Close Rolls, Edward III: January 1342

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 6, 1341-1343. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1902.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: January 1342', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 6, 1341-1343, (London, 1902) pp. 325-329. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol6/pp325-329 [accessed 28 March 2024]

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January 1342

Membrane 5.
Jan. 2.
Melrose.
To the sheriff of Kaernarvan. Order to inform the treasurer and barons of the exchequer in England of all the sums which he has delivered to Robert de Hambury by tallies and acquittances during the time that Robert was chamberlain of North Wales, until Michaelmas last, on the octaves of the Purification, and not to deliver any issues henceforth for that time to Robert or his attorneys until further order, as the king has caused Robert to be arrested for rendering his account for the issues of North Wales for the time when he was chamberlain, and he has informed the king that the issues for the time when he was last chamberlain are in the possession of the sheriff and of other sheriffs, bailiffs and ministers there who are charged with the levying thereof, and that unless a small instalment thereof be paid to him for the said time, whereby he may answer for those issues, he cannot render his account or satisfy the king. By K. and C.
The like to the following:—
The sheriff of Angleseye.
The sheriff of Meryounyth.
To the justice of North Wales or to him who supplies his place. Order to cause all the said sheriffs to come before him with all the tallies and acquittances received from Robert for payments from the issues of that land for the said time, and to supervise the said tallies and acquittances and cause the sums which have been truly paid and not others or for other times, to be entered in a schedule and to send the schedule to the exchequer on the aforesaid day. By K. and C.
Jan. 10.
Melrose.
To the same. Order to cause the sheriffs of Kaernarvan, Angleseye and Meryonyth or those who supply their places, or their attorneys to be distrained by the taking of their lands into the king's hand and in other ways, to come before the treasurer and barons of the exchequer at Westminster fifteen days from the Purification with all the rolls, talleys and other things touching their accounts, to render those accounts there to the king and Robert and do what the nature of the account requires, notwithstanding that they have not been accustomed to account for the issues of their counties elsewhere than at the exchequer of Kaernarvan before these times, and the justice shall certify the treasurer and barons of the said exchequer of the names of those sheriffs etc. and of his action in the matter. By K. and C.
Jan. 7.
Melrose.
To the sheriff of Kaernarvan. Order to be before the treasurer and barons of the exchequer at Westminster fifteen days from the Purification with the said rolls and tallies, to render his account there and further to do what the nature of the account requires, knowing that if he does not do so the king will cause him to be amerced at 100l. for his disobedience.
By K. and C.
The like to the following, to wit:—
The sheriff of Angleseye.
The sheriff of Meryounyth.
To John de Ellerker, chamberlain of North Wales. Order upon pain of forfeiture to compel by arrest and amercement all sheriffs, bailiffs and ministers of the king who are charged to levy his debts in that bailiwick, to pay the money so received by them at the exchequer of Kaernarvan, at a term determined, and to cause the view of their accounts, arresting them upon the view of the accounts and upon the fine thereof for all arrears of the same, in consideration of the king's great need of money for paying his debts and for the defence of the realm, as the king is informed that divers sheriffs and other bailiffs and ministers there, deputed to levy such debts and who ought to pay the money at the said exchequer, delay to do so.
By K and C.
To the justice of North Wales or to him who supplies his place. Writ of aid for the said chamberlain in the premises, so that the debts may be levied with all speed and delivered to the chamberlain. By K. and C.
Jan. 10.
Melrose.
To John de Ellerker, chamberlain of North Wales. Order to postpone the payment of the wages and fees of the king's officers and ministers in North Wales, except where necessary and for the king's benefit, until further order, as the king cannot conveniently satisfy them at present because of his debts to divers creditors in parts beyond the sea, and because he needs a great quantity of money for his affairs and the defence of the realm. It is his intention that the officers and ministers be satisfied afterwards when he can conveniently do so. He also orders the chamberlain to pay to the men in garrison in the castles their reasonable expenses upon the fees of their superiors. By K.
