Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1349

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 9, 1349-1354. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1906.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1349', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 9, 1349-1354, (London, 1906) pp. 115-122. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol9/pp115-122 [accessed 23 April 2024]

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November 1349

Nov. 2.
Westminster.
To William de Ryngebourn, escheator in the Isle of Wight. Order to take the fealty of Roberta late the wife of Reginald Dogeloindre, according to the form of a schedule enclosed with these presents, and not to intermeddle further with a messuage and a carucate of land in Nonnewell, restoring the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Reginald at his death was jointly enfeoffed of the premises with Roberta and held them in chief as of the honour of Albemarl by the service of making suit at the court of knights of Neuport every three weeks.
Nov. 8.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause four verderers to be elected in Henry earl of Lancaster's forest of Pykeryng, to be elected in place of Thomas de Thornef, Nicholas Halden, Walter Derlyng and Alan de Cloghton, deceased.
Sept. 26.
Westminster.
To Aymer fitz Waryn, escheator in co. Devon. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Tettecote and Cary and a carucate of land at Lerkebeare in that county, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that William Pippard at his death held no lands in chief in his demesne as of fee or in service in that county, but that he held the premises of others than the king by certain services.
Nov. 3.
Westminster.
To John Laundels, escheator in co. Berks. Order to take the fealty of John la Warre son of Margaret late the wife of John la Warre, according to the form of a schedule enclosed with these presents, and not to intermeddle further with the lands which he took into the king's hand by reason of Margaret's death restoring the issues thereof to John, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Margaret at her death held jointly with John her son divers lands in Bechampton and Estbury in that county, for themselves and the heirs of John's body by a fine levied in the king's court, and that the said lands are held in chief for rendering 5d. yearly, for hidage and making suit at the hundred of Chepinglamburn every three weeks.
Nov. 10.
Westminster.
To John de Swynnerton, escheator in co. Salop. Order to deliver a certain assart in that county, which he took into the king's hand by reason of the death of John de Aldenham, to the nearest friend of John's heir to whom it cannot descend, together with the issues thereof, to be kept for the heir, and not to intermeddle further with the lands which are held of another than the king, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held no lands in chief whereby the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he held the said assart in his demesne as of fee in chief by the service of rendering 7s. at the exchequer, by the hands of the sheriff of the county, and he held certain lands in Aldenham also in his demesne as of fee of another than the king, by certain services, and that Katherine daughter of Hugh de Aldenham, John's brother, is his next heir and aged five years.
Nov. 21.
Westminster.
To John Laundels, escheator in cos. Oxford and Berks. Order to deliver to Edward, prince of Wales and duke of Cornwall the manors of Whitchurche and Harewell and the advowsons of the churches of those towns, together with the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Margery late the wife of Nicholas de la Beche at her death, held no lands in chief in those counties or of others, but that the king being lately seised of the manor of Whitchurche with the advowson of the church there as parcel of the honour of Walyngford, and of the manor of Harewell and of the advowson of the church there as parcel of the honour of St. Valéry (Sancti Walerici) granted those honours with all their appurtenances to the said prince, by reason of which grant he was seised of the said manors and advowsons in his demesne as of fee and he afterwards demised them to Michael lord of Ponynges, Michael de Ponynges of Westmeston, Reginald Sauvage, knights, Luke de Ponynges, John Paynel and William de Wilford, chaplain, to hold for Margery's life, with reversion to the prince.
Nov. 2.
Westminster.
To William le Calthorp, John de Colby, John de Hales and Richard de Bekton. Order to be attendant upon the levying and collecting of the tenth and fifteenth in co. Norfolk for the present year, without awaiting the presence of James de Holveston, whom the king appointed for that with them, as the king considers him insufficiently qualified, for certain causes shown before the council. The king has ordered James not to intermeddle with the said levying and collecting, provided that if he has previously received anything of the tenth and fifteenth or has otherwise intermeddled therewith he shall be bound to answer for the money received by him. By C.
Nov. 20.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge Guy de Briane of 100l. as the king lately granted to him the custody of St. Briavels castle and of the forest of Dene, to hold for life together with the issues thereof, for rendering 120l. yearly to the king, and because the issues and profits of the castle and forest, by reason of the present plague and for divers other causes, are so enfeebled that they cannot suffice for the said ferm, as the king is informed, the king has remitted to Guy 100l. of that ferm, to wit, 50l. for the past year and 50l. for the present year.
