Close Rolls, Henry V: June 1418 | British History Online

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

'Close Rolls, Henry V: June 1418', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 1, 1413-1419, (London, 1929) pp. 464-471. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol1/pp464-471 [accessed 24 April 2024]

June 1418



June 6. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Cornwall for election of a coroner instead of John Trelouny, who is abiding in Normandy upon the king's service. (fn. 1)
June 14. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, upon petition of John Bertram late sheriff of Northumberland, to allow him in his account so much of the issues, farms and rents of demesne and other lands, serjeanties, assarts etc. of the county as by his oath they may be assured that he might not levy, and to discharge him thereof; as he has shewn that of many lands etc. he might levy none, for that the same are wasted by the king's enemies of Scotland. (fn. 1) By C.
July 22. Westminster.	To the escheator in Wiltesir. Order in presence of Edmund earl of March, to whom the king has committed the ward of the lands of John Chedyoke knight until the full age of John his son and heir, or of the earl's attorneys, to assign dower to Ralph Busshe esquire and Eleanor his wife, who was wife of the said John, and the issues thereof taken since 12 March 4 Henry V; as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king pardoned the trespass of the said Ralph in taking her to wife, and her trespass in marrying him without licence of the king, and by writ of 12 March aforesaid ordered the then escheator in presence of the said earl etc. to assign them dower; and that escheator was removed from office before the said writ was executed. (fn. 2)
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June 26. Westminster.	To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor and advowson of Neuton Kyme, delivering to Margaret late the wife of Walter Taylboys knight any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Christopher de Boynton late escheator, that Walter Taylboys died seised of the premises, being jointly enfeoffed with her by gift of William Chauncy parson of Neuton Kyme and others to them and the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor is not held of the king. (fn. 2)
July 6. Westminster.	To the constable of Suthampton castle and to his lieutenant. Order, for particular causes now moving the king and council, to receive therein from such as shall deliver them prisoners whatsoever by the lieges now or hereafter taken at sea, and to keep them in safe custody until further order. (fn. 2) By C.
June 29. Westminster.	To the escheator in Oxfordshire. Order to give William Faukener the son seisin of a moiety of the manor of Retherfelde Pipparde; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Robert James late escheator, that at his death William Faukener esquire held that moiety of the late king as of his honour of Walyngforde by the service of half a knight's fee, and that William Faukener is his son and heir, and at the time that inquisition was taken was of the age of nineteen years and more; and William the son has proved his age before John Bridde escheator in the county of Suthampton, and the king has taken his fealty, and for 10s. paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Christmas next. (fn. 2)
July 10. Westminster.	To the escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to take the fealty of Giles Brugge, son and heir of Alice who was wife of John Brounynge esquire, and to give him seisin of the lands held by his mother in her demesne as of fee, and those by her held in fee tail to her and the heirs male of her body by Thomas Brugge father of Giles, whose heir he is; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for 2 marks paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until Christmas next. (fn. 2)
	To the escheator in Worcestershire. Like order in favour of the said Giles; as he has proved his age before the escheator in Gloucestershire etc., and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage to a day yet to come, and has commanded that escheator to take his fealty. (fn. 3)
	Like writ to the escheator in Oxfordshire.
