By þe kyng: Worshipful fader yn god. We sende yow closed wiþin þis lettre a cedule contenyng þe names of certein maistres / for owr owne grete shippes Carrakes Barges and Balyngers to þe whiche maistres we haue granted annuitees / suche as is appointed vpon eche of hem: in þe same cedule / to take yerely of owre grante while þat vs lust: at owr Eschequer of westminstre / atte þe termes of Michelmasse and Ester by Euen porcions. Wherfore we wol and charge yow þat vnto eche of þe said maistres / ye do make / vnder owr grete seel beyng in yowre warde owr lettres patentes sauerales en due forme after þeffect and pour port of owr said (grant)e. yeuen vnder owr signet atte owr Castel of Tonque þe xij. day of Aoust:

[Calendared Kirby 808. Printed Ellis, 3rd ser., I.72-74. Grants recorded 12 Aug. 1417, CPR 1416-22, pp. 120-21.] [torn and stained]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader in god. ffor as muche as We haue ordeined and assigned our Welbeloued seruant Robert Rodyngton. to be surueour of þe makyng of our toures at Portesmouth. We wil þat ye do make vnder our greet seel a Commission to þe same Robert. suche as ye þenke resonable and necessarie for þe goode and hastie spede. of our werkes forsaid. during while vs lust. Yeuen in oure Towne of Caen þe .ve. day of Septembre vnder our signet S

[Calendared Kirby 809. Appointment recorded 5 Sept. 1417, CPR 1416-22, p. 122.]

By the Kyng:Worshepful fader in god we wyl that ye doo make writtes of proclamacion in to alle oure portes of Englond . . . al maner men that wil bryng vitailles vn to oure tovn of Caen for the Refresshing of vs and of our hoost in our Duchie of Normandie that they schul paye therfor no custume / so that they fynde sufficeant seurte. that they shal brynge the sayd vitailles vn to our said tovn of Caen for the refress. . . of our seyd hoost / yeuen vnder our signet in our Castel of Caen the .xxij. day of Septembre

[Calendared Kirby 810. Orders recorded 18 Oct. 1417, CCR 1413-19, pp. 838-39.] [torn]

By þe Kyng Worshipful fader in god / ryght trusty and welbeloued / yf þer be eny trewes to be taken now þis wynter / betwene vs and þe Scottes. We Wold þat owr vncle of Excetre myȝt come to vs wiþ his good heelp and pray yow / þat after yowre good auis and discrecion / ye ordeyne for þis in þe best wise / þat ye can / for þat doon. we wold / owr said vncle were wiþ us wiþ his good heelp als sone as he miȝt þow hit were yitte wiþ the fewer meyne. Also we send a lettre to owr cosin þe Bysshop of Excetre for maistre Iohn Copthorn to com(e to) vs / and a noþer to þe Bysshop of Lincoln / for maistre Thomas Brounce in þe same wise the whiche lettres we pray yow / þat þey be redely send forþe. and þat in al haast / as we trust to you / And þe holy Trinite haue yow alwey in his kepyng. Wreten vnder owr signet atte owr Towne of Caen þe xxv day of Septembre. fferþermore we wol þat to þe chirche of hambury þat is voide by maistre William Corff / þat is passed to god. as hit is said and longeþ to owr yifte / ye presented (in) owr name Iohn woborne oon of þe prestes of owr Chapelle þat soiou rneth at wyndesore by owr lettres . . . þe rof to be maad . . . in due forme: Also þat ye do make lettres patente vnto maistre Richard holme to be maistre of owr College of Cambrigg / as maistre Ricard Derham was. Also we haue yeuen to Will. hayton þempension of Saresbury þat whan tyme is ye do him haue suche lettres þer upon / as þe cas asketh G G

[Calendared Kirby 812. Printed Ellis, 3rd ser., I.74; Maxwell-Lyte, Great Seal, p. 119. Presentation recorded 3 Oct. 1417, CPR 1416-22, p. 123] [torn] [superior insert] [cancel]

By þe Kyng Worshipful fader in god. ffor as moche as we haue granted to our welbeloued clerc of þoffice of our signet Robert Shiryngton. þe prebende whiche maistre Richard Derham had yn þe chirche of Chichestre. And is now voide by þe deces of þe same maistre Richard. as it is said. and longeth to oure gifte by reson of þe temporaltees of þe saide chirche beyng yn oure handes. by cause of þe voidance þer of: we wol þat þeruppon. ye do haue to þe forsaid Robert. our lettres patentes vnder our greet seel beyng yn youre Warde. Yeuen vnder our signet at oure towne of Caen þe laste day of Septembre. S

[Calendared Kirby 813. On the Seaford prebend, see Le Neve, Chichester Diocese, p. 38.]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader yn god We wol þat to oure clerc Robert Shiryngton ye do haue our lettres patentes vnder owr grete seal en due forme / of þe preb ende þat was maistre Richard Derehams in þe chirche of Chichestre / þe whiche is voide by his deeþ and longeþ to owr yifte be cause of þe temporaltees of þe bisshoprich of Chichestre / of whiche matere we haue writen to yow afore þis tyme / yeuen vnder oure signet at oure Chastel of Alencon þe second day of Nouembre

[Calendared Kirby 814. Confirms no. 7 above. See CPR 1416-22, p. 132.]

By the kyng Worshipful fader: in god Right trusty and Welbeloued. We grete yow ofte tymes Wel. And for as muche as we haue vnderstande that maistre Iohan Chaundeler that was Deen of Salesbury is chosen bisshop of the same chirche / Wherof we hald vs wel agreed / and therto we yeue our assent Roial and we wol wel / that after the Consecracion of the said Elit he haue liueree of his temporaltees / And the holy goost haue yow in his keping: yeuen vnder our signet in our hoost afor ffaloise. the .xvij. day of Decembre

[Calendared Kirby 815. See no. 10 below.]

By the kyng Right trusty and Welbeloued brother / We grete yow often tymes Wel / And for as moche as We haue vnderstande that maistre Iohan Chaundeler that was Deen of Salesbury is chosen Bisshop of the same chirche. Wher of we hald vs wel agreed / and therto we yeue oure assent Roial / and we wol wel that after the consecracion of the said Elit / he haue liueree of his temporaltees / And the holy gost haue yow in his keping / yeuen vnder our signet in oure hoost afor ffaloise / the .xvij. day of Decembre /

(Assent of Council, in French, follows in a different hand.) [Calendared and French printed, Kirby 816. Assent recorded 22 Nov. 1417, CPR 1416-22, p. 126. Livery recorded 8 Jan. 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 131.]

. . . kyng. /Worshipful f . . . usty and welbeloued. We Wol þat ye calle vnto you our Iustices and ordeine þat our Riȝt trusty . . . ed cousin þerl of huntyngdon þe whiche dooþ us good seruice / on þis side þe see . . . es and tenementȝ as reson and lawe wollen Yeuen vnder our signet in our hoost biside . . . vne of faloiȝe þe xix. day of Ianuier:

[Calendared Kirby 818, who suggests that it is related to no. 39 below.]

By þe Kyng: (Worshipful fa)der in god. ffor as moche as we han vnderstande þat Slake is deed Which was dean of oure Chapelle . . . wol þat Sir Iohan Prentys of oure Chapelle haue þe said deannee. but þat he departe not out of . . . Yeven vnder oure signet in oure hoost at oure town of Faleyse þe .xx. day of Ianuer: . . . make oure Clerkes of oure Chapelle haste hem vnto vs al þat þey may. so þat þey faile not with . . . wiþ vs atte begynnynge of lentyn in any wyse: S S

[Calendared Kirby 819. Grant recorded 28 Jan. 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 132.] [torn off]

Worshipful fader in god / Right trusty and Welbeloued / ffor as moche as oure welbeloued squier Iohn Hull haath long tyme be in oure ambassiat and seruice in the parties of Spaigne for the whiche as he haath compleined to vs he is endaungerd gretly / and certein goodys of his leyd to wedde / Wherfor we wol / that ye see / that theer be taaken dewe accomptes of the said Iohn. how many dayes he haath stande in oure said ambassiat and seruice / and thervpon that he be contented and agreed in the best wyse as longeth vn to hym in this cas. yeuen vnder oure Signet in oure hoost beside oure toun of ffaloise: the: x.day of ffeuerer

(Latin note follows) [Calendared with explanation, Kirby 820. Printed Ellis, 3rd ser., I.64; Nicolas II.239.]

By þe Kyng W(or)shipful fader in god Ryht trusty and wel beloued. For as moche as we haue granted of oure grace speciale to o(ure) welbeloued Esquier Piers Gerueys þe londes and tenementes þat weren hugh ffastolfs knyght as ye may se moore cleerly by þe supplicacion whiche þe saide Piers putte vnto vs closed wiþinne þis lettre: We wole þat ye (do) make vpon þe same supplicacion by vs graunted. lettres patentes vnto þe said Piers Garueys vnder oure greet seel beynge in youre kepynge in due forme. Yeven vnder oure signet in oure Castel of Caen þe xxviij. day of ffeuerer:

[Calendared Kirby 821. See no 55 below. Grant recorded 28 Feb. 1418, CPR 1416-22, p.134] [torn] [superior insert]

By þe kyng: Worshipful fad(er in) god / riȝt trusty and welbeloued / We wol / þat to sir Nichol Wynbush clerc of our petit bagge / ye do haue / oure lettres of collacion Vnder oure grete seel in due forme / of a prebende in Chichestre / þat voided now late and longeþ vnto ou(r)e yifte / by cause of þe temporaltees of þe bishopriche of Chichestre / in like wise as oure Chamberlain wrote vnto yow now late fro faloiȝe / for þe said sir Nichol / vnto þe prebende a forsaid / Yeuen vnder our signet in oure Cite of Baieux þe xxij. day of Marche.

[Calendared Kirby 823. Grant recorded 22 March 1418, CPR 1416-22, p.150.] [torn]

By þe Kyng: Worshipful fader in god. We sende you closed herewiþynne. two supplicacions taken vnto vs þetoone yn name of Thomas Brounflet knight Robert Wiclyff clerc / and Iohn Ellerker / and þe toþer in name of Robert Wiclyff person of þe chirche of Rudby and William Reson chaplein. to þat eende / þat we wolde yeue hem licence to enfeffe Iohn hohom knight / william ake and Robert Constable Escuier yn þe Manoirs of Baynton. Birdsale. Doncastre. Rosyngton & Bramham in yorkshire with þappertenances so þat þey beyng in possession / þerof might enfeffe Maude somtyme wife (of) Pierres Mauley knight yn þe forme more fully specifie(d) with in þe supplicacions aforsaide. Þe whiche we haue granted: Whar fore we wol þat vppon þe teneur of þe same supplicacions ye doo mak(e) oure lettres patentes. Vnder our greet seel of oure saide licence after þe cours and forme of oure Chancellerie vsed in like cas afore þis tyme. Yeuen vnder our signet at Baieux þe .iiij. day of Auril

[Calendared Kirby 825. Licences granted 12 Feb. 1419, 4 April 1421, CPR 1416-22, pp. 179, 263.] [torn]

Worshipful fader yn god riȝt trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And for as muche as we haue vnderstande / þat þe prebende of Swerdys yn oure chirche of Deuelyn ys voyde yn lawe / and longeþ to oure collacion we have yeue to oure trusty and welbeloued clerc maister Thomas Bolton bringer of þis þe same prebende / wherfor we wol þat ye maake lettres of oure collaci on of þe saide prebende vnder oure greet seel to oure said clerc yn due fourme / yeuen vnder oure signet yn oure cite of Baieux þe .vj. day of Auerill

[Calendared Kirby 826. Grant recorded 6 April 1418, CPR 1416- 22, p. 149.]

By þe kyng:Worshipful fader yn god right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel And albe it / þat . . . parlement by þe whiche we haue a preferrement .x.ml. li. as ye knowe: yitte we wol: þat . . . in yowre warde ye do make writtes of liberate and allocate vnto oure welbeloued squier Iohn . . . is due vnto him. of suche annuitees as he hath of oure grante Yeven vnder oure signet in . . . Caen þe xxviij. day of Auerill

[Calendared Kirby 827. Confirmation of annuity recorded 7 Nov. 1413, CPR 1416-22, p. 119.]

By þe kyng W(orshipful) fader yn god right trusty and Welbeloued / We sende yow closed wiþ ynne þees a supplicacion put vnto vs yn þe nam of oure welbeloued Roger Waltham / by þe whiche he haþ prayd vs for certein causes contened yn þe saide supplicacion / we wold graunte hym to be oon of þe barons of oure Eschequer / yn þe stede of Robert Sandford þat is god betaght / Considering þat he might be of power to doo vs þe bett er seruice yn oþer occupacion as we haue sette hym ynne for oure prouffit / as ye may be more clerly enfourmed by þe saide supplicacion / So we wol þat ye see and vnderstande clerely al þe matere contened þer ynne / and þervpon ordeine suche prouision as hit semeþ best to youre Discrecion for oure prouffit and auantage yn þis cas: yeuen vnder oure signet yn oure Castel of Caen þe furst day of May /

[Calendared Kirby 828. Petition SC8/185/9223. Appointment recorded 15 July 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 170.] [torn]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader yn god riȝt trusty and welbeloued We grete yow wel / And for asmuche as we haue Receyued a bulle direct vnto vs / whiche we sende yow closed vnder oure signet by þe bringer of þis / touching þe promocion of maistre William Barowe to þe bisshopriche of Bangore: we wol þat he haue liueree of þe temporaltees of þe said bisshopriche of Bangore / and do his feaulte in suche cas duely accustumed / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure Castel of Caen þe xv. day of May

[Calendared Kirby 829. Livery recorded 5 June 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 167.]

By the kyng: Worshipful fader yn god. riȝt trusty and welbeloued. we grete yow wel / And for asmuche as we haue vnderstande by yowre lettre wreten in oure Cite of London þe iiij. day of May / how þat þe bisshop of saint Dauid haþ founden seurte in oure Chancellerie / þat he shal neuer vexe ne inquiete þexecutours of þe testament of his last predecessour / þat was our Confessour þe whiche god assoille / but for asmuche as þe said bisshop of saint Dauid haþ (not) brawt into oure said Chancellerie þe bulles of his translacion dirett vnto vs / þat þees bulles þer seen he mighte make certein renunciacion in suche cas accustumed in con seruacion of oure Regalie / þe deliuerance of his temp oraltees as yit been deferret. wherfore we sende yow by þe berer of þis þe said bulle / and wol þat þe said bisshop haue lyueree of his temporaltees / and do his fewte / as hit haþ been vsed duely in suche cas afore þis tyme. and god haue yow in his kepyng / fferþermore / for asmuche as we haue granted to oure clerc Robert Shiryngton þe prebende whiche sir Laurence haukyn þat is god betaght hadde now late in oure Chirche of Chichestre. we wol þat ye do make vnto þe said Robert oure lettres patentes vnder oure grete seel beyng in yowre warde in due forme. Consideryng þat he last by oure comandement. a noþer pre bende in þe same chirche / to þe vse of oure trusty and welbeloued clerc maistre henry ware / keper of oure priue seel and eslit of oure chirche abouesaid / yeuen vnder oure signet in oure Castel of Caen þe xv day of May abouesaid: Also we do yow to witte þat we haue granted vnto oure welbeloued clerc William Toly þe pension of þe abbot of Bataille. wher vpon we wol þat oure said clerc haue suche lettres vnder oure grete (seel) as þe cas askeþ

[Calendared with explanations, Kirby 830. See no. 15 above and 31 below. Livery recorded 1 June 1418, CPR 1416-22, pp. 151-52.] [superior insert]

By þe Kyng: Worshipful fader in god. Ryght trusty and Welbeloued: For as moche as we haue granted to our wel beloued Chapellain Maistre Iohan Cruche Comenceour and licenced in diuinitee: þe prebende of west wythryng in þe Cathedrale chirche of Chichestre þat is voide. be þe deþ of maistre Richard Alkeryngton and belongynge to oure collacion / be reson of þe temporalitees. of þe Bysshopriche of Chichestre. now beynge in oure handes. to haue it wiþ alle þe ryghtes and appurtennances þerof: and also þat we haue granted to Thomas ffeltewell preest: presentacion to þe chirche parochiele of Rademeld voide and belongynge also to our yefte be þe reson abouesaid: We wol þat vnto þe saide persones: ye do make her vpon oure lettres seueral vnder oure greet seal beynge in your warde in due forme. Yeven vnder oure signet in oure Castel of Caen þe xix. day of May:

[Calendared Kirby 831. Presentations recorded 1 June 1418, CPR 1416-22, pp. 154, 168.]

By þe king Worshipful fader yn god. right trusty and welbeloued / We sende to yow closed wiþynne þees oure lettres a supplicacion putte vnto vs yn þe name of þe priour and Conuent of oure house of Ihesu of Bethle em at Shene of þordre of Chartuse makyng mencion how þat þe barons of oure Eschequer at Westminstre wol not discharge hem of certeine sommes of moneye rennyng on hem at oure saide Eschequer for diuerses dimes and quinȝimes granted vnto vs by þe clergie and comunes of oure Reaume of Englond. we wol þat þe saide supplicacion seyen / and vnderstanden by yow / and oure lettres patentes m(ade) vnto hem þerevpon / ye doo ordeine and see / þat þai be discharged of þe saide dymes and quinȝimes after þeffect of oure saide lettr es patentes and if þat þe said priour and cou ent may not be discharged by þe vertue of oure same lettres patentes þanne we wol / þat ye ordeine yn þe best wyse þat ye can / þat þai be discharged as for þ is tyme of þe dymes and quinȝimes abouesaid / Also we pray yow / spekeþ vnto þarchebisshop of Canterbu ry / þat oure lettres patentes made vnto þe saide priour and Conuent touching þe discharge of þe saide dymes and quinȝimes be entred in his Registre / if ye þinke hit goodly to be doon / yeuen under oure signet yn oure Castel of Caen þe xx. day of May:

[Calendared Kirby 832.] [rubbed]

By þe king: Worshipful fader in god and right trusty and wel beloued. We sende you closed wiþynne þis / a supplicaci on putte vnto vs. by william holand of Glatton. by þe whiche he hath besoght vs to foryeue vnto him. and to Margerie his wife þe suite of oure pees þat to vs longeþ ayeins hem for þe causes specified in þe saide supplicacion. as it is more fully contened þerynne and in acopie of þe nditement take þervppon. closed in þe same supplicacio n / and forto grante vnto hem also al her goodis and catels. to vs for þe same cause forfait and beyng in oure handes. Wherfore we wol þat seene by you and vnderstande þe saide supplicaci on. Whiche of oure grace especiale. We haue fully granted. after þeffect þer of: ye do haue to þe saide william and Margerie þer vppon. oure lettres patentes vnder oure greet seel. in due forme. yeuen vnder oure signet at oure Cite of Lisieux þe xxvij. day of May

[Calendared Kirby 833. Pardon recorded 12 June 1418. CPR 1416-22, p.168.]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader yn god right trusty and welbeloued. ffor asmuche as we be fully auysed to make oure maistre mason as maistre (S)teven was: oon þat hyght Colchestre / whiche is maistre mason boþe of þe Chirche of york / and of westminstre (we w)ol þat ye sende for þe said Colchestre / and þat ye yeue him his charge / and do make him a patent vnder oure grete seel / suche as han been accustumed afore þis tyme in þat caas / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure Town of Barnay in Normandie þe second day of Iuyn:

[Calendared Kirby 834. Appointment recorded 6 July 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 170.] [torn and rubbed]

By þe Kyng Worshipful fader in god ryht trusty and wel be loued. We grete you wel. And for as moche as our trusty and wel bel oued knyght. william Bowys þat is of Retenue of our Ryht trusty and entierly wel beloued broþer þe Duke of Clarence. is continuelly abydynge here in oure seruice. We wol and charge you. þat vpon oure lettres patentes of confirmacion maad vnto þe said william of þe grantes of certaine annui tees granted vnto hym afore þis tyme. ye do make our writtes of liberate and allocate necessaires vpon our saide lettres patent es. Notwithstondynge þe preferrement of xml. li. granted vnto vs afore þis tyme (as ye knowe). Yeven vnder oure signet at oure Town of Bernay þe second day of Iuyn

[Calendared with explanations, Kirby 835. Confirmation recorded 4 Aug. 1413, CPR 1416-22, p.98.] [superior insert]

By þe kyng. Worshipful fader yn god / right trusty and wel beloued We grete yow wel / And we wol þat yn al haste possible ye doo ordeyne / þat out of oure port of Bristowe be sent to Waterford in Irland as many shippes as wol suffice for þ e shippyng of þe priour of Kylmaynan / wiþ .CC. horsmen and .CCC. footemen to come to vs yn al hast wiþ goddes grace / And þa t þis be not left yn no wyse / as oure trust ys to yow / Yeuen vnder oure signet / at oure town of Bernay / þe. iije. day. of Iuyn: (Another hand) fferþermore we wol and prey yow þat for any þing ye haste þe said shipping for þe same Priour and þey þat shal come to vs wiþ him taryen for noon oþir but for lacke of shipping / yeuen vnder oure signet at oure Abbaye of Beekhelwyn þe iiiþe day of þe said moneþ (Signed) Stone

(Order for shipping, in French, follows in the second hand.) [Calendared and French order printed, Kirby 836. Commission recorded 27 Oct. 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 202.]

By þe Kyng Worshipful fader in god. ryht trusty and wel beloued / ffor as moche as we haue vnderstande by a supplicacion put vnto vs. þat Robert haburgeham Sqwyer beynge heere in our seruice on þis syde of þe See in þe compaignie of our trusty and wel beloued þe lord ffiȝ hugh oure Chamberlein. is pursued and empleted in our Royaume of Engeland in certaine cause personneles. whiles þat he is heere in our said seruice. wher by he haþ lost and is in poynt to leese many of his goodes fro day to day. We wol þat ye do ordeyne vn to þe said Robert oure lett res of protection in þe commune forme. whiche may be soufficeante and vaillable vnto hym duringe þe tyme þat he is in our said seruice on þis syde of þe See. Yeven vnder oure signet in oure Abbaye of Beekhel wyn. þe .v. day of Iuyn:

[Calendared and letters of protection cited, Kirby 837.]

By þe kyng: Worshipf(ul) fader in god Ryht trusty and welbeloued we grete yow wel And sende you closed wiþi nne þees lettres. a copie of certaine lettres sent vnto vs from oure Broþer þe Duc of Bretaigne. for to haue Restitucion of certaine goodes of Hamon Martyn breton and oþere of his sougittes of Bretaigne specified in þe same lettres whiche shulde haue be taken vpon þe See by certaine of our sougettes. of Cornewaille. as ye may se moore cleerly by þe saide copie. þe whiche. seen and vnderst anden and hauynge ful knowleche wheþer þe sugestion compr ehended in þe same lettres be trewe. we wol and charge you. þat ye se and ordeyne þat hasty restitucion of þe forsaide goodes be maad and þat ye do compelle our saide sougettes to make restitucion abouesaid in obser uynge duely for our partie þe trewes taken betwix vs and our said Broþer of Bretaigne/. And knoweþ wel þat our wil and desire is þat þe saide trieues be kept as Iustly for oure partie. as we wolde þat þey wer kept towardes vs for his partie and in suche wyse þat nouther he ne his saide sougettes haue no cause raisounable to compleyne vnto vs her after for þis cause ne for non oþer semblable for defaute of Ryght as we haue write to our Ryht trusty and welbeloued broþer of Bede ford by oure oþere lettres. And also in wyse as we wol þat restitucion be maad of þe forsaide goodes. yn lychwyse / we wol þat deliuerance of þe Barge and persones specified in þe saide copie be maad wiþ te saide goodes. so þat no defaute be founde on our partie. And we wol þat ye do þis þyng by þauys of our said broþer. to whom we write semblablely at þis tyme for þe same matire. Yeven vnder our signet in our hoost afore Louiers þe viij. day of Iuyn.

(Subsequent orders, in French, follow in a different hand.) [Calendared with explanations and French printed, Kirby 838.] [torn]

By þe Kyng. Worshipful fader in god Ryht trusty and wel beloued. We grete you wel. And do you to wite þat we haue seen a supplicacion directe vnto vs þe whiche was closed in your lettre and sent vnto oure ryht trusty and wel beloued Clerc maister henri Ware for þe Priour and þe Couent of þe Priorie of Seint Osewoldes of Gloucestre touchinge þappropriacion of þe Chirche of Mynstreworth in our Shire of Gloucestre / and þe whiche supplicacion we sende to you closed wiþinne þes our lettres. and haue granted it fully vpon þis condicion: þat þe saide Priour and Couent. do appropre þe forsaide Chirche wiþinne a yeer next folwynge after þe date of þes lettres. So we wol þat vpon þe contenne of þe same supplicacion / ye do maake vnto þe said Priour and Couent our lettres patentes vnder oure greet seel. beynge in youre warde in due forme. Yeven vnder our signet in our hoost afore Louiers. þe xxij. day of Iuyn:

[Calendared Kirby 839. Licence recorded 1 July 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 169.]

By þe kyngWorshipful fader in god Ryht trusty and wel beloued: We grete you wel. And we wol þat vnto oure wel beloued Sqwyer Ianico Dartas. which þat is abydyng wiþ vs in oure seruice heer in þes parties: ye do make vpon þe lettres patentes by þe whiche he takeþ of vs a certaine annuitee durynge his lyf of þe issues of our Citee of london: our writtes of liberate and allocate vnder oure greet seel for þe terme of Pascques last passed. notwith stondynge þe preferrement of xml. li. granted vnto vs afore this tyme Yeven vnder our signet at oure town of Louiers. þe .xxvj. day of Iuyn:

[Calendared Kirby 840. Confirmations recorded 20 July 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 170.]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader in god. Ryght trusty and wel beloued. ffor as muche as oure ryht trusty and welbeloued Clerc . . . maistre henri ware. Elit to þe Byssho priche of Chichestre haþ deliuered to vs þe bulles of prouision maad vnto hym by oure holy fader þe pope of þe said Byssho(pri)che. and þe same Elit haþ maad renunciacion of alle þe wordes contened in þe said bulles of prouision þat myghte be preiudiciel vnto vs and to oure corowne: And also maad his feawte. vnto vs for þe temporalitees. þat longen to þe forsaid byssho priche. We wol þat by oure lettres to be maad in due forme vnder oure greet seel: ye do make to þe said Elit res titucion and liueree of þe temporalitees þat longen to þe same Bysshopriche: oure saide lettres vnder oure greet seal beringe þe date of þe .xiij. day of þe moneþ of May last passed. Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost beside our town of Pont de larche. þe .x. day of Iuill:

[Calendared Kirby 841. See no.23 above. Livery recorded 13 May 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 171.] [cancel] [torn]

By þe kyng Worshipful . . . We grete you wel And for as muche as þe trewes taken b(etwen)e vs and oure broþer þe Duc of B(re)taigne: been proroged vnto halowmesse next coming. we wol þat þ(er) vpon ye ordeine that þer be proclamacion maade in alle oure portes and in suche places as hit haþ been vsed and accustumed to be doon in like caas afore þis time / And god haue yow in his keping yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost before Roan þe ix. day of Aust.

[Calendared Kirby 842. Prerogation of the truce, Rymer, Foedera IX.613-14.] [badly rubbed and/or torn]

By þe kyng W(or)shipful fadre yn god / riȝt trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And we sende yow closed wyþinne þees oure lettres a supplicacion (pu)t vn to vs yn the name of oure welbeloued yn god þe Prieur and Couent of oure Cathedrale chirche of Bathe the whiche supplicacion vs semeþ resonable / So we wol þ at þe same supplicacion seen / and þe matere þerinne contened pleinly vnderstanden by yow / ye do ful execu cion of right vpon þe same supplicacion / aftre youre discrecion / And god haue yow yn his keping yeuen vnder oure signet yn oure hoost afore Roan þe xxx day of Aougst

[Calendared Kirby 843. See no. 5 above. Commission of inquiry recorded 30 Aug. 1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 205.] [torn]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader in god. Ryht trusty and wel beloued We grete you wel. And for asmoche as Thomas Toky which þat haþ an annuitee of x li. to take yeerly by þe handes of þe fermours of þe subside and aulnage of saale cloþes. of our Citee of York: is heer wiþ vs in our duchie of Normandie abydynge continuelly in our seruice: We wol þ at vnto þe same Thomas vpon his lettres patentes maad vnto hym of þe same annuitee: ye do maake our writtes of liberate and allocate vnder our greet seal beynge in your warde in due forme: wiþ tis clause / notwiþstandynge þe preferrement of .xml. li. granted vn to vs in oure parlement Yeven vnder our signet in oure hoost afore Roan þe xiij. day of Septembre:

[Calendared Kirby 844. Confirmation recorded 16 June 1413, CPR 1413-16, p. 66.]

Most excellent and noble prince and our most gracieux souerain Liege Lord We your owne pore prestes vs recommande to your high and gracieux Lordship Preying both day and night for your good estat and good spede as wele as for the hele of your . . . personne the whiche we pre serue and mayntene thurgh his grace longe tyme to his plesament and to confort to al your lieges Most excellent and noble prince & our most gracieux liege lord plese to you for to . . . þat your pore hous the whiche we occupie vnder your gracieux lordship is so villed and empored fro day to day bi the plee that hath be and (þat) continueth (betwix) our (worthi) lord the Erle Huntyngton and vs: and we be there bi so vexed and (unquieted)þhat we may not thus endure withoute your gracieux help and socour the whiche at al tymes haue put your noble hand as a cristen prince . . . deliuerance of holichirche fro daunger of tribulacions and diseses Wherefore we beseche you our souerain lord as mekely & deuoutely . . . that with your yen of pitee and mercy like you to consider how that now late in your absence we ne haue but litil comfort and in cas that . . . beyng now in plee the whiche is the most substance of our lyuelode be take awey fro your seide hous & shuld not be of power for to bere the charges of diuin seruice and of other werkes of pitee and de(uoci)on as it was founded and ordeyned bi your most noble progenitours And þer fore vouche ye saaf of your high goodnesse for to take this matere in to your gracieux hondes vntil your comyng home the whiche god graunte sone for to be with as moche worship and prosperite as euer hadde any prince and than for to (r)ule it after the high discreccion of you and of your conseil or els for to send your gracieux lettres to your Chanceller of England that noon liueree be made of the same land withou(t) a Scire facias like as it was ordened and granted in your parlement bifore your departyng In whiche thing our souerain liege lord and most gracieux (king) ye may sette (vs) your pore bedemen in grete ese of hert for to bisie vs the better in diuin seruice as we be bounde to do Vnderstondyng (howeuer) our most gracieux lord that your deuout Chapellain Sir Roger Grenway now late our Abbot & gouern our is passed to god to our grete discomfort and heuynesse and as we suppose the grete thought and bisinesse that he toke for to susteyne the charges of the plee was grete cause of his infirmite as your humble liege man the berer of this lettre can declare to your excellence if it like you for to here him to whom we biseche your gracieux audience and ful credence in this bihalf Most excellent and noble prince and our most gracieux souerain liege Lord we biseche the holy trinitee that he you haue euermore in his holy kepyng both body and soule Written at London vnder our commoun seel the iiij day of September

[Calendared Kirby 845.] [rubbed]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader in god right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And for asmuche as we haue comanded oure welbeloued seruant and squier. maistre Robert Bonsergeant: to go hoom at þis time / Considering þat he is so biset wiþ sekenesse / þat he may do vs no seruice on þis side þe see / we wol þat of suche annuitees as he haþ of oure grante for terme of his lyf. ye ordeine þat he haue oure writtes of liberate and alloc ate / fro terme to terme as hit shal nede / by þe whiche he may be redely paid at eche terme of his annuitees aforsaid / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost afore Roan þe . . . day of Septembre:

[Calendared Kirby 846. Confirmations recorded 12 June, 18 Dec. 1413, CPR 1413-16, pp. 95, 144.] [space left for date]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader in god. Ryht trusty and welbeloued We grete you wel. And we sende you closed wiþinne þes Lettres a supplicacion put vnto vs. by our beloued seruant William Cursun. by þe whiche he desireþ tat we sholde write vnto you for a certaine matire þat is contened in þe said supplicacion as ye may se more plainly by þe same. So we wol þat þe same supplicacion seyen. and þe matire contened þer in. wel vnderstanden by you. þat ye do ordeyne so þer vpon by your good avys. þat our said seruant haue non hindrynge þer of now in his absence. but þat ye se þe more tendrely þerto be cause þat he is heer continuelly abydinge wiþ vs in our seruice. Yeven vnder our signet in oure hoost afore Roan þe .v day of Octobre:

[Calendared Kirby 847.]

By þe kyngRight worshipful and worshipful faders yn god / right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And wol ye wite / þat þam bassiatours of oure broþir þe Duc of Baire / bringers of þis / haue been here wiþ vs / and doon þeire ambas siat in suche wyse / as we halde vs wel apaide / And among oþir þinges declared vnto vs / þei haue desired to knowe / how it standeth bitwix vs / and þe princes of Duchelond and in what wise þei gouerne hem towardes vs / and in especial how Duc Iohan of Baire sumtyme Elit of Lieges gouerneþ him anenst vs / for as þei sey / þereaft er wol oure broþir of Baire gouerne him / to þe same Iohan / And for asmuche as ye knowe better þanne we doo / how þe said Duc Iohan gouerneþ him towardes vs / and oure Rewme of Englande / and oure suggettes. we remitte hem to haue ful declaracion and verrai knaweleche of you in þat matere . Wherefore we wol þat ye comune wiþ þaim of þis matere / latyng hem haue knoweleche þerof / and how yow þenke þat oure brothir of Baiere shulde gouerne him anenst þe same Duc Iohan / for ye mowe trustely anogh comun wiþ taim of suche materes / as vs þenkeþ by þe gouernance þat þei haue shewed to vs / Moreouer þei haue desired of vs / to be counseilled be what weye / þai might best and most seurly Retourne hoom ayen into þaire cuntre / owt of oure Rewme of Englande. Consideryng þat þe trewes whiche were bitwix vs / and þe Duc of Bourgoine. expired at Mighelmasse last passed / wherfore In asmuche as ye knowe better þanne we / how þai of fflandres and also of hollande gouerne þaim towardes vs / and oure soubgettes. we desiryng in al wise þe sauf Retournyng hoom of þe said Ambassiatours / wol þat ye counseille and aduise hem in þe best wyse þat ye can for þe seurete of þaire Retour nyng / And whiles þai tarie yn oure land / we wol þat þ ere be shewed vnto hem / al þe fee fauor and chere / þat may be doon yn goodly wyse. And also þat ye oure Chanceller doo make vnto þaim / soufficeant writtes of passage. In suche wyse as þai may haue redy passage owt of oure land / from what port þai come too / vnto what port þayme is Leuest to drawe to by yowre aduis / And almighty god haue yow in his kepyng. yeven vnder oure signet in oure hoost afore Roan the xxj day of Octobre

[Calendared with explanation, Kirby 848. Printed Ellis, 3rd ser., I.61-63.]

Worshipful fader yn god right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel. And sende yow closed wiþin þees / a supplicacion dir(ect) vnto yow / and by þe whiche. oon Marke william of Bristow merchant. desireth to haue remedie of certain wrong(es) and iniuries doon to him / aswel as to þospital of þe trinite beside Bristow / touching þe manoir of Ruggewey by Rober(t) Russell maire of Bristow / and william Burgh / as ye may haue more pleine knawleche by þe said supplicacion. So we wol þat ye se þe said supplicacion. and if þe matere contened þerin oughte to be examined by oure conseil hit be do / and þervpon ye ordeine þat Right be doon / as Lawe and conscience wollen / þat þere be no more compleinte ne poursuite maad vnto vs on þis side þe see / touching þat matere. Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost afore Roan þe xxiij day of Octobr(e)

[Calendared Kirby 849. Recognisance recorded 16 Feb. 1419, CPR 1413-19, p. 524.] [torn]

Worshipful fader yn god / oure right trusty and welbeloued We grete yow wel / And we wol / þat nat wiþstandyng þe preferrement þat we haue of .x. ml. li as ye knawe wel / ye ordeyne þat oure welbeloued squier Iohan Ascow: (ha ue) oure (writ)tes of Liberate and allocate vnder oure grete seal in due forme. by þe vertue of þe whiche: he may haue paiement of þat / þat is due vnto him o f suche annuitees as he haaþ of oure grante by oure lettres patentes And þat ye se þe better to him / by cause he is here wiþ vs continuely in oure seruice / Yeuen vnder oure signet . . . in oure hoost afore Roan þe xxvij day of Octobre:

[Calendared with explanations Kirby 850. Confirmation recorded 20 June, 17 July 1413, CPR 1413-16, pp. 66, 69.] [rubbed] [torn] [cancel]

By þe kingRight trusty and welbeloued / brother / We grete yow wel / And as we suppose / It is not out of youre Remembrance in what wise and how ofte we haue charged yow by oure lettres / þat good and hasty reparacion and restitucion were ordeined and maade at altymes of suche attemptates as hapned to be made by oure sugettes / ayenst þe trewes taken betwix vs and oure brother þe duc of Bretaigne / And not withstanding oure saide lettres diuers compleintes be maad and sent vnto vs / for defaulte of reparacion and restitucion of suche attemptates as be made by certein of oure subgettes and lieges as ye may vnderstand by a supplicacion sent to vs by þe said duc / whiche supplicacion we sende to yow closed wiþ ynne þees lettres for to haue þe more pleine knoweleche of þe trouthe / wherfor we wol and charge yow / þat ye calle to yow oure Chanceller to haue knowelache of þe same supplicacion: and þat doon / we wol / þat ye doo sende to vs in al hast al þoo personnes / þat been oure sugettes contened in þe supplicacion abouesaid / And þat also in alle other semblable materes / ye doo ordeine so hasty and Iuste Remede / restitucion / and repar acion vpon suche attemptates doon by oure sugettes in conseruacion of oure trewes / þat noman haue cause hereafter to compleine in suche wyse as thai doon for defaute of right doyng / ner we cause to write to yow alweys as we doon for suche causes / Considered þe gret occupacion þat we haue otherwyse / And god haue yow in his keping / yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost afor Roan. þe.xxix. day of Nouembre

[Calendared Kirby 851. Printed Nicolas II.243.] [on a detached slip, different paper(?).]

By þe king Worshipful fader i(n g)od / right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And we sende yow closed wiþ ynne þis a (s)upplicacion put vnto vs in þe names of william ffowler of þe contee of Buk inghamshire gentil(man) william Buktoft / and Richart Brount / þe whiche supplicacion seen and vnderstanden by yow / wiþ te circumstances / yif ye can be trewely enfour med þat þe suggestion be trewe þat is contened in þe said supplicacion / we wol þat þe same william: william: and Richard haue pardon in due fourme / of þe somme specified in þe saide supplicacion / yeuen vnder oure signet / in oure town of Rouen / þe .xxviij. day of Ianuer / (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 852. Pardon recorded 29 March 1419, CPR 1416-22, p. 216.] [torn]

By þe king. Worshipful fader in god right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And doo yow to wite þat we haue yeuen vnder oure greet seel here / þe chirche of Morton / whiche as we were enfourmed voyded be þe deces of oon maister Richard Penelles and longed to oure yift / be cause of þe beyng of oure Cousin Courrenays landes yn oure handes / the whiche oure yift we signiffie vnto yow to þat ende / þat ye witt / we wol hit take effect / yeuen vnder oure signet / in. oure town of Rouen. þe .xxx. day of Ianuer (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 854. Presentation confirmed C64/10/36; Deputy Keeper's Report no. 41, p.727.]

By þe king. Worshipful fader in god. right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And we wol / þat ye doo make / vnto Thomas Cochare of oure town of Douorre / whiche haþ doon vs seruice here on þis side þe see / writtes of liberate and Allocate / in due fourme / for þat þat is behynde and due vnto hym. of .iiij. d (þe day) granted vnto hym by certein lettres patentes / confermed by vs / to Receiue hem of þe fee ferme of oure Cite of Canter bury. by þe handes of oure baillifs of þe same place / Not wiþstandyng þe preferrement of .x.m l. pound. graunted vnto vs / by parlement as ye knowe / And god haue yow in his keping / yeuen vnder oure signet / in oure Castel of Rouen / þe .xj. day of ffeuerer (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 855. Grant recorded 1 Dec. 1399, CPR 1399-1401, p. 138; confirmation recorded 7 June 1413, CPR 1413-16, p. 25.] [superior insert]

Worshipful fader in god right trusti and welbeloued we grete you wel And witeth yat we been enformed yat ye kyng of Castel maketh a grete armee of vesselx whiche shuld be redy / in short tyme as is sayde for to doo ye harme ayeinst vs and oures yat yay may / whiche god defende. and in especiale yat yaire purpos is to doo yaire powaire for to brynne and destrue oure shippes and ye nauie of oure lande and namely oure shippes at Hampton And also yaire ordinance is to lande in our(e) Reaume for to doo thannoye yat yay may / Wherefore we wol and charge you / yat by yauys of oure brothre of Bedford and of othir suche as semeth to youre discrecion: ye ordenne in alle haste for ye gouernance of oure lande And for ye saufwarde of seurkepyng of oure saide vesselx at Hampton and in othir places where as eure yay bee And yat yay of ye portes and of ye see coost al abowte be warned here of in alle haste and charged to be wel awaytyng and redy at al tymes if any suche thyng happen: yeuen vnder oure signet in oure Castel of Rouen ye xij day of ffeuerer

[Calendared Kirby 856. Commissions of array recorded 5 March 1419, CPR 1416-22, pp. 209-12; Rymer, Foedera IX.702.] [torn]

By the King: (Wor)shipful fader in god / oure trusty and welbeloued / for asmuch . . . a Patente closed vnder oure signet / and ensealled with oure grete sea . . . Syon / þe whiche Patente / fore haste myȝht not be enrolled here . . . enrolled in England. Not wiþstanding / þe two names rased . . . Yeuen vnder oure signet / at oure town of Rouen / þe ije day of March / (Another hand) The two names aforesaide been þerles of Arundell and of warrewik þe whiche wer Rased / because þey wer myssette And for asmuche as oure saide patent is of a þyng perpe tuel: we wol þat ye do write hit ayein of a more substancial hande / and seel hit vndre oure seel beyng yn youre warde. And now þat we haue satisfied to þe desire of þayme of Syon as towardes þaire profession. we wolde þat for any thyng þe profession wer hasted. wherto we pray yow to stere and to help þat ye may.

[Calendared Kirby 858.]

By þe king S Wor(ship)ful fader yn god / oure right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel / And we wol þat seyen and vnderstande by yow þe matere contened in þe supplicacion / whiche we sende yow closed here wiþin / touching certain þinges granted vnto oure welbeloued squier. Ianico dartasse: as ye may se more pleinly. by þe saide supplicacion: ye doo ordeine þat he haue suche writtes as may Lawefully be hadde / and suche as yow þen keþ resounable in þe cas. And god haue yow in his keping. Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure town of vernon þe vj. day of Aueril S (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared with explanation, Kirby 860.] [torn]

By þe king S Worshipful fader in god / oure Right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel / And we wol þat after þe teneur of a supplicacion. whiche we sende yow closed wiþ ynne þis / ye do make oure lettres of saufconduit. vnder oure grete seel in due forme / duryng for a yere / And god haue yow in his keping / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure towne of vernon þe xxthe. day of Auril S(Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared Kirby 861.]

