Close Rolls, Edward III: August 1353

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: August 1353', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 9, 1349-1354, (London, 1906) pp. 555-556. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol9/pp555-556 [accessed 19 April 2024]

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August 1353

Aug. 3.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to pay to Frank de Hale or to John Malewayn, his attorney, what is in arrear to him of 300l. from 1 February in the 26th year of the reign, as on that day the king granted to Francis for his homage and for his stay with the king with twenty-five men at arms for life, and for other causes contained in the letters patent, 300l. to be received yearly for life of the issues of the customs in that port.
Membrane 13.
July 18.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York. Order to deliver to Henry de Brisele, master of the king's moneys in the Tower of London, and to William Hunt, keeper of the king's exchanges in the city of York, whom the king has charged to repair and if necessary re-make the houses for the workers of the said moneys in York castle, for money to be paid to them by the hands of the said keeper, suitable houses and places in York castle for that money and a strong house in the castle where the money may be safely kept, and to aid and advise them in the premises when notified, as the king wishes those moneys to be made in the same way as in the Tower.
[Fœdera.] By bill of the treasurer.
July 18.
Westminster.
To William Hunt, keeper of the king's exchanges in the city of York. Order to cause the said houses to be repaired and all other things necessary for the work of the moneyers in York castle, by the advice and supervision of Henry de Brisele. By bill of the treasurer.
July 25.
Westminster.
To William de Rothewell, keeper of the king's exchanges in the Tower of London. Order to deliver to Henry de Brisele, master of the works of the king's moneys in the city of York, six standards and eighteen trusses for those works of the stamp called 'le Grosse,' four standards and twelve trusses for works of the money called 'demy Grosse,' and three standards and twelve trusses for works of the king's money of sterling. [Fœdera.]
Aug. 16.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to pay to Queen Isabel or to her attorney 350l. for Michaelmas and Easter terms last, as of the 1,000l. which the king granted to her to be received yearly for life of the issues of the customs in that port and the port of Boston, she has been satisfied at the receipt of the exchequer for 300l. for the said terms, and the king wishes her to be satisfied for the remaining 700l. The king has ordered the collectors of customs in the port of Boston to pay her the remaining 350l.
Mandate in pursuance to the collectors in the port of Boston.
Aug. 28.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the customs in the port of London. Order to pay to Ralph earl of Stafford or to his attorney, 500 marks for Michaelmas and Easter terms last, in accordance with the king's grant to him, for his good service and for his stay with the king with a hundred men at arms in time of war and peace, of 1,000 marks to be received yearly for life of the issues of the customs in that port and the port of Boston.
The like to the collectors of customs in the port of Boston to pay 500 marks to the earl for the said terms.
Aug. 3.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to pay to Queen Philippa or to her attorney 1,000 marks for Michaelmas and Easter terms last, in accordance with the king's grant to her, in recompence for the castle, town and honour of Pontefract with its appurtenances, which he granted to her to hold in dower and which she surrendered to his hands, of 1,000l. to be received yearly for life of the issues of the old and new customs and subsidies in that port, and now she has besought the king, that as she has received at the receipt of the exchequer 500 marks of the 1,000 marks which she ought to have received for Michaelmas and Easter terms last, he will cause the remaining 1,000 marks to be paid to her in accordance with the grant, and Roger de Chesterfeld, the king's clerk, has testified in chancery that the premises contain the truth.