June 5. Westminster.	To the mayor and aldermen of London. Order not to proceed without advising the king in the plea hereinafter mentioned; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Nicholas Wotton late mayor of the city of London and escheator therein, that Dru Barantyn at his death held in fee simple a messuage with sixteen shops and solars thereupon built in 'Goterlane' in the parish of St. Vedast, and that Reynold Barentyn son of Thomas his brother is his next heir and of full age; and now the king is informed that in contempt of the king and to his prejudice Bartholomew Billyngdoun citizen and goldsmith of London is impleading the said Reynold and Christiana who was wife of the said Dru for the said messuages, shops etc. before the mayor and aldermen in the husting of London, by name of nineteen messuages in the said parish, although the same are seized into the king's hands, and the king's will is to save himself harmless. (fn. 3)
July 18. Westminster.	To the escheator in Salop and the march of Wales adjacent. Order, upon petition of Beatrice who was wife of Thomas earl of Arundell, in presence of John de Arundell knight cousin and heir male of the said earl, or of his attorneys, to assign her dower of the lands, fees, advowsons etc. of his heritage, and the issues and profits thereof taken since the earl's death; as the king granted her licence straightway after the taking and return of any inquisition concerning lands, knights' fees, advowsons, liberties and possessions of her husband in any counties of England or in Wales or the march thereof taken into the king's hand by his death, whereof she is dowable, to sue and have her dower thereof parcel by parcel and from time to time if need be as she should please, and the issues and profits thereof taken since the earl's death, without let or impeachment of the king, his officers or ministers whatsoever; and by writ of 28 April 4 Henry V, having taken of her an oath etc., the king ordered the then escheator in presence of the earl's next heirs, or of their attorneys, to assign her dower of the said lands, fees, advowsons etc. in his bailiwick, and the issues and profits etc., and that escheator being removed from office before the said writ was executed, by another writ the king gave like order to the escheator; and now the said Beatrice has informed the king that the escheator has assigned her dower of lands etc. of the heritage of Elizabeth wife of Gerard Usflete knight, Joan de Beauchamp lady of Bergevenny and Margaret wife of Roland Leynthale knight sisters and heirs of the earl, and has not yet assigned her dower of divers other lands etc. of the earl which are of the said John's heritage, contrary to the said writ, praying for remedy. (fn. 3)
	Membrane 17.
June 14. Westminster.	To the escheator in Cornwall. Order to remove the king's hand from the castle and manor of Trematon, the manors of Calstok and Asshburgh, and the issues there of taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Fortescu late escheator, that King Richard II was thereof seised, and by divers letters patent gave the same to John de Holande late earl of Huntyngdoun and to the heirs of his body by Elizabeth then his wife, with the knights' fees, advowsons, chaces, parks, liberties, fairs, markets, ferries etc. thereto belonging, by virtue whereof the earl was seised in fee tail, and died so seised, and an exemplification of those letters patent under the great seal was produced in evidence to the jurors, that after his death the premises descended to Richard de Holande his son and heir by the said Elizabeth, and after the death of Richard to John de Holande now earl of Huntyngdoun his brother and heir, for that the said Richard died without issue, that at his death the late earl held the same of the late king in chief by knight service, and that from the late earl's death, namely from 7 January 4 Henry IV, to the date of the inquisition John Cornuwaille knight did occupy the said castle and manors, taking the issues and profits, by what title or how the jurors knew not; and that inquisition being read in chancery, and certain letters made by the king while prince of Wales to the said John Cornuwaille and Elizabeth for her life, by name of John Cornuwaille and Elizabeth his wife countess of Huntyngdoun, and the matter being understood, after deliberation with the justices, serjeants at law and others of the council learned in the law, it seemed to them that the seizure of the said castle and manors is of no force, wherefore by their advice it was determined that the king's hand be removed. (fn. 4)
June 20. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Notyngham for election of a coroner instead of John de Burton, who is insufficiently qualified, as the king has learned by report of many. (fn. 4)
