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April 11.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Hertford for the time being. Order to pay to
Peter de Harchement the king's clerk 10l. a year for life and the
arrears since 13 February last, on which date for good service the king
granted to him for life 10l. a year of the issues and profits of that
county. By K. |
April 6.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Bishops Lenne, and the keepers of the
passage in that port. Order to dearrest John Claysoun master of a
ship called 'la Goddesknyght' of Newehevene in Selande laded with
divers goods and merchandise, lately arrested by authority of the
king, and to suffer him, after paying the customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, to pass therewith whither he shall please, any command of
the king to the contrary notwithstanding. |
April 12.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Norffolk and Suffolk for the time being. Order
to pay to Edward Hastynges the king's knight 40l. a year during
his nonage, and the arrears since 6 November last, on which date
the king granted him during his nonage 40l. a year of the issues and
profits of those counties, for that he by command of the king, being
brother and heir of Hugh Hastynges son and heir of Hugh Hastygnes
knight tenant in chief of the king's father, and being within age and
in ward of the executors of lord Darcy by grant of the king's father
to lord Darcy, took upon him the order of knighthood; as he has
nought whereby he may support his estate. By letter of the signet. |
April 21.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London for the time being. Order to pay to
David Gam the king's esquire 40 marks a year and the arrears since
13 November last, on which date the king granted him for life 40
marks a year of the issues and profits of that city, for as much as he
retained the said David with him for life. By K. |
April 6.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Dertemuth. Order to cause Richard
Bohille, John Byclake, William Johan, Thomas Elytt, Richard
Phelip and John Frye to be arrested and brought before the king and
council as speedily as may be; as by Master Henry Bowet his clerk
the king has particular information that lately they were arrested in
the port of London by his command to sail on the king's service to
the city of Baioun in a ship called 'la Katerine,' and in contempt of
the king departed thence without his licence, and are abiding in
Dertemuth. |
April 1.
Westminster. |
To the customers in the port of London. Order, upon petition of
Thomas Roo citizen and grocer of London, if by letters of cocket
assured that he paid customs, subsidies etc. upon his hides in the
port of Dublin in Ireland, and that the ship was arrested for service of
the king and for no other cause, to suffer him without a second payment, provided they were not exposed for sale in the port of London,
to lade the same there in any other ship he shall please and take them
to the staple of Calais; as his petition shews that in the port of Dublin
he lately laded fifteen lasts of salted hides in a ship to be taken thither,
that on the voyage that ship was arrested at sea by the king's ministers
for his service, brought to London and there unladed, and that in
the port of Dublin he paid the customs etc., as by letters of cocket
which he has may appear. By C. |
April 14.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Knolles mayor of London. Order to take of Robert
Newenton an oath truly to perform the office of coroner in that city,
and to admit him thereto until the return of Nicholas Symcoke deputy
of John Payn the king's chief butler and the coroner thereof, who
by command of the king is busied upon services in his household so
that he has not leisure for that which pertains to the coroner's office,
and has deputed the said Robert in his room until the return of the
said Nicholas. |
April 13.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order by mainprise of William Bowes
of the bishopric of Durham and William Assheton of Thame co.
Oxford esquires to set free John Freman esquire, imprisoned at suit
of Richard Filongley averring threats. |
April 22.
Westminster. |
To the bailiffs of Notyngham for the time being. Order to pay to
Robert Fraunceys the king's knight 62l. a year for life and the arrears
since 3 November last, on which date the king granted him for life
54l. a year of the fee farm of that town and 8l. a year increase. |
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Feb. 19.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Berkshire. Order to give the executors of
Gilbert Talbot knight livery for one year of the manor of Lodecombe
Regis, and the issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition,
taken before Thomas Rothewelle the late king's escheator, that the
said king granted to the said Gilbert during the war with France,
among other things, the said manor with the members, messuages,
granges, rents, liberties etc. for a set yearly rent, and by other letters
patent gave him licence to acquire the same with the members, fees,
liberties etc. from the abbot and convent of Cluny for his life and
one year longer, and licence to the abbot and convent to make him
that grant, that they did make the same, that he died 6 February
22 Richard II, and that he appointed Margaret his wife, John Pecche,
John Lane, John Brown rector of Stowe, John Spencer rector of
Hautforde and William Botoun chaplain his executors. |
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To the escheator in Huntingdonshire. Like order concerning
the manor and advowson of Offord Clugny. |
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To the escheator in Roteland. Like order concerning the manors
of Manton and Tykesore. |
April 22.
Westminster. |
To the customers in the port of London and the keepers of the
passage therein. Order without taking custom or subsidy to suffer
Master James Dor Jusoun the king's procurator fiscal in the parts
of Landes in the duchy of Aquitaine to ship six quintals of lead for
repair of his houses and buildings there in a ship of Baioun called
'le Fourner' which is now in the port of London, and to take the
same to the said parts for that purpose, any former command to the
contrary notwithstanding. By C. |
April 21.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order to dearrest a ship called the 'Seint Marie Knyght' of Horne in Holande,
Tideman Clayssoun master, and another ship called the 'Pynksteraven' of Horne, Clays Gerardsoun master, suffering the said masters
to take them to Holande their arrest notwithstanding, provided they
take with them nought to the prejudice of the realm, and before their
departure pay the customs, subsidies etc. upon merchandise by them
exported; as the mayor and bailiffs lately arrested those ships in the
port of Newcastle, believing them to be of Frislande, and are keeping
them under arrest, but the king has particular information that they
are of Holande and not of Frislande. By K. |
