Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1367

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 12, 1364-1369. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1910.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1367', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 12, 1364-1369, (London, 1910) pp. 351-361. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol12/pp351-361 [accessed 24 April 2024]

November 1367



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Nov. 26. Westminster.	To the brethren of the hospital of St. Bartholomew by Oxford. Writ de intendendo in favour of the provost and scholars of St. Mary Hall Oxford, commanding the said brethren at their peril to view the king's letters patent, and to cause all and singular the articles therein contained and expressed for the rule and governance of the said hospital to be observed and kept so far as in them lies; as lately by charter the king gave to the said provost and scholars and to their successors the hospital aforesaid, which is of the foundation of former kings, and wherein are one chaplain and eight brethren, of whom two ought to be whole and six infirm; and after being informed that the brethren took no heed to be intendant to the said provost and scholars touching the governance of the hospital, for that there is no ordinance or rule whereby they may be governed, because of their wilful and dishonest [behaviour], whereby increasing scandal has arisen in those parts and the hospital is subjected to grievous hurt and destruction, willing to provide for the good ruling and safety thereof, the king by advice of the council has thought good to appoint certain articles and observances in the form in the said letters patent expressed for the good ruling thereof to be there observed and kept for ever, and it is his will that they shall be so observed and kept by the brethren and every of them, and that every brother when admitted shall be sworn not to offend against them in any wise; and further the king by his letters patent has granted to the said provost, his deputies or substitutes, faculty to correct and reform any errors or excesses they may find in the said hospital in persons, property or possessions.
	Et erat patens.
Nov. 5. Westminster.	To John de Tye escheator in Kent and Sussex. Order to cause Thomas, brother and heir of Alan son and heir of Henry Fitz Roger tenant in chief, to have seisin of the lands of the said Henry which came to the king's hands by his death and by reason of the nonage of the said Alan, and are in his hand; as the said Alan died within age in the king's wardship, and the said Thomas has proved his age before the escheator, and the king of his favour has respited his homage and fealty during pleasure.
Nov. 15. Westminster.	To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjoining. Order to take the fealty of John Arundell, who with the king's licence has taken to wife Joan [or Juliana] daughter of William de Luscote and Alice his wife, according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and to cause them to have seisin of the said Joan's purparty of the lands of Thomas Achard; as on 20 October in the 36th year of the reign, on the finding of an inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Thomas at his death held in his demesne as of fee 8 acres of pasture, 11s. 4d. of rent, and the third part of a messuage and one carucate of land at Redwyk in the march aforesaid in chief by knight service as his purparty of the lands of John de Knovylle tenant in chief, by a partition made between the said Thomas, the said William and Alice late his wife deceased, sister and heir of Michael son of Anne one of the daughters and heirs of the said John, which Michael died within age in the king's wardship, and John Duyn son and heir of Eleanor third daughter and heir of the said John, and that John Duyn and the said Joan are cousins and next heirs of the said Thomas, John Duyn being of full age and the said Juliana (sic) within age, the king took the fealty of John Duyn, respited his homage, and ordered the escheator to make a partition of the said lands into two equal parts in presence of John Duyn and the next friends of the said Joan, if upon warning they would attend, and to cause John Duyn to have seisin of his purparty thereof, keeping the purparty of the said Joan in the king's hand until further order; and the said Joan has proved her age before John de Bekyngton escheator in Somerset.
Nov. 15. Westminster.	To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjoining. Order to take the fealty of John Arundell, who with the king's licence has taken to wife Joan daughter of Alice daughter of Anne sister of Cicely wife of Peter Achard, according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and to cause them to have seisin of the said Joan's purparty of the lands which the said Peter at his death held by the courtesy of England after the death of the said Cicely; as on 28 April in the 37th year of the reign, on the finding of an inquisition, taken by the escheator at the king's command, that the said Peter at his death held as aforesaid a messuage, one carucate of land and 20s. of rent in Redewyk within the lordship of Magor in the said march for his life as of the heritage of the said Cicely in chief by knight service, that John Duyn son of Eleanor one sister of the said Cicely, and the said Joan daughter of Alice daughter of Anne her other sister are her next heirs, John Duyn being then of full age and the said Joan within age, the king took the fealty of John Duyn, respited his homage, and ordered the escheator to make a partition of the premises into two equal parts, in presence of John Duyn and of the next friends of the said Joan if upon warning they would attend, and to cause John Duyn to have seisin of his purparty, keeping in the king's hand until further order the purparty of the said Joan; and the said Joan has now proved her age before John de Bekyngton escheator in Somerset.
