Close Rolls, Edward III: March 1340 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 5, 1339-1341. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1901.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: March 1340', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 5, 1339-1341, (London, 1901) pp. 370-376. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol5/pp370-376 [accessed 24 April 2024]

March 1340



March 6. Westminster.	To Robert de Morle, admiral of the fleet from the mouth of the Thames towards the north. Order to cause fifteen ships well prepared to be made ready without delay for the passage of Thomas de Bello Campo and of John de Veer, earls of Warwick and Oxford, to parts beyond the sea, and sent to the port of Orewell, to be there five or six days before the middle of Lent next at latest, to be delivered to the earls or their attorneys, as the king has ordained that they shall set out to the said parts on his affairs.
	By K.
	Vacated because it is the same and is under the same date on the roll of Almain.
Feb. 21. Ipswich.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to allow to Geramus de Serfulkers and James de Sablon, merchants of Ghent in Flanders 40s. a sack of their wool taken out of that port, for the custom and subsidy until they are fully satisfied for 736l. 13s. 3d. and to permit them to take that wool to Bruges in Flanders, in accordance with the king's grant to them, as the king previously ordered the collectors to cause those merchants to have such allowance according to the form of the ordinance concerning allowances [as at page 49 above] and now the échevins and lawful men of Ghent have earnestly requested the king to grant to Geramus and James such allowances in the subsidy and custom of their wool taken out of that port as William de Pershore ought to have there by virtue of the king's grant, and the king has granted that they shall have full allowance of 1,030l. 15¾d. in the custom and subsidy of their wool taken out of the realm, to wit 40s. a sack. By p.s. [12579.]
	The like to the collectors of customs in the port of Boston for the remaining 293l. 8s. 0¾d. By the same writ.
	Vacated because on 26 February they were surrendered and they have a writ of allowance for the 293l. 8s. 0¾d. in the port of London, as appears below.
March 8. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to permit William de la Pole or his attorneys to take 100 sacks of wool from that port to Bruges in Flanders without paying the custom and subsidy to do therewith as has been ordained between him and the council, the king wishing 40s. to be allowed to him on each sack in part payment of the debts in which the king is bound to him, as he agreed to lend the king 300 sacks of wool for his affairs, 100 to be taken from the port of Kyngeston, 60 from the port of Boston, 60 from the port of Great Yarmouth, 20 from the port of Ipswich and 60 from the port of London, at Bruges, with all speed, at his own expense. By K. and C.
	The like to the collectors of customs in the following ports, to wit:—
	The collectors in the port of Boston for 60 sacks.
	The collectors in the port of Ipswich for 20 sacks.
	The collectors in the port of Great Yarmouth for 60 sacks.
	The collectors in the port of London for 60 sacks.
	Vacated because they were surrendered and are otherwise below.
March 8. Westminster.	To Robert de Morle, admiral of the fleet from the mouth of the Thames towards the north or to him who supplies his place in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull, and to the mayor and bailiffs there. Order to deliver to William or his attorney ships sufficient for the passage of the said 100 sacks from that port, without delay, at William's expense.
	By K. and C.
	The like to the same or to those who supply his place and to the mayors and bailiffs in the following parts, to wit:—
	In the port of Boston, for 60 sacks.
	In the port of Great Yarmouth for 60 sacks.
	In the port of Ipswich for 20 sacks. By K. and C.
	The like to William de Clynton, earl of Huntyngdon, appointed to arrest ships in the port of London and in each of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place in the port of London, or to the mayor and sheriffs of London, for 60 sacks. By K. and C.
March 8. Westminster.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to permit the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi, to take 220 and 380 sacks of wool respectively of 1,200 sacks which they agreed to lend to the king at Bruges in Flanders with all possible speed from that port to Bruges, without paying the custom and subsidy, to do therewith as has been agreed between the council and them. The king wishes 60s. a sack to be allowed to them for the custom and subsidy in part payment of the debts in which the king is bound to them.
	By K. and C.
	Vacated because below.
March 11. Westminster.	To William de Clynton earl of Huntingdon, appointed to arrest wool in the port of London and in each of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place in the port of London or to the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to deliver to the said merchants or to their attorneys, ships sufficient for the passage of that wool, without delay, at the merchants' expense. By K. and C.
