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April 8.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to cause a coroner for that county
to be elected in place of John de Kirkham, who has no lands in that county
to qualify him. |
April 13.
Havering atte Bower. |
To Thomas de Bukton, escheator in co. Northampton. Order to deliver
to Nicholas de Burneby without delay three parts of the manor of Watford
in that county, together with the issues thereof, as the king has learned by
inquisition taken by the escheator that Eustace de Burneby at his death
held the said three parts for life of the grant of John parson of Creek church
and of Ralph parson of Buckeby church by a fine levied in the king's court
by his licence, with remainder to the said Nicholas and Alice his wife and
the heirs of Nicholas's body, to hold of the king, and with remainder in
default of such heirs to the right heirs of Nicholas, and that two parts of the
said three parts are held by the service of a moiety of a knight's fee, and the
third part is held at free ferm, rendering 20l. yearly at the exchequer, and
the king has taken the homage of Nicholas and has rendered the said three
parts to him. By p.s. [15289.] |
April 4.
Westminster. |
To John Mauduyt, escheator in co. Wilts. Order to cause William son
and heir of Walter Gascelyn, tenant in chief, to have seisin of all the lands
whereof his father was seised at his death in his demesne as of fee, as
Walter has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his
homage for the said lands and has rendered them to him. By p.s. [15279.] |
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To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Like order in favour of
William, who has proved his age before John Mauduyt, escheator in co.
Wilts. By the same writ. |
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March 13.
Westminster. |
To Hugh Tyrel, escheator in co. Somerset. Order to deliver to James de
Audele the manors of Netherstaweye and Puriton and the hamlet of Dounende
which he took into the king's hand by reason of the death of Eleanor late the
wife of Philip de Columbariis, together with the issues thereof, and not
to intermeddle further with the lands held of others than the king, as the
king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Eleanor at her
death held no lands in chief in her demesne as of fee in that county, but
that she held for herself and the heirs male of the bodies of herself and
Philip the said manors with the hamlet of Dounende and divers other lands
in that county, with remainder in default of such issue to James, to hold
for life, and she also held the manor of Blakedon and certain other lands
in the same county, for her life, of the demise of James, with reversion to
him, by fines levied in the king's court by his licence, and that the manors
of Netherstaweye and Puriton with the hamlet are held of the king by the
service of a fourth part of a barony, and the manor of Blakedon is held of
the king by the service of the eighth part of a barony, and the other lands
are held of other lords than the king, and that Eleanor died without male
heirs of the bodies of herself and Philip, and the king has taken the fealty
of James and given him respite for his homage until the next parliament. |
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By p.s. |
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To John de Vieleston, escheator in co. Kent. Order to deliver to James
de Audele the manor of Postlyngg in that county, together with the issues
thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that
Eleanor late the wife of Philip de Columbariis at her death held the said
manor for life with remainder to James at her death by a fine levied in the
king's court, by his licence, and that the manor is held in chief by the
service of a knight's fee and rendering 20s. yearly to the ward of Dover
castle and making suit at the king's court of Redlevet every three weeks,
and the king has taken the fealty of James and given him respite for his
homage until the next parliament. By the same writ. |
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To William Pipard, escheator in co. Devon. Order to deliver to James
de Audele the manors of Bovy Tracy and Nymet Tracy and a fifth part of
the manor of Toryton, saving any relief due to the king, and not to intermeddle further with any lands held of other lords than the king, which he
took into the king's hand by reason of the death of Eleanor late the wife
of Philip de Columbariis, restoring the issues of such lands, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Eleanor at her death
held the said manors and fifth part and divers other lands in that county, for
life, of the inheritance of James de Audele of his demise, by a fine levied in
the king's court, by his licence, and that the manors and fifth part are held
of the king by barony and the other lands are held of others, and the king
has taken the fealty of James and has given him respite for his homage
until the next parliament. By the same writ. |
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To John Mauduyt, escheator in co. Wilts. Order not to intermeddle
further with a moiety of the manor of Broghton, restoring the issues
thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that
Eleanor late the wife of Philip de Columbariis held no lands at her death
in chief in that bailiwick, but that she held the said moiety of James de
Audele for life. By the same writ. |
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To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Order not to intermeddle
further with a moiety of the manor of Beggeworth, restoring the issues
thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that
Eleanor at her death held no lands in chief, but that she held the said
moiety for life of the demise of James de Audele, with reversion to him,
and that the manor is held of another than the king. By the same writ. |
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To John Daproun, escheator in co. Cornwall. Order not to intermeddle
further with certain tenements in Taikbeare in that county, restoring the
issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator
that Eleanor at her death held no lands in chief in that bailiwick, but that
she held the said tenements for life of the inheritance of James de Audele
by his demise, with remainder to him, and that they are held of another
than the king. By the same writ. |
April 18.
Mortlake. |
To Thomas de Chisenhale, sheriff of Southampton. Order to deliver by
indenture to William de Edyngton, keeper of the wardrobe, all the cloth
found in a cog called 'la Juliane' of Lescluse and in a ship called
'la Nicholas' of Jernemuth, lately arrested at Portesmuth, as the king
ordered the sheriff to arrest that cloth and cause it to be delivered to
William by John de Codyngton, clerk, whom the king appointed to survey
and appraise the ship and cog and the goods and merchandise therein. |
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By C. |
March 16.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to pay to Hugh de Berewyk 5s. a
day for his wages from 3 March last until the 16th day following, both
inclusive, for the time when he was engaged as justice in his sessions at
Winchester castle, of the issues of the fines and amercements adjudged
before him and his fellows, as the king appointed Robert Parvying the
chancellor, Master John de Thoresby, John de Stouford, Hamo de Derworthy
and the said Hugh to be justices to hear and determine divers trespasses
and excesses committed by the king's ministers and others, in that county,
and he granted to Hugh 5s. a day for his wages. By C. |
March 17.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Wilts. Like order to pay to Hugh de Berewyk 5s. a
day for his wages from 16 March last until the 19th of that month, both
inclusive, as the king has appointed Robert Parvyng the chancellor, Hugh
and other lieges to hear and determine such trespasses, and he and his
fellows have been attendant upon the premises for the said days at
Salisbury. By C. |
March 15.