Nov. 30. Westminster.	To John de Evesham escheator in Oxfordshire. Order to deliver to John son of John de Grey of Rotherfeld the manor of Wyvelcote taken into the king's hand by the death of Robert de Grey, together with the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John de Grey deceased acquired the said manor, which was held of him in chief by the service of the fourth part of one knight's fee, to hold to the said John and the said Robert his son and to the heirs male of Robert's body, with remainder for lack of such an heir male to the right heirs of the said John de Grey, and that the said Robert died without an heir male of his body, whereby the said manor, the lordship whereof by reason of that acquisition pertains to the king, ought by the form of the acquisition to remain to John de Grey the son, being heir of the said John, who is of full age; and the king has lately taken the homage and fealty of the said John the son, and has commanded livery to be given him of the lands of his heritage.
Nov. 15. Westminster.	To Thomas Cheyne escheator in Devon. Order to cause John Arundell, who with the king's licence has taken to wife Joan daughter of William Luscote and Alice his wife, and whose fealty the king has commanded to be taken by Philip de Lutteley escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjoining, to have seisin of the said Joan's purparty of the lands of Thomas Achard; as on 20 October in the 36th year of his reign, on the finding of an inquisition, taken by the said Philip at the king's command, that the said Thomas at his death held in his demesne as of fee 8 acres of pasture, 11s. 4d. of rent and the third part of a messuage and one carucate of land at Redwyk in the said march in chief by knight service, as his purparty of the lands which were of John de Knoville tenant in chief by a partition made between the said Thomas, William de Luscote and Alice late his wife, sister and heir of Michael son of Anne one of the daughters and heirs of the said John, which Michael died within age in the king's wardship, and John Duyn son and heir of Eleanor the third daughter and heir, and that the said John Duyn and Joan are cousins and next heirs of the said Thomas, John Duyn being of full age and Joan within age, the king took the fealty of John Duyn, respited his homage, and commanded livery to be given him of his purparty, and ordered the escheator in Devon to make a partition into two equal parts of all lands in his bailiwick which the said Thomas at his death held of that heritage in his demesne as of fee, in presence as well of John Duyn as of the next friends of the said Joan if upon warning they would attend, and to cause John Duyn to have seisin of his purparty, keeping in the king's hand until further order the purparty of the said Joan; and the said Joan has proved her age before John de Bekynton escheator in Somerset.
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Nov. 10. Westminster.	To the justiciary, the chancellor and the treasurer of Ireland, and to the others of the king's council there. Order before Easter next to summon and hold a parliament in Ireland at a place to be by them appointed, and therein to set forth publicly the business concerning the state of Ireland, whereby that land may be relieved and reformed, rebels may best be restrained and opposed, and other evils therein be avoided and removed, especially appointing and applying a remedy concerning those absentees who have lands in Ireland and defend them not, and others there who are lukewarm and remiss touching the defence of their lands, treating thereupon diligently without faintise, and appointing and applying suitable remedies, and within a month after Easter to send the king under the seal used in Ireland the ordinance so made concerning the state of Ireland, how it may be best ruled and defended in future, with their own advice, also this writ, so that after viewing these things the king may better dispose by his counsel what must be done; as by reason of default, negligence and the evil ruling of Ireland, for that those set over that land on the king's behalf and as well Irishmen as many others having lands there and residing in the realm or elsewhere out of Ireland have not in time of need come forward as they ought to defend that land against the frequent attacks of the king's Irish enemies, the king's lands and the lands of those others in Ireland are becoming barren and untilled, being wasted and occupied by the said enemies, so that the king and those others reap little or no fruit or advantage therefrom; and it is the king's desire to look to the safety of Ireland, and to save himself harmless. By K.