July 14. Westminster.	To the escheator in Somerset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Yevelton (Yevylton) and a moiety of the manor of Lyllesdoun, delivering to William Boneville son of John any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that by fine produced, levied at Westminster in 51 Edward III between John Cobbeham of Blakeburgh and Katherine then his wife plaintiffs and Thomas Tille and John Chirchehulle deforciants, whereby John Cobbeham acknowledged the right of Thomas Tille, and the deforciants granted the said manor (among other manors and lands) to the plaintiffs and to the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the heirs of the body of John Cobbeham, remainder to William de Boneville knight for life, remainder to William his son and to the heirs of his body, remainder to John brother of William the son and to the heirs of his body, remainder to Richard brother of John and to the heirs of his body, remainder to the right heirs of John Cobbeham, the said Katherine who was wife of Humphrey Stafforde esquire at her death held the same by their grant, and that by writing indented of Henry Goulde and Walter Walssh likewise produced, dated Sunday the morrow of St. Matthew 5 Richard II, whereby they gave to William de Boneville knight for life, by name of William Bonevile knight, the said moiety by name of all their messuages, lands, rents and services in Lyllesdoun, and 8½ marks of rent yearly rendered by John Beauchamp knight and Joan his wife for messuages, lands, gardens and closes there held in demesne of them for the lives of the said tenants by demise of the said Henry and Walter, with the reversion of the same, which messuages, lands, rents, services and reversion make up a moiety of the said manor, with remainder to the said Richard brother of John for life by name of Richard son of William Bonevile, remainder to the said John Cobbeham and Katherine and to the heirs of their bodies, remainder to John Cobbeham and the heirs of his body, remainder to the said William de Boneville, by name of William Bonevile knight, his heirs and assigns, that by virtue thereof William de Boneville was seised of that moiety as of freehold, and continued that estate all his life, that Richard brother of John died in the life time of William de Boneville, that John Cobbeham jointly with the said Katherine continued his estate in the said manor all his life, that he died without issue, that after his death she continued her estate therein all her life, that the said William son of William died without issue, that William de Boneville knight after died seised of the said moiety as of freehold, that after his death the said Katherine entered by virtue of her remainder aforesaid, that the said John brother of William the son had issue William Boneville knight now living, and died, that after his death the said Katherine took the said Humphrey to her husband, and died seised of the said manor and moiety without discontinuance, and without issue by John Cobbeham, that the said manor and moiety are not held of the king, and that William Boneville now living is son and heir of John brother of William the son, and cousin and next heir of William de Boneville knight his grandfather, and of the age of 24 years and more. (fn. 5)
July 8. Westminster.	To the escheator in Cumberland. Order in presence of William de Haryngton knight, brother and heir of John de Haryngton knight, or of his attorneys, to assign dower to Elizabeth who was wife of the said John, of whom the king has commanded Edmund bishop of Exeter to take an oath etc. (fn. 5)
	Like writs to the escheators in the following counties:
	Cornwall.
	Lincoln.
	Bedford.
	Also to the chancellor in the county palatine of Lancaster.
July 20. Westminster.	To the collectors of the subsidy of 3s. upon the tun and 12d. in the pound in the port of London. Order without taking the subsidy to suffer Joan the queen mother to have sixty pipes of wine, seven baskets of lampreys, two cloths of Joucelyn and a barrel of shad (daloses) brought to that port for her use in a ship called the 'Nostre Dame of St. Nicholas' of Nauntes. (fn. 6) By C.
	[Fœdera.]
	To the customers and the keepers of the passage in the port of Plymmouth or Dertemouth. Order without taking custom, subsidy or duty to suffer John de Morin to pass towards Brittany in either of those ports as he shall please with eight small barrels of wine of Tire and Malvesye, which Joan the queen mother is sending by him to her son the duke of Brittany. (fn. 6) By C.
	[Ibid.]
July 22. Westminster.	To Humphrey Stafforde knight. Order under a pain of 1,000l. for particular causes now moving the king and council, not to meddle henceforward in the office of guardian of the peace and justice of oyer and terminer in Dorset, although the king lately appointed him and others to the same. (fn. 6) By C.
July 18. Westminster.	To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to take of Eleanor who was wife of John Fitz William knight an oath etc., and in presence of the next friends of his heir, or of their attorneys, to assign her dower. (fn. 6)
	To the escheator in Notynghamshire and Derbyshire. Order to assign dower to (the said) Eleanor, of whom the king has commanded the escheator in Yorkshire to take an oath etc. (fn. 6)
