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Dec. 1.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order, when required by
Thomas Tyle the king's butler, to admit Nicholas Symcok to the
office of coroner in the city of London, taking of him an oath to behave
well so long as he shall be therein; as that office pertains to the said
butler, who has made the said Nicholas his substitute, being engaged
at the king's command upon divers business in divers parts of the
realm. By bill of the butler. |
Nov. 22.
Westminster. |
To John Parker of Olneye escheator in Bedfordshire. Order to cause
the abbot of Wobourne to have seisin of a messuage, 30 acres of land
and 2 acres of meadow in Everesholt held by John Page hanged for
felony; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator,
that the premises have been in his hand a year and a day, that the
said John held them of the abbot, and that William de Otteford late
escheator had the year and a day and the waste thereof. |
Dec. 1.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order to arrest
and imprison until further order, according to the statutes, all those
who shall be found by night or day making confederacies, congregations, unlawful assemblies or other mischief in that town, going armed,
bearing arms or leading an armed power to the disturbance of the
peace, and others who may be notoriously suspected, and by true men
of their bailiwick to make inquisition of the names of such evildoers,
their evildoings and those that harbour them, and likewise to arrest
and imprison those who shall be indicted concerning the premises;
as in the statute published at Winchester in the time of King
Edward [I] it is contained that if any strange passengers be found
by night in cities, boroughs or towns they shall be by the watch
arrested until the morrow, and if suspicion be had of them they shall
be delivered to the sheriff's custody, who shall receive them without
gainsaying, and if they shall not suffer themselves to be arrested
hue and cry shall be raised upon them, and the watch with the whole
town and neighbouring towns shall pursue them with hue and cry
until taken and delivered to the sheriff; and likewise in the statute
published at Norhampton in 2 Edward III it is contained that, with
particular exceptions therein specified, no man of whatsoever estate
or condition shall go with armed force, lead any force to the disturbance
of the peace, ride or go armed by day or night in fairs, markets or in
presence of justices or other the king's ministers or elsewhere under pain
of losing their arms and of imprisonment; and in the statute published
at Westminster in 5 Edward III it is contained that if suspicion of evildoing by day or night be had against any called 'roberdesmen,'
'wastours' and 'draughlacches,' they shall be straightway arrested
and delivered to the custody of constables of towns, of the bailiffs
of liberties if arrested within liberties, and of the sheriffs if without,
to be imprisoned until the coming of justices for gaol delivery; and
now the king is informed that great number of evildoers and disturbers
of the peace, fearing not the said statutes and pains, have heretofore
made and cease [not] daily to make unlawful assemblies etc. by night
and day in that town and neighbouring places, have gone and go armed
and bearing arms wander hither and thither, laying snares for men
coming to or from the town and those dwelling therein, beating,
wounding and evil treating them, robbing some of their property
and goods, and daily committing many other hurts and mischiefs
not to be borne, in contempt of the king, in breach of the peace and
to the terror of the people in those parts. |
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Et erat patens. |
Dec. 7.
Westminster. |
To the keeper or farmer of the lordship of Weysford in Ireland
for the time being. Order to pay to John Botelston 10l. a year until
the lawful age of the heir of John de Hastynges earl of Pembroke, and
the arrears for Easter and Michaelmas terms last, suffering him to
hold the office of constable of Weysford castle and chief serjeant of that
county, and to take the fees and profits of old time belonging to
that serjeanty; as for his good service the late king on 10 January in
the 50th year of his reign granted that office to the said John Botelston
until the lawful age of the said heir, taking for his fee for the office of
constable 10l. a year and for the said serjeanty the fees and profits
aforesaid, which grant the king confirmed on 27 November last. |
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Et erat patens. |
Dec. 8.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs, mayors, the king's bailiffs, ministers, lieges and
subjects, clerks and laymen, to whom etc. Order, upon petition
presented by the commons of England before the king and council
in this parliament, not to suffer Master John de Shepeye clerk to
take possession in the deanery of Lincoln by colour of the pope's
collation or of bulls or processes brought to England for the purpose,
or to take any profit thereof, until the chancellor shall view the
agreement made between the pope and the late king, and take order
concerning what is contained in the said petition on behalf of the
king and the parties, if any will make special complaint; as that
petition shews that in the treaty between the pope and the late king
made by ambassadors and legates sent to Flanders on either side it
was agreed that the pope should abstain from provisions and collations
whatsoever by way of reservation of benefices in England, and
especially of elective dignities, provided the late king would refrain
from presenting or collating to benefices which concern his regality
and are alleged to be void by ancient voidance, which article the
said king's ambassadors were charged to sue for to the best of their
power, and that although on the cessation of the reservation aforesaid
the late king specially wrote for confirmation of certain elections of
elective benefices made after that agreement, certain of those legates
after the said treaty and contrary to the effect thereof obtained of
the pope as well elective dignities for which the king so wrote as great
number of other benefices, wherefore prayer is now made to the king
for remedy; and it is now newly come to the king's ears that the
said John, who was with others a legate specially deputed in the
matter, being aware of the premises but hiding the truth touching
the said treaty, and preferring his own advantage, has craftily procured the pope's collation to the said deanery, an elective benefice
whereto Richard de Ravenser the king's clerk was first duly
elected, the pope it is believed knowing nought of such election nor
being mindful of the said agreement, and in contempt of the king,
to the hurt of the church of Lincoln and the prejudice of the whole
realm and church of England has caused bulls and processes to be
brought hither in order to take possession thereof. By pet. of parl. |
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Et erat patens. |
Dec. 17.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs and the aldermen of London. Order
to suffer the widow women of the city to enjoy all liberties and free
customs which they used to have time out of mind, not troubling or
charging them in aught, and correcting any wrong done to them, that
henceforth they may have no cause of complaint; as the king is
informed that time out of mind they have been quit of tallages and
all manner of contributions. It is the king's will that anything done
contrary to those liberties by force or constraint shall not be turned to
their prejudice. By p.s. [190.] |
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Et erat patens. |
Dec. 4.
Westminster. |
To John de Stourton escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Order to
cause Maurice son and heir of Ralph Russell knight to have seisin
of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before John Tomere
and John Leddrede specially appointed for the purpose, and the
king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [175.] |
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The like to Thomas de Illeston escheator in the county of
Suthampton. |