The Tower. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to receive the extracts of Robert
Parvying and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine divers
trespasses and excesses in that county, concerning the fines, issues and
amercements adjudged before them, and to cause all the money which is to
be levied by those extracts to be levied with all speed, so that he has all
that money at the exchequer on the quinzaine of Easter next, to be delivered
to the treasurer and chamberlains there. By K. and C. |
March 16.
The Tower. |
To the bailiffs of the liberties of the prior of St. Swithin's, Winchester,
in co. Southampton. Order to receive the return of the extracts of the said
fines and amercements which the sheriff of Southampton has delivered to
them according to the liberties granted to their lord by the king and his
progenitors from the said sheriff, and to cause all the money which is to
be levied by that return in their bailiwick to be levied without delay and
delivered to the sheriff by indentures if they do not pertain to their lord,
so that the sheriff may be able to deliver that money to the king and to
Philip de Weston, John de Weston and others to whom that money is
assigned and so that the king may not have cause to severely punish them
and the said liberty for their negligence or default, as the king ordered the
sheriff to cause all the said fines and amercements to be levied and to pay
to Philip and John all the money in which the king was bound to them
and to have all the residue at the exchequer on the quinzaine of Easter
next, to be delivered to the treasurer and chamberlains there. |
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By K. and C. |
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The like to the following, to wit: |
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The bailiffs of the liberties of the bishop of
Winchester, |
in the said county. |
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The bailiffs of the liberties of Queen Isabel, |
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The bailiffs of the liberties of Henry, earl of
Lancaster, |
March 14.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Although the king
ordered them to receive from merchants and others wishing to lade wool,
hides and wool-fells in that port, who have not sterling ready, to pay the
custom and subsidy therewith, gold in such price as is current in Flanders,
yet for certain causes the king orders them to supersede the execution of
that order until the next parliament and to receive the custom and subsidy
in sterlings until further order. By K. and C. |
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The like to the following, to wit: |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Boston. |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. |
March 16.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause a coroner for that county
to be elected in place of John de Brommore, who is so sick that he cannot
execute the duties of the office. |
April 7.
Havering atte Bower. |
The like to the sheriff of Huntingdon for John de Ravele. |
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Membrane 17. |
March 30.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Whereas the king appointed Robert
Parvyng and Master John de Thoresby with other lieges to be justices to
hear and determine the trespasses and excesses committed by the king's
ministers and others in that county, and granted to Robert 1 mark and to
John ½ mark a day for their expenses while they should be attendant
upon the premises, to be received by the hands of the sheriff of the
money of the forfeited issues, fines and amercements adjudged before them,
the king orders the sheriff to pay to Robert 35 marks and to John 17½ marks
of the said issues for their expenses for 35 days, to wit, from 29 December
last to 19 January following and from 4 March last until the 16th day
of that month, inclusive, on which days they were attendant upon the
premises in going from London to Winchester, staying there and returning
thence to London. By K. |
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To the same. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of William de
Notton, whom the king appointed with other lieges to be a justice for such
trespasses in that county, granting him 5s. a day for his expenses, to pay
him 70s. for 14 days, to wit from 3 March last until the 16th day of that
month, inclusive, when he was attendant upon the premises in going from
London to Winchester, and staying there. By K. |
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To the same. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of Thomas de
Sandford, whom the king appointed with Robert Parvyng and his fellows
to be justices for such trespasses in that county, granting him 40d. a day
for the time when he was attendant upon the premises, to pay him 8 marks
10s. for his expenses for 35 days, to wit, from 29 December last and 19
January following and from 4 March last to the 16th day of that month,
inclusive, on which days he was so engaged, in going from London to Winchester, staying there and returning thence. By K. |
April 4.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Wilts. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis' in favour of
Thomas de Sandford, to pay him 4½ marks for his expenses for 18 days, to
wit, from 17 March last until 3 April following, inclusive, when he was
acting as justice in such trespasses, in staying at Salisbury and returning
to London. By K. |
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To the same. Like order, 'mutatis mutandis,' in favour of Robert Parvyng,
Master John de Thoresby and William de Notton, appointed with other
lieges to be justices to hear and determine divers trespasses and excesses
committed by the king's ministers and others in that county, granting to
Robert 1 mark, to John ½ mark and to William 5s. for their expenses for
every day that they should be attendant upon the premises, to be received by
the hands of the sheriff of the money of forfeited issues, fines and amercements adjudged before them, to pay to Robert 18 marks, to John 9 marks
and to William 4l. 10s. for their expenses for 18 days, to wit, from 17 March
last to 3 April following, inclusive, when they were attendant upon the
premises at Salisbury and returning to the king to London. By K. |
April 4.
The Tower. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of
London. Order to pay to William de Bohun, earl of Northampton, or to
his attorney, 200l. for Easter term next, in accordance with the king's
grant to him of 400l., to be received yearly by their hands until certain
lands which others hold for life revert to him. |
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The like to the following, to wit:— |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Boston to pay the earl 75l. of
150l. yearly. |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull to pay
the earl 75l. of 150l. yearly. |
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The sheriffs of London to pay the earl 100l. of 200l. yearly upon the
ferm or issues of that city. |
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The sheriff of Essex to pay the earl 50l. of 100l. yearly upon the ferm
or issues of that county. |
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To the sheriff of Northampton. Like order to pay the earl 10l. for
Easter term next, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 20l. to be
received yearly by the hands of the sheriff of that county. |
April 8.