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June 10. Westminster.	To the escheator in Berkshire. Order to give Thomas Bekyngham esquire and Sibyl his wife seisin of her purparty of the lands hereinafter mentioned, keeping in the king's hand until further order the purparty of Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Calston; as upon the finding of an inquisition, taken before William Coventre the late king's escheator, that Elizabeth who was wife of Thomas de la Pole knight at her death held for life a manor in Upton called Russels, a manor in Chelrey called Frethornes with the advowson of Chelrey church and of the chantry of St. Mary therein, 30s. 8d. of rent there, a messuage, 2½ virgates of land and half an acre of meadow there called Dephammes, a toft, one carucate of land and one hide of meadow there sometime of Henry Chelrey, 11½ acres of land and 1½ acre of meadow in Spersholt, 33s. 4d. of yearly rent in Wescote issuing from lands there called Prisones, three messuages, six virgates of land, six virgates of meadow and 12d. of rent in Uplecombe with the advowson of the church, four messuages, four virgates of land and 4 acres of meadow in 'Westchawlowe,' 2 acres of land and 14d. of rent in Cherlton, a manor in Burghwardescote, 4 acres of meadow in 'Esthakebourne' and 2 acres of meadow in Ledecombe Regis, with reversion to the heirs of Thomas Chelrey, that she held likewise in fee tail, by gift made to her and Thomas Chelrey her husband and to the heirs between them begotten, three messuages, 100 acres of land, 11 acres of meadow and 26s. 2½d. of rent in 'Westhakebourne,' that the manor of Upton was held in chief by the service of the fourth part of one knight's fee, the other manors etc. of other lords, and that Elizabeth wife of John Kyngeston knight one daughter of the said Thomas Chelrey and Elizabeth and of full age, Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Calston and of Joan late his wife a second daughter, and Sibyl their third daughter, both then within age, were their next heirs, for a fine paid in the hanaper the late king respited to a day now past the homage of John Kyngeston, due by reason of issue between him and his said wife begotten, and by writ of 10 July 13 Henry IV ordered the late escheator to take the fealty of the said John, to take of him and his wife security for payment of their relief, in their presence and in presence of the next friends of the said Elizabeth daughter of Thomas and the said Sibyl, or of their attorneys, to make a partition of those lands into three equal parts, and to give the said John and Elizabeth seisin of her purparty, keeping in that king's hand until further order the purparties of Elizabeth daughter of Thomas and of Sibyl, with proviso that each of the heirs and parceners should have a share of the lands held in chief, and should be a tenant of the king; and Thomas Bekyngham, who took the said Sibyl to wife, has proved her age before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty. (fn. 7)
	To the escheator in Hertfordshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a purparty of the manor of Puteriggbury, held by the deceased for life with reversion to the heirs of Thomas Chelrey, and the manor of Hokewelle by her likewise held for life with reversion to the heirs of Thomas Chelrey and herself, reciting the finding of an inquisition, taken before John Rasche the late king's escheator, that the manor of Puteriggbury was held of the manor of Westbury in the town of Offeley, but of whom the manor of Hokewelle was held the jurors knew not, also reciting that the late king respited the homage of John Kyngeston for a purparty of lands in Berkshire held by the deceased, and ordered the late escheator to make a partition of the said two manors etc. (as above), and that Thomas Bekyngham proved the age of the said Sibyl before the escheator in Berkshire. (fn. 7)
	To Richard Merlowe mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a moiety of four shops with cellars and solars thereupon built in the parish of St. Mary Magdalene 'Milkestrete,' a moiety of two shops with solars in that parish, a moiety of 40s. of quit rent issuing from a tenement of John Eynesham therein, a moiety of three shops in the parish of St. Mary 'Wolchirche,' and a moiety of a tenement called the 'Keyes' without 'Byschopesgate' in the suburb of London, all held of the late king in free burgage as is the whole city of London, as found by inquisition taken before Robert Chichelee late mayor and escheator. (fn. 8)
	To the escheator in Bedfordshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning 30 acres of land in Luton, 5 acres of meadow in Chalton and 4 acres of meadow in Flytwyke held by the deceased in her demesne as of fee of others than the late king, as found by inquisition taken before Thomas Englisshe the late king's escheator. (fn. 8)
June 23. Westminster.	To the escheator in Berkshire. Order to give William Darell and Elizabeth his wife seisin of her purparty of the lands (above mentioned, p. 469); as upon the finding etc. (as above), and upon proof of the age of Sibyl, whom Thomas Bekyngham esquire took to wife, the king took his fealty, and ordered the escheator to give him and the said Sibyl seisin of her purparty, keeping in his hand until further order the purparty of Elizabeth daughter of Thomas [Calston]; and William Darell, who has taken her to wife, proved her age before Peter Besyles knight late escheator, and the king has taken his fealty, and for 1 mark paid in the hanaper has respited until Christmas next his homage due by reason of issue between him and his said wife begotten. (fn. 8)
	To the escheator in Hertfordshire. Like order concerning a purparty of the lands (above mentioned, last page); as William Darell proved the age of Elizabeth his wife before Peter Besyles knight late escheator in Berkshire; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until a day yet to come. (fn. 8)
	To Richard Merlowe (as above). Like order concerning a purparty of the moieties (above mentioned, last page). (fn. 8)
	To the escheator in Bedfordshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a purparty of the lands in Luton, Chalton and Flytwyke (above mentioned, same page). (fn. 8)