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Membrane 37. |
June 22.
Nottingham. |
To the bailiffs of Kyngeston upon Hull for the time being. Order
of the fee farm of the town to pay to Henry Lescrope and his heirs
20l. a year, and the arrears since 28 February last, on which date
with assent of the council the king granted the same to him and his
heirs. |
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Et erat patens. |
June 26.
Nottingham castle. |
To the keeper of the city of London. Order to command the
constable and ward of 'Lymestretewarde' to elect an alderman instead
of John Hadle, whom the king has removed, having by advice of the
council appointed him mayor of the staple of Calais. By K. and C. |
June 22.
Nottingham. |
To the sheriff of Cantebrigge. Order to set free William de
Lillyngton, clerk, who is in the county prison in the sheriff's custody,
if he shall find mainpernors who will mainpern for him under a pain
of 200l. that he shall not repair to any foreign parts without licence
of the king, and shall by himself or by others make there no suit or
attempt which may tend to contempt or prejudice of the king,
disherison of the crown, or to impair the laws or customs of the realm,
nor send any man thither for the purpose, certifying in chancery the
security so taken; as appearing in person in chancery he has taken
upon him under that pain to do none of these things, granting that the
same shall be levied of his lands and chattels in Cambridgeshire. |
July 1.
Nottingham. |
To William Beauchamp tenant of the manor of Radeswelle. Order
to pay to Stephen de Haddele 15l. a year and the arrears since 10 May
1 Richard II, on which date the king confirmed letters patent of the
late king, granting to the said Stephen for life or until that king should
take other order for his estate a yearly rent of 15l., to be taken of the
issues of the manor, which was in his hand by the death of Mary de
Sancto Paulo countess of Pembroke, tenant thereof in dower or for
life, of the heritage of the heir of John de Hastynges earl of Pembroke,
then within age and in the king's ward. |
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Et erat patens. |
June 25.
Nottingham. |
To the constable of Wyndesore castle and his lieutenant. Order
to receive John Hende citizen of London from one who shall deliver
him in the king's name, and to keep him in custody in the castle until
further order. By K. and C. |
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Like writ to the constable of Walyngford castle and his lieutenant
concerning Henry Vauner citizen of London. |
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Like writ to the constable of Odyham castle and his lieutenant
concerning John Shadworth citizen of London. |
June 23.
Nottingham. |
To John Clerke bailiff of Staumford. Order under a pain of 20l.
to deliver to Richard Boteler the king's alnager in Lincolnshire, or
to his attorney, divers woollen cloths by him arrested as forfeit, which
are in the bailiff's keeping. |
June 27.
Nottingham. |
To Thomas Coggeshale escheator in Essex. Order to give John son
of John Chaunceux knight livery of the manors of Canewedoun
and Poteshethe in Canewedoun, with the issues thereof taken; as the
king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that by feoffment of John de Sutton, Richard de Sutton knights, Adam Englyssh
and Geoffrey de Bersham Margery who was wife of the said knight
at her death held for life the first manor of the king as of the honour of
Reylegh by homage and fealty and by the service of three quarters
of one knight's fee, and the other of the king by the service of
paying 18d. yearly at the hundred of Rocheford, with remainder to
the said John the son and to the heirs male of his body; and for half
a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage and
fealty until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next. |
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Vacated, because otherwise below. |
May 29.
Stamford. |
To James Chuddelegh escheator in Cornwall. Order to give Thomas
de Berkeleye knight and Margaret his wife seisin of the manors of
Alverton and Trewarnayl; as the king has learned by inquisition,
taken by the escheator, that Joan who was [wife] of Warin de Lysle
knight at her death held those manors of the king of his castle of
Launceston as of his duchy of Cornwall by the service of 13s. 4d. of
rent a year, as jointly enfeoffed with her said husband likewise deceased,
with reversion to his right heirs, and that the said Margaret is his
daughter and next heir, and of full age; and by reason of issue between
him and the said Margaret begotten the king has taken the homage
and fealty of the said Thomas for all the said Warin's lands. |
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Vacated, because in the fifteenth year. |
June 28.
Nottingham. |
To Walter Clopton and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas
before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to cause inquisitions
whereupon John Beeke the younger has put himself, being indicted
for divers felonies, to be taken before the said justices or one of them,
before one of the justices of the Common Bench, John Cassy chief
baron of the exchequer or the justices of assize in Bukinghamshire. |
June 25.
Nottingham. |
To the warden of the Flete prison or his representative. Order,
so far as the king and his suit is concerned, to set free from prison
and arrest Peter Trelowith of Cornwall, committed to that prison and
there imprisoned almost a year, because before Walter Clopton chief
justice of the Bench he made an averment that William Eyre of
Cornwall took order to slay John Penros another of the justices of the
Bench, and after came before the council to answer, and certified that
the said John took order to have slain the said William, by malicious
procurement and information of others it is said. By p.s. [8156.] |
June 26.
Nottingham. |
Order to the sheriff of Worcester for election of a coroner of the
town of Worcester instead of John Groos, who is dead. |
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Like order concerning Alexander Berston, who is dead. |
June 23.
Nottingham. |
Like order to the sheriff of Gloucester for election of a knight
according to the statute instead of John Cheyne knight, who is so
much occupied with divers business that he has not time to exercise
the office of coroner. |
June 26.
Nottingham. |
To John Briggeford escheator in Notynghamshire. Order in
presence of the heirs and parceners of her husband, or of their attorneys,
to assign dower to Margaret who was wife of John de Loudham knight,
and the issues thereof taken since 27 June 15 Richard II, on which
date the king gave like order to John Fraunceys the elder, late escheator, having commanded John bishop of Ely to take of her an oath
that she shall not marry without licence of the king, and the said
escheator was removed from office before that was done. |
July 1.
