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Membrane 27. |
Dec. 4.
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 his diocese and the diocese of
Salisbury of the first money arising therein of the tenth granted
to the king by the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury
in the convocation celebrated at the church of St. Paul London
in 5 Henry IV, in recompense for 735l. by him lent to the king,
and to levy at the receipt of the exchequer as the manner is
and deliver to the bishop a tally of 300l. upon the collectors of
the first moiety of that tenth in his diocese. By C. |
Dec. 1.
Westminster. |
To the keeper of the king's forest this side Trent, or to his
representative in Wyndesore forest. Order to deliver to bail
Juliana prioress of Bromhale, taken and imprisoned in the prison
of Wyndesore castle for a trespass of venison in that forest it is
said, if she shall find twelve free and lawful men of the keeper's
bailiwick who will mainpern to have her before the justices next
in eyre for pleas of the forest in Berkshire when they shall come to
those parts, and if replevisable according to the assize of the forest. |
Nov. 29.
Westminster. |
To the mayor, sheriffs and coroner of London. Order, for
particular causes before the king and council declared in chancery,
to proceed in an assize of fresh force concerning a freehold in the
parish of St. Pancras London, which parish is great part of the
king's free chapel of St. Martin le Grand London it was said,
by Robert Excestre prior of Holy Trinity within Algate London
arraigned without writ of the king according to the custom of that
city against Master Richard Derham dean of the said chapel, which
is of the foundation of former kings and of the king's patronage,
his former writ notwithstanding; as upon information that the
dean was by reason of that suit much troubled in the city court
the king, being bound to maintain the rights and possessions of
the chapel by reason of the foundation and patronage aforesaid,
and aware that if that assize should proceed disherison and
prejudice to himself and the chapel might easily arise, did order
the mayor etc., if the tenement is known to be part or parcel of
the chapel, to proceed no further therein without advising him,
and to make no attempt whereby prejudice might arise to the
king, or damage or loss to the dean, with proviso that the assize
should not be discontinued by virtue of that writ. |
Oct. 24.
Coventry. |
To the sheriff of Cantebrigge for the time being. Order to pay
to William de Wilughby knight and Joan his wife 10 marks a
year during the life of the said Joan, and to pay them the arrears
since 28 September 3 Henry IV; as upon the finding etc. (as
above, p. 398), and for that Edward duke of York has given
up in chancery to be cancelled the writ patent to him made for
livery of 20l. a year of the issues of that county, with his assent the
king's will is that, in name of dower of the said Joan who was wife
of the late duke, the said William and Joan shall from the date
aforesaid take 10 marks thereof, notwithstanding that no assignment thereof was by the late escheator made nor returned in
chancery. Proviso that 10 marks be deducted from the sum of
20l. a year payable to the now duke and to his heirs. By K. |
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To the sheriff of York for the time being. Like order, mutatis
mutandis, concerning 33l. 6s. 8d. a year; as on 28 September 3
Henry IV the king ordered William Hungate late escheator in
presence of Edward son and heir of the late duke, or of his
attorneys, to assign dower to the said Joan; and that escheator
being removed from office before he had so done, the king after
gave like order to Thomas Egmanton then escheator, to assign
her dower, and the issues thereof from the date aforesaid; and
that escheator did assign her of the issues of the county of York
33l. 6s. 8d. a year as her dower of 100l. a year whereof the said
duke died seised in fee tail; and upon the finding of an inquisition,
taken before the said William etc. (as above, p. 398). By K. |
Dec. 5.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of Sandewich, and the searcher in that port. Order, upon petition of
Nicholas Blakburne and William Vescy merchants, to view letters
of cocket which they have as they aver, and if assured that in
the port of Kyngeston upon Hull they paid the customs, subsidies
etc. due upon their wool and merchandise, to suffer them to unlade
the same in the port of Sandewich, lade it in other ships, and without a second payment take it over to Calais, certifying the searcher
of Calais thereof by letters under the cocket seal in the port of
Sandewich; as their petition shews that in the port of Kyngeston
upon Hull they and certain other merchants laded certain wool
etc. in two ships, one called 'la James' of Gaynesburgh, John de
Barowe master, the other 'la Katerine' of Hull, Thomas Scarburgh
master, and paid the customs etc. thereupon, as by the said letters
may appear, that on the voyage to Calais those ships were so
split by a storm at sea that they might not pass straight to Calais,
and with difficulty made the port of Sandewich, and that by
reason of the weakness thereof the petitioners dare not take the
wool etc. to Calais therein. |
Dec. 8.
Westminster. |
To the mayor of the city of London, being escheator therein.
Order to dearrest and deliver to the executors of William Heroun
lord Say all the goods and chattels hereinafter mentioned which
were by the mayor arrested; as learning that great number of
goods of Thomas Percy late earl of Worcester, to him forfeit by
reason of the earl's treason against his majesty, were then and
at the time of his death in the keeping of the said William among
goods of his own within the mayor's bailiwick, by letters of the
signet of 8 November last the king commanded the mayor to
arrest all goods and chattels of the said William and of others
in his keeping at the time of his death which might be found in
his lodging or elsewhere, and by indenture by the mayor and
John Dalyngrugge the king's knight made with one of the said
executors in the presence of a credible witness to deliver the same
to the said John and to such executor, to be safe kept until by
examination it should be found which were of the said William
and which of the earl; but John de Pelham knight, whom the
king deputed to examine the same, has reported that none of the
goods so arrested were of the said earl. By K. |
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Membrane 26. |
Oct. 24.
