Close Rolls, Edward III: May 1336 | 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: May 1336', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 3, 1333-1337, (London, 1898) pp. 670-677. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol3/pp670-677 [accessed 12 April 2024]

May 1336



May 1. Westminster.	Thomas de Swanlond of London, citizen, acknowledges that he owes to Robert de Lysle, knight, 100 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the city of London.
—	Richard son of William son of Petronilla, William Fynch, vicar of the church of Donyngton in Holand, Simon de Thrikyngham, chaplain, and John Gisorz of Boston, chaplain, executors of the will of John son of Richard son of Petronilla of Boston, put in their place Henry de Ingelby, clerk, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 40l. made to the said John son of Richard in chancery by Robert son of Roger de Thorleby juxta-Brunne.
May 2. Westminster.	Margaret, late the wife of Geoffrey de Cornub[ia] acknowledges that she owes to Thedisius de Falchinello, merchant, 80l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of her lands and chattels in co. Salop.
	Cancelled on payment.
May 3. Westminster.	Austorgius, prior of Lenton, acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to Bindus Gile of Florence, 164l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Nottingham. Cancelled on payment.
	William de Shareshull, acknowledges that he owes to John de Molyns, knight, 40l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Oxford. Cancelled on payment.
May 4. Westminster.	John Latymer, son and heir of John Latymer, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Peter de Sancto Johanne, clerk, 30l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Dorset.
	Arnald le Sauvage, of co. Kent, knight, acknowledges that he owes to John de Watton, citizen of London, 60l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Kent.
	Enrolment of indenture testifying that whereas Arnald le Sauvage of co. Kent, knight, made the preceding recognisance to John de Watton, citizen of London, John grants that if Arnald shall pay 40l. at the same terms to him or his attorney, then the recognisance shall be void, but if not, it shall remain in force. Dated at London on Saturday after the Invention of the Cross, 10 Edward III. French.
	Memorandum, that the aforesaid parties came into chancery at Westminster on 4 May and acknowledged the preceding indenture.
May 4. Westminster.	Thomas de Aspale acknowledges that he owes to William Trussel of Cubblesdon, 100l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Southampton.
	Cancelled on payment; 50l. acknowledged by Oliver de Burdegala, William's attorney.
May 3. Westminster.	To the sheriff of York. Order upon sight of these presents to cause proclamation to be made in the city of York and elsewhere in that bailiwick, that no one, under pain of forfeiture, shall take any timber or planks (bordas) fit for making ships out of the kingdom without the king's special order; and if the sheriff shall find anyone doing this after the said proclamation, he shall cause the timber and planks to be seized into the king's hands without delay and safely kept until further orders, informing the king of names of those who have infringed the said order. By K.
	[Fœdera.]
	The like to all the sheriffs of England. [Ibid.]
May 3. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to receive Elias de Waddeworth as the attorney of John de Wroxhale, late sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, to render his account, as he is engaged upon the king's affairs. By K.
May 3. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause James le Botiller, earl of Ormond, to have respite, until Easter next, for all debts and reliefs which he owes at the exchequer. By K.
May 4. Westminster.	To William de Clynton, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Dover. Order to permit Robert, abbot of Whalley, who is about to set out to the Roman court by the king's licence, to cross from that port with his men, horses and equipments, and 40 marks for his expenses. By K.
May 2. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the tenants of the lands which belonged to John de la Beche, late sheriff of Southampton, to have respite until Michaelmas next of 12s. 7½d., remaining of the ferm for the profit of that county, and for 75s. 2½d. of the remainder of the account of the Isle of Wight, for the time when John was sheriff, and for 120l. by which he made fine with the king for the marriage of Andrew, son and heir of Andrew de Sakevill, and for 32l. 5s. 1½d. of the remainder of the account of the said John and Ralph de Bereford, late keepers of the bishopric of Winchester, unless the king orders otherwise, and to release the tenants in the mean time from any distraint made for that cause. By K.
	The like to the sheriff of Southampton in favour of the same tenants.