Nottingham. |
To the customers in the port of St. Botolphs town for the time being.
Order to deduct 50l. a year from the payments by them made to Queen
Anne by grant of the king; as by letters patent of 4 May last the
king gave her for life from Easter then last in part of her dower the
town of Mansfeld and the manor of Lynby in Shirwode forest, with
as ample liberties as were granted to her in other manors and lordships
to her assigned or in any of them, deducting every year 50l. from that
which she takes of the customs in the said port. |
July 3.
Nottingham. |
To Thomas Ralegh escheator in Leycestershire. Order to remove
the king's hand and meddle no further with 10l. of yearly rent to be
taken of the priory of Landa of the manors of Tylton, Lodyngton
and Welham, delivering up any moneys thereof taken; as it is found
by inquisition, of his office taken before John Wodeford late escheator,
that William de Kettelby chaplain, warden of Chaddesden chantry,
and his fellows the chaplains thereof purchased that rent of John
Wythryngton late prior of Landa to the said warden and his successors,
without obtaining licence of the king, and by virtue of his office the
same is taken into the king's hand; and letters patent of the late king
being viewed and read in chancery, whereby he granted licence to the
then prior and convent to give to the warden and two chaplains of
that chantry and to their successors 10l. of rent issuing from all their
lands in Lodyngton, Tylton, Fryseby, Welham and Norton in order
to bear certain charges, and to the warden and chaplains to receive
the same, after deliberation with the justices, serjeants of law and
others of the council learned in the law, it was determined that the
king's hands should be removed. |
July 2.
Nottingham. |
To Robert Isham escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to give
Robert Chiselden and Amy his wife seisin of the manor and advowson
of Horpolle and the whole wood sometime of John de Sancto Hillario;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
Elizabeth who was wife of Simon Warde at her death held for life
the said manor and advowson of the king as of the honour of Peverell
by the service of the seventh part of one knight's fee, and the
said wood of others than the king, by gift of John Burlee parson of
Horpolle and Henry Russell vicar of Coldasshby, with remainder to
Theobald son of the said Simon now deceased and the said Amy
daughter of William de Burgh, and to the heirs of their bodies; and
the king has taken the fealty of the said Robert. |
June 30.
Nottingham castle. |
To the justices of the Bench. Order that Simon fitz Thomas the
king's serjeant be not put in default nor be the loser because of his
absence in the quinzaine of Easter last; as he was that day on the
king's service by command of the king, so that he might not be present
at an assize of mort d'ancestor against him arraigned by Nicholas
Leche concerning a messuage and two shops in the parish of St. Clement
Danes without New Temple bar London. By p.s. [8170.] |
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Membrane 36. |
June 30.
Nottingham. |
To Robert de Hampton escheator in Wiltesir. Order to give Joan
and Agnes daughters of Thomas de Wynterbourne seisin of two thirds
of a toft and one carucate of land in Wynterbourne Earls, two thirds
of 2½ acres of meadow in Wynterbournforde and one acre of meadow
in Hurdecote held of others than the king, to be parted between them;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
by reason of the idiocy of Joan Wantynge deceased the premises came
to the late king's hands, and that the said Joan and Agnes, being
daughters of the said Thomas son of Michael brother of John de
Wynterbourne father of Elizabeth mother of Joan Wantynge, are her
cousins and next heirs, and of full age. |
June 29.
Nottingham castle. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order not to
trouble Ralph Frecheville knight, son and heir of Anker Frecheville,
for his homage, releasing any distress upon him made; as for a fine paid
in the hanaper the king respited his homage and fealty until a day past,
commanding livery to be given him of his father's lands, and has now
taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [8161.] |
June 26.
Nottingham. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, upon
petition of the plaintiff, to proceed in a plea between Stephen Saus
prior of Sele and farmer of the priory of Sele co. Sussex and John
Melton parson of Old Shorham and minister of Arnold Brocas one of
the chamberlains of the exchequer for detinue of 5½ marks, being
arrears for a year past of a yearly pension of 5½ marks issuing from the
said church wherewith the prior is charged in the extent of the lands
etc. of the priory, which for a set yearly farm are in his keeping during
the war with France, the said prior having been thereof seised by the
hands of John Larke the parson's predecessor, and all the prior's
predecessors time out of mind by the hands of previous parsons
in time of peace, and the late king and his farmers in time of war, 20s.
being paid at Michaelmas, 20s. at Christmas, 20s. at Easter and 13s. 4d.
at Midsummer, the defendant's allegation notwithstanding, so that
they proceed not to rendering of judgment without advising the
king; as the defendant said that he took it the court would not
take cognisance, or cause him to answer the plaintiff's bill, for that
the said church is in another county, that the prior is minded to
charge the same with an annuity which amounts to a freehold, and
that the defendant is a clerk of the exchequer, and should have a
writ of supersedeas in case he were impleaded elsewhere; and
when told to make answer, he said that his church is of
the prior's patronage, that the prior is an alien, that the
temporalities and all advowsons of the priory were seized into the
late king's hands, the advowson of the said church among them, and
descended to the king as his cousin and heir, that the king
granted to the plaintiff the temporalities of the priory, reserving to
himself the said advowsons, and further that in the king's time that
church was void by death of his said predecessor, and the king presented the defendant, that he was instituted and inducted by the bishop
of Cicestre the diocesan, at which time the church was discharged of the
said pension, and that in that case without the patron and the ordinary
he may not charge or discharge the church, craving the aid of the king
as now patron, the plaintiff as patron de jure, and the bishop. |