Havering atte Bower. |
To John de Hundon, escheator in co. Lincoln. Order to deliver to Joan
late the wife of Robert Darcy of Stretton, the manor of Dunston in that
county, together with the issues thereof, after taking her fealty, and not to
intermeddle further with the lands which are held of others than the king,
restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by
the escheator that Robert at his death held no lands in his demesne as of
fee in that bailiwick, but that he held the said manor in chief, jointly with
Joan, by the service of a fourth part of a knight's fee, for the term of their
lives, with remainder to John de Argenthain and Margaret his wife and the
heirs of Margaret's body, and they held lands of other lords by divers
services, and the king has given the escheator power to receive Joan's
fealty for the manor. |
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To William de Northo, escheator in cos. Surrey and Sussex. Order not
to intermeddle further with the manor of Pachevesham, co. Surrey, restoring
the issues thereof to Joan late the wife of Robert Darcy, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Robert at his death
held no lands in his demesne as of fee in that bailiwick, but he was jointly
enfeoffed with Joan of the said manor of the prior of Merton and Robert de
Northwode, by certain services. |
April 10.
Westminster. |
To Roger Turtle, mayor of Bristol, and to John le Spicer. Order to
sell at the dearest possible price the goods and merchandise found in a
certain ship called 'Taryt' by the view and testimony of Francis Geffrey,
retaining the money arising therefrom, causing the ship to be repaired
where necessary and finding reasonable maintenance for the masters and
mariners until further order, as the king lately appointed Roger and John
to survey the said goods in that ship, which the king ordered to be brought
from the port of Milford, where it was arrested, to the port of Bristol, by
the said mayor and the bailiffs of Bristol, and to sell the goods by the view
of Francis, causing the money thereof to be kept safely, by an indenture
made between them and Francis. By C. |
April 9.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to release without delay from the
prison where they are detained three men of Spain, whom the sheriff
arrested and has long detained in Winchester castle because they were of
the king's enmity, as they have not wherewith to live unless they receive
help while they are so imprisoned. By K. |
April 10.
Havering atte Bower. |
To Henry Gernet, escheator in cos. Essex, Hertford and Middlesex.
Order to deliver to John le Cok and Joan his wife, daughter of Margaret atte
Doune, a messuage, a mill, 102 acres of land, 1½ acres of meadow, a marsh
and 3s. rent in Bradewell, but not to intermeddle further with the lands
which Margaret held of other lords than the king, restoring the issues thereof,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Margaret
at her death held in her demesne as of fee the said messuage, mill, land,
meadow, marsh and rent in chief by the service of rendering to the king by
the hands of the bailiff of the hundred of Dans[eye], 12d. yearly at
Michaelmas and also of rendering a lance in the war of Wales, and that she
held lands of other lords by divers services, and that the said Joan is her
next heir and of full age, and the king has taken John's fealty. |
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Vacated because on the roll of fines. |
April 8.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Southampton. Order to pay
to Adam Coggere what is in arrear to him of 4d. daily from 24 July in the
13th year of the reign, and to pay the said 4d. daily henceforth, in accordance
with the king's grant to Adam on the said day of 4d. to be received daily
for life of the issues of the customs in that port. |
April 10.
Westminster. |
To John de Vieleston, escheator in co. Kent. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manor of Tremworth, and with the lands which Richard
de Haudlo held of the other lords than the king, restoring the issues thereof,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Richard
at his death held no land in chief in that bailwick, whereby the custody of
his lands ought at present to pertain to the king, but that he held the said
manor and other lands of another than the king for life, of the demise of
John de Haudlo, his father. |
Aug. 9.
The Tower. |
To Thomas de Chisenhale, sheriff of Southampton. Order to deliver to
Thomas Crosse, keeper of the great wardrobe, without delay, by indenture,
all the cloth, whether whole or cut in pieces, fur, the anchor and other things
found in a certain cog called 'la Juliane' of Lescluses, lately arrested at
Portsmouth, which the king ordered to be arrested by the sheriff, and they
were delivered to him by indenture by John de Codyngton, clerk, whom
the king appointed to survey the said cog and the goods and merchandise
therein. By K. and C. |
April 15.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Oxford. Order to pay to John Brocas, the
king's yeoman, or to his attorney, 10l. of the ferm of that town for Easter
term last in accordance with the king's grant to him on 27 March in the
12th year of the reign of 20l., to be received yearly of the ferm of that
town by the hands of the mayor and bailiffs until the king should provide
him with 20l. of land or rent yearly in the realm to hold for life. |
April 6.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Order to pay to William de Felton what is in arrear to him of 20l. yearly
and to pay him the said 20l. yearly henceforth so long as they are collectors,
in accordance with the king's grant to him of 20l. to be received yearly of
the custom of that town until the king shall provide him with 20l. yearly
of land and rent. |
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Membrane 16. |
April 5.
