Close Rolls, Richard II: July 1389 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1922.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: July 1389', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392, (London, 1922) pp. 2-13. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol4/pp2-13 [accessed 22 April 2024]

July 1389



July 20. Westminster.	To the men and tenants of the king's town of Guldeforde for the time being. Order to pay to Master William Wynford one of the late king's masons 10l. a year during his life, and the arrears since 14 November 7 Richard II, on which date for good service to the late king the king granted him for life from Michaelmas then last 10l. a year of the fee farm of the said town, in recompense for 10l. a year granted him by the late king.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 31.
July 16. Westminster.	To Thomas de Holand earl of Kent constable of the Tower of London, or to his lieutenant. Order to suffer John Rypoun chaplain, in his custody in the Tower, to have the tonsure as beseems his order of priest. By C.
July 17. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Norffolk for election of a coroner instead of Thomas Cursoun of Lenne, who is insufficiently qualified.
July 15. Westminster.	Like order to the sheriff of Bukingham for election of a coroner instead of William Resceyveour, who is dead.
June 28. Westminster.	Like order to the sheriff of York for election of a coroner instead of John de Brerehay, who is insufficiently qualified.
July 6. Westminster.	To Thomas earl of Kent constable of the Tower of London, or to his lieutenant. Order to have Adam Fryday, imprisoned in the Tower by command of the king, this instant Thursday in chancery, to answer touching what shall be laid before him.
July 8. Westminster.	To the same. Order to have John Poleyn, likewise imprisoned in the Tower, this instant Friday in chancery (as the last).
July 7. Westminster.	To the mayor and aldermen of London. Order to proceed in a plea pending before them at suit of Stephen Brunne citizen and pepperer of London upon a bill for delivery of a bond, notwithstanding the king's writ of supersedeas; as upon petition of John Beaufront citizen and woolmonger of London, shewing that he and William de Lubbenham of Norhamptonshire merchant impleaded the said Stephen before the justices of the Bench for a debt of 400l., counting that on 27 October 48 Edward III at London in the parish of Allhallows in Langbourne ward he gave them his bond in 400l. payable on the eve of Easter then next, that scheming to hinder that suit and defraud them of the debt, by name of Stephen Brunne citizen and grocer of London, administrator of William Berkham citizen and grocer deceased intestate, he is suing a bill in the 'Gihalde' chamber of London against the said John, averring that on 4 October 49 Edward III in the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle London by writing indented the said John granted that he would give up to the intestate all bonds etc. whereby he was bound to the said John and William de Lubbenham, and that the intestate should go quit without impeachment or arrest of body or goods at their suit, upon condition that between that date and Allhallows then next or eight days after the intestate should deliver to them or one of them, their attorneys or assigns, cloths to the value of 200l., the said John paying him 40l. upon such delivery, and averring that at Winchester a market town on the fourth day after Allhallows the intestate delivered cloths to the value aforesaid, as appeared by certificates of true men under seal of the mayoralty of Winchester, wherefore the said John was bound to give up the said bond, and because he gave it not up to the intestate in his life time, that action lies on behalf of the said Stephen as administrator, and the said John shewed that if this were done the suit for debt upon the said bond, which had been carried to judgment in the king's court, would be brought to nought, craving remedy and the king's aid, the king being aware that it was not lawful or reasonable that a matter pending in his court, or aught of substance affecting the same, should be treated in a lower court, or that any of the parties should be compelled to answer in such lower court, and being assured by view of the record and process, produced in chancery, that the matter touching that bond was pending as aforesaid, by the said writ ordered the mayor and aldermen to stay the suit for delivery of the bond while the plea of debt was so pending; but the said John and William de Lubbenham appeared not before the said justices, but made default, and so the plea of debt is no more pending in the king's court, as appears by the record and process likewise produced in chancery.
