Close Rolls, Henry IV: December 1404 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1929.

'Close Rolls, Henry IV: December 1404', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405, (London, 1929) pp. 401-403. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol2/pp401-403 [accessed 23 April 2024]

December 1404



Dec. 3. Westminster.	To the escheator in Warwickshire. Order to take of Joan who was wife of Thomas Ralegh an oath etc., and in presence of William de Wilughby and William Asteley knights, to whom the king has committed the ward of all her husband's lands until the lawful age of his heir, or of their attorneys, to assign her dower.
	To the escheator in Wiltesir. Order to assign dower to the said Joan, of whom the king has commanded the escheator in Warwickshire to take an oath, etc.
	Like writs to the escheators in the following counties:
	Suthampton.
	Oxford.
	Hereforde and the march of Wales adjacent.
	Gloucester and the march of Wales adjacent.
	Devon.
Dec. 6. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the chamberlains. Order to view letters patent to Henry bishop of Bath and Wells as to his taking 735l. by the hands of the collectors in that diocese and the diocese of Salisbury of the first moneys therein arising of the tenth granted to the king by the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury in the convocation lately celebrated in the church of St. Paul London, in recompense for 735l. by him lent to the king, and to cause tallies to be levied upon the said tenth in his name at the receipt of the exchequer up to the aforesaid sum, and deliver them to the bishop; and if by virtue thereof he may not have payment of the sums thereupon contained or any of them, the king's will is that on giving up the same at the said receipt they shall now levy and deliver to the bishop for the sums unpaid other tallies in other places to be at the receipt appointed. By K.
Dec. 8. Westminster.	To the collectors in the parts of Lyndesey co. Lincoln of the second moiety of the subsidy of laymen granted to the king in the parliament last holden at Westminster. Order of the first money there received of that moiety to pay by indentures [ (fn. 1) ] to the king's brother Henry bishop of Lincoln the chancellor, his attorney or deputies, in part payment of 2,000 marks by him lent to the king; as the king's will is that by assignments of the treasurers of the king's wars, which the bishop has accepted, he shall be contented of 250l. 13s. 2d. thereof by the hands of the collectors of that moiety in Lincolnshire and Huntingdonshire.
	Like writs to the following:
	The collectors in the parts of Kesteven co. Lincoln.
	The collectors in the parts of Holande co. Lincoln.
Dec. 18. Westminster.	To the mayor of Bristol and the sheriffs of Gloucester, Somerset, Devon and Bristol. Writ of aid, and order to suffer the mayor of Kermerdyn in Suthwales and the burgesses by themselves, their servants and attorneys, of whose good faith they shall have assurance under seal of the said mayor, to buy and purvey for their money wheat, malt, beans, oats, wine, ale and all manner of other victuals, and armour, merchandise etc. whatsoever needful for furnishing the castle and town of Kermerdyn, and for maintenance of hired soldiers and other lieges there and of those parts, and to take the same thither from time to time by land and water. By K.
Dec. 20. Westminster.	Like writ in favour of the mayor and burgesses of Tynby co. Pembroke, for furnishing the castle and town of Tynby. By K.
Dec. 5. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order not to trouble William de Warbleton for his homage, releasing any distress upon him made; as upon the finding of an inquisition, taken before William Baunebury late escheator in the county of Suthampton, that Katherine who was wife of John son of John Warbleton at her death held the manor of Shyrefelde as jointly enfeoffed with her husband (likewise deceased) by gift of John Foxle knight made with licence of the king to them for their lives, with remainder to Thomas de Warbleton son of John the son and to the heirs male of his body, that she held likewise a messuage and one carucate of land in Chynham, a messuage and one carucate of land in Preston Candevere, a messuage and 60 acres of land in Basyngstoke, and a messuage, 40 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow in Stradfelde Turgeys for her life by grant of Arnald Brocas clerk, with remainder to the right heirs of her husband, that the said manor is held of the king by grand serjeanty, namely by the service of being marshal of the harlots, of dismembering evildoers condemned, and of measuring the gallons and bushels in the king's household for all service, the premises in Basyngstoke of the king as of the manor of Basyngstoke by the service of paying to that manor 20s. a year for all service, and the residue of others than the king, and that the said Thomas had issue male the said William yet living and of full age, and died, the king took the fealty of the said William, and for a fine paid in the hanaper respited his homage to a day now past, commanding livery to be given him; and now the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [4133.]
Dec. 21. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order to seize into the king's hand the fee farm of the town of Grauntpount extended at 12l. 11s. 4d. a year, and to give Henry prince of Wales livery thereof; as in a cause in chancery by writ of scire facias between the prince and John Chancy it was determined that letters patent by the late king made to the said John should be revoked and annulled, and that the said fee farm should be seized, and livery thereof given to the prince as member and parcel of the manor of Tybeste, according to a grant thereof made by King Edward III.
	To the same. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning the manor of Dertemore and all profits of Dertemore forest thereto pertaining, with the herbage of the said forest, and concerning the borough and manor of Bradenasshe, as members and parcels of the duchy of Cornwall, letters patent of the late king to Philip. de Courtenay and Anne his wife being likewise revoked and annulled.