Oct. 4.
Hereford. |
To the keepers, farmers or receivers of the king's manor of
'Childerlangelee' for the time being. Order every year to pay to
Thomas Segge 6d. a day during his life, and to pay him the
arrears since 10 November 1 Henry IV, on which date the king
confirmed letters patent of 8 July 12 Richard II whereby the
late king granted to the said Thomas for life the keeping of the
houses of the manor house there, taking of the issues of the farm
of the manor 4d. a day for his wages, and taking the fees which
pertain to the office of keeper of the manor, so that he should
keep the doors, windows, locks and keys of those houses and of
the gates of the manor house, and the tables, trestles, benches
and all other things then or after appointed for the king's coming
thither, and other letters patent of 22 January 17 Richard II,
whereby the late king granted him for life 2d. a day of the issues
and profits of that manor arising. By letter of the signet. |
Oct. 18.
Westminster. |
To the justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order,
upon petition of the prior of the Charterhouse within the Isle of
Aixholme, to proceed to rendering of judgment in the cause
hereinafter mentioned, the allegations therein made and the
king's former writs notwithstanding; as upon the prior's petition,
shewing that by letters patent of 7 July 19 Richard II the late
king granted him, by name of brother John Moreby monk of the
Carthusian order appointed prior of the said house, and to his
brethren the monks thereof and their successors, the priory of
Monks Kirkeby co. Warrewyk, in that king's hand by reason of
the war with France, with all possessions spiritual and temporal,
advowsons of churches, proventions, rents, services, liberties,
pensions etc. whatsoever thereto pertaining, without rendering
or paying aught in time of war or peace, that he was thereof
peaceably seised until thrust out on 12 August 23 Richard II
by Robert Fox of Kirkeby with the strong hand, that not being
informed of the grant made to the prior, by letters patent of 29
December 1 Henry IV the king granted the said priory to brother
John Godimer, with all cells, manors, lands, rents, services, knights'
fees, advowsons, all pensions, portions, annuities, tithes, oblations,
alms and other emoluments, profits and possessions spiritual and
temporal thereto pertaining, and that John Godimer had and
took all issues and profits thereof from that date until 6 July
3 Henry IV, unlawfully hindering the prior from taking the same,
on 6 July aforesaid the king ordered the sheriff of Warrewyk
to give John Godimer notice to be in chancery in the octaves of
Michaelmas 4 Henry IV in order to shew cause for the king or for
himself wherefore the grant to him ought not to be revoked and
the prior restored to possession of that priory etc., and the profits
taken in the mean time; and at that day the cause was sent for
debate before the king, and the prior came in person at Westminster, and John Godimer by Hugh Holgot his attorney, and
alleged the said grant by letters patent (produced) made to him
and his successors priors of the said place, rendering yearly the
ancient apport during the war with France, and alleged that so
he was tenant by grant of the king, and he took it that the court
would not proceed without advising the king, craving aid of the
king, wherefore the justices deferred to proceed, and by writ
dated Westminster 20 January last the king commanded them to
proceed that allegation notwithstanding, so that they should not
proceed to rendering of judgment without advising him; and
process being continued, at a set day the parties appeared before
the king at Westminster, and John Godimer alleged that after
the last adjournment by advice of the parliament holden at
Westminster on the morrow of Michaelmas 4 Henry IV, according
to an ordinance then made the king took again into his hands
by reason of the war with France all alien priories, possessions
and lands within the realm, causing the said priory, which is an
alien priory, to be seized, and committing the keeping thereof
to Robert Therske clerk, William Walshale and John Rous,
by name of the alien priory of Monks Kirkeby co. Warrewyk,
from Michaelmas then last so long as the war should last, rendering
20l. at Easter then next, 80l. at Michaelmas following, and thenceforward 100l. a year, and paying with the clergy tenths and other
quotas whenever granted to the king, and he took it that without
advising the king the court would not charge him to make further
answer, craving aid of the king, by reason of which latter allegation the justices likewise deferred to proceed, and by another
writ the king commanded them to proceed those allegations
notwithstanding, so that they should not proceed to rendering
of judgment without advising him; and now on behalf of the
prior it is shewn that the cause has proceeded to judgment, but
that the justices have hitherto deferred to proceed to rendering
of judgment by reason of the express words in the writs aforesaid. |