By p.s. [20778.]
Membrane 9.
Oct. 13.
Westminster.
To Henry Sturmy, escheator in co. Southampton. Order to deliver to Ankareta late the wife of John Lestraunge of Whitchirche, tenant in chief, the manor of Chalghton in that county, which the king has assigned to her to hold in dower of the lands which belonged to her husband, with the assent of Richard earl of Arundel, to whom he committed the custody of those lands to hold until John's heir should come of age, for rendering 20l. yearly to the earl until the heir come of age, and thereafter to the heir, upon her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's licence.
Sept. 23.
Sheen.
To Thomas de Hoo, escheator in co. Sussex. Order to deliver to Henry son of Henry Husee the tenements which were taken into the king's hand by reason of his father's death, and not to intermeddle further with those which are held of others than the king, restoring the issues thereof to him, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Henry the father, at his death, held no lands in chief in his demesne as of fee in that county or in service, but that he held 3 messuages, a toft and 2 carucates and 4 virgates of land in Wenham, Westholte and Houwyk and the hundred of Dempford with the advowson of the abbey of Dureford, and the manor of Hertyng, a moiety of the manor of Pulbergh and the passage of the same with the advowsons of the churches of Pulbergh and Ruggewyk, of the gift of Joan late the wife of Walter de Huntyngfeld, for life with remainder to Henry his son and the heirs of his body by a fine levied in the king's court and that the manor of Hertyng, the hundred and the tenements in Westholte are held of the heirs of Robert de Tatteshale, the moiety and passage are held of the heirs of Roger Somery and Nichola his wife as of fees which formerly belonged to them in the king's hand by reason of the minority of their heirs, who are in the king's wardship, by knight's service, and the tenements in Wenham and Houwyk are held of others than the king by divers services, and the king has taken the fealty of Henry the son for the said manor, hundred, passage, moiety and the tenements in Westholte.
Oct. 13.
Westminster.
To Walter de Chiriton and his fellows, the king's merchants, fermors of the customs and subsidies in all the ports of England, and to their mainpernors or attorneys in the port of London. Order to pay to John de Bello Campo or to his attorney 26l. 13s. 4d. for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 53l. 6s. 8d. to be received yearly for life of the issues of the said customs.
To Margery late the wife of William de Ros of Hamelak. Order to pay to John de Bello Campo or to his attorney 83l. 6s. 8d. for Michaelmas term last, as in part satisfaction of 220l which the king granted to him, on 20 May last the king assigned to him 166l. 13s. 4d. which Margery is bound to render yearly at the exchequer for the custody of the lands in cos. Lincoln and Northumberland, which belonged to Adam de Welle, tenant in chief.
Sept. 28.
Westminster.
To Humphrey de Walden, escheator in co. Hertford. Order not to intermeddle further with 17 messuages, 340 acres of land, 60 acres of wood, 7 acres of pasture and 24s. rent in the town of Offeleye in that county, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Peter de la Mare at his death held no lands in his demesne as of fee in chief in that county, but that he held the premises of others than the king by divers services.
To Guy de Seyntcler, escheator in co. Cambridge. Order to cause Thomas Oky and Maud his wife, sister of Andrew son of Thomas Stevene of Hyngeston to have seisin of a messuage, 60 acres of land, 2 acres of meadow and 12d. of assize rent at Hyngeston, after taking security from them for rendering their reasonable relief at the exchequer, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Andrew at his death held the premises in his demesne as of fee, and that they are held in chief by the service of a sixth part of a knight's fee, and that Maud is his next heir and of full age, and the king has taken Thomas's fealty and has rendered the premises to him and to Maud.
Vacated because on the roll of Fines.
Nov. 3.
Westminster.
To Humphrey de Walden, escheator in co. Essex. Order not to intermeddle further with a tenement called Cameyshalle, restoring the issues thereof to Joan late the wife of Philip le Despenser, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Philip at his death held the said tenement jointly with Joan of the grant of Margaret de Roos, and that it is held of the lady of Clare by the service of two knights' fees.
Nov. 4.
Orsett.
