Close Rolls, Henry IV: November 1411 | 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: November 1411', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 4, 1409-1413, (London, 1932) pp. 244-247. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol4/pp244-247 [accessed 19 April 2024]

November 1411



Nov. 15. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the ports of London, Grevesende and Sandewich and the searchers in those ports. Order without taking custom or subsidy to suffer John de Samora the king's esquire to lade in ships in one of those ports and take over to the king's sister the queen of Castille one cloth of scarlet, one cloth of sanguine colour grained, one cloth of 'burnet' of Lyre, twelve beds of 'worstede' garnished, six pieces of worstede, 12lb. of silk, 2lb. of 'ryban' and 'frenges,' eight pipes of thread of gold of Venice, 2lb. of good white thread and two pairs of great 'trussyngcofres' which the king is sending her by the said John for her own use, any former command to the contrary notwithstanding. By K.
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Nov. 13. Westminster.	To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a ruinous messuage and one carucate of land in Claphowe, delivering to Elizabeth wife of William Botreaux knight the elder any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by Hugh de Arderne the late king's escheator, that at the death of the said William he and the said Elizabeth (yet living) in her right held the same of the late king in chief by the service of the fortieth part of one knight's fee.
Nov. 26. Westminster.	To the escheator in Leycestershire. Order, upon petition of William Clifforde knight, Anne his wife, William Philip and Joan his wife, daughters of Thomas late lord Bardolfe, to make inquisition touching the matters, right and title hereinafter mentioned, and all the circumstances, sending the inquisition into chancery under seal; as their petition shews that William de Manton and John de Lenne clerks by charter gave to John Bardolf then lord of Wormegeye for life the manor of Halughton, which they with Henry Motelot clerk then deceased had by his feoffment, with remainder to William his son and to the heirs of his body, that by virtue of their gift John Bardolf was thereof seised as of freehold in time of King Edward III and died, that after his death William his son entered as in his remainder, and was seised in his demesne as of fee in time of the said king, that from him the right descended to Thomas late lord Bardolf as son and heir, that he continued in possession until by a judgment agamst him rendered in the parliament at Westminster begun in 7 Henry IV and ended in 8 Henry IV the manor was seized into the king's hands, and that from him the right descended by the form of the gift to the said Anne and Joan as his daughters and heirs, and to them the manor ought to descend; and the king's will is to be fully certified touching the premises. By K.
Dec. 11. Westminster.	To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Order, upon petition of Avice who was wife of Thomas lord Bardolf, to make inquisition touching the matters hereinafter mentioned and all the circumstances, sending etc. (as above); as her petition shews that William Bardolf lord of Wormyngey by charter gave to the said Thomas his son and the said Avice daughter of Ralph lord Crumwelle lord of Tatesale, and to the heirs of their bodies, the manor of Ryskyngton with all the members, 300 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 10 acres of wood, 200 acres of pasture, 300 acres of marsh and 10 marks of rent in Ryskyngton, Deryngton, Dygby, Lesyngham, Dunesby, Amwyke, Brauncewell, Sleforde and Roxham co. Lincoln, by name of all his lands, rents and services in those towns, and the advowson of a mediety of Ryskyngton church, that they were thereof seised in time of King Richard II, that they had issue two daughters, namely Anne wife of William Clifforde knight and Joan wife of William Philip, that Thomas and Avice continued their joint estate by virtue of the gift until by reason of a judgment (as above) the said manor, lands etc. were seized into the king's hands, and that the said Thomas after died, namely on Sunday after St. Valentine 9 Henry IV; and the king's will etc. (as above). By K.
	To the escheator in Suffolk. Like writ, mutatis mutandis, upon petition of the said Avice, shewing that her husband, by name of Thomas Bardolfe of Wormegey knight, gave the manor of Ilketsall called 'Bardolfeshalle' by charter to Ralph de Adderley, John de Norwiche, Robert Basage chaplain and John Garnoun, their heirs and assigns, that they were thereof seised, that they after gave the same to the said Thomas and Avice and to the heirs of their bodies, that those grantees continued their estate etc. (as above). By K.
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Nov. 14. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Hertford. Order to put Simon Bynham chaplain, warden of the chapel of Allhallows Pokeryche, again in possession of two messuages, one carucate and a half and 7 acres of land, 15 acres of meadow, 15½ acres of wood, 100s. 9½d. of rent and a rent of 1lb. of cumin in Braughynge, Pokeryche, Stondoun, 'Westmylle,' Great Hadham and Little Hadham to the said chapel appropriated, with the issues thereof taken; as in a cause in chancery between him and Thomas Tuwe and Agnes his wife concerning the premises, by advice of the justices, serjeants at law and others of the council learned in the law it was determined that the said Simon should again be put in possession thereof.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other lieges of the king to whom etc. Order to suffer the men and tenants of Queen Joan of the manor of Clyve co. Norhampton, which is of the ancient demesne of the crown as appears by a certificate of the treasurer and chamberlains of King Edward III sent into chancery by his command, to be quit of payment of toll and other customs upon their goods, property and merchandise, as they ought to be, and they and all other tenants of that manor have heretofore been used to be, releasing any distress upon them made; as according to the custom heretofore kept in England men and tenants of the ancient demesne are and ought to be quit of payment of toll throughout the realm.