	To Walter de Clopton and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to command an inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and Joan who was wife of John Blake, otherwise called John Blake of Loddeford deceased who forfeited to the king, to be taken before one of the king's justices, namely whether certain lands etc. in Westwamford co. Devon, a third part of one ferling of land in Northcote and of another ferling there, yearly rents of 30s. issuing from lands in Irisshe, Bernhouse, Bowode and Wode, 35s. from lands in Wolferworthy, and 30s. 1d. from lands in Hertilond hundred, certain lands etc. in Bradeworthy, the manor of Heghene, certain lands in Chapele and a rent of assize of 65s. 1d. a year, and yearly rents of 6l. 10s. issuing from lands etc. in Yadebury and Rogecombe in the hundred of Wyther, and 24s. to be taken of lands in Pacchecote, contained in divers inquisitions taken before John Kentwode knight and William Horbury knight the king's commissioners are the same as two messuages, two carucates of land, 5 acres of wood and 12s. of rent in Westwanford, yearly rents of 30s. issuing from lands in Irisshe otherwise Illersshe, Bernhouse otherwise Berehouse, Bewode and Wode, 35s. from two messuages and two carucates of land in Wolferworthy, and 30s. 1d. from two messuages and two carucates of land in Hertilond, four carucates of land in Horton, Kemeworthy and Bradeworthy, the manor of Haeghene and one messuage therein, a rent of assize of 6l. 16s. issuing from three messuages and three carucates of land in Haeghene, a yearly rent of 6l. 10s. issuing from three messuages and three carucates of land in Yadebury and Rogecombe in the hundred of Southmulton and Clistbrigge, a yearly rent of 24s. issuing from two messuages and two carucates of land in Pacchecote otherwise Passhcote, a messuage and one carucate of land in Haeghen, two messuages and three carucates of land in Chapele, a yearly rent of 65s. 1d. issuing from two messuages and three carucates of land in Chapelle otherwise Whitchapelle, and two messuages and half a ferling of land in Northcote in the manor of Sheftbeare which were of John Blake, specified in an inquisition taken before William Rikhille and John Cassy the king's commissioners, and whether on the day of his forfeiture, namely 1 October 10 Richard II, or after John Blake had any other estate therein but in right of the said Joan and of joint feoffment with her or no.
July 8. Westminster.	To Thomas de Holand earl of Kent constable of the Tower of London, or to his lieutenant. Order of the king's kindness, at the instant petition for pardon of Adam Friday (fn. 1) committed to the Tower for certain misprisions contrary to the peace, to set him free by mainprise of Thomas Gerberge, Thomas Hengrave, Robert Denne and John Colvyle knights, who have mainperned under a pain of 200l. for his good behaviour toward the people, and that he shall maintain and procure maintenance of no quarrel, especially concerning the church of Walsoken. By p.s. [5302.]
July 10. Westminster.	To the keeper of the king's gaol of Old Sarum or his representative there. Order to deliver to John bishop of Salisbury or to his commissary, for chastisement according to law, Richard Talton, John Romesey, Robert Paniot, William Beumynstre, Lawrence Loupe, Roger Lonehulle and William Coue there imprisoned for certain errors and articles contrary to the catholic faith by them publicly preached it is said; as the king's will is that they be chastised according to their deserts, and he has commanded the bishop to receive them.
	Mandate accordingly to the said bishop.
July 12. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of London, and the collectors there of 3s. upon every tun of wine. Order, upon petition of Thomas Baret one of the brokers of the staple of Calais, to take of him security that he shall bring the same to Calais and nowhere else, and to suffer him in the port of London to lade twelve tuns of wine in ships and, after payment of customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, to take them over to Calais for his sustenance and sustenance of eleven brokers there his fellows, any former command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding.
July 1. Westminster.	To the keepers of the passage in the port of London, and the collectors there of the subsidy of 3s. upon every tun of wine. Order, upon petition of Thomas Caumbrigge one of the (said) brokers, to suffer him in that port to lade in ships three tuns of wine for the consumption of his household and one pipe to make his advantage thereof, and without taking custom or subsidy of those tuns to suffer him, after payment of customs etc. upon the said pipe, to take the wine over to Calais, any command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding; as Richard Horpol citizen and 'fisshemonger' and Henry Cotyngham citizen and 'felmonger' of London have mainperned in chancery under a pain of the value thereof that he shall take the same to Calais and nowhere else, and shall not sell those tuns in gross or at retail.