	Like writs to Robert de Morle, admiral of the fleet from the mouth of the Thames towards the north or to those who supply his place or to the mayors and bailiffs in the following ports, to wit:—
	The port of Newcastle upon Tyne for the Bardi for 40 sacks, and for the Peruzzi, 40 sacks.
	The port of Kyngeston upon Hull, for the Bardi, 460 sacks and for the Peruzzi 60 sacks.
	Membrane 33.
March 1. Westminster.	To Master John de Barton. Order to receive 47 sacks of wool which the king caused to be bought of Richard de la Pole of the collection of wool in Lyndeseye and Elmede, from Richard or his attorney, by indenture, and to keep them safely until further orders. The king has ordered Richard to deliver the wool to him by indenture. By bill of the treasurer.
	To Henry de Tiddeswell. Like order 'mutatis mutandis' to receive from Richard or his attorney at Milton, 96 sacks of wool which the king caused to be bought from him of the collection of wool in cos. Northampton and Rutland. By the same bill.
March 3. Westminster.	To the same. Order to deliver 20 of those 96 sacks to Richard Talebot or to his attorney in part payment of his wages which are in arrear to him for the time when he was keeper of the town of Berwick upon Tweed, and of those of his men retained by him there in the king's service.
	By the same bill.
March 1. Westminster.	To Richard de la Pole. Order to deliver the 47 and 96 sacks of wool aforesaid to Master John de Barton and Henry de Tiddeswell respectively.
	By the same bill.
March 12. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Essex. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Edmund de la Ponde who is insufficiently qualified.
March 10. Westminster.	To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to pay to William le Graunsom, William de Cantuar[ia], Richard de Rokyngham, William Justice, John de Swanlond, Ailwald de Chuddeleye, Richard de Seint Davi, Thomas de London, Robert de London, Robert le Botener, William le Shupman of London and Henry de London, who lately came to the king to parts beyond the sea from London with certain of the king's wool for the safe conduct of the same, the arrears of 30s. each in which the king is bound to them for their wages in that affair, beyond the 13s. 4d. paid to each of them upon their wages by William de Northwell, keeper of the wardrobe. By p.s.
March 17. Westminster.	To John de Wodehous, keeper of the hanaper. Order to deliver the king's charter which he caused to be made for Vitalis de Cleyrak of Bayonne of the island of Bala, to Vitalis without delay, quit of the fee pertaining to the king thereof.
	By K. on the information of Henry de Ferrar[iis].
March 17. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order to cause the portions of 5,000l., which the men of that city agreed to lend to the king, touching certain men there, to be levied of the individual men of the city according to the assessment made upon them, without delay, so that answer may be made to the king for the entire sum, and to inform the king of the names of those who refuse to pay that sum as the king has learned that certain men of the city refuse to pay the portions assessed upon them. By K.
March 15. Westminster.	To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle with the custody of the abbey of Wherewell, voided by the death of the last abbess, or with the goods thereof, except to take a simple seisin in the gates of the abbey, at the beginning of a voidance, in the name of the king's royal lordship, and that done to depart immediately without taking anything away, saving to the king the fees and advowsons of the abbey and the custodies of lands acquired by the abbesses after 7 February in the 5th year of the reign, when the king granted to the abbess of Wherewell and the convent there that the prioress and convent should have the custody of the abbey during voidances, with full administration thereof, saving to the king the said fees and advowsons, and for every voidance they should render 230l. for an entire year, and pro rata for a portion of a year, and that no escheator or minister should intermeddle with the custody of the abbey during voidances except to take seisin as aforesaid.
	To Ralph de Middelneye, escheator in cos. Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall and Devon. Like order not to intermeddle with the custody of that abbey.
March 16. Westminster.	To Thomas Crosse, clerk of the great wardrobe. Order to account with the executors of the will of Richard bishop of London for the time when he was chancellor, for the fee of wax due to him by reason of his office, and to satisfy them for what he finds to be in arrear to the bishop of this fee.
March 8. Westminster.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to permit the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi to take 220 and 380 sacks of wool respectively, of 1,200 sacks which they agreed to lend to the king at Bruges, from that port to Bruges without paying the custom and subsidy to the collectors, to do there what has been ordained between them and the council. The king wishes the merchants to be charged with 60s. a sack for the custom and subsidy on that wool, in part payment of debts in which the king is bound to them.
	By K. and C.
	The like to the following, to wit:—
	The collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull, for the Bardi for 460 sacks and for the Peruzzi 60 sacks. By K. and C.
