortuo Mari earl of March, keeper of the king's forest of Claryngdon and Bokeholt, or to his representative. Order to cause twelve oaks not bearing leaves in the forest of Bokeholt and the underwood of two acres in the park of Claryndon to be delivered to Thomas de Hungerford sheriff of Wilts, for fuel and estovers for the king's castle of New Sarum. By the guardian and C.
	Membrane 36.
March 30. Westminster.	To Thomas de Sancto Omero, John de Colby, William Clere and John son of Thomas de Weston, collectors in Norfolk of the tenth and fifteenth last granted by the commons of England for the expenses of men at arms, armed men and archers. Order, on pain of forfeiture, that Thomas, William and John son of Thomas shall collect and receive by their own hands all moneys of the said tenth and fifteenth, and shall answer therefor, and that John de Colby shall in nowise intermeddle therewith, delivering anything received by him to the other collectors. By the guardian and C.
March 26. Westminster.	To the arrayers of men at arms and archers in Berkshire. Whereas for the defence of the realm against invasion the king has ordered a fleet of ships to sail with all speed with men at arms, armed men and archers to oppose the king's enemies, and must have great number of men for furnishing the same: order, on pain of forfeiture, upon sight of these presents, to cause 20 men at arms, 20 armed men and 150 archers of the best to be chosen, tried, furnished with arms, armour, bows and arrows, and led to the town of Neubury, so that all the arrayers able to labour be there with them on Easter eve next, ready to march on the Monday following to the sea, and to sail in ships appointed on the king's service for defence of the realm at the accustomed wages of war, as shall be ordered on the king's behalf, and meanwhile the arrayers so marching to the sea shall send their servants to a place near the sea in the county of Suthampton to purvey provisions for the voyage, so that the same shall be ready to put on board at their coming, and the king desires that, on reaching the sea, their horses shall be sent back; for orders have been given to the collectors in that county of the tenth and fifteenth last granted by the commons of England for the expenses of such men to pay by indenture to the arrayers and the said men their wages for five weeks from the time of leaving Berkshire, namely to every knight 2s., to an esquire 12d., to an armed man 6d., to an archer 4d. By the guardian and C.
	[Fœdera.]
	The like to the arrayers in several counties, namely:
	Oxfordshire, for 30 men at arms, 30 armed men, 150 archers at Neubury.
	Wilts, for 20 men at arms, 50 armed men, 200 archers at New Sarum.
	Somerset, for 20 men at arms, 40 armed men, 150 archers at Romeseye.
	Gloucestershire, for 12 men at arms, 30 armed men, 100 archers at Andevere.
	Worcestershire, for 10 men at arms, 20 armed men, 150 archers at Andevere.
	[Ibid.]
	To the collectors in Wilts of the tenth and fifteenth last granted for the expenses of men at arms, armed men and archers in the king's service for the defence of the realm. Order, on pain of forfeiture, to pay by indenture to the arrayers of the county and to 20 men at arms, 50 armed men and 200 archers for five weeks from the time of their leaving the county their accustomed wages of war, namely to every knight 2s. a day, to an esquire 12d., to an armed man 6d., and to an archer 4d., and in case they have not so much money in hand, to borrow what is lacking, and repay the loan of the first moneys arising from the tenth and fifteenth; in accordance with an order given to the said arrayers to cause the men aforesaid to be chosen, tried, furnished and led to the town of New Sarum [etc. as above].
	By the guardian and C.
	The like to the collectors in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire for the numbers above mentioned.
March 31. Reading.	To the collectors in Essex of the tenth and fifteenth last granted by the commons of England for the expenses of men at arms, armed men and archers in the king's service for defence of the realm. Order to pay by indenture to 20 men at arms, 20 armed men and 60 archers, whom the king has ordered to be chosen and arrayed in that county to sail on his service in certain ships assembled for the purpose in the port of Sandwich, namely to every man at arms 2s., to every armed man 6d., and to every archer 4d. a day for one month from the time of leaving the county, and that at their peril as they care for the safety of the realm. By K. and C.
	[Fœdera.]
	The like to the collectors in the following counties:—
	Hertfordshire, 20 armed men, 40 archers.
	Huntingdonshire, 10 men at arms and armed men, 60 archers.
	Buckinghamshire, 20 men at arms, 20 armed men, 80 archers.
	Bedfordshire, 20 men at arms, 20 armed men, 80 archers.
	Cambridgeshire, 40 men at arms and armed men, 100 archers for the body of the county, 10 armed men, 20 archers for the town of Cantebrigg; all for one month.
	Northamptonshire, 20 men at arms, 40 armed men, 200 archers.
	Warwickshire, 10 men at arms, 20 armed men, 100 archers; both for five weeks.
	[Ibid.]