Oct. 26. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire and Northumberland. Order not to meddle further with the manor of Stokeslay and other lands taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Eure knight, delivering to Robert his son any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held no lands in those counties in chief nor of any others in his demesne as of fee, but long before his death demised the said manor and all other his lands there to the said Robert, and that the same are held of others than the king.
Oct. 1. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskk (sic) escheator in Cumberland. Order to deliver in dower to Felicia who was wife of Robert Tillioll knight, whose oath the king has taken that she will not marry without his licence, a third part of the manor of Kirklevyngton the services of John de Thirlwall excepted, extended at 7l. 18s. 1d. a year, certain tenements in Scolitelgarth at 14s. 4d., a water mill in Scalby at 4l., the park of Scalby at 26s. 8d., a close there newly approwed extended at 5s. a year, and 40s. of rent issuing from certain tenements in Stapilton, which the king has assigned to her of the lands of her said husband, in the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of his heir.
Oct. 23. Westminster.	To John de Evesham escheator in Wyltes. Order to take the fealty of Maud late the wife of William de Holbeche and of Thomas de Holbeche according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to meddle further with a messuage, 300 acres of land, 2 acres of meadow, 600 acres of pasture and 56s. of rent in Fitelton taken into the king's hand by the said William's death, delivering to the said Maud and Thomas any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said William at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the premises, which are held in chief, jointly with the said Maud and Thomas, of the gift of John de Demmesbury made with the king's licence.
Oct. 13. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order not to meddle further with the manor of Wynterthorp taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Breouse knight, delivering to Beatrice who was wife of Thomas de Breouse any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the said manor of others than the king of the gift of the said Thomas and Beatrice to him and the heirs of his body, with reversion to the said Thomas (now deceased) and Beatrice, and that John died without an heir of his body.
Oct. 18. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire, Northumberland and Cumberland. Order to deliver to Alice who was wife of Ralph de Neville the portion of her dower in his bailiwick; as the king with the assent of John de Neville son and heir of the said Ralph has assigned to her a third part of the knights' fees of her said husband, and the advowsons of Fisshelake co. York and Pykenhamwade co. Norffolk, which are in his hand by the said Ralph's death.
	The like to the following:
	Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire.
	Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Norffolk, Suffolk and Essex.
	Richard de Widevylle escheator in Norhamptonshire.
Oct. 18. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire, Northumberland and Cumberland. Order to deliver to Alice who was wife of Ralph de Neville tenant in chief all issues taken by the escheator of the lands of her said husband lately assigned to her in dower; as the king remembers that she was by him married to the said Ralph, and would deal generously with her. By K.
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Oct. 23. Westminster.	To the guardians of the temporalities of the bishopric of Bath and Wells, which is void and in the king's hand. Order to pay to Eustace Dabrichecourt and Elizabeth his wife the arrears of a yearly farm which the bishop of Bath and Wells is bound to render to the earl of Kent and his heirs from the time the said guardians have had the keeping of the said temporalities, and to pay the same henceforth so long as they shall have the keeping thereof; as on 15 February in the 27th year of his reign, among other lands and tenements of John earl of Kent tenant in chief taken into the king's hand by his death, the king assigned the farm aforesaid in dower to the said Elizabeth who was wife of the said earl, commanding the then bishop to be thenceforward answerable to her for the same.
Nov. 18. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order, if the manor of Jarum and the town of Jarum are but one and not divers manors nor divers towns, to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further therewith, delivering to Peter de Malo Lacu 'le sisme' and Elizabeth his wife any issues thereof taken; as on 10 February in the 20th year of his reign the king by letters patent granted licence to Bartholomew Fanacourt and Lucy his wife to give during the said Lucy's life to John Darcy 'le fitz' and Elizabeth his wife and to the heirs of the said John the manor of Jarum which is held in chief, and was held for the life of the said Lucy by the said Bartholomew and Lucy, and licence to the said John and Elizabeth to take and hold the same as aforesaid; and now on behalf of the said Peter, who has taken the said Elizabeth to wife, the king has learned that the escheator has contrary to his said licence taken the said manor into the king's hand for that he found by inquisition, before him taken of his office, that the said Peter in right of his said wife holds the town of Jarum in Clyveland, which was without the king's licence purchased by John Darcy knight deceased to him and the said Elizabeth of the said Bartholomew, who held that town in chief as parcel of his barony.
