Close Rolls, Richard II: February 1391

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

'Close Rolls, Richard II: February 1391', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392, (London, 1922) pp. 248-251. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol4/pp248-251 [accessed 12 April 2024]

February 1391



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Feb. 8. Westminster.	To the justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order, upon petition of Walter atte Nasshe, who is impleading Robert prior of Hermodesworth for trespass, to proceed in that plea, notwithstanding the defendant's allegation, so that they proceed not to rendering of judgment without advising the king; as the prior alleged that the plaintiff is his neif pertaining to his manor of Hermodesworth which is parcel of the priory, and that the prior and all his predecessors time out of mind have been seised of the plaintiff and his ancestors as neifs thereto pertaining, craving judgment whether answer ought to be made to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff averred that he ought not to be barred from his action by aught so alleged, for that he is a free man and no neif of the prior; and the justices have deferred to proceed for that the prior alleged further that the priory is dependant upon the alien abbey of Holy Trinity and St. Katherine on the Hill Rouen, that all priors thereof are elective by the abbot and convent, that the abbey is within the realm and power of France, and that by reason of the war with France the king has caused the priory to be seized into his hand, craving the king's aid.
Jan. 27. Westminster.	To the collectors in the port of Sandewich of the subsidy of 3s. upon every tun of wine and 12d. in the pound and of the petty custom. Order by mainprise of Gilbert Maghfeld of London, Gilbert Amery and John Fulchere merchants of Luca, without taking custom or subsidy thereupon, to suffer Lewis Daport merchant of Luca to bring to London a chamber of cloth of gold and of silk to be shewn to the king and sold, if it may be, to the king or to others; as the king has given him licence so to do, paying custom thereupon in case the same or part thereof be sold within the realm, and passing ańd returning therewith out of the realm whither he shall please, in case he may not sell it.
Feb. 3. Westminster.	To Thomas Daccombe escheator in Somerset. Order to take of James Botiller now earl of Ormond security for payment of his relief, and to give him seisin of a messuage and one carucate of land in Exton; as it is found by inquisition, taken by John de Radeston late escheator, that Stephen Marreys knight at his death held the premises of the late king by knight service, and that James Botiller then earl of Ormond was his cousin and next heir, namely son of Edmund son of Theobald son of Theobald son of Joan sister of John father of Herbert father of the said Stephen, and of full age; and it is found by another inquisition, taken before Edward Bokelonde late escheator, that the said earl died before he sued livery thereof out of the king's hand, and that the now earl is his son and next heir, and of full age; and for half a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage and fealty until the quinzaine of Easter next.
Feb. 9. Westminster.	To John Harwedoun escheator in Roteland. Order to give Thomas de Burton, son and heir of Thomas de Burton knight, seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for half a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage and fealty until the quinzaine of Easter next.
	To the escheator in Berkshire. Like order, as the said Thomas has proved his age before John Harwedoun.
	Like writ to John Wodeforde escheator in Leycestershire.
Jan. 24. Westminster.	To the justices appointed to deliver the gaol of Winchester castle. Order to cause John Puller, otherwise called John Benteleye, to be brought again to the place whence he was haled forth, there to abide according to the liberty of the church in the estate wherein he was before he was thrust out; as William bishop of Winchester has signified to the king that for felonies laid to his charge the said John fled for sanctuary to the parish church of Overton in the diocese of Winchester, and that certain wrongdoers repaired thither, haled him by force out of the churchyard, brought him to the city of Winchester, and delivered him to the custody of the keeper of the gaol, wherein he is yet imprisoned.
	Like writ to the justices of the peace and of oyer and terminer in the county of Suthampton, and to the sheriff. Also to the same, as before.