May 4. Westminster.	To the sheriff of York. Order upon sight of these presents to cause proclamation to be made throughout that bailiwick, that no one, under pain of forfeiture, shall make tourneys, jousts, etc. without the king's special order, and if any one does so after the proclamation, the sheriff shall cause him to be arrested without delay, with his horses, armour and other things, and kept safely in prison until further orders, and to inform the king of the names of those so taken, and their horses and armour, and to cause proclamation to be made that no knight or other man-at-arms shall cross to parts beyond the seas without licence, under pain of forfeiture, because the king has learned that the Scots intend to rise against him, the truce being finished, and he has sent divers magnates and other lieges to Scotland to stay there for some time for that cause, and he has learned that divers menat-arms of that county, knights and others, are preparing to make tourneys, etc., in that county. By K. and C.
	[Fœdera.]
	The like to all the sheriffs of England. [Ibid.]
May 9. Windsor.	John de Goldyngton, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Edmund de Grymesby, clerk, 60l., to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Essex.—Henry de Edenstowe received the acknowledgment.
	John de Drokenesford, William Garnoun, Benedict de Ditton, Alexander de Betoygne, John de Goldyngham, Bartholomew Palfreman, Nicholas de Ruly, Gilbert de Theyden and John le Wrighte of Affebrigg, acknowledge that they owe to Queen Philippa 450l., to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Essex.
	Cancelled on payment, acknowledged by William de Kirkeby, the queen's attorney.
—	John de Esthall the elder, one of the tenants of the lands which belonged to William de Cheyne, knight, puts in his place John de Oxon[ia] to defend the execution of a recognisance for 54l., made by William in chancery to William le Knyght, vicar of Patrikesbourne church.
—	Asselin Simonetti, merchant of Lucca, puts in his place William de Newenham and John de Scarle, clerks, to prosecute the execution of certain recognisances made to Asselin in chancery by certain persons and to defend the execution of certain recognisances made by Asselin in chancery to certain persons.
May 24. Woodstock.	William Trussel acknowledges that he owes to the king 100l., to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Stafford.—The chancellor received the acknowledgment.
	Membrane 30d.
—	Peter de Eketon and Isabella his wife, tenants of the lands which belonged to John son of Edmund de Nastok, put in their place Theobald Portejoye and Robert de Roderham to defend the execution of a recognisance for 40l. made by John in chancery to John de Woteryngbury.
	Enrolment of acknowledgment of receipt by Roger de Ebor[aco] from Sir William de Clyf, clerk, of 40s. 20d. of silver, in which William was bound to him, and also of 20 quarters of barley in which William was bound to him by his deed. Dated at London on 26 April, 10 Edward III.
—	Joan, late the wife of Thomas son of Robert Dod of Faversham, and John son of the same Thomas, executors of Thomas's will, put in their place Henry de Ingelby and John de Herleston to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 50l. made to Thomas in chancery in the 5th year of the king's reign, by Henry de Valoynes, knight, Stephen de la Dane and Robert de Selegrave.
—	The same executors put in their place the same Henry and John to prosecute the execution of a recognisance of 40 marks made to Thomas in the 6th year of the king's reign by Henry son of Waresius de Valoynes, knight.
	Enrolment of grant by Henry Whissh to John de Toppesfeld, citizen and goldsmith of London, and to Cristina his wife, of a messuage in Fridaistrete, London, which Thomas de Walepol, formerly citizen and goldsmith of London, held for life by the king's grant, and which the king granted to Henry after Thomas's death; which messuage is situated in breadth between the lane called 'Dystaflane' on the north and the tenement of John de Toppesfeld on the south, and extends in length from the highway of Fridaistrete towards the east, to the tenement of Richard de Kestevene towards the west, to be held by John and Cristina and John's heirs and assigns, of the king and his heirs. For this gift and grant John and Cristina have given to Henry a certain sum of money in a wallet. Reginald de Conductu being mayor of London: Ralph de Uptone and Walter de Mordon, sheriffs; Andrew Aubreye, alderman of that ward. Witnesses: John de Tisfold, Adam Brabazon, Hamo le Barker, William de Cheiham, John de Godestan, Osbert de Bray, Thomas de Westm[onasterio], John de Luda clerk. Dated at London on Monday the feast of St. John ante portam Latinam, 10 Edward III.