Aug. 30. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order to deliver to John de Strivelyn the manor of Faxflete, taken into the king's hand by the death of Ralph de Neville, to hold to him and the heirs male of his body to the value of 55l. a year, together with the issues thereof taken from the time of the taking of the said Ralph, in part of 200 marks of land and rent to be granted by the king to the said John for his good service; as lately by letters patent the king granted him and his heirs 200 marks to be taken every year of the issues of the customs in the ports of Hertilpole and Newcastle upon Tyne until provision should by the king or his heirs be made him of so much of lands and rent, with the knights' fees, advowsons etc. thereto pertaining; and after on 20 December in the 17th year of his reign in part of the said yearly sum the king by letters patent granted to him and to the heirs male of his body, with reversion for lack of such an heir male to the king and his heirs, the remainder of the said manor and the advowson of the chapel thereof to the value aforesaid after the death of the said Ralph, who held the same for life of the king's grant with reversion to the king and his heirs; and it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Ralph is dead, that he held the said manor as aforesaid of the king's grant with remainder to the said John and his heirs, and that the same is held of others than the king.
Nov. 4. Westminster.	To Richard de Wydeville escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to assign and deliver to Isabel who was wife of John de Wodhull knight tenant in chief, whose oath the king has taken that she will not marry without his licence, dower of her said husband's lands in the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of his heir, in presence of Richard de Stury to whom the king has committed the wardship of two thirds of the said lands until the lawful age of the said heir, or of his attorney if upon warning he will attend, sending the assignment under his seal to be enrolled in chancery.
	The like to John de Olneye escheator in Bedfordshire.
Nov. 4. Westminster.	To John de Olneye escheator in Bedfordshire. Order not to meddle further with a place called Cattessho and other lands, rents and services in Little Wodhull, a messuage and dovecot, 2 acres of land, a parcel of meadow called Clifton Holme, a meadow called Lices Mede, a meadow called 'Holme over the Water,' 1½ rood of meadow in Stanford Mede, a fishery in the river Ouse in Chelvyngton from Harewold bridge to Wodhull pond and from Wodhull mill to Felmersham mill, four quarters of Wodhull wood namely 'Esthey quarter, Chaldewell quarter, Coldewell quarter and le Mare quarter,' all held of others than the king, and other lands, rents and services in the said county not held of the king, all taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Wodhull knight, delivering to Lawrence Pabenham knight, John Curteys, Thomas de Reynes and William de Wodhull any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that long before his death the said John de Wodhull enfeoffed the said Lawrence, John Curteys, Thomas and William of the premises, to them and their heirs.
Nov. 4. Westminster.	To John de Evesham escheator in Wiltes. Order not to meddle further with the manors of Great Derneford, Little Derneford and Tudderle taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Wodhull knight, delivering to Isabel his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held no lands in that county in his demesne as of fee, but held the said manors as jointly enfeoffed with the said Isabel of the gift of John de Newenham clerk, John Curteys and William de Wodhull, and that the same are held of others than the king.
Nov. 1. Windsor.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Northumberland. Order to cause John, son and heir of John Musgrave and of Margaret his wife, to have seisin of the manor of Heton, a messuage and 36 acres of land in Haukewell taken into the king's hand by the death of Robert de Ryhull and by reason of the nonage of the said John the son; as the said Robert held for his life the said manor which is held in chief, and the said messuage and land which are not held of the king, of the said John the father and Margaret (both deceased) with reversion to John the son; and John the son has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [27474.]
