Close Rolls, Henry IV: July 1411

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

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'Close Rolls, Henry IV: July 1411', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 4, 1409-1413, (London, 1932) pp. 159-165. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol4/pp159-165 [accessed 26 March 2024]

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July 1411

July 12.
Westminster.
Like order in regard to Thomas Helghton, who is too sick to exercise that office.
Membrane 7.
July 11.
Westminster.
To John de Neville knight warden of Rokesburgh castle. Order at the feast of St. Peter's Chains to suffer Robert Umfraville knight to enter that castle with his men, and to have and enjoy the ward thereof, delivering to him by indenture the artillery, utensils, vessels and other stock there, and meddling not therein after the said feast; as the king has committed the ward of the castle to the said Robert for six years from that day, according to an indenture between the king and him. By p.s. [6949.]
Membrane 6.
Aug. 10.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the great custom in the port of London. Order to suffer Alexander de Albertis merchant to lade in ships in that port and take to Sandewich a hundred sacks of wool, there to be shipped in galleys, first paying in those ports the customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due at Calais and elsewhere.
Aug. 13.
Westminster.
To the keepers of the passage in the port of London, Dovorre, Orwelle or Sandewich. Order to suffer Richard Grisby abbot of Dore, who with licence of the king is journeying over sea for furtherance of certain business there, to pass in one of those ports with two monks his fellows, five servants, eight horses and other their harness, so that they take with them nought to the prejudice of the king or realm.
Aug. 18.
Westminster.
To Edward duke of York constable of the Tower of London, or to his lieutenant. Order to set free Ll[ewelyn] ap David Whyte and Yevan ap Griffith ap Ll[ewelyn] who are in custody in the Tower prison, any former command to the contrary notwithstanding; as the king has made them severally pardons of those things for which they were committed to prison. By K.
Aug. 23.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the great and petty custom in the port of London, and the keepers of the passage therein. Order to suffer Nicholas Trivisan, master or owner (patronum) of a galley of Venice in that port laded with divers goods and merchandise to be taken over to Venice, to pass thither with the galley and merchandise and the seamen thereof, and with any lawful goods therein whatsoever, first paying the customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due. By K.
Like writ in favour of George Capelle.
Membrane 5.
July 8.
Westminster.
To John Lanoy escheator in Somerset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the moiety of the manors and lands hereinafter mentioned, delivering to John Cokayn the uncle and John Tochet son of Richard Tochet of Makworth any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Margaret Hillary at her death held no lands in Somerset in chief nor of any other in her demesne as of fee; but that a fine levied at Westminster in the octaves of Trinity 16 Richard II between William Stretehay, Thomas Thikenes, Philip Stretehay and Richard Snede plaintiffs and Roger Hillary knight and Margaret his wife deforciants of a moiety of the manors of 'Netherstowy, Dounende,' Puryton, Wollavyngton, Stokelande Lovell, Brandoun (sic) and Honybere, and a moiety of a messuage and 40 acres of land in Wolwerdeston co. Somerset, and was recorded in the octaves of Michaelmas 20 Richard II after the death of William Stretehay between the said Thomas, Philip and Richard and the said deforciants, whereby the plaintiffs acknowledged the right of the said Margaret, and the deforciants granted to them the reversion of the said moiety after the death of Elizabeth who was wife of Nicholas de Audeley knight, then tenant thereof for her life of the said Margaret's heritage, to hold during the said Margaret's life, with remainder after Margaret's death to John Tochet son of John Tochet of Marketon knight, Thomas Tochet parson of Makworth, the said John Cokayn and John Tochet son of Richard, and to William Pakeman and the heirs of John Tochet son of John, as by the fine and the king's licence produced may appear, that the said Elizabeth died, and the said Thomas Thikenes, Philip and Richard by virtue of their remainder were in peaceable possession thereof during the said Margaret's life, that the same ought to remain to the said John Cokayn and John son of Richard for that the said John son of John, Thomas Tochet and William Pakeman are dead, and that the moieties of the manors of 'Netherstowy, Dounende' and Puryton are held in chief, the other moieties of other lords.
To Hugh Hernage escheator in Salop. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a third part of the castle and manor of 'Redecastelle,' which the said Elizabeth held in dower of the said Margaret's heritage, the same being held of others than the king.
To [John (fn. 1) ] Russell escheator in Herefordshire and the march of Wales adjacent. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a moiety of the castle, manor, town, commote and lordship of Neuport in Kemmeys, and of two messuages, three mills, twelve carucates of land, 8 acres of meadow, 270 acres of wood and 20s. 1d. of rent in Eglewyfyrowe (sic), 'Redewalles,' Kylrede and Kyvenllymwyd in Southwales, which moiety is held in chief.
