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Aug. 6. Westminster. |
To James Botiller earl of Ormond justiciary of Ireland, and to
the chancellor and treasurer of Ireland. Order to suffer all and
singular the king's lieges in Ireland without let to bring from time to
time all manner of corn, malt, fish and other victuals from thence
to England at their will, after payment of the customs, subsidies and other
duties thereupon, any command or ordinance heretofore made to the
contrary notwithstanding, and further to cause proclamation to be
made in singular the cities, ports and other places in Ireland where
need shall be on the king's behalf forbidding any minister, officer or
other person of whatsoever estate to hinder or disturb the said
lieges so doing or any of them, and if there be any cause
wherefore they ought not so to do, to certify such cause in the chancery
of England under their seals. By C. |
Aug. 13. Westminster. |
To the bailiffs of Great Jernemuth and the collectors of customs
and subsidies in that port. Order, upon the petition of Arnald
de Flaredyng merchant of Holand, to take information touching the
matters hereinafter rehearsed and, if assured that the same are true,
and that the king was at another time contented of the customs,
subsidies and other duties for the wool and woolfells there mentioned,
to dearrest without delay and deliver to the said Arnald the ship
hereinafter mentioned with the gear and other things by them arrested,
provided he shall pay the duties upon the said wool and woolfells
due at Calais; as he has shewn the king that lately at Jernemuth
he laded a ship of his with certain wool and woolfells to bring it to
the staple of Calais, that on his voyage at sea sailing direct towards
Calais the same was attacked by a barge of Normandy and by enemies
therein, insomuch that another ship in his company was by those
enemies taken in hostile manner, and so his ship was compelled to take
flight towards Seland as well to save his life and the life of his servants
as to save the said ship, wool and woolfells, that in Seland he unladed
the ship and, as he needs must, sold merchandise therein for
sustenance of his men and servants, that he has now touched
at the port of Jernemuth with the said ship so unladed, and that the
said bailiffs and collectors have arrested and are detaining his ship
for that he brought not the wool and woolfells aforesaid to the said staple,
which he might not do as he avers. By the great council. |
Aug. 25. Westminster. |
To John atte Hale escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Order to
suffer the prior and convent of Abbotesbury to have the keeping of
that abbey, now void by the death of Henry de Tolre the last abbot
and in the king's hand by reason of the vacancy, and of all the
temporalities thereof with all goods and property thereto belonging,
and the free administration and disposal of the same, not meddling
therewith by reason of this vacancy, saving to the king during the
vacancy the knights' fees and advowsons to the abbey belonging;
as on 22 November in the 35th year of the reign the king of his favour,
for the relief of the said abbey which is of his foundation and depressed
by many adversities in these days, granted by letters patent to the
abbot and convent for a set farm to be rendered to the king for that
vacancy that at the next vacancy the prior and convent for the time
being should have the keeping of the abbey etc. (as above) as fully
as the abbot and convent used to have in any times past when the
see was filled, disposing of the same as they should see best to the
advantage of the abbey, and that no escheator or other minister
of the king should during that vacancy enter the said abbey or
temporalities to do aught that concerns his office, saving to the king
the knights' fees and advowsons as aforesaid. |
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The like to Nicholas de Somerton escheator in Wiltesir. |
Aug. 27. Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Cork in Ireland. Order
to cause John Droup citizen of Cork, lately chosen by the said mayor
and bailiffs and the commonalty of Cork to come for them at the
king's command to the council in England, to have of the said
commonalty his reasonable expenses in coming thither, there abiding
and thence returning to his own again, by such ways and means as
shall seem to them best, distraining and compelling any found rebellious
therein to contribute to such expenses, every man according to his
estate and means; as on behalf of the said John the king has learned
that, though he was chosen and came as aforesaid, certain of the said
commonalty are gainsaying to contribute to his expenses, although
he was chosen by their common assent. |
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[Rep. on Dignity of a Peer, iv. p. 669, with erroneous reference to
m. 19d.] |
Aug. 24. Pleshey. |
To Th. bishop of Exeter. Request to admit and institute William
de Aylesham clerk to the church of Lanteglos in the diocese of Exeter
by virtue of the king's first presentation, notwithstanding the king's
later presentation of John de Waltham his clerk, which he hereby
revokes; as lately by letters patent the king presented the said William
to that church, being void and in his gift it was said, and being
unmindful thereof after by other letters patent presented the said
John; but it is the king's will that the first presentation shall take
effect. |