Oct. 28. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order pending debate of the business to stay a distraint by him made upon a messuage and one carucate and a half of land in Multhorp for levying to the king's use a rent of 4l. which the prior of Holy Trinity Kyrkham used to render to John Corbet for the premises; as a plea is pending before the king between the king and the said prior whether he or his predecessors acquired the said rent after the statute de Religiosis, as found by certificate of the escheator sent into chancery at the king's command, or whether they held the said messuage and land quit and discharged of the said rent long before the date of that statute and ever heretofore, without that that the prior or any of his predecessors acquired the premises, or the said rent, or any parcel of them after that date; and it is not yet debated whether the said rent, taken by the escheator into the king's hand, ought to pertain to the king or to the prior.
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Dec. 1. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Essex. Order to cause John Gylemyn of Upmenste to have seisin of a messuage and appurtenances in Alvythele held by John Wardayn of Alvythele hanged for felony it is said; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the sheriff, that the premises have been in his hand a year and a day and are yet in his hand, that John Wardayn held them of the said John Gylemyn by fealty and the service of 3s. 4d., that the king had the year and a day and the waste, and that answer has been made to him for the same.
Dec. 1. Westminster.	To James Andreu mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Order to deliver to Gervase de Castro bishop elect of Bangor all temporalities of that bishopric in his bailiwick which by reason of the vacancy after the death of bishop Thomas are in the king's hand; as the pope has lately made provision of the said Gervase a professor of the order of friars preachers and master in theology to be bishop, as appears by bulls to the king addressed; and willing to shew favour to the said bishop elect for that he has renounced all words in the said bulls contained which are to the prejudice of the king and crown, submitting himself humbly to the king's grace, the king has taken his fealty, and has restored to him the temporalities of the bishopric. The king's will is that the said mayor be thereof discharged toward the king.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to stay their demand made by exchequer summons upon William Alfrede for the issues and profits arising from the king's manor of Yeshamstede and of the lands, meadows, pastures and moors thereto belonging, and for an account thereof for all the time that the said William had the keeping of the same, discharging him thereof; as for his pains and the costs he incurred in regard to the keeping of the said manor the king has given him all the said issues and profits, discharging him of an account. By K.
Nov. 26. Westminster.	To John de Tye escheator in Kent. Order to cause restitution to be made to Robert de Neville of Horneby as well of the issues and profits of his lands taken by the escheator to the king's use by reason of an outlawry published against him upon a plea of debt at the suit of William de Meryngton of York as of his other goods and chattels seized by the escheator into the king's hand by colour of the said outlawry; as of his favour the king by letters patent has granted the said Robert restitution of all goods and chattels forfeit by reason thereof and seized by his ministers whatsoever; and though many times by divers writs the king has ordered the escheator to make restitution accordingly, he has not cared to restore the issues and profits of the said lands so taken and after pardon restored, but is keeping them in his own hands, pretending that they are not goods and chattels.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	To William atte More escheator in Leycestershire. Order to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further with the manors of Salteby and Bescoldeby, restoring to the abbot of Croxton any issues thereof taken; as it is found by certificate of the escheator, sent into chancery at the king's command, that the said manors were seized into the king's hand by John Bernard late escheator for that he found, by inquisition before him taken, that the said abbot without the king's licence acquired them to him and his successors of Andrew Louterel knight, who held them in chief by knight service; but it is found by the king's letters patent, produced in chancery, that the king so far as in him lies has granted licence to the said Andrew to give and assign the said manors to the abbot and convent of Croxton and to their successors towards finding two secular chaplains to celebrate divine service every day in the abbey church according to an ordinance to be made, and licence to the said abbot and convent to take and hold the same.