By þe king S Right trusty and welbeloued broþer / We grete yow wel / And we lete yow wite / how þat þei of .iiij. membres of flandres desiren by þaire lettres sent to vs / þat we wolde continue and prorogue þe seurtees and prouis ions ordeined afore þis time for þe cours of marchandise. betwix oure Rewme of England and þe cuntre of flandres þe whiche prouisions and seurtees expired at Ester last / as ye may se more plainly by þe copie closed wiþin þis of þe said iiij. membres lettres S Also we send yow closed wiþin þis / a copie of oure lettre Responsiue vnto þe lettres abouesaid / and þe forme of an Instruccion of certain prouisions / whiche we wol / be added to þat oþir seurtees and prouisions afore tyme / at þe next taking newe of þe forsaid seurtees and prouisions by oure Commissaires / suche as by yow / wiþ avis of oure Chan cell(or) and oþir of oure conseil shul be deputed and ordeined for to goo to Calais for þat cause S fferþermore whan þat ye haue seyen and vnderstande þees oure lettres and copies closed þerin. we wol þat ye write vnto þe said .iiij. membres / certifieng hem. how þat by oure comandement. ye write vnto hem / to be certifi ed at what tyme þaire Ambassiatours. shullen be redy at oure towne of Calais. for þe said cause / ayein þe whiche tyme / we wolde oure Commissaires were þere also. And god haue yow in his keping. Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure towne of vernon þe xxviij day of Auerill S(Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared with explanations, Kirby 862. Printed, with the letter from Bruges and the King's reply, Nicolas II.250-54. See no. 65 below.] [torn off]

By þe king S Worshipful fader yn god oure right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel And for asmuche as we be enfourmed / þat oure lettres patentes by þe whiche we haue granted vnto oure welbeloued squier Pierres Garueys. þe warde of þe landes and tenementȝ tat were hugh ffastolfs knight þat is godbetaght: be nat vaillable. by cause. þe value is nat expressed. in oure saide lett res / and also. for suche wardes been assigned for þe despens es of oure howsholde. we wol. þat ye do make vnto oure said squier oure lettres patentes vnder oure grete seel in due forme / of þe said warde beryng þe date of oure furst grante. nat wiþstanding þat mencion is nat maade of þ e verraye value yerly / and also natwiþstandyng þat suche wardes been assigned for þe despenses of oure howshold. for hit is oure wille þat he (haue) suche lettres paten tes as may be vaillable (and resonabe)þo him in þis caas. Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure towne of vernon þe xxviij day of Auerill S (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared Kirby 864. See no.14 above. Grant recorded 28 Feb.1418, CPR 1416-22, p. 134.] [superior insert]

By þe king Worshipful fader yn god oure right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel / And for asmuche as we haue ordei ned oure trusty and welbeloued knyght Iohn of Radclif. to be oure Conestable of Bourdeux And also to be Captaine of oure Castel of fronsac for þe grete trust þat we haue to his trewthe and discrecion. we wol and charge yow þat by þauis of oure broþer of Bedford and oþer of oure conseil þere in Englande. ye trete and accorde wiþ te said Iohn for his abidyng þere. And so þat he may do vs good seruice. as hit semeþ best to youre discrecions for oure auantage and proffit of þe cuntree And þat ye spede him in al þe haste þat ye may. And se þat he tarye not þere: as oure trust is to to yow And god ha(ue yo)w in his keping Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure Castel of Rouen þe . . . (Signed) Shir(yngton)

[Calendared with other references Kirby 865.] [torn off]

Worshipful fader yn god / oure right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel And we wol þat vpon þe contenn of þe sup plicacion closed wiþin þis / ye do make vnto oure welbeloued seruant Piers Logge / yeman of oure Chambre oure writtes of liberate and allocate vnder oure grete seal in due fourme / by vertue of þe whiche / he may haue paiement of al þat is behinde and due vnto him of vj.d a day / by þe handes of þe visconte of Wilton. not wiþstanding þe preferrement of x.ml. li. þat we haue as ye knowe wel / And god haue yow in his keping. yeuen vnder oure signet in oure towne of Mante þe xix. day of Iuyn S (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared with references, Kirby 866. Grant recorded 26 Aug. 1416, CPR 1416-22, p. 56.]

By þe kyng Worshipful fadre in god / and oure Riȝt trusty and welbeloued : We grete you wel / And for asmuche as by þ expresse and especiale avyse and consent of oure Riȝt trusty and welbeloued vncle þe Duc of Excestre / to whome we had g ranted by oure lettres patentes þe keping of alle þe landes þat shul longe by heritage vnto oure trusty and welbelou ed Cousin Iohn son and heire to william Roos of hamelak þat helde of vs in chief þe day he deyed on / durynge þe non age of þe said Iohn: we of oure speciale grace haue granted vnto oure said Cousin plein lyuere of alle þe landes þat longen / or may longe vnto him by heritage wyþ ynne oure Reaume of Engeland / or elleswhere aftre þe fourme of a copie of a patent annexed to a supplicacion take to vs: þe whiche we sende you closed wyþynne þees oure lettres: we wol and charge you þat in al þe goodely hast þat ye may ye make vpon oure said grant to oure said Cousin oure lettres patentes aftre þe fourme of þe said copie þat we sende you and also suche wryttes of lyuere / and yn suche fourme and nombre as is necessarie and vaylable for him wiþ al þe h. . . and fauour þat ye may. So þat þis be not take to non euel example: notwyþ standyng þat of oure grace we wol hit An(d) god haue you in his keping: Yeuen vnder oure signet at oure towne of Mant þe xxiij. day of Iuyne (Signed) Caud . . .

[Calendared Kirby 868. The petition is SC8/182/9061. Grant to Exeter recorded 22 Sept. 1414, CPR 1413-16, pp. 235-36; to John Roos 8 July 1419, CPR 1416-22, p. 263.] [torn off]

By þe kyng S Worshipful fader yn god / oure right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel And forasmuche / as we lete sende for maistre Richard garsedale oon of þe contendentes of þe prouoste of þe Oriell to þat ende þat for his partie / shulde no thyng be poursuyd neither at þe Courte of Rome ne elles (where) but þat / þat controuersie shulde be put in Respit vnto oure comyng hoom wiþ goddes grace / for oure occupaci on is suche þat we mow nat wel entende to suche materes here / Wherefore we wol þat ye make booþe þe said garsdale whiche comeþ now hoom be oure leue / and also Lentwardyn / com afore yow / and þat ye take seurte souf ficeant of bothe þe parties / þat neither of hem shal make ferþer poursuyt of appelle at Courte of Rome / ner no manere of poursuyt þere or elles where / as touching þe said contrauersie vnto oure comyng as before / at whiche tyme oure entent ys / to put þe same controuersie to a goode and rightwyse conclusion and þe said partie yn Rest. And yf any of hem haue þe saide poursuyt of apelle hangyng yn Court þat þey abate hit / and sende to Revoke hit yn al haste / and þat þay make al suche as been þ aire attornes or doers yn Court spirituel or temporel to surcesse. And we wol ferþermore as touching oure said College of þoriell / þat ye put hit yn suche gouernance / as semeth to yowre Discrecion for to doo vnto oure Comyng. And god haue yow yn his keping / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure town of Mante þe vij day of Iuill S(Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared with explanation, Kirby 869.] [superior insert]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader yn god / oure right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And we sende yow closed wiþ yn þees / (a) supplicacion put vnto vs / by oure poure ligeman Iohan Bone. vpon whiche supplicaion / we wol þat ye doo hym haue þat that right and lawe wollen yn þe cas / but þat oþersyde beeth wel avysed or to grete duresse be shewed vnto hym / or to any of oure suggettes yn persone or yn goodes / for þe suggestions or appech ementes of (him)þat calleth hym self person of wortham. vnto þe tyme þe verray trowþe be clerely examined and knowen / of his accusacions / oþer elles þoo þat he accuseth. han be noted afore tyme of suche defaultes. for þe forsaid person is holden to besy in suche maters / And god haue yow in his keping / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure town of Mante þe xj. day of Iuill S

[Calendared Kirby 870. The petition is SC8/179/8940.] [torn] [superior insert]

By þe king. Right trusty and welbeloued broþer / We grete yow wel / And we sende yow closed wiþ ynne þees oure lettres / a supplicacion putte vnto vs / on þe behalue of will Godard and Agneis his wyf / Wolnyng / þat knowelache hadde of þe trouthe of þe matere contened in þe same supplicacion / ye calle vnto yow oure Iustices / And by þaire aduis / ordeineth þat bothe parties nempned in þe forsaide supplicacon haue right / soo þat nouther of þaim haue cause to compleine hereafter for defaute of Iustice / And god haue yow in his keping / yeuen vnder oure signet at oure toun of Mante .þe . xij. day of Iuill: (Signed) Toly

[Calendared with explanations and other references, Kirby 871.]

By þe king Worshipful fader in god / oure right trusty and welbeloued / We grete yow wel / And we wol ye wyte / þat þ e priour of oure hows of saint Bartholomew / in Westsmythfeld of London haaþ poursued vnto vs here on þis side þe see / for confirmacion of alle þe yiftes grantes / priuileges / franchises and libertees graunted vnto oure saide hows by oure progenitours and predecessours / And for asmuche: as ye might by vertue of youre office haue doo maad hym oure lettres of confirmacion wiþoute þat hym shulde haue neded to poursue ferther vnto vs / we suppose þere bee sum cause resounable / why ye haue not doo hit / in cas þat he haue pour sued vnto yow þerfor / wherfor if ye knowe any suche cause why ye aught not to make hym oure forsaide lettres / we wol þ at ye certiffie vs what hit is And if þere noon bee / þ at þanne ye doo maake vnto þe forsaide priour and to þe conuent of oure saide hows of seint Bertholomew / oure lettres patentes of confirmacion vnder oure greet seel in due fourme of alle þe yiftes / grantes / priui leges / franchises and libertes / whiche þay haue / as is aboue said of þe yifte or grant of oure progenitours and predece ssours / leuyng out þe clause licet / And god haue yow in his keping / yeuen vnder oure signet / at oure town of Mante. þe .xxij. Day of Iuyll (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 872. Printed Maxwell-Lyte, Great Seal, pp. 119-20. Confirmation recorded 27 Sept. 1419, CPR 1416-22, pp. 239-46.]

Worshipful fader in god oure right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel / And wol ye wete / yat we haue Receiued youre lett res whiche ye sent vs last by hugh of oure chambre / by whiche we conceive / yat among other yinges whiche ye write vn to vs of / ye desire to knawe oure entent touchyng ye trewes taken vn to Alhalwen tyde betwix vs and flaundres / of whiche trewes writtes of proclamacion been passed vnder oure grete seel. whervpon we wol ye wete / yat we hald vs agreed of ye proclamacion / after as in ye writtes be contened / And in cas yat yay of flaundres wol here after desire prorogacion of ye said trewes / we wolde yay were halden in hand wiy tretee / vn to ye tyme ye haue certiffied vs yerof / and knowe oure entent ayeinward / And of o thing we wold ye were wel aduised / yat in any trewes takyng (with hem) hereafter yere were put yn / alle oure suggettes as wel of oure duchie of Normandie / and of oure other lordshippes / as of oure Reaume of Englond And as touchyng ye tretee wiy yembassiatours of Gene / of whiche ye haue send vs a cedule / sent vn to yowe be Escourt / In whiche cedule the merchantes of oure Reaume of England asken after ye vttermast estimacion of yayre godes yat were taken be ye Ianeuoys .x ml.li. And ye same Ianevoys maken estimacion of ye same goodes at vii. ml. Cxxiiij. li. wolnyng for to stand in oure goode grace et beniuolence paye wiy oute any excepcion / iiij. ml. li. at Resonable termes / oure subgettes and oure merchan des of oure land hauyng hereaftre fre commyng and goyng to Gene / as yay of Gene desire to haue in to oure Reaume of England / witteth yat consideryng ye vnese yat ye merque of hem of Gene haay / doon: as wel in strengthyng of oure ennemys / as in hindryng of ye cours of marchandise betwix oure Reaume and yaym / and tourneth to noon neer ende for hom yat han ye merque. yan hit did / at bygynnyng / vs yenkey and we wold / yat such somme as yay profer were accepted / yf no gretter myght be haad in short tyme / wiy ye condicion yat we vnderstond / yay profre / yat is / yat oure sugettes of Englond etcetera: may be fre in alle yaire portes (to which we wold were put yat oure subgitȝ shuld be free in alle yaire portes) as wel as to passe by hem to what other portes yaim lust by waye of marchandise / if this myght be haad. And alle this we committe to yow and to ye Remenant of oure counseil to be wroght after youre discrecions and comun aduis / for as (of) ye somme al ying considered / we halde hit Resounable o lasse yenne more may be geten / wiy oute taryeng of yaccord / And if yis matere myght be concluded in oure Reaume of England before yow / hit were oure entent / And ellis if yat may not bee / we wol wel yat yeende be maade at Calais wyt a goode Instruccion And yat it be seyn / yat yay be wel bounden / not to holde (helpe) nor suffre non of yaires to helpe noon of oure ennemys ayeines vs ner noon of oures / nouther be land ner water / And yat in ye best wise yat may be haade. Also as touchyng yat now late ye saide Ambassiatours of Gene haue writen vn to oure Ambassiatours sharpely / yat Awe (al be) hit / yat yaire vessell and marchandes haan been late taken be oure sugge ttes / ye tretee of pees so nigh concluded / neuer ye later yay wol a byde an answar after as was accorded whiche haad from vs / yay wol send to Gene / Not wolnyng other wise yanne as before trete ner conclude / but yf yay haue other in commandement from yaire souueraines / The answar may be wel maad yat til yai be ful thorogh wiy vs / yat yay shal no thyng haue but werre / And yerfor desire of hem to make ye sonner ende / for in oure partie / and yay wol be Resounable hit shal not halde / but yat good Rest and frensship shal be /

[Calendared Kirby 874. Printed Nicolas II. 255-57. See no. 53 above. Order to proclaim truce recorded 14 July 1419. CCR 1419-22, p. 47; Rymer, Foedera IX.784.] [ superior insert] [cancelled]

By the king Trusty and welbeloued We grete you wel. And as touching youre credence to declare to þe Lordes esperituel and temporel and also to al þe gentilmen and comunes of oure contree of guyenne aftre þat ye haue presented to ham oure Lettre the copie of þe whiche we sende vnto you clos ed in þees to þat ende at þer vpon ye may grounde youre saide credence þe better to oure entencion and desir / the whiche been þees þat for the seuretee and conseruacion of oure saide contree we wol and desire þat þe saide estatȝ gentilmen and communes by gener al assent grante vs a fuage þorow oute al oure forsaide co ntree and þat aswel vpon esperituel persones as temporel for þe sauuacion of oure contree and harmyng of oure enemis And also if nede be þat more be granted þan þe same fuage we wol þat by þe good auys of oure trusty and welbeloued þerle of Longuille Captal de buch and þat ye see also in youre good auys and discrecion what þat yow semeth best and þat ye laboure it by þe best deliberacion and diligence þat ye can and may as oure trust is to you and as ye desire oure lordship God haue (you in) his kepyng yeuen vnder oure signet at oure toune of Mante þe xj day of Octobre

[Calendared Kirby 883. Printed Nicolas II.265.] [stained]

By þe king Worshipful fader in god oure right trusty and welbeloued We wol þat ye sende hedir vnto vs sir Thomas Suthwell preste / in al resonable haste. And ferþermore we wol and also charge you þat ye ordeyne þat þat be effectuelly doon in dede. þat we wrote vnto you as touching þe Duc of Orliens as oure trust is to you. for the cas is so grete þat ye ne couthe not ymagyn hit gretter. And as touching þe chirche of Lughtbourgh in contie of Lercestre longyng to oure yift: we wol wel þat oure welbeloued clerc Robert ffry remembred to vs by youre lett res haue þe saide chirche / So þat he be preste or atte leste infra sacros wiþ yn þis yere aftre þe tenour of þe comun lawe Yeuen vnder oure signet at oure toune of Mante þe first day of Nouember.

[Calendered Kirby 885. Presentation recorded 10 May 1419, CPR 1416-22, p.249.]

By þe kyng Right trusty and Welbeloued broþer. We sende yow closed wiþ ynne þees / a supplicacion put vnto vs: by William Mynours. yeman huissher of oure Chambre. And hit ys oure wille: þat ye be as fauorable to him yn þis matere: as ye may resounably: And þat al þe fauour be doon vnto him / bothe afore oure chief Iustice of oure benche / and also afore oure Chaunceller : that may be doon / by Lawe conscience and reson. And broþer see ye þerto. Consideryng his beyng here in oure seruice. yn wyse as ye wote. Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure towne of Rouen þe .v. day of Ianuier S (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared Kirby 886.]

By the King Worshipful fader in god oure right trusty and welbeloued. We wol þat ye doo al the fauour and ese þat ye may lawfully vnto Iohan Spendeloue bringer of þees touchyng þe bille whiche we sende vnto yow closed wiþynne þees oure lettres. And if ye may lawfully doo al þ at þe same bille conteneth / we wolde ye dide hit. And we wol þ at ye doo delyuere vnto maistre Roger Whelpdale Elit of Karlell þe temporaltees of þe bisshopriche / as sone as his bulles bee comen / not withstandyng þat he hath not made homage þerfore to vs / Yeuen vnder oure signet at oure town of Rouen þe xxj day of Ianuer:

[Calendared Kirby 887. Commission of inquiry for Spendelove recorded 1 July 1420, CPR 1416-22, p.320; livery to Whelpdale recorded 17 March 1420. CPR 1416-22, p. 264.]

By the Kyng Worshipful fader yn god / oure Right trusty and Welbeloued / ffor asmuche as oure seruant Iohn Bayll barbour hauyng of oure confirmacion .x. marc yerly for terme of his lif at oure Eschequer: ys behinde and vnpaide þerof .vj. yere at Ester next comyng as he sayth: We wol / þat ye ordeine / þat he haue oure writtes of liberate and allocate / by þe whiche he may be paide of þe saide annuitee / Notwiþstan dyng þe preferrement þat we haue as ye knowe / Yeuen vnder oure signet yn oure towne of Rouen þe x day of ffeuerer / (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared Kirby 888. Confirmation recorded 1 Oct. 1413, CPR 1413-16, p. 101.]

By þe kyng Right trusty and welbeloued broþer Riȝt worshipful and worshipful faders in god / and trusty and welbeloued we sende vnto yow wiþ tees oure lettres a Rolle vnder oure signet contenyng certain articles aduised by oure welbeloued knyȝt Iohn Tiptoft Seneschal of oure duchie of guyenne / for þe gouernance of oure said duchie And þansweres yeuen by oure conseil here / vpon þe same ar ticles. Wherfore we wol þat ye execute þe said answeres as fer as to yow may apparteyne And þat þis be doon in suche wyse / þat oure said Seneschal and maire of Bourdeux / be nat taried yn oure Rewme of England / but hasted al þat is possible as oure truste is to yow / for hit is grete necessite / þat þaire goyng be hasted al þat may be doon / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure Town of Rouen þe xxx. day of Marche.

[Calendared Kirby 890.]

By the kyng Worshipful fader in god oure Right trusty and welbeloued. We late yow wite lyke as we haue doo or þis þat we haue granted (vnto) oure welbeloued clerc Iohn Stopyndon þempension þat longeþ to oure nom inacion by þe vacacion of oure chirche Cathedrale of Excestre. þe whiche oure grant / we wol take effect / Albe hit: þat sithe we wroote last vnto yow (þerof) haue falle a new vacacion of oure saide chirche / by þe deces of hym / þat was before of Chestre for elles shulde oure said clerc beer no proffit by oure furst graunt / And semblably we wol / þat oure welbeloued clerc William Toly haue þe pension of þe bisshopriche of Chestre. notwiþstanding þe chaunge &c as ye wote. And thridly we haue granted vnto oure clerc of oure signet Thomas Andrew / þempension þat longeth to oure nom inacion by þauoidance of oure chirche cathedrale of hereford. Wherfore we wol / þat as soone as due tyme Requireth: ye doo make oure writtes in due fourme vpon oure said grantes: Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure town of Rouen þe x. Day of Auerill S

[Calendared with explanation, Kirby 891. Stopyndon, Toly, and Andrew were all signet clerks. Letter in Shiryngton's hand.] [torn] [superior insert.]

By þe kyng S Worshipful fader in god oure Right trusty and welbeloued / And lat yow wite / þat þe worshipful fader yn god þe bisshop of wircestre / haþ doon his feaultee to vs here / as for þe temporaltees þat longen vnto his biss hopriche. and also maade Renunciacion aftir þe fourme þ at ye sent vs. whiche we signiffie vnto yow: to þat ende þat ye haue knowlege þerof wolnyng þat ye shewe him and his proctours al þese and fauour þat ye may goodely: and þe more specialy by cause of his beyng here in our seruice: Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure town of Rouen þe xiiij day of Auerill /

[Calendared Kirby 892. Livery recorded 18 Oct. 1419, CPR 1416-22 , p. 246.]

By the king Worshipful fader in god right trusty and welbe loued / For asmuche as of oure special grace we haue granted to þelit of Chestre late Abbot of saint Albons / to haue þe temporalitees of þe bisshopriche of Chestre not withst anding þat he is not yit sacred bisshop þere We wol and charge yow / þat in al goodly haste after þe Recepc ion of þees oure lettres ye ordeyne þat deliuerance bee maad vnto þe said elit of þe said temporalitees and that ye make hym out oure lettres patentes þere vppon / such as þe cas Requireth. Yeuen vnder oure signet at oure town of Rouen þe .xv. day of Aueril (Signed) Andrieu

[Calendared Kirby 893. Livery recorded 15 April 1420, CPR 1416-22, p. 276.]

Riȝt trusty and welbeloued broþer Riȝt worschipfull and worschipfull faders in god and trusty and welbeloued ffor as muche as we wote wele þat youre desire were to here Ioyfull tyding es of oure goode spede touching þe conclusion of pees betwix þe two Rewmes et cetera we signiffie vnto yow þat worschipped be oure lorde þat of oure labour haþ sent vs a goode conclusion vpon moneday þe xx day of þis present moneþ of May we arriued in þis town of Troyes / And on þe moro we haddeyn a conuencion betwix oure moder þe quene of ffrance and oure brother þe duc of Burgoigne as Commissairs of þe king of france oure fader for his partie / and vs in oure (owne) per sonne for oure partie / and þaccorde of þe said pees per petuelle was þere sworne (by) boþe þe saide Commissaires / yn name of oure forsaide fader / And semblably by vs in oure owne name / And þe lettres (þervpon) forwiþ enseled vnder þe grete seel of oure saide fader to vs warde / and vnder oures to hym warde þe copie of whiche lettres we sende you closed yn þees to þat ende: þat ye doo þe saide accorde to be proclamed yn oure Citee of london / and þorowe al oure Rewme þat al oure pueple may haue verray knowlege þerof for þare consolacion / as wel as kepe hit aftir as longeþ vnto þayme Also at þe saide conuencion was mariage betrowthed betwix vs and oure wyf doghter of oure for said fader þe kyng of france / And ferþermore for asmuch as we must by vertue of þe saide accorde vse a newe stile duryng þe lyf of oure saide fader / we sende yow in a cedule wiþin þees oure stille þat we wol vse herafter boþe in latine in englyssh and in ffrenssh. Chargeyng yow þat in al thing þat passeþ duryng the tyme aforesaide aswel vnder oure grete seel as al oure oþer seeles wher euer hit bee and in pro clamacions þe ordeyne þat oure stille be vsed after þe contenne of þe saide cedule And þat þe scripture of all oure seeles be amended þerafter yn al haste / And so chargeþ by oure writtes all oure officers / þat þis may long vnto aswel yn England as yn Irlande and yn guyenne for so wol we ordeyne þat shalbe doon heere / yeuen vnder oure signet in þe saide Town of Troyes þe xxij day of May abouesaide / And as touching þe scripture of þe seeles vs semeth / þat þis worde Regent may be owte wel ynogh To oure Right trusty and wel beloued brother þe duc of Gloucestre wardein in oure Rewme of Englande and to all þe remanent of oure conseil þere henricus dei gracia Rex Anglae heres & Regens regni ffranciae & Dominus hiberniae henry by þe grace of god kyng of England heire and Regent of þe Rewme of ffrance and lorde of Irlande henry par la grace de dieu Roy dengleterre heritier & Regent du Royaume de ffrance & seigneur dirlande Et memorandum quod promissa sunt irrotulata virtute litteris de priuato sigillo dom ini Regis Cancellar Anglae directi & infilactis Cancellar iprimis domini Regis de hoc anno residentis

[Calendared with explanation, Kirby 894. Calendared CCR 1419-22, p. 108. Printed Halliwell I.102-03; Rymer, Foedera IX.906-07.] [superior insert] [rubbed]

By the king Worshipful fader in god right trusty and welbe loued / We sende yow closed wiþ ynne thees asupplicacion putte vnto vs by a poure tenant of oures / Rauf atte Ree. which compleineth hym of certain grete wronges and griefs doon vnto hym as ye may more clerely parceiue by the same supplicacion / Wherfor we wol and charge yow / þat the saide supplicacion seen and wel understanden by yow / and had pleine Informacion of the trouthe of þat þat is contened therein / ye see and ordeyne þat oure saide tenant haue al þat he aught to haue of right in this partie / and suffreth no man to doo hym wron(g) in no w(yse)þouching the matere contened in his saide supplicacion asmuche as ye may lette hit / ner þat he be not wrongf(ully ouerlad) by maintenance of lordship ner other wyse / for as we been enfourmed beside þat þat is contened in the saide supplicacion / the perso nnes whiche he compleineth hym vpon / be gretely maintened ayenst hym / And therfor we wol that ye take hede / the more tenderly to his matere And so þat he haue no cause for lak of right to Retourne hider ayein vnto vs compleyning / And god haue yow in his keping yeuen vnder oure signet at Monsirtan ou Sault yonne the .iiije. day of Iuill (Signed) Toly

[Calendared with explanations, Kirby 895. Printed PC, p.xviii.] [torn off] [rubbed and torn]

By þe kyng Worshipful fader in god oure Right trusty and welbeloued. For asmuche as we bee enfourmed þat þab ot of Gloucestre is passed to god: we haue granted vnto oure welb eloued clerc william Toly þempension. whiche longeþ vnto oure yifte: by cause of þe creacion of hym þat shal be next Abbot of þe same place: wollyng þat ye doo make þervpon oure lettres vnder oure gret seel in due fourme as þe cas Requireth. Yeuen vnder oure signet at þe siege before Meleun þe .xx. day of Iuill (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared Kirby 896.]

By the king Worshipful fader in god / right trusty and welbel oued / We sende yow closed wiþ ynne þees a supplicacion putte v(n)to vs by Thomas Gray / grocier and marchant of oure Cite of London making mencion of certain dettes whiche the lord Talbot / þat is god betaught shuld owe to hym and to his wyf as is more pleinely contened in the same supplicacion / Wherefor we wol and charge yow / þat þees oure lettres with the saide supplicacion seen by yow / ye doo comme tofore yow / the enfeffours / þat þe same supplicacion maketh mencion of / and seeth / þat þay contente þe forsaide Thomas: of al that thay been bounde by right and Reson to contente hym of touching the Dettes abouesaide / And god haue yow in his kepyng yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost afore Meleun: the .xvj. day of Septembre (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 897.] [torn.]

By the king Worshipful fader in god: oure right trusty and welbeloued / for asmuche as we haue granted vnto oure welbeloued clerc Robert Rolleston oure warderober the chirche of warton in oure Conte of Lancastre / whiche standeth voide in lawe / as we been enfourmed / and longeth to oure yift / we wol and charge yow / þat ye doo make vnto oure saide clerc / oure lettres of collacion of þe saide chirche / in due fourme / And god haue yow in his kepyng / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost / afore Meleun / the / xxij. day of Septembre / (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 898. Presentation recorded 2 Sept. 1420. 9 July 1421, CPR 1416-22, pp.299, 374.]

By the kingWorshipful fader in god / right trusty and welbeloued / For asmuche as hit is doon vs to vnderstande that the vicaire general of the bisshop of Chestre that last was / before hym that now is / maad collacion of the prebende of hondesacre in oure Cathedral chirche of Lichefeld whiche voided by the deces of Iohn aullforth / vnto Robert ffitȝhugh soon vnto the lord ffitȝhugh oure Chamberlain / And hit is soo / that before that the saide Robert was put in possession of the saide prebende as hit is saide / oure saide chirche fel voide and so be cause of the temporaltees thereof beyng in oure handes the disposicion of the saide prebende longeth clerely vnto vs / we wol and charge yow / þat ye doo make oure lettres of Ratifficacion vpon his title and poss ession that he hath now / or elles of newe / if nede bee / doo make hym oure lettres of collacion of the same prebende in due fourme / so that he may haue the same benefice by oure title / in caas ye haue maad collacion to noon other / for oure entente is / that he haue hit / If there bee no thing passed oure seel of the contraire / And god haue yow in his keping / yeuen vnder oure signet / in oure hoost afore meleun / the last day of Septembre / (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 899. Grant recorded 4 Nov. 1420, CPR 1416-22, p. 303.]

By þe kyng R(yht trusty) and welbeloued broþer. We grete you wel. and we do you to wite þat it is oure wil and entente þat ye d(eclar)e a parlement to be holde monday þe second day of Decembre (next) for certaine causes þe whiche we wol do you to haue knowlech of in al haste. And also (we) wol and charge you þat ye se þat Iustices of pees. Shereues. Eschetours. Coroners and suche officers as shul be maad. be suche persones as ben able & worthy þerto & þat ben no troublers in þaire contrees. and þat þey be chose wiþ oute brocage or fauour of persones or any oþere vnleeful. meenes. after þestatut & ordennances maad þervpon. Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost afore Meleun þe viij day of Octobre: (Signed) I hethe

(Consent of the Council follows in Latin in different hand and ink.) [Calendared and Latin printed, Kirby 900. Writs recorded 21 Oct. 1420, CCR 1419-22, pp. 124-25.] [torn] [superior insert]

By þe Kyng Worshipful fader in god Ryht trusty and We lbeloued. we grete you wel. And we wol and charge you þat as soone as ye ben certain þat þe bulles of oure holy fader þe pope: ben come for þe translacion of þe Bysshop of hereford vnto þe chirche of Excestre: þat be oure lettres to be maad vnder oure greet seal: ye do make Restituc ion of þe temporalitees of þe said Bysshopriche of Excestre. vnto þe said Bysshop in forme as þaym oughte to be wiþoute taryinge. Yeven vnder oure signet in oure hoost afore Meleun þe viij. day of Octobre: (Signed) I. hethe

[Calendared Kirby 901. Livery recorded 31 Oct. 1420, CPR 1416-22, p. 303.]

By the king Worshipful fader in god Right trusty and welbeloued. We grete yow wel / And for asmuche as oure seruant Iohan H(er) tishille hath shewed vnto vs by supplicacion / that sir Richard Stanhapp knight / letteth and destourbeth hym and his attourne / wrongfully / and ayenst lawe and conscience / to Reioisse and occupie a place with certaine Rentes / with ynne the toun of Claworth in the Conte of Notyngham / whiche by the deces of Robert hertishil his Cousin / been descended vnto oure saide seruant by waye of heritage as to the Right heire of the saide place and Rentes Of whiche thing If hit soo bee / we be no thing wel plesed / we wol and charge yow / considering þat oure saide seruant hath continuelly abiden in oure seruice sith oure commyng in to this land / þat ye see and ordenne / þat he haue no wrong by the said Stanhapp / ner by noon other / in his absence / but that he may pesibly Reioisse and occupie his saide heritage / and his Attourne Receiue the proffitȝ thereof to his vse / and (algates) vnto oure commyng hoom with godd es grace in to oure Reaume of England so þat we may / If nede bee. doo entende to the same matere oureself / wittyng þat we write semblably vnto oure brother of Glouc estre / vpon this same matere / And god haue yow in his keping / Yeuen vnder oure signet / in oure oost afore Meleun / the v. Day of Nouembre (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 902.] [rubbed and torn] [superior insert]

By þe kyng S Worshipful fader in god / Right trusty and welbeloued. we consideryng þe goode and agreable seruice / þ at þe worshipful fade(r) in god þe bisshop of hereford oure proctour in þe popes court / haþ doo n to vs / and yit dooþ dayly as ye knowe: haue of our spec ial grace Respited his hommage / þat he shulde make vnto vs / by cause of his bisshopriche: vnto his comyng hoom from cour(t) wolnyng þat vpon þis oure grante ye doo make vnto hym / or to his proctours in his name. suche lettres as þe cas axeth vnd(er) oure grete seel in due fourme. Yeuen vnder oure signet of þegle in absence of oure oþer. at oure towne of Shrouesbur(y) þe xj. day of Marche: (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared Kirby 904. Livery recorded 9 Nov.1420, CPR 1416-22, p. 304.] [torn]

By the king Chanceller there is oon Thomas walweynes wyf which hath maad a greuous compleynt vnto vs vpon sir Iohn Skydmore And for asmuche as we had ordenned bothe parties for to bee before vs or oure conseil for to (haue) had knowlache of the matere þat þay stande in debat fore / and for to haue made an ende þereof / And hit is soo now / þat we may nat g(oo)dly ende þere to at this tyme / as ye wot considered oure hasty departyng hens / we w(ol n)at nat wiþstandyng / þat we suppose she standeth not in the right / be cause s(he is) sumwhat a des cl(aunder)ouse womman / and also þat we kepe nomore to be wexed wiþ hir encombrous poursuites / þat ye doo sende for bothe the saide parties to comme before yow at suche day as yow semeth Resounable / for to here the saide matere of controuersie / and make an ende therein / as we shal telle yow to morwe more pleinly by mouthe But algates / yeueth hem to morwe here day / whanne thay shal be with yow / yeuen vnder oure signet of the Egle at lambehith / this day / þe .xxij. day of may (Signed) Toly]

[Calendared with explanations, Kirby 906.] [torn] [rubbed]

By the kyng Worshipful f(ader in) god our trusty and welbeloued / We haue receyued a supplicacion put vn to vs be our trusty and welbeloued knyght henry Brounflete that is with vs in our seruice (in) þees parties / to whech supplicacion we haue take but litel heed / Neueretheles we wol and charge yow / þat þe said supplicacion be yow seen / and þe matere þerinne comprised discretly considered / ye do hym þe ese þat yee may as ferfoorth as right and lawe wol / So that by cause of his beynge heere in our said seruice he be not wrongfully hyndred ne harmed in no wyse / And god haue yow in hys keepinge / yeuen vnder our signet in our hoost at seint Denys of Moronval beside Dreux. the .xviij day of Iuyll. (Signed) Depeden

[Calendared with explanation, Kirby 908. The petition, in Latin, is SC8/175/8713.] [torn and rubbed]

By the king Worshipful fader in god / oure right trusty and welbeloued / For asmuche as hit is doon vs to vnderstande that the bisshop of London is passed to god / we lat yow wite / that we haue granted vnto oure welbeloued seruant Iohan Hanham. clerc of oure Caterye the pension of hym that shal be next bisshop of the same place wol(nyng) & chargyng yow / that there vpon whanne tyme commeth ye doo make hym oure lettres vnder ou(re gree)t seel in due fourme / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure oost at Laigny sur marne / the xiij. day of Octobre(Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 910.] [torn]

By the kyng Worshipful fader in god / oure Right trusty and welbeloued We wol and charge yow. that at what tyme / oure welbeloued knight Iohan Cornewaille / bringeth vnto yow / oon called Mareschal Des Rues. for to swere þe pees that is made betw(een ou)re fader of france and vs: ye take his ooth and lat him swere tofore yow þe same pees / after þe fo(urme) of þe copie whiche we sende yow closed wiþin thees / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure hoost at Ruthueil besi(de) Meaulx þe xiiij. day of Nouembre. (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared Kirby 912.] [torn and rubbed] [torn off]

By the kyng . . . in god Right trusty and welbeloued We sende yow closed wyþyn thees: a supplicacion put vnto vs / by Thomas . . . (co)mpleinyng him / how þat he beyng here in oure seruice oon Robert Roklee Squier haþ dissesed him of þe manoi(r) . . . with þappourtenanc es in york shire / as in þe same supplicacion hit is more clerely contened / Wherfore we wol þat . . . (e)uidences of bothe parties ordeine so for þat matere þat his beyng here in oure saide seruice be nat harmeful nor . . . but þat he stande in as goode condicion as he did at his comyng owt wiþ vs Yeuen vnder oure signet . . . saint faron beside Meaulx þe xv day of ffeuerer

[Calendared Kirby 913.]

{By the kingWorshipful fader in god / oure right trusty and welbeloued / for asmuche as we be enfourmed that maister William Kentwode is elite to the deanee of oure chriche of london / the whiche eleccion / he assentyng / is confermed and by the same confirmacion / the Archedeaknee of london in oure saide Chirche / the which the saide maister william last occupied / is voide / and longeth clerely to oure yifte / the temporaltees of the bisshopriche beyng at this tyme in oure handes / We haue yeuen the saide Archedeaknee / to oure welbeloued clerc / sir Iohn / Snell oure Aulmosner Wherfore we wol and charge yow / that ye doo make (hym) oure lettres necessaire therevpon / in fourme accoustumd And god haue yow in his keping / yeuen vnder oure signet in oure oost at Seintfaron / beside Meaulx the .viij. day of Marche

(Signed) Toly[Calendared Kirby 914. Grant recorded 16 March 1422, CPR 1416-22, p. 414.] [superior insert]

By the kyng Worshipful fader in god / oure Right trusty and welbeloued / We sende you closed wiþin thees oure lettres a supplicacion put vnto vs by marchantes of Paris / Rouen / Troyes / and Brugees / as ye may see þerby / And wol and charge yow / þat ye enfourmed of þe matere contened in þe same supplicacion / ordeineth that Right be doon vnto þe saide marchantes after þe lawes and coustumes of oure Rewme of England / wiþowte any long delay / Yeuen vnder oure signet in oure ost at þe toun of Meaulx. þe xxviij. day of Marche / (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared with references, Kirby 915. Commission of inquiry recorded 22 April 1422, CPR 1416-22, p.443.]

By the king Worshipful fader in god oure right trusty and welbeloued For asmuche as we haue yeuen and granted vnto maister Iames Cole / proctour vnto oure hous of Syon at Shene / the prebende whiche is voyde in oure chirche of London by the deces of maister Iohn Maluern / and longeth vnto oure yifte and disposicion at this tyme / be cause of the temporaltees of the bisshopriche of London beyng in oure handes by waye of the voidance of the same chirche / we wol / that there vpon ye doo make vnto the saide maister Iames Cole oure lettres patentes vnder oure gree(t) seel in dew fourme / yeuen vnder oure signet / at Meaulx / the. last day of Aueril / (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 916. Grant recorded 10 June 1422, CPR 1416-22, p.438.] [torn off]

By the kyng Trusty and welbeloued / we haue Receiued youre Lettres whiche ye sent vnto vs last / And as tou(chyng þ e) bargayne of Brekstone contened in þe same / we halde vs wel appaide / And as to þe prisonners of Crotey whiche ye hau(e in) keping / hit is o(u)re wil þat ye kepe hem forth as straitely as ye can (sauyng þ air lyues)þo tyme þat we be oþerwyse aduised / fferþ ermore as touching ou(r) . . . hurt / we wol þat ye ordeine þat he be sent into þe north cuntre to Robert of waterton. to whom we . . . for to Receiue him and to putte him to renne in sum of oure parcs þere: yeuen vnder oure signet at m . . . of May: (Signed) Shiryngton

[Calendared with explanations, Kirby 917.] [faded] [torn] [superior insert]

Worshipful fader in god / oure right trusty and welbeloued / We wol and charge yow / that ye make oute oure writtes to oure viconte of hamptshire / for to make Proclamacion in oure saide vicontee / in alle place accoustumed / that alle man ere men that haue any grond or land with ynne oure toun of Port esmouth / with ynne suche a certein day as ye shal li(m it) by youre discrecion / comme and chalenge / eche man his owen grond / So that hit may be knowen sekirly what g(ron)d is longing to euerych of hem / And that grond that is not chalenged / with ynne the saide day limited / we wol ye ordeine / that hit be saised in to oure handes / yeuen vnder oure signet / at Saint liȝ the .xviij. day of Iuyn / (Signed) Toly

[Calendared Kirby 918. Order recorded 21 July 1422, CCR 1419-22, p. 263.] [torn and rubbed]

By þe kyng Trusty and welbeloued &c ffor asmoche as (we haue ordeyned) oure welbeloued sir w sire. w. (Moreton) n to entende and ouersee oure te reparacion (as well) of oure towne of Caleys as of þe wateris þere. the whiche we truste shal do vs right good and behouful seruice. and þe better if by your good assistens. Wherefore y we wille and pray yow. þat at suche tyme as þe as ony vrgent case & necessite askyth to ayde of more peple tant tan be þere of workemen or laborenis þat ye wille putte to youre good helpyng hand like as we vn be enformed ye haue do herebefore for whiche we can yow right good thanke. (Another hand) yeuen at Westminstre þe xiij day of Auerell Ao xviij Rh. vj To the Lieutenant and Soudeours of the Towne of Calays To þe Mair of the Staple of oure Towne of Calays and his felship marchantes ther To the mair of the towne of Calays and burgeys of the same

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By the king Trusty and welbeloued. we greet you wel. and for asmoche as we be occupied and laboured as ye knowe wel. with sikeness . . . whiche. to be deliuered and cured by the grace of oure lord. vs nedeth. the helpe. entendance and laboure of suche expert . . . in the crafte of medicines as ye be in (Relem) amonges alle other. oure affeccion and desire. right especially. is sette. we des(ire) you that ye be with vs at oure castel of wyndesore the .xij. Day of this moneth and entende vpon oure persone for the . . . ye faille not as oure singuler trust is on you and as ye desire. and tendre of oure helth and welfare yeuen vndre . . . the v Day of Iuyn. (Another hand) To maistre Gilbert of Salesbury

[Printed Rymer, Foedera XI.366] [rubbed] [torn off]

Ryght worshipfull lorde I recomaunde me to youre gude lordship as yowre seruant And plese it yowe to haue in know lage that I am enfourmed that ther is a saue condit graunted to be prolonged for a Ship of Spayn called the Mare of Bilbawe wher of is Maistre petre de Dariega & that ye desire to haue in knowlage what profite it hathe bene to the kyng or may turne (h)eraftre Please it yowe to wit that the sayd shipp aryved late (here) in this porte & the kyng answerd of Custum & s(u)bsidie inward & outeward in that viage the sum of xlix li & is liche to haue as moche more at his next comyng / And in this to my simple conceit the kyng may take avail & the Contre & no man hurt And as tithynges here bene nane as yit And god haue yowe in kepyng writen at Suthampton xj day of Decembre (Signed) your seruant William Soper

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Souereyn lord with als meke & entier hert as I kan or may I recomande me to your Roial maieste to ye whiche plaise it to wite yat on monday at nyght last passet I haue receyuet youre fulworschipfull lettres by ye tenure of ye whiche it hath liket yow to let me wite how ye be enforme(d) yat with Inne youre churche of duresme vnder ye warde of two monkes of ye churche & ye last priour yat ded. is & of on a man yat is clepet mydelton yer shuld be certein thyng yat to yowe apperteneth as (it) is more specialy writen in youre said lettres. Ye whiche youre lettres by me receyuet & vnderstanden ye said monday atte nyht. I haue on tysday in ye morning ordeynet a sufficient persone yat with youre message & ye enformacion yat come with hym is goen in al godely hast to your said kirk of duresme yer to charge on youre behalue ye priour yat now is yat out of ye said chirche ne priory be not remwet ne delyueret no kist no othir Instrument yat may cotene gold syluer or Iuillo Iuell chartre muniment or othir euydences yat yer has (bene) left to kepe: til ye forsaid priour & I may speke to gedir and more to yat matire haue Inoght mow do as yet but als sone as I (may) more do ye shal haue wityng yer of /. as of othir tythyngs I kan no nothir write but suche as by myn othir lettres I send yow by ye berer of yes Souerein lord ye holy gost haue yow in his kepyng Writen att pontfreu yis thoresday in ye morning youre humble preest of duresme (In a later hand) To our souerainge lorde ye Kynge.

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In all wyse my souereyne lord I recomandde me to ȝowr moste noble grace wyht all the lowlinesse that any subgit kan þenkke or deuise And at ȝow luste my souereyne lord to lete me ȝowr moste humble liege man to haue knowleche be ȝo wr gracious. lettris. of the pees and mariage ocludid. the whyche godde knowyht I haue desirid. as. herttyly. as euer dide any poor creature. and that for goddis worshyp and ȝowr moste noble herttis. ese. And also for the souereyne gladnesse and comfortes that we ȝowr trwe pepil. haue and . wyht goddis mercy. shall haue In the lyklynesse of succes sion of ȝowr bodily heyrys. þat. lord þank ke ȝow. þat. is verray pees. and wyht all the humblesse that any subgit kan þankke hys souer eyne. lord I þankke ȝow. my moste gracious. souereyne lord And there as. hyt lykyd. ȝowr hynesse to wryte In ȝowr forseide gracious lettris þat ȝe pur pose the time of ȝowr mariage. as. sone aftir the feste of the trinite as couenable time comyht In the beste tyme of the ȝer I beseche godde. And trwly my souereyne lord but if ȝowr hynesse hadd comanddid me the contrarie if I myht haue be to goddis. wrshyp and ȝowrys at that blessid. gladde mariage I nolde for no thyng be thennys but godde blissid mote he be wlle not þat I haue In thys worde þat. þat I moste desired. of the whyche to see þat Ioyfull day of ȝowr mariage haht ben. on. Bese chyng ȝow my souereyne lord to haue In ȝowr noble remembrauncte wyht what Conclusion of reste I departid laste owte of ȝowr graciouse presence and aftir þat I haue demenid me syht I kam. In to thys ȝowr reaume and wyht goddis grace shall to my lyuys. ende lyk as I truste to godde ȝowr humble lyge man my. Cousin. Chaucer. haht pleinly. enformid ȝowr hynesse or thys time. Also my souereyne lord whanne I was on the grette see I made awowe þat aftir time I were onys. In ȝowr reaume of Engeland I sholde no see passe. saue on pilgrimage vn to I hadde be at Senct Iamys and for þat cause. whanne I was at ȝowr toun of Calays. for the grete desir I hadde. to see the prosp erite of ȝowr moste dredde and noble persone I. wentte streht fro thennys. to ȝowr moste gracious pres ence. for if I hadde goone In to ȝowr reaume of Engeland I myht not haue come In to Normandie to my pilgrimage hadde be doo. And therefore my souereyne lord. wyht all the humbl esse þat any. subgit kan þenkke or deuise I beseche ȝowr hynesse to take not to displesaunsse mi nowht comyng. for godde knowht I ne feyne not ne no colour seke Besechyng godde In all wyse my souereyne lord to saue and kepe ȝow body and sowle and sendde ȝow. In thys blissid sacrament of mariage Ioye prosperite longe to endur wyht heyrys of ȝowr body. to hys. blissid wrshyp and ȝowrys In singuler comfortes of all ȝowr trwe pepyll of the whyche I am. on. and euer shall be. wrytyn at waltham. the vj day of Iuin. ȝowr humble subgit and trwe liege man. H W.