Havering atte Bower. |
To Thomas de Bukton, escheator in co. Northampton. Order to deliver
to Joan late the wife of Ralph Basset of Drayton the manor of Bukkeby,
to hold in dower, as of the lands which belonged to Ralph, who held in
chief, the king has assigned to her the said manor, in that county, extended at 23l. 3s. 2½d. yearly, and certain other manors and lands
in cos. Buckingham and Stafford extended at 20l. 11s. 9d. yearly, to hold
as dower of the said lands, rendering 14s. 1d. yearly at the exchequer until
Ralph's heir shall come of age, and then to the said heir, which sum exceeds the dower. |
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To John Aignel, escheator in co. Buckingham. Order to deliver to Joan,
late the wife of Ralph Basset of Drayton, 11l. 12s. 5½d. rent in Wardyngton,
la Hide and Chiryngton, which are members of the manor of Olneye in
that county, which the king has assigned to her in dower, to be received of
certain tenants there. |
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To Thomas de Swynnerton, escheator in co. Stafford. Order to deliver
to the same Joan the manor of Pathyngham in that county, which is
extended at 8l. 19s. 2½d. yearly, and which the king has assigned to her to
hold in dower. |
April 1.
Westminster. |
To John de Hundon, escheator in co. Lincoln. Order to deliver to
Margery late the wife of William de Ros of Hamelak, tenant in chief,
the manors of Uffyngton and Melton in that county, which the king
has assigned to her to hold as dower of the lands which belonged to
William, the former extended at 18l. 18s. 6d. yearly and the latter at
6l. 17s. 8d. yearly. |
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The like to the following escheators to deliver the following manors to
Margery, to wit: |
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Robert de Bereford, escheator in cos. Warwick and Leicester, for the
manor of Botelesford, co. Leicester, extended at 50l. 2s. 6¾d. yearly. |
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William Lengleis, escheator in the liberty of Holdernesse, co. York,
for the manor of Rosse, co. York, extended at 26l. 6s. yearly. |
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Thomas de Rokeby, escheator in co. York, for the manor of Garton
with the members of Brakyn, Middelton, Northdalton, Nabourn and
Tibethorp and other appurtenances, extended at 63l. 8s. 5½d. yearly,
and for the manors of Seton, Storthwayt, and Fulford with appurtenances and with certain tenements and rents in Wartre, Methelburn, Herlethorp and Folkerthorp, pertaining to the manors of Seton
and Storthwayt in co. York, extended at 34l. 19s. 3d. yearly. |
April 16.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer of Dublin. Order to cause all the lands which belonged
to Walter de la Hide, tenant in chief, to be extended by the oath of lawful
men of Ireland, as to their yearly value in all issues, and to cause the extent
to be sent to the chancery in England, certifying the king there of the value
of the marriage of Walter's heir, taking security, for which the treasurer
shall answer, from John de Berford or his attorney that he will faithfully
render the yearly extent of those lands at the exchequer in England for the
time when he holds the custody thereof, and will also answer to the king for
the true value of the marriage, then to deliver all the said lands to John to
be kept, together with the person of the heir, as the king granted that
custody to John for rendering the said extent and also the said marriage for
paying so much as another would pay for the same, notwithstanding certain
commissions under the great seal, to John Moriz, supplying the place of
the justiciary, which the king has revoked. |
April 19.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to William
de Felton the ferms, issues and profits received by him in the accounts
which he is bound to render at the exchequer, notwithstanding the
commission to him of the office of sheriff of Northumberland made
afterwards, as on 8 March in the 15th year of the reign the king
committed to him the county of Northumberland and the castle of
Newcastle upon Tyne, to keep until the end of five years next following, so
that he should render the ferms due to the king yearly at the exchequer and
answer for the debts and all other things pertaining to the office of sheriff of
the county and to the custody of the castle, as other sheriffs and keepers
have previously done, and at the suit of William beseeching the king to
order payment to be made of the sums due to him, as the king is bound to
him in divers sums of money both for the making of walls and other
edifices at Rokesburgh castle and for the wages of the men-at-arms, hobelers
and other men whom he retained for the safe custody of that castle, the
king granted that he should have and receive the ferms, issues and other
profits of the county for the said five years, which should pertain to the
king, in part payment of the said sums, so that if they exceeded those sums
he should answer for the residue to the king; the king also granted that the
ferms, issues and profits received by him, to be received in the accounts
which he is bound to render yearly at the exchequer for the county and
castle, should be allowed to him yearly in the said sum. |
April 24.
Mortlake. |
To John Mauduyt, escheator in co. Wilts. Order to amove the king's
hand from a messuage and a carucate of land of Joan late the wife of Henry
de Remmesbury in Idemeston, and not to intermeddle further therewith,
restoring the issues thereof to Joan, as the king ordered the escheator to
certify why he had taken the messuage and carucate into the king's hand, and
the escheator returned that he had not so taken the messuage and a carucate
of land in Idemeston as contained in the order, but that he had so taken
a messuage and 2 virgates of land in Idemeston because he had found by
inquisition of office that Philippa, eldest daughter and one of the heirs of
William de Hacche, who held of the abbot of Glastonbury, was an idiot, and
afterwards Joan informed the king that Philippa was one of the daughters
and not heir nor one of the heirs of William and had no estate in the
messuage and carucate at any time, but that William and Felicia his wife
held the messuage and carucate for themselves and William's heirs, and
after William's death Felicia demised the estate which she had in the
messuage and carucate to the said Henry and Joan, who was one of the
daughters and heirs of William and Felicia, to hold for the life of Felicia,
and afterwards Thomas son and heir of William released to Henry and
Joan and the heirs of their bodies all his right and claim in the messuage
and carucate, and Henry and Joan were seised thereof by virtue of this
grant during all the life of Henry and Joan until they were taken by the
escheator as aforesaid, and the king has been besought to cause his hand to
be amoved; the king therefore ordered the escheator to take an inquisition on
the matter, by which it is found that William and Felicia held a messuage
and carucate of land in Idemeston of the abbot of Glastonbury, and that
Felicia, after William's death, demised her estate in the same to Henry
and Joan, to hold for her life, and afterwards Thomas, William's son and
heir, released all his right and claim therein to Henry and Joan in the
form aforesaid, and they held the premises until they were seised by the
escheator, and that Philippa, one of the daughters of William, was not his
heir and never had any estate in the messuage and carucate, and she was
not an idiot from her birth. |
March 28.