	To the same. Order, if a messuage and one virgate of land in Sharneford in his certificate contained are the same that were acquired by the abbot of Croxton as hereinafter mentioned, to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further therewith, restoring to the abbot and convent of Croxton any issues thereof taken; as it is found by the said certificate, sent into chancery at the king's command, that John Bernard late escheator found, by inquisition before him taken, that William the now abbot's predecessor purchased of William Hauberk a messuage and one virgate of land in Sharneford to him and his successors in the late king's time without licence of the late king and of Theobald de Verdon of whom William Hauberk held the same, and that the said John delivered the premises by indenture to the now escheator; but the king by letters patent pardoned the said abbot and convent, to whom the late king of his favour granted licence to acquire to them and their successors lands and rents to the value of 10l. a year, those held in chief excepted, their trespass in so acquiring and entering a messuage and one virgate of land in Sharneford not held of him before the inquisitions thereof were in due manner returned in the chancery of the late king or of the now king, and granted that they should hold the same and certain other lands in full of the 10l. aforesaid the statute of mortmain notwithstanding, by virtue whereof the king considers that the premises were without reason unduly taken into his hand.
Nov. 20. (fn. 1) Windsor.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Cumberland. Order to cause John son and heir of Richard de Hotonrof tenant in chief to have seisin of the lands of his said father taken into the king's hand by his death; as the said John has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [27503.]
Nov. 15. Westminster.	To Thomas de Cheyne escheator in Devon. Order to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further with the purparty of Joan daughter of William de Luscote of the manor of Lodeswill, a messuage, one carucate of land and 60s. of rent in Yiddeford, and a messuage and one carucate of land in Bathesthorne kept in the king's hand and left in the keeping of the said William; as lately on the finding of divers inquisitions, taken by the king's command, that Margaret de Dynham otherwise called Margaret Douuedale at her death held the premises in dower of the heritage of John Duyn then of full age, Thomas Achard and the said Joan both then within age and in the king's wardship, cousins and heirs of Gilbert de Knoville tenant in chief, and that the same are held of others than the king, on 20 June in the 31st year of his reign the king ordered Richard Hody then escheator to make a partition thereof into three equal parts, in presence of the said John Duyn and William to whom the king committed the wardship of two thirds of the lands held in dower by the said Margaret until the lawful age of the said Thomas and Joan, and to deliver to the said William their purparties, not meddling further with the purparty of the said John Duyn; and after on 1st August in the 32nd year, on proof of the age of the said Thomas, the king took his homage and commanded livery of his purparty to be given him, leaving the said Joan's purparty in the hand of the said William; and the said Joan has proved her age before John de Bekyngton escheator in Somerset.
Oct. 12. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Norhampton to cause a coroner to be elected instead of John de Nunton, who is insufficiently qualified.
Oct. 12. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Roteland to cause a verderer in the king's forest of Roteland to be elected instead of William de Burton knight, who is insufficiently qualified.
Oct. 22. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Suthampton to cause two coroners (sic) to be elected instead of Thomas Westcote and Nicholas Husee verderers in the king's forest of Wolmere and Aesholte, who are dead.
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Nov. 6. Westminster.	To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to remove the king's hand, and not to meddle further with a messuage and appurtenances in Lincoln which were of William de Dodyngton, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king lately ordered the escheator to certify in chancery the cause wherefore the premises were by him taken into the king's hand, and he returned that it was found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that the said William at his death held a messuage with appurtenances in the parish of St. Benedict Lincoln of the king as parcel of the said city by the service of one 'landtolpeny' a year payable to the bailiffs of Lincoln at St. Peter's Chains in aid of their farm according to the custom of the city, and by the service of paying 8s. a year to the mother church of Lincoln, and 2s. to William de Blyton for all service, that after his death the same descended by inheritance to Alexander, son of William de Dodyngton the younger brother of the said deceased, as his next heir, that he after aliened the premises in fee to John de Wykford chaplain, who occupied the messuage as his freehold by purchase, and that for that cause he took the same into the king's hand; and the king considers that return insufficient.
Nov. 29. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order not to meddle further with a messuage, a mill, 60 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow in Gerford, a messuage, one carucate of land and 5 marks of rent in Mikelfeld, a mill, a toft and 12 acres of land in Shipen, a messuage and one carucate of land in Byngelay, a piece of land called Prestrede in Glusburn, and the manor of Rugford, all taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Dynele, delivering to Isabel late his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the premises jointly with the said Isabel, and that they are held of others than the king.