Close Rolls, Henry IV: October 1409 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 4, 1409-1413. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1932.

'Close Rolls, Henry IV: October 1409', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 4, 1409-1413, (London, 1932) pp. 1-6. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol4/pp1-6 [accessed 19 April 2024]

CALENDAR OF CLOSE ROLLS. 11 HENRY IV.

October 1409



	Membrane 39.
Oct. 9. Westminster.	To William Thirnyng and his fellows justices of the Bench. Order to prorogue and continue until further order a process before them against Elizabeth who was wife of William Elinham knight at suit of Henry prince of Wales, Edward duke of York, Joan de Bohun countess of Hereford, Michael de la Pole earl of Suffolk and William de Wilughby knight; as a case is pending in chancery between the king and the prince and the others concerning the wardship of Robert son and heir of Robert Wynkefelde knight.
Oct. 10. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order not to trouble Thomas son of John de Monte Acuto late earl of Salisbury for his homage; as upon the finding of divers inquisitions, taken before the escheator in Cornwall, (fn. 1) that at his death, namely on 5 January the eve of the Epiphany 1 Henry IV, the earl held in fee tail the manor of Stokenham with the borough of Ghidelyngton, the hundred of Colrygge and other appurtenances, the manor of Yalhampton with the borough of la Nasse etc., the manor of Okeford and Pyworty and the manor of la Sterte, the advowsons of the churches of Stokenhamme, Okeforde and Pyworthy, the manor of Woneforde, the manor and advowson of 'Clist Seint Marie' which are member and parcel of the manor of Woneforde co. Devon, the manor of Lantyan and two thirds of 200 marks a year of the stampage of tin in Cornwall, that after his death the right descends in tail to Thomas his son and heir, and that the manors of Stokenham, Yalhampton, Sterte, Okeforde and Pyworthy with the said borough and hundred are held in chief by knight service, the manors of Woneforde and Lantyan of others than the king, and upon proof of the age of the said Thomas before the escheator in Hertfordshire, the king took his fealty, and for a fine paid in the hanaper respited his homage until a day yet to come, and commanded livery to be given him; and now the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [6282.]
Nov. 3. Westminster.	To the keepers of the passage in the port of London. Order without taking custom or subsidy to suffer Henry Fitz Hugh knight to take over to Rodes one bow, eighteen sheaves of arrows and six dozen bowstrings, by him bought and purveyed in the city of London, for furnishing the castle of Seintpier against the Saracen enemy, any former command to the contrary notwithstanding.
	[Fœdera.]
Nov. 13. Westminster.	To William Hankeforde and William Skrene justices of assize in the county of Suthampton. Order, upon the petition of the plaintiffs, to proceed to take an assize of novel disseisin concerning tenements in Hekefelde, Newenham and Bromessull, namely the manors of Hekefelde and Newenham and 40s. of rent, arraigned by Edmund Hampden, Richard Wyot, Thomas Melrede, John Skreuan and John Kynwaldemersshe against Elizabeth Manyfeu, Thomas Ponynges knight, Luke Ponynges, Thomas Berton, Henry Alisandre and John Pikage, the allegation of the said Luke notwithstanding; as their petition shews that the defendants appeared not, but Ralph Rous as their bailiff said that they did the plaintiffs no wrong or disseisin, and put himself upon the assize, that George Roweden was thereupon empanelled and sworn, that the said Luke, appearing in person, alleged that the premises were by the escheator seized into the king's hand, wherefore he took it that without advising the king the justices would not proceed, that Thomas Brerdyng the escheator, being examined upon oath, said that John Manyfeu father of Elizabeth, whose heir she is, was seised of the said manors and rent, that he held in chief a messuage and assart of land in Hekefelde, and died seised of all the premises, that after his death the same descended to the said Elizabeth as his daughter and heir, being within age, wherefore on Wednesday before St. Margaret last he seized the same into the king's hand, and shewing that therefore the justices deferred to proceed; and being examined in chancery upon oath, the escheator averred and acknowledged that the same were not seized as above alleged, but that the allegation was untruly made to delay the said assize.
	Membrane 38.
Oct. 10. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Devon for election of a coroner instead of Ralph Dabernoun, who is insufficiently qualified.