To John Laundels, escheator in cos. Oxford and Berks. Order not to intermeddle further with the tenements which he took into the king's hand by reason of the death of Margery late the wife of Nicholas de la Beche, restoring the issues thereof to Edmund de la Beche, archdeacon of Berks, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Nicholas and Margery jointly held the manors of Lekhamstede and Assheden, two parts of the manor of Yatynden with the advowson of the church there, and divers other lands and rents in Bastelden, Asshampstede, Benetfeld, Botenhampstede, Westcompton, Swalefeld, Burghfeld, Patheworth and Ofton Roberd for themselves and the heirs male of their bodies, by fines levied in the king's court, with remainder in default of such heirs to Edmund and to the heirs male of his body, and that Nicholas and Margery died without an heir male of their bodies, and that the premises are held of others than the king.
Oct. 26.
Westminster.
To Walter Turk, mayor of London and escheator there. Order to deliver a certain rent of 100 marks to Margaret late the wife of John de Pulteneye, mother of William, John's son and heir, as nearest to the heir, for his use, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by John Lovekyn, late mayor of that city and escheator there, that John de Pulteneye at his death held the said rent which the king granted to him and the heirs male of his body, to be received yearly, to wit: 50l. of Queenhithe (de Ripa Regina) of that city and 25 marks of the ferm of the city, and that William is John's next heir and aged nine years, and the king has inspected his said letters granting that rent.
Sept. 28.
Westminster.
To William de Middelton, escheator in co. Suffolk. Order to deliver the manor of Benhale to Robert de Ufford, earl of Suffolk, as the king granted to the earl the said manor which Eleanor late the wife of Guy Ferre held for life with reversion to the king, to revert to the earl and the heirs male of his body after Eleanor's death, to the value of 133l. 6s. 8d. yearly, in part satisfaction of 1,000 marks of land and rent granted to him to maintain his dignity as earl, and now Eleanor is dead, who held the manor as of the honour of Eye, in the earl's hand by the king's grant, by the service of a knight's fee, as is found by inquisition taken thereupon.
Oct. 1.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Frembaud, escheator in cos. Bedford and Buckingham. Order to assign dower to Joan late the wife of John de Wolverton, tenant in chief, whose oath the king has taken that she will not marry without his licence, of all the lands which belonged to her husband at his death.
To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Order to assign dower to Katherine late the wife of Henry Husee, tenant in chief, whose oath the king has taken that she will not marry without his licence, of all the lands which belonged to her husband at his death, in the presence of Henry Husee, son of the said Henry or of his attorney.
The like to the following, to wit:
Thomas de Hoo, escheator in co. Sussex.
John Laundels, escheator in co. Berks.
Nov. 16.
Faversham.
To Guy Seintcler, escheator in cos. Cambridge and Huntingdon. Order not to intermeddle further with divers lands in Great Styvecle, restoring the issues thereof to Thomas Fitz Eustace, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Margaret de Swynford, whom Thomas married, held the said lands at her death, in her demesne as of fee as of her inheritance of the abbey of Rameseye, lately void and in the king's hand, by the service of paying a mark yearly to the abbey, and that those lands ought to remain to Thomas by the law of England, by reason of Joan his daughter by Margaret, for his life, and the king has taken the fealty of the present abbot of Rameseye and has restored to him the temporalities of the abbey.
Membrane 8.
Sept. 16.
Marlborough.
To Robert Russell, escheator in co. Wilts. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Wamberwe, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Maud late the wife of Robert de Holand at her death held no lands in chief in that county, but that she held the said manor for herself and the heirs of her body by Robert of Edward prince of Wales as of the manor of Aldebourne which is parcel of the earldom of Salisbury by the service of mowing the meadows of Stoniham and Dokham.
To John Laundels, escheator in co. Berks. Like order with respect to the manor of Denford in that county, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Maud at her death held no lands in chief in that county, but that she held the said manor in her demesne as of fee of the earl of Hereford by the service of a mark yearly.
To John de Vaux, escheator in co. Derby. Like order with respect to the manor of Dalbury, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Maud at her death held no lands in chief or in service in that county, but that she held the said manor for life of the grant of Adam de Preston, of Henry earl of Lancaster, by the service of a fourth part of a knight's fee.
To Thomas Frembaud, escheator in cos. Bedford and Buckingham. Like order with respect to the manor of Little Broghton near Aylesbury, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Maud, at her death, held no lands in chief in that bailiwick, but that she held the said manor in dower of the inheritance of Robert de Holand son and heir of Robert her husband and of herself, of Henry earl of Lancaster as of the honour of Leicester by the service of a rose yearly.
