Close Rolls, Henry V: January-March 1416

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 1, 1413-1419. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1929.

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'Close Rolls, Henry V: January-March 1416', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 1, 1413-1419, (London, 1929) pp. 255. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol1/p255 [accessed 28 March 2024]

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January-March 1416

Jan. 8.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York for the time being. Order, notwithstanding the preference of 10,000l. given to the king in the parliament holden at Westminster in 1 Henry V, every year during his life to pay to John Drax one of the king's serjeants at arms 12d. a day and 16l. 13s. 4d. a year, and to pay him the arrears since Michaelmas last; as by letters patent of 11 May 16 Richard II, confirmed by the king 12 June 1 Henry V, that king with assent of his council granted to John Drax for life by reason of his office 12d. a day wages by the sheriff's hands, and by other letters patent of 4 April 20 Richard II, likewise confirmed, 16l. 13s. 4d. a year of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of the county. By K.
Et erat patens.
Feb. 14.
Westminster.
Order to the sheriff of Norhampton for election of a verderer in the forest of Rokyngham instead of Peter Pirly who is dead.
Feb. 16.
Westminster.
To the escheator in the county of Suthampton. Order to give Peter Coudray and Maud his wife seisin of her purparty of the lands of Philip Popham; as upon proof of the age of Margaret wife of John Coudray, one of the daughters and heirs of the said Philip and Elizabeth his wife, and one of the sisters and heirs of Philip son of the said Philip who died within age in ward of the late king, on 25 January 2 Henry V the king ordered the then escheator to take the fealty of John Coudray, in presence of Peter Coudray, who took to wife Maud the other daughter and heir of Philip and Elizabeth and sister and heir of Philip the son, or of his attorneys, to make a partition of the said Philip's lands into two equal parts, and to give John Coudray and Margaret seisin of her purparty, keeping in the king's hand the purparty of the said Maud; and Peter Coudray has proved the age of the said Maud before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty.
March 17.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a moiety of the manor of la Lye, a fourth part of a messuage and of two carucates of land in Staverton, a moiety of a messuage in Yeventon and a moiety of two messuages in Heydoun, delivering to Guy Whityngton and Cicely his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John Browenyng at his death held the same by the courtesy of England in right of Agnes late his wife, that they are held of others than the king, and that the said Cicely is daughter and next heir of John and Agnes, and is of full age.