|
Sept. 8.
Westminster. |
To the constable of Dovorre castle and warden of the Cinque
Ports, and to his lieutenant. Order, upon petition of William
Vandest master of a ship of Gowe in Holande, to suffer him to
bring his ship and the salt wherewith it was laded in Flanders
to the city of London, the arrest thereof notwithstanding; as
his petition shews that, as he was coming with the salt to that
city, his ship was by the constable arrested in the port of Sandewich for service of the king in his present expedition over sea;
and William Staundoun 'bruwere' and William Groom, both
of London, have mainperned in chancery under a pain of 40l.
that he shall without fraud bring the same to London and nowhere
else as speedily as he may, and that when unladed the ship, the
seamen and the master shall willingly be at the king's service. |
Sept. 22.
Westminster. |
To the constable of the Tower of London and his lieutenant.
Order to set free Thomas Stones chaplain, imprisoned in the
Tower by command of the king. By K. |
|
Like writ in favour of Thomas Forest, by what name soever he
be known or imprisoned. By K. |
|
Membrane 2. |
Sept. 23.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and jurats of the city of Bordeaux. Order to
freight and lade a carrack, a barge and two other ships which the
king is now sending thither, and which it is his will shall be
preferred before all ships of others whatsoever coming to that
port for the present vintage or being there in regard to sending
wine to England by merchants whatsoever, suffering none to be
freighted or laded until these be so. By K. |
|
Membrane 1. |
Sept. 21.
Westminster. |
To the canons of the king's free chapel of Hastynges. Order to
induct William Hawe to corporal possession of the deanery of
that chapel, as used heretofore to be done in like case; as Henry
Rumworth late dean and the said William, being prebendary of
St. Martin in the cathedral church of Lincoln, were minded to
exchange their benefices, and by letters patent to R. bishop of
Cicestre the king has presented the said William to the deanery,
requesting the bishop to admit and institute him, and so he has
done, as by his certificate appears. By p.s. [6962.] |
|
Et erat patens. |
Aug. 14.
Westminster. |
To Henry prince of Wales, being constable of Dovorre castle
and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to his lieutenant. Order to
summon the barons of each of those ports and of the members
thereof to be at the port of London with ships and seamen in
array on 23 September next, ready at their pain and peril to sail
with the king's fleet and to do their service, certifying the summons
in chancery under seal; as year by year the barons owe the king
certain services at sea, if need be, namely the said ports and their
members shall find 57 ships at forty days' notice, and in every
ship twenty men and a master armed and arrayed for the king's
service, and the ships shall at the cost of the said ports sail
whither they be summoned, and when they come thither shall so
abide on service fifteen days, and when fifteen days be passed
at the king's cost so long as he shall please, if he have need of them,
the master taking 6d. a day, the constable 6d., and every other
man 3d., as appears by the charters of liberties to them granted
by former kings, confirmed by the king, and enrolled upon the
chancery rolls; and for particular causes the king is now determined shortly to pass the sea in person with his power to make an
expedition against his enemies, and his will is that the barons do
their service to reinforce his fleet. By K. and C. |
Sept. 23.
Westminster. |
To the bailiffs of St. Botolphs town, and the keepers of the
passage in that port. Order by advice of the council to suffer
them of the Hanse now in that town and port or hereafter coming
thither to pass over sea with their goods and merchandise, first
paying the customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, notwithstanding the king's late writ ordering the bailiffs etc. to suffer
none of them to pass to foreign parts, or take or send over any
goods, property or merchandise until further order. |
Sept. 23.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the great and petty custom and of the
subsidy of 12d. in the pound in the port of London, and to the
searcher therein. Order to suffer John de Samore of the kingdom
of Castille esquire to lade in a ship of Spain in that port thirty
pieces of white tin by him bought in England, and after payment
of customs, subsidies etc. due there and at Calais to pass (transire)
them to Spain. By K. |
Sept. 15.
Westminster. |
To the constable of Dovorre castle and warden of the Cinque
Ports, and to his lieutenant. Order to suffer a ship of the 'ryver'
of Smalhethe, William de Yorke master and Thomas Foule
owner, by the constable arrested in the port of Sandewich for
service of the king in his present expedition at sea, to pass to a
ship of John Mayhewe at Apolderflete near the river of Wynchelse
within the liberty of the Cinque Ports called 'le Holigest' of
London with divers arms and armour, artillery, victuals and gear
appointed for that ship, in order to make delivery of the same
there, first taking of the master and governor of the first named ship
security that after such delivery he shall straightway bring his
ship again to Sandewich for the king's service. By K. |
Sept. 15.
Westminster. |
To all customers of the great and petty custom in the ports of
England whatsoever, all collectors of the subsidy of 12d. in the
pound and 3s. upon every tun of wine, and all keepers of the
passage therein. Order to suffer Leonard Musseneg' captain of
four galleys of Venice laded with divers goods and merchandise
in the ports of London and Sandewich, and the masters or owners
(patronos) thereof, to pass to Venice with their galleys, goods etc.
and with the merchants, seamen and servants thereof, first paying
the customs, subsidies etc. due upon those goods and merchandise,
so that they take with them nought to the prejudice of the king
or realm. By K. |
Sept. 15.
Westminster. |
To the customers or collectors of the subsidy of 3s. upon every
tun of wine in the port of London. Order, without taking custom
or subsidy, to deliver to John Vasques (in margin Vesques) of
Portugal knight nine tuns and one pipe of wine of Portugal
laded in a ship of Peter Bartholomew of Portugal, sent to the said
John in London for the consumption of his household, and now
there. By K. |