July 15. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of Cantebrigge. Prohibition at their peril against causing trouble or hurt to John Colchestre 'litstere' in body, lands, property or goods by reason of a plea before them in the court of Cantebrigge town and judgment in an assize of fresh force concerning 10s. of rent there between John Blankpayn plaintiff and John Colchestre and John Morpath 'gryndere' defendants; as at suit of the defendants, submitting that error crept into the record and process and the rendering of judgment, the king by writ lately ordered the mayor and bailiffs, as he ordered them at other times, to send the record and process into chancery under seal and all things which concern the same, or to signify the cause wherefore they would not or might not execute his former command; and they signified that no such cause is pending in the said court, and no such judgment is rendered.
	Membrane 30.
July 10. Westminster.	To Thomas Barentyn escheator in Berkshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Eton Hastynges; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by John Dautre clerk and John Thame late escheator, that by feoffment of Fulk de Pembrugge knight Robert Tresilian knight, convicted at the parliament last holden at Westminster of divers treasons and adjudged to die, held that manor for life and one year longer, with reversion to the said Fulk and his heirs in right of his wife. By p.s. [5337?] (fn. 2)
July 30. Westminster.	To the collectors in the port of London of the petty custom and of 3s. upon every tun of wine, and to the keepers of the passage there. Order, upon petition of Thomas Garnet citizen of London, to take of him security for which they will answer that he shall take the same to Calais and nowhere else, and to suffer him to lade in ships and, after payment of customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, to take over to Calais thirteen tuns one pipe of red wine for his advantage and for victualling the town.
	Membrane 29.
July 6. Westminster.	To William Kymberlee escheator in Essex. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with 8 acres of land in Rocheford and 4 acres of land in Little Stanbregge, delivering to Emma and Cicely daughters of Robert son of Robert Edolph any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by John Rokelle late escheator, that at his death Robert the son held no lands in chief whereby the wardship of his land and heir ought to pertain to the king, but held the land in Rocheford in his demesne as of fee, the land in Little Stanbregge in fee tail to him and the heirs of his body, all of others than the king, and that his said daughters are his next heirs and of full age.
	To the same. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning 32 acres of land in Great Stanbregge, which the said Robert the son held as jointly enfeoffed with Joan his wife of others than the king.
July 1. Westminster.	To Roger Manyngforde escheator in Somerset. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning the manors of Oterhampton, Chilton Tryvet, Puryton and Crandoun, a messuage and one carucate of land in Yerde and the advowson of Oterhampton church; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Thomas Tryvet knight at his death held the premises of others than the king as jointly enfeoffed with Elizabeth his wife by gift of John Clynton and Matthew Gurnay knights, Richard Mareys and Robert Wrenche to them and the heirs of their bodies.
	Vacated because otherwise below.
July 14. Westminster.	To the king's lieutenant in Ireland, the keeper of the great seal, the justices of either Bench, the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer in Ireland for the time being. Order, if assured that all queens time out of mind have had by reason of their prerogative a fee called the queen's gold of certain fines made in Ireland to the use of the king's forefathers, as it is shewn on her behalf, to cause the same to be levied of fines before them or one of them made, and answer to be made to Queen Anne for it, as used to be done to other queens; as certain men going about to do away the custom heretofore approved are refusing to pay that fee, wherefore instant prayer is made to the king to save her harmless.
	Et erat patens.
June 30. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of Lenne. Order, upon petition of John Waryn and James Hubbynge, both of Lenne, to take of them security that they shall not take the same to Scotland under pain of double the value thereof, and after coming to England shall be ready under the said pain to serve in the king's service when required, and to dearrest a ship called 'la Michel' of Lenne, laded by the said John with goods and merchandise to be taken to Norwey, and another called 'la Margarete' of Lenne likewise laded by the said James, which are arrested among other ships and vessels, suffering them after payment of customs, subsidies etc. to pass therewith to Norwey, any ordinances or commands to the contrary notwithstanding, and certifying such security in chancery, with a copy of this writ.
