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March 4.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons and chamberlains of the exchequer
of Ireland. Strict order, for particular causes laid before the king
and council, not to make any payments of any sums of money for
this instant term of Easter or thenceforward without the king's special
command to them addressed under the great seal of England, nor to
make assignment for payment of any moneys to any person by tallies
or otherwise. By K. and C. |
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Membrane 30. |
March 6.
Westminster. |
To John de Botheby the king's clerk, chancellor of Ireland. Strict
order, for particular causes, not to cause any charters, letters of pardon
or remission of felonies or trespasses whatsoever, writs of favour or
concerning payments to be made or otherwise to be sealed under the
great seal of Ireland, which is in his keeping, by virtue of any command
or warrant of William de Wyndesore the king's lieutenant in Ireland
to the chancellor addressed or made, until he shall have further
order under the great seal of England, save only writs which are of
course according to the law and custom of Ireland. By K. |
Feb. 3.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order, under a pain of 100
marks, to cause the place of Tourehulle to be cleansed and hereafter
kept clean of dung, ordure and other filth, that by their default no
harm or peril happen henceforward to any from the corruption and
stench, by reason whereof the king need be wroth with them as having
despised his command; as the king has learned by credible witness
that the air upon Tourehulle is so tainted thereby as to strike the
men dwelling all about and the passers by with disgust and loathing,
and that great danger is acknowledged to arise therefrom to the
nuisance of the said men and others there having their conversation
or passing by and to the manifest peril of their life; and the king
will no longer endure these grievous and intolerable defaults. By K. |
March 9.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to
dearrest 14 bales of 'madir,' 5 bales of 'alum,' one pipe of almonds,
3 barrels and 2 cases of 'sope,' 2 dozen of pepper and 2 bales of saffron
of Lambert Tolle, delivering to the said Lambert the goods if they
exist, and if not the price or value thereof, suffering him as the king's
friend and well wisher freely to pass whither he will with the same,
after payment of the customs and subsidies thereupon due, or [to take]
such price or value, notwithstanding the king's command to sell
the said goods to his use and to answer to him for the money thereof
arising; as lately the said mayor and bailiffs arrested the said Lambert
in that port as the king's enemy of Flanders and his goods and merchandise aforesaid, and for that the said Lambert professed that he
was of Zeland and of the king's friendship and not of Flanders, and
found before them particular mainpernors that he should bring again
letters from Zeland witnessing the same, they suffered him to go;
and the king gave the command aforesaid, learning that the said
Lambert was of Flanders and his enemy and not of Zeland, but it
is before him witnessed by letters patent as well of the échevins, consuls
and commonalty (universitatis) of Dordrecht in the county of Holland
as of the burgomasters, échevins and consuls of Middelburgh in the
said county produced openly before him that the said Lambert is
of the parish of Leederdamme, born and bred under the dominion
of Duke Albert, that the said goods are of him and his brethren being
likewise of the king's friendship, and that no Fleming has a share
therein. |
Feb. 10.
Westminster. |
To William Auncel escheator in the county of Suthampton. Order
to deliver to John Aulton and Agnes his wife, John Enefeld and
Christina his wife and Peter atte Barre and Joan his wife three fourths
of a messuage, one carucate of land and a water mill in Froille which were
of Walter atte Boure who feloniously slew himself, together with the
issues taken of those three fourths, according to the judgment and the
form of the fine and charter hereinafter recited; as on 16 October
last for 40s. paid by him the king by letters patent granted to Nicholas
Huse, without rendering aught further to the king, the year and a day
and the waste of the premises, held of the said Nicholas by the said
Walter and extended at 20s. a year over and above the rent resolute,
being taken into the king's hand by reason of that felony as is found
by certificate of John Froille then escheator sent at the king's
command; and after at the suit of Alice atte Boure, the said John
Aulton and Agnes, John Enefeld and Christina, Peter and Joan,
praying the king to revoke his said letters patent obtained by untrue
suggestion and concealment of the truth, as by fine levied in the
court of King Edward I in his 18th year Walter de la Perye and Alice
his wife acquired from William de la Boure the said messuage and
land by name of a messuage and two virgates of land in Froille to
them and the heirs of their bodies, and they had issue William their
son and heir, who had issue the said Walter atte Boure, Alice atte
Boure, Agnes and Christina, and Isabel mother of the said Joan,
and William de la Chaumbre by charter gave the said mill to the said
Walter de la Perye and Alice his wife in frank marriage, and the said
Walter atte Boure had no estate in the premises save in fee tail by
virtue of the fine and charter aforesaid, the king ordered the sheriff
to give notice to the said Nicholas to be in chancery in the quinzaine
of St. Martin last to shew cause wherefore the said letters patent should
not be revoked and the premises delivered to the said Alice atte Boure
and the parceners, and further to do and receive what the court should
determine; at which day came the said Nicholas, and likewise the
said John and Agnes, John and Christina, Peter and Joan, and Alice
atte Boure came not, but did not prosecute her right in that behalf,
and the said Nicholas said nought effectual wherefore the said letters
patent should not be revoked and the premises delivered as aforesaid,
whereby it was determined that the same should be revoked in
regard to three fourths of the premises, and those three fourths should
with the issues thereof taken be delivered to the said John and Agnes,
John and Christina, Peter and Joan, and that in regard to the
fourth part the said Nicholas should go without a day. |
March 14.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Warrewyk. Order to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of William atte Wode, who is insufficiently qualified. |
March 15.
