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Dec. 6.
Reading. |
Philip de Pisford of Northampton and William de Byfle of Northampton acknowledge that they owe to Robert de Foxton, 30l.; to be
levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Northampton. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Dec. 7.
Reading. |
Gilbert Everard, parson of Tyohemersh church and Thomas de
Croukerne acknowledge that they owe to Thomas de Evesham, clerk,
40s.; to be levied, etc. in co. Northampton. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Stephen le Botiller of Northalle acknowledges that he owes to John
de Neubury, citizen of London, 20l.; to be levied, etc. in co. Middlesex. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Robert son of Robert Russel of Tikhull acknowledges that he owes
to John de Sancto Paulo, clerk, 40 marks, to be levied, etc. in co.
York. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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John de Sancto Paulo, olerk, acknowledges that he owes to Robert
son of Robert Russel of Tikhull, 20l.; to be levied, in default of payment,
of his lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Berks. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Dec. 9.
Reading. |
William de Pysynden acknowledges that he owes to John, archbishop
of Canterbury, 400l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands
and chattels in co. Kent. |
Dec. 3.
Reading. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, Dublin. Order to
cause Giles de Badelesmere, who is about to set out to Scotland in the
king's service, to have respite until Easter next for all the debts which
are exacted from him, those of Thomas de Clare, Richard de Clare and
other ancestors, as well as his own. By K. |
Dec. 13.
Reading. |
Richard de Basyngstok, goldsmith of London, acknowledges that he
owes to William de Pertenhale of Wodestrete, London, 40l.; to be
levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the city of
London. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Thomas de Ferariis, to whom the king granted the custody of the
purparty of Isabella, daughter and co-heir of John de Moeles, tenant
in chief, a minor in the king's wardship, to hold until she should come
of age, puts in his place William de Burgh, clerk, to receive Isabella's
purparty of the knight's fees and advowsons, touching her of John's
inheritance. |
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Enrolment of grant by David de Tillebury, citizen and spicer of London,
to Sir John de Marton, parson of Westtillebury church and John de la
Pole, of all the lands and rents which he held by the grant of Robert
de Suwell and Roysia his mother, in the towns and parishes of Stifford,
Thurrok, Grey and Little Thurrok, co. Essex, together with the advowson
of Stifford church and all other appurtenances; also all his lordship
and all lands, rents and services which he has acquired from John de
Stifford in the towns of Stifford, Chaldewell and Little Thurrok, to
wit, of the tenement of John Richard, 5s. 8¼d. yearly; of the tenement
of Simon le May, 8d. yearly; of the tenement of Alice le May, 16d.
yearly; of David Eleyne, 1¾d. yearly; of the tenement of Gunnora
Stievene, 12d. yearly; of the tenement of Adam de Enefeld, 2d. yearly;
of the tenement of Simon atte Benne, 22d. yearly; of Ivo atte Cherche,
for a marsh in Chaldewell, 1d. yearly; of Hugh de Shirfeld, for a marsh
which he holds in Little Thurrok, 1d. yearly. Witnesses: Sir Henry
Gernet, knight, Benedict de Ditton, John de Nieweton, Richard de
Norton, Gilbert Wade, John Richard, John de Cherleton, Thomas de
Maryns, Roger de Frowyk, John de Priterwell. Dated at London on
Wednesday after St. Andrew, 11 Edward III. |
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Memorandum, that David came into chancery at London on 16
December, and acknowledged the preceding charter. |
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Memorandum, that Sir Thomas de Evesham and Sir Thomas de
Sibthorp, clerks of chancery, received the acknowledgment. |
Dec. 13.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to cause Simon Heron to be released
from prison if he shall find mainpernors who will undertake to have
him before the king with his letters of acquittance on the quinzaine
of Hilary next, to do and receive what the king's court shall then
determine, as it has been shown to the king by Simon that
whereas he acknowledged before John de Pulteneye, then mayor
of London, and William de Carleton, clerk, to receive recognisances of debts at London, according to the statute of