	Memorandum, that Henry came into chancery at the chapel of the New Temple, London, on 7 May, and acknowledged the preceding deed.
May 7. Windsor.	John atte Gate acknowledges that he owes to William de Wyttresham, 150l., to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Kent.
	William de Wyttresham acknowledges that he owes to John atte Gate, 150l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Kent.
	John atte Gate acknowledges that he owes to Margaret, late the wife of Edmund de Passele, 40 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Sussex.
	Brother James de Cusancia, prior of St. Mary's, Tifford, acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to William Cosyn, citizen of London, 82l. 13s. 4d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Norfolk.
	Cancelled on payment; acknowledged by William Cosyn, executor of the will of William Cosyn.
May 7. Windsor.	John de Pulteneye, citizen of London, acknowledges that he owes to Henry, bishop of Lincoln, 180l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the city of London.
	Thomas son of Nicholas Frembaud acknowledges that he owes to Thomas de Chetyndon, citizen of London, 40 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Buckingham.
	Cancelled on payment.
—	John de Hales and Thomas Kee, executors of the will of Thomas de Hales, as is said, put in their place Henry de Walkeryngham and Richard de Wath, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 16l. made to Thomas in chancery by Robert de Wedon, parson of a moiety of Isham church.
—	John de Weston of London, 'draper,' puts in his place Henry de Ingelby and Richard de Tharlesthorp, clerks, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 60l. made to him in chancery by David de Strabolgi, earl of Athol.
May 11. Windsor.	Brother Alexander, prior of St. Swithin's, Winchester, acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to Ascelin Simonetti of Lucca, merchant, 1,000l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Southampton.—Robert de Kelsey, clerk, received the acknowledgment by writ.
May 10. Windsor.	William de Pershore, parson of Mechyng church, diocese of Chichester, acknowledges that he owes to Thomas de Evesham, clerk, 15l. 8s. 9d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Sussex. Cancelled on payment.
—	John de Wrotham, citizen of London, puts in his place Theobald Polayn and John de Scarle, clerk, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 60l. made to him in chancery by Thomas Tony of Sydingburn.
—	Cristina wife of Michael le Taillor of Appelby, one of the kin and co-heirs of John atte Crokedayk, tenant in chief of the late king, puts in her place David de Wullore to seek and receive in chancery her purparty of all the lands which William Engleis and Isabella his wife, now deceased, and formerly the wife of Alexander de Crokedayk, John's uncle, whose heir he is, held in Isabella's dower of the inheritance of John, by the partition thereof made between Cristiana and the other parceners.—Robert Parnyng received the attornment by writ.
May 16. Windsor.	John de Burgo, vicar of Swarby church, acknowledges that he owes to Master John de Langetoft, 50 marks, to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Lincoln.
May 12. Windsor.	John de la Ryvere, knight, acknowledges that he owes to John de Hegham of Northampton, 80l., to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Gloucester.
	Cancelled on payment.
	Enrolment of grant by John de la Ryvere, knight, to John de Hegham of a rent of 20 marks yearly to be received from his manor of Wormphale, co. Bokyngham, to be held for the term of the lives of John, Nicholas, William, Edmund and Henry, sons of John de Hegham, and for the life of him who lives the longest. Dated at London on Sunday after the Ascension, 10 Edward III. French.
	Enrolment of indenture testifying that whereas Sir John de la Ryvere, knight, is indebted to John de Hegham in a rent of 20 marks as aforesaid; John grants that if John de la Ryvere advances his sons to a preferment, to wit, a parsonage of the value of 20l. yearly, then after such advancement, 53s. 4d. of the said rent of 20 marks shall cease for each of those who are so advanced, and the said deed shall be void for so much. Dated at London on Sunday after the Ascension, 10 Edward III. French.