Ryght hye prynce and soueraigne graciouse lorde I recomaunde me to ȝow And for as myche as my mayster Sir Roger Saluayn is passyd owte of this worlde whoes soule god assoile I shalle do ȝowre comaundement to abyde vpon the saue garde of ȝowre castell at Banelyngham with alle my myght and alle my power be the grace of god tylle ȝe sende other charge or comaundement Prayenge ȝow to dyrecte ȝowre gracious letters to ȝowre vetyllere of Caleis to delyuer suffissaunt vetaille for the sustentacion of ȝowre castell / for I am a olde man and haue be hurte and maymed and loste my good in ȝowre werrys be ȝowre ennemyes / so that I haue not where with to do to ȝowre castell as I desyre / but euere I pray ȝow to be my good and gracious lorde. and assigne sum refresshement to ȝowre powre soudeours that wille abyde vapon the saue garde of ȝowre castell tylle ȝe sende other ordenaunce. Ryght hye prynce and soueraigne graciouse lorde the holy blessyd trynyte haue ȝow in his kepynge. wreten atte castell of Banelyngham the xj day of Nouember Be ȝowre powre liege Iohn Cappe

To þe kyng. oure souuereigne Lorde: Primerm ent. þat it like yow to graunte lettres vndre youre priue seell directed to all youre Capitaines Lieutenantȝ and baillieȝ of youre towne & marcheȝ of Caleis chargyng þaim to supporte youre Tresourier. and his deputees to enprowe. and to sette to fferme all youre landes Rentes tenementȝ with all oþer commoditeȝ of youre towne. and marches afoersaide to þe moste prouffit. in confermacon of youre worship and right as þey desire to stande in youre good lordshippe.Item þat it like yow. to appoincte what gouuernance þat youre Castell of Guisnes shall be putte Inne. and what persone shall haue þe kepyng. and saufegarde therof. Item þat it like yow to appoincte what gouuernance that youre Castell of Baunelingham shall be putte Inne. And what persone shall haue þe kepyng and saufegarde þerof. Item þat it like yow. þat youre priue Seell be charged to make warant soufficeant for youre Tresourier to be allowed in his accompte of all manere Stuffe and ordounance. deliured and pourveied by youre Commandement as it pereth by endenture deliured vn to þe clerke of þe ordounance atte þis tyme. Item þat hit like yowe to Charge yowre priue Seell to make a warant soufficeant / to youre Tresourier of Caleis þat he may occupie youre Seell þe which he hath In kepyng. as oþer Tresouriers haue vsed befoer tyme In letyng oute youre landes and tenementȝ te which will tourne yow to greete prouffit. for defaute þat it hath notte be vsed. ye haue hadde greete losse. (Second sheet and hand) Item that it like yow soueraign Lord to consider the grete mischief and poentot of youre said towns And marches of Caleys And þervpon appointe sufficeaunt assignement for the paiement And saufgard of the said towne and marches. Item for as muche soueraigne lord as thexceketeurs of sir Roger Salwyn natcompteht no ferther but to the iiij. daie of ffeuerer last passed the daie of his discharge. þerfore that it like that your priue seal be charged to make warantȝ sufficiaunte for your seid Tresorer he fro the seid .iiij. daie of ffeuerer to Resceyve al maner of Reuenuȝ and recepts and proufits longing to the seid office in to the first daie of his Charge after the tenor of his patent with the wages and fees longing to the seid office And also that he Accompte þerfore deuhely and bi the sa(ide) warrant to haue therof deuhe allouance vpon his accompt: Item sith it list yow that he have the seid office of Tresourier and the charges wiþ all like it your hiȝnes that wiþ oute his aduis noon officers be made in þoo partes but such as he schall Ansuere fore to yow siþ he schall Rekene And accompt for hem wiþ this if it like that noo maner of paiements be made to no maner persone of the Reuenuȝ. neiþer of thentres ne of thissues þeer but by þespeciall knowlich and hand of your said Tresourer siþ he schall accompte þerfore.

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My lord of Gloucestre The Archbishop of Canterbury The Bisshopes of London Wynchestre Norwych & wircestre The Duc of Excetr Therl of March Warrewyk Marchal Northumberland Westmorland The Lord ffitȝ hugh Sir Rauf Cromwell sir walter hungerford sir Iohn Tiptoft sir walter Beauchamp The wich Lordys a boue said ben condescended to take hit vpon hem in þe manere and fourme þat sueth. ffirst foras muche as execucion of lawe and keping of pees stant muche in Iustices of pees Shirrefs and Eschetours / the proffitȝ of the kyng and þe Reuenues of þe Roiaume ben gretly encresced or anientisched by Coustumers Countrollours porsours serch(ers) and all such oþer officers. Therfore þe same Lordys wol and desireth þat such offics and all oþer be maade by aduis and denomina cion of þe said Lordys. Saued always and reserued to my Lordes of Bedford and of Gloucester alle þat longeþ vnto hem by a special act maad in parlement And to þe Bischop of Wynchestre. that þat he hath graunted him by our souerain lord þat last was of whos soule god haue mercy / and by auctoritee of parlement confermed

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Right trusti and most beloued vncle / We grete yow wel wiþ al our herte / And signifie vn to yow as for your consolation (þat) at þe tyme of þe writing of þese þankid be god we wer in perfite hele of persone / tristing to our lord þat (as we desire) in semblable wise ye so be And for asmoche as we and our counsail hier been acertained as wel be þe effecte and euidence of your werkes as be þe credible reportes and writinges maad vn to vs and to our said counsail fro tyme to tyme of þe singulier diligence & þe fulnotable and laborious seruice þat ye doon vn to vs In gouuernaunce of oure Reaume of ffraunce as wel as of our Duchie of Normandie we þanke our lord þer of and yow as hertily as we kan willing & (also) praing yow alwey so to continue (euyr fro wel to better as ) we ne doute doute in no wise wiþ te grace of our e lord but þat ye so wol. / And considering þat in acompl ishing of your desir. we send now vn to yow the B. of l. / also our dier and welbeloued cosin þeril Marshal / and þe lord Wilby / wiþ notable puissaunce of þis our Reaume of Englond. We (desire &) pray yow þat at þair comyng vn to yow ye Receyue & demene hem & also ordeine hem to be tretid and demenyd benyngly and fauorably so þat þiey ne haue no resonable cause of grucching greue nor com plaint but þat þay and þair feleship haue cause to reioise hem and contente hem of þair comyng vn to yow In our seruise & þat as wel þay as oþer of our sugites hier take þer be occasion (corage) & to wille to goon þiþer at al tymes when our behoof shal asshid & hit shal be . . . of þaym / And as toward es our bel vncle of Excester whoom our lord now late visitid wiþ seknesse blessid mote god be he is rekiue ryd & wiþ his grace shal be wiþ yow in al goodly haste whoom and oþer þat we send tat now vn to yow to assiste yow as for þe tyme in counsail / We pray yow goodly & effectuelly to hier in swiche þinges as þa y shal auise yow of fro tyme to tyme for (þe worship of god þ e) pte goode of vs (& of yow) & of boþe our Reaumes & Duchie abouesaid willing also þat ye yeue (fai þ &) credence to þat þat þe said bisshop of london &c shal say on to yow on our behalue And almyghty god &c (Different hand) yeuen at Westmynstre þe. xv day of May (After three lines skipped, the first hand) Right trusti and welbeloued cosin. for asmoche as we knowin þat ye desire to be acertained fro tyme to tyme of our prosperite & welfar we lete yow wite þat þankid be our lord at þe tyme of þ e writing of þese we werin in perfite hele of per sone & so plesit vn to hym þat ye be / And ouer þis witiþ tat we sende vn to our fultrusty & most beloued vncle of Bedford. A. &c to þe whiche we wol þat ye yeue faiþ and credence In þat þat þay shal say vn to yow on our behalue And Almyghty

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To the kyng oure souuerein lord Bisecheth lowly youre pore Ianyn Cassons squyer of my lord of Wynchestre. that sith the Office of Viergerschup in the kynges Chapelle of Wyndesore is . . . voide by the deth of Iohan Clifford of whom god haue mercy. like youre highnes by thaduis of my redoubted lord of Gloucestre and of al youre noble . . . graunt your saide bisecher the same office of vierger with al the fees and appurtenances that longeth ther to in wise like as the said Iohan . . .þerme of life for goddes sake. and as he shal euer praie for youre high estat and for al your noble lignie

(Another hand) Dat apud Westmonasterium tercio die Marcii Anno &c primo [washed out]

To þe hygh and myghty Prynce þe Duc of Glouc ester and oþere of þe councell of our souuer aign lord þe kyng Lyke vn to þe hygh and discrete councell of oure souueraign lord þe kynges to gra unt vn to Mald ffosbroke drynorysse vn to oure said souuerai gne lord þe kyng x li by yere for as long as þam lykis and to be paid yn whatt plasse þatþe said discrete councell will Assign for þe goode seruyse and entendauntȝ tat þe said drynorysse hath don fro þe day of þe berth of our souueraign lord vn to þis day consideryng þat þe said Mauld hath noþer reward As fee by for grauntede of our said lord for þe wach and laboure þat scho hath had fro þe day as yit es aboven rehersid vn to þis day wherfor and yit lyke þe said hye and discrete councell to graunte þe said Mauld þe said x li yn þe way of Charitee and Almouse

(Another hand) Donee a Westminstre le xxviij jour Daurill Lan primier

To þe hygh and myghty Prynce þe Duc of Gloucester and oþer of þe councell of our souueraign lord þe kyng Lyke vn to þe high and discrete councell of oure souueraign lord þe kyng to graunt to Morgrete Brothnam Chambrer and Wesher of oure said souuera ign lord þe kyng C s for as long as þe said descrete councell lykys and to be paid yn what place þat þei will Assign for þe goode seruice and entendantȝ þat þe said Chambrer hath don fro þe day of þ e birth of oure soueraign lord vn to þis day consideryng þat þe said Morgrete hath noþer reward nor fee be for graunted of oure said lord for þe wach and labor þat scho hath had fro þe day as yit es aboven rehersid vn to þis day wherfor and yit like þe said hye & discrete councell to graunt þe said Morgre te Brothnam þe said C s in þe wey of Charite and Almous.

To þe hyghe and myghty Prynce þe duc of Glouce ster and other of þe councell of oure souueraigne lord þe kyngeȝ Lyke vn to þe hyghe and to þe descrete councell of oure souueraigne lord þe kynges to graunte vnto Ioan Asteley norysse of oure said souueraign lord þe kyng xx li by yere at þe terme of here lyve to be paied yn what place þat þe said discrete councell woll assign for þe goode seruyse and entendauntȝ þ at þe said norysse hathe doen fro þe day of þe berthe of oure said souueraign lord vn to þis day consid eryng þat þe said Ioan hath neyther reward ne fee by fore graunted of oure said lord for þe wathe and labour þat sheo hath had fro þe day as hit is a boven rehersed vn to þis day. Where fore and hit lyke þe said hye and discrete councell to graunte þe said Ioan Asteley þe said xx li for þe terme as hit is a boven wreton yn þe wey of charite

(Another hand) Donee a Westminster le xxvij jour (dauerill) Lan &c primier [rubbed]

Thise ben certain prouisions for þe good of þe gouernance of this land that þe lordes which ben of þe kinges. counseil desireth First that my Lord of Gloucestre ne noon other man of þe counsail in no suyte þat shal be maad vnto hem. schal no fauour graunte neithr in billes of right. ne of office / ne of benefice. that loongeth to þe counsail / but oonly to ansuere that the bille shall be seen by all the counsail and the partie suynge so to haue ansuer: Item. that all the billes. that shull be putt vnto the counseil. shul be onys in the woke / at the lest / that is to saye on þe Wednesday redd bifore þe counsail / And their ansueres endoced by þe same counsail / And on þe friday next folewinge declared to þe partie suyng: Item / that alle the billes that comprehende materes terminable at the commune lawe that semeth nought feyned be remited there to be determined. but if so be that þe discrecion of the counsail feele to greet might on that oo syde and vnmyght oo that other: (or ellus oþer cause Resonable þat shul moeue hem.) Item. if so be that eny matere suyd in the counseil falle in to diuerse opinions: that oo lesse than the more partie of the counseil. beyng present in the tyme of discord falle to that oo part: that be nought enacted as assented And the namys of the bothe parties enact by the Clerc of the counseil with here assent or disassent: Item. that in alle suytes that be maad to the counsail in materes Whois determinacion Loongeth Vnto the counsail. but if it so be that thei touche the weel of þe king. oure souerain lord. or of his Roiaume hastely to be spedd. ellys that they be nought enact doon by the counseil. oo lesse than to the nombre. of vj or iiij att the leeste of the counsail with the Officiers that ben present be of oon assent / And att alle tyme the names of þassenteurs to be writen of their owen hand in the sa(me) bille: Item. for asmuche as it is to greet a schame / that in to Strange countrees oure souuerain lord shal write his lettres by þaduise of his counseil. for such mater es and persones as the counsail writeth in his name. And singuler persones of þe counsail. to write the contrarie: that it be ordeynned. that noman of þe counsail presume to doo it on peyne of shame and reproef: Item. that the Clerc of the counseil be sworn. that euery. day. that the counseil sitteth on eny billes bitwix partie and partie. that he shal as ferr as he can. aspye. which is the porest suyteurs bille / and that first to be redd / And ansuered / And the kynges Sergeantes to be sworin trewly and plainly. to yeue the poore man that for such is accept to þe counsail / assistence and trewe counsail in his matere so to be suyd with oute eny good takyng of hym: on peyne of discharge of þeir offices: Item. for asmuche as it is lykly. that many materes shul be treted a fore the counsail. the which toucheth the kinges prerogatifes and freehold o that oo partie. and othr of his sougets o. þat othr: in the which matires the counsail is not lerned. to kepe the. kinges. rightes . and þe parties bothe. withoute thaduise of the kinges Iustices which ben lerned. both in his prerogatifs. and in his comune lawe. That in alle such materes his Iuges be called therto and their aduise with their namys also to be entred of record. what and how they determyne and aduise therinne ffor the good keping of pees & reste in þis Reaume in the which stont þe prosperitee and welfare of oure souerain Lord and of alle þestatys of þis land. hit is aduised assented and assured by my Lord of Gloucestre and by all my lordys spirituel and temporel þat yf any matere be now or haue bee not yit decided or schal be hereafter bitwyx lord & lord by þe sturyng of which matere þe good Reste and pees of þis land myght in any wise be letted or troubled: þat in all suche materes þe partie þat hit toucheth shal open to my forsaid Lord of Gloucestre and to þe Remenant of my Lordys of þe Consail suche matere or materes as toucheth him with þe circumstances þerof and þerynne be reuled after þaduis of my forsaid Lord and lordes and in non oþer wise. and suche Rule as þe Conseil ordeyneth þe parties to obeie. And so like as þei doo in materes þat toucheth hem selfes: þei shal doo in alle oþer materes þat touchen or mowe touche them or theirs by weye of feoffement or in ony other wyse. And þat my forsaid lord of Glouce stre. and all myn other Lordes assure diligently truly & indifferently in suche materes to hem opened to procede with outen ony parcialtee or fauour: This ordenance abouesaid to kepe my Lord of Gloucestre openly assured in his persone to all þe remenant of my lordys þere beyng present and þey ayenward assured him the same by here trouthe in his hand. First. My Lord of Canterbury Wyn cestre Norwych Worcestre Roucestre Duresme K arlill þerl Mareschall þerl of Stafford þe Lord Cromwell Scroop Hungerford Tiptoft þe Treseror þe Priue Seal

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Vnto þe kynge oure full souerain lorde Biseches full lowelich and mekelich youre humble seruant and Squyer William Pope: That where as howe Iohn Cassons Squyer of youre graciouse graunte hath þe Office of vergiershippe or Ostiarshippe of þe compaignye of þe Gartier withynne þe . . . Wyndesore togider with þe mansion vnto þe same withynne þe saide Castell pert enynge: And also for to bere þe Rodde tofore yowe and youre heires In procession in festiuall dayes with þe wages of xij. d þe day for to betake of þe Reuercions issues and . . . Manoir of kenyngton oþerwise callidde Coldken yngton in þe Shire of Middilsex by þe handes of þe ffermours Resceiuours Baillifs Prouostes or Gaderers of þe same Manoir for þe tyme beeng as by youre grat ious lettres patentȝ to hym þerof . . . Shewe the which youre gratious lettres patentȝ þe saide Iohn Cassons is in full wille and is fully assentede and accorded to restore in to youre Chauncerie þere to be cancellede: to þe effect entent and purpos þat þe saide William þe . . . mansion and wages and alle oþer mare profites and appurtenantȝ may haue: Where apon like it vnto youre mageste roiale of youre grace especiale to gra unte vnto þe saide William þe saide Office with þe saide mansion and wa . . . commoditees and appur tenantȝ þerto longyng or pertenyng in þe same manere and fourme as þe saide Iohn Cassons it hath hadde and occupiede durynge youre gratiouse wille And he shall praye god for yowe: (Signatures in different hands) H. gloucestre H Cantuar I Ebor Canc W london P Elien I huntyngton

Pleese it vn to the King oure souerayn Lord to grau nt / lettres of his prive seel to your Lieutenant or . . . in Irland þat thay graunt licences of absence with out fin / to all þaym þat shal come out . . . in ffrance in þe feloweship of Iames le Botiller Erill of Ormond til þe fest of Sey . . . comyng a twolfmonth And to charg þe said lieutenant or depute & Counsell . . . (as)þo be arrest at your prese to serue þe said Erilles retenu out of Irland in to Engl. . . (Signatures in different hands) H Gloucestre H. Cantuar I Ebor Canc W london P Elien I . . . I huntyngton

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By the Duc of Gloucestre & Constable of the Castel of Douor wardein & Admiral of þe .V. Portes Worshipful fader in god. oure right trusty and right welbeloued we grete you wel. And for asmuche as we ben enfourmed þat oure trusty and welbeloued knight sir Iohan fastolf hath take a suyt ayeinst certein personnes of hastynge & Brithelmeston in þadmiral court of England for a trespasse supposed to be doon apon þe high see ayeinst a place callid þe hors Shoo þe which personnes be come afore you. in my lordis chancerye by vertue of his writtes. We praye you hertly in asmuch as þe said high see ys withinne þe Iurisdiccion of our Admiraltee of þe said portȝ: þat þe said matier be not Remitted to þe said Admiral Court of England In eschuyng þe hurt þat perauenture mighte inconueniently falle to our said admiraltee of þe saide portȝ be þat meene. as we trust you. And our lord haue you in his keping. Yeuen vndir our signet at Sandewych þe xvj day of Iuyng

Right worshipfull and reuerent fadir yn god / and my right entierly welbelouyd cosyn I recommaund me vnto yow as hertly as I can / thankyng yow of youre goode cosynage shewyd vnto me. yn especiall the tyme of my beyng yn the seruice of oure soueraigne lord the kyng. yn his Reaume of ffraunce and Duchery of Normandie And forasmoch as I haue and shall be absent certaigne yerys after the appunctuament of oure saide soueraigne lord yn his saide Reaume of ffraunce and Duchery of Normandie. hit is vnder your fauore and goode wille expedient vnto me. forto haue generall Attorneys to pursue noȝt only matiers and causes longgyng to me / buȝt also forto defend all causes and matiers mouyed aȝenst me / yn my saide absens: Wherfore I pray hertly yow / forto domake letters patentȝ vnder the grete seale of oure saide soueraigne lord Recordyng and affirmyng that my entent is and I woll / And by this writyng I make ordeigne and depute. my right trusty and welbelouyd sir Nicholl Dixon one of my. Councellours yn the Reaume of Englond. and my right welbelouyd seruaunt Iohan Wyggemore myne generall Attorneys / forto pursue and to de fend all matiers & causes with me and aȝenst me yn the tyme of my absens byforesaide / to whom and all other of my partye yn such matiers. I pray yow to be goode lord. Writon at Rone the .vthe daye of Iuyn Youre trew cosyn and frend Richard Duc of york

Worschipful fadre in god (and Right)þrusty and Welbe loued Brothre and frend: I. grete yow Right hertely wel And sende yow herinne encloosed a bille of a tennant of myn of farnham cal led Thomas Gode. which as he saith now dwelleth atte Colcestre and of tyme passed hadd pourchaced and dwelled atte Stowemarkett in Suffolok. And as ye may see by the saide poeuere mannys su(ges)tion. two men of Stowemarkett þat is to saye Thomas Sengelton & Iohan Ady whom þe saide poeuer e man hadd enfeoffed of trust. han halden hym oute of his hous and lifloode as he sayeth .v. yeer & mor. And forasmoche as the open wroong þat is doon hym in þat partie yif hit bee soo. is full odieux and agreggeable. In example of othr mysdoers in cas semblable. I wolde pray yow worshipful fadre in god. my Right trusty & welbeloued Brothr & frend for to doo be sent for. by writtes sub pena the saide Sengelton and Ady. And thay bothe vpon the saide suggestion which is a matere of conscience (a forn yow) to be examined atte such a day as ye wol assigne. And to be Reuled & iustified in þat partie As good faith trouthe and conscience sholde Requere aftre your good discrecion As I truste yow And wor shipful fadre in god my Right trusty and welbeloued brothr and frend Our blessed lord god haue yow euere in his gracioux protection and keping Writen atte merton the xxxix day of Auerill

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To the ful reuerent fader in god Bysshop of Bathe & of welles Chaunceller of Englonde Besechith meekly your poer Chapelyn Richard Selby clerk that wher as he was late vicare of the chirche of Seint stephns in the Town of Seint Albons in the Shir of hertford by the presentaci on of on Iohn Abbot of Seint Albons by vertu of wyche presenta cion he was admitte & Institute in the seyd Chirche wyche ys of the value of xxv mark be yer And wher the xxti day of August the yer of hour (lord the kyng that now is the XX at Iseldon in the Shir of Middlesex on william Rachedale preest come to the seid besecher seieng & affermyng)þhat he was person of the Chirche of Northwodebernyngham in the shire of Norfolk wiche is of the Value of xxviij mark be yer atthe presentaci on of oon Iohn Palton of the seyd Shire of Norfolk wher as the seyd william was neuer person of that Chirche nor of non other Chirche in the same Shire of Norfolk nor neuer was noon suche Iohn Palton patron of the seyd Chirche of Northwodebernyngham And ther Accorde toke by twene the seyd bysecher & william that iche of them shuld haue others Chirche And iche of them gete other A presentacion from his patron by vertu of wiche Accorde the seyd bysecher Accordyng to this couenant resigned & gate A presentacion of the seyd abbot to the same william by vertu of wyche presentacion the seyd william was inducte institute in the same vikerage & the forseyd william deliuered to the seyd bysecher A presentacion of the seyd Chirche of Northwodebernyngham forged & feyned in the name of the seyd Iohn Palton ther As the seyd Iohn was neuer patron of the seyd Chirche of Northwodebernyngham nor the seyd william was neuer person of the same Chirche of Northwodebernyngham nor or noon other chirche in the seyd shire of Norfolk And so the seyd william is vikary of the seyd chirche of seintstephens And your seyd bysecher withoute Any Chirche to his finall vndoyng & destruccion with ought youre gracious helpe in this matier please it your gracious lordshipp to concidre thes premisses and theruppon to graunte a writte sub pena directe to the same william Rachedale to apper by fore you Att A certeyn day be you to be lemytedd ther to be examined vppon thes premisses as good feithe & concience requireth for the loue of god & way of charte Plegium de prosecutio Radnus Clerk Iohanes Bernewell

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Right trusty & entierly welbeloued frende / I grete you often tymes wel / And thanke you with al myn hert of þe grete gentilesse and kyndenesse þe whiche hit hath liked vnto you / to shewe herebefore aswel vnto me / as vnto myn officers & seruantes atte reuerence of me / Prayeng you hertily of good continuance / And for asmuche / as for suche materes and þinges as I shal haue adoo and to poursue in oure souuerain lordes courtes in Irlande / hit is right nedeful for me to haue certaine personnes þere and to haue auctorite and power of þe kyng oure saide souuerain lord forto bee myn attournees / I pray you with al myn hert / þat hit like you / forto doo make lettres patentes vnder þe kyng oure saide souuerain lordes seel in deue fourme / forto endure iiij. yere namyng in thayme Robert Doudale and Iames water forto bee my saide attournees / as my singulier trust is vnto yow / Right trusty and entierly welbeloued frende. oure lord haue you in his keping writen vnder my signet at westmynster þe xvij day of May. The Duc of york Erle of þe marche & of vluestre

By the kyng Riȝt worshipful fadre in god / for as muche as sithe þe tyme þat we wrote vnto you last by oure writtes vndre oure greet seel to be with vs in oure parl ement at oure paleis of Westminster þe x day of Octobr next commynge as ye knowe wel / ther be fallen vpon vs so grete materes of weght and charge concernyng þe weel of vs and þis oure Reaume / þat þe purueance of þe Remedie for hem axeth of uerraie necessite an hool aduis and consail of alle þestates of oure parlement / we desire and charge you as ye loue vs þat alle excusacions cessinge ye be with vs and þe Remenant of þe lordes of oure parlement at oure said paleis (þe) said day contened in oure writ sent vnto you there to yeue your assent and aduis vpon þe saide Remedies / wetinge for certeine þat at þis tyme we neyþ er may ne wol haue your persones commynge vnto oure said parlement excused in eny manere / yeuen &c xxviij day of September Ao xiiijo To þe Arche bisshopes To &c alle þe lordes semble

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The xx day of ffeuerer. þe xiiij. yere &c at Westmin ster / The kyng consideryng þe good herte and kyndenesses. þat his greet Oncle þe Cardinal hath at alle tymes in his necessitees shewed vnto him and specially now at þis tyme. in his greet necessitee. for þe settyng forth of his greet armee into his Reume of ffraunce and Duchee of Normandie for þe sauue gard and defense of þe same ffor þe settyng forth of þe which armee: the said Cardinal graunteth to lene vnto þe kyng at þis tyme. with oþer sommes. by him lent before. for þe kynges saide necessitees þe somme of . . . þa bouesaid sommes soo before. by him lent. accounted vndre þe same somme of xxml. li: vpon such seuretees as foloweth: Furst as for þe somme of xml. marc. late by þe said Cardinal lent vnto þe kyng for his greet necessitees: ffor þe repaiement of þe which somme. he hath diuers lordes bounden vnto him by seuerall obliga(cions) The kyng wol. by þauis of his counsail þat þe saide obligacions remaigne in his said Oncles handes by the same auctoritee as þei were deliuer ed vnto him: Item and for þe somme of Ml marc. by þe said Cardinal. also lent vnto þe kyng for his greet necessitees. for þe seuretee of þe which. he hath tail les. of þe iijde: partie of þe dysm commited vnto þe kyng. by his Clergie þe xij yere of his regne. paiable at Martynmasse next comyng: The kyng by þauis of his said counsail. wol þat þe said tailles remaigne vnto his said Oncle as þei were appointed at þe tyme of þe deliueryng of hem: And ouer þat þat he haue for þe seuretee of þe same Ml marc such weddes. as he hath of þe kyng at þis tyme of þe value of Ml marc til þat he be contented of þe somme of Ml marc. soo by hym lent. as aboue: Also þe kyng wol by þa uis &c þat my said lord þe Cardinal haue sufficeant assignement for seuretee of repaiement for þe somme of xjml. marc. now by hym lent of þe first partee of þe xv. graunted vnto þe kyng in his last parlement. paiable at Witsontyde next comyng. whereupon he shal haue tailles. and lettres patentes such as he wol agree hym vnto and yf þe same paiement of þe xv. come not to my said lord Cardinales handes by mydsomer day. next folowyng. þat þenne þe Tresorer of England. shal content þe said Cardinal in prest paiement of þat þat he shal lene of gold in gold l & of þat þat he shal lene in siluer in l siluer. of þe somme þat is to him due: Also and for þe somme of viijm marc. reest of þe saide somme. of xxm. li. Whereof þe said Cardinal hath non assignement: The kyng wol. þat þer be deliu ered vnto hym Ioialx to the value of þe somme of xiijml marc. like as it may be accorded betwix þe said Cardinal and þe Tresorer of England. with powere of Sale. of þe said Ioialx so to be engaged for defaute of paiement at the xvme of Martynmasse next comyng. and þe oþer half of þe saide somme of viijml marc at Witsontyde after þat Martynmasse (þen) next folowyng And þe kyng by þauis of his said counsail wol þat vpon þees Articles: in eueri of hem: the Chaunceller of England and þe keper of þe kinges priue seel for þe tyme beyng make suche & as many lettres & war rantȝ vndre þe kynges greet & p(riue seele)s as for execuc ion of þe same Articles as the caas shal requir . . . 4 Cardinal shal duely be demaunded. (Signatures in different hands) H gloucestre I. Ebor H Nor thumbyrlonde

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By þe kynge Trusty and welbelouyd ffor asmoche as he þat calleth him Duc of Bourgoigne oure rebell with his puis saunce of fflemmenges Picardes Bourgoignons and oþer is come ouer þe water of Grauelyng and hath pighte his tentes with Inne oure Pale of þe marches þere willyng and disposyng him to gete oure Toune of Caleys and alle oure strengthes in þe marches þere þe whiche if so were þat god defende shulde be vn to vs you oure Reamme and subgittȝ to grete an hurte and a perpetuelle shame we þerfore willyng to resiste þe malice of (þe) saide callyng him Duc dis pose vs in persone for to go to oure Citee of Caunterb ury for þe rescous to oure said Toune and marches Wherfore we desire and praye you hertely as oure feod man in wise as at þis tyme we desire and praye oure oþer feod men þat in alle þe haste þat ye maye ye make you redy and alle þe defensable people þat ye can and maye and drawe you þeder to ward vs So þat ye be þere at þe ferþest on mary Maughdelenes day next redy in your beste arraye for þe said rescous with oþer of oure feod men and trewe subgittȝ to whom we write sembly for þe good of vs you oure Reaume and subgittȝ of þe same And in no wise faylleth her of as oure singuler truste ys in yowe: yeuen vnder oure priue sealle at Westminster þe laste day of Iuyn And trusty and welbeloued after the writyng of thise lett res come to vs tithynges that the seide callyng hym Duk hath take our fortalice of Oye and slayn all our souldiours ther Inne And that the seconde day of Iuyll next commyng purposith hym redyly to be before oure seide Town of Caleys for the sonner rescous of (þe) which oure beall vncle of Gloucestre Capitayn of the seide Town and Marches. hath desired of vs to go thedir in persone so that he may be compaigned with a notable retenue accordyng to his estate And of myght to make a feld ayeinste our seide rebell and enemyes Where fore we pray yow as aboue that ye faille not to be with your retenue with oure saide vncle at Sandwych the seide Mary Magdeleyn day redy there to awayte on oure seide Vncle and take the passage to ward Caleys at farthest

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. . . Duk of Burgoyne oure rebell with his puissans of ffleming . . . water of Gravelyng and . . . willyng and disposyng hym to gete oure toun of Caley . . . þere the whuche if so were . . . to grete an hurte and perpetuell shame. We therfore willyng to resiste the malice of the said callyng hym Duk dispose . . . rescous to oure said toun and marches. Wherefore we desire and pray you hertly as oure feod man in wise & as at this tyme . . . make you redy and al the . . . poeple that ye can and may and drawe you theder toward . . . best array for the seid . . . oure foed men and true subgitts to whom we . . . yeven vnder oure priue seal (at Westminstre)þhe last day of . . . . . . callyng hym Duk hath take oure fortalys Of Oye and slayn all our sowdyours þerinne And . . . þe secund day of þe moneth . . . sonner rescous of þe whiche our beal Vncle of Gloucestre . . . and marches hath desirid of vs to go thider . . . and of myght to make a feld ayenst our seid rebell and enemys wherfore we pray yow . . . þat ye faille not to be wyth . . . redy þer to awayte on our seid vncle and take þe passage toward Caleys atte ferthest:

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By the kyng Trusty and welbeloued for asmoche as he þat calleth hym Duc of Bourgoine oure rebell wyth his puissance of fflemynges picardes Bourgoignons and oþer is come ouer the water of Gravelyng and hath pight his tentes with Inne oure pale of the marches there willyng and disposyng hym to gete oure tovne of Caleys and all oure Strengthes in þe marches þere. the which if so were þat god defende shuld be vnto vs yowe oure roialme and subgettes to grete an hurte and perpetuell shame: we þerfore willyng to resiste the malice of the said callyng hym Duc. dispose vs in persone for to goo vnto oure Citee of Caunterbury for the rescous to owre seid tovne and marches. wherfore we (desire) and pray yowe hertly as oure feod man in wise as at this tyme we desire and pray oure oþer feod men. þat in all þe hast ye may ye make yowe redy And all the defensable poeple þat ye can and may And drawe yowe thider toward vs Soo þat ye be there at the ferthest on Mary Magdelan next redy yn youre best array for the seid rescous with oþer of oure feod men and trewe subgettes to whom we write semblably for the good of vs you oure reaume and subgettȝ of the same and yn no wise faileth here of as oure singuler trust ys yn you yeuen vnder oure priue seal at Westminstre the last day of Iuyn (Another hand) And trusty and welbeloued after the writyng of thise lettres come vnto vs tithinges that the seide callyng hym Duk hath take oure fortalice of Oye and slayn all oure soudiours ther Inne and that the seconde day of Iuyll next commyng purposeth hym redely to be before oure . . . of Caleys for the sonnor . . . of whiche oure beall vncle Gloucestre Captayn of the seide Tovn and Marches hath desired of vs to go thedir in persone so that he may be compaigned with anotable retenue accordyng to his estats and of myght to make a feld ayenst oure seide rebell. and enemye wherfor we pray you as aboue that ye faille not to be with your retenue withe oure seide vncle at Sandwiche the seide Mary Magdeleyn day redy there to awayte on oure seid vncle and take the passage toward Caleys at fartherst

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By the kyng Trusty & welbeloued ffor asmoch as we be credebly enfourmed þat (how it be þat) Thambassatours. of þe heres of Spruce & of þe cees of þP Citees of þe hansere haue be sumwhat taryed in þeir comyng for to haue mete with you for þe materes þat we sende you for Neuerthelees. þei beth in comyng: We and as we vndrstonde wol come down to Bruges (wher for) we wol & charge you þat ye abyde stylle at Caleys without þat ye departe fro þens vnto þe tyme þat ye haue redy word fro þe sayd Ambassatours tat þei beth come to bruges & (wher) þat ye (& þei) shal meete with hem þer or at Caleys abouesaid for þe speed of þe matteres wherfor ye be sent. Yeuen at westmin istre þe vij day of March Anno xiij To maistre Iohn Stokes & oþer our Ambassatours ioyned with him beyng at Caleys

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By the kyng: Ryght trusty and right welbeloued Cosin. We sende to yow at þis tyme oure lettres of poiar and Commission as for youre Lieutenancie and gouernaille in oure behalue in oure Reume of ffrance and Duchie of Normandie / and with hem we sende to yow oure answeres yeuen to certein arti cles late ministred by yow to vs and oure conseil with oþer articles of Instruccion auised by vs and oure seid conseil / þe whiche we wole þat ye obserue in þe office committed vnto yow. prayeng yow þat considering þe greet iooardie (jupardie). þat þe said cuntrees standen in and þenterprise þat dayly fallen þere by oure ennemyes (and also ye grete hurt and losse þat (daylye) renneth upon vs as wele for your longe abode / as for ye costes of shyppes which fro day to day (as it noht vnknowen to you) standen vs to grete charge / with outen lenger delaye.) in all þe haste possible ye with your retenue take youre passage into oure said Reume and Duchie to þe consolacion and comfort of oure trewe subgettes. þere. And right trusty and right welbeloued Cosin for asmuche as oure welbeloued Secretarie Maister Laurence Calot disposeth hym at þis tyme for to passe with yow into oure said Duchie þere for to abide and for to do to vs and to yow such seruice. as he can in his best wyse as he oweth to doo. we praye yow þat ye haue hym specially recommen ded aswel to som lyflode. as to his wages partiegnyng to his office / after þeffect of a cedule. which we sende to yow closed withynne þese. And god haue yow in his keping. yeuen vnder oure priue seel at Westminstre þe xij day of May: To oure right trusty and right welbeloued Cosin Richard Duc of york oure Lieutenant of oure Reume of ffrance and Duchie of Normandie

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Trusty & wele be louyd. We be gladde (for as mych)þat we her your at dyuerse tymes of your. gode demeynyng (and manly gouernaunce) as touchyng ye safe guarde of our toune & castell of Crotey wher of we thank you (hertlye) prayng you so (to) continue (at all tymes) Trustyng fully Noght dowtyng but þat at þe comyng of our counseil next to gedrs þe which shall be In ye octaues of ye trynite (next commyng) Such purveaunce shal be made for you and ye contin ance of your abode (yere) as wele of money fo your wages as oþer wise. yat vp o reson ye shall holde you (wele) contente. youen &c xxij day of May Anno xiiijo

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To the kyng oure souerain lord Right mekely besecheth to your souerain lordship youre pore seruant William Soper Clerk of your Shippes that for as moche as he hath stonde charged with right greet and combrous occupacions in the seid Office as well in the tyme of your gracious ffader late oure souerain lord whom god assoil As in all your gra cious regne and yit doth. but it stondeth so right souerain lord that your forseid besecher hath made a vowe to do certein Pilgrymages beyonde the see. the whiche he may not do whiles he stondeth thus charged with the seid Office Wherfor plese hit vnto your souerain lordship. that the seid Beseker may be discharged of the seid Office. And that som other man with the same office myght be charged. resceyvyng alle manere thinges perteynyng vnto the same Office that may be founde due be accompt in your Escheker in suche manere and fourme as it hath ben accustomed before this tyme in caas semblable to thentent that the seid Beseker with your graciouse licence may do the Pilgrymages be him so promised / And of your noble grace hym to graunte your graciouse lettres patententȝ for his tuicion and fauour in all parties duryng his seid pilgrimage in manere as before thys tyme hath ben gra unted to your oder seruantȝ in cas semblable. And of your more haboundant grace to graunte that the seid Beseker may haue xx sakes of wolle for his despenses vnto the par ties of lumbardye paiyng the custumes and other deuairs as langeth to your Staple at Caleys for the loue of god and for charitee. Consideryng graciouse lord that the seid Pilgrymage was avowed and promysed for the greet periles and combrous occupaci ons that be liklynesse at diuerse tymes myght haue falle in the Office aboueseid. Consideryng also that the seid Beseker groweth into such age that if the seid Pylgrymage be not don in right short tyme. it may neuere be don be hym:

To the kyng oure souerain Lorde: Shewieth moost lowely youre full humble and continuel seruant Thomas ffrank. Keper and filacer of youre Recordes in thoffice of youre priue seal. Howe þat duryng þe tyme of .viij. yere nowe passed his fader William ffrank of Richemond and he. haue been fermours of þe Priorie Alien of Begger at Richemond in þe Countee of York paiyng þerfore .vij li. vj s viij d by yere to Quene Iehanne whome god assoille and she to bere þe grete Reparacion of þe same þe which reparacion and oþer charge were suche yerely duryng þe forsaide tyme / þat all þe proufit of þe saide priorie passed not yerely to þoeps of þe saide Quene þe somme of .v. li. Please it vnto youre moost benigne grace to consider þe dayly seruice þat þe said Thomas ha(th) doon aswell vnto þe moost cristen Prince late oure souerain Lorde youre fader on whoome god haue mercy as to you our souerain lorde during þe space of .xxe. yere. þe seruice also þat by goddes mercy. he shal do vnto youre hieghnesse in tyme to come. And þervpon of youre moost hiegh and habundante grace / to graunt vnto þe saide Thomas the forsaide Priorie of Begger Alien in þe Countee of york with milnes dysmes landes tenementes & possessions what þei be of olde tyme þe said Priorie longyng & eny (manere) fro þe decesse of þe saide Quene duryng his lyfe. withouten eny thyng þerfore yeldyng to you (or to your herys) (In Recompensacion of the saide seruices) Purueied allway þat þe same Thomas. bere reparacion and all manere of oþer charges þerto necessarie due or accustumed: Not withstondyng þ at mencion is not made of oþer grantȝ and yiftes by youre saide hieghnesse here afore made to þe same Thomas. ne of þe verraie value yerely of þe saide Priorie after þe statutes or ordinaunce made to þe contrarie And þe saide Thomas shal dayly pray for you as he is moost þerto bounden: And þat wythouten eny fee of (youre grete) seel for þe loue of god and in way of charitee:

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Please it to the Kyng oure souerain Lord of youre Benigne grace to graunte to youre humble seruant and Oratoure sir William Walysby Tresorer with the Quene youre moder the denerye of hastynges in the dyose of Chichester the whiche Prestewyke Clerke of youre parlement late had on who sowle god assoile And youre saide Oratour shal pray god for yow. (Another hand) lettre ent feust faite a Westmonstieur le xv viije. jeur de November. lan &c xve.