Acton Burnel, that he owed to Thomas de Everyngham, knight, 60l.,
and had not observed the terms of payment, he was taken by the
sheriffs and imprisoned at Neugate; and although Thomas has now
been fully satisfied for the 60l., by his letters of acquittance, which are
in Simon's possession, as he says, yet Simon is detained in prison,
and has besought the king to provide a remedy, wherefor the king
ordered Geoffrey le Scrop and his fellows, justices appointed to hold
pleas before the king, to summon Thomas and others concerned before
them, view the said letters and hear Simon's plaint, and further to
cause what is right to be done for his release. |
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Enrolment of release by John son and heir of William Tornegold of
Braynford, to John de Bray of Chesewyk, of all his right and claim in
all lands, woods, meadows, pasture, rents and services which John
holds of the enfeoffment or demise of Joan Tornegold, his mother, in
fee or for her life, in the town of Yillyngg, co. Middlesex. Witnesses:
Richard de Heyle, John Tornegold, citizen and fishmonger of London,
John de Bristoll, Maurilius de Saunford, Henry atte Grene. Dated at
Yillyngg on Friday after St Lucy, 11 Edward III. |
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Memorandum, that John came into chancery at Westminster on 19
December, and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
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Membrane 11d. |
Dec. 20.
Westminster. |
To J. archbishop of Canterbury. Summons to attend parliament at
Westminster on the morrow of the Purification next, to treat upon
certain affairs touching the state of the realm and other matters
declared by the cardinals sent to the king by the pope, warning
the prior and chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury, the archdeacons
and all the clergy of that diocese, to attend the same in person or
by proctors. By K. |
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[Fœdera. Rep. Dignity of a Peer, iv. p. 488.] |
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The like to W. archbishop of York and to seventeen bishops, and to
H. bishop of Lincoln, or his vicar general while he is away. [Ibid.] |
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To the abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury. Summons to attend
the said parliament. By K. |
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[Rep. Dignity of a Peer, iv. p. 489.] |
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The like to twenty-eight abbots, the prior of the Hospital of St. John
of Jerusalem in England, and three other priors. [Ibid.] |
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To Henry, earl of Lancaster. Summons to attend the said parliament.
[Ibid.] By K. |
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The like to eight earls and to thirty-five others, the summonses to
John de Nevill of Essex and William de Kerdeston being vacated,
because they are elsewhere in the king's service. [Ibid.] |
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To the sheriff of York. Order to cause two knights for that county,
two citizens from each city and two burgesses from each borough to be
elected to attend the said parliament. By K. |
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[Ibid.] |
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The like to all the sheriffs of England. [Ibid.] |
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To William de Clynton, earl of Huntingdon, constable of Dover castle
and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place.
Order to cause two barons to be elected in each of these ports to
attend the said parliament. [Ibid.] |
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To Geoffrey le Scrop. Order to attend the said parliament, to treat
with others of the council. [Ibid.] |
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The like to twelve others. [Ibid.] |
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To William de Bohun, earl of Northampton. Summons to attend
the said parliament. [Ibid.] |
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The like to six other earls, and eleven others. [Ibid.] |
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Memorandum, that the writs directed to the magnates immediately
above were sent to chancery to be annulled, because some of them are
in Scotland and some beyond the sea, in the king's service. [Ibid.] |
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Membrane 10d. |
Nov. 29.