	Memorandum, that both John de la Ryvere and John de Hegham came into chancery at the chapel of the New Temple, London, and acknowledged the preceding deed and indenture.
May 18. Windsor.	Adam Cole, citizen and merchant of Salisbury, acknowledges that he owes to John Godhyne of Marlebergh, merchant, 300l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Wilts.
	Membrane 29d.
May 11. Windsor.	Thomas Bulfote, 'messager,' is sent to the abbot and convent of Stonleye, co. Warwick, to receive such maintenance from them in that house as Richard de Morton, deceased, had there at the late king's order.
	By p.s. [9590.]
May 8. Windsor.	To the mayor, aldermen and community of the city of London. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause four merchants of that city to be elected and sent to Oxford, to be there before the king or others of his council deputed for this, on the morrow of Trinity next, to hear the king's affairs and further to do what shall be ordained thereupon by the council.
	By. K.
	The like to the mayors, bailiffs or lawful men of the following towns, 'mutatis mutandis,' to wit:
	Lincoln.	Boston.	Canterbury.
	Salisbury.	Shrewsbury.	Maydestan.
	Winchester.	Marlebergh.	Southampton.
	Norwich.	Bristol.	Hereford.
	Bishop's Lynn.	Gloucester.	Chichester.
	Ipswich.	Northampton.	Sandwich.
	Great Yarmouth.	Oxford.	Rochester.
	Likewise to John Godhyn.
April 18. Guildford.	To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause proclamation to be made in that city and its suburbs, that the money of half-pennies and farthings made at the exchange of London shall be received in payment from all who wish to pay therein, as in the parliament held at York on the morrow of the Ascension last it was agreed that such money should be made at the said exchange for the easement of the people, wherefore the king ordered John de Wyndesore, keeper of the said exchange and of the exchange of Canterbury, to cause such money to be made. By C.
	[Fœdera.]
May 4. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, and to the chamberlains. Order to audit the account of William de la Pole for divers sums of money paid by him to divers men and for costs and expenses incurred by him for the king, without obtaining a warrant therefor, and to cause competent payment to be made to him of what shall be found to be due to him or to cause him to have an assignment in a competent place, and to inform the king in case such payment or assignment cannot be made, so that what is just may be done, as William has besought the king to order his account to be audited, as he incurred the said expenses at the order of the treasurer and chancellor and certain others of the king's ministers. By K. and C.
May 8. Windsor.	To the sheriff of York. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause proclamation to be made in the city of York and elsewhere in that bailiwick that no one shall take any kind of victuals or armour out of the realm to the king's enemies without special licence, under pain of forfeiture; and if any are found doing this after the proclamation, to cause the said victuals and armour to be seized into the king's hands without delay and safely kept until further orders. By K.
	The like to all the sheriffs of England.
May 8. Westminster.	To Geoffrey le Scrop and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. The prior of Lanthon Prima in Wales has shown the king by his petition that whereas the king lately recovered the presentation to the church of Artath in Ireland before the justices of the Bench of Ireland, against the then prior of Lanthon, and afterwards at the suit of the present prior, asserting that an error had intervened in the record and process of that suit and in the rendering of judgment, the king caused the record and process to come before him, and although the judgment is annulled by consideration of the king's court on account of certain errors in the record and process pointed out (assignatos) by the present prior, who has often requested the justices to order the execution of the consideration of the annulling of that judgment to be made, yet the justices have hitherto delayed to order this, whereupon the prior has besought the king to provide a remedy; the king therefore orders the justices to cause such execution to be made acoording to the law and custom of the realm, notwithstanding that judgment was rendered for him and that the premises touch him, if the judgment is annulled, as is said. By pet. of C.