Westminster. |
To William Pipard, escheator in co. Devon. Order to deliver to John
de Clavyll, son and heir of John de Clavyll, tenant in chief, all the lands
which belonged to his father which were held in chief as of the honour of
Gloucester, which was lately in the king's hand, as John the son has
proved his age before Edward de Stradelyng, escheator in cos. Somerset
and Dorset. |
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Membrane 15. |
April 26.
Mortlake. |
To the collectors of the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to Queen Isabel, or to her attorney, 250l. for
Easter term last, as the late king assigned to her when he married her
castles, manors and lands to the value of 4,500l. to hold as her dower, and
she afterwards surrendered these at the request of the present king and the
magnates of the realm, and the king assigned to her divers manors to the
value of 3,000l. yearly, and on 11 August in the 11th year of the
reign the king granted to her 1,500l., to be received yearly of
the customs, to wit 500l. in that port, 500l. in the port of Boston
and 500l. in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull, to be received by the
collectors there for her life, and afterwards the king granted that she should
receive the 1,500l. in those ports both of the subsidy granted beyond the
customs and of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the same form,
and the king wished that one part of the coket seal in those ports, which
usually remains in the custody of the controller of customs there, should
be delivered to the queen or to her attorney to be kept under the seals of
the collectors in those ports until the queen should be satisfied for what was
in arrear to her of the 500l. and that she should have the custody of that
seal so long as she received the customs, and the agreement made with the
merchants of Almain, to whom the king granted the customs and subsidies
in all the ports of the realm, contains that rents and fees assigned to
magnates or others in fee or for life upon those customs shall be paid to
them yearly. |
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The like to the following, to wit.:— |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Boston. |
April 27.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to cause the prior of Durham to have
seisin without delay of a messuage in Staunford which Robert de Apethorp
of Stamford held, who was hanged for felony, as the king has learned by
inquisition taken by the sheriff that the messuage has been in the king's
hand for a year and a day, that Robert held it of the prior and that the
prior had the year, day and waste thereof and ought to answer for them to
the king. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To the same. Order to pay to brother Alexander de Rameseye, now
abbot of Barlynges, the king's chaplain, 100s. for Easter term last and to
pay him of 10l. yearly henceforth for life in accordance with the king's grant
to him of 10l. to be received yearly for life of the king's alms, in aid of his
maintenance, by the hands of the sheriff of Lincoln. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To John Aignel, escheator in co. Buckingham. Order to deliver to Ralph
son of Ralph son of Ralph Basset of Drayton and to Joan daughter of
Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, the manor of Olney in that
county, together with the issues thereof, except the lands and rents in
Wardynton, la Hide and Shiryngton, which are members of that manor and
which the king ordered the escheator to deliver to Joan late the wife of
Ralph Basset, to hold in dower, as the king has learned by inquisition taken
by the escheator that Ralph Basset at his death held the said manor for
life of the gift and grant of William de Herle, knight, and Thomas de
Radeclyve, parson of Olneye church, by a fine levied in the king's court by
his licence, with remainder to the said Ralph son of Ralph son of Ralph and
Joan and the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor is held of the king
by the service of a knight's fee, and the king has taken the homage of
Ralph son of Ralph son of Ralph. By p.s. [15316.] |
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To Thomas de Swynnerton, escheator in co. Stafford. Like order to
deliver to the same Ralph and Joan the manor of Waleshale in that county
which Ralph Basset of Drayton held for life, and which is held of the king
by the service of rendering 4l. yearly at the exchequer, and the king has taken
the fealty of Ralph son of Ralph. |
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To the same. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Drayton Basset in that county, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Ralph Basset of Drayton,
at his death, held that manor except 5 messuages and a mill in the same,
for himself and the heirs male of his body, of the gift and grant of Ralph
de Olneye and Robert de Burlingham, chaplains, with remainder in default
of such heirs, to Ralph son of Ralph son of the said Ralph Basset of
Drayton and the heirs of his body, and that the manor is held of another
than the king. |
April 5.
Havering. |
To Thomas de Bukton, escheator in co. Northampton. Order not to
intermeddle further with the manor of Multon in that county, restoring
the issues thereof to Joan late the wife of Ralph Basset of Drayton,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that,
at Ralph's death, he and Joan jointly held the said manor in chief for
their life of the gift and grant of William de Herle, knight, and Thomas de
Radeclyve, parson of Olneye church, by a fine levied thereupon in the
king's court by his licence, and the king has taken Joan's fealty due for the
manor. |
May 5.
Westminster. |
To William Lengleys, escheator in the liberty of Holdernesse. Order
not to intermeddle further with two half-bovates of land which he took into
the king's hand by reason of the death of Nicholas de Holmhous of
Frismareis, restoring the issues thereof to Alice late the wife of Nicholas,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Nicholas
at his death held jointly with Alice ½-bovate of land in Halsham, in chief
as of the honour of Albemarle, by knight's service, whereof 8 carucates
make a fee, and also ½-bovate of land in the same town of another than the
king, and the king has taken the fealty of Alice. |
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To the same. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Alice late the wife
of Nicholas de Holmhous of Frismareis, tenant in chief of all the lands
whereof Nicholas was seised in his demesne as of fee, at his death, upon
her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's licence, in the
presence of Maud de Wyveton, sister of Nicholas and of William de
Guldhous son of Alice, another sister and heir of Nicholas, and the escheator
shall send the assignment to chancery under his seal, to be enrolled there
as is customary. |
April 27.
