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Dec. 15.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king
ordered Thomas de Burgh, chamberlain of Berwick-upon-Tweed, by
divers writs under the great and privy seals, the seal used in Scotland,
and by other letters under the seals of Robert de Ufford and Henry
de Ferariis, to pay 20l. to John de Lenne, late clerk of the king's works
in the castle and town of Berwick, for divers works there, 100s. to John
Crabbe in aid of his expenses for the time when he was staying at that
town, for the construction of certain of the king's works, 16l. 12s. 0½d.
to John de Swanland, clerk of the works of the king's castles and towns
in Scotland, for divers works there, 47s. 1d. to Henry Palmer for divers
works on the pele built at Stryvelyn, 7l. to the monks of the abbey of
Kelshowe, which the abbots there used to receive for the seventh part
of the mills of Berwick, 40 marks to the prioress and nuns of
Suthberewyk, of the anciently appointed alms of the kings of Scotland, 8 marks to the prioress and nuns del Halistan, co. Northumberland.
granted to them in exchange for certain plots in Rokesburgh, granted
them by David, sometime king of Scotland, 8s. to brother Simon de
Routhbiry, monk dwelling in the island of Farnveland, which Alexander,
sometime king of Scotland, granted to the monks there in frankalmoin
of the issues of Berwick yearly, 25s. to Thomas de Baumburgh, warden
of the hospital of St. Mary Magdalene, near Berwick, of a yearly rent
anciently due to the hospital, 40 marks to the Minorites dwelling there,
of a like alms granted to them, 8l. to the Carmelites there, of an
ancient alms granted to them, 20l. to Francekinus Isambert, granted
for life in lieu of his wages of 12d. daily in the king's household,
6l. 13s. 4d. to John Wiggemere for his labour and expenses in the
king's service in making extents, inquisitions and other affairs in co.
Edenburgh, to Master Robert de Sancto Albano, engineer, his wages
of 6d. daily, so long as Thomas is chamberlain, to William de Felton,
constable of Rokesburgh castle and sheriff there, all the money of the
ferms and other profits received by Thomas in the town and county
of Rokesburgh, from Michaelmas, in the 10th year of the reign, until
Michaelmas following, to John de Strvvelyn, constable of Edenburgh
castle and sheriff there, all the money of the ferms, etc. of the town and
county of Edenburgh for the same term, and that he should retain
Roger de Whitewell, Robert Blaket and Robert de Batelay, men at
arms in garrison at Berwick, and pay them their wages of 12d. daily
from the time they were there; and the king ordered Thomas to cause
all his engines at Berwick to be repaired according to the ordinance
of John Crabbe, the king's yeoman, and to find for John all expenses and
necessaries for doing certain works there, enjoined upon him by the
king, making indentures thereupon, and Thomas, as he says, has paid
11l. 5s. to John de Lenn, 40s. to John Crabbe, 6l. 12s. 0½d. to John
de Swanlond, 47s. 1d. to Henry Palmer, 40s. to the monks of Kelsowe,
9l. to the prioress and nuns of Suth Berewyk, 66s. 8d. to the prioress
and nuns of Halistan, 8s. to Simon de Roubury, 25s. to Thomas de
Baumburgh, 11l. 11s. 8d. to the prior and friars of the order of the
Preachers, 7l. 4s. to the guardian and friars of the Minorites, 60s.
to the Carmelites, 20l. to Francekinus, 6l. 13s. 4d. to John Wyggemere,
70s. to Robert de Sancto Albano, 129l. 11s. 3d. to William de Ripon,
attorney of William de Felton, 274l. 8s. 2d. to John de Morpath and
Adam, clerk, attorneys of John de Stryvelyn, 29s. for 29 days to Roger
de Whitewell, and 5s. for 5 days to Robert de Bateleye, and 16l. 5s. 2d.
in buying iron, timber and other things, and for the wages of carpenters
and other workmen for repairing engines and other works there, by
indenture made between Thomas and John Crabbe; the king therefore
orders the treasurer and barons to view the writs and letters aforesaid,
and the acquittances and indenture made in this respect, and to cause
Thomas to have due allowance in his account for the sums, which they
shall find by his oath taken before them, that he has paid to John de
Lenne and the others, receiving from him the said writs, letters,
acquittances and indenture. By C. |
Dec. 10.