Nov. 16.
Faversham.
To John de Colby, escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Salle, a moiety of the manor of Somerletoun, and 60 acres of land, pasture and heath in Dallyng, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Beatrice late the wife of John de Noioun, knight, at her death, held no lands in chief in that bailiwick by reason whereof the custody of her lands ought to pertain to the king, but that she held the premises for life of the inheritance of John de Noioun her son, now deceased, and that they are held of others than the king by divers services.
Oct. 18.
Westminster.
To Walter de Chiriton and Thomas de Swanlund and their fellows, fermors of the customs and subsidies in all the ports of England, and to their mainpernors or their attorneys in the port of Boston. Order to pay to William de Melchebourn, the king's merchant, 10l. for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him for his great service in redeeming the king's great crown, which he brought to England, of 20l. to be received yearly for life of the issues of the customs in that port.
Oct. 15.
Westminster.
To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Order to deliver to Elizabeth late the wife of Fulc, son and heir of John Lestraunge, tenant in chief, a moiety of the manor of Beggesworth in that county, as of the lands which belonged to John and which were taken into the king's hand by reason of the minority of Fulc, who died a minor in the king's wardship, the king assigned the following to Elizabeth to hold in dower, with the assent of Richard earl of Arundel to whom he committed the custody of the lands in his hand by reason of the minority of Fulc's heir, to hold until that heir should come of age, to wit: the said moiety; a moiety of the manor of Broughton, co. Wilts, and 5 marks yearly of the manor of Corfham in co. Salop, to hold in dower as aforesaid.
The like to Robert Russel, escheator in co. Wilts, for the moiety of the manor of Broughton.
The like to John de Swynnerton, escheator in co. Salop for the rent of the manor of Corfham.
Nov. 3.
Westminster.
To Saier de Rocheford, escheator in co. Lincoln. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands which he took into the king's hands by reason of the death of Philip le Despenser, restoring the issues thereof to Joan, late Philip's wife, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Philip at his death held jointly with Joan divers lands in Market Steynton and Alkbarou of the gift and enfeoffment of Margaret de Roos, and that they are held of others than the king by divers services.
Oct. 29.
Westminster.
To Richard Danseye, escheator in co. Hereford and the adjacent march of Wales. Order not to intermeddle further with a march barony called the barony of Tallagharn, restoring the issues thereof, as among other things the king granted to Edward prince of Wales, the principality of Wales and the lordship, castle, town and county of Kermerdyn with the knights' fees and all appurtenances, and now by the inquisition post mortem of Guy de Briane, knight, the elder, it is found that he held the said barony in chief by homage and the service of two knights' fees, to wit, with two barded horses or eight foot according to the custom of those parts, for three days at his own cost, at the summons of the king's bailiffs of Kermerdyn, whenever necessary in time of war, and to make suit at the county of Kermerdyn every month, and that Guy de Brian, knight, Guy's son, is his next heir and of full age, and by inspection of the letters patent of the prince, it appears that Guy the son did homage to him as lord of Kermerdyn for the said barony.
Nov. 13.
Westminster.
To Humphrey de Walden, escheator in co. Essex. Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage, a carucate of land and 36s. 8d. rent, called 'Merkestenement' in the town of Whyterothyng or with the advowson of the church there, restoring the issues thereof to William de Queneton, knight, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Beatrice late William's wife, at her death, and he, held the premises as of her right and inheritance in chief by the service of a great serjeanty, and that they had between them a daughter Alice, now deceased, who was heir of Beatrice, and the king has taken William's fealty by reason of his issue by Beatrice.
Nov. 8.
Orsett.
To William de Langele, escheator in co. Kent. Order not to intermeddle further with the tenements which he took into the king's hand by reason of the death of Joan late the wife of Roger Maryns, restoring the issues thereof to Henry Haute, Roger's kinsman and heir, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Joan at her death held the manors of Elmestede, Newebourgh and Leuesham and a third part of the manors of Oterpole and Blakemannestone as dower of Henry's inheritance and that the said third parts are held in chief by the service of rendering 6s. 8d. yearly to the ward of Dover castle, and the said manors are held of others than the king by divers services, and the king has taken Henry's homage for all the lands which Roger held in chief and has rendered them to him.
