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July 1.
Chelmsford. |
To the collectors in the port of Sandewich. Order, upon petition
of William Bedelewe and others, merchants of Ireland, to view divers
letters of cocket by them produced in chancery, and if thereby assured
that the goods and merchandise by them cocketed in Ireland are
those now newly put in six small vessels called 'hakebotes' of Flanders
to be taken thither, and were not exposed for sale at Sandewich, order
to dearrest the said vessels and goods and deliver them to the said
merchants, suffering them without a second payment of custom or
subsidy to pass to Flanders in order to make their advantage thereof;
as they have shewn that they laded those goods in a ship of Wynchelse
called 'le Plenteth,' Adam Ossemonde master, to be taken thither, and
paid in Ireland the custom due thereupon, as by the said letters appears,
that they put the same in the six small vessels, for that the said ship
on the voyage was by a storm and contrary winds driven to Sandewich
and there lost, and that by colour thereof the collectors have arrested
and are detaining vessels and goods. |
July 29.
Henley. |
To all sheriffs, mayors, constables, bailiffs, ministers etc. to whom
etc. Writ de intendendo in favour of the president of the Hospital
of St. John of Jerusalem in England for the time being appointed or
his deputy, and order, as they would avoid the king's wrath, upon
the suit, certificate or information of the president to arrest and
deliver to him all brethren of the Hospital whom they shall find
wandering to and fro about the country, to be chastised according
to the discipline and rule of their order; as the king has learned
that certain of the brethren, despising their profession and casting
off their habit, some also persisting in their habit but abandoning
themselves by reason of this vacancy and for lack of a pastor to
insolence and folly, are wandering from country to country in
rebellion against the said president, squandering the goods of the
Hospital, and doing daily many things to the scandal of their
order and the peril of their souls. By K. |
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Et erat patens. |
July 16.
St. Albans. |
To William Walshale escheator in Salop. Order to give Thomas son
of Philip Tope, which Philip was brother of Roger Tope father of
William Tope deceased tenant by knight service of Edmund de Mortuo
Mari earl of March son and heir of Roger the late earl and late a minor
in the late king's wardship, the said Thomas being cousin and heir
of the said William, livery of his said cousin's lands; as he has proved
his age before the escheator, and on proof of the said Edmund's age
the late king took his homage and fealty and commanded livery to
be given him of his father's lands. |
July 23.
Berkhampstead. |
To William de Skipwith the younger, escheator in Lincolnshire.
Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the
manor of Kirketon in Lyndesey, the knights' fees, advowsons, wards,
marriages etc. thereto belonging excepted, saving to Joan princess of
Wales the king's mother her dower, and delivering up any issues thereof
taken since the death of Thomas de Felton; as the king has learned
by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that by the late king's licence
Edward prince of Wales his father granted that manor, which is held
in chief by homage and fealty for all services, to the said Thomas
and Joan his wife (yet living) for their lives, reserving the knights'
fees etc.; and the king has taken the homage of Joan late the wife
of Thomas. |
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To the same. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no
further with the manor of Aslakby, delivering any issues thereof
taken since the death of Thomas de Felton knight to Joan late his
wife and Sibyl their daughter; as the king has learned by inquisition,
taken by the escheator, that by gift of Hugh Fastolf and William de
Rudham clerk, made with the late king's licence, the said Thomas at
his death held the same jointly with the said Joan and Sibyl, and
that it is held in chief except certain parcels therein which are held
of others than the king; and he has taken the fealty of Joan and Sibyl. |
July 12.
St. Albans. |
To the bailiffs of Scardeburgh. Order to put Alice de Wakefeld,
sister of Henry bishop of Worcester, in full possession of certain lands
and rents in that town as before the insurrection, maintaining and
defending her therein, and on the king's behalf telling any who claim
right or title to the same to sue according to law after she has obtained
possession, if they shall think fit: as by her complaint the king has
learned that great number of evildoers caused and procured her to be
thrust out of the same, whereof she was in peaceable possession until
disseised by unlawful violence and insurrection of the people of the
town contrary to their allegiance, the premises being yet unlawfully
occupied by those who so disseised her. By K. |