July 20.
Westminster.
To John Knyghteley escheator in Warwickshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors hereinafter mentioned, delivering to Joan late the wife of William Beauchamp knight any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death her husband, by name of William Beauchamp knight brother of Thomas de Bello Campo earl of Warrewyk and lord of Gower, held as jointly enfeoffed with her the manor of Snyterfelde by gift of Richard Piriton and John de Harleston clerks to them and the heirs male of the said William's body, and the manor of Aston Cauntelowe by gift of Robert de Haryngton and John Bagot knights to them and the said William's heirs.
July 1.
Westminster.
To the justices of the peace in Bukinghamshire. Order, upon petition of the prior of Tikforde an alien, who renders yearly to the king the ancient apport of the priory, to maintain and protect him in possession of the tithes arising from Little Craule (Crawle) and from twelve virgates of land called 'Wakesfe,' inflicting upon him or his servants no wrong, trouble, hurt, violence, hindrance or grievance and, so far as in them lies, suffering William Frankyssh, his servants or others whatsoever to inflict none in gathering the same, and order to arrest any whom they shall find rebellious herein, and commit them to prison until the king shall take other order for their punishment; as his petition shews that a plea concerning those tithes was lately moved in the exchequer between him and John Clerc late parson of Great Craule, and that although by inquisition the right was found of the king and the prior, and judgment was rendered in their favour, as by the record and process may appear, William Frankyssh as parson of Great Crawle is purposing and threatening next autumn with a great host of armed men by force of arms to take and carry away great part of those tithes, the said judgment notwithstanding, in contempt of the king and delaying the payment of the said apport, upon pretence that Little Craule and the said land are within the parish of Great Craule, which they are not; and by inquisition of the country, whereto they pleaded, and by judgment of the court, the prior did recover in the exchequer against the said John divers sums of money for carrying away the said tithes, as appears by divers records and processes in the exchequer; and moreover upon deliberation with the justices it seems to them that neither William Frankyssh or his servants nor any other ought to disturb the prior in possession of the said tithes until they be recovered against him by the law, and that he ought to have the king's writs to protect him in possession thereof.
Et erat patens.
Like writ patent, mutatis mutandis, to William Frankyssh parson of Great Craule, and to his farmers, proctors and servants whatsoever.
Aug. 12.
Westminster.
To singular the keepers of the passage in ports of the realm whatsoever. Order to suffer the prior of Durhurst, who with licence of the king is journeying over sea for furtherance of divers business there, to pass in one of the ports with ten mounted men (personis equitibus) or less in his company, taking their goods and harness, any former command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding, so that they take with them nought to the prejudice of the king or realm. By p.s. [6974.]
Membrane 4.
July 5.
Westminster.
To the prior of Merton, farmer of the manor of Patrynbourne. Order to pay to Queen Joan and to Master John Kyngton and John de Tibbay clerks, or to their attorney, 100s. a year and the arrears since Easter 10 Henry IV; as by letters patent of 1 July that year the king granted her in full of her dower, to be deducted from 10,000 marks to her granted in dower or for life, and to the said John and John during her life, 100s. a year from Easter then last of the ward of the said manor by the hands of the farmer.
Et erat patens.
To the farmer of the alien priory of Holne. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of 60s. and arrears.
Et erat patens.
July 6.
Westminster.
To the chancellor in the county palatine of Lancastre. Order by letters under the great seal of that county, which is in his keeping, to appoint Thomas Gerard, William Atherton, James de Haryngton knights, Henry de Langeton, William de Bradshagh and James Holte esquires to take Nicholas Longforde knight and bring him before the king and council in chancery in the octaves of Michaelmas in order to answer for divers contempts, certifying in chancery before that day what they have done.
July 1.
Westminster.
Order to the sheriff of Dorset for election of a coroner instead of William Batcombe, who is too sick and aged to exercise that office.
July 5.
Westminster.
