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Feb. 21.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Northumberland. Order to take of
Elizabeth who was wife of John Hastynges knight an oath etc.,
and in presence of the next friends of Edmund Hastynges son
and heir of the said John, a minor in ward of the king, or of their
attorney, to assign her dower. |
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1441. |
Dec. 5.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Salop and the march of Wales adjacent.
Order to give Henry Grey knight seisin of his purparty of the
manor of 'Place Dynas' in the said march; as upon the finding
of an inquisition, taken before Robert Wydecombe late escheator,
that Edward Charleton knight was thereof seised, and without
licence of the king gave the same to John Fitz Piers and to the
heirs of his body, with reversion to his own right heirs, that the
manor is held in chief by the service of the fortieth part of one
knight's fee, that the said John died thereof seised in fee tail
without issue, and that Joyce wife of John Tiptoft knight,
daughter of the said Edward, and Henry Grey her cousin, namely
son of Joan his other daughter, are his next heirs, Joyce being of
full age, and the manor being taken into the king's hand by
death of John Fitz Piers and by reason of the said trespass, the
king pardoned that trespass, for a fine paid in the hanaper
respited until a day now past the homage of John Tiptoft due
for the same and for the manor of Lydoum co. Salop by reason
of issue between him and his wife begotten, and ordered the late
escheator to take of him and his wife security for payment of
their relief at the exchequer, in presence of the said John and
Joyce and of the next friends of the said Henry, or of their
attorneys, to make a partition of the manor into two equal parts
and, having at another time ordered that escheator to take the
said John's fealty, to give him and the said Joyce seisin of her
purparty, keeping in his hand the purparty of the said Henry
until further order; and the said Henry proved his age before
the late escheator, and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king
has respited until a day yet to come his homage and fealty due
for the same, for the lands of John Grey his father and of Joan
late the wife of John Grey, and for his purparties of the lands of
his heritage held by Edmund earl of March, Joan duchess of
York who was wife of Henry Bromflete knight, and in dower or
for life by Anne who was wife of the said earl of the heritage of
Richard duke of York, son of Anne one of the sisters of the said
earl, and of the heritage of the said Joyce and Henry. |
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1442. |
Jan. 22.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the subsidy of 3s. upon every tun of wine
in the port of London. Order to deliver without payment of
such subsidy to John earl of Huntyngdoun 55 tuns of wine of
Gascony, there bought and purveyed for use and consumption of
his household and brought to London, suffering him to take
them out of port for that purpose. |
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1441. |
Dec. 15.
Westminster. |
To the customers in the port of Dovorre. Order without taking
custom or subsidy to deliver to William bishop of Salisbury or to
his deputy four 'tappittes' of 'verdure,' three 'copbourdclothes' and one chamber of 'verdure' bought and purveyed
over sea for use and consumption of his household and not for
traffic, as William Hambalde clerk has made oath in chancery. |
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1442. |
Feb. 1.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the subsidy of 3s. upon every tun of wine
and 12d. in the pound in the port of London. Order to deliver
to John earl of Huntyngdoun or his deputies without payment of
the subsidy thirty tuns of wine of Gascony sent to him thence
for consumption of his household, as Peter Paulle has made oath
in chancery. |
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Westminster. |
To the customers in the port of Dovorre. Order to deliver to
James Fenys the king's esquire or to his deputy without payment
of custom or subsidy eight 'tappitz' of 'verdure,' four 'banquers'
and one 'chaumber' of 'verdure,' bought and purveyed in foreign
parts laded in a ship of Calais called 'le Pleinte,' and brought to
the said port for his use for stocking his household, as he has
made oath in chancery, any former command of the king to the
contrary notwithstanding. |
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1441. |
Nov. 4.
Westminster. |
Gift to Nicholas Cecyll chaplain of the prebend of Stone within
the king's castle of Hastynges, void by resignation of Master John
Druell. |
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Mandate to John Faukes the king's clerk, dean of his chapel of
Hastynges, to admit and instal the said Nicholas. |
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Vacated, because otherwise upon the Patent Roll for this year.
[Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1441–1446, p. 60.] |
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1442. |
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Membrane 14. |
Feb. 15.
Westminster. |
To John Fortescu the chief justice. Order for particular
causes specially moving the king to proceed to take assizes,
juries and certificates arraigned in Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent,
Surrey, Sussex and Middlesex according to letters patent of
28 January last to him and William Paston, although by writ of
20 January last the king willed that the said John be chief
justice to hold pleas before the king, commanding him to busy
himself about that office, and notwithstanding the statute published in a parliament holden at Westminster in 13 Henry IV,
that the statute of 8 Richard II should be observed, whereby
order was made that no man of law shall be a justice of assize
or gaol delivery in his own country, that the chief justice of the
Common Bench shall among others be appointed a justice of
assize and gaol delivery, that as to the chief justice of the Kings
Bench it shall be done as used to be done for the greater part of
a hundred years past, and that no chief justice of the Kings
Bench should be a justice of assize in any county within the
realm save Lancashire; but in order to save the king's prerogative order was made that the later statute should be in force
during his pleasure. By K. |
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To William Paston late one of the justices appointed to take
assizes, juries and certificates in Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent,
Surrey, Sussex and Middlesex. Order to have all writs, records
and processes of assizes etc. in those counties which are not yet
determined, and all writings therein pleaded which are in his
keeping, before himself and John Fortescu the justices now so
appointed, that they may further deal therein according to law
and custom of the realm. |
Feb. 21.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order for election of a verderer of
the forest of 'Northpederton' instead of Richard Popham, who
is too sick and aged to exercise that office. |
Jan. 20.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to give Richard
Bilsby, son and heir of Thomas Bilsby, seisin of his father's
lands; as he proved his age before Robert Waslyn late escheator,
and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. |
Feb. 6.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriffs of York for election of a coroner in that
city instead of Thomas Leverton, who is too sick and aged to
exercise that office, as the king has learned. |
Feb. 16.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Norffolk for election of a coroner instead
of Robert Randes, who is insufficiently qualified. |
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1441. |
Nov. 28.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire for election of a coroner
instead of William Leventhorp, who is insufficiently qualified. |
Dec. 20.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Surrey for election of a verderer in
Wyndesore forest instead of Thomas Neuton, who is dead. |
