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Jan. 20.
Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
To the same. Order, upon pain of forfeiture, not to permit any wool to
be weighed or laded in that port except in sacks containing the right weight,
in accordance with the ordinance made by the king with the advice of the
council, as several deceits have been committed in the passage of wool,
because the wool has been laded in sarplars which do not contain anything
certain. |
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The like to the collectors of customs in the ports of Newcastle upon
Tyne, Kyngeston upon Hull, Great Yarmouth, Boston, Southampton and
Bristol. |
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Jan. 8.
Melrose. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Great Yarmouth. Order to
permit Thomas But, Stephen de Catefeld, Ralph de Apelton and Richard
Rynet to lade 50 sacks of lambs' wool and pelt wool in that port and take
them to the staple in Flanders in accordance with the king's grant to them,
taking their oath that they will only take such wool and only to the said
staple, presenting it, before it is exposed to sale, to the mayor of the staple,
whose letters testimonial thereupon they will bring back to chancery with
all possible speed, and receiving from them ½ mark a sack for the custom,
as they have agreed to pay the king 23s. 4d. a sack for having the passage
thereof, at the receipt of the exchequer on Sunday in the first week of Lent
next. Proviso that if any but such wool be found among the 50 sacks all
the wool shall be forfeit and Thomas and the others shall be bound to the
king in a penalty of 100l. and the collectors shall make diligent scrutiny of
the wool on pain of forfeiture. By C. |
Jan. 23.
Morpeth. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to permit
Conrad Clippyng, Godekinus de Revle and their fellows, merchants of
Almain, to lade 200 sacks of wool in that port and take them to the staple
in Flanders, receiving ½ mark a sack for the custom, in accordance with the
king's grant to them for divers loans which they made to him by the hands
of William de Cusancia, the treasurer. By bill of the treasurer. |
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The like to the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in
the port of London, to permit those merchants to take 100 sacks of wool
from that port. By bill of the treasurer. |
Jan. 24.
Newminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to permit the burgesses of Diest to lade 52 sacks of pure
wool and 22 sacks of pelt wool in that port and take them to the staple in
Flanders, after receiving ½ mark a sack from them for the custom, in
accordance with the king's grant to them for the sums which they lent to
him by the hands of William de Cusanc[ia], the treasurer. Proviso that
if any but pelt wool be found among the 22 sacks, the whole of the wool
shall be forfeit to the king, and the burgesses shall be bound to the king in
a penalty of 100l.; and before the wool is laded the collectors shall make
diligent scrutiny thereof, upon pain of forfeiture. By bill of the treasurer. |
Jan. 24.
Newminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to permit
Robert de Dalderby of Lincoln and John de Dunham or their attorneys to
lade 100 sacks of 'lambwoll' and 'peltwoll' and 'cobwoll' in that port and
take them to the staple in Flanders, taking their oath that they will only
take such wool and to the said staple, showing it, before it is exposed for
sale, to the mayor of the staple, whose letters testimonial thereupon they
will bring back to chancery, and receiving from them ½ mark a sack for the
custom in accordance with the king's grant to them, as for the passage of
the said wool they have paid 2 marks a sack by the hands of William de
Cusancia, the treasurer. Proviso as in the preceding order. By C. |
Jan. 22.
Newminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to permit John Beyvyn to lade 1,800 wool fells in that
port and take them to the staple in Flanders, receiving from him ½ mark
for every 300 fells for the custom, in accordance with the king's grant to
him, as he has paid the king 1 mark for every 300 fells beyond the said
custom by the hands of William de Cusanc[ia], the treasurer. Proviso as
before. By C. |
Jan. 10.
Melrose. |
To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay to
John de Broghton to whom the late king on 16 May in the 6th year of his
reign granted the custody of the gate of Wyndesore park and of the manor
therein, to hold for life, receiving therefor as much as Laurence de Bagshote,
deceased, received for the same, what is in arrear to him of such wages
from the time of the constable's appointment and to pay such wages henceforth so long as he is constable. |
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Jan. 8.
Melrose. |
To Hugh Bouscy, late sheriff of Sussex. Order to amove the king's
hand without delay from the lands, goods and chattels of Andrew Peverel,
and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to
him, as the king ordered Andrew 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 and others of the council, and because he did not come
the king ordered Hugh to take him and have him in chancery on the
morrow of Epiphany last, to answer for his disobedience and further to do
and receive what the king's council should determine, and to cause all his
lands, goods and chattels to be seized into the king's hand, answering to
the king therefor at the exchequer, and Andrew came before the king on
the said morrow saying that he was ready to do what should be enjoined
upon him by the council and asserted on oath that he had never received
the first writ. By C. |
Jan. 4.
Melrose. |
To the sheriff of Worcester. Order to cause 209 sacks 6 pounds according to the apportionment in that county of the 30,000 sacks granted in the
last parliament, to be carried to the port from which it is to be taken, to
wit the port of London, with all possible speed, in accordance with the
agreements made with Hugh de Ulseby, Henry Goldbeter and Thomas
Colle, the king's merchants, to whom he sold that wool, and not to omit to
do this upon pain of imprisonment and the taking into the king's hand of
his lands, goods and chattels. By K. |