To William Gascoigne and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order, upon petition of John Cornewaille knight and Elizabeth his wife countess of Huntyngdoun, to proceed to rendering of judgment in their plea concerning the castle, manor and lordship of Maynerbier and the manor and lordship of Pennaly co. Pembroke, the allegation (allocacione) of John Wyndesore and the express words of the king's former writ notwithstanding; as at their suit, shewing that John Holande late earl of Huntyngdoun and chamberlain of England, sometime husband of the countess, was seised of the said castle etc., and long before his forfeiture gave them to John Stevenes and Richard Shelley clerk, their heirs and assigns, that after at the untrue submission of John Wyndesore the king by letters patent gave the same to him and his heirs, by name of the manors of Maynerbier and Pennaly co. Pembroke in Wales, with all rents and services of tenants which were of David de Barry knight in Begely in Wales, and all lands, knights' fees and advowsons in that county which John Wyndesore, Thomas Holhirst, John Duket and Thomas Affrenthwayt had by gift of the said David and which came to the king's hands by reason of the earl's forfeiture, that at the date of those letters patent and after the said John Stevenes and Richard were thereof seised by virtue of the earl's gift, and continued their estate until a certain date after the earl's death, that John Stevenes, by name of John Stevenes esquire of Pembrokeshire, gave the same for life to the countess, being then wife of John Cornewaille, with remainder to John son of the earl and countess and to his heirs, by name of the castle etc. of Manerbeer and the manor etc. of Penale, that by virtue of that gift John Cornewaille and she were thereof seised, that the said Richard confirmed the charter of John Stevenes, the estate of the countess therein, and the remainder to John her son, his heirs and assigns, and that although at the time of his forfeiture and after the earl had nought therein, no office was found in favour of the king, neither was there a seizure into the king's hands, and although John Cornewaille and the countess were tenants by gift of John Stevenes and confirmation of the said Richard, and continued their estate, by colour of the said letters patent John Wyndesore did divers times unlawfully trouble them touching their possession of the premises, putting them to travail and expense, and was yet so doing, and praying revocation of the letters patent to him, the king ordered the sheriff of Hereforde to give John Wyndesore notice to be in chancery at a day now past in order to shew cause for the king or for himself wherefore that ought not to be done; and upon return of that writ in chancery it was sent for debate before the king, and John Cornewaille and the countess appeared by John Hulton their attorney, and John Wyndesore in person, and he alleged that by reason of the earl's forfeiture the king did seize the premises into his hands, and gave them as aforesaid to him and his heirs, and that he was in possession by virtue thereof, averring that he is tenant by grant of the king, wherefore he took it that without advising the king the justices would not proceed, and craving aid of the king, wherefore they did defer to proceed; and willing that justice should not be deferred, by another writ the king ordered the justices to proceed that allegation notwithstanding, so that they should not proceed to rendering of judgment without advising him; and now the said petition shews that although by verdict of the jurors of an inquisition whereupon the parties put themselves it is found that John Wyndesore was not seised of the said castle etc., because of the express words of that writ the justices have deferred to proceed to rendering of judgment.
Aug. 23.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the great and petty custom in the port of London, and to the keepers of the passage therein. Order to suffer George Capell, master or owner (patronum) of a galley of Venice in that port laded with divers goods and merchandise to be taken to Venice, to pass thither with his galley, the merchants and seamen thereof, and with lawful goods and merchandise whatsoever therein, tin excepted, first paying the customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due.
Like writ in favour of Nicholas Trivisan master or owner of another galley.
Membrane 3.
July 12.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Cumberland. Order to take the fealty of Richard son and heir of Richard de Kyrkbryde knight, and to give him seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for 10s. paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until Michaelmas day next.
July 8.
Westminster.
Order to the sheriff of Suffolk for election of a coroner instead of Thomas Ulueston, who is insufficiently qualified.
July 10.
Westminster.
To John Whited escheator in Kent. Order to give Arnald son of Arnald Savage knight seisin of the manor of Bobbyngge and two water mills, one called 'Southmelle' and the other 'Pynewyghelle Melle,' which are held of the manor of Middelton in 'gavilkende'; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death the said knight held the said manor and mills, and that Arnald his son is his next heir, and of full age.
July 7.
Westminster.
To the same. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of Holmes, Fonteney (Fonteyne) and Kempsele, delivering to Joan late the wife of Arnald Savage knight any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned (as above) that at his death the said Arnald held those manors jointly with her by gift of John Barler rector of Westwelle and others, and that they are held of the manor of Middelton in 'gavilkende' by a rent of 6s. 8d. a year.
July 10.
Westminster.
To the same. Order to take of (the said) Joan an oath etc., and in presence of Arnald son and heir of her husband, or of his attorneys, to assign her dower.

Footnotes

  • 1. The Christian name omitted in the text.