Westminster. |
To the same. Order to cause Thomas de Burgh, chamberlain of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, to be discharged and acquitted in his account
of 60l. which John de Chilton, mayor of Berwiok, and other burgesses
of that town, delivered in the wardrobe as a prest, if they find by the
oath of Thomas that the following is the case, provided that he answer
for the remaining 26s. 8d., as the king lately ordered him to deliver to
the mayor and burgesses of that town for the said 60l., the king's
small custom in the water of Twede, to hold from Michaelmas, in the
10th year of the reign, until St. Peter ad Vincula following, to the
value of 40l., and also the custom in that town called 'halpenitol,' to the
value of 17l. 6s. 8d., and allowance (trattagium) of wine in the town of the
value of 4l., to hold from Martinmas in the said year, until the same
feast next following, so that they should answer at the exchequer for
those 26s. 8d., which exceed the said 60l., and Thomas has delivered
the customs and allowance to them as he says. |
Dec. 15.
Westminster. |
To the same. Order to allow to the same Thomas in his account
10l., which are in arrears to him from Michaelmas term last, of those
20l. yearly, which the king granted to him on 16 June, in the 8th
year of the reign, for his good service as treasurer in Ireland, and
his expenses there, until he should be promoted by the king to an
ecclesiastical benefice, and Thomas has besought the king to cause such
allowance to be made to him. |
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Dec. 21.
Westminster. |
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower
to be assigned to Dionisia, late the wife of Edward Charles, tenant
in chief, in the presence of Augustine Waleys, to whom the king committed the custody of two parts of her husband's lands until the heir
should come of age. |
Dec. 16.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Southampton. Although
the king lately ordered them to receive the custom, subsidy and loan of
60s. on each of 200 sacks of wool which the king granted to John de
Portenare, merchant, to take to Lombardy, yet the king wishes John to be
discharged of the said loan, for his good service, and orders the collectors
to permit him to take his wool from that port to Lombardy, quit of the said
loan by a certain security, having received the custom and subsidy thereupon, provided that John shall pay the loan, together with the custom and
subsidy, if he obtains licence from the king to take other wool out of
the realm beyond those 200 sacks. By p.s. [10457.] |
Dec. 14.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order not to aggrieve
James de Ros for not appearing before them at York on Wednesday,
the morrow of St. Katherine, although the king lately ordered him to
do so, to hear and do what should be ordained by the council, because
he is of the retinue of William de Ros, and before the writ was delivered
to him, he was coming to the king in William's company, whom the king
sent to London against the arrival of the cardinals sent to him by the
pope, as William has testified before the king in chancery. |
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By K. and C. |
Dec. 25.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of
Bekentre, in that county, to be elected in place of John de Dakenham,
who is so feeble that he cannot perform the duties of his office. |
Dec. 18.
Westminster. |
To all of the city of Chichester. Order to pay 9l. for Michaelmas
term, in the 10th year of the reign, to Robert de Boys, executor of the
will of Joan de Boys, sometime nurse of Eleanor, the king's sister,
countess of Guelders, as the king granted to Joan and to Matilda de
Pyrye, nurse of John de Eltham, earl of Cornwall, his brother, 36l., to
be received yearly from the ferm of that city for their maintenance, and
Robert has informed the king that the men of the city have delayed
to pay the said 9l., which Joan would have received, had she been
alive, because she died eight days before the said feast, and he has
besought the king to order payment to be made to him for the execution
of the will, and the king wishes to grant this request in consideration
of Joan's good service. By p.s. [10467.] |
Dec. 20.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede
the demand which they made on William Trussel, escheator this side
Trent, for the issues of the manors of Somerton Camel and Kyngesbury,
and the profits of the hundred of Horthern and the moor of Kyngesmore,
co. Somerset, from 17 January, in the 4th year of the reign, until 3
May following, as the king granted the said issues and profits to
William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, to hold from 17 January
until 3 May, which issues and profits the escheator delivered to the earl. |
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By p.s. [10475.] |
