Close Rolls, Edward III: May 1373

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 13, 1369-1374. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: May 1373', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 13, 1369-1374, (London, 1911) pp. 498-499. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol13/pp498-499 [accessed 20 April 2024]

May 1373

May 10.
Westminster.		 To John Froille escheator in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Order to suffer the prior and canons of Oseneye during the present vacancy to have the keeping of the abbey and of the temporalities thereof with all property and goods thereto belonging, and the free disposal of the said temporalities, property and goods as shall seem good to them, according to the king's letters patent, not meddling with the keeping of the same by reason of the said vacancy, nor in aught troubling or grieving the prior and canons, and restoring to them any levy he has made, saving to the king the knights' fees and advowsons of churches, wards, reliefs and escheats to the abbey belonging during the vacancy, and saving to him 50 marks, and the issues of any lands purchased by the late abbot and the canons since 14 February in the 29th year of the reign; as of his compassion for the estate of the said abbey, which is of the foundation of his forefathers and of his patronage and is oppressed by divers adversities, willing to make provision for the relief thereof, on that date the king by letters patent granted that, so soon as the abbey should be void by the death, cession, resignation or deposition of Thomas then abbot, the prior and canons should have the keeping of the abbey etc. as aforesaid, rendering at the exchequer 50 marks for the whole vacancy, so that no escheator or other minister of the king whatsoever should meddle therein, saving to the king the knights' fees etc. which should fall in at the time of such vacancy; and the abbey is now void by the death of Thomas late abbot it is said.
The like to the following:
John de Broghton escheator in Bukinghamshire.
John ap Rees escheator in Gloucestershire.
John de Perton escheator in Staffordshire.
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