Oct. 17. Westminster.	To Th. archbishop of Canterbury. Order to publish throughout his province before clergy and people that, for extirpating the schism in holy church and for reunion thereof, a synod which represented the universal church, meeting in the great church of Pisa, pronounced sentence that Peter de Luna called Benedict XIII and Angelus Carario called Gregory XII, disputants concerning the papacy, are both notorious schismatics, obstinate maintainers of an ancient schism, and heretics departing from the faith, entangled in the crimes of perjury and breach of their vow, incorrigibly and contumaciously causing scandal to the church, and have thereby rendered themselves unworthy of all honour and of the papal dignity, wherefore by God and the sacred canons they are ipso facto deprived of rule and presidency, and are cut off from the church, and declaring the church of Rome to be void, which is the mother of all the churches, that Peter de Candia doctor of theology, then cardinal priest of the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles, eminent for his virtue and holy life, was by inspiration of the Holy Ghost elected pope with unanimous consent of the cardinals and consent of the general council, which transferred its authority to the electors, as the king is informed by letters of the ambassadors by him sent to the said synod, and by other documents produced before him, and that so far as in him lies the king has joyfully admitted the said pope elect, by name of Alexander V, as his pope and vicar of Christ on earth, trusting that by his election the church of Rome and the universal church shall enjoy the blessing of peace, not to be taken away by the envy of him that soweth tares; and order to exhort clergy and people to render thanks for God's mercy, and to accept and reverence this pope. By p.s. [6287.]
	Like writ to H. archbishop of York.
Oct. 17. Westminster.	To the keepers of the passage in the port of St. Botolphs town. Order to suffer no ships or vessels to pass out of that port to any foreign parts until further order; as the king has information that great number of his enemies, Frenchmen and others, are at sea in divers barges, balingers and other ships arrayed and furnished in manner of war, cruising in divers places ready to lay wait for his lieges who purpose to pass with wares and merchandise to the staple of Calais and elsewhere, and to chase, overcome and capture them; and the king's will is to take precaution against that damage and peril.
	Like writs to the keepers of the passage in the following ports:
	London.
	Kyngeston upon Hull.
	Lenne.
	Sandewich.
	Suthampton.
	Plymmouth.
	Dovorre.
	Gippewich.
	Jernemuth.
	Bristol.
	Newcastle upon Tyne.
	Melcombe.
Oct. 24. Westminster.	To the customers in the port of London, the keepers of the passage and the searcher there. Order without taking custom or subsidy to suffer Henry Fitz Hugh knight to take over to Rodes twelve bows, twenty sheaves of arrows and one 'steynedcloth' laded in a ship in that port for furnishing the castle of Saumpera against the Saracens in those parts, any former command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding.
Oct. 25. Westminster.	To William la Souche of Haryngworthe, by letters patent appointed with other lieges a guardian of the peace and justice of oyer and terminer in Norhamptonshire. Order henceforward to meddle in nought which concerns that office; as for particular causes the king has discharged him thereof. By K.
	Like writ to Robert Ysham.
	Membrane 37.
Oct. 10. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order by mainprise of William Barton 'cordewanere,' John Compton 'taillour,' John Smyth of the parish of St. Giles without 'Crepulgate' 'brewer' and John Croucher 'cordewanere,' all of London, to set free John Horsele of Kent and Thomas Edoun, taken in the city of London by Thomas Duke and William Norton late sheriffs by name of John Horseley 'cobeler' and Thomas Edoun 'mower,' for stealing two horses of Thomas Wither of Monkton and John Micham of Chatham of divers colours by Feveresham co. Kent, as appears by certificate of the late sheriffs sent into chancery; as William Barton and the others have mainperned in chancery body for body and under pain of 10l. to have them before the justices of gaol delivery at their next coming for delivery of Neugate gaol.