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The xe day of ffeuerer the vje yere of the kyng at Westmynstre in the Sterre Chambre beyng þanne present þe high and myghti Prince Duc of Gloucestre the Bisshops of Bath Chanceller and of seint dauid þerlis of Saresbury and Northumbr the lord Cromwell Tresorer of England William lyndewode keper of þe kyngis priue seal and Robert Rolleston Warderober the kyngis counsaillours examined þe person(s) whoos namis here on folow vpon þe ryot (that) was doon at Bedford. þe xije. day of Ianuer þe yere aboue said. AND FIRST. was called before þe seid (counsale) Thomas wawton and sworn vpon a bok to sey the playn trouth and nouȝt to mene it with eny ontrouth for hate or euel will neiþer for loue ner fauour but plainly report as it was in dede nouȝt sparing for no persone ne for no þing and he seid plainly he wolde seye þe trouth in such þingis as shulde be demaunded of him .FIRST. it was asked him yif he hadde sette his seel vnto þe certificat þat was yeue and put vp to þe kyng vpon þe lord ffaunhop as touching þe seid mater of Bedford / and he answered ye . And forthwith asked yif he knewe þe mater content in the said certificatt and he answered ye HE WAS asked with what pepil þe lord ffaunhop come to þe Toune of Bedford at þat tyme and in what array he answered as to þe nombr of persones with a sexti and as to (þe)ire array with pikk doublettis and swerdis and bokelers and þus arraied some of þeime come in to þe halle / and as too of þeime within þe barre IT WAS asked yif þe seid lord ffaunhop at oþer cessions a fore þat tyme was wont to come in like array he answered ye. HE WAS asked wheder he cam to þe halle before þe lord ffaunhop / and hou many of þe iustices were þere to giders ar þe lord ffaunhop cam he answered þat he and Iohn Enderby / Iohn ffitȝ and harry Etwell cam to þe halle before þe lord ffaunhop / HE WAS asked yif þei all knewe wel þat þe lord ffaunhop was in þe towne of Bedford and yif þei hadde eny spech of him amonges þeime iiije. and to all þis he aunswered ye. HE WAS demaunded yif he sent to þe lord ffaunhop eny word of þeire beyng þere to geders or warned him þat þei wolde procede in þe cessions or ellis þat þei taried vnto his comyng to euerich of þis he answered nay / but þei iiije. sat downe and proceded not to þe cessions but com moned to geders HE WAS. asked yif he and his felaws such time as þe lord ffaunhop come to þeime dede him eny reuerence or what counte nance þei made (he seid)þat his þre felaws stode vp and he sitting stille a valed his hode. HE WAS asked hou þe lord ffaunhop demened him after his comyng to þeime / And he answered þat he sat him (doune) and callid to him Iohn ffitȝ and william Pek and willed þeime to sitte downe by him and þe seid ffitȝ aduised þe lord ffaunhop to take vnto him wawton (and) and Enderby for þei were a boue þe seid ffitȝ in þe commission / and þe seid lord ffaunhop aunswered (þeim nay) come and þu will þe (toon) shal be wolcome þe toþer may chese and þis communicacion had þei sat downe to (gideris) HE WAS. asked hou þe rumor and noyse fill amonges þeime / he answered by oncurteise langage be twene Iohn ffitȝ Geffray and a seruant of þe lord ffaunhops þe which þe seid lord ffaunhop bad to answere to þat þe which was seid vnto him and þe same seruant forthwith sauyng þe reuerence of his lord seid it was fals and so lyued þe said Iohn fitȝ Geffray and forth with wawton seith þat he seid to þe lord ffaunhop it is þe vnruliest cession þat I haue euer sey in Bedford and yif it be not oþerwise reuled I wol complaine vnto þe kinges counseill to þe which þe lord ffaunhop shulde haue seid complaine as þo wole y defie þi menasing and all þine euel will wawton seide he answered I sette litil of þi defiance and with þis þere was rumor and noyse in þe halle and soo þei rose vp boþe þe lord ffaunhop wawton Enderby and all þe remenant / and þe lord ffaunhop stode vpon þe Cheker borde þe which borde stode a fore þe benche HE WAS asked yif he sye þe lord ffaunhop drawe eny dagger he seid forsoth nay he was asked wheþer he sawe eny dagger in his hande and he seid ye. furþermore he was asked in what wise he helde þe dagger in his hande þe point forth riȝt foynyng / or ellis þe point towardes his elbowe downward / and to þis he said he wist nat / HE WAS also asked yif he sawe þe lord ffaunhop (or any man of his) smite eny man or made eny likly countenaunce to smyte he said nay / HE WAS also asked wheþer þe lord ffaunhop such tyme as he stode vpon þe borde labored to þe cessing of þe rumor and debat or ellis þat he stured and moued þe pepil to rumor / and he answered þat he labored to cesse þe noyse and þe rumor þat was in þe halle He was asked wheder he labored effectuelly or ellis faintly and vnder colour of his labore soffred harme to be doo / he answered þat to his vnderstandyng he labored to þe keping of pees / and to stynte þe noyse and Rumor þat was in þe halle and alsoo diligently as euer he sawe man. HE WAS asked what the seid lord ffaunhop dide such tyme as the noyse was cessed / he answered þat he went vnto his ynne. and with his owne seruantȝ lete feleshipped þe seid wawton / and oþer of his felaws / vnto þeire logginges for þeire more seuretee and þe lord ffaunhop willed wawton to haue come dronken with him as he hadde Enderby seyeng to wawton þat he sholde be welcome for he yaf him drink which he hadde lesse cause to loue þanne (him) menyng be Enderby: IOHN Enderby called before þe counsail in fourme as it is reherced of Thomas wawton in like wise swore vpon a bok to (sey) þe trouth in þe mater a boue said & þe which he promissed to do &c. EXAMINED vpon þe first article he seide at þe tyme of makyng of þe certificat þe which was sent vnto þe kyng his felawe and he were in d(i)fference and discorde not forþ anne he sette his seal þerto. AS TO þe secunde to þe þridde to þe fourthe to þe fifte to þ e vje. and to þe vije. articles he accorded in all his deposicion and answere with Thomas wawton: AS TO þe viije. he seide þat þei stode vp all such tyme as þe lord ffaunhop come to þeime. AS TO þe ixe. and þe xe. article he accorded in substance with þe seid wawton confessing alsoo þat he him self drewe out his owne dagger / and in þe tyme of þe rumor his man brought him a swerd and in what wise he departid from his dagger he can not sey. AS TO þe xje article he seith þat he sawe not þe lord ffaunhop to drawe eny dagger / neiþer þat he hadde eny in his hande: EXAMINED vpon þe xije. and þe xiije articles he accorded with Thomas wawton no þing varyeng in substance. IOHN ffitȝ in like wise as wawton and Enderby sworn vpon a bok and examined answereth as it folowith: IN THE first and þe secunde Article he accorded with wawton: IN THE þridde þe iiije and þe ve. and þe sexte Articles he accorded in his deposicion with wawton and Enderby: AS TO Þe vij article he accorded with Enderby and not with wawton: AS TO þe viij article he accorded alsoo AS TO þe ix article he accordith with wawton. IN Þe. xe article he accordith with Enderby boþe þat he sawe þe lord ffaunhop to drawe no dagger neiþer þat he hadde eny in his hande In the xje and xij articles he accordeth with wawton and Enderby AND ALSO in þe xiije article noþi ng chaungyng in substance. HARRY Etwell examined and sworn vpon a bok to sey trouth In þe first article he accordith with his felaws: IN THE secunde article he accorded also with his felaws saue he va(ri)ed in nombre seyng þat þe lord ffaunhop come to Bedford with xl. or l. persons / IN THE iije þe iiij þe v. and þe vje. articles he accordid with his felaws IN Þe vij and þe viij. articles he accor ded with Enderby (IN Þe ixe) and þe xe. articles he accordith with wawton IN Þe (xie. xij and xiije) articles he accordith with his felaws: THE xxiiij day of ffeuerer þe yere a boue seid at westmynstre Thomas Stratton vnder shereue of Bedford in þe (presence) of the high and myȝti prince þ e Duc of Gloucestre the Bisshop of Bath Chaunceller of England þerle of Saresbury lord Cromwel tresorer of Englonde: þe lord hungerford William lyndewode keper of þe kinges priue seal þe kinges counsaillours / swere vpon a bok to make trewe and iuste answere in þat shulde be demanded him of þe Ryot doon at Bedford: FIRST he was demanded yif he was priue of þe certificat þat was made vnto þe kyng by wawton Enderby ffitȝ and Etwell and he seid ye: MORE OUER he was demanded where he sat at þe cession tyme. and he answered at þe lord ffaunhop fete inasmoche as he was clerc of þe cessions: HE WAS asked hou þe rumor be gan / and he þerein accorded with þe (seye)ng of wawton and soo he dede in all his deposicions sauyng in þe xj Article he varied from all seyeng / þat þe lord ffanhop (su)chþyme as he stode vpon þe Cheker borde he made (countenance) towardes Enderby as he wolde haue smete him / but he seith he smote him notAdam Moleyns

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To the kyng oure souereigne lorde Besechith mekely youre humble Seruant Iohn lord Tiptot and of Powys where as ye beyng in youre gret councell at þe Hospitall of Seint Iohn of Ierusalem be side london xiijthe. day of Nouembre the yere of youre full nobill Reigne the xvjthe con cideryng the gret laboures costes and diligence which haue fallen and shull fallen to your Councellours of youre seid Councell In recompence of her seid labours costes and diligenceȝ don & to be don graunted to Serteyn lordes of youre seid Councell to eche of them a certeyn Somme of money yerly to be taken for terme of their lyves that is to sey to youre seid besecher as on of youre seid councell a mong oder C. marc for terme of his lyve as in an Acte ther uppon made in youre seid Councell the day and place aforseide more openly it apperith Please to youre hynesse concidering þe long seruice that youre seid besecher hath don to you and the full nobill and gracious prince kyng Henry the fourthe youre Aiell And to the full nobill and gracious prince kyng Henry þe fifte your fader whos soules god assoile. to graunte to youre seid besecher Iohn lorde Tiptot and of Powys. be your gracious lettres patentis in forme youen the day and place a fore seide. youre Manoir of Bassyngbourn and þe baillywyk of Badburham of the honour of Richemond in the Counte of Cantebrige with all the londys tenementis medis pastures mylles wateres vineres ffysshynges Rentes Seruices bailles hundredes Tournes Courtes letys libertes Castellwarde Gide of Richemond Custumes ffraunchieȝ retornes of writtes and other youre preceptis and execucions of þe same vnto the seid Manoir and bailliwyk longyng or perteynyng in recompens of the seid hundred marc as it is conteyned in a Sedule annexed to this peti cion more ouer please it vnto youre hynesse to graunte youre gracious lettres vnder youre pryvy Seall directe vnto youre Tresorer and barouns of your Eschequer comaundyng them to discharge all other fermers of all maner fermys rentis and charges of and for the seid Manoir bailliwyk londys tenementis and Rentis with all their apportenance fro the seid xiij. day of Nouembre duryng þ e lyfe of youre seid besecher And he shall prey to god for you (Moleyns' autograph postscript) Þe kyng at his maner of kenynga ton þe vthe day of maij þe xvij yere of his regne bi þadvise of his consail graunted þis bille And þat þe besecher haue þe maner þat he here asketh so þat þe ouerpluse of þe saide maner a bove C marc valew by þe yer he paye vnto þe kyng And þat þe keper of þe priuay seall do make Suffisaunt warant vn to þe Chaunceler þat he hereupon do make lettres patentes in forme of þe cedule annexed here to soo þat hit a corde with þis endocement Beyng present yn tyme of þis graunte þe duc of Gloucester þ e Cardynal and þe thre Officers Adam moleyns Also þat he make suffisaunt warant vn to þe Tresorer and þe Barons of þeschequyr to make discharge vn to þe ffermers (&c) yn maner as hit is a bove desired

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Vnto the kyng oure souuerayn lord and his most discrete and sage Counsell Be yt remembred that how a ship called Maryknyght of Amsterdam in Holand of wiche the Maister ys called Petre Van ley went with certein Merchaundiseȝ ynto Iseland and there was lade with stokfissh and other merchaundiseȝ and the Merchantȝ ther yn cleped Copeman Iohn William Sale and Heyn Rosen with other of Amsterdam and Clays William sone Van Herlam. And so yt happed the seid ship Maister and Merch auntȝ to mete with a Ship of Hull with xl men ther yn vnder the costes of Irland at the feste of Michelmasse last passed At whiche tyme the seid shippes with the persones of bothe the seid parties were Sworn togedir to be either others frende with oon assent and promisse And so as frendes they sailed togedir to Crakfarwes in Irland and there they leyn and communyd togedir as brethern eche of theym cheryng other duryng iij wokes and fro thennes they sailed togedir to Dalkesound in Irland and there they came ynne on seynt lukes Even last passid And the sonday folwyng they herd masse and ete and drank togedir in Develyn And w(h)ileþhe seid Maister and Merchauntes of the seid ship called Mary knyght were at diner the said persones of the Ship of Hull hyred theym hors priuely and rode downe to the seid shippes And there the same sonday they toke the said ship cleped Maryknyght lade thanne with Stokfyssh oyle and lynnencloth and other Merchaundises to the value of xvC li And thanne come Englissh folk to the seid Merchauntȝ of the Maryknyght and bad theym beware whom they had lefte yn their Ship sayng that yt was likely be taken And there vppon the seid persones of the ship of Hull goyng to do the said wrong / yaf to oon henry wales Gentilman duellyng abowte the coste of Develyn x marcȝ to lette and arreste the seid Maister and Merchauntȝ wan they come downe toward their Ship cleped Maryknyght And so they were met and sonderly prisoned yn dyuerse prisons that they myght not Reskewe their owne ship And thanne the Maier and Merchauntes of Develyn / seyng the seid Maister and Merchauntȝ of the sayd Maryknyght hauyng the said wrong and vntrue enprisonement with theire strenghth and poiar had theym out of prison and lete theym walke at large At wiche tyme the seid mysdoers of the ship of Hull were goon forth and sailed away with bothe the seid Shippes to Portile in Northwales And there the seid William Sale Merchaunt of the seid ship cleped Maryknyght happed come to Portile And there he Aspied iij of the seid Misdoers that toke the said Maryknyght whiche iij ben called Thomas Crathorn Merchaunt of yorkes William Cokeram Merchaunt of Beuerle and William Abbot Merchaunt of lynne And there the same Will iam Sale did to be arrestid the seid iij mysdoers and bothe the said Shippes and godes the whiche ben vnder arest and kepyng of Henry Noreys depute to the Chamberleyn there And thanne tho iij Mysdoers seiden wan they were so arestid that they were not gylty of the seid wrongfull takyng of the seid ship cleped Maryknyght with the said Merchandiȝes And the same William Sale seid to theym that he wold fyght with the seid iij Mysdoers that they were at the said mysdede doyng And thanne seid oon of the same mysdoers that ys called Thomas Crathorne that he wold fight with the said William Sale that yt was contrarie that the same William saide And there vppon they cast eche to other their gloves whiche were taken vp and ensealed by Henry Noreys Depute of the Chamber leyn of Northwales And so the same Depute arrested bothe the seid iij Mysdoers and also the said William Sale to be kept til the said mater be tried byfore you gracious lord and your noble counsell Werfore Iames Rose Sederyk Iohnsone and Copeman Iohn Merchauntȝ of the said ship cleped Maryknyght besechith you of your speciall grace to considre this premisseȝ and by the avise of your worthy and noble counsell ther vppon to sende your letters of priuat seale directid to the said Henry Noreys comaundyng hym by the same to come (hym self aswel as to bryng)þe said William Sale as the said Thomas Crathorn William Cokeram and Williamm Abbot to appere byfore you and your seid counsell (at Westmynstre) yn þe quynȝisme of Trinite terme next comyng and furder more to answere and receve that ye and your counsell wol awarde in this partie And more ouer yeuyng yn charge to the said henry to kepe sauely and suerly the said shippes and Merchaundiseȝ til he haue other comaundement of you vppon peyne of CC li for the loue of God and yn way of Charite (Moleyns' endorsement) þe kyng bi þ aduise of his conseil graunted þis bille at Westminster þ e xvj day of maij þe xvij yer and willed þe keper of his priay seal to do wryte lettres after þat þe case requyreth and as hit is desired here aboue Beyng present þe Chauncele þe Erle of Saresberi and þe keper of þe priuay seal .A.moleyns

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Please it vnto you our souerain lord graciously for to conceyve how þat with in this your Reamme of Ingelond / is ful grete heuynesse and anyentisment of Clergie and of maynte nance of diuine seruice also with in short tyme like for to faile . . . defaute of Scolemaistres of Gramer / where of as now ben almost none in the vniuersitees of Oxenford and Cambrigge ouer those þat most nedes teche and abide stille there / suffisant to enforme yonge persones in there Gramer . . . which in this your Reamme / vndrestondyng of latyn / to the edifying of cristen Soules makyng of euidences / to rule Spirituel and temporall necessarie / nor communicacion with Straungers and Alientȝ amonge your pleople may not well be hade / And also how that thurgh defaute of such maistres of Gramer þe moste part of Gramer Scoles in this land in Contrees where as the presenter here of hath ben conuersaunt and riden stande þe dores shet in So moch that as he knoweth and credibly is informed on the Est partie of the wey / ledyng from Hampton to Couentre / and so forth no ferther North than Rypton / ben voide .lx. scoles. and mo / beside all other Countres of this your lond the which haue ben occupied all at ones with in this .l. yere. wherfore your continuel bedeman and Prest william Byngham person of Seint Iohn Gacharie of london the presenter of this matere consideryng how that in Cambrigge a ryght devoute fader called maister Richard kendale / þat there somtyme taught Gramer set a ful spedy wey there toward / by a tretyce þat he labored / And also your seid bedeman and preest hertly desiryng þat a remedie might be devysed ageyn the seid mischief / yf it were in his power / hath so labored þat there is made / a poure loggyng ycalled Goddeshous fast by Clarehalle in Cambrigge / where in poure Children shull haue free herbergage for thre . . . folo weth here bynethe / where in ben some yonge poure scolers and moo shull be as god sendeth sustinance for theim / that by goddes grace shull be drawen forth there / for to comense in Grame r and also be ordered preestes and than ordeyned in to diuerse Contrees of this land there to porveye theim annuels and serui ces and to teche Gramer in places / where Scoles ben voide and stande now desolat thurgh the seid defaute Of the which seid scolers And of other as your seid Preest hath done / afore this tyme / withouten supportacion and helpe / no lenger he may continue / the which to him is ful hevy / and therfore he hath labored vnto diuerse notable persones of your people in tyme comyng / so that he trusteth þurgh the Suffraunce of god and by your gracious licence of a mortisment / þat there shall be lyflode ordeyned for to fynde and sustene with all perpetuelly and continuelly scolers to gouerne theim / Consideryng most gracious lord / how þat for Maistres and Scolers of all other liberall Sciences / vsed in your seid vniuersitee / liflode is ordeyned and endowed / savyng onely for Scolers of Gramer which . . . and grounde of all þe seid facultees And there vpon graciously for to graunte licence to the Maistre and Scolers of Clarehalle in the vniuersite of Cambrigge for to resceyue þe forseid Mansion and other lyflode of þe value of . . . by yere withouten fyn or fee of such as is nat holden of you by knyght Ceruice immediatly / in fortheryng of the same entent / after þe fourme of a Cedule to this bille annexed in quiknyng and reviguryng of the said faculte of Gramer that as now is bothe seek and febyll / þurgh the seid defaute / in all parties of this your Reamme of Inglond / by the which said lyflode / from hennes forward / socour may be ordeyned for drawyng forth of Maisters of Gramer in Goddeshous aforseid / after þe fourme rules and statutes / as is contened in the seid Cedule hereto annexed / So þat by the ferveure and swetnesse of your high deuocion hertly fixed in god and by the labours of your seid poure Prest this so nedefull and meritorious work / may come to gode effecte / for the loue of god and in wey of Charitee.

My lord hath grantid this bille To the kyng oure souerain lord Humbly bisecheth Thomas Colland of Oxinford in Oxinford shire Scoler. that where he is endited the Monday next befor the feste of Seint George the yere of your regne the xv at Oxinford before William Brampton maier of the same Toun William herberfeld Thomas Daggevile and Iohn North Aldermen Robert Tretherf and Robert Walford Baillifes of the same at the vieu of frankplegge there holden that the forseid monday the seid Thomas Colland by the name of Thomas Colland of Oxinford (in Oxinford Shire) Scoler in the feste of translacion of seint Thomas the martir last then passed at Oxinford an hors of hug Gerard price of xv s. felonousely shuld haue stolen. the whiche enditement was to hym purp osid maliciousely he ther of not beyng gilty as all the cuntre knoweth. Wherfore please to yow souerain lord of your mer ciable grace. considering that your seid pouere oratour is not gilty of the seid felonie ne is not of power to sue his deliueraunce in no manere wise. and that he was the tyme that the seid felonie was supposed and longe before at london in the seruice of the Bisshop of Bangore. to gra unte your lettres of pardon to him of the seid felonie. for the loue of god and in the wey of charitee.

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The king commandeth the keper of his priue seal to make suffisant warrant to þe Chaunceller of England that he by lettres patentȝ yeue licence vnto such lordes as shal be atte tretee of peas at Caleys &c to haue stuff with þeim of gold siluer coyned & in plate & al oþer þinges such as is behoueful to euch of þeim after þair estat: & þat þe same (keper of) our priue seal make hervpon such seueralx warrentes As þe clerc of þe counseil can declare him after þe kinges entent / And also þat þe said keper of our priue seal / make a warrant to þe Tresorer of England & to þe Chamberlains to paie Robert whitingham such wages for þe viage of Caleys abouesaid (for a quarter of a yere) as so apperteineþ to a Squier to take / And also a noþer warrant to þe said Tresorer & Chaumberleins to put in gage such Iewelx as he hath in keping of þe kinges for money to be emploied in second paiement for þarme into Normadie at þis time: yeven at Wyndesore þe secunde day of Iul Iuin. þe . xvij yer of þe kyng Adam Moleyns

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To þe kyng our souerain lorde Bise cheth humbly Richard Erl of Salisbury of your grace espec ial to graunt hym þe keping of your towne & Castel of Carlele & of þe West march toward Scotland to haue fro þe ende of þe terme þat þe bisshop of Carlele in theym now hath / to þende of ten yeres þen next filowyng in such fourme as þe said bisshop þe saide keping hath Takyng þe said Erl for þe same keping euery yere during þe same x yeres Ml li in such maner e fourme & places & with such surties & preferrementȝ of & to Paiementȝ of þe somme aforsaide / as þe said bisshop hath for þe keping of þe said towne Castel & march by (indentures and) your lettres patentȝ þervpon to be made in due fourme / to þe said Erl / And if it happen þe said bisshop. in eny wise to leve þe keping of þe towne Castel & march aforsaide. afore þende of his saide terme. þat þen þe said Erl. may haue þe keping of þe same towne Castel & march for x yeres next filowyng after þat levyng / takyng þe said Erl for þe same keping euery yer of þe same x yeres Ml li in such manere fourme place & wyth such surties & preferrementȝ to hym by your lettres patentȝ to be made / as It is abouesaid. And þe said Erl shal within iiij yeres next after (his) entree / to þe said keping do repair þe dungeon of þe said Castel. so þ at he yerly haue during þe same iiij yeres l. li to be taken of þissuȝ profitȝ & Reuenuȝ commyng of þe shir of Cumberland / by þe handes of þe shirif þere for þe tyme beeyng by your lettres patentȝ aforsaide of graunt also þer of to hym to be made. consideryng þat if þe said dungeon wherof (partie be) downefallen: hooly fal downe / as It is liche to do but if hasty reparacion þerof be made / wol cost yow Ml li & more / for . . . And þat (ye) yif nowe . . . for þe said keping. l li yerely more. þen þe said Erl desireth to haue (of yow) for þe said keping And (he shal pra)y god for yow

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þe xxviij day of April þe xvij ye of þe kyng he biþaduise of his consail at Westminstre charged þe keper of his priuay seal to do make warent suffisaunt vn to þe Tresorer of Englond and þe Cham berlayns to paye by wey of Reward to Iohn lowyngbargh & henri munke (maysters of þe gunnys) for them and for þer iiij serauntes xxvj marc v s ij d. Beyng present þarchebischopp of Canterbury þe Bischoppes of Bath and Lincoln þe Erlis of Stafford Saresbury and Suffolk the Tresorer and þe keper of þe priuay seal Adam moleyn

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To the right heigh and myghty prince most xpien kyng oure althir souerayn lord Mekely besechith youre humble and trewe chapeleyn Willyam Abbot of youre Monasterye at Bury to whiche Monasterye youre noble progenitoures whos soulys god reste as to the place of (theire) deuout fundacion han grauntyd at reuerence of the blissed kyng and martir seynt Edmond there incorrupte bodyly in shryne restyng notable ffraunchise and ful special pruilegijs as in the chartris of there graunt it is clerly specified whiche fraunchise be youre chartre is at this day graciously confermyd And for the defence and sauyng of the right of the seid fraunchise Abbotis of the seid Monast erye chapeleynes vn to youre noble progenitoures gaf out of there lyflode before tyme of mende to a styward certe yn maneres to the intent that the seid chapeleynes and alle there successoures shuld not be trobled for the seid fraunchise but quietly preyse and serue god prayend deuoutly for there foundoures as religious and contemplatif personys shulde But sithe it is so that now of late tyme dyuers mysdoerys coveryng them vndir lordchipe dayly make resistence and inter rupte the fraunchise ayens all good reule of the lawe of youre rewme and wil suffre no lawe to be executyd ther yn of the whiche to gret inconuenyence myght falle ffor as moche that the styward of the fraunchise whiche be inheritaunce ocupie th the maneres tho were youyn oute for defence and conseruyng of the seid fraunchise is duellyng and abydyng in a foreyn chyre wherfore youre seid chapeleyn may not in tyme of nede haue redy recurs vn to hym And the Erl of Suffolk is a gret lord in the cuntre and goodly to youre seid Monasterye to whom youre seid chapeleyn many tymes may haue redy recurs Lyke it vn to youre heighnesse and good grace to yeve hym in comaundement vndir youre grete seal to supporte maynteigne and defende youre seid Monasterye youre seid chapeleyn and alle your prestys his bretheryn wyth alle othir thynges tho of right longyn vn to them And correcte suyche personys as be there mysdoerys and oppresseres so that alle youre prestys be occasion therof may here aftir more quietly preyse and serue god and pray to hym for the wel and bonchef of youre heighnesse wythoute troble of opp ressioun yn honour of oure lord and of charite.

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By the king Trusty and Welbeloued: We be credebly enfourmed that what by you and other of youre affinitee and . . . in the Countrees where as ye be wherethurgh oure paix is gretely troubled and broken to the greet hurt . . . poeple dwellyng in the Contree there to oure Right greete displeasire: Wherfor we woll and charge you strang(ly)þhat ye may forfaite vnto vs and (to) ren into oure greuous indingnacion / tha fromhensforward ye cesse and do be cessed . . . affinitees and alliaunces alle suche (riotous) reules and gouernaunces and that ye ne do neither soeffre to be doo . . . affinitees any thing that myght be to the trouble or breche of oure saide paix or in any wyse sarue therto . . . persone afore vs and oure Counsaill at oure Paloys of Westminster in the .xvme. of saint Michell next commy(ng)þo answere to suche matiers as that shall thanne be shewed and declared vnto you at youre comyng / And . . . priue seal at Westminstre the .viij. day of Iuyl: (Addresses) lord of Wesperlande Robert Ogle Knyght lorde Clyfford Robert Ogle Squier Baron of Graystok Roger Thornton Iohn Neuil knyght Mair of Neucastell Thomas Neuil knyght The Sherief of Neucastell Thomas Percy Robert Rodys Rauf Percy

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By the kyng Trusty and Welbeloued. ffor certaine causes and consideracions / vs and oure counsaile specially moeuyng We woll be þauis and assent of oure saide counsaile and straitely comaunde you that ye do bring þe body of Laurence de bona villa late Priour of þe hous of Marie Mawdeleyn of Golclyff in Wales before vs in oure Chauncellarie / where so euere it shall be withynne þis oure Royaume of Englande / at þe quinsȝeme of saint Michel next commyng And þat ye leue not þis in enny maniere / Vpon þe peyne of .VC. li. Yeuen vndre oure priue seal at Westmonstier þe .xj. day of September.

THIS ENDENTURE MADE bytwix the Kyng oure souuerain Lorde on þat one part and William Pyrton Squier on þat other part. Wittenesseth / that the said William is witholden with þe kyng lieutenant of his Castell of Guysnes / fro þe .ix. day of Ianuer last passed duryng þe terme of vj. yere þenne next folowing / And the said william shall haue continuelly with him abidyng vpon þe saufgarde of þe said Castell duryng þe saide tyme .l. men of Armes on foote himself accompted onely on horsbak and .l. Archiers on foote / takyng for him self .ij s. on þe day for euerich of þe saide men of Armes .viij. d. and for euerich of þe saide Archiers on fote. vj d a day duryng þe werre Of þe which wages þe saide william shall be paied for him and his saide Retenue for a quarter in hand at þe makyng of þees endentures & so fro quarter to quarter at the beginnyng of euery quarter duryng þe (tyme) aforesaide by þe handes of þe Tresourer of Caleys for the tyme being Of þe which paiement the said william shall receiue for him and his saide Retenue / þe thrid peny in vitailles couenables and at suche price as þey be worth at Caleys þe tyme of þe deliueryng of hem by þe handes of þe said Tresourer / and yf þe said Tresorer may not performe þe thrid peny in vitailles as afore it is saide. he shall performe in monoye to the same william all þat that he shall lak duryng þe tyme aforesaide / And yf it fortune that þe kynges Aduer sairs be of suche myght þat by liklinesse þe saide Castell be put in grete perill of enny sodeine aduenture by trewe espiall. withouten þat it were stuffed with greter nombre of men of Armes & Archiers that þen þe said william shall aduertise þe kyng and his counsaile þerof and þey to pourueye him in all hast possible oute of þe Royaume of Englande or oute of þe towne of Caleys vnto þe nombre of .CC. persones men of Armes & Archiers or within after þe discrecion of þe kynges counsaile and as þe cas. requireth Also yf þe kyng for enny cause moeuyng him and his counsaile woll resume into his handes his saide Castell within þe saide tyme / the forsaide william shall haue warnyng þerof half a yere afore þe day of his discharge of þe said Castell by lettres vnder þe kynges grete or priue sealx and in lyke wyse þe saide william shall yeue warnyng vnto þe kyng or his counsaile by an half yere / that if he for sekenesse lak of paiement or other cause resonable may not occupie þe saide lieutenancie So þat the kyng may purueye a newe lieutenant þer and þe said william to stande discharged ayenst þe kyng withouten enny empeschement in tyme commyng / And the kyng oure souuerain lorde shall haue aswell þe thrid partie of wynnynges of werre / of þe saide william as þe thridde of þe thriddes / whereof þe persones of his saide Retenue shall be answeryng vnto him of þeire wynnynges of werre / be þey prisoners prayes or other þinges taken by werre and all droitȝ of werre acccustumed / Of þe which thriddes and thridde of thriddes / and also droitȝ þe said william shall by his othe or by þe othe of his executour or executours of his testament trewely answere to þe kyng oure saide souuerain lorde in his Eschequier at Caleys / And also þe said william and þo of his saide Retenue shall haue all maniere prisoners þat shall be taken by hem. duryng þe said tyme except princes and sones of Princes / mareschalx & lieutenantȝ general x and þo þat bere þe armes of ffraunce except also him þat calleth him Duc of Bourgoigne and all his mareschalx and lieutenantȝ generalx / the which shall remayne and be prisoners vnto þe kyng oure said souuerain / lorde and for þe which he shall make resonable agreement to him or to hem þat so shall take þeime And þe saide william hath vndertake sauely to kepe the saide Castell to þe worship and proufit of oure said souuerain lorde the kyng duryng þe tyme aforesaide and not to deliuere þe saide Castell to enny persone bot to our souerain lorde þe kyng abouesaide / or to his heirs kynges of Englande or at þeire commaundement by þe ire lettres of grete or priue sealx In wittenesse of which þing to þe partie of þis endenture remaignyng with þe kyng oure saide souuerain Lorde þe saide william hath putte his seal. Yeuen at westminstre þe x day of feuerer þe yere of þe Regne of the kyng oure said souuerain lord xixe.

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By the Quene Right worshipful fader in god / our Right trusty and right welbeloued / We grete you wele. And for asmuche as the proctours of our seruant Bawdewyn Saheny of Spynall marchant / haue doon vs to be enfourmed that the action & plee hanging / bitwix the said Bawdewin & oon william Bowes of york marchant / touching certeine money whiche hath be delaied on þe part of the said william / this viij yere or more / as It is said / is nowe broughte lawfully vnto the point of sentence / to be yeuen in the Courte of Chauncellerie: We therfore pray you hertly sith that ye haue be at al times for our sake vnto þe said Bawdewin good and especial lord in his Right: ye wil now in his absence conclude your tendernesse & faueur vnto his proctours / and In as goodly hast / as ye may by lawe trouth & gode conscience to procede / to Iuggement shewing herein suche expedicion and beniuolence / as ye haue doo hiderto / As the cas hath Required / whereof we thanke you hertly: In whiche thing ye shul mowe not oonly doon vs grete pleasance / but also vnto our Right entierly best beloued fader the king of Sicile / in ministring the xpedicion of Iustice: Right worshipful fader in god / our Right trusty and Right welbeloued. Our lord haue you in his blessed keping Yeuen vnder our signet at my lordes Castel of Windesore the viij day of Ianuer

Besecheth and ful humbly preieth youre pouere seruiteur Thomas Haseley on of þe Clerkes of youre Corone graciously to considere howe in the absense of that victorieux pince youre blessed ffader whom god assoile hym beyng in his sharp werris and gracious conquest of ffraunce and Normandie youre seide seruitour be the commaundement of youre most gra cieux vncle the duc of Bedford on whom god haue mercy that tyme Regent of þis youre noble Roialme and aduys of alle the grete counseill her a commission was assigned to take and areste Thomas Payn of Glamorganshire Walsshman that brak þe Tour of London nowe beyng in Neugate sumtyme Clerk and chief conseillour to sir Iohn Oldecastell Traitour atteint to your seid gra cious ffader the whiche Thomas Payn as Traitour was in the feld armed a geins your seid fa(der) with þe llollardes be side seint Iames next Charyngcrosse and eschaped vn hurt or taken til your seid besecher aaccompanied atte his cost and all maner expenses (with) notable poiar be the space of v daies and vj nyghtes lay for hym in the most secrete wyse that þei coude: and so with help and grace of most almyghty god youre seid seru iteur toke hym and arested hym atte mydnyght in a place beside your Castell of Wyndesore where atte that tyme was þe Kyng of Scottes kept as prisoner to your seid ffader and that same nyght this seid Traitour shulde haue broken the seid Castell be treson and goon with þe seid Kyng toward Scotland in proef wher of I founde in þe Traitours purs a cedule wreten of alle places of giftes and loggynges appointed to hem fro Wyndesore vn to Edynbo urgh in Scotland and so he confessed the whiche Traitour and cedule I delyuered to þe Bisshop of Duresme thanne Chaunceller and William kynwolmerssh thanne Tresorer of þis your seide (n)oble roialme and þe seid Traitour þanne was her committed to prison til þe comyng a geyn of your seid most gracious fader into þis roialme from your seid duchie of Normandie and þanne in his nexte parlement here in þe counseil chambre of þe seid parlement a fore your seid rightwys fader and alle his lordes present þere þe seid Traitour was brought and þe cedule aforeseid and your seid suppliant in that presence examined of alle matiers abouesaid and othre circumstaunces and incidentȝ and þe maner of takyng of hym atte whiche tyme your seide moste noble ffader declared and seide a fore all his lordes that takyng plesid hym more þanne I hadde geten or Gyuen hym x. ml li for þe grete inconueniences that weren like to falle in his longe absense oute of þis roialme and so com mitte(d)þhis Traitour to þe Tour of London þere saufly to be kept and þanne immediatly of his oune roiale largesse and bounteuous grace with outen axing of your seid suppliant or eny man for hym graunted to hym xl. li a yere to take terme of his lif in what place in Inglond of hys that I wold sauyng his oune demesne demesne landes and þe duchie of lancastre and commaunded þe seid Regent Chaunceler and Tresorer gif your seid suppliant were not sped a fore his departyng oute of Inglond to spede hym in his absence in recompense of his costes (expenses trewe diligentȝ acquitaill and labour a foreseid) a fore whiche spede youre seide fader was dede and so his graunt void. Item to considere howe your seid suppliant be þe commaundement and ordinance of your seid ffader at his first parlement holden atte leycestre was sent fore to leycestre to appere a fore your seid blessed fader where he of his oune mocion appointed assigned and ordeigned the seide suppliant seconde Clerk of his parlement with sir Iohn Frank nowe Clerk of youre rolles that tyme chosen chief Clerk of þe parlement þat hadde and toke xl li yerely þerfore while he occupied / and youre seide suppliant shuld hadde x li yerely as other men toke to fore hym the whiche office he occupied fro þat tyme into youre þredde parlement hens holden atte westmynstre atte whiche he myght not be for grete sikenesse and so departed and neuere com in þe parlement sithe that tyme and neuere hadde peny of alle his tyme of þe seide .x. li. ne of þe seide xl. li ne non othre regard in no manere wyse Item howe youre seide suppliant in the tenthe yeere of youre roialme aspied and toke in youre ryver of Thamise tweye shippes fretted with wolle cloth and othre merch aundise to a notable value and weren seiled and departed and no custume ne othre deuoirs to you souerain lord þerof due paied wherefore alle was forfaited and be þe seid suppliant to his grete perell and labour taken and to you answered as it appereth of record in youre escheker þe whiche coste the seide suppliant more thanne .xx. li whereof he sholde haue had half after the four me of statuyt and hadde no thyng Item howe youre seid suppliant this same yeer of youre regne hath taken and arested diuerse men empesched of high treson ymagined a geyns youre persone and mageste roiale and destruccion of youre land and lawes the which he sent be youre roile commandement to youre presence be your Squyer Gilbert Parre the which were taken alle atte his cost and many othre grete þinges doon to your highnesse and plesirs whiche were to longe to expresse here and nowe is aboute moo / The whiche thynges be youre seid highnesse conteined plese it to youre most benigne and abondant grace to considere the longe and continuel seruice don be the seide suppliant to youre graunde fader and fader kynges of Inglond and to you soueraign lord as it is a fore expressed and þe grete age of youre seid suppliant and in recompense of alle his costages expenses and labours and diligences a foreseid of youre seide grace graunten to youre seide suppliant an annuitee terme of his lif in manere and fourme conteined in the cedule to þis bill annexed / and youre writtes and allocate currant and dormant for allowance of payement of the same withoute payement of eny fee for the seales of the same writtes

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To the right noble and gracious lord the Erle of Salesbury Chaun celer of Englond Mekely bisech Richard Sturgeon that where he and on William hall were sesed in hure demene as in fee symple yn a certayn parcell of lond yn the parych of Tottenham Called Sokettis lond and the saide Richard and William so sesed. the same (ha)ll by hure dede yaf to on Iohn lurchon and Nicholas Baly and to hure heires yn fee. to that entente that when they were required they shulde make a st(at)e ayen of the same parcell to the saide Richard and to his heires and his assignes yn fee for euermore. And how be it that þe saide Iohn diuers tymes hath ben required by the same Richard to make to hym astate of the sa(id)e parcell accordyng to thentent of his feffement of the same parcell. that to doo the saide Iohn hath refused and yet doth to make any such astate to the saide Richard. but kepeth still thesstate to hym in this party made as ys a fore saide. to grete hurte to the saide Richard / Wherfor like it to youre goode lordship to graunte seuerall. writtis sub pena directe to the saide Iohn as Well as to þe saide Nicholas to a pere before you yn the Chauncery and there to be examyned vppon the content of this bill and to doo as r(ight an)d concience asketh and requireth for the loue of god and yn way of charite

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Worschipfull Sires and my dere maistres In whom is my souereigne treste Bifore alle Creatures of my knoweleche I comand me vnto ȝowr worthinesse with alle manere obeianse and mekenesse Thokynge gor gou with alle myn herte for þe grete godenesse and noble maisterschipe yat ȝe hauen shewede to me Bifore þis tyme withouten eny cause of deserte in me Bishechynge ȝou þat ȝe wol ben my helpe and cause of eacynge of myn Importable payne of longe enprisononement As I shal eueremor and with oute fayuour do ȝou seruyce and plesance to my symple power Also speciali I praye ȝou þat In ese of me and fortherynge of my simple persone ȝe wolde labor and trauaile for me to I myȝte Be brouȝte In to þe kyngesbenche and so I meinprised to go at large vnderstandynge Gracious sires þat as touchyng . . .costes þat ȝ e spenden in þis nede I shal so do to ȝou þat ȝe shul holde welapaide as sone þat I may speke with my frende . . . euermor deytyned woll þat I stonde destitute of alle manere helpe and frendschipe saue only of goddes poruoiaunce In grete hynderance and destruci on of my powre astate And In þis manere I Biseche ȝou of helpe and þis to be done as hasteli as ȝe may to sende me a answer what ht plese ȝou to done In. þis mater I write in grete haste in þe prisone of Neugate In þe feste of seynte luke þe iij day of Nouembre Le vre pour seruant Cecily Tikell þat dwellede . . . poules gate

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To my most gracyouse lord the kyng These ben the desesis and wrongys I doon to Rauf atte Ree tenant of our lord the kyng In the Ducherye of lancastre And fermor of ȝoure Maner of Ramesden Hall in Essex by mayntenance of Iohn Tyrell in disheredacon of the heryta . . . as water atte Re fader of the forseyd Rauf made enfeffement to certeyn persones to enfeffe Margaret his wyf. in the tenement I Clepid Danyell tenement with al the apportenance longyng ther to the whych tenement stondith in . . . of the forseyd Margrete Scholde descende to Thomas atte Ree and to his Eyres And be Cause the same Thomas deyde and al his Issew lyvyng the same Margeret Sche stood in hool possessyon of the forseyd tenement duryng her . . . The same tenement scholde. turne to the forseyd Rauf atte Ree Sone of the forseyd water and Margaret as Ryght heyr As by a Chartor In tayll more playnly hit schewyth. Thus the forseyd Rauf be wey of Ryght. entryd and took p . . . tenement. affter decesse of his modor. the which possessyon of Ryht herytage he kept. vn to the tyme that Iohn wethy of Essex thorwgh meyntenance of the forseyd Iohn Tyrell. and othor mo of her Covey (that es to say Iohn Canon william Perham Iohn Folw. . .) with strong hand. dryven hym . . . And malycyouslych ymagenyd hym to Slee. So for drede of deth. he lefft his heritage Purse wyng to my gracyous lady of herforde. to help him and Sokor hym in this greet myscheff. standyng in dowte of his lyf. and lesyng of his . . . gracyous lady of herford. took the forseyd Rauf in to her howshald there abydyng vn to the tyme my lady with her wyse Consell had ful examinacion. as wel by gode and trewe men of the same Con tre And by Evydence of his dedys . . .that the forseyd Rauf was wrongfully put from his Ryght Beyng present at that tyme in my ladyes presence. The forseyd Iohn Tyrell mayn tenor of this wrong. And at that tyme my lady reprevid him as for maynte . . . her vpon my gracyous lady set the same Rauf in to playn possessyon of his forseyd heritage by vertu of examynacion a boven seyd in presence of sir Gerard Braybrook Iohn Doreward Robert Darcy Robert Rykedon and other m . . . present. And vp on this. the same Iohn wethy with othor foure pers ones. in presence of Robert Darcy Iustise of the pees weren bownden Ech of hem. In a .C. li. for sewrte of the pees And anoon as my gracyouse lady was p . . . wethy with mayntenance of Iohn Tyrell and othor of her Covey wi th strong hand and with owte process of lawe. drovyn and expellyd the Same Rauf from his forseyd herytage. And Robbeden the same Rauf of all his . . . the berne. and othor goodes and catell. the valew of a .C. li and more. Wher of the kynges ferme. schold haf been raysyd and paijd And affter that my lady was goo to god. Thise forseyd partyes tok fro me . . . herytage which forseyd land. my fader ȝaf to me. and was in possessyon the terme of .xvj. ȝeer and more. with owte lawe. and with oute any processe of the lawe. And tho the same Tyrell made a vow that the forsey(d) . . . pleyne hym to lord ne lady more. And tho affterward. he sent to Iour maner of Ramesdenhall twey Baylyes for to take the forseyd Rauf. lyves. or dethes. with Swerdes I drawe ȝef they myht hym hafe . . . a slayn. but ȝef he wolde haue I ȝolde him. And ȝef hit had be so that he had I ȝolde hym. he for to haue been Cast in prison. than scholde not he haue lyvid. iij. daijs But ȝef he wolde haue I seled hem a Relees of all the wrong is . . . And than for dowte of his deeth he was fayn to fle that Cuntre. thenkyng in his Conseyt that he wolde in to Normandy to our lyge lorde the kyng. that tyme beyng at the Castel of Monterell. Complaynyng to our lyge lord the kyng . . . her vpon our lyge lord the kyng sent his gracyouse lettres dyrecte to the Chaunceller of Ingelond to se vn to the forseyd Rauf. that al Ryht and Reson scholde haue be doon vn to hym. And affter that the Chaunceller had a provision of the . . . vpon to go and to Come as his ful trust was in Saffte and in pees As the kyngis tenant of his Maner of Ramesdon hall in Essex her vppon malicyously the same Iohn wethy with strong mayntenance of the forseyd Iohn Tyrel and . . . In wayte a ȝens the pees and sewrte maad for the pees. to fore the Iustyce Maymed the same Rauf as hit Schewyth at the syghte his Enemyes wenyng to haue slayn him and for to make an Ende of the same Rauf him to slee . . . of Iohn Tyrell and othor mo. all these wronges han doon to the forseyd Rauf. And ȝet standith in dowte of his lyff. ȝef he go to large Of the whyche wronges my ful gracyouse lord the kyng. I besechy(e) ȝow of ȝour specyall grace that I may . . . And that I myght haue in pees my Ryghtful herytage. As I schal be Ioure trewe bedeman. all the dayes of my lyve. And ther to I beseche ȝow of grace. and sokore. for his loue that deyde on the Rode tree a goode fryday.