July 1. Westminster.	To the collectors in the port of London of the petty custom and the subsidy of 12d. in the pound granted to the king by the lords and commons in the last parliament. Order, upon petition of Celestrerius de Nigro of Genoa, to take of him security that he shall bring it to Genoa and nowhere else, and to suffer him after payment of customs, subsidies etc. to take over a barrel filled with vessels of pewter by him newly laded in a tarit of Genoa called the 'Sanctus Nicholaus et Sancta Clara,' Tiramus Bonard master or owner (patronus), certifying in chancery such security and all their dealing in the matter; as the king considers his prayer to be reasonable.
July 2. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of London and the river Thames, Dovorre or Sandewich. Order without taking custom or subsidy to suffer two woollen cloths, two cloths of 'worstede' and a piece of cloth of 'Reynes,' all of Queen Anne, to be laded in a ship in one of those ports and taken over to foreign parts to be delivered to the empress her mother; with proviso that no other goods or merchandise be taken thither in that ship by colour of this command without payment of subsidy and custom.
July 3. Westminster.	To the keeper of the marshalsea prison of the household, and to his representative. Order to cause John Ewelle there imprisoned to come before Henry de Percy earl of Northumberland and brother John Radyngton prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England as often as by them or one of them required, to do and receive what shall by them be ordered in the king's name. By C.
July 5. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Writ of supersedeas, if assured by inquisition or otherwise that brother Nicholas English (Anglici), prior of the alien priory of Blida, paid to the king his whole farm for the priory until the grant to Master John Middelton, and likewise after the revocation of that grant, in respect of their demand upon Robert de Morton, John Gaytforde, Hugh Hareworth, Thomas Thwayt and Ellis Parissoun to answer or account for arrears of farms and rents of the lands etc. of that priory, and order to discharge them, notwithstanding their appointment by the king to collect and safe keep all such arrears of lands of the priory in England, and all farms, dues and rents of such as have refused to pay them, causing answer to be made to the king for them, and notwithstanding that their attorney by inadvertence was sworn to render account; as they have shewn the king that on 5 December 3 Richard II by a mainprise he committed to the prior the keeping of the priory and the lands etc. thereto belonging from 22 June 1 Richard II so long as the war with France should last, rendering 50 marks a year, that on 4 April 8 Richard II the king granted to Master John de Middelton the keeping of the same during the war, rendering 53 marks a year, that on 16 December 9 Richard II, willing that the prior should have again the keeping thereof, according to an ordinance made in parliament in 1 Richard II and affirmed after by the king, he revoked the last grant, that on 6 February 9 Richard II at suit of the prior, upon information that great number of the farms, dues and rents aforesaid were in arrear, and that unless contented of them he might not answer for his farm, the king appointed the said Robert and the others to levy and answer to the king for all arrears, and all farms, debts and rents of such as refused to pay the same, and that the treasurer and the barons are distraining them to answer for such arrears, although the prior has paid his farm for the whole time that he has occupied the priory, praying for remedy; and it was not the king's intent that answer should be made for the farm twice over. By C.
July 6. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order to cause James de Lustrac esquire, imprisoned in Neugate prison, to come before the council at Westminster this instant Thursday, to answer touching what shall be by the council laid against him.
	By C. upon information of the earl of Northumberland.
	To William Venour and Nicholas Exton collectors in the port of London of the custom and subsidy upon wool, hides and woolfells. Order to pay to Henry de Percy or his attorney 500l., whereof the king has made him an assignment by a tally levied at the receipt of the exchequer, any former command to the contrary or any assignment to another person notwithstanding. By C.
	Like writs to the collectors in the following ports:
	Great Jernemuth, John Elys and Alexander Fastolf collectors of the same for 200l.
	Gippewich, Robert Waleys and Geoffrey Sterlyng collectors etc. for 65l. 13s. 4d.
	Lenne, John Drewe and John Kepe collectors of the subsidy of 3s. upon every tun of wine and 12d. in the pound for 200l.