	The collectors in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne, for the Bardi 40 sacks and for the Peruzzi 40 sacks. By K. and C.
March 8. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston-upon-Hull. Order to permit William de la Pole or his attorneys to take 100 sacks of wool from that port without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, to Bruges, to do therewith as has been agreed between him and the council, as he agreed to lend 300 sacks of wool to the king in parts beyond the sea for his most urgent affairs, 100 from the port of Kyngeston, 60 from the port of Great Yarmouth, 20 from the port of Ipswich and 120 from the port of London, at his own expense. The king wishes William to be charged with 40s. a sack for the custom and subsidy in part payment of the debts in which the king is bound to him. By K. and C.
	The like to the collectors of custom in the following ports, to wit:—
	The collectors in the port of Great Yarmouth for 60 sacks.
	The collectors in the port of Ipswich for 20 sacks.
	The collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London for 120 sacks.
	Membrane 32.
—	To Henry de Baa, the king's serjeant at arms. Although the king lately ordered the bailiffs and lawful men of Norwich to release from prison John le Waghtere, Alardus Reyere and John de le Heede of Bruges in Flanders [as at page 369 above], yet they have hitherto delayed to do so, the king, considering the services of the men of Bruges and other places in Flanders to him for the recovery of the rights of his crown and in repelling his enemies, has appointed Henry [Incomplete.]
	Vacated because on the Patent Roll.
Feb. 3. Westminster.	To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to distrain John de la Ryver son of Richard de la Ryvere for his homage and fealty, as he has done homage and fealty to the king for the lands which he holds of him. By p.s.
	To the bailiffs of Mergate. The king has received the plaint of Arnald Kayard of Ardenburgh in Flanders containing that certain men of Mergate entered a ship of his anchored there, by night, and took herrings, white bread (album), salt, onions, garlic and other goods found therein to the value of 45l., and unjustly detain them from Arnald, whereupon he has besought the king to provide a remedy; the king, considering the services of the men of Flanders to him, and therefore wishing to deal graciously with them, orders the bailiffs to take an inquisition on the matter, upon sight of these presents and to cause the ship and the herrings etc. to be restored to Arnald or his attorney without any diminution, and the price thereof if they do not exist, compelling the malefactors to do this by distraints, and the taking of their goods and persons, so that the plaint may not be repeated to the king, knowing that if they are remiss in the execution of this order the king will cause the price of the ship and goods to be levied of their goods and chattels and of those of the other men of Mergate, and delivered to Arnald or his attorney. The king also orders them to punish the malefactors so that their punishment may serve as an example to others.
	By K.
March 11. Mortlake.	To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to Eleanor late the wife of John de Sudle, the manors of Sudele and Greve, having taken her fealty, and not to intermeddle further with a carucate of land and 30s. yearly rent in Lench, restoring the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John and Eleanor, at John's death, held the said manors, land and rent jointly, to wit the manor of Sudley, land and rent, of the grant of Ralph de Derset, and the manor of Greve of the grant of John de Sudley, John's grandfather, by fines levied in the late king's court by his licence, and that the manor of Sudley is held of the king by the service of a knight's fee and the manor of Greve also of the king by the service of the moiety of a knight's fee, and the land and rent are held of the earl of Warwick by certain services, and that John, son of John and Eleanor is John's next heir and aged 5 years and more. The king has given the escheator power to receive Eleanor's fealty.
March 3. Westminster.	To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay to Ralph de Dodelesfold the arrears of his wages as the surveyor of works in that castle, in the manor and park of Wyndesore and of the palings and hays about the new and old parks of Wyndesore and in the manor of Kenyngton and of the enclosure of the wall and paling about Kenyngton park, and to pay those wages henceforth, as the king committed that office to Ralph to hold during pleasure, receiving such wages as Alexander le Peyntour, deceased, was wont to receive in the same.
March 15. Westminster.	To Thomas Crosse, clerk of the great wardrobe. Order to deliver to John de Sancto Paulo, keeper of the great seal, the fee of wax which he ought to receive by reason of his office, from 8 December last, when he had the custody, until 8 March following.