Nov. 13.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. Order to pay to Nicholas de la Despense what is in arrear to him of 20l. for Michaelmas 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, and restored to William with the assent of parliament.
Membrane 7.
Nov. 12.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of William fitz Richard, deceased.
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of John Asenak, deceased.
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Thomas de Walton, deceased.
Oct. 26.
Westminster.
To Saier de Rocheford, escheator in co. Lincoln. Order to deliver to John bishop of St. Davids or to his attorney all the lands in the escheator's custody which belonged to John Pouger and Margeret his wife, tenants in chief, together with the issues thereof, as the king lately committed to the bishop the custody of the said lands, in the king's hand by reason of the minority of the heir of John and Margaret, to hold with the reversion of the moiety of the lands which Anabilla late the wife of John Paynel held in dower of the inheritance of the said heir, to hold until the heir shall come of age, rendering 50l. yearly at the exchequer.
Nov. 20.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York for the present or the future. Order to pay to Thomas de Rokeby what is in arrear to him of 200 marks yearly from 12 November in the 20th year of the reign, and to pay him that sum henceforth yearly, in accordance with the king's grant to him on that day of 200 marks to be received yearly for life of the issues of that county or until the king provide him with 200 marks of land or rent yearly in Scotland or elsewhere for life.
Et erat patens.
Nov. 20.
Westminster.
To William de Langele, escheator in co. Kent. Order to retain in the king's hand a messuage and 100 acres of land in Sandherst until further order, and not to intermeddle further with a messuage, 120 acres of land and pasture in Betryngdenne, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John son of John de Betryngdenne at his death held the said tenements in Sandherst of the king as of the archbishopric of Canterbury, lately void and in the king's hand, by the service of an eighth part of a knight's fee, and he held the tenements in Betryngdenne also of the king as of the archbishopric, in Gavelikende as of the manor of Aldyngton, by the service of rendering 6s. 8d. yearly to that manor, and that Joan his sister is his next heir and aged seven years, and the king lately took the fealty of Master Simon de Islep, elect of Canterbury, and restored the temporalities of the archbishopric to him.
Nov. 15.
Orsett.
To Peter de Grymesby, escheator in the liberty of Holderness. Order to assign dower to Albreda late the wife of John le Conestable of Halsham, tenant in chief, of all the lands which belonged to her husband at his death, upon her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's licence.
Oct. 22.
Westminster.
To John de Swynnerton, escheator in cos. Salop and Stafford. Order to take the fealty of Elizabeth late the wife of Fulc Lestraunge, in accordance with the form of a schedule enclosed with these presents, and not to intermeddle further with the manor of Wrokwardyn, two parts of the manor of Hulton and a messuage and a carucate of land and 2 acres of meadow at La Yeye, co. Salop, restoring the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Fulc and Elizabeth jointly held the premises at Fulc's death, by a fine levied in the king's court, and that the manor of Wrokwardyn is held in chief by the service of a twentieth part of a knight's fee, and by the service of paying 8l. yearly at the exchequer, by the hands of the sheriff of Salop, and the two parts of the manor of Hulton and the lands in La Yeye are held of others than the king by divers services.
Nov. 16.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay wages and the arrears thereof to the following, to wit: to the gate keeper of each gate of that castle, receiving 4d. a day; to Thomas le Rotour, one of the viewers of the king's works, taking 2d. a day; to John de Wyndesore, gardener of the garden without the castle, taking 2½d. a day; to the four watchmen of the castle taking 2d. a day each and to Ralph de la More, clerk of the king's works in that castle, taking 2d. a day.
Oct. 13.
Westminster.
To William de Langele, escheator in co. Kent. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands which belonged to John de Pulteneye at his death, restoring the issues thereof, and superseding the order to take the body of John's heir into the king's hand, as the king has learned by the inquisition post mortem that John at his death held no lands in chief whereby the custody of his lands, or the marriage of his heir ought to pertain to the king.
Nov. 28.
Westminster.
To John fitz Payn, Simon de Bradeneye, John de Seyntlo and Robert Seyntcler. Order to be attendant upon the collecting and levying of the tenth and fifteenth last granted in co. Somerset without awaiting the presence of Thomas de Panes, whom the king appointed with them for this, as for certain reasons shown before the council, Thomas is discharged of that collecting. By C.
Mandate to Thomas not to intermeddle further therewith.