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To my worthy and gracious lord Bisshope of wynchestre Chaunceller of yngelond Beseching mekely youre pouere bedeman William Dodde charyoter. wheche passed ouere the see in seruice with our liege lorde & was oon of his charioterys in his viages / & of hyȝe treste ffefed in my land Iohan Brownyng & Iohan (atte) hull of Chekewell with my wyfe. wheche Iohan & Iohan after a ȝenste my wyll & wetynge pot my land to fferme / & delyuered my mevable good the valewe of xx marke where hem leste & thus they kepe my dede & (the denture with) my mevable good vnto myne vndoynge lasse than y have youre excylent & gracious helpe & lordship besechinge yow at reuer ence of þat worthy prince ys Sowle youre ffader whoos bedeman y am euere that ye woll sende for Iohan & Iohan affor seide þat the cause may be knowe why they with holde my good / to myne vndoynge / also wheche am vndo for brusinge in seruyce of our liege lorde / & in seruice of þat worthy Princesse my lady of clarence / & euere wolde yef my lemys myght serve worthy Prince sone at reuere(n)ce of god & of that pereles princes his moder take this mater at hert of almes & charite:

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To oure liege lord the kyng Bysechith mekely ȝoure poure prest Roger Wodehill person of Strete som tyme Clerc of ȝoure fadris Spicerie whos soule god assoille that for as moche as the Abbot and the (Co)nuent of Glastonbury ymaginith a for ȝenst the forseid person and wrongfully feynyth a ȝenst him & his men actions of trespas that be vntrewe in ȝo(ur)e Courtys and prisonyth his men at Glastonbury and ledyth a wey fro his personage his ploghyren and his plogh and his plogh gere that his men mowe (not) sowe his londe and othir wrongys doth to him and to his men that he dar not duelle vp on his personage for to serue god nethir his men to do him eny seruise there in distruction of the forseid person his men & his chirche but ȝif they haue ȝoure gracieux help and all this wronges they do be cause that the person sewith a ȝenst hem in Court spirituell for dismes of his chirche that they haue wrongfully by nome the forseid person and his chirche. notwithstondyng that the forseide person hath had a sentence for him in the Courte of Cauntirbury by mestre Iohn kemp and an othir sentence in the Courte of Rome by the popis Auditors. That it like to ȝoure gracieuse astate considere the grete power and rychesse of the forsaid Abbot and the Conuent and the mene power of the said person. and commande to write to ȝoure Chaunceler of yngelond to do clepe the parties a for him and examine hem and make an ende by twene hem of all that hangith bitwene hem in ȝoure Courtys and so that the forseid person haue riȝth for the mercy of crist

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To the worthy wise and discrete persones Speker of this present parlement and to alle the knyghts of the Shires Prayen and requiren on goddes behalue the pore liege men and Soudeours in the Tovn of Caleys that hit like to ȝoure wise and gode discrecions tenderly to considere how that the pore Soudeours be the space of V ȝeer a quarter except ( . . . bodies) and here godes han truly serued the saufgarde of the forsaid Tovn with oute any plein paiement sauyng apprest and vitaille the whiche vitaille hath be so high supporta cion to the Soudeours that ellis here continuaunce myȝt not haue be born So (that there is) due to the forseid Soudeours in especial of the retenu of oure worthy and gracious lord oure Capitaign the Erle of warre wyk be iuste rekenyng betuene the officers of oure soueraign lord the king And the officers of oure forsaide Capitaign vnto the (iij day) of ffeuerer last passed Atte whiche day be the comaunde ment of oure soueraign lord there was abitted vjxx Soudeours on horsback vnpaid so atte that day there was due to the forsaid Capitaign and Soudeours the somme of xxvj ml. Dccxliij (l. xiij s. x d q.) wherefore like vnto ȝoure high discrecions to haue recomaunded amonge alle ȝoure other petici ons the forseid Tovn and for to be gode menes to oure most douty lord oure naturell soueraign lege lord the king (to that conclusion that þurgh) ȝoure gode and graciouse mediacion so to be proferred that the pore Soudeours may haue in partie of paiement the somme that is receiued of the assignement last apointed be oure forsaid soueraign lord as fer as hit wold strecche and for the remenaunt that is due vnto hem to ordeigne as best liketh to ȝoure gode and graciouse lordship in releuyng of the grettest necessite that euere ȝ our forseid Soudeours stode ynne saue hope of ȝoure habundant grace and mercy atte reuerence of god (and) yn wey of charitee

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To the hyghe & myghty Prince the Duk of Gloucester pro tectour of ynglond & the right wyse & discrete counseyl of our lord the kyng Besecheth your humble seruant Thomas Rokeby Knyght that ther he has ben with holde & of retenue for a yere wyt the full worthy & noble Kyng henry fader to our soueraigne liege lord that nowe ys in his viage in to hys realme of ffrance & Normandie the yer of hys regne de iiij als it be hys endenture made be twix the forsayd noble kyng & the forsayd Thomas Rokeby pleinli appiers & his forsayd retenue for the yer forsayd pleinly execute & fulfellid & so forth be comande ment of the forsayde ful noble kyng his seruice & demure continued fro yere to yer vn to four yer was nere spendid & passid als it be certeins endenturs made also be twix the forsayd kyng & the forsayd Thomas Rokeby pleinly appiers for the whilk time a gret part of the wageȝ of the forsayd Thomas is be hynde & nowth payd hym to gret hynderyng & annentisyng bot if your graciouse lordshippis & help in this matere to him be shewyd lyke it to ȝour wyseȝ discrecions & graciouses lordshippis to comaunde the Tresorer & Barons of the Cheker of our lord kyng to here his a compt in this matere & certifie yow of the end of the forsayd acompt & aftre that to ordeigne that the forsayd Thomas myght be agreed of the arerageȝ of his forsaid wageȝ als reson & Concience askys in discharging of the forsayd ful noble kyng & for the dede of Charite

(Another hand) D a Westminstre le .xviij. jour de may lan v &c primier

Right trusty and welbeloved / Albehit þat (wee) be þaduys of oure grete Counsseil / consideringe þe grete disese. þat yee and ech of yow suffre dayly / and haue suffred of lang time / alswel in oure fadres daies. whom god assoille / as in oures / for defaute of paiement of youre wages / hadde now late / assigned / and maad prouision of þe somme of .VMl. li./ to be distrebued and. departed / amanges yow for to say. iiij Ml. li. vn to yow of þe said tovn and Castel / and. a. Ml. li. vn to yow (þaim) of þe marches / And ouer þat of þe subside of wolles / xiij. s iiij d / of euery sak wheigte / and of þe wollefell after þafferant / liche as certain oure lettres / þervpon vn to yow / directed / plainly. maken mencion Naught withstandinge / wee / Consid eringe þe saide somme. and assignement nought suffeceant ynow / to þe hastife and Redy paiement of youre saide wages (owynge of tyme passed as wel of tyme comyng) / Seynge youre grete pouert and duresse / wolen (and) graunte and promette be þaduis of oure s and consent of oure said grete (coun)sseil/ þat what tyme and alssone / as any good. encreses and growes / vn to vs / be hit be graunt of Subside / or / (in any ot)her wyse or manere þat thanne þassignement for youre said paiement / shal bee notablely. enlargissed . . .essed. Soo to stande and endure / with outen Reuokinge or adnullinge in any wyse / vn to þe time þat yee of þe . . . marches / and ech of yow / been fully content and paied / of al þat vn to yow ys. owynge and verailly . . . dorso.

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To the kyng our souerayn lord & to my lordes of his counseil. Besechet humebely your most obeisant subget Thomas Burton knyght how that the saide Thomas hath accompted in your Escheqer for the kepyng of the Erle of Ewe. Arture of Britayne & Bursegand that was Marchal of ffraunce And ouer CCC li relesed & lv li xvj s viij d disalowed ther ys clerely founden due to the saide Thomas for the saide kepyng Clxxviij li x s x d as in the certificat made be your Tresorer & Barons in to your saide counseil more pleynely ys declared of whiche somme ys due for the kepyng of the saide Erle of Ewe lix li x s iiij d & for the said Arture & Bursegand Cxix li vj d That hit like to your benigne grace be auise of my said lordes of your said counseil to consider the long labour and heuy and dredeful charge of the said Thomas & the seide sommes above relesel and dis alowed and in discharge of the soule of the kyng your noble fader that was. whom god assoil ordaigne swyche paiement or agrement for the said Thomas of the sommes aforsaid as thinketh to your saide benigne grace be auis of my said lordes of your counseil for the love of god and dede of charitee.]

To his gracious lord the Bysshopp of Wyncestre Chaunceller of Englond Besechith mekely your pou\ere bedeman Iohn Stauerne of Cantirbury that as myche as in a suete wyche the foresaide suppliant had before yowe ayens on Iohn Bonyngton of Cantirbury foresaide be vertu of a wirtt sub pena forto awenswer before yowe to certeins matiers and debates mouyd be twyn thame two: ȝee accordyd and Aiournyd the same matiers and debates to tyme that on Dauid Marrys of the same Towen Notarie had shewed the treweth of the said matiers and debates And nowe it is so that same dauyd will gladly knawelygge the treweth of the sa me matiers: bot he wald haue a maundement fro yowe for the cause that he shuld noght be haldyn parciall in the same matier That it lik to your gracious lordship to graunte a wirtte sub pena direct to the saide Dauid to apere be fore yow att a certein day forto declare the treweth in the matiers foresaide fore loue of gode And in wey of charitee pleg' de prosequendo Iohannes Shirburn Thomas Pettysworth

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To the high and mighty prince ryght dredd and gracieux lord of Wynchestre Chanceller of Englond Consideryng if it like youre highnes. howe youre poer beedman Iohan Kymburley of derby kynnesman to somtyme youre seruant sir william hikeling bargayned in derby in lenten was twelf (mon)eth (with oon) Iohan Goldsmyth the elder of Melton in leycestreshire Marchant. And the said parties fully accorded bitwix hem as it appereth by an euidence seled ther vpon and (writen of the said Iohan Goldsmyth owen hand that he sholde by a moneth aftir the said Ester haue deliuered hym a tonn of wood price of xiij li xs. for the which soume the said Iohan (Goldsmyth receyued) the verray value marchantlich in wolles of the same Iohan kymburleys. and the said wood that he boughte yet never deliuered hym to his importable losse and hindryng (which nys but a) poer man and . . . of sufficeant remedie for lack of other laweful seuerte / like it youre noble grace thorugh consideracion of rightwisnes and Iustice. the which re(leeveth many a) poer man. Vppon this mater by writt sub pena to sende for the seid Iohan Goldsmyth to appere a fore yowe in the Chauncellerie att such day as yow list com(aund and heruppon) right to be doon vn to the said beedman which euermor shal prai god for youre high and noble estat (Signatures) Pleg' de persequendo Iohannes Stodley de london Rogerus Wolley de derby

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To my graciouse Lorde of Wynchestre the Chauncellor of Engeland Compleines Willyam Midylton of Waughen in holdernesse in als mykill als Iohn of Cotyngham gentylman of Waughen forsayde a with certeigne men of his. wapynd & armed. yat es to say. Iohn of Waughen husbandman. Thomas warde husbandman (Robert of Bate) wryght. & Iohn west wryght. wyth yair force of ye same Toune forsayde. maliciously agayne ye kyngis pece & (rebelliously) agayne ye gouernours of ye deuyne seruyce of ye kyrk of Wanghen forsayde in seruyce tyme opon seint Steuyn day ye last in ye (same) kyrke woulde haf slayn me with ane polle axe & all ye pepyll & ye preste so affrayde at ye leuacion tyme clappyd saume ye buke for ferid. & I for drede of my dede habade still in ye same kyrk of seint peter ffraunchiss .x. houreȝ lange & ye forsayde Iohan of Cotyng ham Iohn. Thomas Robert. & Iohn with yair force en armed & wapened lygand still in ane awayte in ye kyngis way & aboute ye same kyrke to haf slayne me if I had comyn oute of ye kyrk. & no man durst him arest to ye pece. & yat same Iohn of Cotyngham proferd openly to ye qwhylk of yam forsayde yat myght haf kylled me. soulde haf had xx. noblis for my dede als (it is) opynly knawen to all yat toune & ye contreth. for ane worde I spak in ye kyrk. yat it wer better bell vnrogne at ye sauntes tyme yan ye messe vnsogne. & I neuer sen yat day hidirward durst yer habyde in ye contree for drede of my dede for yat Iohn of Cotyngham & his force forsayde. in harmyng & in costes of me & myne. xx li. Qwharfore lyke it to yhour graciouse lordeschip in saueyng of my lyfe & ye kyngis pece & ye state of yat kyrke of seint peter ffraunchess & my harmeȝ graunte a writ sub pena for yis for(sayd) Iohn of Cotyngham & his iiij. felaughes in propir personeȝ to com by for yhour self. for ye luf of god & by way of charite (Another hand) Pleg' de persequendo Iohanes de Wayhen de Suggestan in Com' Ebor' Iohanes hakyns de london

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Vn to the most excellent most worthy & gracious lordes of this present parlement Shewyn & declaryn to your hygh discrecion the Communes of this present parlement for as mych as divers persones that here to for havyn bene arettyd & acusyd of treson felonye lollardrie & other such poyntes bene commyttyd alday by the kynges comaundement & his counceyll some to the Tour of London & some to othir castels & holdes in the rewme wher as they lye long tyme other while a yeer or two with out eny processe or execucion done a yens hem to grete costes of our lord the kyng & grete perill & fere of her kepers & also emboldishing to other of her covyne & assent / Plesith it vn to your moste excellent & worthy lordshipes so to ordeyne by your most hye discrecions that all such prisoners that shul in tyme to come be commyttid to eny such place for treson felony lollardrie or eny such other high poynt mowe in short tyme be sent & apere by for her Iuges temporall or spirituell as the (caas) askith. to the entent to be quyt & delyverd or ellis to have the iewys they have deservid in eschewyng of excessiue costes of our lord the kyng done about the long kepyng of such prisoners & the grete perill fere & labour of her kepers for goddis sake & in wey of charite.

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To my lord of Bedford and oþer lordys of þe worþy counsel of England Besekeþ mekely Balta gar vivald marchant of Iene of yowr special grace to commaun de þe Tresorer and Barons of þe Chekker to restore and delyuer to þe seid Baltaȝar þe Cloþ is longyng to þe same Baltaȝar. þe whych þe Awner of london arestid and haþ browȝth in to þe Chekker Reccyuyng of þe seid Baltaȝar xxv. mark. þe which somme he is acordit with þe seid Tresorer to paye to owr souereyn lord as for fyne of þe Cloþis aforeseyd (Signatures) H. gloucestre H Cantuar. I Ebor Cant T dunelm P Elien I Bathon Cromwell Typtot

To owre souerayne lord the kyng & to hys ryȝt worthy wyse & discrete Counsell bysechyth well humblely hys powre trewe liege men the Mayr Aldremen & Burgeysys of Suthampton / that hyt dysplese nat vn to owre sayd souerayne lord / þe Kyng ne to hys sayde worthy Counsell / that the sayd Mayr Aldremen & Burgeysys buth nat of power / for grete nede and pouerte of ham selfe to make eny appreste of money / vn to owre sayd souer ayne lord the Kyng at thys tyme / for trewly þe sayd towne of Suthampton ys at thys tyme ryȝt powre & all moste desolate / for to that place ryȝt nowe comyth all most no maner of peple neythere by water ne by londe / for the wheche cause grete partye of the dwellerys of that towne buth sodeynly departyd & ago (&) meny howsys ben yshutte vppe & grene gras grewyth at hare dorys and in diuerse placys of euery strete of the towne / Whar for / for / the grete nede & pouerte of ham selfe / the sayd Mayr & burgeysys now in all haste moste make agrete Tallage by thynne ham selfe / to gadery money to paye to Quene Iohane hare fee ferme of the towne / The wheche grete & greuouse fee ferme / þe sayd Mayr & burgeysys ne may but alytyll whyle here after bere ne paye / by thowte þat / that they have helpe socowr & pardon of hare sayde fee ferme of hare sayd souerayne lord þe kyng & of the sayde Quene / thorwe helpe & prayer of þe sayd worthy Counsell:

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Souuerain Lord We youre Humble Liegis han late vnderstande to oure greet heuynesse / that oure good fader the Archebisshop of Canterbury (and Primat) of al this land / shulde haue be detecte and noysed vngoodly and vnskilfully to oure holy fader the pope / that he sholde haue been and pro(cu red) ayens the libertees of the Courte of Rome in this lond and other wyse haue gouerned hym in his cure / thanne hit longeth to a good prelat for to doo be cause whereof oure holy fader was meuyd to make certain proces a yens hym in preiudice of hym and oure aller moder þe cherche of Canterbury w(hi)ch we been alle holden to worship and susteyne in as muche as in vs is. / Wherfor we beseche youre hieghnesse as humblely as we can for to haue (th)e saide oure aller good fader recommissed and yeue in special commandement to youre Ambassatours that shul goo to the Courte of Rome / or ellis write to oure saide hooly fader þe pope / to haue þe saide Archebisshop and oure moder his cherche of Canterbury specially recommissed withowte any credence yeuyng to any swich informacions or deteccions now maad / or to be maad in tyme to commyng ayens faith and conscience / And yif any swich processe be maad / to cassen hem and annullen hem / as swich that proceded of an vndewe and vnskilful sug gestion / and þe trouthe not knowen

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To the worship of god and for the grete loue and entier affeccion the whiche we your pouere Comunes of this your noble roialme haue to (ȝou ) our . . . soueraigne lord kyng henry the .vjte. be assent of your lordes spirituell and temporell in this your present parlement beyng holden atte Westmin stre the friday next afore the fest of seint hillar the yere of your regne the ixe be auctorite of the same parlement graunte to yow our saide souera igne lord the kyng for the defence of this your saide roialme and in especiall for the safe kepyng of the see a subsidie to be paied in the forme þat foloweth þat is to say of euery tonne of wyne. of euery marchant denisȝein comyng into þis saide roialme be wey of marchandise fro the saide friday next afore the fest of seint hillar the forsaide yere of the saide regne vnto the fest of seint Martyn in wynter þanne next suyng and so fro þe same fest of seint Martyn vnto the fest of seint Martyn in wynter thenne next folowyng iij s. and of euery other maner of marchandise of any marchant denisȝein passyng out of this saide roialme or comyng into þis saide (Roume) be wey of marchandise duryng the tyme aforesaide of the value of .xx. s xij. d wolle wollenclothe hides and wollefell goyng oute of this saide roialme whete and rye and flour of þe same and all maner ffresshfisshe (comyng) into þis saide roialme oute of this graunte and auctorite except and if any marchandise of any marchaunt denisȝ ein oute of this saide roialme passyng wherof the saide subsidie is paied or agreed or surete made therfore. be perisshed or lost be infortune of the see. or be take with enemys withouten covyne or fraude and þat founden and preued before the Tresorer of England or afore the chief Baron of the Cheker for þe tyme beyng be resonable preues of the saide marchandises so lost or perisshed þat thanne the saide marchauntȝ denisȝeins. Awners of the saide marchandises. so perisshed and lost whenne hem liketh may ship as muche marchandises in value be force and virtue of the said auctorite in the same port (in ye) whiche the saide marchandises were shipped Inne as was so perisshed lost or taken withouten any subsidie therof to be had And ouer þat we your saide pouere Comunes graunte to yow our saide soueraigne lord be þe auctorite aforesaide a subsidie to be paied in the manere folowyng / that is to say of euery tonne of swete wyne of euery marchaunt alien comyng into this saide roialme be wey of marchandise fro þe saide friday vnto þe saide latter fest of saint Martyn .iij.s ouere the subsidie of .iij.s þe whiche euery marchaunt alien for euery tonne wyne atte þe tyme of this graunte custumably paied to yow / And also of euery other manere of marchandise of any of the saide mar chantȝ aliens passyng oute of this saide roialme or comyng into this saide roialme (be wey of merchandise) duryng þe saide tyme. of the value of .xx. s. vj. d ouere the subsidie of .xij. d the whiche euery marchaunt alien for euery marchandise to the value of .xx s paied to yow custumably atte the tyme of this graunte and afore and that all the saide graunte of all the saide subsidies with the fourme and all the circumstaunce therof be conteyned and expressed in euery patent or commission of the Custumers of euery port of this saide roialme and be force and virtue of the auctorite aforesaide / And ouere þat (we) your saide Comunes graunte to yow our saide soueraigne lord be assent of your saide lordes spirituell and temporell for the defence aforesaide a subsidie of .v. nobles of euery sak wolle and wollefelle to be hadde paied and rered fro the fest of seynt Martyn in wynter þat shall be the yere of our lord a .Ml.CCCCXXXiij vnto the fest of seint Martyn in wynter þenne next folowyng to be hadde paied and rered in manere and fourme as it is hadde and paied and arered to yow our saide soueraigne lord atte the tyme of this graunte

(The rest of the indenture, 21 lines, follows in French.) [Printed RP IV.369.14.] [superior insert in another hand] [5-letter cancel] [over erasure]

To the kyng our soueraign lord and al the lordes spirit uel & temporell in this present parlement Sheweth your most humble liege man Iohn Carpenter þexecutor of Richard Whityngton þat where on sir Iohn Pulteney knyght somtyme Mair of London be his testament enrolled in the Hustenge of the said Cite the monday next afore seint Luce (þeuangelist the) xxiij yeer of kyng Edward the thridde amonges other thinges bequath and deuised to the Master and prestes of the Chapell of Corpus xpi beside the Chirche of seint laurence of Candel wikstrete alle the Londes and (tenementȝ tat he hadde) in the Cite and Suburbes of London outake certein tenementȝ tat ben excepted in the said testament On condicion and to þat entent that the said Maister shuld amonges other thinges paie and deliuere in almesse euery yeer to theym (þat were) prisoners withynne a prison of the said Cite called Neugate iiij marc of sterlinges in this fourme and atte the termes vnderwriten / þat is to sey on Cristemasse even x s on Goodfriday xiij s iiij d on Midsomer even x s and on oure lady even þassumpcion x s and on alle halewyn even x s And moreouer he wolde and bequath be þe said testament þat yef eny of the said sommes were vnpaid at eny tyme before limited þat the forsaid Mastre shuld paie the double be way of (payne) wherof o part shuld be applied to the werk of Poules and the tother part to the Chambre of the Gildhalle of the said Cite as it appereth be the said testament which sommes syn the deth of the said Sire Iohn haue alwey ben (wel and treuly) paid to the said prisoners til now late þat the said prison be cause þat it was feble ouerlitel and so contagious of Eyr þat hit caused the deth of many men was throwen doun / and of almesse with the goodes and after (the will of the) said Richard renoueld and made agayn in a better maner blessed be god / And now be cause þat ther nis no mencion made in the said testament who shuld distreigne for the said rente in caas it were behinde and the said (prisoners be) insufficeant þerto / the same rente is deneied and vnpaid ayens the wil of the (said sir Iohn) and greuouse hurt to the poore prisoners / Wherfore plese it to the kyng our soueraign Lord be aduise and consent of alle the Lordes spirituel and Temporell and Comunes assembled in this parlement / to ordeign be auctorite of the same parlement þat the said rent be paid hens forward as it hath ben of olde / And þat the Mair or Chamberleyn of London now beyng and (her) successours haue ful power to destreigne (in the said mastres landes) as well for þe said rent of iiij marc and euery parcell þeroffe / as for the said payne yef it be behinde at eny tyme as is rehersed in the said testament for goddis love and in the wey of charite

[Printed RP IV.370.16] [rubbed] [over erasure] [superior insert]

ffor asmoche as in þe tretee of þe pees maade noȝt longe agoo. bytwyx þe kynges of noble memoir. h. þe vte late our souerain lord & his fadre Charles of ffraunce it is contiened þat noon of þe partyes shal entre / or make any tretee of pees or of accord with Charles þe Daufyn / with oute þassent of þe þre estates of bothe Reumys þat is to say of England & of ffraunce. And it is hold for certain. þat our holy ffader þe Pope sendeth nowe downe into ffraunce þe moost Reuerent ffader in god the Cardinal of seint Crois / to trete þe pees. bytwyx þe kyng and þe said Daufyn And also þe kyng of Spayn sent hider but late agoo. his Ambassadeurs which entred tretee of pees þe which tretee is yit hangyng. bytwyx þe kyng our souerain lord & him / for þeim þeir Reumes. lordeshipes and subgittȝ And semblably þe kyng of Scottes hath send now hider. his solempne Ambassadeurs. to trete a pees finale. bytwyx þe kyng & him & her two Reumes / and as euery man endowed with reson may wel consider / it nys noȝt couenable ne fittyng. ne lyke to be to þe plesir of god ne of þe world a crysten Prince to refuse pees offred with menes resonable ne þe tretee þerof yf it be Desired of hym. þe which by þe lawe of god him owed to pursue and folowe / and also consideryng þe birdon of þe werr / and how greuous. and heuy. it is to þis land / and how behofful þerfor þe pees wer to hit: Plese it to þe comunes of þis land beyng in þis present parlement to yeue her assentes to þat: that my lordes of Bedford & Gloucester & my lord Cardinal & oþer of þe kynges blood & of his Counsail may trete þe pees. on þe kynges behalf. with þe said partyes. or any oþer / and yf þeim þynke þe meenys of pees offred by þat oþer partyes couenable. and good. to þe kyng and his subgittȝ. þenne to Receyue hem / And semblably. to offre for þe kynges partie menis þat shal be þought to hem couenable and expedient and by swych menys to conclude & accorde þe pees to goddes plesire: Savyngþo þe saide roialme of Englond and to alle the kynges lieges and subiettes therof: their heires and their successores alle their libertees fredoms lawes custumes and priueleges þat thei their auncestres and preddessours haueth had afore this tyme (in þe saide Roialme) and þat þei an iche of theym be demened and gouerned after the lawes vsages and custumes of the saide roialme of Englond and in none other wise this act not withstandyng

[Printed RP IV.371.18.] [codicil on an attached strip in a different hand] [superior insert]

To the kyng oure soueraigne lord Besechuth mekely leuin le Clerc Burgeois of Gand to Consider by encheson of the trewe acquitaille that the seid towne hath doon and doth dayly in diuerse Maners vnto yow oure soueraigne lord howe þat but late ago he boght of Robert Brampton of Caleys attourney to his brother william Brampton of Chestreville in derby shire certain wolles to the value of xijc & xv nobles the whiche monoie the same leuin paied in hand to the said Robert noght havyng liuerey of the seid wolles But the seid Robert bonde his seid Brother and hym self in the aboue seid somme to the same leuin to the entent þat at a certain day he shuld have had lyuerey of the wolles aboue seid Notwythstondyng the whiche boonde the seid leuin hath not as yet hadd noþer lyuerey of the seid wolles ne of the seid Monay at the aboue seid day the whuche is nowe passed to his vndoyng wythoute youre gracious help and remede in this partie and ther opon like hit yowe to consider how þat by youre auctorite a writt sub pena vndyr your gret seal was direct to the seid william comaundyng hym by the same to haue be afore your Counseill at westminstre at a certain day passed there to haue onswered in the matier aboue seid the which writt was by tyme deliuered to the same william and by Cause he come not at that day a writt of attachement is passed by þe seid auctorite ayenst the seid william the whuche for this (cause) absentuth hym in place priueleged and wolle not appere so that the same leuin is not like to haue the seid wolles noþer his seid money wythoute youre gracious help (and remedie) in this partie wher opon like it yow soueraigne lord of youre grace especiall by auctorite of this present parlement to ordeigne þat the Chaunceler of Inglond for the tyme (beyng have) powair to graunte a writt of proclamacion direct to the Shirref of the seid Shire yevyng hym in Comaundement by the same writt to make proclamacion in opo(n place wythynne)þhe seid Shire that þe seid william Brampton appere a fore yow in youre Chauncerye at a certain day to be conteigned in the same writt by the discres(ion of the seid) Chaunceler to onswere to the seid Suppliant of the matier conteignode in þis supplicacion And yf the seid william appere at that day that thenne the seid Chaunceler have power and auctorite to examyne here and determyne the seid matier aftur his discrescion And to procede to Iuggement as well of the principall as of damage and Costage resonabull and to awarde execucion for the seid besecher in þat partie . . . be fieri fac elegit and Capias ad satisfaciend and theropon an exigent yf he be not founde and thowe the seid william appere not at suche day as he shall have by the seid proclamacion the seid Chaunceler have power to procede to Iuggement for the seid suppliant ayenst the seid william by his defaute as well of the Principall as of damageȝ and ther vpon to awarde execucion in the fourme afore rehersode And that the seid Suppliant may have as well the good us of the seid william as þe goodus þat eny other persone hath to his ceuse in execucion for the seid Summe vnto the tyme that the seid (somme) wyth damages and Costages in that partie resonabull be pleynly arerode or payode to the seid Suppliant And þat semblable processe be made agayn þe seide Robert Brampton be þe cause aforseide

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To the ful wyse and discret syrys the comynes of this present parlement The pore tennantes and londholders of the toun of Malberthorp in the shire of lincoln whiche has ben and ȝit are vtterly destroyd and waastid be ouer flowyng and gret distres of the water of the see and . . . wyth oute gret and contynuel help of mannys labur. whiche toun is and of olde tyme has bee charged at euery graunt of ony hole taxe to oure souerayn lord to the somme of vj li xiiij s v d ob q for the whiche (charche) als wele grauntyd to oure saide souereyn lord at hys parlement holden at Westminstre xxij day of September the yere of his reigne the viijte as for taxe and charche nowe grauntyd or to be grauntyd in this present parlement the . . . saide tenntȝ and lond holders dar not inhabitt maynour nor occupye the saide toun to the fynal destruccion as Wele of the saide toun for euer as for a gret contre vnder the same daunger to the valu(e) ȝerly of ijml mark Please to ȝoure Wyse discressions consideryng the causes a fore rehersyd and also howe at this day the londes and tenementȝ in the saide toun are of no value nor profit: to pray oure souer(aigne) lorde that the saide tennantȝ londholdres and inhabitaunces in the saide toun nowe and here aftyr be autorite of this present parlement be respitid as wele of the taxe and charge grauntid to oure saide soueraigne lord in his parlement holden at Westminstre the xxij day of September a for said the saide yere as of the taxe and charge grauntid or to be grauntid in this present parlement on to the terme of x ȝere here aftyr. that then hit may be demenyd aftyr the hygh and ful gracious discrecion of oure soueraigne lord

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To the kyng our souerain lord and to his ful wyse Counsaill Sheweth and besecheth mekely your pouere humble seruitor Ieynkyn Stanlay Squyer: howh that now late as the said suppliant was rydyng in the kynges high wey in the hundred of wyrall withynne the Counte of chestre / there were certayn persones arraied in maner e of werre ayens the kyngs pees lieng in dyuers busshementes / of the which persones come vjx men with bowes and other wepen makyng grete shotte and assaute to the said suppliant and his men And there purposed to haue slayn and murdred the said Suppliant withoute cause or offence of hym which hath ben knowleged sethen of Summe of the said perso(ns) Of the which mysdoers the names of certain gentilmen and yemen principall gouernors of the said affray ben conteyned in (the bille) annexed herto / Besechyng to your graciouse lordshipes consi(dering)þhees premysses of your grace especial to graunte your graciouses lettres of priue seal seuerally directe / that is to say . . . the said gentil men whos names ben conteyne . . . said bille a nother to alle the yemen whos names ben conteyned in the same bille / Charching hem vppon their . . . to ben at their answere afore you and your . . . at a certain day by you to be lymytte And the thridde priue seal directe to william Troutbek Chamberlain of Chestre . . . for the said gentilmen and yeme. . . and to se that the two priue seals a foresaid to hem be serued and directe in general And this in sauacion of the pees at . . . of charite

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To oure souerayn Lorde the Kyng and to his right wise Counseill Lowelly and humbly bisechen all the Marchauntȝ and pouere inhabitauntȝ of the Hauene of Lymyngton lying withyn the Hundredes of Neweforest & of Crischurche & of the Hauene of Neweport lying withyn the Isle of Wight yn the Shire of Southampton & of oþer Hauenes yn the same Shire that hough of tyme oute of mynde to þe grete and notable availle of oure liege lorde and grete profit of the saide hauenes there were wont many diuerse Shippes & vesslx with grete substaunce of merchaundises nat staple ware but other as wele with wynde dryven as of purpos to come and arryve yn to the saide hauenes and oure liege lordes Custumes therof trewly y paied there they haue atte all tymes be discharged & recharged. Nowe late by diuerse yeres yt is fallen so that yn defaute that no Custumers ne noon here deputees be attendaunt to eny of the saide hauenes. many grete Shippes and vesselx dryven and also comyng oute of ferre contreyes yn to þe saide hauenes with grete goodes & merchaundiȝes willyng the Marchauntȝ of hem & gretely desiryng there to haue be discharged & recharged. for lakkyng of Custumers haue passed fro the saide hauenes & sailled yn to other straunge londes to grete losse and disavaille yerly of right grete notable sommes to oure liege lorde grete & hidous losse abatyng and hyndryng of þe saide hauenes & grete discomfort of the saide Marchauntȝ of the Shippes & vesselx atte here comyng Wherfore yt lyketh vn to youre high & worthy discreciouns graciously & tendrely to considere the premisses & yn especial the grete disavaille aforsaide of oure liege lorde And thervpon atte this tyme after youre right noble and wise avys yt pleseth youre myghti lordshippes to ordeyne remedie atte the reuerence of god and yn way of charite Consideryng also youre right high discreccions yif yt be to youre plesir hough the hauene of Wynchilse & oþer hauenes vnder þe port of Chichestre yn þe Shire of Sussex the hauenes of pool & of waymouth & oþer hauenes vnder the port of Melcombe yn Dorset Shire & all the hauenes yn þe same Shires & yn þe shires of Devenshire Kent Cornewaill & all other shires yn þe Reame except Southampton shire aforesaide euer hiderto haue hadde & yit haue deputees vnder the Custumers of þe portȝ for the grete availl & commodite of oure liege lorde & of all his Reame:

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Bisecheth you Robert Coker Esquyer that where the kyng oure Souereigne lord his ancecessours and his progenitours of tyme that no mynde ys haue be sesid of certigne rente of dyuers persons freholders . . . of the Castell of Dunster in the Shire of Somerset to be hadde and leuyed bi the seid freholders the whiche be to the numbir of .xl. and moo. and so to be paiyd to the lord of the seid Castell for the tyme beyng and he to be chargyd of the seid rente and to pay hit to the Sherrif of the seid Shire for the tyme beyng yerli at the feste. of Candelmasse. And now hit ys so that the too parties of the seid Castell and the too parties of all the remanent of the londes and tenementes that late were of sir Iohn lutrell knyght lord of the seid Castell ben grauntyd bi the kyng to you my lord and y nemnyd bi . . . lordship in the seid Commission and stonde chargyd vndir you my lord of the fee ferme as in the seid Commission is conteignyd the whiche free holders of tyme abouesaid haue contynued to paye the seid rente in youre tyme tille now late Edward SeintIon beyng (on) of the freholders aboueseid and tenaunt of malice and euyll wille to the kyng oure souereigne lord his disheri taunce and also the disheritaunce of Iames lutrell son to the seid sir Iohn now beyng in the kynges warde and also in disauaile and Surcharge of you my lord and me vndir you beyng the kynges patenteer duryng the noun age of the said Iames hath withdrawe the payment of his rente of v s afferyng yerli to his charge that amounteth to the Summe of .xvij s. & vj d. And also manesseth and wylnouȝt Suffre . . . vppon hym to be hadde. with oute that rumour ther vppon were like to rise and nouȝt oonli this doth bi hym selfe but exciteth and Stureth othir dyuers of freholders and tenauntes that they sholde withdrawe ther rentes And also impriseth the mater vppon hym Selfe. And at dyuers lawe dayes stureth Tathing men and also the xij men that they shold no thyng presente and aftir his power of grete malice and euyll will wolde lette all the auantage that Sholde come of all the Courtes that ther ben holde the whiche Sowneth to the kynges grete disauaile disheritaunce of the seid childe. and surcharge to you my lord and me beyng vndir you Plese youre lordship thes maters throu youre wysdome to concider and to puruey soche remedy that the kyng oure souereign lord and the seid heir be nouȝt disherityd ne the lyuelode in youre tyme amenusyd ne apeiryd but that du remedy and correccion be hadde in thes seid maters so that non othir person haue cause of inboldesshyng her aftir bi the seid Coward SeintIon

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To my most reuerent fadir in god and most gracious and rightwose lord the Bisshop of Bathe Chaunceler of Englond Besechith in the most humble wise your povir seru ant Thomas Appelton That where as william Aleyn clerk of the countynghous with ynne the housold of the kyng our soueraigne lord. Roberd Aleyn fadir to the seid william and Thomas Cotes ymagenyng of grete malice before thoght extorcionesli to oppresse and fynalli to distroye your seid Suppliaunt ayens concience and lawe / On seynt Stephenes day at nyght be twene xj and xij of the Clokke at mydde nyght the vijthe. yer of the kyng our soueraigne lord with force and armes on horsbak in maner of werre riot and rowte araied. with bowys and arowys swerdis and bokelers in maner of rebellion and Insurrec cion a yens the dygnyte of our soueraigne lord the kynge and his crowne. kome to the hous of your seid Suppliaunt. at Derteford in the Shire of kent. at mydde nyght. And took awey Anne the doghter and on of the heyres of your seid besecher beynge with ynne the age of xij. yere. and in his warde whos mariage of right to hym perteyned. and to non othir / And that same doghter the seid william Aleyn ravisshid be force vileynously . . . and here enforced be the supportacion and helpe of the seid Roberd. and Thomas Cotes. and weddid here ayens the wille of here said fadir. and alle here frendis expressely ayens lawe And ayens the forme of all maner Statutes in such cas made before this tyme / And in lettynge your besecher to take the profit and avayle of here seid mariage. ffor the which mariage your seid besecher myght haue had CC mark of money. & she to haue bene maryed to such dyuerse notable persones as myght exspende an C li of enheritaunce be yer of yerly lyflode / where as the seid william Aleyn at that tyme hadde nor ȝit hath no fote lond of his owne in Englond. And aftir the seid william Aleyn took an accion of wast in the comyn place vnIustly withoute concience ayens your besecher (and) with grete mayntenaunce be color of his seid office broggid hyred and enbrasid to hym the Iorores the which Iorores were kept iiij. dayes in london at the cost of the seid william Aleyn (Thretyng and manasyng your seid besecher) oppressiouesly that the seid Iorores were redy to haue condempnyd your seid Suppliaunt in a M li And the seid william Aleyn Roberd Aleyn and Thomas Cotes thorow grete manace and meyntenaunce of dyuerse peple be cause of the office of the seid william Aleyn put your seid besecher in fere of. his lyf and com pellid hym vntrewly. be oppression to make a feffement of all his londis and. his. tenementes to the value of iiij mark be yere with ynne the Shires of Essex and Middlesex (to certeyn persones at the denomycaccion of the seide william Aleyn) vpon condicion that your seid suppliaunte sholde haue suffisaunt and sure astate. noght defesable of xxiiijti li be yere to be paied. to hym at iiij termes yerly duryng his lyf of the issues and profites of the seid londis and tenementes with a sarteyn payne and reentre for defaute of payment (in maner and forme) like as in certeyn dedis endentid. there of made be twene the seid parties pleynly aperith The which xxiiijti li be yere the seid william Aleyn be covyne and confederacie hadde be twene hym and the seid Roberd Aleyn and Thomas Cotes with (all maner of) profites comynge of the seid londis and tenementes withholdith vntrewly ayens all reson and concience in his owne hand and paieth your seid. suppliaunt no peny nor no peny wolde paye this ij. yere and an half. (last pased) and more And (also hath felde downe) all the tymbre of the seid lyflode to the value of an C li and more and makith wast fro day to day. And latith the housyng of the seid lyflode falle doune and go to noght for lakke of reparacion in his defaute (Please hit) to your highne(sse to considere thes premisses) and be your most noble and high discrecion to ordeyne that your seid Suppliaunt myght haue Writtes direct to the seid william Aleyn (Robert Aleyn and Thomas Cotes)þo appere before you in the Chauncerie. with ynne xl. dayes aftir the date of the seid writts at Westminster (And that the seid tresspasours be ponysshid for the seid riottes oppres sions and offences aftir their deserte) and yf the seid william Aleyn apere to the writ aforeseide. that thanne be your discrecion restore the seid Suppliaunt to the seid londis and tenementȝ yf hit be founde be due examinacion that the seid rente of xxiij li be yere was be hy(nd) noght paied to your seid (Suppliaunt at) eny terme with ynne the seide dedis endentid. comprised. with the damages that the seid besecher hath hadde in this partie. And in cas the seid william Aleyne a pere noght in the Chauncerie to the seid writ. that thanne lyke you to ordeyne that your seid supplaiunt be restorid to the seid londis and tenementes in maner and forme afore seid. with all maner of damages that he hath hadde in this partie . . . Considering of your rightwosenesse that your seid Suppliaunt hath no more lyflode to lyve vpon / nor dar nethir ride nor go late nor rathe in to Essex nor Middlesex where the seid londis and tenementis lieth for to distreyne nor for to make non entre (in the seid londis and) tenmentis nor dar not nor ys noght of power in no maner of wise pursue be lawe. ayen the seid william for his damages nor can haue non officer to execute no writ ayens the seid william Aleyn whiles he s(tondith) in his office aforeseid And that for the love of god and in the weye of Charite.

