Close Rolls, Edward III: October 1334 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 3, 1333-1337. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1898.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: October 1334', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 3, 1333-1337, (London, 1898) pp. 264-270. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol3/pp264-270 [accessed 24 April 2024]

October 1334



Oct. 1. Westminster.	To Robert de Hambury, chamberlain of North Wales. Order to pay by indenture to Stephen le Blount and Ambrose de Novo Burgo, whom the king has appointed to supervise the castles of North and South Wales, and the defects in them, and the conduct of certain of the king's ministers there and divers other things, 8s. a day for their wages, to wit 4s. each, for their expenses, from the issues of that bailiwick, from 10 October, next, when they will start on their journey to those parts, and for so long as they shall remain in North Wales in prosecuting the said affairs.
	By C.
	To the chamberlain of South Wales. Like order in favour of the said Stephen and Ambrose for the payment to them of 4s. a day each for their expenses from the time when they arrive in South Wales, as long as they stay there, and in departing thence to the king. By C.
Oct. 3. St. Albans.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to pay to Oto, lord of Kuyk, or his attorney, 125l. for Michaelmas term last from the issues of that custom, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 250l. to be received yearly from the issues of those customs by the hands of the collectors of the same, for the time being. [Fœdera.]
Oct. 6. Walsingham.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause allowance to be made to the said collectors in their account, for 125l., which they have paid to Oto, lord of Kuyk, by virtue of the preceding order, if it is so.
Oct. 4. St. Albans.	To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay to John de Broghton the arrears of his wages as keeper of the gate of Wyndesore park and of the manor in that park, from the time of the constable's appointment, and to pay such wages henceforth as long as he is constable there, as the late king committed that office of keeper to John, to hold for life, to receive there as much as Laurence de Bassote, deceased, who had that custody, received for the same.
Oct. 1. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge and acquit the abbess and nuns of the order of St. Clare, without Aldgate, London, of 15l. 16s. which are exacted of them by summons of the exchequer for divers tenths granted to the king and his father by the pope and the clergy of England, as the king, having compassion on the poverty of the abbess and nuns, has pardoned them the said sum. By K.
Oct. 1. Westminster.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to pay to John de Hanon[ia] or to Dinus Forcetti and Alexander de Bardis and their fellows, merchants of the society of the Bardi of Florence, staying in that city, his attorneys in this matter, 500 marks for Michaelmas term last in accordance with the king's grant to John of 1000 marks, to be received yearly from the issues of the said custom by the hands of the collectors of the same for the time being.
Oct. 3. St. Albans.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause allowance to be made to the said collectors in their account, for 500 marks which they have paid to John de Hanonia by virtue of the preceding order, if it is so.
Oct. 1. Westminster.	To the same. Order to discharge and acquit Roger de Sheffeld of 40 marks for the ferm of the church of Kirkeby Fletham, co. York, which belonged to the order of Knights Templars, charging therewith the heirs and executors of the will of Roger de Wyngefeld, and the tenants of the lands which belonged to Roger; as Roger de Sheffeld has besought the king by his petition before him and his council in the last parliament at York, to provide him with a remedy, although his writ has been taken away from him, as he held the said church, which came into the late king's hands by the cession of the said order, for rendering a certain ferm to the late king, and had paid 40 marks of that ferm by reason of a writ of the late king under the privy seal, which writ had been taken away from him by the Scots at Strivelyn, to Roger de Wyngefeld, deceased, then clerk of the late king's chamber and receiver of the money coming to that chamber of the issues of the lands of the said order, as appears by an indenture made thereupon between the said Roger and Roger under the seal of Roger de Wyngefeld; and the said 40 marks are exacted of Roger de Sheffeld by summons of the exchequer, and he has been several times distrained for the reasons aforesaid; and the king has granted Roger's petition because R. bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and Richard de Ayremyn, canon in the church of St. Mary, Salisbury, have testified before the king and his council in the said parliament, that 40 marks were paid by Roger de Sheffeld to Roger de Wyngefeld as aforesaid.
