Close Rolls, Henry VI: September-November 1431

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 2, 1429-1435. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1933.

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'Close Rolls, Henry VI: September-November 1431', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 2, 1429-1435, (London, 1933) pp. 141-143. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol2/pp141-143 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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September-November 1431

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Sept. 12.
Westminster.
To the escheator in the county of Suthampton. Order to give Humphrey duke of Gloucestre livery of the Isle of Wyght, the castle of Caresbroke therein, and all lordships to the said isle and castle pertaining, with rents, services, knights' fees, advowsons, wards, marriages, fisheries, warrens, wreck of the sea etc., and the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Philippa duchess of York at her death held no lands in that county in chief nor of any others in demesne nor in service, but that by letters patent of 10 December 3 Henry V the late king gave her for life from the death of Edward duke of York her husband the Isle of Wyght, the said castle and lordships and all appurtenances except the constableship of the castle, as fully as the late duke held or might or ought to have held the same by virtue of the grant to him made by King Henry IV, with the knights' fees, advowsons of abbeys, priories native and alien and the rents, possessions, fees and advowsons thereto pertaining of churches, vicarages, chapels and hospitals, the advowson of Fresshwatre church, wards, marriages, reliefs, homages, fealties, forests, chaces, warrens, parks, woods, mills, escheats, reversions, 'wayfs, straifs,' ransoms, issues, fines, amercements, chattels of fugitives, felons and outlaws, forfeitures of tenants, residents and non-residents, return and execution of writs, wreck of the sea, fisheries, rents, services, free customs, profits and emoluments whatsoever of all men and tenants arising within the island, although without the same such tenants or residents should be tenants in chief of the king or of others, that she was thereof seised as of freehold for life; that by other letters patent of 28 December 3 Henry V the late king gave to the said Humphrey his brother and to the heirs male of his body, after the death of the said Philippa, without rendering aught to him or his heirs, the isle and lordship of Wyght, the castle and lordship of Caresbroke with rents, services, knights' fees etc., that the duchess held the same as tenant for life, and died thereof so seised with reversion to him, and that the said isle, lordships and castle are held in chief; and the king has taken the fealty of the duke of Gloucestre, and for 40s. paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Midsummer day next. (fn. 1)
Oct. 22.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Sussex. Order to give Michael son of William Bageley seisin of two messuages in the borough of Midhurst called 'Brewerestenement' and 'Iwanhalle,' and of a shop or workshop (opella sive shopa) in the city of Cicestre; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that on Monday before Michaelmas 1400 William Bageley, father of Thomas Bageley clerk deceased, was thereof seised, that the said borough is an ancient borough and the said city an ancient city, and according to custom therein used and approved time out of mind all tenements therein were and are capable of devise by will, that on the said day he did by will devise and bequeath the said messuages and shop among other things to the said Thomas and to the heirs of his body, with remainder to the said Michael, his heirs and assigns, that the testator died thereof seised, and after his death the said Thomas entered and was thereof seised in fee tail by virtue of that bequest, and continued his possession, taking the issues and profits, until 10 March last, on which day he was convicted of heresy and lollardy, adjudged to die and burned, that so he died seised as aforesaid without issue, that by virtue of the said bequest the messuages and shop ought to remain to the said Michael, and that they are not held of the king. (fn. 1)
Nov. 11.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Berkshire. Order to take the fealties of William Brocays and John Golaffre, and to give them livery of the manor of Aldermanston, and the issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Robert de la Mare was thereof seised, and long before his death, by name of Robert Dalamare lord of Aldermanston, gave the same to the said William and John and to their heirs, that they were and are thereof seised, and that it is held in chief; and the late king by letters patent pardoned them for all gifts, alienations and purchases of lands held in chief, and for one mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited their homages until Midsummer day next. (fn. 1)
Nov. 20.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order in presence of James Strangways the younger, Elizabeth his wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Philip Darcy knight son and heir of John lord Darcy, John Conyers and Margery his wife, the other daughter and heir, or of their attorneys, to make a partition into two equal parts of the lands of John lord Darcy, and of those held in dower of that heritage by Elizabeth who was wife of Philip lord Darcy his father, taken into the king's hand by their deaths and by reason of the nonage of the said Elizabeth and Margery, and to give the said James and Elizabeth his wife seisin of her purparty, keeping in the king's hand the purparty of the said Margery, and proviso that either of the heirs and parceners shall have a share of lands held in chief, and be a tenant of the king; as the said James, who took to wife Elizabeth one of the daughters and heirs of Philip son of John, who died within age in ward of the late king, has proved her age before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty. (fn. 2)
To the escheator in Notynghamshire and Derbyshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis; as the said James has proved his wife's age before the escheator in Yorkshire. (fn. 2)
Like writs to the escheators in Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Middlesex, and to the mayor of the town of Calais being escheator therein.
Nov. 24.
Westminster.
To the chancellor in Ireland. Like order, mutatis mutandis, to make a partition etc., and by writs under the great seal of Ireland to give livery of seisin etc. as the manner is; as upon proof of the age of Elizabeth, one of the daughters and heirs of the said Philip, before the escheator in Yorkshire, the king took the fealty of the said James, and gave order to that escheator (as above). (fn. 2)

Footnotes

  • 1. Tested by Humphrey duke of Gloucestre, guardian of England.
  • 2. Tested by Humphrey duke of Gloucestre, guardian of England.