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Dec. 6. Westminster. |
To John Paulet knight. Order under a pain of 40l. on sight etc.
in the octaves of St. Hilary next to send into chancery all charters etc.
in his keeping which concern certain lands in Devon lately acquired
by John Blake deceased of William Horton, cousin and heir of Edmund
Horton; as by reason of a judgment against the deceased rendered
in the parliament last holden at Westminster those lands are taken
as forfeit into the king's hand. |
Dec. 14. Westminster. |
To Robert Persay, Gerard de Lounde, Stephen de Thorp knights,
Richard Aglioun of Beverley, Thomas de Swynton, Nicholas Hastynges,
Thomas Lorymer, Richard Warde, Robert de Thorp, William de
Melyngton, Walter Rudeston of Hayton and William Pauns, lately
with Nicholas Ryse of Beverley appointed in the Estrithing in Yorkshire
collectors of a fifteenth granted by the lords and commons and a tenth
by the citizens and burgesses in the last parliament. Order to levy
and answer for the same, not awaiting the presence of Nicholas Ryse;
as for reasonable causes laid before the king and council the king has
altogether discharged him. |
Dec. 14. Westminster. |
To Edward de Acton escheator in Staffordshire. Order to give
John de Hampton, whose fealty the king has taken, livery of the
manors of Kynefare and Stourton and the office of keeper of
Kynefare forest; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by
Robert de Lee late escheator, that Richard de Hampton at his death
held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but by
gift of William de Pakyngton and others, made with the king's licence,
held the premises for life with remainder to the said John his son and
to the heirs male of John's body, and that the same are held in chief
by a fee farm of 9l. a year. |
Nov. 21. Westminster. |
To Robert Martell one of the justices of the peace in Notynghamshire.
Order upon his fealty to arrest John Bradburne chaplain wherever found,
and deliver him to the officers and ministers of Thomas archbishop of York
the chancellor who have power from the archbishop to receive him; as
the king's highness is informed that contrary to the late prohibition
in churches of that county and elsewhere he is teaching and maintaining
divers heresies and nefarious opinions subversive of sound doctrine
and notoriously tending to impair the orthodox faith, stirring up other
lieges and dwellers in the county to adhere to the same to the manifest
peril of their souls. |
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Nov. 26. Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to proceed with
such speed as they may in a cause pending in the court of the 'Gihalde'
by the king's writ between Margaret who was wife of Richard de Kent of
'Bruggestrete' London late citizen and fishmonger and William Cressewyke, John Neuport, John Lytyll, Clement Spyce, Henry de Chilterne
and Roger de Walden clerk concerning a messuage and appurtenances
in London, notwithstanding the allegation that the defendants ought
not to answer while letters of protection for one year, dated 2 July
last, remain in force, produced by John Neuport in favour of the said
Roger, by name of Roger de Walden clerk treasurer of Calais who
is there abiding on the king's service for safe guard of the town. |
Nov. 30. Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to set free Reynold de Cobham
of Stafforde co. Kent and John Laughe citizen and grocer of London;
as on 24 December 8 Richard II before William Walleworth then mayor
of the staple of Westminster deputed to receive recognisances of debts
therein they made a recognisance to William Fitz Hugh citizen and
goldsmith of London for 202l. payable at St. Peter's Chains then next,
and the king ordered the sheriffs to take their bodies, if laymen, and
keep them in prison until they should pay the debt, causing their
lands and chattels to be extended and appraised, seizing them into
the king's hand in order that livery might be given to the said William
until thereof contented, and certifying their action in chancery at a
day now past; and the sheriffs returned that they committed the
said debtors to prison, and that they had no goods or lands in the
sheriffs' bailiwick; and now the said William has acknowledged in
chancery that he is contented of the debt, and has given up the
recognisance there to be cancelled. |
Dec. 3. Westminster. |
To the collectors in the port of Suthampton of the subsidy of 12d.
in the pound, and the collectors of the petty custom there. Order
to suffer Baldewych Pargea a Lumbard there to lade in a ship and
without payment of custom or subsidy to carry to the pope two cloths
of scarlet, one white cloth, one bed and two woollen pieces of divers
colour, which John bishop of Hereford has purveyed within the realm
and purposes to send by him, any previous command of the king to
the contrary notwithstanding. By C. |
Dec. 2. Westminster. |
To Walter de Clopton justice appointed by writ of nisi prius to take
an inquisition between Ralph Cheyne and Maurice Russell knights
and John Wyndesore concerning the manor of Lutton co. Dorset.
Order, upon petition of the defendant, if the same ought by law to be
taken without advising the king, to proceed so carefully therein that
no hurt or prejudice to the king arise, and that the king suffer no
disherison thereby; as by letters patent of 17 August 10 Richard II
the king by a mainprise committed to the defendant the keeping of
the said manor, taken into the king's hand by the death of William
de Wyndesore knight, so long as it should be in his hand, yearly
rendering at the exchequer the extent thereof; and now his petition
shews that by taking the inquisition he fears hurt and prejudice may
arise to the king and himself through certain lieges scheming to defraud the king of his right. |
Dec. 24. Westminster. |
To the justice of Suthwales, and to Master John Davy the king's
chamberlain and receiver in Kermerthynshire and Kerdyganshire in
Suthwales. Order to arrest and safe keep until further order all
goods and chattels of Roger Nasshe late chamberlain and receiver
there which may be found in those parts; as he is dead, and was
bound to the king in great sums. |
Dec. 27. Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Norhampton for election of a coroner instead
of William Muscote, who is dead. |