Oct. 24. York.	To the same. Order to cause due allowance to be made to William de Monte Acuto, fermor of the manors of Wodestok and Hanebergh, in his ferm for the said manors, for the expenses which he or he who supplies his place shall be found to have incurred in repairing and amending the houses, mills and ponds of the said manors, and straw and what is necessary for the sustenance for the king's wild animals (ferarum) there, and for the ditching and hedging of a meadow there, and for the reconstruction of a house there beyond the gate in the new wall, between the manor of Wodestok and the park there, and for the elevation of a chamber there called 'Rosamound' and the roofing of the flat top (cristam platam) thereof with timber and lead, and for making a hod of lime (odam calcis) for the maintenance of the said manors, and for raising the heads of the king's ponds, and for repairing the causeys about the said manors, which are destroyed and broken down, and for finding straw, oats and other things necessary for the maintenance of the king's stud in Wodestok park, and for paying the wages of the keepers of the stud there, and 53s. yearly to a chaplain celebrating divine services in the manor of Wodestok, and 2d. daily to two park-keepers and a janitor for each of them, and 1d. daily to a gardener, which the king ordered the said William to do by the view and testimony of Adam Mundy and Richard Miriwedre, and which the said William has done as appears by divers indentures made between him, or him who supplies his place, and the said Adam and Richard, and Roger, a chaplain, and the said park-keepers, janitor and gardener. [Fœdera.]
	To John de Peyto, the younger, escheator in cos. Hereford, Gloucester, Worcester, Salop, Stafford and the march of Wales adjoining. Order to cause William, son and heir of William le Mareschal of Kyngestanle, tenant in chief, to have full seisin of all the lands of which his father was seised in his demesne as of fee in that bailiwick, at his death, as the said William has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage for all the lands which his father held at his death of the king in chief. By p.s.
Oct. 22. York.	To Walter de Creyk, constable of Baumburgh castle. Order to deliver to Roger de Horsele 20 marks from the issues of that castle, for the term of Michaelmas last, as the late king on the 20 November in the 12th year of his reign granted to Roger for his good service 40 marks yearly to be received from the said issues, until the said king should provide him with 40 marks of land in England for life.
	Membrane 9.
Oct. 26. Knaresborough.	To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to pay to Thomas de Lucy 10l. from the treasury, for the term of Michaelmas last, as on 22 July in the 7th year of his reign, the king granted to Thomas for his good service, and that he might maintain himself more fitly in the order of knighthood, which he had taken by the king's order, 20l. yearly, to be received at the exchequer, until the king should decide otherwise concerning his state.
Oct. 22. York.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to cause payment or a competent assignment to be made to Robert de Shireburn of the arrears of 40s. yearly, and of the reasonable price of a robe every year, of the robes which are in arrears to him, as Robert has besought the king to order the arrears of his fee to be paid to him as he was lately retained of the king's council, while he was earl of Chester, receiving a robe and 40s. yearly, and he was so retained from Wednesday after Trinity in the 18th year of the late king's reign, until Michaelmas in the 6th year of the king's reign, and had never received his said fee or robe hitherto, as the king has learned by the testimony of Richard, bishop of Durham. By C.
Aug. 22. Clarendon.	To Queen Philippa, the keeper of the manor of Lutgersale, or to him who supplies her place there. Order to cause the defects of the said manor to be sufficiently repaired from the issues thereof as long as the custody of that manor shall remain in her hands, as the king lately granted to her the custody of the said manor to be held during pleasure, rendering to the king yearly at the exchequer, the extent of the said manor. By p.s.
Oct. 22. York.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to acquit Ralph de Brok of 6l. 0s. 4d. at the exchequer, as the king has pardoned him 6l. 0s. 3¼d., (fn. 1) which Ralph owes to him for the terms of Michaelmas last and Easter next of a certain yearly rent issuing from certain lands in Chesham which Ralph ought to pay to the king yearly. By p.s. [8237.]