	Kyngeston upon Hull. William Ponde and John Colthorp collectors of the custom and subsidy upon wool etc. for 300l.
	Newcastle upon Tyne. Sampson Hardynge and Robert Olyver collectors of the same for 200l.
	Kyngeston upon Hull. John Colthorpe and William Ponde collectors of the same for 666l. 13s. 4d.
	St. Botolphs town. Robert Sutton and Philip Gernoun collectors of the same for 666l. 13s. 4d.
	Suthampton. John Thorp and John Polymoud collectors of the same for 300l.
July 17. Westminster.	To Nicholas Exton and William Venour collectors (as above). Like order to pay the said Henry 200l. By C.
	Like writs to the collectors of the said custom and subsidy in the following ports:
	St. Botolphs town. Robert Sutton and Philip Gernoun for 100l.
	Newcastle upon Tyne. Sampson Hardyng and Robert Olyver for 56l. 13s. 4d. by two tallies.
	Kyngeston upon Hull. William Ponde and John Colthorp for 100l. by one tally.
July 6. Westminster.	To the mayor, sheriff and bailiffs of Bristol, the customers, the collectors of 12d. in the pound and the keepers of the passage in that port. Order, upon petition of Angelus Ciba merchant of Genoa, to suffer him to bring to London a tarit of Genoa called the 'Sanctus Antonius,' Peter Sussard of Genoa master or owner (patronus), and the goods therein, and to the sheriff to cause proclamation to be made in the town and suburbs that any who for the king or for themselves will sue for tarit and goods against the petitioner, or will give information to the king and council, shall sue with the king and council, when the king will cause justice to be done, certifying in chancery the proclamation made and all their dealing; as his petition shews that in the parts of Romania in Greece the tarit was freighted by the petitioner and his fellows with 'alum' and other wares to be brought to London, that on the voyage it was taken at sea by the masters and seamen of certain ships then coming from Baioun, and brought to Bristol, upon pretence that the same were enemies' goods, which they are not, and that the mayor etc. are unlawfully keeping tarit and goods under arrest, purposing not to deliver them to the petitioner without special command of the king, although he [has shewn] the charter of freight and other clear evidences that the goods are Genoese and the tarit is freighted to London; and Reynold Grille, Lionel de Vivaldis, Aaron de Marinis and Benedict Lomelyn merchants of Genoa have mainperned in chancery under a pain of double the value of tarit and wares that he shall bring the same safe to London, and that they shall be ready to answer for the value thereof to the king and to any others who will for the king or themselves sue for or lay claim to the tarit or wares on any day to be set them until Martinmas next, in case it shall be proved before the king and council and adjudged that tarit and wares or any parcel thereof pertain to the king's enemies. By C.
	Membrane 28.
June 24. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Hertford. Order by mainprise of William Melman of Watteford of Hertfordshire, Robert Gardener, John Whisley and William Bradford 'brewer,' all of London, to set free Thomas Longe of St. Albans, imprisoned at suit of the king and Thomas atte Welde for leaving the service of Thomas atte Welde before the term agreed.
	To Walter Clopton and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to cause an inquisition whereupon John Marham has put himself, being impeached for treason and felony by the commons in the parliament lately holden at Westminster, and especially by knights coming to that parliament for the commonalty of the city of London, as principal and leader in the insurrection raised by certain rebels, and being excepted from the king's grace, to be taken before the said justices or one of them.
June 28. Westminster.	To the constable of the Tower of London and to his lieutenant. Order to receive Thomas the esquire of John de Say knight from one who shall deliver the said Thomas to them in the king's name, and to keep him in custody in the Tower until further order. By C.
July 2. Westminster.	To the captain, warden or constable of Bamburgh castle for the time being. Order to suffer Joan who was wife of Donald Hesilrygge during her life to be quit of 16s. which she used to render yearly to that castle for truncage by reason of the place of Eslyngton; as for good service before her marriage and after rendered to his father and mother the king has pardoned her that sum. By p.s. [5284.] Et erat patens.