[Fœdera.]
To the justice of North Wales or to him who supplies his place. Prohibition to seal or issue under his seals any writs or commissions or other things which should be sealed under the king's seal, by reason of the office of chancellor or of the exchequer or otherwise, or to intermeddle with any fee pertaining to that seal, as the king has learned that he causes judicial writs and originalia, commissions made in the king's court in that land, and executions of writs, processes and all other things dependant on such processes in that court, which ought to be sealed with the seal deputed for the government of that land, to be sealed with his seals. By K.
To the sheriff of Kaernarvan. Order to cause proclamation to be made that all those who wish to obtain judicial writs, commissions and other mandates which concern the office of the chancery, the chamber and the exchequer, shall obtain them under the king's seal for the government of North Wales and none other, paying the customary fees, and the king will consider all such writs etc. under another seal as null, except bills and commands pertaining to the office of the justice. By K. and C.
[Fœdera.]
The like to the following, to wit:—
The sheriff of Angleseye.
The sheriff of Meryounyth. [Ibid.]
Membrane 4.
Jan. 4.
Melrose.
To the sheriff of Huntingdon. Order to restore to John Corbet of Hamerton, clerk, his goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's hand upon his being indicted for the theft of two mares and a foal of the price of 40s. at Dylyngton in a place called 'Piribrok' belonging to John Russel of Grofham, before the late justices of gaol delivery at Huntyngdon, as he has purged his innocence before Walter de Stauren, canon of Lincoln church and guardian of the spirituality of the bishopric of Lincoln during the voidance, as the justices delivered him to the late bishop of Lincoln, diocesan of the place, in accordance with the privilege of the clergy.
Jan. 1.
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to permit Hugh de Ulseby, Henry Goldbetere and Walter Prest or their attorney to lade 100 sacks 16 cloves of wool in that port, after paying at the rate of ½ mark a sack for the custom and take them to the staple in Flanders, as the king granted them the passage of 320 sacks of wool in that port of the 1,220 sacks whereof a passage was reserved to him in the sale of his wool to divers merchants of England and they laded and took to parts beyond the sea 191 sacks 36 cloves in that port and Robert de Burghcher in their name so took 28 sacks from the port of Colchester, of the said 320 sacks, by virtue of the king's orders to the late collectors of that custom in the port of London, as Gerard Corp and William de Staunford, late collectors of that custom have certified in chancery.
Jan. 10.
Melrose.
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to amove the king's hand without delay from the lands, goods and chattels of John de Scures, and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to John and releasing him if he is taken, as the king lately ordered John upon pain of forfeiture to be in chancery on Monday after St. Andrew last to do what should be enjoined upon him by the chancellor there, and because he did not come, the king ordered the sheriff to take him and have him before the king in chancery on the morrow of Epiphany last to answer for his disobedience and to seize his lands, goods and chattels and answer therefor to the king at the exchequer, and the sheriff has returned that he went to attach John and found him so feeble and broken by age that he could in no wise travail without danger of death, and he could not have John before the king on the said day, and he caused all John's lands, goods and chattels to be seized, in accordance with the order, and that John further told him that he had received no writ directing him to be before the king in chancery, and the king has learned from trustworthy testimony that John is so old and broken by age that he cannot travail. By C.
Jan. 1.