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To the kyng oure soueraigne lorde. Besecheth mekely Thomas Walton late Chamberlayn of Northwales þat where as a subsidie of CCCC marc was granted to oure soueraigne lord youre fadir whos saule god assoile by the comyns of the Counte of Caernarvan paiable at certain dayes comprehendet in the said graunt the whech CCCC marc the said besecher hathe knawlaget in his acompte And vnswared to youe soueraigne lord of CCCl marc þer of as hit apperyth by his accomptȝ in youre Escheker of recorde & the Barons of youre said Escheker hath put him to vnsware why hit schuld not be demyd an concelement for asmeche as omission was made of paiement of .l. marc parc ell of the forsaid CCCC marc in the said acomptȝ. the wheche l. marc the said besecher neuer recevuyd ne no parcell ther of but hit remaynes in the colloctours hondes of the saide Counte. the which in the said Escheker the said besecher hath pre tendet to auerre as the Court wold a ward. Neuer the lesse the said besecher hath made gree & payet the forsaid. l. marc in youre seid Escheker to youe soueraigne lord as hit ap peryth in youre said Escheker of recorde / Please hit vnto youre high & graciouse lordship be the avise of youre full wise Consell to consider the longe seruice þat the said besecher hath don a fore þis tyme Als well to oure said soueraigne lorde youre fadir as to youe soueraigne lorde & the greuouse vexacion þat the said besecher hathe hade. hath & most have continuelly to þis mater be determynet if hit schulde falle in triall in the Contre & non avauntage to youe souerayn lord þeropon to graunt a priue seall dirett vnto youre Tresorer & to youre Barons of youre said Escheker to discharge finally the said besecher of the maters afore saide receyuyng of the saide besecher .x. (marc) li for a fyn in eschewyn of the cost labour & trauaill þat the said besecher schuld have aboute the triall of the said mater for goddes love & in way of charite: (Signatures in different hands) H gloucestre .I. Ebor I. Bathon Canc W lincoln Suffolk Scrop hungerford

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Please Hit to the wysdome and high dyscrecion of the worschipfull Comunes in this present parlement assemblid to consyder a gret myschief in late dayes begonne Among vntrwe lyvers and peple withe oute conscience and yet duellyng in a Suspect and wycked place called the Stwys in the Burgh of Southewerke in the Shire of Surrey That ys to wete how that withe In fewe dayes diuerse persones of ryght gret poverte and ryght disolute governaunce withe in a fewe yeres dwellynge in the sayd suspecte place as well by recettyng of comon women thefes mansleers and avoutoures as by murdererys and prive Roberyes done ther by hem selff and other many withe oute pitye trowthe and good conscience ther pryvile logyd haue sodenly comyn to gret Rychesse and ther withe purchasyd gret lyvelode of londes and tenementys to ryght grete value yerly and by cause of sufficyaunt of freholde so purchased haue bene ofte returned by the shereve of the shire and other Bayllefs and sworen in enquestes as well for felonyes and trespases be twene the kyng and partie / and partie (& partie) as in assises and othere pleys of londe afore diuerse Iuges of oure liege lorde in hys courtes And afore the Stward and marchall of hys houshold thorugh whiche causes many and dyuerse dysherytaunces and wrongfull condempnacions of many true lyege men of oure souerayne lorde haue ben hadde and many murderyrys of men and notarye theves have ben sauyd and gret morderyes and robberyes conseled and passed vnponischyd and how the sayd suspecte peple enhabyte hem in Comune hostryes and tauernys in the high strete of the sayd burgh ther Recettyng theves comune women and other mysdoers in lyk wyse as they deden atte the sayd suspecte place of the stwys / like hit to youre high dyscrecions these premisses consydered and that suche peple withe oute consience mowe not of reson be vnderstonden worthi of trouthe nor to bere witnesse of trouthe in any cause wher ryght ys to be enquered to praye the kyng oure souerayne lorde that by the assent of the lordes espirituele and temporele and by auctorite of this present parlement to ordeyne (that yef) any suche persone be retorned by any shereff bayllef or other mynisterys of oure souerayne lorde the kyng in the sayd Shire of Surrey or by ony mynister afore the stuarde and marchall of the kynges houshold that as well for the kyng as for any partye he (maye in) all tymes here after be chalenged and the chalenge in this partye allowed for the cause aforesayd And also that non suche that haue so duellyd atte the sayd Stwys be sufferyd to holde any comune hostrie nor taverne in any other place withe in the sayd Sutwerk sauf only atte the sayd Stwys in estcheuyng of mur(dere)ris robberyes and avoutries that ellys ben lykly to ben hadde And that the Iusticeȝ of the pees in the sayd Shire of Surrey haue (power to enquere) of all such holders of hostries and tauernis and to punysche hem that suche ben by f(yn and raunson and) enprisonyng of her bodyes after the dyscrecion of the sayd Iusticeȝ for the love of god and in waye of Charitee

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Please hit to the Wisedomes and hye discrecions of the Worshipfull Comunes in this present parlement assembled to consider two grete meschiefs nowe in late dayes bygonnen by vntrywe lyvers and people with owte consciens and yet dwellyng in the Burgh of Suthwerk in the Shire of Surrey / Oon is that howe nowe late by Auctorite of parlement was ordeyned and stablet that no person that had dwelled at the comune Stywes shulde hald any comune hostryes ne comune Tavernes with yn the saide B(u rg)h ne thay shulde not passe in no maner enquestes with yn the saide Shire safe only at the saide comune Stywes the whiche ordenaunce hath been to grete weel of alle the honest people of the saide Burgh and Shire and put awey mony and grete periuries robberyes and other inconueniences And nowe syn that tyme ther be comyn other strange persones and have set vp Stywehouses and houses of bordell and vnclene lyvers with yn the hye stretes and among the honest dwellers of the saide Burgh and there they herber and refet alle maner of myslyvers and avowterers theefs robbers mansleers and other myslyvers wherthurgh meny wemen ben ravysshed and brought to evil levyng neightbores and strangers ofte tymes robbed and murdred that vnnethese any persone dar passe thair house fro nyght come And also nowe late tyme ther been certeyn Alienes callid fflemmynges that have set vp comune hostryes and comune Tavernes with yn the saide Burgh where ynne thay refet and herber alle maner Alienes and strangers as wel ffrensshmen and Picardes as flemmynges and alle other nacions aswel Aduersaries to oure souuerayn lord the kyng as frendes and there thay han thair comenycacions and metynges by thaym self nought sufferyng any englisshman to be herbered or come among hem / by the whiche Alienes and strangers by liklynesse the Counseill ordenaunce and purveaunce of oure saide souuerayn lord and his trywe liege people is discovered to his Aduersaries his custumes and dywtees embesiled and conceiled to hym grete preiudice and alle his liege people / Thees premisses considered like hit to youre high discrecions to pray the kyng oure sou uerayn lord by the Assent of the lordes spirituels and temporels and by Auctorite of this present parlement to graunte and ordeyne that no maner of persone in eny tyme to come be hardy to take vppon hym to holde ne kepe any maner Stywes ne houses of bordell and vnclene lyvers in any place with yn the saide Burgh safe only atte place called the comune Stywes on peyne of enprisonement of their bodyes by xl dayes and makyng fyne and raunsom atte kynges will / And that no maner persone Aliene holde ne kepe comune hostrye ne comune Taverne in any place with yn the saide Burgh after the fest of Estire next comyng on peyne of enprisonement and makyng fyne and raunsom in the fourme abovesaide / And that the Iustices of pees in the saide Shire and the kynges baillif of the saide Burgh for the tyme beyng and every of hem have power at alle tymes that thaym shal seme nedeful and expedient to enquere in the saide Burgh of thees premisses And opon alle suche persones as thay or any of thaym fynde gilty and dywly convycte afore thaym to do excucion and punysshement in the maner and fourme byforseide for Charite

[Printed RP IV.511.1] [torn]

A Roy notre souerain seigneur Besechen humbly youre Comunes of this present parliament. that where one Iohn Carpenter of Brydham in the Shire of Sussex husbundman (the vii daye of Fevever the yere of youre noble reigne the viiite) saying to Isabell his wijff that was of the Age. of xvje. yere and had be maried to him but xv dayes. that they wolde go to gedre on Pilgre(mage and made to arraye hir in hir best arraie and toke hir with) hym fro the said Toun of Brydham to the Toun of Stoghton in the said Shire. And there in a woode he smote the said Isabell his wijff (on the hede that the brayne wende oute and with his knyff) yaf hire many other dedly woundes. And streped hir naked out of hir clothes and toke his knyff and slitte hir bely fro the breste doun & (toke hir bowels oute of hir body and) loked if she were with Childe And thus the said Iohn mourdered horrebely his wijff. of the which horryble mourdure the thoursday (next after the Fest of Seint Ambrose the Bishop the) yere of your Reigne bi for said the said Iohn was endyteth bi for Sire Iohn Bohun. knyght henri husee knyght and william (Sydney youre Commissioners of youre pees withinne)þhe Shire forsaid and proces made oute vpon the same endytement according to youre lawe. til the same Iohn Carpenter was oute(lawed of the said mourdure and nowe graciously for the same) cause Arest. and in youre Prisone called the kynges benche. Please hit to your hie Rightwysnesse to considre the horrible mourdur (fore said) . . . And by auctorite of this your hie Court of Parliament to ordeine that this said Iohn Carpenter may be Iuged as a Traytour (and yat youre Iugges have power to yeve Iugement) vpon him to be draw. and hanged as a Traytour . . . in Eschewyng of such horrible (mourdurs in tyme comyng Savyng allwey to the) lordes of the ffee. Escheteȝ of his landes aftire yere. day and wast

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the kyng woll þat if any assaute or affray be. made. to eny lord . . . parlement. (or elles to þe kynges counseille by) his comaund . . . conseill þat thenne procla macion be made thre sondry dayes in þe . . . made. þat þe. partie. so offendyng appere. byfore. þe. kyng in his . . . if it be. in terme. tyme. or elles atte. þe. next day in terme. tyme folo . . . desired #$1433 RP IV.453.60 (Conclusion) Le Roy voet, que si ascun assaut ou affraye soit fait a ascun Seigneur Espirituel ou Temporell, Chivaler de Countee, Citezein ou Burgeis, venuz au Parlement, ou au Counseil du Roy par son commandement, & la esteant & entendant au Parlement, ou au Counseil; q'adonques soit Proclamation fait par trois jours severalx, en la pluis overt lieu de la Ville ou l'assaut ou affraye fuist enty fait, que la partie qi face tiel l'assaut ou affraie, soy rende devaunt le Roy en son Bank, deinz un quarter d'un an apres la Proclamation fait, s'il soit el temps du terme, ou autrement all prochein jour en temps de terme, ensuant le dit quarter, a faire & receivere en manere come il este desire par la Petition. #$ 1444 C49/26/4 Ancient Petition (damaged; material in parentheses supplied from RP) P(ra)yen the comune (in this) present parliament assembled that it please vnto the kyng our souerain lord by þavis of his lordes spirituell and temporell in þe said parliament beyng (to ordeine estable) and auctorise in the said parliament and by auctorite of the same that if any persone or persones make any assault or affray vpon the said lordes or comunes or vpon any of hem (beyng in the seid) parliament or from thens re tournyng homeward or vpon any lord knyght of the Shire Citeȝein or burgeis at any tyme here after by the kynges comandement comyng to (high court of) parliament þere abidyng or from thens retournyng to his dwellyng place. þat þen the seid lord knyght of the Shire Citeȝein or burgeys vpon whom suche assault or affray is (made have such writte or writtes of proclama)cion as by an Act of þe said present parliament for sire Thomas Parr knyghte is in like cas ordeined to be hade. to be directed (to such) Sherif of Sherifs (where the trespas is supposed to be done) retournable or retournables at eny day to be desired by þe same partie compleignant aforne the kyng in his benche. the same partie compleignant to haue þere(upon such apperance) or els upon þe default of apperance of the person or persones vpon whom it is in þat partie compleigned suche execucion as is ordeined also in the seid Acte for the seid sir Tho(mas)

[Printed RP V.111.41] [over erasure in a different hand]

To the ryght wise & discrete Comunes of thys Present parlement Shewith lowely wylliam warwyk of Salesbery marchant how that late he sende in to Bretayn water Trenchevile hys seruant factour and attournay to marchandise ther wyth wollen cloth of diuers colours which cost hym here in Englond CC. li. at the ferst byeng by sidis custumis subsidijs and other costis for the shippyng and saue hauyng ouer of the same cloth which seruant with the same cloth in the monthe of October þe ixe yer of the reigne of oure souerayne lorde þat now ys arived / at Gildo in Bretayn forsayd and there hade eschangid þe same cloth for canevas Tressecloth and other marchandise of þat contray Ther the lord of Mountassi lond lord of the same port of Gildo nat consideryng þe (pees) and trewys þoo had by twene oure souerayn lord and the duk of Brytayn and soworne by the same duk nor consideryng the lettres of the saue condut and saue(gard the) which þe said seruant þoo had and shewid as wel vnder the seal of the sayd Duk as vnder the seal of same lord whiche lettres the sayd william warwyk hath yet to shewe toke the said seruant and hys (cloth and) marchandise and brought ham in to hys Castel of Gildo and imprisoned þe same seruant and Ingyned hym so þat he was in point of deth and after ward made hym fast iij days wyth out mete and (drynke) and thanne putte hym to fynance to pay .l. li. for hys deliuerance wher of the sayde lord by the hondys of hys pourtour of the said Castell and other of hys minystres þere toke and was (payd at seynt malwis) of the sayde william warwyk of .xxviij. li. iij s.iiij d. in marchaundyse in party of payment of the saide l. li. and afterward þe same lord of muntassiland for as moche as the said william war(wike) as wel by priue seals oute of thys lond as by supplicacions made ther in the name of hys said seruant suwyd to the saide Duk for the deliuerance of hys sayde seruant and of hys said godys and (marchaundises) lete take þe sayd seruant and cast hym oute ouer hys castell wall to the see and drowened hym and kepyth styll al the forsaid canvas Tressecloth and marchandises to hys owne use ayen þe forme (of the) Trewys saue condutis and save gardys by for seid to the harmys of the sayd william warwyk of CCCC. li. in anientesing of the pover degree of the sayd bysecher (but due remedie be hastylych) ordeyned and purueyd for hym in thys partie Plese hyt to yowre wyse discrecions to considere al thys for seyd maters and there apon to pray the kyng oure souerayne lord to ordeyne by autoritee (of thys) present parlement þat hyt be lawfull to the sayd besecher to sese and take such godys and marchandyses of the sayd lord of mountassilant and of hys tenantys and seruantȝ to (þe walwe of CCC. li. as) he shal mowe fynde here after in eny partys of the lond geresey or garnesey in ful re(com)pense of hys lose and harme by foresayd with oute inpechement of oure said souerayn (lord and of his heires) in tyme comyng for the loue of god and in the way of Charitee

[Printed RP IV.475.23] [superior insert] [rubbed] ["com" superior insert]

To the worshipfull ffador in god Iohn Bisshop of Bathe Chauncellere of Engelond Compleyneth your pore orator Iohn Bredhill parson of the chirche of kyngesswynford oon of the seruantes of Iohn Bate Clerk of the Chauncery of our souereyn lord the kyng that Iohn Sutton knyght Iohn Sheldon Iohn Clerk Thomas yonge & Thomas Bradley the tewseday in whitson wike the yere of the regne of our souereyn lord the kyng xvj wronfully entred in to the parsonage of your seid suppliant at kyngessynford in the Counte of Stafford and ther breke vp iiij Cofors & bere away alle his godes. that is to sey j Bibull (historia scholastica) the maistor of stories / j legend aurea. j pupille. the euangelistes glosed ij gloses vppon Iob. Alquyn vppon sentence. Alquyn de veritatibȝ. viij Bokes of Philo sophie. j Bok de regimine principorum nobilum . iij Bokes of Bonauenture iiij. Bokes of sermons. the maistor of sentence Augustyn de caritate. a doctor vppon luke. j myssal ij portuose. xl volumes of Gramare logik Rethorik & othor science with stuffe of Parchyment & papire whiche godes were worth: l. li. Also they toke away x li in money. xiij. spon(es of) siluer. j maser. iij paire bedes of corall. j paire bedes of aumbor. j paire bedes of gete vj broches vj rynges. ij Beddes of bokerham hangyng. j silor with a testor. ij Couerlettes of Tapsery j Couerlette of wostede xvj couerlettes vj blankettes iij matrace iij Bolsters xviij shetes viij Bordclothes xx sanappes. iij gownes furred ij hodes v hures.j Dowbelette iij Chistes iiij Cofors. v bassyns. iij lavors ij paire trostell. iij tabull iiij Chaiers j bras potte of xvj galons vj pannes vij pottes iij brandardes. iij yron broches iij frying pannes ij gredyrons iiij kichon knyves vj Chandellers. v salors iiijxx peces of peautor vessell vij quarters of Boef v Bakons vj turnell viij Barell for ale. j bras morter with a pestell of yron. A Chymney of yron ij wyn botell ij pottes of lethor. j. dorser iij Bankers x quysshons. j herneysed girdill. xx lb wex. v yerdes of Blanket viij ellon of lynnon cloth x lb of lynnon yorn. ij paire wightes for gold. j. dial a bowe. xxiiij arowes j haboryon & j sweyrd whiche godes were worth: xlviij. li. Also they toke a way. x bushelȝ of rie iij quarts of malt. j mowe of rie j wayn j payre wheles. j dongewayn CC thraves of stre iiij shoveles iiij spades j plough iiij yockes. v kyn ij Calves iij Bores j Mere ij Coltes xvj hogges x pigges x Capons x hennes & vj mavlers whiche godes were worth xvj li. x. s. Also they toke vp the profites of the chirche that is to sey xxx teithe lambes xij ston of teithe wolle. the teithe hay the offerynges the profites of the glebe the gardyn the chirche yerd and also they hewen doun & brende his wodes & destroied his houses hegges & diches in harmes & valoue of : xj. li.And also they putte away his seruantes that is to sey sir Iohn Mere prest Richard Bredhill Thomas Morley & Iohn webbe by whiche your seid suppliant myssed the seruice of his seid seruantes by the space of xij wekes to the harmes of .x.li vnto the vtterest vndoyng of your seid suppliant Wherfore the seid suppliant bi secheth your gracious ffadorhode of remedie aftor reson & conscience at the high reuerence of the holy Trinite.

[Printed PC I.xvii] [superior insert] [torn]

To the kyng our souerayne lord and to his Riȝte wise counseill Besichith mekely the Mair and the com inalte of your Cite of Lymerik / in the parties of Irland That wher Harrie late kyng of Ingland fader of our soueraigne lord kyng that nowe is by his lettres patenteȝ grauntyd to the Mair and cominalte of the saide Cite thair heires and successours among other thynges foreuer more that they scholde haue alle manere proffites of alle manere plees with in the saide Cite fines Amerc iamentes forfaitures and other diuerce proffites and commoditees to take by thair owne officers to thair owne vse / as in the same lettres patenteȝ playnely apperith in resistens of thair enemyes your rebellious in the saide lande And that Thomas Comyn and Phelipp Russell sufficeant Citeȝeins of the same Cite myȝte take and resseyuen alle the fines Amerciamentes and alle other pro ffites and commoditees after the fourme and affecte of the same lettres patenteȝ / And the same proffites and commoditees to dispende and besette in repara cions of the wallis and other diffences of the same Cite / the whiche stonden now in grete dispair and drede by cause that diewe reparacion is not made And over that the saide Thomas Comyn and Phelipp Russell myȝte ben accomp table yerelye vnto the Mair and Bailiffes of the saide Cite for the tyme beyng of alle the proffites and commoditees so by ham at eny tyme taken and resseuyd in the manere and fourme as in the saide lettres patenteȝ it is conteigned like it vn to your gracious lordeschipp by Auys of your counseill to considery the meschieff that the saide Cite stondith in and like is for to stonde by cause aforsaid / by your lettres patenteȝ vnder your grete seal to ordeyne and assigne the saide Thomas Comyn and Phelipp Russell to take and resseyue alle the saide proffites and commoditees and ham to dispende and bysette on the comune proffites of the saide Cite And yerelye therof for to accompte in manere and fourme afore ywrete in saluacion of alle the kynges lieges conuersaunt and diwellyng with in the saide Cite / for the loue of god and in waye of charitee. (Signatures in different hands) H gloucestre H Cantuar .I. Ebor .I. Bathon Canc Richard I huntington Suffolk

To the wyse and discrete Comunes of this present parliament Beseketh yowe mekely Thomas Norton of Bristowe that there he hath a bille hongyng before the lordes of the kynges Counsaill ayenst Thomas Stamford of the same tovne which comprehendyth twayn maters: On is of the brekyng and the rasyng of the seales of a dede ymade by by Cristian Nele vndir her seal and the Maires seal of Bristowe to on william Combe In fee simple of certeyne londes and tenementȝ in the (burgh) tovne of Bristowe before sayd: And bonde her and her heres to the warante: The which william enfeffed Ths Spelly of Poroell of thes londes and tenementȝ in fee: the which Ths deuysed this londe to Thomas Norton in his testament aftir the olde custom in the tovne be fore sayd in fee for euer more And the othir mater is (that)þhe sayd Thomas Stamford feyned a fals action of dette in the name of Iohn Mavyoll in a foreyn Counte that is to say in the shire of Surrey proces contynewed in to the tyme that the said suppliant was outlawed. where ther neuer was no contracte be twene the said Iohn Mavyoll and the said suppliant in the said shire nor in no nother shire: the which bille was endosed to the lordes of the counsaill of kynge herry the fyfte that dede is on whos soule god have mercy vnder the fourme that folwyth: that the lordes of the said counsaill for the tyme beyng shuld haue power be auctorite of parlement to here and determyn all materes contenyd whith in the same petycion by suche wey and processe as it semyth best to her discrecions: by force of whiche autorite the said lordes sende out a wrytte lyke as the bille required to Robert Russell late Maire of Bristowe and Rogir . . . and Walter Mylton late baillifs of the said tovne to certifie vnto hem whether that this said Thomas Stamford knovlegged the rasyng and the brekyng of the seales of the said dede or no. lyke as hit was surmy(se)d in . . .þhe which late Maire and baillifs haue certified vnto the lordes of the said counsell vndir her seales and the Maires seal of office of the said tovne fro worde to worde lyke as it is in a cedule annexed her to: the which is afore th(e lordes in the counsell oforeseyd: Also for asmych that the l)ordes of the counsaill wold be assertid of the verrey trevthe of this matere they commaundyd to come afore hem Sir Iohn Iuyn Chief Baron of the Escheker at that tyme beyng (re)corder of Bristowe and Robert longe at that time beyng of Counsaill of the said Thomas Stamford the which forsoke hym for his vntreuth and made hem to swere vpon a boke to enforme hem trewely what they knewe of the brekyng of the said dede and rasyng of the seales of the same: the which sir Iohn Iuyn and Robert longe hath affermed the same certificate lyke as the Maire and baillifs certified: the which examinacion is of record afore the lordes of the counsaill So hangyng this mater vn . . . by the decesse of the said kynge herry the fyfte the said bille exspired: And aftir ward the said bille and the Actes ther vpon made were autorysed and affermed in the parlement of oure liege lorde that nowe is yholde the monday next be fore the feste of seynt Martyn the yere of his reigne the ferste wyth the same power and more yeue to the lordes of the kynges counsaill that nowe is wyth all autorites certificacions examinacions wyth all the munyeles and circumstances of the same the which is afore the said lordes of record: Which power was committed by the lordes a bove said to sir william Babyngton chief Iustice of the comyn place and Iohn Cotayne another Iustice of the same place to here and determyn these materes a bove said: the which Iugges dyd come afore them the sayd Thomas Stamford and made hym to wryte his answer to the said materes and the sayd Thomas Norton replid in writyng And dyuerses days yafe to the (said) Thomas Stamford to remue: So that he had a day peremtorely atte last to remue and to come in and to abyde the revle of the said Iustices: At the which day he was called solemp(ly) and appered not and so made defaut as hit apperith a fore the lordes of record be relacion of the same Iugges: And so for lakkyng of power they myght not procede to the ende and determinacion of the materes above said That hit please vnto yowe to pray oure soueraigne lord the kynge and all the lordes espirituell and temporelx of this present parlement seth that this matere is thus y certified and examynyd to ordeigne (by auctoryte of parlement)þhat this said dede may be also stronge and effectuell in lawe as hit was any tyme afore the brekyng ther of (sauyng euery person here answer there to suche as they scholde haue hadde a fore that the seide dede was broke whenne he was yn streyngth thys peticion not wythstondyng) And þat the said suppliant may haue his costes and damages aftir the discrecion of the sayd Iugges (or els westship & Iuyn) And as touchyng to the vntrewe sute that was taken in a foren shire by the said Thomas Stamford that the said Iugges (or els westship & Iuyne) mowe haue pleyn power by autorite of this present parlement to send for the said Thomas Stamford and duely examine hym and other aftir her discrecions and if hit may be founde by her discrecions that he sewed the sute a bove said and toke out the writtes that thenne the said Thomas Stamford may haue punysshement accordyng to the statut y made the ferthe yere of kynge herry the ferthe a yenst attourneys that suyth fals sutes in foren shires and that the sayd Iugges (or else westship & Iuyne) may gif iuggement ayenst hym and to award to the said supplia(nt damages) aftir their discrecions and accordyng to the losse that the suppliant hath take by the said outlawery And ouer that yf the said Thomas Stamford duely warnyd make defaute afore theym that the said Iugges (or els westship or Iuyne) by autorite of this present parlement mowe haue power to procede to iuggement vpon his defaut and mor ouer yef eny of the said Iugges be absent that he that ys present may haue power by auctorite of this parlement to procede vpon these matteres and after the entent (and desyre) a boue said in the worship of god and in weye of charyte(Dorse, in another hand) As tochynge þe brekyng and rasyng of þe seales of a dede ymade by Cristian Nele vnder here sele and þe maires seal of Bristowe to on william Combe in fee simple of certein landes & tenementȝ in þe subarbes of Bristowe with a clause of warante as þe peticion maketh mencion Atte þe especiale request of þe Comunes and for diuerse causes conteined in þe same peticion hit is ordeined by auctorite of þe seide parlement þat þe seyde dede be . . . and effectuel in lawe as it was eny tyme afore þe brekyng þer of of Sauyng to euery person her next . . . ner to such as þer shuld haue hadde afore þat þe seide dede was broken wherinne it was in . . . and as tochyng þe remenant of þe seide peticion the plaintif may haue his accion atte þe comune lawe

[Printed RP IV.509.] [superior insert] [cancelled] [torn] [rubbed]

To þe kyng our souuerein lord Besecheth lowely your poure seruaunt William Norton Squier. þat þere as ye of your speciale grace haue graunted to your seide besecher þe office of a mobre in þe shires of Kermerdyn and Cardigan as in your lettres patentes þe revpon maade more plainely it apperethe: The whiche office dauyd ap Morgan (vychan) occupieth and þe prouffitȝ terof takethe ayenst þeffecte of your seid graunte: Plese it to your gracious lordship to considre þe premisses and þer uppon to graunte a priue seal direct to þe seid dauyd to appier befor your discrete counsail at Westmynstre at a day and vpon a peyne by your hieghnesse to be limited. for goddys loue and in wey of charitee:

(Another hand) le xxiij Iour doctober. lan xv. lettre ont feust faite au dit Dauid destre deugnt le consail. la ou il serra &c en lendemain de la Purificacion de nostre dame sur la peine de xl. li [superior insert]

To the right sage and full wise Comunes of this present parlement Besecheth mekely your right sage and wyse discrecions Isabell that was the wife of Iohn Boteler of Beausey in the Shire of Lancaster Knyght to consider that where one william Pulle late of wyrall in the Shire of Chestre Gentilman the moneday next afore the fest of Seynt Iame the Appostell last passed the seid Isabell beyng atte Beausey aforeseid with force and armes in riotouse manere with grete numbre of other mysdoers the house of the seid Besecher atte Beausey aforeseid breke ageynst the peas of our soueraigne lorde the kyng And there the seid Besecher felonousely and moste horribely rauysshed and her naked except hir kirtyll and hir smokke ledde with hym into the wilde and desolate places of wales of the whiche rape he tofore the kynges Iustices atte lancastre is endited And in wales aforeseid and in other secrete places her kept till nowe late that itt like d the kyng oure soueraigne lorde of his special grace atte the besechyng of diuers of the ffrendes of the seid Besecher shewyng to hym the seid grete and horrible felonye and offences to giff in commaundement aswell by his commission vndir his grete seal as by his lettres of his priuey seal. aswell to diuers lordes as to other to take and bryng the seid william Pulle and other of the seid mysdoers into the presence of oure seid soueraigne lorde. And also to take the seid Besecher and her to putte into safe warde into the tyme that itt liked the kyng in other wise for her to ordeigne wheruppon the seid william Pulle perceyuyng the seid commaundement hym withdrewe and absented into desert and other secrete places in wales and other Countrees where the kynges writt renneth noght: so that he in no wise by the seid Commis sioners as yitt may be take notwithstondyng that the seid Commissioners haue done thair diligence hym to haue take in alle that thay in any wise godely myght doo. And so itt is that Thomas Stanley knyght one of the seide Commissioners nowe late atte Birkhede in the seid Shire of Chestre the seid Besecher fonde and her brought to Chestre and putte in warde. Please itt to your seid wise discrecions consideryng these premisses to pray the kyng our soueraigne lorde to ordeigne by auctorite of this present parlement a writt of proclamacion oute of his Chauncellarie of lancastre direct to the Shirref of the same Shire to do proclayme in the tovne of lancastre atte euery marketday within two wekes next folowyng aftir the date of the seid writt that the seid william Pulle Rauysshour appier afore the Iustices of our seid soueraigne lorde of his Countee palentine the next Session there to be holden next aftir the seid proclamacion made to answer of the seid felonyes wherof he afore the seid Iustices is endited by what so euer name the seid william be called or endited the seid writt to be retourned atte the seid Session before the seid Iustices And if he appier not atte the seid Session: that than he stand atteint of high Tresoun by the same auctorite. consideryng that the seid rauysshyng is done in more horrible wise and with more heynouse violence than any hath be sene or knawen before this tyme And that the seid william Rauysshour is and of long tyme hath be outelawed of felonye for mannes dethe by him foule murdred and slayn not chargyng the execucion therof And that for the love of god and in werk of charitee.

[Printed RP IV.497.14]

To the right wise and discreet Comons of this present parlement Besechen mekely Thomas Norton Water Norton of Bristowe Gentilmen Sonnes and executors of the testament of Thomas Norton late of Bristowe Gentilman Thomas Halewey Nicholas Deuenyssh and Iohn Papenham and Iohn Shepward of Bristowe Marchantȝ that it please you to considre how that oon Thomas Stamford before our souerain lord the kyng at westminstre for certein trespasses falshedes and disceites doon vnto the same Thomas Norton the fader atte the suyte of the same Thomas by bylle was found gylty by verdite of xij notable men of the seid Toun of Bristowe to the harmes of the seid Thomas Norton of iiijc marc wherupon it was awarded that the same Thomas Norton shuld recouere the seid somme of iiijc marc ayens the seid Thomas Stamford. And that the seid (Thomas) Stamford shulde be take to satisfie our seid souerain lord of his redempcion by cause of the seid trespaces falshedes and deceites of whiche he was conuicted. And after that the seid Thomas Stamford beyng atte barre at westminstre by fore our lord the kyng at the peticion of the same Thomas Norton was comytted to the Marchall in prison to abide vnto tyme that he hadde aswell satisfied the same Thomas Norton of his seid damages as our souerain lord of his seid redempcion. After whiche the same Thomas Stamford pretendyng a fals othe to be made by the seid xij men in the seid suyte sued atteynt therupon in due fourme of lawe. in whiche it was founden be xxiiij notable men of the seid Toun that the seid xij men in the premisses hadde made good and true othe Wherupon the seid Thomas Stamford was by Iuggement barrid of his seid atteynt and awarded ouere by the Court. that he shulde abide in prison vnto the tyme he hadde made an other greet fyn with our lord the kyng for the same. After whiche tyme Thomas Stamford so beyng in prison encresyng his greet vntrouthe and malice by favour supportacion and help of his keper there and by comfort of other vntrue persones by sotill and malicious menes purposing to hurt vexe and vndoo your seid suppliantȝ and to make hem waste and lese her godds and her bodyes to her greet hyndryng ymagined (contrevyd) & feyned diuers vntrue accions of trespases and fals enprisonementȝ in foreyn shires. that is to wite in london tweyn ayens the seid Thomas Norton water Norton Thomas halewey & Iohn Papenham iiij of the seid bisechers by the names of Thomas Norton and water Norton of Bristowe Gentilmen and Thomas Halewey and Iohn Papenham of Bristowe marchauntȝ. And in Southrey oon ayens the same Thomas Norton water Norton and Iohn Papenham by the same names and Nicholas Deuenyssh and Iohn Shipward (of Bristowe marchauntȝ supposyng) that thei shulde haue beten and enprisoned hym. where in trouthe thei were neuere gilty þerof ne som of hem com not in suche places ther the trespaces ys supposid to be doon by x yere before the trespaces supposid and somm of hem neuere. and in this fourme before seid the seid suppliantȝ (ben grevousely vexed and labored dailly) and so ben likly by longe tyme to endure. by cause that if þe seid Thomas Stamford perceyue that eny enquest woll not passe with his entent he woll be nonsuyd and þerupon he will begynn a newe feyned sute ayen. so supposyng to labore the seid suppliantȝ infenytly by vntrue sutes withoute your good help and socour. And now late our seid souerain lord enformed of the greet mysgouernaunce of the seid Thomas Stamford hadde ayen hym and his liege peple for dyuers causes that meved him and his rightwys Counseill the seid Thomas Stamford from the prison callid the kynges benche was remeved vnto his prison in london y callid the fflete be his (lettres vnder his prive seale)þhe whiche Thomas Stamford sueth now to our seid souerain lord to be remeued and remyttid ayen to the seid prison of kynges benche to that entent that he myght be there at large as he was before and there to enbrace the Iurours ayenst the seid suppliantȝ and also to be an enfourmour a techer and a Counceillour as well be his writyng as otherwise to alle the prisoners and mysdoers beyng in the seid prison of the kynges benche As he was before to the gret hurt and derogacion of oure souerain lord and of his liege peple as it is openly knowen. Please it to your wise discrecions to consider these premisses. and that diuers of the seid suppliantȝ for greet age ben impotent to laboure. And therupon to praye our souerain lord the king by the assent of his (lordes espirituelx) and temporell in this present parlement assembled and by aucorite of the same parlement to ordeyne and establie that the seid Thomas Stamford may abide and remayne still in the seid prison of fflete and in the kepyng and warde of the wardeine of the same prison for the tyme beyng withoute eny remevement to be hadde of hym into the seid prison called the kynges benche or into eny oþer prison out of the kepyng. and warde of the seid wardeyn of fflete for the tyme beyng till the seid fynes and alle other thynges of the whiche the seid (Thomas Stamford standeth charged ayens oure souerain) lord be satisfied and (determyned). And the seid executors fully agreed and satisfied of the seid iiijc marc as lawe woll and requireth. and that for the loue of god and in wey of charitee

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HENRY by þe grace of (god) Kyng of Englande and of ffraunce and Lorde of Irlande: To þe worshipfull fadre in god þe Bisshop of Bath oure Chaunceller gretyng: Nowe late hathe shewed vnto vs þe weuers and fullers of oure toune of Oxonford þat when kyng Edward þe furst oure progenitour by his lettres patentes graunted vnto þe weuers and fullers of oure saide Toune þat þey sholde haue here Gilde and all þeire libertees and franchesies þ at þey had in þe tyme of kyng henry Aieul of kyng Iohan and in þe tyme of þe noble kyng fadre of þe saide kyng Edward so þat euery yere þey shoulde paye to þ e saide kyng Iohan a marc of golde and þat no man shoulde werke þe saide crafte of weuers. withynne fyue myle aboute þ e saide toune but oonly withynne þe saide toune & by men of þe saide crafte of weuers of þe saide toune / And aftirward þe saide kyng Edward hauyng consideracion þat where þe nombre of þe saide craft of weuers in þe saide toune were wont to be of .lx. persones and more in þ e tyme of þe Aieul of þe saide kyng Iohan and howe þ ey were but .xv. persones in his tyme and þan þey were so poeuere and nedy þat þey myght noght paye to þe same kyng Edward þe saide marc of golde. þe which amo unteth to vj. li. of sterlinges: of his speciale grace by his lettres patentes pardoned to þe saide weuers of oure saide toune. þe saide Rent of a marc of golde yerely and þarrerages of þe same: and forthermore graunted by his lettres patentes: þat þe saide weuers fro þat tyme forthe shoulde paie yerely by þe handes of þe Maire and Bailliefs of þe saide toune þat for þe tyme shoulde be .xlijs. halfe at michelmesse and half at þe feste of Pasque in þe same maniere as þey were wont and accus tumed to paie þe saide marc of golde: as in þe lettres patentes of þe confirmacion of kyng Richard þe seconde after þe conquest made vpon þat / is conteyned more plainely / And nowe it is so. þat þer been in þe saide toune at þis tyme but .ije. persones of þe saide crafte of weuers and þey be soo poeuere and nedy as it is saide þat þey haue noȝt for to paye þe saide .xlijs. yerely by cause þat oþer þat been of þe same crafte duellyng withoute þe saide toune cometh dayly within þe saide Toune and .v. myle aboute and þer þey purchace and take þe mater appertiegnyng to þe same crafte and carie it awaye oute of þe saide toune and wirkith it into grete hinderyng of þe paiement of þe saide .xlijs. yerely and also into grete damage and destruc cion of þe saide persones of þe (saide) crafte of weuers in þe saide toune. but yf þey by vs be socored in þis partie. We þees premisses consideryng and also þe symple nombre of folke of þe saide craft of weuers þat been present duellyng in þe saide toune and þat þey bee soo poeuere of her goodes þat þey may noght paye to vs þe saide yerely rent of xlijs. haue of oure grace especiale graunted vnto þe saide folke of þe craft of weuers and ffullers of þe saide toune to þayme and to þeire successours for euer more to haue a Gilde entiere to gedre in þe saide toune with all þeire libertees and fraunchises soo entierely and frely as þe saide folke of þe crafte of weuers and her predecessours of þe saide toune euere haue had in þe tyme of oure noble progenitour aforsaide and þat þe saide folk of þe craft of weuers and ffullers of þe saide toune þat nowe er and þeire successours þat for þe tyme shall be. shall paye þe saide xlij s yerely by þe handes of þe saide maire and bailliefs of þe saide toune at þe festes aforsaide withoute beryng or supportyng for þe abouesaide cause any oþere charge And þat þe saide folke of þe craft of weuers and ffullers and þere success ours among oþere franchises and libertees fro þis tyme furth haue suche libertees and franchises þat þey yerely in þe feste of þe holy cros in September may assemble þeire two craftes in o place at þeire pleasure in þ e saide toune and þere chese two persones of þe moost wyse and discrete men of þe saide craftes þat oon of þat oon craft and þat oþere of þat oþere crafte þe which ije maistres shall haue þe gouuernance of þe saide craftes within oure saide towne by þe yere and þat noo persone werke ne occupie by hym selfe ne by oother þe saide craftes ne any of þe saide craftes ne take any manere matier appertiegnyng vnto þe saide craftes. other to any of hem withynne þe saide toune and fyue myle aboute. but oonly þe folk of þe saide craftes & of the saide toune vpon þe payne of forfai ture to vs suche matere by þayme so taken. And þat þe saide two maistres of þe saide craftes shall make þeire serches fro tyme to tyme for þe saide forfaiture when it shall like hem for suche matere so taken within þe saide toune and .v. myle aboute or to be caried oute of þe saide toune and .v. myle aboute as it is aforsaide. And also þat þe saide Maistres of þe saide craftes þe which for þe tyme shall be haue souficeante autoritee and poaire to make and ordeigne amonges þe saide craftes all gode constitucions and ordinances for þe gode conseruacion of þe saide craftes as oft tymes as hem like withouten eny empeschement of vs other of oure heirs or officers what euere þey bee paiyng yerely to vs and to oure heirs xlij s by þe handes of þe Maire and Bailliefs of þe saide toune for þe tyme beyng at þe termes of Pasque and michelmesse by euen porcions. We woll and charge you þat herevpon ye doo make oure lettres patentes vndre oure grete seal en deue forme. Yeuen vnder oure priue seal at oure Manoir of Sheene þe .xiij.e day of Iuyll. The yere of oure regne xvije.

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To þe most Reuerend fader and right grac ious lord Henry Cardinall of England Most loweli be sechithe vn to youre most gracious and heigh lordship. youre pooure Horatour Iohn Loueyn Natyff in Normandie / wiche Iohn is þe kyng is truwe liege man of England. and haþ been his Soldiour atte Gurnay in Normandie / bi þe termes of x. yere now passide / as þe maister of þe said / youre suppli aunt sir Thomas kiryell knyght & late Capitayn of þe said Gurnay euidenceth can report vn to youre said lordship / wiche suppliaunt now a hole ȝere passide was bi force of þe Inimyes taken prisoner. and so hider too haþ contynued in duras of pryson yn Beuoys / in þe wiche þer be leide plegges for þe finance / of youre said suppliaunt .C. li now to be paide. or els his body to pryson aȝen. wiche were soroufull atte þis tyme / Please hit vn to youre heighnesse. consideryng þe truwe & diligent seruice al so þe duras of prison of youre pooure suppliaunt. þ at bi þe most gracious socour of youre said lordship and by þe ordynance & helpe of þe Chaunceler of England. ȝe wuld graciousli graunte to þe same youre suppliaunt a Saff Conducte in Duwe fourme / he wiþ xxti. persones to come from Brytayne in a Shippe lade wiþ Salt and oþer merchandise saffeli yn to England / and so to haue sa ff passage aȝen in to Britayne as hit hath been vsed bi oþer merchantes in like maner bi fore þis . The name of þe said Shippe called is .Seynt ffyacre. of þe wiche þe maister is. maister Nicholas Issaunt of Garand. for þe loue of god and yn weye of Charitee:

(Notation by Moleyns that petition was granted.)

The Kyng will that no man dwellyng within any Citee or Burgh of this roialme of the which Citee or Burgh it hath ben vsed her afore and yit is (the names of certein men) by the (persones for)þhe saide Citee or Burgh commyng to the parlement to be deliuered into the kynges Chauncerie (to be Collectours of the Xme in the same Cite or Burgh) And whervppon the kyng hath sent his lettres patentes to the same persones so named and deliuered into (his saide) Chauncerie to be Collectours of the (xme or) (parcell therof) within the saide Citee or Burgh And the which Collectours hath accounted and er boundyn to accompte of thaire receit in this partie immediatly in the kynges Escheker be (in any) wyse depute nor assigned to be Collectour of any xvme (or any parcell therof to the kinge or his heires) (graun ted or)þo be graunted within any Shire of this roialme o les than he mowe spende in the: shire oute of the saide Citee or Burgh in londes or tenenementes to the value of C.s by yere ouer the charges and reprises

[Printed RP V.25.39] [correction over erasure in another hand] [superior insert in second hand]

To The Kyng oure Soueraigne Lord Shewen mekely youre trewe liege people here (by youre Auc)torite riaill in this present parlement for the Comuns of this youre noble Roialme assembled. Howe that a Sekenesse (called the pestilence vniuerselly through this youre Roialme more comunely reyneth than hath bien usuell bifore this tyme the) whiche is an infirmite most infectif. and the presence of suche soonfect most to be eschewed as by noble ffisisseanes and wise Philosofors bifore this tyme pleynly it hath (bene determyned And as experience dayly sheweth. Wherfore we youre pore true liege people above all erthly thyng) tenderyng and desiryng the helth and welfare of youre most noble persone. the whiche is to oure most grettest erthly comfort. byseche youre most noble grace in conseruyng of youre (most noble persone And in comfort of vs all and of alle tho that we ben comen hider fore in) esch ewyng of eny suche infeccion to you to fall whiche god defende graciousely to conceyve howe where that eny of youre said Comunes holdyng of you by knyghtes service (oweth in doyng to you homage by youre graciouse sufferance to kysse you to ordeine and graunte) by the auctorite of this present parlement that eueriche of youre said lieges in the doyng of thair said homage may omitte the said kissyng of you (and be excused therof at youre will þe homage beyng of the same force as though they kissed you and have thair lettres at doyng of thair homage the kyssyng of you . . . ) not withstondyng

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To the right wyse and discrete Comunes of thys present parlement assembled Plese hit your wyse discrecions to considre the grete disceyte yat (is) vsed by lumbardes Itaylions and by other merchauntes aliens with other merchauntȝ of this Roialme in sellyng of all maner of Spyceres . . .þo lordes knyghtes Esquiers and to all other kynges liegemen that byth stuff of Spyceryes for there houshold of sych merchaundises that beth not clene clensyd ne clene garbaled in grete hurte and hynderyng of all the kynges liege poeple And to praye the kyng oure souerain lord and all the lordes espirituelx and temporeles in this present parlement assembled and by auctoritee of the same parlement to ordeign that in euery Port of this noble Roialme where eny espiceries be to sell or profored to sale that the sayd spiceries . . . be trewly and duely garbelyd and clensyd in gode maner and trewe fourme as hit is vsed in the porte and Citee of london vppon peyne of forfaiture of the sayd spiceries (be trewly so yfound) vngarbelyd and vnclensyd And that euery liege man that kan or may fynde or preve eny such espiceries vngarbeled and vnclensyd in fourme and manere abouesayde in euery place of this Roialme have full powere by Auctoritee of the sayd parlement to seise and take the sayd spiceries . . . for a forfaiture to the kyng oure souerain lord. the kyng to haue the two par ties therof and the fynder the thryd parte for his labore and costys and that in weye of charitee

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Reuerent fader in god and my right worshipfull lord humble I recomande me to your gode lordshipp. And for asmuche as hit is wele knowen to your seid lordshipp that I am disposed in hast with goddes mercy to passe the see. my frendes haue auysed me to make my Generall Attorneys by the kynges letters Patentes vnder his Seall. And by cause that my leyser asketh not now to come in propre persone to your presence to certifie yow the names of suche persones as I haue ordeyned therto. I beseche yow lowely that hit like yow to receyue lowes Iohn knyght my ffader Richard wydevyll Squyer william Tresham and william Garnetȝ. And that I may haue the said letters Patentes therof made in due for me: And This my writyng signed with my Signe manuell. and Se ald with my Seall. vnder whiche I haue endented with the kyng oure soueraigne lord. I will holde ferme and stable: Writen at the Abbey of Batayll the iiij day of Iuyll (Signed) Richard Wydevyll

To the kyng oure souerain lord Besechethe youre Comunies of this youre present parlement assembled that it plese youre highnesse to considre how that the Right Excellent most famouse and victoriouse Prince Harry sumtyme kyng of Englond youre right noble fadir whome god assoyle by his letteres patentȝ enfeffid Harry Bisshop of wynchestre now Cardinal of Englond Harry Archebisshop of Caunturbury waulter lord hungerford and other for the grete truste that he hadde in hem of dyuers Castelleȝ manereȝ Towneȝ lordschippeȝ honureȝ londeȝ tenementeȝ rentes reuersions seruiceȝ Iurisdictions libertees fraunchiseȝ fees avousons and other possessions as well in Englond as in Waleȝ as of his enheritaunce (parcell) of his Duchie of lancastre of the yerely value of vi Ml li and more by estimacion to haue to theym and to theire heireȝ to the entent and effecte to execute and perfo urme his wille vpon the seide feffement to hem by hym made and declarid in writyng the value of wiche Castelleȝ manerȝ Towneȝ lordschippeȝ honureȝ londeȝ rentes tenementeȝ reuersions Iurisdictions liberteȝ fraunchiseȝ avousons and possessions aftur the seide extente fro the dethe of youre seid noble fadir in to the fest of Seinte Michell last passed by the seide feffeeȝ resceiued and to be resceiued amounteth to the somme of Cxiiij Ml li and more be estimacion And how it is to suppose and conceyue that þe seide wille of youre seide noble fadir by the seide feffeeȝ of so grete and notable sommes by hem resceiued of the issueȝ profiteȝ and revenuȝ comyng of the seid Castelleȝ manereȝ Towneȝ lordschippeȝ honoureȝ londes tenementis rentes reuersions seruices Iurisdictiones liberteeȝ fraunchyseȝ feeȝ and possessions by so long tyme beyng in theire hondeȝ might afore this tyme dieuly haue ben fully executed and perfourmed aboue all other chargieȝ that are knowyn wiche wille perfourmed it is to vndirstond by all reson good feith and consciens that alle the seid Castelleȝ lordschippeȝ Manours londeȝ tenementȝ and all the other seid possessions as the olde right and enheritaunce of youre seide noble fadir belongeth vn to yow souerain lord as heire to hym Consideryng that the seid feffees haue no title ner interesse therynne but only vpon trust and to his vse to execute his wille as it is a fore rehersid And that the seid feffeeȝ be but fewe in noumbre whereby of liklyhode the possession ther of by casuel(t)e of dethe myght reste in oon of theyme And so descende vn to his heireȝ that ouer lyved in wiche case and it fortune vpon a temporall man thenne his wyfe were therof endowable And by suche menys your right and interesse therof by your lawe the further fro yowe thenne thei now be to youre grete hurte and to youre likly disheritaunce therof Considered also that in youre counceill the xv day of Iuyn the xijthe yere of your Reigne beyng thenne there my lord of Bedford youre vncle whome god assoile the seid feffeeȝ desired that by yow certeyne lordeȝ of youre councell myht be depute to see the bokes of receyte and of the ministracion of th(e revenueȝ in all goodly) haste of thoo landeȝ that thei were so enfeffid ynne And that done thei agreed that ye myght haue and resceyue alle that shulde growe of the seide feffement aftur Michelmesse day thenne next comyng by the hondeȝ of the officereȝ and deputeeȝ of the seide feffeeȝ so that proclamacion schulde be made be fore the parlement thenne next sewyng (that every man that wolde aske) dette for housholde Chaumbre warderobe kynges werkes or for money borowed brynge ynne to the seide feffeeȝ the growndeȝ that thei aske it by And if it myght apper that the sommeȝ of the assignementȝ or of the revenuȝ of þat yere wolde not suffise for paiement for the kyngeȝ detteȝ afore rehersid and for perfourmyng of his Chaunterye and (of his Toumbe thenne ye to make) to the seid feffeeȝ for the rest that schulde so be founde dieu assignement and agrement And if (so were that the somme) of the assignement made to the seide feffeeȝ and the revenueȝ of that yere wolde amounte to a gretter somme thenne the somme of the detteȝ And makyng of the seid Chauntrye and Tombe thenne the residue ther(of to be paied up to yowe) And ouer that the seid feffeeȝ this done willed and agreed to make astate to yowe souerain (lord of all the seide londes and tenementȝ) that thei stode enfeffed ynne that is to sey of that / that was fee taille in fee taill And of that / that was fee symple in fee symple how be it and ye toke astate therof of your seide feffeeȝ in suche (wise or that they enfeffe yowe) therynne ye might not haue holde ner enjoyeþhe seide possessions in enherit (aunce to youre availle and suerte in suche maner) And fourme of enheritaunce and as parcell of youre seid Duchie as youre seide noble fadir hem hadde and helde at the tyme of the seid feffement and be fore vpon whoos desireȝ writteȝ of proclamacion precednt acc(ordyng to theise premisseȝ Considered) also that in the parlement at Redyng the xviijthe yere of youre reigne the seid (feffeeȝ among other grauntid to yow so)uerain lord that aftur the dette that thenne was owyng vn to the seide Cardinall and to the seid Archebisshop of Caunturbury paied for the wiche assignement was made by the seid feffeeȝ vpon the (seid Castelleȝ manereȝ Townes lordschippe) honureȝ londeȝ tenementeȝ rentes reuersions ser uiceȝ Iurisdictions liberteeȝ (fraunchiseȝ feeȝ avousons and other possessions) comprised by the seide feffement by certeyne personeȝ by your commaundement to the vse of the seid Cardinall and Archebisshop Reseruyng to the seid feffeeȝ ij ml li yerely vn to the tyme thei hadde (perfourmed the seid kyngis wille their feffour) that thenne all the surplusage therof schulde be delyuerid to the Tresor(er of youre house holde for the tyme beyng for) the expenseȝ of the same householde of wiche surplusage so resceiued the seid Tresorer schulde accompte in your eschequer wiche dette long tyme be fore the first day of this present parleme(nt was paied to the seid Cardinall and Archebisshop) And ouer that grete and notable sommes haue ben resceyued sithyn the said (Parlement so beyng at Redyng And therupon of youre noble grace) theise premisseȝ considered and for the comfort and ease of youre peple that it plese your high nesse by auctorite of this present parlement to ordeigne and assigne certein persones suche (as may like to your highnesse to here the declaration) of the seide feffeeȝ or of other persones by hem suche as thei will depu(te and name in writyng . . .)