March 13. (fn. 1). Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of York. Order to permit Thomas Gra, John Goldebeter, Thomas de Lyndeseye, John de Rypoun, Thomas de Menythorp, John de Shaklok and William de Skelton, merchants of York or their attorneys, to lade 400 sacks of wool in that port in ships not ordained for the king's service, and take them to Bruges in Flanders without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, in accordance with a previous order to permit them to take the wool to parts beyond the sea [as at page 316 above], as the collectors prevent them from taking the wool by reason of another order of the king directing them not to permit wool to cross from that port to parts beyond. By p.s. [12638.]
March 14. Westminster.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of Boston. Order to pay to Henry de Lancastria, earl of Derby or to his attorneys what they find to be in arrear to him of the sums assigned to him in that port, before Michaelmas last, as on 20 September last the king granted him the issues of the petty custom in the city of London [Cf. page 362 above] and he ought to have received payment of certain sums of the issues of the customs by reason of the previous grant of 1,000 marks yearly of those issues, and he has not yet obtained any. By p.s. [12639.]
	The like to the following, to wit:—
	The collectors of the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London.
	The collectors of the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. By the same writ.
March 13. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order to permit William Lenglis or his attorneys to lade 100 sacks of wool in that port and take them to Bruges in Flanders without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, in accordance with the king's grant to him because he paid 20s. a sack to William de la Pole, the king's merchant and the king pardoned him the residue. The king wishes William de la Pole to be charged with the said 20s. a sack. By p.s. [12626.]
March 20. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Leicester. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Robert le Clerk, deceased.
March 26. Westminster.	To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay to John Brocas the arrears of his wages and fees as chief forester of Wyndesore forest from 6 November in the 8th year of the reign, and to pay such wages and fees henceforth, as on the said 6 November the king granted John that bailiwick to hold for life, receiving the accustomed wages and fees.
	Membrane 31.
March 3. Westminster.	To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay to John de Broghton the arrears of the certain thing which he receives as keeper of the gate of Wyndesore park and of the manor therein, and to pay that thing henceforth so long as he has the custody and as Thomas is constable, as the late king committed that custody to him, to hold for life, receiving as much as Laurence de Bagshote, deceased, who lately held the custody, received for the same.
March 26. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause two new seals, one for the old and the other for the new custom in the port of Southampton, to be made and delivered to the collectors of those customs there, as the former seals called 'cokettes' were carried away by the king's alien enemies, who lately invaded that town. By K. and C.
	To the same. Order to cause another weighing-beam (tronum) to be made for weighing wool in the port of Southampton and delivered to the collectors of customs there, as the beam formerly ordained there has been carried away by the enemies who invaded the town. By K. and C.
March 27. Westminster.	To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to distrain John de Segrave of Folkstan for his homage and fealty, as he has done homage and fealty to the king for the lands which he holds of him.
	By p.s. [12669.]
	To the same. Order not to distrain Robert son of Margaret Baroun for his homage, as on its being found by inquisition taken by the escheator that Margaret at her death held in her demesne as of fee two parts of a messuage and 20 acres of land, 30 acres of salt marsh and 6s. 8d. rent in Bradewell, of the king as of the honour of Hanle by the service of a fourth part of a knight's fee and suit at the court of Hanle every month, and other lands of other lords by divers services, and that Robert was her next heir and of full age, the king took his fealty for the lands held of him and rendered them to Robert, giving him respite for his homage until a certain term now past, and the king ordered the escheator to cause him to have seisin of the premises having taken security from him for rendering his reasonable relief at the exchequer, and not to intermeddle further with the lands held of other lords, restoring the issues thereof, and now the king has taken Robert's homage.
Feb. 28. Westminster.	To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to permit Hildebrand Zoderman, Henry Wale and Henry de Revele, merchants of Almain, to take 200 sacks of wool, bought by them and taken to that port, in ships of parts beyond to parts beyond the sea, without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, in accordance with the king's grant to them for 1,894l. 13s. 8d. which they freely delivered to him in the said parts in aid of his affairs, and which he ought to have paid to them at All Saints last but they prorogued payment to St. Peter ad Vincula next, and with a previous order to the collectors, by writ of priory seal which the collectors have not hitherto cared to execute, whereupon the merchants have besought the king to provide a remedy.
	By p.s.
March 31. Westminster.	To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to distrain John son and heir of Robert son of John de Thorp, tenant in chief, who has proved his age before the escheator, for his homage, as on 8 September in the 10th year of the reign the king took his fealty for the lands which his father held in chief, and rendered those lands to him, giving him respite for his homage until a certain time, and now the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [12692.]