	To the sheriff of Northumberland for the time being. (Like) order concerning 4l. yearly which the said Joan used to render at the exchequer by the sheriff's hands for the farm of Eslyngton, 14d. yearly for the cornage of the barony of Eslyngton, and 3s. yearly for suit at the county [court]. By p.s. (the same writ).
	Et erat patens.
July 10. Westminster.	To William Kymberley escheator in Essex. Order to give Elizabeth who was the wife of John de Neville of Raby knight livery of the manor of Claveryng with the half hundred of Claveryng and certain lands etc. called 'Catmerehalle'; as by divers writs the king ordered the escheators of divers counties in presence of Ralph de Neville knight son and heir of the said John or of his attorney to assign her dower, having commanded the prior of Durham to take of her an oath that she should not marry without licence of the king; and not being dowered by virtue of those writs, nor minded to be dowered by such escheators, she petitioned the king to assign her dower in chancery, ordering livery to be given her; and willing so to do the king ordered the sheriffs of London to give notice to the said Ralph to be in chancery at a day now past, if he should think fit, who returned that they gave him notice; and he appeared by John Hertilpole his attorney, and could say nought wherefore she ought not to have dower of all her husband's lands, whereby it was determined that dower should be assigned her in chancery, and livery given her; and having taken of her an oath as aforesaid, the king has assigned her the said manor, half hundred and lands in Essex, a messuage and appurtenances in the parish of St. Olave 'Mugwelstrete' in the city of London, the manor of Bolton co. Cumberland, a yearly rent to be taken of the cornage of Cumberland, and a rent of 38l. 15s., namely one moiety to be taken of a rent of 27l. 16s. 3½d. in Newcastle upon Tyne and the other of a rent of 90l. 16s. 8d. there.
	To Amandus Mounceux escheator in Cumberland. Order to give the said Elizabeth livery of the manor of Bolton and a rent of the cornage of Cumberland, the king having taken of her an oath etc.
	Like writs to the following:
	Nicholas Twyforde mayor of the city of London and escheator therein, concerning the messuage etc. (above mentioned).
	Robert de Raynton mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and escheator, concerning the (said) rent there.
July 23. Westminster.	To Henry de Percy earl of Northumberland, Nicholas Hebden knight, Thomas Claymond, John de Haweburgh clerk, William Pilet and John Slory. Order until the Assumption next to make no inquisition for lack of repairs of marshes, pastures or other members and appurtenances of the manor of Hekyngton co. Lincoln by virtue of the king's commission of 5 May 11 Richard II, appointing them and John de Bello Monte, the said Thomas or William being one, justices to survey breaches in walls, dikes, sewers, weirs etc. in the parts of Kesteven between Lincoln and Brigdyke made by flooding of fresh water there, and to make inquisition by knights and good men of Lincolnshire by whose default damage has happened for lack of repair of such walls etc. and blocking of trenches there, proroguing and continuing until then in the state in which they now are any processes before them begun in execution of that commission, but proceeding in execution thereof in respect of other things which affect not that manor, its members and appurtenances; as on behalf of John de Bello Monte the king is informed that the said manor, with moors, marshes etc., is held by John Devereux knight, steward of the king's household, and Margaret his wife for life of the said Margaret with reversion to the informant, and to the king if the informant shall die without an heir male of his body, but that certain men of those parts, being by the sheriff empanelled upon an inquisition by virtue of the said commission, are of malice procured unduly to pass against the informant for lack of repair of a marsh to the said manor pertaining, while he is on the king's service by command of the king, and that he fears hurt and peril may arise in his absence, to the disherison of the king and himself.
	Membrane 27.
July 2. Westminster.	To Walter Clopton and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to command that an inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and Thomas Baupyne, John Beket and John Stanshawe concerning a messuage, three carucates of land, 30 acres of meadow, 100s. of rent and the sixth part of a water mill in Edenworth and Mulverton co. Somerset be taken before the said justices or one of them, before one of the justices of the Common Bench or the justices of assize in Somerset.
July 7. Westminster.	To the same. (Like) order to cause an inquisition whereupon John Wylkyn of Kystmeldoun has put himself, being indicted for felony, to be taken before the said justices or one of them, before one of the justices of the Common Bench or the justices of assize in Devon.