March 24. Bishops Waltham.	To John Bech, master of the ship called la cogg Johan of Sandewich and to the merchants (sic) thereof. Order, in consideration of the present urgent need, to cause that ship to be unladed without delay of wines and other merchandise therein in the port of Suthampton, although freighted for another place, and to be prepared and furnished to sail, with other ships of the fleet appointed by the king for defence of the realm against invasions of his enemies of France to sail speedily with men at arms, armed men and archers to oppose those enemies, at the king's wages of war, with promise of indemnification; the king desiring that the said master be con tented of the freight belonging to him for bringing such merchandise as far as the said port. By the guardian and C.
	[Fœdera.]
	The like to the following shipmasters:—
	Galigus de la Horte, of la Touz Seintz of Bayonne.
	John de Creuhastyng, of la Seinte Marie cog of Wynchelse.
	William Fissh, of la Seinte Marie cog of Dertemuth.
	John Farou, of la cog Johan of Sandewicz.
	Stephen James, of la James of Sandewicz.
	Richard de Estmere, of a ship of Maldon.
	[Ibid.]
	Membrane 35.
March 30. Westminster.	To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk. Order not to intermeddle further with certain manors and rent taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Veer earl of Oxford, delivering the issues to Maud late his wife; as the king has learned by divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that the earl at his death held jointly with Maud the manors of Bumpstede, Great Benteleye, Fratyng, Great Kanefeld and Fyngre co. Essex, the manor of Great Hormede co. Hertford, the manors of Lavenham called Overhalle and Netherhalle in Lavenham, and the manors of Aldham and Cokefeld co. Suffolk, of the gift of John Fermer and Richard de Stokes parson of Lavenham, to hold to the earl and Maud and to the heirs of their bodies, by a fine levied by the king's licence, and also held in Hertfordshire, in right of Maud, the manor of Welles and 26s. 8d. of rent of the manor of Plesshes, and that the manors of Bumpstede, Benteleye, Kanefeld, Fyngre, Hormede, Overhalle, Netherhalle and Aldham are held in chief, the manors of Fratyng, Cokefeld and Welles of others than the king, and the king has taken the fealty of Maud.
	To John de Estbury escheator in Wilts. Like order, as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John de Veer earl of Oxford at his death held no lands in that county in his demesne as of fee in chief nor of others, but held the manors of Storton and Pole as dower of Maud his wife, of the endowment of Robert son of Robert Fitz Payn her first husband, and the manor of Hurdecote in right of Maud, and that the manor of Hurdecote is held in chief, and the manors of Storton and Pole of others than the king.
	To William de Hatton escheator in Kent, Sussex and Middlesex. Like order, as the king has learned by divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that the same earl at his death held no lands in those counties in his demesne as of fee in chief nor in service, but held jointly with Maud his wife the manors of Flete co. Kent and Kensyngton co. Middlesex of the gift of Richard de Stoke clerk and John Fermer, to hold to the earl and Maud and to the heirs of their bodies, by a fine levied by the king's licence in his court, and held the manors of Baddelesmere, Whitstapile, Bokenfold and Rydelyngwold and tenements at Cherleton (parcel of the last named manor) co. Kent, also the manor of Laghton co. Sussex together with the hundred of Sheplak, in right of the said Maud, sister and one of the heirs of Giles de Baddelesmere, and that the manors of Baddelesmere, Whitstapile, Kensyngton, Rydelyngwold and Laghton with the said hundred, and the tenements in Cherleton, are held in chief, and the manors of Flete and Bokenfold of others than the king.
	To John de Bekyngton escheator in Dorset. Like order, as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the same earl at his death held no lands in that county in chief or of others in his demesne as of fee, but held the manor of Wroxhale for the life of Maud his wife by grant of Robert de Grey of Codenore, and the manor of Worthe likewise as dower of Maud by assignment of Robert son of Robert Fitz Payn her former husband, and that the manor of Wroxhale is held in chief, the manor of Worthe of another than the king.
	To John de Wyndesore escheator in Leicestershire. Like order, as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the same earl at his death held no lands in that bailiwick in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held jointly with his wife the manor of Wykyngeston, and that the said manor is held of another than the king.
	To Thomas Saundres of Neubold escheator in Herefordshire. Like order, as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by Henry de Prestwode late escheator, that the earl of Oxford at his death held no lands in that county in his demesne as of fee in chief nor in service, but held the castle and manor of Leonhales in right of Maud his wife, as one of the sisters and heirs of Giles de Baddelesmere, and that the castle and manor are held of another than the king.
	To William de Fililode escheator in Northamptonshire and Roteland. Like order, as the king has learned by divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that the same earl at his death held no land in those counties in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the manors of Paston and Milton co. Northampton, and the manor of Maketesoverton co. Rutland of the heritage of Maud his wife, which fell to her by the death of Giles de Baddelesmere as one of his sisters and heirs, and that those manors are held of another than the king.
	To William de Otteford escheator in Cambridgeshire. Like order, as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escehator, that the same earl at his death held in chief the manors of Great Abyton and Great Caumpes jointly with Maud his wife, to them and the heirs of their bodies, by a fine levied by the king's licence in his court.