May 6. Windsor.	To the collectors of the old and new customs in the port of Kyngestonupon-Hull. Order to supersede the exaction made upon Arnald de Camperyan of Dover for the custom due to the king by foreign and alien merchants on their goods brought into the realm, until discussion has been taken thereupon and until further orders, provided that Arnald shall pay any customs due on his merchandise, as other barons of the town of Dover paid within the realm, if he is bound thereto, as he has besought the king to provide for his indemnity, as although he is a baron of the said town and holds lands there both by hereditary right and by acquisition, and contributes to all things and expenses touching the said town with the other barons, as may fully appear by the letters patent of the mayor and barons of that community under their seal shown before the king in chancery, yet the collectors exact the custom from him of his goods and merchandise which he caused to be brought into the realm, as a foreign merchant; and it has not yet been discussed whether he ought to be charged in this respect. By C.
May 8. Sheen.	To William de Clynton, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Dover. Order to permit the abbot of Wellebek, who is going to his chapter general at Premontré, to cross from that port with 20 marks for his expenses and those of his household. By K.
	To the same. Order to permit the prior of Neuewent, who is going to parts beyond the sea by the king's licence, to cross from that port with 10 marks for his expenses and those of his household. By C.
May 8. Windsor.	To John Dyn (fn. 1) and John de Hemenhale. Whereas the king lately appointed them to seek and receive the fifteenth and tenth granted to him by the laity in the last parliament at Westminster, in co. Essex, and to answer therefor at the exchequer at certain days about to come, as is fully contained in the king's letters patent, and the king ordered the abbot of Waltham Holy Cross, whom he appointed to receive their oath to well and faithfully execute everything contained in the said letters, and to deliver to them the other part of an indenture containing the total sums of the fifteenth and tenth to be levied on each township in the county, to deliver the said part of the indenture to them, having received the said oath, so that they might seek and receive the sums from every township according to the form of the king's letters patent; the king therefore orders John and John, upon sight of these presents, to go in person to the abbot and proffer their oath there, receiving the said part of that indenture from him, and further to do in the premises what is to be done in accordance with the tenor of their commission. By K.
May 15. Wallingford.	To William de Clynton, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Dover. Order to permit the abbot of Stonleye, who is about to set out to his chapter-general at Cîteaux, to cross from that port with his horses and equipments and 20l. for his expenses and those of his household. By K.
May 16. Windsor.	To the same. Order to permit brother William de Sancto Stephano, brother William de Bello Monte and brother John de Ponte Episcopi, monks of the abbey of Bec Herlewin, who have been staying in England and are about to set out to their abbey by the order of the abbot of Bec Herlewin, their superior, to cross from that port with their reasonable expenses. By K.
May 3. Westminster.	To Geoffrey le Scrop and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. William de Baiocis, son and heir of John de Baiocis and of Joan his wife, has shown the king by judgment in a suit that whereas at the suit of William by his petition before the king and his council showing that Thomas de Baiocis had granted by his charter 12 messuages 24 bovates of land, and 24 acres of meadow in Helperby to the said John and Joan, and the heirs of their bodies, and William had afterwards entered those tenements as their son and heir, and continued in seisin thereof until John de Louther, late escheator in co. York, pretending that he had an elder brother named Bogo, who was outlawed, seized these tenements into the king's hands and unjustly amoved him therefrom, and William beseeching the king to provide a remedy, the king sent that petition to the justices sub pede sigilli, ordering them to view the petition and to hear William's plaint, having called before them the king's serjeants and others who ought to be called, and hearing the reasons thereupon, to cause the complement of justice to be done to William upon the contents of the petition; and although by an inquisition taken in the suit which is before them between the king and William upon the premises it is found that Thomas enfeoffed John and Joan of those tenements as aforesaid, and that they were seised thereof for life, and that William is their son and heir, and William has proved Bogo's death before the king, yet the justices have hitherto delayed to proceed to render justice to William in this respect, whereupon he has besought the king to provide a remedy; and because it seemed to the council in the last parliament that the death of Bogo was sufficiently proved, the tenor of the record and process of the said suit being viewed and examined before the king in chancery, the king orders the justices to proceed to render judgment in that suit, notwithstanding that the said tenements are in his hands, and notwithstanding his writ directing them not to proceed to judgment in that suit without consulting him. By pet. of C.
	Richard Talbot puts in his place William Phisyk to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 100l. made to him in chancery by William de Bohun.—James de Wodestok received the attornment by writ.