Close Rolls, Richard II: March 1392

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

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'Close Rolls, Richard II: March 1392', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392, (London, 1922) pp. 555-556. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol4/pp555-556 [accessed 20 April 2024]

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March 1392

March 26.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Writ of supersedeas omnino, and order by mainprise of Thomas Stable, John Mordoun 'fuller,' Roger Sampson 'taillour' and John Martyn 'coteller,' all of London, to set free Ellis Whetelay clerk, if taken in default of finding mainpernors upon an information that he purposed to pass to foreign parts in order to prosecute suits to the prejudice of the king and many of the people.
March 23.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Suffolk. Writ of supersedeas, by mainprise of John Audyn of Suffolk, William Sutton of Derbyshire, John Bray of Wiltesir and John Farleton of Lancashire, in favour of Peter Wetherden of Sudbury at suit of Edmund Carleton for debt.
April 2.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Writ of supersedeas omnino, and order by mainprise of William Marsshall, Philip Maghry, John Lethenard and William Bocher of London butcher to set free Isabel Bynteworth, if taken in default of finding mainpernors, upon an information that she purposed to pass to foreign parts in order to prosecute suits to the prejudice and hurt of the king and many of the people.
Memorandum of a mainprise body for body and under a pain of 1,000 marks, made in chancery 2 April this year by John de Rous, Sanobius de Surbenosse and Nicholas Luke merchants of Florence and Anthony de Mare merchant of Genoa (Janua) for Matthew Cheuyn, that from now until a month after Easter next he shall be ready upon warning received to answer before the king and council touching whatsoever shall be laid against him on the king's behalf.
[Marginal note] of the discharge of those mainpernors, for that they had the said Matthew from day to day before the king and council: therefore this shall not be sent among the estreats.
Memorandum of a mainprise body for body made in chancery 22 March 15 Richard II by James de Pekham of Kent and John de Kirkeby of London 'dyeghere' for Robert de Couen of Kent esquire, imprisoned in the Tower of London by command of the king with assent of the council in the last parliament, to have him before the council in the quinzaine of Easter next, and under a pain of 1,000 marks, that he and no man through him, on his part or by his assent or will shall do or procure hurt or violence to Margery his wife, that certain friends by her nominated shall within seven days have a sure estate for her life and full seisin and possession of the manor of Crofton, and that in case at the quinzaine of Easter it shall seem to those friends that such estate is not sure, the said James or Robert shall make her sure of other lands or rents for life to the value of the said manor, as by advice of the council her counsel shall appoint.
March 12.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Berkshire. Writ of supersedeas, by mainprise of William Brown, John Ingrame of Berkshire, John Walrande of Gloucestershire and Thomas Rokkeley of Yorkshire, in favour of John Bradbroke clerk at suit of Thomas Bodwyn chaplain for debt.
March 20.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Middlesex. Writ of supersedeas, by mainprise of Richard Remyngton, Thomas Appultrewyke, both of Yorkshire, Robert Frye of Wiltesir and Thomas Happesford clerk of Middlesex, in favour of Henry Baddesay at suit of William minister of the house of the Holy Trinity Hundeslowe for debt.
March 12.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Hertford. Writ of supersedeas in favour of Roger Horsman and Maud his wife, and order by mainprise of Robert Acastre, Nicholas Ellerby, William Lasyngby of Yorkshire and Hugh Salkeld of Westmorland to set them free, if taken at suit of Richard Gommond, Hugh Mynter and John Rangediche for trespass.