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Ryght Reuerent fadir in god and Ryght Reuerent and Ryght worshipfulle Lord. we Recommaund vs vn to your lordship please it vn to youre grace to aduertice that howe oure souerain lord by his gracious lettres patentes made vndir his grete seal of Englond the .xix. day of ffeuerer the yere of his noble Reigne the .xxe. tooke in his gracious saufe and soeure condut and in protecioune tuicioune and defence especiale fore two yere þen nexst suyng ffernand dalueys de Vernico in Spayne Maister and marchaunt of a Shipp called Seynt Auton in Spayne of þe borden of .CCC. tonne oþir within and what soo euyr oþir marchaunts the same ffernand othir ways occupied othir froo þis light withdrawe maister Gouuernour or possessour of the same shipp. too geddir withoþir marchaunts what soo euerþay bee and harre dowers and attourneys and .lx. persouns armed oþir not armed for þe defence and (saufe) kepyng of the same shipp in to þe Reaume of Englond or oþir lordshippes oþir his power with the said shipp charged with wyne Irne oile wex and othir march andises what (soeuyr) þay bee and with competent nombre of maryners fore the gouernaunce of the same shipp comyng there abydyng by daies and by nyghtes marchaundisyng. the said shipp dischargyng and it agayne in partie oþir in alle wiþe oþir godes and marchaundises lawefulles agayne chargyng and wiþe the same soo charged fro the same Reaume lordship oþir power agayne goyn and agayne with þe same shipp or oþir like godes and march aundises charged in to þe same Reaume oþir lordshippes and power foresaid agayne commyng and froo þense too harre propre parties a gayne goyng and soo as oft tymes as it shuld please vn to hame duryng the said saufe condut agayne commyng withoute eny empechement impediment trouble oþir greuaunce what so euyr it be eny mark countermark oþir reprisale graunted oþir to be graunted notwithstondyng as by þe said saufe condut shewed vn to vs more playnely apperith. which ffernand by force of þe said saufe condut the .xij. day of Maij. the yere of þe Reigne of oure souuerain lord the .xxj. came in too þe port of dalkey in Irland wiþe þe said shipp charged with wyne and salt with xxxvj men onely on the said shipp. which wyne and salt was sold to þe marchaunts of the Citee of dyuelyn and delyuered vn to þe said marchaunts. except .xl. tonne of wyne and .CCC. quarteres of salt which shipp with alle þe apparaille of the same shipp and the said .xl. tonne of wyne and .CCC. quarteres with diuers othir godes. and herneys in the said shipp beyng. soone aftir the said .xij day of Maij. at dalkey foresaid. was take by one Iohn Colwelle of Comoch in Englond with a shipp of the which shipp. oone Thomas Cradok of Bryggewatir is owner and by william Cooke wiþe a spynnace wiþe diuers men of armes in þe said shipp and spynnac in manere of werre. and vppon this atte praier and grete desire of the said ffernand we send and lete shewe the said saufe condut vn to þe said Iohn Colwelle and william Cooke. and hame requyed on oure souuerain lord is be halfe and by autorite of the said saufe condut to delyuere the said shipp of þe said ffernand. with alle þe apparaille of the same and the said .xl tonne of wyne and .CCC. quarteres of salt with alle the oþir godes and herneys foresaid and willed hame to see and rede the said saufe condut. and þat to doo þay wold not but þe said shipp of the said ffernand and the said .xl. tonne of wyne and .CCC. quarteres of salt wiþe þe said oþir godes and herneys þay take with hame and yitt it holden in contempt of oure said souuerain lorde and hurt of the said saufe condut and alsoo grete hurt as welle of þe trewe liege poeple of the said land as vn too þe said ffernand. and alsoo a grete hurt like to be too alle saufe conduts of oure said souuerain lord in tyme to come. and also grete ensample vn to þe said Iohn Colwelle and william Cooke and to alle oþirs to offende a gayns the saufe conduts of oure said souuerain lord in tyme to comme las þen this be hastiefly remedyed / fore þe said Iohn Colwelle and william. Cooke as Rebelles and pirates on þe see Romyng haþe take by fore þis tyme diuers shippes aliens with diuers marchaundises and godes in the said shippes commyng in too þe said land. and alsoo beyng in diuer s portes of the said land / some of hame beyng at peas and some vndir þe saufe condut of oure said souuerain lord. to þe grete hurt of þe trewe liege poeple of þe said land. where fore we besechyn youre lordship þat it like vn too youe to resceyue this oure lettre send vn too youe by the said ffernand. and in as moche as ye been oure souuerain lord is Chaunceller. by fore whome þe said saufe condut is of recorde enroulled. þat it please vn too youre gracious lordshipp too move oure said souuerain lord þat he by providence of his most sadd and discrete Counseille too ordeine that þe said ffernand myght be restored vn too the saiden shipp of Seynt Anton with alle þe apparaille of the said shipp and too þe saiden .xl. tonne of wyne and .CCC. quarteres of Salt and too alle þe said othire godes and herneys to geddir with alle the costes and damages whiche the said ffernand haþe soeuffred and shalle soeuffre in the poursuyt thereof vn too oure said souuerain lord and to his said Counseille. and also that þe saiden Iohn Coolwelle and william Cooke myght be chastised of harre said rebellioune and Ryght Reuerent fadir in god and Ryght Reuerent and Ryght worshipful le Lord (the holy gost) preserue youre worshipfulle estate too his most souuerain pleasir. Written atte Citte of Dyuelyn vndir the Comune seale of the said Citee the second day of Iuyle. Yo(ure) fulle humble seruaunts Maire and Communes of the Citee of Dyuelyn.

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Prayen the Comunes of this present parlement that hit please the kyng oure soueraigne lord of his benygne grace to consider how that now late Iohn Bolton nowe beynge in prison And in the Marschall ward of the kynges benche the tiuesday next a fore the feste of Saynt lauerens the yere of youre reigne the xxije at Pekham in the Counte of Surrey wold haue rauesshed Isabell late the wife of Roger Bakeler and for as muche as sche wold not assent vn to him he vilanisly toke of here all the Atire of her hede And al so her clothes of her body otake her smokke. And yet sche wolde neuer assent vn to his vnlefull desir but at all tymes kepte her a goode womman. And at the last be cause he cowde noghte haue his desir of her . he ther at the same tyme felonesly sloeth and murdred her and kutte her throte twyes. and twyes stikked her thurgh her pappes and sides with a dagger wher vppon sche died. And all so at the same tyme and plase after the said murdre noght repentyng hym of his said horible dede as hit semed. a gowne. a kirtell. a hode. two kerchieffes and two keyes vppon her ther founde of the goods and catells of the said Rog(er) husbond to the said Isabell the whiche wer the weryng clothes of the said Isabell beyng vppon her person felonesly toke and bare a way of the whiche forsaide murdre and roborie the said Iohn Bolton ys endited wher of the recordes remayneth a for yowe of Recorde in your benche of the whiche Recorde the tenur ther of ys Annexed vn to this bille. And the said Iohn Bolton of his sotell ymaginacion be cause he wold not answer to the saide enditement nether to other diuerse horible felonies of the whiche he was endited he knowleched diuerse felonies and . . .þresons and be cam a prouowr and ther of appeled diuerse other men and vnder colour of that Appelle so hongyng he gate hym a Chartre of pardon of yow of all maner tresons and felonies ye beyng not lerned of the forsaid horible felonies and treson the whiche Chartre ys allowed of Recorde. And ther vppon to ordeigne And graunte by the Au(ctorite of) this present parlement that the saide Iohn Bolton so beyng in prison as hit ys forsaid by what name so euer he be named be putte to Answer vn to the said felonies compreh end(id in the) said enditementȝ And in especiall to the murdre of the said Isabell with out any processe to be made Ayenst hym considering that he ys in the (Marschall warde of your benche)þhe said (Cha tre) or allowance ther of or any other chartre made or to be made to the said Iohn a contrarie noght withstonding And all so that he be came a prouowr or for any other cause as a fore (rehersed) And yf he be founden gilty in the saide murdre he to be iuged and demed as a traitour and suche execucion to be don vppon his body as schuld be don vppon a traitour (atteint of hie) treson notwithstondyng the saide (chartre And he to forfete) his goodes and Catels londes And tenementes as the lawe requireth of hym that ys atteint of ffelonie And that the (s aid chartre be) not as for the saide murdre and Roborie to hym in no wise auaillable but vtterly voide and noght in lawe. And all so that by the said Autorite A speciall commission be (made to the) Chief iustice of youre . . . benche and other iustices nowe beyng present to proc ede to the Areignement of the said Iohn in all goodly hast vppon the said murdre (and Roberie) accordinge to this said Acte notwithstandinge the Aiournement of your Courtes in exsample and drede to all other that wold offende in like wise And that the saide (Chief Justice) haue power by this saide Autorite to bringe thes saide recordes of the saide enditementes by fore hym selue and the saide Comissioners at the day that they (shalle sitte uppon the said) comission And ther vppon to procede in hast as hit ys forsaid (And yf any man desire here after to Rauisshe Any woman) and for cause that sche wolle noghte assente (vnto hym sle and) murdre her that any chartre to be made to any suche person for any suche murdre (be) voide and noght auaillable in lawe for the loue of ihesu and yn way of charite

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Also preyen the Communes for asmoche as in diuerseȝ partieȝ of this Realme many prestes aswell seculer as religiouse bene grevously vexud and troubled wrongwesly by diuerseȝ inditementes of felonie to their full grete hurt a yeynst feyth and conciens for synguler lucre of other personeȝ and not for youre availle / þat it please youre highnesse of youre influent grace by the auctorite of þis youre parliament to pardon and acquite all and euery prest aswell religiouse as seculer of all maner felonieȝ. of rape done by fore the first day of Iune next comynge And also to pardon and relese by the auctorite of the same parliament to all and euerich prest Seculer stipendiar anuell all yat longeth or apper teineth to youe by wey of forfature of euerich of theim. by fore the said first day of Iune by cause of takyng excessious selarie contrarie to the statutes theruppon made / And þat euerich of theim may haue writtes here vppon suffisantȝ for theire discharge withouten eny Chartre suynte ffor the which we youre trewe liege men to the helpe and relieff of youre necessite by the assent of the lordes spirituelles and temporelles of this youre Realme graunten to youe oure soueraigne Lorde a subsidie to be take and rerud of all maner prestes Seculers stipendiaries and Chauntre prestes within this youre Realme þat is to sey of euery prest vj s viij d to be payed to youe at the ffest of Seynt Martyn in wynter next comyng (Response on dorse) At the reuerence of god and for the loue and tendernesse þat þe kyng hath to þe Chirche and to þe Ministres of þe same he woll þat this bille. as to þe imposicion þat shuld be to the seculer preestes of this Roialme not beneficed. as Stipendiaries and chaunterie preestes. be committid to þe Archebisshoppes and Bisshoppes in þe Conuocacions of þe Clergies of this Roialme. by cause it touchith þe Immunite and liberte of þe Chirch. the which þe kyng intendith to kepe withoute hurt or preiudice in alle wyse. And as touchyng the pardon conteyned in this bille. in cas þe nobles of þe saide preestes be grauntid to hym in þe said Conuocacions. then þe kyng woll þat the saide pardon stonde in his vertu and strenght. with oute fyne or fee payng þerfore by auctorite of þis present parlement.

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That euery Marchaunt alien or estraunger of what Countre þat he be. that bringith into þis land. Corne. Vitail. or any oder maner of marchandise: shall at the tyme of his entre. present hym self to the Custumer of the Poort. Creke or oder place that he comyth to. or to his Clerk. and make declaracioun of the Corne. Vitail. or oder maner of marchaundise that he hath brought / And furth with be sworne vpon þe boke. that all þe golde. siluer. in masse. plate. and money. that he shall resceyve. for the seide Corne. vitail. or oder marchaundise. he shall employe hit into marchaundise of þis lond. his resonable expenses and costes of intendaunce vpon the same exceptid And after the seide employment before his departyng out of þis lond. he shall resort ayene to þe seide Custumer. or his Clerk. and make vnto him a trwe declaracioun in generall of the seide employment so made by him. And to þentent þat the seide Marchauntȝ repairyng into þis lond benot vnresonably greved by any of the seide Custumers in obseruance of þis ordinaunce. nor any occasion yeuyn to þe seide Marchauntȝ ter by to forbere her resorte or comyng into þis lond. hit is also ordeined þat non of hem shall resceive priuely nor apert. directly or indirectly of any of the seide Marchauntȝ. for þe takyng of his seide ougth ne for the enteryng þ erof or of the declaracioun aboueseid. any maner of gode. or gode worth. but freely and withoute any wilfull taryng or delaiyng of þe seide Marchauntȝ execute þis seide ordinaunce. And þat for þe more euident and souner knolach of the deuoir and diligence doon by hym in execucion of þis ordinaunce. shall at þe lest before þe ende of euery terme in þe yere brynge or make to be brought into the kynges Eschequer a plein and clere knolach of all þat shall be don by him in þis behalue. And þat for the more surete of due execucioun to be don by the seide Custumers of þis ordinaunce. ych of hem at the tyme of his admission to his office. shall be sworne in especial þat he shall trewly obserue and kepe þis ordinaunce so þat and he be founde faillyng þerInne. he shall not oonly renne into the crime of periurie: but be put oute of his office. and forfeite the summe of. xx. li. of the which he þat detectith him and conuictith hym þerof shall haue þat oon half And oure souerain lorde þe kyng the oder half for expensis of his houshold. This ordinaunce to endure for terme of foure yere next folowyng. (Note in the second hand) as to all the mater comprisid in this cedule not comprehendid in the bille to the whiche this cedule is annexed the Comun es be not assented

[Printed RP V.156] [Last sentence in a different hand.]

To the Kyng our Souereigne Lorde Besecheth . . . mekely your highnesse Iohn Talbot knight Sone and heir of Iohn Erle of Shrewesbury that where it hath liked your highnesse of your most noble (grace by your lettres) patentȝ beryng date at Westminstre the ijde day of Septembre the yere of your blessed reigne xxvth to graunte to your seid besecher thoffice of your Chaunceller of your lond of Irelond To haue and to occupy by hym self or by his sufficiant depute as long as he bare hym well in the seid office. takyng in the seid office feeȝ wageȝ and rewardeȝ to the seid office due and of olde tyme accustumed. the tenur of which lettres patentȝ to this bill is annexed. By virtue of which lettres patentȝ your seid besecher was therof peasebly possessed fro the date of the seid lettres patentȝ vnto now late that he by oon Thomas ffitȝ Gerot by colour of your lettres patentȝ to hym made of the seid office long tyme sith the seid lettres patentȝ to your seid besecher made by the name comprehended in the same lettres patentȝ. To haue to hym after the deth or decesse of your seid besecher which had the (seid) office of your graunte or immediatly after eny othir manne the same office of your graunte or of eny othir whosoeuer thei were or othir wise in eny maner havyng or occupyng or as sone as þat office to your hand or graunte of you or of eny othir by deth cessioun ammocioun resumpcioun dimissioun remocioun permutacioun reddicioun or surrendre or elles in eny othir maner it be next then to come or elles happe to ffall was putte oute. No defaute at eny tyme proved ne founde by no maner of meane in your Said Suppliant ne that he mys bare hym in the seid office Please it your highnesse of your speciall grace the premisses graciously considred by thassent of the lordȝ spirituell and temporell and the comunes of this your noble Roialme in this present parlament assemblyd and by auctorite of the same to ratify afferme and approve the seid lettres patentȝ to your seid besecher made. to haue to hym after theffecte of the same And that al othir lettres patentȝ of the seid office to eny othir man made and in exicucion putte in derogacion or hurte of your seid besecher concernyng the seid office be voide and of no force ne effecte And that your seid besecher may haue seueraly als mony writtes and prive seals as shalbe behouefull and necessary to hym to be had (to) be directid aswell to your leutenant in or of your lond of Irelond as to othir of your counseill there: Comaundyng theim oppon their ligeaunce to do restore your seid besecher vnto the seid office And hym there in In peasebly possession to putte To haue to hym and to occupy after theffecte and fourme of the seid lettres patentȝ to your seid besecher made And by the same auctorite that he may haue als mony writtes and prive seals as shalbe behoueful and necessary to hym to be had to be directid vnto the seid Thomas ffitȝ Gerot chargyng hym oppon his ligeaunce for to restore and deliuer withoute delay your grete Seal of your lond of Irelond beyng in his kepyng by colour of The seid lettres patentȝ to hym made. To your seid besecher or to his sufficiant depute havyng sufficiant power of your seid besecher to resceyve the seid seall And this atte reuererence of god and way of charite (Response) The kyng by þaduise and assent of the lordes spirituell and temporell beyng in this present parlement woll and grauntith þat þe saide Sir Iohn Talbot haue and occupie the saide office of Chaunceller of Irelond by hym self or by his sufficient depute there after the fourme of the kynges lettres patentes to hym made þerof. the whiche lettres patentes byn thought gode and effectuell and to be approved after the tenure of the same Also þat þe grete seal of þe saide lond belongyng to þe saide office. which þe said Thomas hath geton vn to hym be delyuered to þe said Sir Iohn Talbot. or to his sufficiante depute hauyng power of hym to resceiue hit. And þat þe said Sir Iohn Talbot. haue bothe writtes and priue seals. such and als many as byn behovefull and necessarie for hym. als well to þe lieutenant of Irlond or his depute. and þe Counseill þere to do restore the said Sir Iohn Talbot vn to þe said office. and hym to putte in pesible possession of þe same: To haue and to occupie after the tenure of his said lettres patentes. as to the said Thomas chargyng hym vppon his ligeaunce for to restore and delyuere þe said seall to þe said Sir Iohn Talbot after þe tenure of his said supplicacion any lettres patentes made to the said Thomas of þe said office in that partie notte withstondyng. And as touchyng the remenaunt that ys desired by this peticion the kyng will be aduysed.

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Besecheth sir Thomas Parr knyght one of the knyghts of þe shire in this present Court of parlement for the Shire of Cumbreland that where he þe .xiiij. day of marche þe yeer of our lorde king þat now is þe xxiiij was comyng toward þis saide (court) of parliament Rob ert Belyngeham late of Burnelshede in þe Countee of Westmorland þe yonger Gentilman Thomas Belinge ham late of the same in the same Countee Gentilman Robert Dykonson late of the same in the same Countee yoman (Thomas Strykland) late of Brendrigge in þe said Countee yoman and Iohn Selyngier late of Shoote in the Countee of Deuon yoman þe day and yere aforsaid Vpon a certain ground called Cornewalesse ground beside the Crane in þe warde of the (vyntrye in london wher by the heygh) way of þe said sir Thomas lay to go to þe water of Thamyse from his loogyng place and from thens to this said heigh Court of Parliament beyng at westmynstre. felonsly lay in awaite of þe same sir Thomas to thentent to haue (murdred) or slayn hym and þer þen to suche entent an assaulte made vpon hym and vpon Robert Duket Thomas Wright and Mathewe Pierson his seruantes to his grete affraying and ther at þe same tyme greuously hurt and sore wounded þe said (seruantes þe comons of þis present) parliament to pray þe king our souerain lord by þavys of his lordes spiritual and tempora ll beyng in þis present parliament to ordeine estable and enacte in þis said parliament and by auctoritee of þe same parliament þat a writte of proclamacion be made in þe kinges Chauncerie direct and sent vnto þe Shirifes of þe Citee of london for þe tyme beyng to proclayme within þe said Citee within two dayes after þe liueree of þat writte to þeym or to one of þeim. þat þe seid Robert Belyngeham Thomas Belyngham Thomas Strykland Iohan and Robert Dykonson and echone of hem in their propre persones or propre persone appiere afore þe king in his benche at the mois of Pasche (that shal be in the) yeer of our lorde Ml.ccccxlvj. The said writte retorneable afore þe king (in his) said benche at þe said mois of Pasche And if they þen so appiere. þat from þe tyme of suche apperance vnto tyme þat þe matere of þe seid assaute lying in awaite and greuouse hurtes and þe seid woundyng bitwene þe seid sire Thomas and his said seruantȝ and eueryche of hem and þe seid Robert Thomas Belyngeham Robert Thomas Strykland Iohan and echone of þeym after þe cours of þe comen lawe of þis lande be fully discussed and determyned afore oure lord king in his said benche. The same Robert Thomas Belyngeham Robert Thomas Strykland and Iohan to abide in þe kinges prison in þe kepyng of þe mareschall of þe said benche. withoute þat þat þei or any of þ eym be hade in baille or put to mainprise afore þende of suche determynacion hade. So þat þe seid sire Thomas and his said seruantes at the said moys in þe said benche appiere in propre persones or propre persone or by attourney to sue with effect ayenst þe said Robert Thomas Belingeham Robert Thomas Stryckland and Iohan and echone of hem as lawe woll from tyme to tyme in the premisses. And if þe said Shirifes make nat þe said proclamacion within þe said two dayes by virtue of þe said writ if it be to hem or to þat one of hem at any tyme afore. viij. dayes next afore þe said day of Retourne deliuered. And also retourne afore þe kyng in his said benche at þe said mois þe seid procl amacion by þeym made þat þen the said Shirifes forfette .c (li) þat one half þerof to þe king and þat oþer half to þe seid sire Thomas and his said seruantes. And if þe same Robert Thomas Belingham Robert Thomas Strykland and Iohan or any of hem plede any plee or plees in barr of þe Accion (or in abatemente of the bille billes) or writte of the said sire Thomas or his said serua ntȝ in þe materes abouesaid triable or triableȝ in eny other place (þen within þe said Citee) þat all suche plee or plees stonde and be as voide and as no plee And if þe seid Robert Thomas Belyngeham Robert Thomas Strykland and Iohan ne none of hem appiere nat afore our seid lord king in his said benche at the seid mois. þat þen þei and echone of hem nat so appieryng be and stond as atteingted of felonye. And þat in þis cas neither þe kynges proteccion ne his Chartre of Pardon ne esson of the kinges seruice stonde or be to þeym or to any of þeym in any avaylle or effect ne þat þei ne none of þeym take by suche proteccion or pardon or esson any avauntage or availle in restreyng or delaying of þis Acte. And if þe seid Robert Thomas Belyngeham Robert Thomas Strykland and Iohan for defaute of the seid apperance be atteignted in the fourme aforseid þat þen after þat atteyndre þei ne none of hem so atteygnted haue ne take any avauntage or benefice by writ of Errour assignyng in þat writte for Errour þat þei or any of hem were or was in þe kinges seruice oute of þis Reawme or in (pryson) at the tyme of þe said proclamacion made

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(Prayen) the Comeyns in this (your) present parlement assembled to consider howe that atte your parlement holden atte Westminstre the xxvij yere of your noble reigne for cause of a certeyn ordinaunce hadde (proclai)med puplished and streytely kepte in the parties of Braband holland and ȝeland that no manere of cloth made in this Reame of Englond shulde not come in to the said parties þer (to be sold) in eny wise vppon peyne of forfetur of the same cloth wherefore ye our souerain lord by cause it ys expressely ageinis the trieux and appointement made & take betwix (youre Rea)mes landes and subgiettes of the oon parties and the landes whiche the Duke of Burgoigne holdeth and occupieth on þe oþer partie haue often her bifore this tyme do write your (lettres requi)sitore and send your messages for due reformacion to haue be hadde in this behalfe whereof as yet no due redresse is hadde vnto þe right intollerable hurt of all the Comeyns of this (Reame by) cause þat many cloth makers þat is to wete men weuvers fullers diers and women kempers Carders & spynners & oþer biers & sellers þerof such as can noon oþer occupacions (by verrey necessite be) compelled for their levyng to do the occupacions And such of theym as can nat do noon oþer occupacions be come as ydell pepull whiche prouoketh hem to (synne and myschevous lyvyng and) vppon this consideracion that it please you souer ain lord by the aduyce and assent of your lordes spirit uelx and temporelx assembled in your said parlement and by auctorite (of the same par)lement it was ordeyned that but yf so were þat due continuell reformacion wer made in the seid parties of Braband holland and ȝeland of the seid (ordenaunce betwi)x that tyme and the fest of seint Michell þan next comyng so that all maner of cloth of woll made in this Reame myghte come and be accepted into (the same par)ties of Braband holland and ȝeland ther to be vttr ed and sold as frely as eny oþer merchandises þat than for defaute of such reformacion in (that behalve no manere of) merchandises ne goodes of the growyng nor wurkyng of the landes and parties that the said Duke helde and occupied schuld not come in to the seid (Reame after the seid Fest uppon) peyne of forfeitur of the merchandises þat is for to sey the one halfe þerof to the kyng and oþer halfe þerof to hym that firste seiseth the seid merchandises (in whos handes that ever) they wer founde and that ther vppon open proclamacion shuld be made betwyx þat tyme and the xv day of Iuyll than next comyng withinne (the Citee of london and other) places necessarie & conuenient þerto And yif eny suyt wer commenced aftere that tyme hadd for cause of eny such seisyng in which eny issue (concernyng þat acte sh)uld be taken þat the seid issue shuld be tried in the shire wher the seid seisyn shulde be hadde and in noon oþer place The whiche ordenaunce (shuld endure unto the) next parlement And for asmoch as be the summyns and commensyng of this your present parlement the seid acte is fully expired & determyned no (due reformation) of the parte of the seid Duke of the premysses yut hade that it please your highnesse be the avise of your (lordes spirituelx and tempor ell in this your present parlement assembled) and be the auctorite of the same to ordeyne and estable that open proclamacion be hadde in the Citee of london and oþer places necessarie (and convenient) þerto betwyx this and the fest of Pentecost next comeyng þat but yf so be dewe contenuell reformacion be made and hadde in the seid parties (of Braband) holland and ȝeland betwyxte this tyme and the fest of Natiuite of Seynt Iohn Baptist next comeyng so that all maner cloth of woll (made in) this your Reame mowe come & be accepted into the same parties of Braband holland and ȝeland þer to be vttered and sold as frely as eny oþer merchandises (that than) for defaute of such reformaci on in that be halue no maner of merchandises ne goodes of the growyng nor wurkyng of the landes and parties that þe (seid Duke) holde and occupieth shulle come in to the seid Reame after the seid fest vppon peyn of forfaitur of the merchandises that is for to sey the (one halfe ) þerof to þe kyng & þe oþer halfe þerof to hym that first seiseth the seid merchandises in whos handes that ever they wer founde and if eny suyt be (commenced) her after for cause of eny such seysyng in whiche eny issue concer nyng this acte shall be taken that the seid issue be tried in þe shire wher (the seid) seisyng is hadde and in noon oþer place and that this acte indur in purpetuete

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Vn to the wise and discrete Comens of this parlement assembled Prayn the poure peple inhabitant with in þe (Ile) of Wyght in þe Counte o Hampshire on to al the comons assembled in this present parlement to considere the gret noyse þat dayli goth vppon þe Se bi oure Enemyes and þe aduersite þat þei shewen daili on to þe said Ile The whiche Ile is vndirtake by a certayn of wariours of oure enemyes of ffraunce to be conquerid in to here hondis bi shorte time the whiche god defende: vppon þe whiche the pure peple of þe Ile ben discomforted and a mayd: Seyng þe febelnysse with in ham Self: Certefyeng your wysdoms þat wher as þe said Ile hath be her a fore at þe Nombre of gret pepul sensabul hit hath be so pelyd and opressid now late bi on Iohn Newport Steward of the said Ile made bi þe Duke of york for the whiche mysgouernaunce wos (by hym) discharged And put oute of hus office: And then aftur hus discharge the said Iohn Newport and oþur of hus secte þe last Somer vppon þe See So thretenyng þe kinggis pepil of þe Ile and distressing hem ther bodies her harneis and her godis bothe bi lond and bi See that þe pepul is forsake þe Ile so at þis dai is not xvC pepul sensabul the whiche is on to vs al enhabitantes in þe Ile grete heuynysse: Seyng no more Stuf of men nor no stuf of arterie sensabul left with in þe Ile (nor with) in þe Castell of þe same Ile hit hath cawsid vs alle to make supplicacion on to þe Duke of yorke and hus Consail for Supportacion and aide of þe said Castel and Ile bothe for men and arterie in sauacion of þe Ilond and of þe kingges peple ther: Certefyyng on to your aller wisdoms of (no relef) (by cause of dobȝthe of Resumpcion) and þat hit is noised her þat bi þe resompcion þe Ile shal stond in þe kingges hand And þat þe forsaid Iohn Newport sewith dailli to þe king our souerayne lord to be lewtenant Steward Resseyuour and Baylly within þe said Ile the whiche god defend considering þe gret opression bi fore rehersid: And also hit is ope(n)li Spoken and noysed þat þe said Iohn Newport hath Sold þe said Ile and desirith to haue þe hed offices ther to þe entent to (hurt the poure peple to ther otteraunce ondoyng & distruccion of þe said Ile)þhe whiche god of hus hie mercy defende: Moreouer certefyyng your wisdoms (that) þe said Ioh(n) Newport hath at þis day ne lyvelode to mentayne hus gret Countenaunce but bi þe opressing of þe peple in þe Contray þat he Sitte in thorw þe whiche he hath gretli enpoured & hurt þe pure Ilond redy: ffor what time he was Steward of þe Ile he had but x marc of fee (and) kepte an h(ou)shold and a Countenaunce like a lord with as riche wynys as couthe be ymagened Namyng him Silf Newport þe Galaunt oþer wise called Newport þe the Riche. wham þe Contray Courson Daylay that evir he com ther: And afturtime þe said Iohn Newport was so discharged bi þe Duke of yorke þe said Duke ordayned and made on harri Bruyn Squyer to be lewtenaunt and Steward of þe said Ile whas rule hath be honourable ther bothe to god. þe lord and to þe peple of þe Ile as lawe and ryth at al times hath required & w(el) y rulyd in hus litil time þe Contray and were like to bring hit in to hus furst astate if he were like to contynew. and abide within þe Ile for he hath bi Stowed a gret good of hus owyn bothe in gonnys and in arterie lyyng with in him Silf with in þe said Ile þe whiche is (at this) day a gret strenthe riches Socour and comfort to al þe Ile Prayng Specialli to your aller wisdoms in sauacion of þe said Ile and in sauacion of þe kingges pepil þer That for as moche as þe said harri Bruyn is þe kingges houshold man and borne to gret reputacion and wel anherited. and at no time corrupte but egalli rulith þe said Ilond aftur Iustice with oute complaynt and enriched þe contray with hus gret Stuf if nede of þe warre required that he mygh contenew stille in hus good rule keping þe Countrei vndir þe forme as he hath bi gonne to þe most Savacion of þe said Ilond and of þe kingges peple þer: for whos good rule. we al wul ondurtake to þe king our souerayne lord. And also þat al oþur officer of þe Ile þat is to say harri Trenchard constabul & Porter may haue straytely in comaundement bi þe kyng to abide resident with in þe said Ile Duryng þe time of . . . werr Certefyyng at al times þe kinggis hinesse that and Iohn Newport shold com to gouerne þe said Ile hit wul be cause of distruccion of þe Contray to wham no man wul obeye excepte the king oure Souerayne lordis plesur for he and hus hath do so meny gret offencis in þe see aboute þe Ilond in morthering þe kinggis peple and hus frendis castyng þem owte of har vessellis in to þe See as (þei haue be comyng)þo þe port of Hampton bi þe whiche þe kinggis costumes of hus port of Suthampton hath be lost bi hus riot kept vppon þe See of v or vj m mark in a yer and also þe (said) Newport hath . . .þe king oure souerayne lord and defraudid him in grauntyng x marc worth liflode . . . gret hurt and trobul her aftur . . . for the said liflode is entailid the whiche is hud fro þe kinggis hynesse bi þe whiche mene he disirith to be recompensid bi þe offices of the Ilond aforesaid and also þe said Newport hath take þe same yere extorciousli (in Hampshire gret multitude) of diuerse graynes of Corne in þe kinggis name of þe pure peple of him þat had but iiij (quarters corne) toke on and made ham carie hit to hampton som man x mile & som man xx mile at har owin cost and þer as was plente of corne he toke money to hus Owyn Vse to þe sum with in (þe shire of an c marc) þe whiche þe peple of þe Contrai curse him daily ther for And to þe witnysse her of for þe more credance we haue Set to oure Selis

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To the most reuerent ffader yn god the Cardinall of yorke Chaunceler of Englond Besechyth mekely yowre powre and contynuall orator Thomas Bodyn of that as where accorde and couenaunt was made bitwene hym and on Robert Chirche Citeȝe yn and haburdassher of London the .xv. day of ffeuerer the yere of the regne of kyng harry the .vj. after the conquest the .xx. by the mediacion of ther. ffrendeȝ beyng then yowre seyd sup pliaunt wythyn the age of .xiiij. yer that he shuld be prentice with the seid Robert yn and of the crafte of haburdassher fro the feste of all halowen then last past vnto the yende of .xij. yer thenne nexte sewyng (in) allway that the seid Robert shuld fynde to scole att his owne Costis and charge the seid Thomas duryng twoo the ferst yeres of the seid terme that is to sey a yere and (halfe)þherof to lerne gramere and the residue of the seid twoo yer whych amounteth to halfe a yer to lerne to wryte And thervppon the seid Thomas by the aduise of his (fr)endisþrustyng to haue be found to scole yn forme afore seid graunted the same .xv. day by dede endentid thenne made bi twene hym and the seid Robert to be trewe aprentice to the (seid) same Robert duryng the seid terme of .xij. yer of whych terme of .xij. yer he hath contenued yn the seruice of the seid Robert as his prentice yn the seid crafte fro the seid ffest of all halowen vn to the ende of .viij. yere thenne nexte sewyng And more and often tymes yn the bigynnyng of the same terme and mony tymes sethen the seid Thomas wyth hys frendis hath preyed and required the seid Robert to putt and to fynde hym to scole yn forme afore seid after the effecte of the seid couenaunt & accorde which to do the seid Robert woll not but that to do at all tymes vtturly hath refused to the grete hurte harme & losse of the seid Thomas. Plese it yowr goode and gracious lordshipp to consider the premisses and that / the seid Thom as therof may haue no remedy bi the course of the com ine lawe of thys land And ther vppon to graunte a wryte sub pene to be directe to the seid Robert to apper bifore the kyng yn hys Chauncery at a certyn day vppon a certeyn peyn bi yowre gracious lordshipp to be lymyted ther to answer and to do and resceyve of & In these premisses as bi the Court of the same Chauncery then shall be ordeigned & he shall pray to god for yow &c

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To the most reuend ffader in god the Archibisshop of york Cardynall and Chaunceller of England Sheweth mekely to youre gracious lordship Thomas Bodyn of london that where accord and covenaunt was made betwene hym and one Robert Chirche Citeȝin and haburdassher of london the xvth day of ffeuerere the yere of the reigne of kyng henry the vjthe after the conquest the xxth be the medeacion of the frendeȝ . beyng thenne your said suppliant with in age of xiiij yere that he shuld be prentice to the said Robert in and of the crafte of haburdassher fro the ffeste of Alhalowen then last passed vnto the yend of xij yere thenne next comyng So alwey that the said Robert shuld fynd to scole at hys awen costes and charge the (sa)id Thomas duryng two the furst yeres (of the said terme that is to say a yere and half therof to lerne gramer and the resydue of the said two yeres) which amounteth to half-a-yere to scole for to lerne to write And ther uppon the said Thomas by the aduise of his frendeȝ trustyng to haue be founde to scole in fourme aforsaid graunted the same xvth day by dede indented thenne made betwene hym and the said Robert to be true Apprentice to the same Robert duryng the said terme of xij yere of which terme of xij yere he hath contynued in the seruice of the said Robert as his prentice in the said crafte from the said ffeste of Alhalowen vnto the yende of viij yere and more And often tymes in the bigynnyng of the same terme and mony tymes sithon: the said Thomas with his frendes hath (prayed) and required the said Robert to putt and fynd hym to scole in fourme aforsaid after the effecte of the said covenaunt and accorde. the which to doo the said Robert wolnot. but that to doo at all tymes vtturly hath refused to the grete hurte harme and losse of the said Thomas Please hit your good and graciouce lordship to consider the premis ses and that the said Thomas therof may haue no remedy by the course of the comen lawe of this land / And theruppon to gra unt a write to be direct to the said Robert to appere by fore the kyng in his Chauncerie at a certeyn day and vppon a notable payne by your gracious lordship to be lymyted there to answere and to doo and resceyve of and in thise premisses as by the Courte of the same Chauncerye thenne shall be ordeigned and he shall pray to god for you

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This is the Answer of Robert Chirch aȝeinst the bill of Thomas Bodyn ffirst the seid Robert by protestaci on yat the mater in ye seid bill conteynyd is not sufficient to put hym to answer to in yis courte saith yat ye seid Endentur of Apprentice by ye which the seid Thomas was bounde to ye seid Robert wi th all ye circumstaunce yerof was made & had with in the Cite of london wher by ye custom of the same Cite ane accion of couenaunt ys mayntenable as well withoute Especialte as with Especialte so yat yf eny sich couenaunt of fyndyng at scole of the seid Thomas had be made & broken like as the seid Thomas hath surmittyd he myght yer of haue had & ȝit may haue couenable remydy by pleynt within ye seid Cite after the forme & cours of the Comine lawe yer and foryermor for þe mor declaracion in yis mater ye seid Robert seith yat nygh aboute the fest of all halowen the ȝer of the reign of our souereign lord the kyng yat no(w is) xixth ye seid Thomas & Robert by ye mene of one henri wakefeld wer agrede & Endentures yervpon made yat the same Thomas shuld be apprentice with ye seid Robert for ye terme of xiij. ȝer yen next folowyng so yat sufficient suerte wer founde for the seid Thomas to be trewe apprentice with ye seid Robert duryng ye terme aforsayd wherupon ye seid Thomas abode with ye seid Robert fro yat tyme vnto ye terme of hillar ye xxth ȝer of ye seid kyng yen next cummyng & no suerte for the parte of ye seid Thomas by all yat tyme was founde wherfor ye seid Robert at yat tyme was in full purpose no mor to haue had to do with ye seid Thomas in so mych yat ye seid Endenturis on euery parte afor yat tyme made wer broken & noght enrollyd & so both parties at yer large so yat ye seid Thomas myght then haue departyd if hym had list but ȝit ye seid henry eftsones entretyd ye seid Robert to take ye seid Thomas apprentice for ye terme of xij. ȝer next folowyng ye fest of halowen yen last passyd promettyng to gete suerte for ye seid Thomas to be true apprentice duryng ye same terme so yat ye seid Thomas in ye seid terme shuld haue couenable lernyng & doctrine as reasonably for ye profite of sich apprentice shuld belong the which he had withoute yat at ye seid Robert at yat tyme or eny tyme beth made couenaunt with the seid Thoma s to fynd hym at scole in (sich) maner & forme as ye seid Thomas hath surmittyd wherupon ye seid Endentures of Apprenteshode wer made like as ye seid Thomas hath declaryd the seid Thomas beyng at yat tyme in (ye) xiiij ȝer of his age or nygh vpon by vertue of which Endentures ye seid Thomas & by the enrolmente yer of was admitte as A lauful apprentice after ye custom of the seid Cite ye xxx day of Octobr ye ȝer of the reign of ye kyng aforsaid (xxj)þhe which terme ye seid Thomas on his parte hath not truly kept but by hys owne knowlage in hys seid bill nygh ye iij parte yerof yat is to witte all most .iiij. ȝer wrongfully of hys obstinate willfulness hath broken & disobeyd which not withstondyng ye seid Robert seith yat ye seid Thomas is & afor his depar tur was sufficiently lernyd & instruct both in redyng & also in wrytyng as vnto sich apprentice resonably may suffice and ouer all yis ye seid Robert seith yat he & ye (seid) Thomas ye vij day of ffevurer nowe last passyd at ye grete instaunce of ye seid Thomas wer put in award of iiij notable & thrifty persones then wardenȝ of ye Craft of haberdasshers of ye seid Cite Arbitorȝ bytwix hem both indeferently chosen of all maner causes accions quereleȝ debates & demaundes betwix hem afor yat tyme in eny maner of wise had meuyd (or) hangyng The which arbitorȝ with in ye day to hem yerof limitte demyd awardyd & finally determynyd betwix ye seid Robert & Thomas (The) which award dome & determinacion ye seid Robert is & at all tymes hath bene redy on hys parte to kepe & performe notwithstondyng yat ye seid Thomas yat al to hym yerof belongith fulfill will in no wise nor obey The which maters & ich of hem ye seid Robert is redy to preue like as this Courte will award wherfor he pra th to be dismist oute of thys Courte & to be restoryd to hys Costes & Damages for hys gret & wrongfull vexacion after the forme of the Statute.:

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To the honorable lord the Erle of Salesbury Chaunceller of Englond Humbly besechen youre Oratoures Thomas ffitȝ harry and Iohanne his wif late the wyf of Rauf lyngen that where the seide Rauf by his testament and last wille ordeyne and made the seide Iohanne his wif and Iohn his Sonne with other his executors (to have) the administracione of his goodes and to execute his wille the whiche Iohanne and Iohn his sonne provid the seide testament and were Sworen by fore the ordinarie to execute & performe the seide wille accordynge to the seid testament and aftir that the seide (Iohanne and) Iohn hur sonne by mediacione of ther frendes in the presence of Iohn Barre knyght Thomas Bromewyche and other by ther writying endented and ensealid acordid and concludid that the seid Iohanne shuld haue all the goodes that were hur seid late husbondes (excepte) suche goodes as were in the maners of Aileminstre and lyngen and she to paie the dettes of hur seid late husbondes by force of whiche accorde she hadde and occupied the seid goodes except the goodes a fore exceptid And paied of the dettes of hur seid late (husbondes) the summe of .xliiij. li and more and entendid to haue content the remenaunt not content And aftir this acorde the seid Iohn not dredyng god the kyng nor his lawes with the nombre of xl. misrulid persones with hym arraied in manere of werre with (Iakes salats) habergeones bowis speres Gleives and other wepyns of werre the .vj. day of September the xxxijte yere of the reigne of oure soueraigne lord nowe come into the manere of Sutton where the seid Iohanne his moder dwellid and ther entrid and shette the (yate) of the place and as cruell and euille disposid child contrarie to godes lawe & nature toke the seide Iohanne his moder and hur suruentȝ and kept theim in warde And when the seid Iohanne wolde haue departid for to (haue) hadde socoure hur seid sonne vnkyndely (toke and) huld hur faste in violence and in vngoodely wise that she might nat depart and so kept hur and hur seruanteȝ ther in prison by the space of vj. owres and more And in that tyme the seid misrulid persones by his commaundement with Gleivis and (other wepyns) hewe downe the beddes costeres and hongynges of hall and Chaumbres ther beyng and brake coffres and all manere fastenes in the seid Manere and of the goodes ther founden chargid twoo waynes and cariet hit a waye And all so where the seide (Rauf ) of trust to performe his wille hadde enffeffid the seid sire Iohn Barre and other in the seid Manere of Sutton with other Maneres londeȝ and tenementeȝ of which Manere of Sutton the seid Rauf declarid his wille And ordeine by his testament that (the) seid feoffes of the seid Manere with other londeȝ and tenementeȝ comprisid in the seid wille as it apperith in the same shuld immediatly aftir his decesse enfeffe the seide Iohanne terme of hur lyff accordyng whiche will the seid Ioh(anne by the) suffraunce of the seid feoffes after the deth of hur seid late husbond occupied and with hur grete cost and laboure gaynyd and enblaied the seid Manere londeȝ and tenementeȝ and in the seid Maner housid the enblaymenteȝ And also (other profiteȝ) therof growyng by hur laboure opteinyd to the value of .CC. marc and more hur sonne a forseide with a grete multitude of people arraied in manere of werre the xxvijth day of September the same yere come with force and entrid (into the seid) manere londeȝ and tenementeȝ And hit to kepith with force and ther occupied wastid and destruid the seid enblaimenteȝ and profiteȝ to the value aboue rehersid with other goodes of the seid Thomas ffitz harry to the value of (xl.li. And also) where that Iohn Vynter and William Pauers hadde yeven to the seid Rauf and Iohanne the Manere of kenchestre to haue to theim and to theire heires of ther bodies bygeten And thei therof by force of the seid gefte seis(ed and contenued) ther possessione in to the tyme the seid Rauf died And aftir that the seid Iohanne contenued hur possessione in to nowe late the seid Iohn hur sonne entrid in to the seid Manere and put hur out with force and so kepith hit And ouer this the seid Iohn (will) nat suffre his seid moder to ben endowid in eny possessione that was hur seid late husbondeȝ to the grete hurt of youre seid besechers That hit please youre lorde shippes to consider thes premisses And that a privey seall apon peyne of his alligeaunce may be directe to the seid Iohn commaundyng hym to appere afore you at a certayne day by you to ben limite to aunswere of this riotes misrule vngoodely and vnlaufull demenyng And then therapon to procede as lawe feith and conscience requiren.