Sept. 19. Westminster.	To Robert de Hambury, chamberlain of North Wales. Ken ap Griffith, late sheriff of Angleseye in North Wales, has besought the king to grant him an attermination for 80l. which he owes to him for the arrears of his account for the time when he was sheriff, and which he cannot pay without the greatest diminution of his estate, and the king having compassion on his estate, has granted that he shall pay 20 marks yearly in two instalments, at the exchequer of Kaernarvan, until the debt is discharged: the king therefore orders the chamberlain to grant Ken the said terms, upon his finding sufficient security to pay the debt at the same terms. By C.
Sept. 20. Westminster.	To the same. Howel ap Henri, late sub-sheriff of Kaernarvan in North Wales, has besought the king to grant him an attermination for 20l. which Howel owes to him of the arrears of his account for the time when he was sub-sheriff, as he is unable to pay the said money without the greatest depression of his estate, and the king, having compassion on his estate, has granted that he shall pay 4l. yearly in two equal instalments, to the exchequer at Kaernarvan, until the debt is discharged: the king therefore orders the chamberlain to grant Howel the said terms, upon his finding sufficient security to pay the debt at the said terms. By C.
Sept. 30. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, Dublin. Order to cause John de Graunsete to have the attermination which the king has granted to him for that 100l. which he owes to the king for divers reasons, and which is exacted of him by summons of the exchequer, as the king granted that John should pay the said debt in sums of 4l. yearly, in two equal instalments, until the debt is discharged. By p.s.
Oct. 24. York.	To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to pay to David de Wolloure, whom the king lately sent to Scotland to prosecute certain of his affairs in the parliament of Edward de Balliolo, king of Scotland, assembled at Edinburgh, 24s. for 8 days so spent, to wit, at 3s. a day, from the treasury, having allowed 30s. to him for 10 days previously so spent of his expenses, for which 10 days the king has previously ordered 30s. to be delivered to him.
	Vacated because on the Liberate Roll.
Oct. 22. York.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to cause payment or a competent assignment to be made to Robert de Shireburn of 10l. for the arrears of his fee, if it is found to be owing to him as the said Robert has besought the king to order 10l. to be paid to him, as he and Simon de Baldreston were appointed in the time of the late king to extend and assess divers lands in cos. Nottingham, Derby, Stafford, Salop, York and Lancaster, then forfeited to the late king, and 20l. were appointed for each of them for his fee in this respect by the council of the late king, and Simon received full payment of his said fee, but 10l. are still in arrears to Robert for his fee. By C.
Sept. 23. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the demand made on John Wyard, by summons of the exchequer, for 100l., which John, on 3 February in the 5th year of the king's reign, acknowledged in chancery that he owed to the king, and to annul the said recognisance, and cause John to be discharged and acquitted thereof at the exchequer, as the king has pardoned him the said 100l. By p.s.
Oct. 23. York.	To the justices of the Bench. Order to proceed with a plea between Robert de Champayne and Henry, earl of Lancaster, concerning 156 acres of land and 5 acres of meadow in Duffield, but not to proceed to render judgment thereupon without consulting the king, as Robert has shown to the king by his petition before him and his council in the last parliament at York, that whereas he sought the said land and meadow before those justices against Henry, as his right and inheritance, and the earl, pleading before the justices, alleged that he held the honour of Derby for himself and the heirs of his body by the gift and grant of Henry III. to Edmund, father of the earl, whose heir he is, and he showed the king's charter of confirmation in the said Bench, and that the said lands are parcel of the said honour, with reversion to the king if the earl should died without legitimate heirs of his body, so that the earl ought not to answer thereupon without consulting the king, for which reason the justices delayed to proceed in that plea, whereupon Robert has besought the king to provide a remedy.
	By pet. of C.
Oct. 28. Northallerton.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause due allowance to be made to John de Insula, sometime constable of Wyndesore castle, in his account of the issues of that castle, for the sums that he shall be found, by view of the king's writ and by John's oath, to have paid for retaining men and buying victuals for providing the said castle, as the king lately ordered him, or him who supplies his place, by writ of privy seal, to make such provision of men and victuals. By C.