Oct. 17. Westminster.	To the escheator in Gloucestershire. Order to take the fealty of John Langeley the son, and to give him livery of the manor of Suthinton Langeley otherwise Sodyngton Langeley, and the issues thereof taken since the death of Blanche who was wife of Thomas Ponynges knight; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Geoffrey Langeley knight was thereof seised, and had issue Walter his elder and Geoffrey his younger [son], that after his death the said Walter entered as son and heir, that he had two wives, and by the first had issue John, and by the other Robert, who died without issue, that John entered as son and heir and, by fine levied at Westminster in 18 Edward II acknowledged the same to be the right of Robert de Farndoun clerk, by name of the manor of 'Northersodyngton' and a messuage, two carucates of land and 4s. of rent in Torleton and Rodmerton, and the said Robert Farndoun rendered the same to the said John and Ela his wife for their lives, with remainder to Geoffrey de Langeley son of the said John and to Mary his wife and to the heirs of their bodies, remainder to the right heirs of the said Geoffrey, that the said John and Ela died so seised, that after their death the said Geoffrey and Mary entered, and had issue Geoffrey, that Geoffrey the father died seised of the premises, that Geoffrey the son had issue Joan and died, that the said Mary after died seised as aforesaid, that in the lifetime of her said grandmother Joan was espoused to John de Charleton knight, that he and his wife entered the manor in her right, that Joan was ravished by John Trillowe in the life time of her husband, and was after reconciled to her husband, and died without issue by him, that John Trillowe occupied the manor, claiming to be tenant by the courtesy of England, and died, that the said Geoffrey brother of Walter had issue Edmund, who took to wife Joan, and had issue a son Geoffrey and a daughter Joan, that Geoffrey son of Edmund died without issue in the life time of his father, that Joan wife of Edmund died, and he took to wife Elizabeth daughter of William de Bereforde sometime a justice, and had issue John father of John Langeley now living, that John his father is dead, that the said Geoffrey and Mary, Geoffrey their son and Joan his daughter are dead without issue, wherefore by virtue of the said fine the said manor ought to have descended to the said John the son as cousin and heir of Geoffrey son of John, that after the death of Joan daughter of Geoffrey John the son entered the said manor, but for his life dared not continue his estate but continued to claim it, that John Worthe after entered the manor, claiming as cousin and heir of Geoffrey son of John on the side of Beatrice his mother, and made a feoffment thereof to William Beauchamp, John Lovell, John Devereux and Lewis Glifforde (sic) knights, Henry Norton esquire and Hugh Leversegge and Stephen 'in le Lone' clerks, their heirs and assigns, and in his life time all tenants attorned tenants to those feoffees, that John Worthe died without issue, and after his death the said feoffees made a grant and demise thereof for her life to the said Blanche, by name of Blanche who was wife of John Worthe knight, and by charter produced, with licence of the king, made a grant of the reversion to John Langeley the son and to his heirs, that the said Blanche in her widowhood and all the tenants of the manor attorned tenants to him, that before 20 Richard II the said Blanche surrendered to him her estate therein, and he was thereof peaceably seised, and that the said manor is held by knight service of the king as of the fee of Lacy; and for one mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited the homage of John the son until the quinzaine of St. Martin next.
Oct. 12. Westminster.	To Dru Barentyn mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with an inn in the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle, delivering to William Bourgchiere knight, John Whitteby clerk, Robert Rikedoun, Thomas Remys, John Eldres, John Basset of Chesselle and John Ayllewarde chaplain any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the said mayor, that Joan who was wife of Walter fitz Wauter knight at her death held no lands in the city or suburbs of London, because by charter of 1 June 8 Henry IV in her widowhood she made a feoffment of the said in to William Bourgchiere and the others, their heirs and assigns.
Oct. 18. Westminster.	To the constable of Wyndesore castle and his lieutenant. Order to deliver to the custody of William Lysle the king's knight, whom he has deputed to exercise all that pertains to the office of marshal of England during pleasure, Ho[well] ap Jevan ap Howell, Walter ap Jevan Vethan (Vechan), Rys ap Jevan ap Rys, Jevan Goz ap Morgan, David ap Tudur, Rys ap Meredyd (Meredyth), Madoke Bery, Jankyn Backer, David ap Cad[ogan] and Thomas Dayler, who by order of the king are in prison in custody of the constable etc. By K.
	[Fœdera.]
	To William Lysle the king's knight. Order to receive from the constable of Wyndesore castle or his lieutenant Ho[well] ap Jevan ap Howell and the others (above named); as the king has deputed him etc. (as above). By K.
	[Ibid.]
Oct. 24. Westminster.	To the collectors, approwers, farmers or officers and ministers of the petty custom in the port of London for the time being. Order to pay to Arnald Sauvage 50l. and 25 marks a year for life, and the arrears for Michaelmas term last; as the late king by letters patent, confirmed by the king 13 March 2 Henry IV, granted to the said Arnald his knight for life 50l. a year of the said custom, and by letters patent of 4 June 4 Henry IV the king granted him thereof 25 marks a year for life from Easter then last, over and above the former sum. By K.
	Et erat patens.