Westminster. |
To Edward de Cretyng, escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. Order to
deliver to Philip Broun son of John Broun the advowson of Shepeden
church, but not to intermeddle further with the lands which John held of
others than the king, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned
by inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held the said
advowson in his demesne as of fee, in chief as in socage, and that he held
lands in Totyngton of another than the king, and that Philip is his next
heir and of full age, and the king has taken Philip's fealty for the advowson. |
April 30.
Westminster. |
To Reymund Seguyn, the king's butler, or to Robert de Lichefeld,
supplying his place in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to bring to
chancery in person, for the king's use, all the money which he took from
the master of a ship called 'la Clement' of Dertemuth, arrested by him in
that port by virtue of the king's order to him to arrest certain ships which
did not come to the king's last passage, and which he afterwards caused to
be dearrested by a mainprise, so that he have the said money in chancery
on the morrow of St. Dunstan next to be delivered to the king there. |
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By C. |
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Membrane 14. |
April 24.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order, if they find that
15 sacks of wool arrested in co. Hertford are of the number of the 460
sacks of wool which the king granted that Hildebrand Suderman and John
atte Wolde of Almain, his merchants, should buy in the realm and take to
Andewerp without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, and that the
collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London
delivered the 15 sacks to Hildebrand and John by virtue of the king's order,
then to discharge the collectors and Hildebrand and John thereof, as the
king ordered the collectors of customs in that port to deliver the 15 sacks
to Hildebrand and John and permit them to carry the sacks to Andewerp
in accordance with the king's grant to them [as in this Calendar, 12
Edward III, page 550]. |
April 23.
Mortlake. |
To the sheriff of Oxford and Berks. Order to pay to Edith late the wife
of Richard Whitot, sometime butler of the household, who long served the
king and his father as such, 3l. for Michaelmas term last, and to pay her
6l. yearly henceforth, in accordance with the king's grant to her on 20
February in the 12th year of the reign, for the maintenance of herself and
her children, of 6l. to be received yearly for her life by the hands of the
sheriff of those counties. |
April 25.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order to inspect the files and other memoranda of the exchequer and to
cause all writs of allowance and other warrants found there by which the
merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi can have any allowances upon their accounts to be extracted from the files and memoranda
and transcribed, and to cause the writs and warrants or the transcripts
thereof, as they shall see fit, to be sent without delay under the exchequer
seal to Robert de Wodehous, archdeacon of Richemund, and certain other
lieges whom the king has appointed to hear and determine the accounts of
those merchants for money, jewels and other things for which they have
to account with the king, so that after examining these Robert and his
fellows may do what is just and reasonable, as the merchants have
besought the king to order such writs and warrants to be sent to them, as
they have such writs, etc. at the exchequer, whereby divers allowances ought
to be made to them of the accounts that had been rendered at the exchequer. By K. |
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To Robert de Wodehouse, archdeacon of Richemund, and his fellows,
appointed to hear and determine the accounts of the merchants of the
societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi. Order to receive the said writs and
warrants or the transcripts thereof, to diligently survey and examine them,
and to cause due allowances to be made to the said merchants upon their
accounts as shall seem just and reasonable, upon the things contained in
the writs and warrants and also concerning certain sums and things which
they find the merchants to have delivered to certain persons by virtue of
the king's orders under the great and the privy seals. By K. |
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To the same. Order to cause due allowance to be made to the said
merchants for the sums delivered by them to William de Northwell, sometime keeper of the wardrobe, and to Master Paul de Monte Florum, for
which William and Paul have charged themselves in their accounts, as the
merchants have besought the king to cause such allowance to be made to
them, as they delivered divers sums both of money and of wool to William
and Paul, at divers times, by indentures and acquittances. By K. |
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To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to cause a tally for 10 marks
to be levied at the receipt of the exchequer and delivered to William de
Ravendale, keeper of the hanaper of chancery, in his discharge, as by the
order of the Council he paid 10 marks to John de Tamworth, the king's
clerk, whom the king lately sent with other lieges to the parts of the
islands of Gernereye, Jereseye, Serk and Aureneye, for the expedition of
certain of the king's affairs there. |
April 21.
Mortlake. |
To the collectors of the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of Southampton. Order to cause 87 sacks of wool assigned to Hugh de
Courteneye, earl of Devon, to be duly weighed by the beam ordained in
that port, and to permit the earl or his attorneys to lade the wool in that
port and take it to the staple in Flanders, after paying ½ mark a sack for
the custom, notwithstanding the proclamation that all the king's wool
assigned or sold to certain persons must be taken out before the Purification
last, as the earl has besought the king to grant that he may so take the said
sacks, assigned to him upon the wages of fifty men-at-arms and sixty
archers on horse, then about to set out in the king's service to parts beyond
the sea, to be received by the hands of the collectors and receivers of wool
in co. Devon, of the wool granted for the past year, at 8 marks the sack
beyond the custom of ½ mark due thereon. By C. |
April 30.
Westminster. |
To Edward de Cretyng, escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. Order
not to intermeddle further with the manor of Stratton, a messuage and 30
acres of land in Freton, a messuage and 40 acres of land in Pulham and
20 acres of land in Hemphale, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John Sturmy at his
death held the said manor and lands jointly with Maud his wife, and that
they are held of others than the king. |
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To Henry Gernet, escheator in cos. Essex, Hertford and Middlesex.
Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage called 'Pyesnest' and 40
acres of land, 10 acres of meadow, 12 acres of underwood with common in
the forest in the parish of Waltham Holy Cross, restoring the issues
thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that
John Sturmy, at his death, held the premises jointly with Maud his wife
and Edmund their son for themselves and the heirs of Edmund's body and
that the premises are held of others than the king. |
May 2.
Westminster. |
To Ralph de Nevyll, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent. Order to bail
Richard Peytevyn, who is imprisoned at York for trespass of vert and venison
in the forest of Galtres, if he find twelve mainpernors who will undertake
to have him before the justices next in eyre for pleas of the Forest in co.
York, to stand to right for the said trespass, and if he be repleviable according to the assize of the Forest. |
May 7.
Westminster. |
John Alays, imprisoned at Nottingham for trespass of venison in the
king's forest of Shirewod, has a writ to Ralph de Nevill, keeper of the Forest
beyond Trent, or to him who supplies his place in that forest, to bail him. |
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A like writ is directed to the same for John de Trewell. |
May 3.
Westminster. |
To Edward de Cretyng, escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. Order to
amove the king's hand from the priory of Mendham and the possessions
pertaining thereto, without delay, and further to do what has hitherto been
customary by reason of a voidance, so that a porter be placed at the gates of
the priory by reason of the present voidance for the preservation of the king's
right and that of the heir, which porter he shall amove after he has amoved
the king's hand from the priory and its possessions, as the king has learned
by inquisition taken by William Trussel, sometime escheator this side Trent,
that Roger de Huntyngfeld, tenant in chief, whose lands were taken into the
king's hands by reason of the minority of his heir, and his ancestors, were
patrons of the said priory, which is a cell of the priory of St. Mary, Castleacre,
and that in the time of a voidance of the priory of Mendham, they used to
place a porter to keep the gates of the priory during the voidance, taking
nothing except his victuals, and that they might send to hold the court of the
priory during a voidance, taking nothing away, and that the prior of Castelacre and his predecessors used to present a monk of the Cluniac order to the
priory of Mendham, so that he was English, in the voidances thereof, to
Roger and his ancestors, who used immediately to receive him as prior, and
that they had no other profits from the priory, and the king has taken the
fealty of brother Henry de Berlegh, monk of the priory of Castleacre, on
whom the prior of Castleacre has conferred the priory of Mendham, now
void. |
May 10.
Westminster. |
To Ralph de Nevill, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent, or to him who
supplies his place in the forest of Shirewode. Order to bail John son of
James de Normanton, chaplain, imprisoned at Nottingham for trespass of
venison in the said forest, if he shall find twelve mainpernors of that bailiwick, who will undertake to have him before the justices next in eyre for
pleas of the Forest in co. Nottingham. |
May 13.
Westminster. |
The like to the same for William Bate of Carleton. |
May 3.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay to
William marquis of Juliers or to William Muchet and Tilemannus de
Werda, his attorneys, 300l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the
king's charter to him, as the king granted him 1,000l., to wit 600l. of
the customs in that port and 400l. at the exchequer, to be received yearly
until the king should provide him with 1,000l. of land or rent yearly in the
realm, and an indenture made between the king and certain merchants of
Almain, to whom the king granted all the customs of the realm until they
should be satisfied for certain sums due to them, contains that rents and
fees granted to magnates and others in fee or for a term of the said
customs, shall be paid to them. |
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To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to pay to William, marquis of
Juliers, or to Tilemannus de Werda and William Muschet, his attorneys, 10l.
for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to the marquis
on 7 May in the 14th year of the reign of 20l. to be received yearly of the
issues of that county by the hands of the sheriff. |
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Membrane 13. |
April 16.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. Order to pay to Nicholas de la
Despense, the king's yeoman, 10l. for Easter term last, in accordance with
the king's grant to him of 20l. to be received yearly for life of the issues of
those counties, in recompence for 20l. yearly of the lands which belonged
to William de Bredon in co. Derby, granted to him by the late king, which
lands were taken from the hand of Nicholas and delivered to William by
the common assent of parliament. |
April 10.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton. Order to cause all the goods and
merchandise bought by John Foundour and John de Wigorn[ia], merchants,
and arrested by the king's serjeants at arms or by the mayor and bailiffs, to
be dearrested without delay and delivered to John and John to do their
pleasure therewith, if Thomas Crosse and Peter de Gildesburgh have not
the money ready to pay the price thereof or refuse to pay that price, as
John and John have besought the king to provide a remedy, as they bought
certain of the goods and merchandise of two ships called 'Tarytes' which
belonged to the king's enemies, taken at sea by Peter de Tholosa, master of
a ship called 'la Katerine' of Bayonne, and his fellows, brought to
Southampton and delivered to Peter and his fellows by the king's order,
and the said goods and merchandise are arrested because the king appointed
Thomas and Peter to buy all the goods of the said two ships, brought to
Southampton in the said ship, for money to be paid by William de Kent or his
deputies in the king's name by Bartholomew Busshon and William Arnaldi,
the king's serjeants at arms, by reason of a commission to arrest all the said
goods, and John and John offered the goods so bought by them to the
attorneys of Thomas and Peter for the price for which they were bought,
but the attorneys detain the goods under arrest, asserting that they have
no money to pay the price. By C. |
April 8.