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
To the receivers of wool in co. Kent. Order upon pain of forfeiture to deliver by indenture to the deputy of William de Cusancia the treasurer, and to John le Clerk, John Weybon and Henry le Vynder, serjeants of the duke of Brabant, all the wool in their custody, until the duke is satisfied for 400 sacks of wool of 440 sacks, as in part satisfaction of certain sums in which he is bound to the duke, the king assigned to him 700 sacks of wool to be received of the first wool in that county, and afterwards, because the duke could not be satisfied for 700 sacks there, the king ordered 260 sacks of the wool in co. Dorset to be delivered to him in part satisfaction thereof, and ordered the said receivers to deliver to the duke 400 sacks of wool and the remaining 40 sacks in money at 9 marks the sack, which they have not hitherto cared to do, whereat the king is much angered, and unless the duke is quickly satisfied great damage may accrue to the king, wherefor he ordered William to depute a fit person to receive the wool from the receiver and take it to the staple in Flanders with the duke's serjeants and deliver it to the merchants deputed to sell the king's wool there, and to deliver the money to the receiver of the king's money in Flanders for the king's use. The king wishes the duke to be satisfied for the remaining 40 sacks in money, at 9 marks the sack. By C.
Mandate in pursuance to William de Cusancia, the treasurer. By C.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Sandwich. Order, upon pain of forfeiture, to permit the said deputy and serjeants to cause the 400 sacks to be laded in that port and taken to the staple in Flanders, without paying the custom and subsidy thereon. By C.
Jan. 1.
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to permit Hugh de Ulseby, Henry Goldbeter, and Thomas Colle, the king's merchants, or their attorney to lade 148 sacks 26 cloves 6 pounds of wool in that port, paying at the rate of ½ mark a sack for the custom, and take them to the staple in Flanders as the king sold to them 209 sacks 6 pounds of wool of co. Worcester of the 30,000 sacks granted in the last parliament at 18 marks the sack and ½ mark for the custom in the port of lading, and they laded 60 sacks 26 cloves thereof in that port by virtue of the king's order to Gerard Corp and William de Staunford, late collectors of the said custom there and took them to the said parts, as Gerard and William have certified in chancery.
Jan. 12.
Newminster.
To Henry de Chalfhunt, escheator in cos. Bedford and Buckingham. Order to deliver to John de Veer, earl of Oxford, and to Matilda his wife, sister and co-heir of Giles de Badlesmere, tenant in chief, the following fees which Elizabeth late the wife of Giles, holds in dower of his inheritance, after Elizabeth's death, and which the king has assigned to them as the purparty of Matilda, to wit: a knight's fee in Costowe, co. Wilts, which the abbot of Stanley holds extended at 6l. 13s. 4d. yearly; a fee in Smythecote, co. Wilts, which Richard de Dauntesey holds, extended at 10l. yearly, as the king ordered Roger de Poley, late escheator in those counties to deliver those fees to the earl and Matilda as aforesaid, and he was amoved from his office before he had executed the order.
Jan. 21.
Nottingham.
To Hugh de Ulseby, mayor of the staple at Brugges in Flanders. Order to cause all the money which he can levy of the king's wool brought to Flanders by merchants and others to be levied without delay and delivered to William de Kelleseye, the king's receiver there for making payments therewith to archers and others as the king has enjoined upon him. By K.
To William de Kelleseye, receiver of the money arising from the sale of the king's wool in Flanders. Order to pay to William de Stury, whom the king is sending to Flanders on his affairs 200l. for the wages of the archers staying in the king's service in Flanders and for other things with which the king has charged him. By K.
Jan. 20.
Morpeth.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to assign to Thomas de Melchebourn and William de Melchbourn, 200l. upon the fine made by the king's ministers in co. Bedford before Robert Parvyng and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine divers trespasses and excesses committed in that county upon the expenses incurred by them in the carriage of divers of the king's victuals to him to the north and for other costs incurred upon those victuals. By C.
To the same. Order to account with Thomas de Melchebourn and William de Melchebourn for the money received by them for corn and other victuals which the king ordered to be bought and purveyed by them, and for those victuals and for the costs incurred by them for garnerage, carriage, jettison, portage, plantage, levage and stowage, and for the multure of the corn and for tuns to hold the corn and victuals, and for the wages of the men working at putting flour in the tuns, and for the carriage of the victuals and other necessary expenses, and further to do what pertains to the final issue of the account. By C.