Coventry. |
To the collectors in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull of the
customs upon wool, hides and woolfells for the time being. Order
to pay to Edward now duke of York 266l. 13s. 4d. a year remaining
of a sum of 400l. a year, and to pay him the arrears since the late
duke's death; as with assent of the lords spiritual and temporal
and others in the parliament holden at Westminster in 13 Richard
II, the late king by charter, confirmed 24 November 1 Henry
IV, gave to Edmund duke of York his uncle and to the heirs
male of his body 1,000l. a year until provision should be made
them of lands, rents etc. to that yearly value, 400l. in part thereof
to be taken in the said port and 289l. 6s. 8d. in the port of London
of the ancient customs upon wool etc. and of the subsidy thereupon
granted to that king and any such subsidy to be thereafter
granted; and in the parliament holden at Westminster in 5
Henry IV order was made that all manner of annuities granted
upon such subsidies should cease and not be paid, and that no
such annuities should thenceforth be granted; and upon petition
of the said Edward son and heir of his said uncle, submitting that
by reason of that ordinance he might not have the sums above
mentioned in those ports, with assent of the lords spiritual and
temporal in that parliament, on 25 February last the king granted
to the now duke and to the heirs male of his father's body 400l. and
298l. 6s. 8d. respectively in the said ports, and the arrears thereof,
to be taken of the customs upon wool etc. therein, so that they
should not by reason of this later grant have double payment or
allowance of the same; and Thomas Egmanton late escheator
in Yorkshire did by virtue of the king's writ assign to Joan who
was the late duke's wife 133l. 6s. 8d. a year of the said custom and
subsidy as her dower of the 400l. aforesaid, and with assent of the
now duke the king's will was that William de Wilughby knight,
who has taken her to wife, and the said Joan shall take that
yearly sum of the said customs, and the king has commanded
livery thereof to be given them, for her life, and the arrears since
28 September 3 Henry IV, notwithstanding that in regard to
the said subsidy the assignment was by the late escheator unduly
made contrary to the said order. By K. |
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To the collectors in the port of London of the customs upon
wool, hides and woolfells for the time being. Like order,
mutatis mutandis, concerning 192l. 17s. 9½d. remaining of a sum
of 289l. 6s. 8d., William Askham late mayor of the city of London
and escheator therein having assigned 96l. 8s. 10½d. thereof to
the said Joan in dower. |
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To the (said) collectors in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull for
the time being. Order to pay to William de Wylughby knight
and the said Joan during her life 133l. 6s. 8d. a year, and to pay
them the arrears since 28 September 3 Henry IV; as on that date
the king ordered William Hungate late escheator in Yorkshire
in presence of the now duke or his attorneys to assign her dower,
and that escheator being removed from office before he had so
done, the king ordered Thomas Egmanton then escheator to
assign her dower, with the issues thereof since that date, and he
assigned to her (among other things) 133l. 6s. 8d. of the custom
and subsidy upon wool etc. in the said port; and although that
assignment was made unduly and contrary to the ordinance,
and in regard to the said subsidy is of no force, with assent of
the now duke the king's will is that the said William and Joan
shall have that yearly sum of the said customs, and the arrears
aforesaid, notwithstanding that the first assignment was erroneous
and contrary to the ordinance. Proviso that from the date
aforesaid during the said Joan's life that yearly sum shall be
deducted from the 400l. a year payable to the now duke. |
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To the (said) collectors in the port of London for the time being.
Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning 140 marks 62s. 2½d.
a year which, John Shadworth mayor of the city of London
and escheator therein being removed from office, was by William
Askham assigned to the said Joan as her dower of 289l. 6s. 8d.
a year of the said custom. |
Dec. 5.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order not
to trouble William Warbleton for his homage, releasing any
distress upon him made; as upon the finding of an inquisition,
taken before Robert Loxle the late king's escheator in Surrey,
that Alice Warbleton at her death held the manor of Tanrugge
as jointly enfeoffed with John Warbleton sometime her husband
of the heir of lord le Despenser, a minor in ward of the king, by
the service of half a knight's fee, by gift of John Forster to the
said John Warbleton and Alice and to the heirs of their bodies,
with remainder to the right heirs of the said John (sic), and of
another inquisition, taken before Richard atte Sonde late
escheator, that John Warbleton and Alice had issue John Warbleton, that John the father died, that John the son took to wife
Katherine daughter of John Foxle knight, that they had issue
Thomas Warbleton, that John the son died, that Thomas took to
wife Joan daughter of John Hay knight, and had issue the said
William yet living, that Thomas is dead, and that William is
cousin and next heir of John the father and Alice, and upon proof
of his age, the king took the fealty of the said William, to him due
by reason of the said heir's forfeiture, and for a fine paid in the
hanaper respited his homage to a day now past, commanding
livery to be given him of the said manor; and now the king has
taken his homage. By p.s. [4135.] |