Havering atte Bower. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order to pay 2,600l. to Bernard Ezii, lord of Lebret, or give him an
assignment therefor upon the money of the yearly tenth last granted by the
clergy of the province of Canterbury of the second term of the grant, if
2,600l. 0s. 7½d. have not been paid or assigned to him, as the king was
lately bound to him in 2,036l. 0s. 7½d. delivered by him on loan at the
receipt of the exchequer for the expedition of the king's most urgent affairs,
and the king promised to pay that sum at Hilary in the 15th year of the
reign, and Bernard afterwards lent the king 1,000l. in florins de l'éscu (de
scuto) at 40d. the crown (scuti) and 700l. in sterlings and of the said
3,736l. 0s. 7½d. 1,136l. have been paid to him at the receipt of the
exchequer, and because Bernard surrendered the letters patent for the
2,036l. 0s. 7½d. at the receipt of the exchequer, to be cancelled, the king
promised in good faith to pay him the 2,600l. 0s. 7½d. at London at
Michaelmas last, and Bernard has not yet obtained any payment or assignment for that sum, as the king has learned. By p.s. [15283.] |
April 15.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York. Order to pay to Margery late the wife of Duncan
de Frendraght 24 marks 6s. 8d. for Easter term last, in accordance with
the king's grant to her of 49 marks yearly in aid of her maintenance
granted to her on 6 October in the 1st year of the reign, to be received by
the hands of the sheriff of York during pleasure, in recompence for the
manor of Brygestok, co. Northampton, which she held at will. |
April 22.
Mortlake. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause allowance
to be made to the sheriff of York in his account for what he shall be found
to have paid to Margery of the said 24 marks 6s. 8d. |
April 20.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to
pay to Henry de Lancastr[ia] earl of Derby, or his attorney, all the issues of
that custom up to the sum of 445 marks 9s. 7d. which he ought to receive
of the issues of that custom for Easter term last, as in creating him an earl
the king granted to him 1,000 marks to be received yearly of the customs,
to wit, in the port of London 400 marks, in the port of Boston 300 marks
and in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull 300 marks, for the life of Henry
earl of Lancaster, his father, and afterwards the king granted to the said
earl of Derby the manor of Wyghton and the hundred of Northgreneho, co.
Norfolk, and the manor of Laghton in Morthyng, co. York, which Ralph,
count of Eu, an alien, lately held, and which the king caused to be taken
into his hand, to the value of 72l. 7s. 6¼d. yearly, in part satisfaction of the
said 1,000 marks, and in consideration of the earl's service and because he
surrendered divers letters of the grant of 1,000 marks to chancery to be
cancelled, the king, desiring to provide for the security of the earl, that he
should obtain payment of the remaining 891 marks 5s. 9¾d. beyond the
extent of the said manors and hundreds, granted on 20 September in the
13th year of the reign, that he should receive all the issues of the petty
custom in the city of London yearly from Michaelmas then following, for
the life of his said father, notwithstanding any order to the contrary, and
that if those issues did not attain to the said sum he should be satisfied
for the deficiency of the money arising from the great custom in the port
of London, but that if the money of the petty custom exceeded that sum
he should answer for the surplus at the exchequer by the hands of the
collectors of the petty custom. |
April 20.
Mortlake. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to Matthew Canaceon, the king's merchant, or to
his attorney, 25l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant
to him for his good service in parts beyond the sea of 50l. to be received
yearly of the customs in that port until the king shall provide him with
50l. yearly of land or rent in the realm, notwithstanding any assignment
made to other persons upon those customs. |
April 23.
Mortlake. |
To Robert de Warthecopp, keeper of the coket seal in the port of Great
Yarmouth, and to William Motte, John de Elyngham and John Frost,
appointed to arrest all ships and boats in which wool, hides, wool-fells or
other merchandise are found not coketted or not customed. Order to cause
a ship of Peter Jonessone of Seland, an alien, together with the tackle and
other goods and chattels of Peter, to be dearrested and delivered to him
without delay, if they find by inquisition or otherwise that two packs of
wool-fells found not coketted in his ship were placed there without his
knowledge and that he notified them thereof so soon as he had knowledge
of the premises, as he has besought the king to order this to be done in
consideration of his ignorance and the said notification, as the packs were
placed as aforesaid in his ship at Great Yarmouth with divers goods and
merchandise, to be taken to parts beyond, and he notified William, John
and John of the matter, and they took the packs, the ship and all goods
therein into the king's hands as forfeit. |
April 20.
Mortlake. |
To William de Ravendale, keeper of the hanaper of chancery. Order to
pay to Master John de Thoresby, the king's clerk, 30 marks for Easter term
last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 60 marks to be received
yearly of the issues of the hanaper, until the king should provide him with
a benefice exceeding that sum and the value of his benefices. |
April 26.
Westminster. |
Mandate to the treasurer and chamberlains to cause a tally for the said
30 marks to be levied at the receipt of the exchequer and delivered to John
in William's discharge. |
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Membrane 12. |
April 25.
Westminster. |
To John Mauduyt, escheator in co. Wilts. Order to amove the king's hand
from 4 acres of land of James Beuford, parson of Stupellavyngton church,
in Stupellavyngton, and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the
issues thereof to James, as the king ordered the escheator to certify him
without delay concerning the cause why the said land was taken into the
king's hand, and the escheator returned that he had so taken the land because
it was found by inquisition of office that Robert de Wambergh, sometime
parson of Stupellavyngton church, made a purpresture in appropriating to
himself and his church the said 4 acres which are held in chief, without
obtaining the royal licence, and afterwards, at the suit of James, showing
the king that the 4 acres are of the endowment of his church and that he
and his predecessors have held them as such from time out of mind and
not of an appropriation made by Robert or another, the king ordered the
escheator to take an inquisition upon the matter, by which it is found that
James and all his predecessors, parsons of that church, have hitherto held
the said land as of the endowment of the church from time out of mind and
not of purporesture or appropriation newly made by Robert or another and
that the land is not held of the king. |