Reading. |
To William de Clynton, earl of Huntingdon, constable of Dover castle
and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place in
the port of Dover. Order to meet Peter, cardinal priest of St. Praxed,
and Bertrand, cardinal deacon of St. Mary in Aquiro, who are about to
come to England and intend to land at Dover, receive them and
their households favourably, not permitting them to be aggrieved nor
victuals to be sold to them at a higher price than obtained before
their arrival, causing this to be proclaimed, if necessary, and punishing
those who do the contrary. By K. |
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[Fœdera.] |
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Memorandum that John de Stouford of co. Devon, Richard de Kelleshull of co. Essex, Alan de Asshe of co. Somerset, Henry Power of the
same county, William de Elmeden of co. York, Hasculphus de Whitewell
of co. Rutland, George de Longevill of co. Northampton and Richard
de Glatton of co. Cambridge, have mainperned before Master William
la Zousch, dean of St. Peter's, York, the treasurer, Geoffrey le Scrop,
justice of the Bench, and the barons of the exchequer, to have William
son of Robert de Thorp, knight, whom the king ordered to be arrested
by Thomas Wake, sheriff of Northampton, and William del Wode, for
certain trespasses and contempts of the king, to answer for the said
contempts and trespasses, and further to do what shall be determined. |
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Memorandum that the mainprise was sent by the treasurer, Geoffrey,
the justices and barons to chancery to be enrolled. |
Dec. 6.
Reading. |
To Thomas Wake, sheriff of Northampton, and William del Wode,
the king's serjeant-at-arms. Order to cause the arrest of William son
of Robert de Thorp to be superseded, and to release him by the
aforesaid mainprise, as the king has learned that they are of good
report, although he lately appointed Thomas and William to arrest
Thomas Gentil, Robert de Thorp, knight, and William his son, suspect
of certain trespasses, and to take them to the Tower of London. By C. |
Dec. 9.
Reading. |
To John de Shardelawe and Hugh de Croft, justices appointed to
take assizes in co. Bedford. Order to continue the assize of novel
disseisin which Isolda, late the wife of William Inge, knight, arramed
against Thomas, earl of Norfolk, who is staying in Scotland in the
king's service against the Scots, and others contained in the original
writ, in the state in which it now is, while the earl is in the said
service, according to the ordinance made at Nottingham. By K.& C. |
Dec. 14.
Reading. |
Hugh de Mortymer, knight, acknowledges that he owes to William
de Clynton, earl of Huntyngdon, 40l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Bedford. |
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Ralph de Rastwold acknowledges that he owes to Maurice de Berkele,
50 marks; to be levied, etc. in co. Oxford. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Dec. 15.
Westminster. |
Gilbert Pecche, knight, Henry Pane and John de Bosco acknowledge
that they owe to Robert de Scales, knight, 44l. 8s. 10d.; to be levied,
etc. in co. Suffolk. |
Aug. 26.
Westminster. |
To William de Shareshull and his fellows, justices appointed to take
assizes in cos. Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester, Salop and Stafford.
Order to continue all the assizes of novel disseisin and attaints arramed
before them against John de Cherleton, the elder, whom the king has
appointed justiciary of Ireland, and who is, therefore, staying in that
land, in the same state in which they now are, while he is staying in
that service, according to the ordinance made at Notyngham. |
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By K. & C. |
Dec. 15.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Wake, sheriff of Northampton, and William del Wode,
the king's serjeant-at-arms. Order to supersede the taking of Robert
de Thorp, whom the king appointed them to arrest [as above], by the
mainprise of Hasculphus de Whitewell of co. Rutland, William de Thorp
of co. Northampton, William de Leycestr[ia] of co. Leicester, Richard
de Burton of co. York, Walter de Bylingham of co. Middlesex and John
Parles of co. Essex. By K. & C. |
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duppl. |
Dec. 17.
Westminster. |
John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, acknowledges that he owes to
Dinus Forcetti, Peter Byny and their fellows, merchants of the society
of the Bardi, 2,000 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. Norfolk. |
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Membrane 9d. |
Dec. 5.
Reading. |
To the sheriff of York. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause
proclamation to be made in cities, boroughs, market towns and other
fit places that no one shall hide or eloign his wool, or resist those
appointed by the king to take wool in that county, under pain of
forfeiture, but shall show his wool to them without dissimulation, and
permit them to buy and purvey it according to their commission, making
known that if any one does anything to disturb this in any way, the
king will cause his wool to be seized as forfeit, and the sheriff shall
aid and be attendant upon the takers of wool, as much as is necessary. |
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By K. & C. |
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The like to the sheriffs of all the counties where such takers and
buyers were appointed. [Here follow the names and quantity of wool,
as at page 268 above.] |
