Close Rolls, Henry V: April 1420 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1932.

'Close Rolls, Henry V: April 1420', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422, (London, 1932) pp. 70-71. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol2/pp70-71 [accessed 19 April 2024]

April 1420



April 29. Westminster.	To the escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to give John Solers, son and heir of William Solers, seisin of his father's lands; as he proved his age before John Neweton late mayor of the town of Bristol and escheator therein, and the king has taken his fealty, and for 6s. 8d. paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Michaelmas next. (fn. 1)
May 3. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Stafford for election of a coroner instead of William Forster, who is dead. (fn. 1)
	Order to the sheriff of Oxford for election of a coroner instead of William Somerton, who is dead. (fn. 1)
April 17. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Kent for election of a coroner instead of Thomas Haywarde, who is dead. (fn. 1)
April 18. Westminster.	To the escheator in Derbyshire. Order to give James Tuchet, son and heir of John Tuchet knight, seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty, and for 20s. paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Christmas day next. (fn. 1)
	To the escheator in Devon. Like order; as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited the homage of the said James until a day yet to come. (fn. 1)
	Like writs to the escheators in the following counties:
	Roteland.
	Lincoln.
	Stafford.
	Salop.
	Hereforde.
	Gloucester.
	Wiltesir.
	Somerset.
April 27. Westminster.	To William Bekwyth. Order under a pain of 200l., for particular causes laid before the king and council, to leave all else and, ceasing every excuse, to be in person before the king and council on the morrow of Ascension day next in order to answer touching what shall be laid against him, doing no hurt or harm to any of the people in the mean time, and suffering none to be done by his procurement. (fn. 2) By C.
	Like writs to Richard Fairfax, and to Isabel who was wife of William Malbysshe knight. By C.