Westminster. |
To the same. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of
John Wychard, who is insufficiently qualified. |
April 1.
Westminster. |
To John Waskham escheator in Devon. Order to make inquisition
by men of his bailiwick concerning the truth of the matters hereinafter
mentioned, and further to do what pertains to his office, so that by
his negligence no loss shall happen to the king, certifying the king under
his seal of such inquisition, of the true value of the lands, fees and
advowsons of Robert Speke, and the name of the felon to whom the
same ought to remain, and of all his action in the matter, and sending
again this writ; as information is given to the king that the said
Robert acquired to him and the heirs of his body certain lands, fees and
advowsons with remainder for lack of such an heir to one of whose
name the king has not yet information, who for a felony by him committed has abjured the realm, by reason of which felony the premises
ought to pertain to the king for that the said Robert died without
issue it is said. |
April 24.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Derby. Order to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of John Fraunceys, who is sick and aged. |
May 4.
Westminster. |
To Edmund Cheyne escheator in Somerset. Order to take the
fealty of John son and heir of John Combe knight according to the
form of a schedule enclosed, and to deliver to him two thirds of
the manor of Baudrip and four tenements in Waldepulle, saving to the
king his marriage, and the issues taken of the premises since 6 January
in the 38th year of the reign, if the same ought to pertain to the king;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
John Combe knight at his death held no lands in that county in chief
in his demesne as of fee, but in his life time demised to John Baudrip
for life with reversion to himself and his heirs the two thirds and the
four tenements aforesaid, which are held by knight service of Richard
son and heir of Nicholas Seymour tenant in chief, a minor in the
king's wardship, as of his manor of Castelcary, that the said John
Baudrip after aliened the premises in fee to Robert Hamelyn and
Walter Byke chaplain, their heirs and assigns, by reason of which
alienation in fee made contrary to the statute of Gloucester the said
John son of John Combe, being within age, on 6 January aforesaid
entered the premises as those which descended to him by inheritance
after his said father's death, and that he is now of full age. |
April 24.
Westminster. |
To John Carneles escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to take
of Katherine who was wife of Thomas Dengayn tenant in chief an
oath that she will not marry without the king's licence, and to assign
her dower of her said husband's lands taken into the king's hand by
his death, sending the assignment to be enrolled in chancery. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Sewale escheator in Bukinghamshire. Like order to
take of Joan who was wife of Walter atte Grove an oath that she will
not marry without the king's licence, and to assign her dower of her
said husband's lands. |
May 10.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Grenehulle escheator in Derbyshire. Order to take
the fealty of William son of Richard de Sandeacre according to the
form of a schedule enclosed, to take of him security for payment of his
relief at the exchequer, and to give him livery of a messuage (sic)
and land taken into the king's hand by the death of Richard son of
William son of Henry de Sandeacre chaplain; as the king has learned
by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said chaplain at his
death held in his demesne as of fee two messuages and four bovates
of land in Sandeacre in chief by the service of 13s. 4d. a year payable
to the king at the Annunciation and the Nativity of St. Mary by the
hands of the sheriff for all service, and that the said William, being
son of Richard brother of William the said chaplain's father, is his
next heir and of full age. |
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Vacated, because otherwise upon the Fine Roll for this year. |
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Membrane 29. |
March 17.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order, upon
the petition of William Wynde merchant of London, if assured that
16 sacks 3 stone of wool for which he paid custom at the staple of
Kermerdyn are of the growth of Wales, to suffer the said William or
his attorneys to open the said sacks, put and pack the wool in small
pockets at his pleasure, lade it in tarits or other ships, and without
payment of custom or subsidy to the king's use freely to take it over
sea without let; as his petition shews that he lately bought so much
wool of the growth of Wales and brought it to London, and that the
same was weighed and cocketed in the said staple of Edward prince
of Aquitaine and Wales, and the custom was there truly paid, as by
the said prince's letters of cocket openly produced before the king
may appear, praying licence to lade and take the said wool over
sea as aforesaid to make his advantage thereof; and in the ordinances
lately made concerning the holding of staples of wool in England
it is contained (among other things) that it shall be lawful for men
of Ireland and Wales, who in those parts may not deliver wool, woolfells
and hides to foreign merchants, to come therewith to any of the staples
in England after the same are customed and cocketed in Ireland or
Wales, and when they shall come to any staple in England bringing
letters of cocket witnessing that the same have been so customed
and cocketed, neither they nor the merchants buying such merchandise
of them shall a second time pay customs or subsidies thereupon.
Proviso that no wool of the growth of England be taken over with
the wool aforesaid. |
March 20.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Bristol. Order, upon the petition of
Stephen de la Foury master of a ship called 'la Seinte Marie' of
Bayon and of his fellows the seamen thereof, to dearrest the said ship
without delay, suffering the said seamen freely to go their way;
as their petition shews that they came to the said town from Gascony
with the said ship and divers wines therein laded, and there unladed
those wines, and that the ship is in that port arrested for the king's
service among other the ships of England. |