Feb. 10. Westminster.	To Robert de Cherlton, John Cassy and Richard Abberbury the elder. Order to the said Robert and John not to await the said Richard's presence, and to all of them, if the said Richard shall be present, to proceed with all speed in an assize of novel disseisin before the said Robert and John arraigned by William prior of Lanthony by Gloucestre against John Baunebury and Robert Pope bailiffs and the commonalty of Gloucestre concerning a messuage and appurtenances in Gloucestre co. Gloucestre, the allegation of the defendants notwithstanding, so that they proceed not to rendering of judgment without advising the king; as lately the king appointed Robert Cherlton and John Cassy to take that assize, and joined the said Richard with them, if he should be present at the day and place by them appointed, so that they should proceed without awaiting his presence; and the said bailiffs appearing in person, and the commonalty by Richard Asshewelle their attorney, alleged that the town of Gloucestre is an ancient borough and was of old time in the hands of the king's forefathers enclosed with walls, that the place where the said messuage is built was a place within the walls of old time not built upon, until the now prior newly builded a messuage there, and was in the hands of King John and of his forefathers all their time, lying by the walls and to them annexed, that King John was seised of the borough, whereof the messuage put in view and the place whereupon it is builded are parcel, and by charter produced, dated Portecestre 25 April 1 John, granted the same to the burgesses to hold at farm of him and his heirs, rendering at the exchequer 55l. a year as they used to do and 10l. by tale increase, and that so they are tenants at farm of the king, submitting that the justices would not proceed without advising the king, and craving the king's aid.
Feb. 1. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of Suthampton and the customers in that port. Order under a pain of 100l., upon petition of all the merchants of the Hanse in Almain presented before the king and council in the last parliament, to suffer them and every of them until three weeks after Easter next to be quit of the sums and demands hereinafter mentioned, and of all such new imposts upon goods and merchandise by them now or hereafter brought to Suthampton, and order nevertheless to keep or send into chancery before that day all moneys levied of those merchants in times past, to be safe kept until with advice of the council the king shall take other order; as the merchants have shewn the king that upon every last of herring, pitch and tar and ashes the mayor and bailiffs and customers now newly compel them unlawfully to pay 2s. over and above the ancient custom, upon every hundred of 'boghstaves' and of board called 'waynscot' 2d., of every hundred of board called 'rigolt' 4d., and so upon all other merchandise, contrary to the charters and liberties granted to them by former kings, that for fear of such new demands and imposts many of them have not dared to resort to England, but are withdrawing thence, and that by virtue thereof the king is losing the custom which he ought to receive upon their merchandise to the yearly value of 2,000 or 3,000 marks. By C.
	Like writ to the mayor and bailiffs of Sandewich, and to the customers in that port.
Feb. 3. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Winchester. Order to cause search to be made within the city of all houses of forestallers and regrators whatsoever who for their private gain have forestalled and regrated great quantity of corn and malt to the prejudice of the lieges there dwelling as the king has learned, and to cause such corn and malt to be distributed among the inhabitants for reasonable payment to the owners.
Feb. 13. Westminster.	To John Haulee [ (fn. 1) ] collectors in the port of Dertemuth of the customs upon wool, hides and woolfells and of the subsidy of 12d. in the pound and 3s. upon every tun of wine. Order, with assent of the council, upon petition of Peter Martyn of Bermewe in Biskey master of a ship called the 'Seint Marie' of Sibille, to suffer him to pass with ship and merchandise to Lumbardy, taking no custom or subsidy thereupon; as he has shewn the king that at Lescluse in Flanders that ship was laded with divers merchandise of merchants of Luka, Florence and Venice to be taken to Lumbardy, and that although by reason of a storm he touched at Dertemuth for safety of himself, the ship and merchandise, the collectors will not suffer him therewith to pass out of port without payment of customs and subsidy upon his goods, although the same were not put ashore for sale.
	By p.s. [6992.]
Jan. 27. Westminster.	To Margaret countess of Devon, farmer of two thirds of the manor of Southpedirton. Order to deliver to Giles Daubeneye son and heir of Giles Daubeneye, a minor in ward of the king, 60l. which by a tally levied at the receipt of the exchequer the king has assigned to him of that farm for his maintenance.
Feb. 3. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Winchester. Order to receive from the mayor of the staple in that city all who shall be before him adjudged to prison in the court of the staple, and to keep them in custody in the city prison until they shall be delivered according to law and the custom of the realm.