	To the same. (Like) order to cause an inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and Nicholas abbot of Shrewsbury and the prior of Momerfelde, that they be bound to find a chaplain to celebrate three days a week in Underdoun chapel for the king's soul and the souls of his forefathers, to be taken before the said justices or one of them, before the justices of the Common Bench or the justices of assize in Salop.
July 8. Westminster.	To the same. (Like) order to cause an inquisition whereupon John atte Halle bailiff of Heyghworth, the dozener and the tithing of Heyghworth have put themselves, being indicted for felony, to be taken before the said justices or one of them, before one of the justices of the Common Bench or the justices of assize in Wiltesir.
June 30. Westminster.	To the same. (Like) order to cause an inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and John de Catesby concerning the manor of Bernangre to be taken before the said justices or one of them, before one of the justices of the Common Bench or the justices of assize in Warwickshire.
July 20. Westminster.	To the justices of the Bench. Order, upon petition of the plaintiffs, to proceed in an assize of novel disseisin concerning a freehold in 'Harowe on the Hulle,' namely a messuage, 200 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 16 acres of wood, 60s. of rent and a rent of four cocks and forty hens, arraigned by John Dereham and Joan his wife against Idonea who was wife of Nicholas Brembre knight, John fitz Nichol and Margaret his wife, Thomas Beares clerk, John Cloos, John Rotelande and William atte Kechyn, notwithstanding the allegation made by the said Idonea that the premises are seized into the king's hand by Thomas Kemp escheator in Middlesex, and the testimony of the escheator in his examination before the justices, that he seized the same and they are in the king's hand for that it was found by inquisition, before him taken, that Nicholas Brembre was thereof seised on the day of a judgment against him rendered, so that they proceed not to rendering of judgment without advising the king; as by the said inquisition it is found that the said Nicholas at his death was seised of a messuage, 140 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow, 12 acres of wood, 45s. of rent and a rent of four cocks and forty hens in Harwe, which are the premises put in view as the king has learned, as jointly enfeoffed with the said Idonea by gift of William Witlesey late archbishop of Canterbury to them and the heirs of Nicholas' body, and that the same are held of others than the king, wherefore the king ordered the escheator to remove his hand and meddle no further therewith, delivering to the said Idonea any issues thereof taken since her husband's death.
July 1. Westminster.	To Roger Manyngforde escheator in Somerset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of Oterhampton, Chilton Tryvet, Puryton and Crandoun, a toft and one carucate of land in Cleyhulle by Chilton Tryvet, 8s. of yearly rent issuing from lands in Combewyche held by John Gardyner, 22s. from a messuage, 12 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow in Bolecroft held by John Braus, a messuage and one carucate of land in Yerde and the advowson of Oterhampton church, delivering to Elizabeth late the wife of Thomas Tryvet knight any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death the said Thomas held the premises as jointly enfeoffed with her of others than the king, by gift of John Clynton and Matthew Gurnay knights, Richard Mareys and Robert Wrenche to them and the heirs of their bodies.
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July 28. Westminster.	To the collectors in the port of London of the customs and subsidies upon wool, hides and woolfells, and to the controller thereof. Order for urgent causes specially moving the king and council, under pain of 1,000l. which it is the king's undoubted purpose to levy of the lands and chattels of any of them who shall be remiss, to leave all else and, ceasing every excuse, to be in person before the king and council at Westminster on the morrow of the Assumption next to treat concerning matters which nearly concern the king and the common weal, bringing with them all books, rolls, memoranda, bonds and evidences since the Purification 11 Richard II which concern their office, all money levied since that date and hereafter levied by the collectors until then, the tallies, writs and warrants for payments to them addressed, the seal called 'coket' and this writ. By C.
	Like writs to the collectors and controllers in the following ports:
	Kyngeston upon Hull.
	St. Botolphs town.
	Lenne.
	Gippewich.
	Great Jernemuth.
	Cicestre.
	Suthampton.
	Melcombe.
	Exeter.
	Bristol.
	Sandewich.