Nov. 29. Roxburgh.	To Robert de Holwell, (fn. 2) escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Essex and Hertford. Order to cause William Loveday, son and heir of William Loveday, tenant in chief of the late king, to have full seisin of all the lands of which his father was seised in his demesne as of fee in that bailiwick, at his death, as William has proved his age before William de Rosteleye, late escheator in those counties, and the king has taken the homage of William Loveday for all the lands which Walter (sic) his father held at his death of the late king, in chief. By p.s.
	To William de Moreton. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands which William Loveday held of the late king in chief, and which are in his custody by the king's grant, as William Loveday, son and heir of the the said William Loveday, has proved his age before William de Rosteleye, and the king has rendered the said lands to him. By the same writ.
Oct. 31. Durham.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king was lately informed that underwood could be cut and sold in divers places in his forest and park of Clarendon for his use without the destruction of the said forest and park, the king appointed John de Harnham to supervise the underwood in that forest and park, and to cause that wood to be provided in places where it could be done for the king's benefit and without the destruction of the forest and park, by the advice of Giles de Bello Campo, keeper of that forest and park, so that he should answer to the king at the exchequer for the money issuing therefrom; and now it has been shown to the king, on John's behalf, that although he enclosed certain places where such cutting and selling were done by the order of the said keeper, so that the newly growing wood there should not be wasted or destroyed by wild and other animals grazing there, and incurred no small expense thereupon by the view and testimony of the same keeper, as was testified by the keeper before the treasurer and barons, yet the treasurer and barons have delayed to make allowance to John for these expenses in his account, whereupon he has besought the king to provide a remedy: the king therefore orders the treasurer and barons to account with John in this matter, and if they shall find, upon inspection of the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer, that John enclosed the said places for the king's use by the view and testimony of the keeper and by his order, as is said, then to cause John to have allowance for the expenses which he so incurred, in his account at the exchequer.
Oct. 18. Topcliffe.	To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to deliver to Master Parvolus de Flore and Nicholas de Acton, who are charged by the king to carry certain money now at London to him at York, sufficient carriage for the said money, without delay. By K.
Oct. 27. Topcliffe.	To William de Clapham, escheator in cos. York, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland. Order to deliver all the lands, goods, and chattels which belonged to Alexander de Moubray, who was lately in the king's allegiance, and who, against that allegiance, joined the Scots, which lands, goods and chattels were taken by the escheator into the king's hands for that reason, to Ranulph de Dacre, sheriff of Cumberland, whom the king has ordered to cause the said lands, goods and chattels to be seised into the king's hands, together with the issues thereof, to be kept according to the tenor of the king's said orders, so that the sheriff may answer to the king as he ought for the said goods, chattels and issues. By K. and C.
Oct. 27. Knaresborough.	To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of John Bertelmen of Staunford, who is insufficiently qualified.
	To the same. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Walter de Apethorp of Staunford, who is insufficiently qualified.
Oct. 28. Northallerton.	To the sheriff of Lancaster. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of Amundernesse, co. Lancaster, to be elected in place of John Bredekyrk, who is so sick and infirm that he cannot fulfil the duties of that office.
	Membrane 8.
Oct. 26. Knaresborough.	To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Richard de Kynebelle, who is insufficiently qualified.
Oct. 24. York.	To J. archbishop of Canterbury, or to his vicar general when the archbishop is acting in remote parts. Order to appoint certain fit men, in whom he has confidence, to collect and levy in the diocese of Canterbury the tenth lately granted to the king in the congregation of that archbishopric in St. Paul's, London, and to pay it to the king at the exchequer, one half at Purification next and the other half at Midsummer following. By K. [Fœdera.]
	The like to W. archbishop of York, and to all the other bishops, both in the province of Canterbury and in that of York, 'mutatis mutandis.'
	[Ibid.] By K.