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To þe kyng oure souerain lord Sheweth vnto youre highnes Thomas De la More Squyer late Shiref of þe Counte of Cumberland howe þat yn þe yere last passed þe said Thomas beyng Shiref of þe said Counte grete discensions riotes and debates were moved and stired betwene certein persones so ferforth þat þe toon half of þe Shire was diuided from þe tother and where þe said late Shiref sent his vndirshiref and baillyfs to make leve of youre dettes yn diuerse parties of þe said Shire thei were by certein riotous peple longyng to þe lord Egremond grevously wounded and bette so þat after þat the said late Shiref myght haue noon Officers forto leve youre dettes for dreede of their deth And also howe þe said lord Egremond long before þe said betyng saide yn þe presens of notable persones þat he wold haue þe said late Shiref hede and forthe with þe foresaid late Shiref sent word of þe said manasse to þe Erle of Salesbury by his lettre and his seal to thentent þat his good lordshipp shuld shewe it to yowe and your counseill / Besecheth also youre said highnes þe said late Shiref to be aduertised howe þat þe olde extent of þe said Counte by cause of grete importable and many fold ruynes and decayes myght not yn grete parte of long tyme be reysed by þe Sherefs þerof to their right grete charges and likly oftetymes of their vndoyng þe which importable charges arn demaunded of þe said Thomas late Shiref by þe sommones of þe pipe comyng oute of þe Eschequyer þat is forto say. De perficuo Com xl. li where yn dede þer can not be arered vj li And also of xxijti oþer fermes asked of þe said late Shiref sub nomine vic xxxvj li wherof he can not rere viij. li. ne wote not where viij of thise fermes lye with yn þe said Counte And also where ther is asked of hym for youre demaynes yn þe said Counte xliij li xj li therof lyth wast and distroied by þe Scottes and þe watyr of Eden: which charges amountes to þe somme of xxiiij xiiij li for which causes in especiall all such pers ones as hath of late tyme be named to be Shirefs there haue enstraunged them from þe said Office and yet doon. so þat throgh defaute of such Officers grete hurtes and inconueniences haue late growen and dayly groweth to yowe soueraigne lord and to youre subgettes therefor noun execucion of þe lawe yn þat partie. And howe þe said late Shiref also for þe same causes enstraunged hym and wold not take vppon hym þe said Office. vnto þe tyme he was putte yn coumforth and trust to be vtterly and clerely dis charged of all such sommes as he couthe make no leve of wherfore please it to youre said highnes tendrely to considre þe premisses and howe yf þe said late Shiref shuld be charged yn his accompte with þe said somme of xxiiij xiiij li which he can make noo leve of. it shuld be to his vtter vndoyng of youre speciall grace to graunte to þe aforesaid late Shiref a priue seal to be direct to þe Tresourer and Barones of youre Eschequyer commaundyng hem þat yn thaccompte which þe said Thomas is to yelde to yowe before youre said Tresorer and Barons by cause of his said office þat they charge hym not with þe hole extent of the said Shire. þat is to say of þis ferme called firma per perspicuo Com. nor of þe other xxiiti fermes above rehersed asked of þe said late Shiref sub nomine vic nor of þe ferme asked of hym for youre demayns landes ner of noon other sommes of money by hym to be reysed by vertue of his said office yn þe said Shire: save only of such parcelles as he with his trewe diligence myght or may arere. and gadre And also þat þe said Thomas late Shiref be not vexed by any astate or person for any annuite or charge by yowe graunted to be resceyved of þe issues and profites of þe said Counte ferther þan he may arere or gadre as it is abouesaid And þat of all þe remnaunt þat shuld growe vnto yowe with yn þe said Shire they vtterly and clerely discharge the said Thomas late Shiref and therof acquiete hym his heires and his executours ayenst yowe and youre heires for euermore by his othe or by þe othe of his depute sufficeant accomptyng for hym withouten any issue triall or verrement to be takyn betwene yowe and hym thervppon for þe love of god. and yn wey of charite.

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Vnto the full noble and gracious lord. my lord the Erle of Salesbury Chaunceller of Engeland Mekely besecheth your poure Oratour Iohn ffrebarn of london lighterman pitously complaynyng. how that the vije day of Septembre now last passed in the xxxiije yer of the Regne of our souer ain lord the kyng that now is. as his servantȝ called Iohn Scotte william Spencer Nicholas Essex Mathewe white Iohn Ducheman and Morice Argill were comyng from seint Katerines by the Tour wharf hom(ewa)rdþoward the house of your seid besecher in Pety wales. ther cam vpon them on the seid Tour wharf oon John Davy Squyer marchall of the Admiralte and Atte sute of partie. arrested the (seid) seruantȝ of your seid besecher. aswell vpon accion of trespas. as of surete of peas. and thervpon had them in to the Tour of London. and there were in prison by iij dayes in grete duresse. And your seid besecher coude not haue them out of prison there. but as he was fayn for to take them to baile vnder surete for to brynge them to their answer there atte Court day whiche shall be on Monday next comyng / that is to sey. the xxje day of this present moneth of Octobre / And besides that. your seid besecher paid for their fees xvij s. that is to wite . to the seid Iohn Davy x s. to the maister porter iij s iiij d. to the vnder porter viij d. to the Iayler xvj d. to the Clerk of the Court þere xiiij d. and for continuaunce of the Court there in to Monday next comyng vj d / And right gracious lord your seid besecher is enformed for certein. that neither the seid Iohn Davy ner non other Officer ner minister of the Tour ner of the Admiralte. oweth not to entremet hym. ner hath no power auctorite ner Iuris diccion for to arrest emprison ner vexe eny persone (in) to the Tour of london ner in eny other Court of the Admiralte. for eny mater meved or don betwene partie and partie withynne the body of this Reaume. neither on water ner on londe / As by diuerse statutȝ tervpon made by auctorite of parlementȝ in the tymes of the moost excellent Princes kyng Richard the ijde and kyng harry the iiije. whos soules god (assoile) more plainly it appereth. These premi sses tenderly considered / Please hit your noble lordship in asmoche as the day of apperaunce of the seid seruantȝ in the seid Tour approcheth (nygh) for to sende for the seid Iohn Davy by a sergeant of armes. commaundyng the same Iohn to appere before you at suche tyme on this half the seid day. as may like vnto your good lordship. And to charge hym for to deliuer the seid seruantȝ clerely out of the seid Tour. as for eny maters dependyng there ageyns them by reson of the accions aforesaid. and also . . . discharge and dismisse out of the Court there. the suretees that haue taken them to baille for to brynge them to answer. and also to restore ageyn vnto your (seid besecher the seid xvij s)þhat he was con strayned wrongefully for to pay for the fees of the seid seru antȝ Vpon the peyne comprised in the seid Statutȝ. atte reverence . . . and for charite

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To the kyng oure souerain Lorde Moost humbly besechen youre poure Chappeleyns and continuell Oratoures thabbot and Convent of the monastery of Seynt Germayne of Selby in the diocise of york þat where it lyked your highnes because þat the more part of spiritueltees and temporaltees of the seid monastery lying and adioynyng to the Rivers of humbre Owse Trent Aire doune derwent and the dyke which weren the grete relyef and sustenance of your seid Oratoures werne of long tyme and yit ben by the Invndacions of the seid waters and brekyng in of the bankes of hem there / so amynused dyscresed depauparte and anyentysed and also taxed and surcharged to the paying of the dysmeȝ and su(bs)idiesþat diuers yeres the proufites and reuenues of them wolde vnneth suffice to paie the hole dismes aftre the taxe of theim which hole dismeȝ of her possessions spirituelx and temporelx amounten to the some of iiij xx. iiij. li. and more in the provinces of Caunterbury and yorke and for other grete charges and pitevous causes and consideracons than shewed vnto youre highnes It lyked youre most benigne grace of grete tendernes and ȝele to youre seid monastery and merite to youre soule and to thencresing of dyuine seruice there by youre lettres patentes the seid special causes and other meritory causes rehersing for to graunte vnto youre seid Oratours and to their successours and to the monastery Aforeseid to be quyte and discharged for euere of alle dismeȝ to be graunted in the seid provinces ouer the somme of .xl. li. so þat your seid Oratours shulde paie after the graunte of euery hole disme in those provinces .xl li. oonly that is to seye .xv. li. after an hole disme within the province of Caunterbury And so after the rate vpon euere graunt vpon eny part or quote of any disme within the same prouince And .xxv. li. after an hole disme with in the province of york And so after the rate there in semblable wise as it more pleynly appiereth in youre seid lettres patentes. Please it (your most habundant) grace the premisses tenderly to considre at this tyme. And in releuacion of your seid continuel Oratours and Monastery of youre patronage being for to prouide for your seid Oratours vpon this Act of resumpcion by thassent of your lordes spirituelx and temporelx now in this youre present parlemet assembled in the wise and in þe maner and fourme as folowith / At the Reuerence of god and in wey of Charite And they shal continuelly prey for youre Royal estate and prosperite. Prouided alwey that this Act or ordinance of Resumpcion extende not ne be preiudicial to thabbot and Conuent of the monastery of seynt Germayne of Selby in the diocise of york (duryng þe lif of thabbot þat now is) pne to her successours of or for Any graunte or lettres patentes of exoneracion or Acquitaill vnto hem made of any dismeȝ or subsidieȝ aboue the somme of .xv. li. after the taxe or quantite of an hole disme graunted or to be graunted in the province of Caunterbury And aboue the somme of .xxv. li after the taxe or quantite of an hole disme graunted or to be graunted in the province of york and so after tha Rate and quantite of hem more or lesse but þat the (grauntes) or lettres patentes made to hem of or for the premisseȝ mowe stonde in her force and so be vtterly except and forprised owte of this Act of Resumpcion (Memorandum of action on dorse, in a third hand) The kyng by thavice of the lordes spirituelx and temporelx aggreedh this provysyon as it is desyred duryng the liffe of the Abbot that nowe is and after his discesse the kyng taketh and resumeth in to his handes all the grauntes conteyned in þe provysyon to be at his pleasire

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To the King oure souerain Lorde Besechen mekely youre humble and poure seruantes William Neel yoman of youre Honnourable Chambre and William Laweshull Grome of the same That where as in consideracion aswel of the long and continual seruice that they haue do vnto you as for the grete costes charges and expenses by theym born and doon in the same seruice in riding diuerse tymes at youre high comaundementes and other wise manyfold. hit hath liked vnto youre highnesse forto Rewarde youre seid besechers as hit shall appere in the tenour here folwing And for asmuche as they haue no thinge ellis to leve vppon in any wise but oonly the seid Rewardes and dred theym sore forto forgo the same by force of an Acte of Resumpcion whiche is made in this youre present parlement vnto their importable hurt but if hit be Remediyd by your (high nesse vnto whiche please hit þerfore of your most noble & benigne grace by thavis) and assent of the lords spirituelx and temporelx assembled in this present parlement for to execute and prouide for youre seid besechers in the seid Acte according vnto the tenour here folwing And they shall specially pray to god for you Prouided also that this Acte of Resumpcion or adnullacion extende nor in any Wise be preiudicial vnto William Neel by the name of william Neel oon of oure Gromes of oure Chaumbre in or of a graunte made by vs vnto him of thoo vj li vj s viij d whiche Geffrey Lescrop and his heires to vs yerely owe for to yelde of the Residue of the Manoirs of Bowedon and haverebergh in the Countee of Leycestre for . . . terme of viij yeres Nor vnto William Laweshull in or of a graunte by vs made vnto him of the landes and tenementes Rent and seruice in the Tovn of wrotthyng made vnto him for the term of xxx yeres yelding vnto vs therof by yere iiij li as hugh atte ffenne to vs therof before tyme yelded and xx s ouer of encresce by yere. but that alle and euery of our seid grauntes seuerally made vnto the seid william and william And oure lettres patentes seuerally theruppon made be good and effectual vnto theym and eich of theym. the seid Acte notwistanding. (Dorse in a different hand) As to Nele it is aggreed and as to William lawshull it is aggreed þat that he hath be resumed to þe kynges advayle

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To the kyng our souerain lord Besecheth mekely your humble seruaunt Thomas Scargill Squier late vssher of your honorable Chambre that where as in consideracion of the long and continuall seruice that he hath doon vnto you in your honorable houshold about your gracious persone by the space of xx yeres and more it hath liked vnto your highnesse for to make hym Squier and to susteyne that degre the xxx yere of your noble and gracious Regne forto graunt vnto him by the name of Thomas Scargill Squier vj d by day to be take for terme of his lif of the issues and profites comyng of þe Counte of york by the handes of þe Shiref of the same Counte for the tyme beyng Please it vnto your most noble and benigne grace forto graunte by thaduise and assent of the lordes spiritualx and temporalx assembled in this present parlement that in the acte of resumpcion made in this said parlement a prouision be made for your said besecher in the fourme folwyng and he shall specially pray to god for you Prouided also that this acte of resumpsion extende not nor be preiudiciall vnto Thomas Scargill Squier in or of a graunt made by vs vnto him by the same name of vj d by day to be take for terme of his lif of the issues seruices reuenues profites and other commodites comyng of the Counte of york by the handes of the Shiref of the same Counte for the tyme beyng but that our said graunte and lettres patentes therupon made beryng date þe xvj day of Marche the xxxthe yere of our regne be good and effectuall vnto hym aftir the tenour and purport of the same the said acte not withstandyng (Dorse,in another hand) The lordes spirituelx and temporelx consideryng that Thomas Scargyll hathe no thyng of the kynges yeft but vj d by the day save oonly the parkership of þe park of haveryng of the Bour by the which he hath but lytle avayle obov his charges agree with this provysyen

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To the kyng oure soueraigne lord Mekely beseketh your humble seruant Iohn Heron Squyer that wher it liked your highnesse to graunt to your said seruant thoffice of Constable of your Castell of Bameburgh. to haue and occupie for terme of his lif by him or by his depute sufficient / for whom he woll aunswere with all maner fees wages and profites to þe same office of olde tyme due and accustumed and also the kepyng of your said Castell and ouersight of the lordship of the same Castell. and also .xl. li to be take of thissues fermes profites and reuenues of the said Castell and lordship of Bameburgh comyng. by the handes of all maner Receyuours ffermers and Occupiers of the same Castell and lordship for the tyme beyng / at the termes of Ester and of Seynt Michell by euen porcions for the saufgarde of your said Castell. And in your last parlement holden before this present parlement. it liked you by thauys and assent of your lordes spirituelx and temporelx and your Comens in þe same parlement assembled / and by auctorite of the same to ordeyne that your said besecher was restored and pref erred yerely to þe said fees wages and .xl. li specified in your said lettres of graunte to him made accordyng to the purporte and tenour of the same lett res patentȝ of the said issues fermes profites and reuenues afore all other assignementȝ and grau ntes to eny persone or persones therof had or made. eny other graunte or assignement by you made to eny other persone or persones not withstondyng. That it please you of your moost habundaunt grace considered that þe said Castell stondith in þe fronter of your marches toward Scotland and þat the same Castell is right ruinous and diuerse partes of the walles of the same Castell and also the Dungeon forteresses and Toures therin likely to falle doun withoute þat the soner remedy of reparacion be had in theym And also the see with dryftes of weder hath dryven the sandes to the walles of þe said Castell. so that all people may haue cours to the same walles . . . wherfore your said seruant ys put to þe more coste and charge and because therof fyndeth .xl. persones dayely abydyng in the said Castell for the saufgarde of the same and that he yeueth yerely to his lieutenant continuelly abydyng vpon the saufgarde of the same Castell .xx. marc and to .ij. men watching there both wynter tyme and Somertyme to either of theym vj. marc yerely and mete and drynke and that your said seruant hath nomore of you to supporte the said charges but the said .xl. li. that it like your highnesse to graunte that a purven may be had for your said seruant in forme here vnder writen And if it like your highnesse that your said seruant shall not be prouided for in this behalue that it may be enacted in this high Courte of parlement that he be not empeched in tyme to come neither by you your heires ne successours for eny losse or hurt þat might falle to the said Castell as godde for bede by your ennemys for lacke or defaute of kepyng of the said Castell (Similar hand but smaller script)Prouided also that this act e or peticion of resumpsion extende not nor in eny wise be preiudiciall to oure graunte made by vs by oure lettres patentes to Iohn Heron Squyer in to for or of thoffice of Constable and ouersight of oure Castell and lordship of Bameburgh ne to the wages fees and rewardes to the same of olde tyme due and accustumed ne to oure graunte made by the same lettres patentes to the same Iohn of .xl. li yerely to be take of thissues rentes profites and reuenues of the said Castell and lordship comyng for the kepyng and charges of the said Castell aswell in tyme of werre as tyme of pease Considered that oure progenitours and we haue be charged for the kepyng of the said Castell with DC. marc yerly and nowe be charged but with the said xl. li And that oure said lettres patentȝ be gode and effectuell to the said Iohn this acte notwithstondyng SC8/28/1380B (draft; cancels not recorded) So alwey þat if þe seid wages fees and rewardes atteigne to the somme of xl. li by yere. þat þen þe seid (graunte of xl li) yerely be not comprised within þis prou ision and if þe seid fees wages & rewardes atteigne not to the somme of xl. li by yere. then þe seid graunte (of xl li yerely) & lettres patentes þerof. to and for asmoche as so shal atteigne (to the sume of xl li with the wages fees and rewardes) be & stond (goode) effectuell and availlable for the kepyng and charge of the said Castell as wel in tyme of werre as in tyme of pease

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To the right wise and discret Comons in this present parlement assembled Bese(cheth) humbly Thomas yong that where as he late beyng oon of the knyghtes for the shire and towne of Bristowe in dyuers parlementes holden afore this demened him in his saiyng in the same as wele faithfully and with alle suche trewe diligent labour as his symplenesse couthe or might for the wele of the kyng oure souerain lorde and this his noble Realme and notwithstonding that by the olde liberte and fredom of the Comyns of this londe had enIoyed and prescribed fro the tyme that no mynde is alle suche pers ones as for the tyme been assembled / in eny parlement for the same Comyns ought to haue theire fredom to speke and sey in the hous of there assemble as to theym (is)þhought conuenyent or resonable withoute eny maner chalange charge or punycion therefore to be leyde to theym in eny wise Neuerthelesse by vntrewe sinistre reportes made to the kinges highnesse of your said bisecher for matiers by him shewed in the hous accustumed for the Comyns in the said parlementes He was therefore taken arrested and rigorously in open wise led to the Toure of London and there greuously in grete duresse long tyme emprisoned (ayenst)þhe said fredom and liberte and was there put in grete fere of ymportable punycion of his body and drede of losse of his lif withoute eny enditement presente ment appele due originall accusement or cause laufull had or sued ayenst him as it is openly knowen: the not mowyng come to eny answere or declaracion in that partie whereby he not oonly suffered grete hurt payn and disese in his body (but) was by the occasion therof put to ouer grete excessyue losses and expenses of his good amountyng to the somme of Ml. mark and muche more Please hit your grete wisedoms tenderly to consider the premisses And thervpon to pray the kyng our souerain lorde that hit like his (highness) of his moost noble grace to graunte and prouide by thavice of the lordes spirituell and temporell in this present parlement assembled that for the said losses costes damages and imprisonment your said bi(secher) haue sufficient and resonable recompense as good feith trouthe and conscience requiren

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To the right wise and discret Comuns of this present parlement Besechen (mekely) your contynuell Oratours the Mair and Burgeises of the towne of Oxenford that where þe said towne is charged to þe kyng our souerayn lorde yerely of a fee ferme of xl li beside and other charge of xxiij li v d And ouer that at euery xvme & xe of xxiiij. li And howe þat the said towne in þe dais what tyme the same towne was thus charged with þe said sommes was full enhabited with marchauntes artificers and grete multitude of lay people And now is desolate for the more parte be cause of diuerse statutȝ in diuerse parlementȝ made that noo man shulde take noon apprentices but if the fadres or þe modres of þe apprentices myght spende yerely xx s of free hold So that the said lay people nowe in þe said towne of dyuers craftes may not bere þe charges aforsaid ne serue and plese the Clergie beyng in þe vniuersyte that is there Wherfore many scolers withdrawe theym and voide the said vniuersyte seyng þat they may not haue artificers to serue theym at their nede to þe perpetuell anyentesyng of þe said towne and grete hyndryng of the said Clergie / Please it vnto your wisdoms the premysses tendrely considred to pray the kyng our souerayn lord that it lyke his highnesse by þaduise and assent of his lordes spirituell and temporell in this present parl ement assembled to ordeyne by auctoryte of þe same þat it be liefull to euery Burgeys of the said towne of Oxenford to take apprentece or apprentices such as to hem semeth behofull in semblable maner as þe Citezens of the Citee of london doo and vse how be it that þe fadre or fadres of the said apprentice or apprentices haue not ne neuer had eny free holde in londes tenementes rentes seruices or eny other possessions within þis Roialme and þat (noon) of the said Burgeyses of the said towne for takyng of eny such apprentice contrarie to the said statuȝ by our said souerain lord ne his heires nor noon other persone be disturbed inquieted greved vexed or empeched eny statute afore þis tyme made to þe contrarie not withstondyng Savyng allwey to the Chaunceller of þe vniuersyte of Oxenford and to his successours ther custumes and priueleges of old tyme hadde and vsed. Prouyded alwey that noon of the said Burgeises ne dwellers within the said toun shall take to apprentice eny scoler withoute þassent and avise of þe fader and moder or þe speciall frendes of þe same scoler And this atte reuerence of god and in way of Charitee:

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To the right wyse notable and discrete Comons of this present parlement assembled (Humbly bisechith) and prayeth Richard fforde Remembrauncer of the kynges Eschequier on the part of the Tresorer of Englond that where the Tresorer of Englond for the tyme beyng by the tyme that no mynd is as Tresorer and by vertu of (his offi)ce hath yevyn and grauntid the office of the Clerk of the pipe and remembrauncer on his part amonge othir offices whenne they voyde to suche persones as by his discrecion semyd to be able and expedient to ocupie the seid office and now late (Marmaduke Lumley bishop of) Karliell late Tresorer of Englond by the agrement and consent of on Robart Cawode thenne Clerk of the office of the pipe yaff and graunted to your seid besecher the seid office of the pipe by force of the which graunte he was therof possessed and ocupied and Thomas Thorp thenne beyng remembrauncer of the seid Tresorers part for diuerse causes resonable mevyng Iohn Erle of Worcestre thenne beyng Tresorer was ammoued and put oute of the seid office and the seid Erle beyng Tresorer yaff and graunted the seid office of remembrauncer vn to your seid besecher by vertu of the which he was therof possessed and oon Iohn Gloucestre by the graunte of the same Tresorer ocupyed and yit is possessed of the seid office of the pipe and your seid besecher the seid office of Remembrauncer ocupied and enioyed vn to the tyme that the seid Thomas Thorp by colour of the kynges lettres patentes made vn to him of the seid office of Remembrauncer for the terme of his lyfe contrary to the liberte and the custume of the office of the seid Tresorer (by the)þyme afore rehersed hadde and vsyd was put and kept oute by grete fauour and supportacion and your sei d besecher the which of tendre age was brought vp in the seid Eschequier was destitute and vnpurveide of any office or occupacion there and how be hit that the seid Thomas Thorp hadde no title to the seid office of Rembrauncer but it ocupyed by grete supportacion contrarye to the custume a boue rehersed and also ayeinst the wylle of the said Erle beyng Tresorer wuld not be ammoved on lesse the(nne) he myght bene preferred to be third Baron of the seid Eschequier and theroppon by grete meanes made by (þe) officers of the seid Eschequier and by othir welle disposed persones it was entredid labored and concluded with sir willm ffallan Clerk thenne beyng third Baron of the seid Eschequier that he . . . shuld cese and leue his ocupacion of Baron of the seid Eschequier and the seid Thomas Thorp to haue the seid ocupacion for the which conclusion your seid besecher was reuled to be bounden by his obligacion to the seid william ffallan in a certeyne summe of money to pay him yerely duryng his lyfe xl marc of lawfull money on lesse thenne by the kyng oure seid souerayne lord or by the seide Erle or by any other persone atte the instaunce of the seid Erle or of your seid besecher were purveied fore and recompensed (to the valewe of xl marc) and more yerely duryng his lyfe so that no recompense be made to the seid willyam of any benefice hauyng cure of Soule the which charge of xl marc your seid besecher seth that tyme yerely hath boryn and payde vnto the seid willm ffallan to his grete enpouerisshing and importable charge / Please it your grete wysdoms and discressions to considre these (premisses and) also othir grete costis and charges that your seid besecher hath dayly in occupacion of the seid office and to pray the kyng oure souerayn lord by the assent of the Lordes spirituell and temporelx in this present parlement assembled and by (auctorite of) the seid parlement to ordeigne and establysshe that the obligacion and suerte made to the seid willyam ffallan by the seid Richard fforde for the yerly payement of the seid xl marc be voide and of none effect (nor) strength

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This bille endentid made atte london the xxiiij day of Nouembre the yere of kyng henri the sext after the conquest the fourthe bitwene Thomas Stonore Squier of the Shire of Oxonford and william Rothewell of the Shire of lyncoln Squyer witnessith that the said william hath boght the Maner of Repyngale with alle the londes and tenementes of the seid Thomas in the seid Shire of lyncoln with the douson of the thirde parte of the Churche of Rypyngale vnder the fo\u2rme and condicione that folowen. that is to seyn the sad william shall paye vnto the same Thomas for the seid Maner and tenementes at Stonore CC.xxiiij. xvj li xiij s. iiij d of good lavfull money of Inglond the oon half þerof atte fest of Annunciacion of oure lady next comyng after the date aboueseid and the other half atte fest of Seynt michell Archangle than next folow yng And that the seid Thomas vpon the seid payement atte fest of Annun ciacion of oure lady shall make a feffement of the Maner and tenementes aboueseid vnto the seid william and to his heirs and assignees with a warantye for euermore vpon condicion that if the same william faill of his forseyd seconde payement of half CCxxiiij. xvj li xiij s iiij d atte seid fest of Seynt Michell that than the seid Thomas the forseid Maner and tenementes may reentre the. seysyne therof delyuered nat withstandyng And if the seid william well and trewely paye all the sume aboue seid of CCxxiiij xvj li xiij s iiij d atte festes aboueseid thanne the forseid Thomas shall make vnto the same william as good sufficient and sure estat of the Maner and tenementes aboue seid and euery parcell therof as the counceles of the seid Thomas and william will deuyse In witnesse wherof the said parties to this endentures entrechangeably haue put her seals y yove at london the day and yere aboueseid.

Thys endenture (y) made by Walter hore mair of þe Cite of Wynchestre & Cyteȝyns of the same Cyte þe þrydde. day of September þe ȝer of þe regne of kyng (henry) þe .vj. þe .v. wytennssuth þat oure worshupful. & holy. fadur in god henry by þe grace of god Bysshup of Wynchestre & þe worthy Clerk / Abbot of Beaulieu Walter Sandes knyght & Iohn Vuedale Squyer Com missioners of oure sayde liege lorde by. hys lettres of priue seal. lat were. y.sende to þe sayde Mayr & Cyteȝ ins to trete wyth hem to haue en. apprest of hem. a. notable somme in (helpyng of þe w)erres of oure sayde liege lord by twext whyche Commissioners. Mayr & Cyteȝins diuerseȝ comunicacions .y.hadde to fore þe. day bwesaid & also diuerseȝ comunicacions & dayes. y. hadde by. þe sayde Mayr & . Citeȝins by. twext hem self / to fore þat day / (& so) (the day A) forsayde the Mair & Cyteȝins answered & sayde þat wyth. diuer se late pestylenceȝ te þryftyust men &. so grete. a. multi tude of peple ys dede in oure cyte þat. þe þrydde man ys nat. y.left. a lyue þer ynne & þe kyngus ferme of þat Cyte & oþer many diuerseȝ char geȝ fallyng vpon þat Cyte fro day to day buþ now as grete as euur þey were (as) whan þe Cyte of peple & goud stovde most in prosperite & so for grete char ges fallyng vpon hem. day by day þey mowe vnneþe lyve but buþ. so pore. þat aprest. hy buþ nat in power to make but and. hyt were in. here power to make. aprest or (of power to) do plesance to oure (liege) lord wyth here goud. hy wolde do hyt as tendurly & with. as goude hert &. wyll as eny man þat lyuuth.

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The certyficate of the Meyr and Baillyffes of Brystowe Remembrance that the fryday next after þe fest of the Exaltacion of the holy Croyce the sexte yer of the kyng that nowe ys: Iohn Baylly late the Clerk of Phelip Excestre: come a fore Robert Russell that tyme Meyr Roger lyuedon and Water Milton the yonger Baillifs. And many other worthy men syttyng yn open Court And seyd openly yn heryng of alle men: that ther were that serteyn day and yere: he shewed to Thomas Stamford a dede ensealed that Crystyan Nele somtyme of Brystowe made vnder her seal. And also vnder the Meyres seale: to Willyam Combe som tyme Burgeis of Bristowe: of certeyn londes And tenementes: yn the towne: and þe subarbes of Bristowe: And whan he had shewed the same dede: vn to the same Thomas: the same Thomas toke the seales yn his honde: and desyred the foresaid dede: And for the same Iohn Bailly. wolde not delyuer hit hym: he pulled of the seales. that he helde yn his honde: and putte hem yn his sleue: And whan the same Thomas hed harde these wordes: he said . that sothe hit was: that þe said Iohn Baylly shewed hym suche a dede: And. yn struglyng be twene hem bothe: he brake of the seales: and so he knoweleched the brekyng ther of: openly a fore alle the Court / and said these wordes: I didde hit. what wolle ye sey ther to: take youre auauntage:

This bille endentid made be twyn Robert Clopton Ceteseyn and Alderman of london on the on party And Iohn Gerveys of Bury Seynt Edmunde on the other party witnessith that where as the seid Robert hath certeyn londes and tene mentes in Bury afor seid And in the feldes of the same Toun And in the tounes of ffornham Alhalwyn fforn ham Martyn Berton And in other Tounes there with here apper tenances the seid Robert hath solde alle the seid londes and tenementes with the apper tenances to the seid Iohn for CCCC marc for to be payd at the ffestes vnderwrete / that is to sey At the feste of halumesse next comyng: xl marc and at the seid feste of Candelmesse that shall be in the yer of our lord MlCCCCxlvj. xx. marc and so yerly at the seid feste of Candelmesse xx marc into the tyme that þe seid sume of CCCC marc be fully content and paid to the seid Rober t or his certeyn Attorney And the seid Robert shall make or do make to the seid Iohn and to othere sweche as the seid Iohn will name A sufficiaunt estate in all þe seid londes and tenementes with the appertenances at the seid feste of halumesse / at wheche tyme the seid Iohn shal fynde to the seid Robert And to sweche as he wil haue suffi ciaunt suerte for the seid paiementes be a vis of Counsel of þe seid Robert And for the more suerte of the seid Iohn that he hys heires and assignes shulen haue the seid londes and tenementes withowte ony recouere of the seid Robert or his heires The seid Robert shal make or do make to the seid Iohn and his heir es a. resonable suerte of An Annuyte in his Maner of wyndey in the Counte of Caumbregge or ellys in othere fee symple londes to the value of xx marc yerly be a vis of Counseyll of þe seid Robert and Iohn that the seid Iohn shal haue the seid londes and tenementes in Bury and in the other Tounes aforseid to hym hys heires and assignes pes ybly for the forseid Robert hys heires and assignes wi thowtyn ende And also Iohn harpour fermour of the seid londes shal haue fre entre and issu to thresshyn fannyn and caryen all his Cornes straw and chaf howsyd in the Bernes there in to the feste of Estryn nest commynge And also it shal be leful to the seid Robert And his Attorney for to distreyne in all the forseid londes and tenementes for ony rente or ferme be hynde for the terme of Mighelmesse nest comyng or ellys before / into the feste of Estryn aforeseid In witnesse where of either of the seid parties to other chaungeably haue put to these present bill endentyd her seales: at the xx day of Iull In the yere of kyng herry the vjt the xx iij.

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This is the Acorde made the xijte day of Septembre the xxiiijt ȝere of our souereyn lord kyng henry the vjte. betwix Iohn ffox of wisbeche in ye counte of Cambrige on that one partie and william Boydell othirwise called wright of (beche) Saifterton in ye Counte of lincoln on that othir partie / that is to say that ye seid william shall take doune all the timbre of the chapetre hous atte ye Nonnes of Staunford And make a low flore in ye same hous contenyng vij somers & lx trasons. And make A new Rofe for ye same (hous) contenyng vj bemes vj wyndbemeȝ vj principals . xxvj cople sparres. with walplates & side trees. with braseȝ fro ye principals to ye seid Sidetrees whiche Rofe shall conteyne in length .xxj ȝerdis & in brede viij. ȝerdes of assise ffor whiche werkmanship truly to be made. with takyng doune of ye olde Rofe / the seid Iohn shall pey to ye seid william xlvj s viij d acordyng to his wirkyng / And Agenne / And also ordein timbre to ye seid werkes brought in to conuenable place with in ye ȝerde of ye seid Nonnes This flore & Rofe to be made & sette vp. with in viij moneth es next folowyng after ye Date herof Also ye seid Iohn & william be acordid yat ye seid william shall take doune ye Rofe of the Dortour of ye seid Nonneȝ And make a new Rofe for ye seid Dortour contenyng. xlvj ȝerdis in length & viiij ȝerdis of assise in brede. with xij grete bemes. xij principals xij wyndbemes lxvj cople sperreȝ (with) walplates & syde trees acording to ye seid Rofe & xxte braseȝ fro ye principals to ye side treeȝ ffor werkman ship of whiche Rofe & taking doune of the olde Rofe ye seid Iohn shall pey to ye seid william vij marc as ye (seid) werk prosedith and agenne. Also ye seid Iohn shall ordein timbre for ye seid Rofe & do bryng hit to couenable place with in the ȝerde of ye seid Nonneȝ. And ye seid william shal take asmuche of ye olde timbre as wille in eny wise serve to ye seid werkes And he shal make & sette vp the seid Rofe withine xxte monethes next folowyng after ye date herof In wittenes where of the seid Iohn & william has putte yeir seles to this Indentures. atte Staunford the day and ȝere forseid

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This indenture made bitwene Sire Iohn Burcestre knyght and Thomas hoo of þe Countee of Sussex Squier on þat one partie and william lemyng Citeȝein and Grocer of london on þat other partie witnesseth þat þe seid Sire Iohn and Thomas han graunted bargayned and solde vnto the seid william þe day of makyng of þis indenture all þe tenementes with þe appertenances of þe seid sire Iohn liggyng beside þe grete Condite in westchepe in þe paroche of Seint Marie Colchirche in london þat were somtyme Sysors of london Of all þe which tenementes with þe appertenances the seid sire Iohn and Thomas graunten by þis indenture to make or do to make to þe seid william or to his assignes as sure and as suff icient estate as kan be thought most sure and sufficient by þe aduyse of þe Counseill of þe seid william with a suffi cient warantis accordyng to þe same estate (in) as (hasty time as it) kan be thought by þe counseill of þe seid william / And þe seid sire Iohn and Thomas graunten by þis indenture to deliuer or do to be deliuered vnto þe seid william or to his assignes before þe fest of þe natiuitee of seint Iohn Baptist next forto come after þe date of þis indenture all þe Chartres euidences and munimentes þat þe seid sire Iohn and Thomas han or may haue touchyng or concerny ng þe same tenementes or any parcell þerof / Prouided alweys þat yf þere be more land or mo tenementes conteyned in þe same euidences / þat þe seid william shall haue of all suche chartres euidences and munimentes a copie in suche wise as kan be þought most seure by þe aduise of þe Counceill of þe seid william / Also þat þe seid sire Iohn shall fynde to þe seid william sufficient seurtee þat dame Eliȝ abeth wyfe of þe seid sire Iohn after þe decece of þe same sire Iohn shall clayme no dower of nor in þe seid tenementes nor any parcell þerof / yf god fortune hir to ouerlive þe seid sire Iohn hir husbond To the which couenantȝ all aboueseid and euerych of þeym on þe partie of þe seid sire Iohn and Thomas and of either of þeym wele and truly to be hold performed and kept in all þinges in þe manere and fourme aforseid / þe seid Sire Iohn and Thomas bynden þeym and either of þeym by him self for all and in þe hole her heirs her executors and all her goodes to þe forseid william in an hundred pound sterlinges by þise present lettres In witnesse wherof þe parties aforseid to þise indentures chaungeably han sette her seals þe xiijth day of Iuyn þe yer of þe reigne of king henry þe sixt after þe conquest .xxxjth Stodeley I

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This endenture made bitwene hugh wyche Citeȝein and Mercer of london Arthure Ormesby Gentilman and william Sewster Citeȝein and Mercer of london on that oon partye And henry Baldeswell of Northampton Mercer on that othir partie witnessith / that the said hugh Arthure and william haue dymysed and leten to ferme to the said henry a Shop with Chambres and houses aboue bielded and alle their appurtenances set in the olde Drapery of the towne of Northampton forsaid bitwix the tenement of the Abbot seynt Iames biside Northampton abouesaid on that oon partie and the ten ement late of Thomas Bibyng on that othir partie To haue and to holde the said Shop with Chambres and houses aboue bielded and alle their appurtenances to the said henry from the fest of Cristemas next commyng aftir the date of these presentes vnto the ende and terme of twenty yeres than next suyng and fully to be fulfilled yeldyng therefore yerely duryng the said terme to the said hugh Arthure and william to their heirs or assignees. fyve markes sterlinges atte the festes of the Anunciacion of oure lady Virgyn Natiuite of seynt Iohn Baptist seynt Michell tharchaungell and Natiuite of oure lorde by even porcions And in case be that the said Rent of fyve mark be behynde in part or in alle aftir eny of the said festes by viij dayes vnpaid than hit shall be lefull to the said hugh Arthure and william in the said Shop with Chambers and houses aboue bielded and their appurtenances to entre and distreyn And the distresses so taken lefully to bere away and towardes theym to kepe and withholde vnto the tyme that of the said rent and of the arrereges of the same if any be to theym be made satisfaccion and payment And if hit happen the said Rent of fyve mark to be behinde in part or in alle aftir any of the termes abouesaid by .xv. dayes not paid / or if the said henry the said Shop with Chambers & (houses aboue bielded) & all þeir appertenaunces or eny parcell of hem let to serue to any persone or persones within the said terme withoute the speciall licence of the said hugh Arthure and william Than hit shall be lefull to the said hugh Arthure and william and to their heirs and assignees in to the said shop with Chambers and houses aboue bielded / and alle their appurtenances to reentre / And the said henry and all othir therof to put oute and amoeve this endenture not withstonding And the said henry ouer the said yerely ferme of fyve mark shall pay yerely duryng the said terme of twenty yeres to the wardeyns of the ffraternite & gilde of the holy Trinite and of oure lady virgyn in the Chirche of Alhalowen in Northampton forsaid for the tyme beyng xx s sterl inges aftir the fourme of an endenture made bitwene the wardeyns and the Brithirn and sustern of the said ffraternite on that oon partie and Richard wemmys late of Northampton forsaid Mercer and Iohan his wif on that othir partie / of whiche endenture the date is xxviij day of the Moneth of Septembre In the yere of the reigne of kyng henry the fifte after the conquest the vxth And the said henry shall sufficiently repaire the said Shop with Chambres and houses aboue bielded and their appurtenance and theym ayens wynde and reyne defensible shall make atte his propre costes duryng the terme abouesaid / and atte the ende of the said terme shall leve the said Shop with the Chambres and houses aboue bielded and their appurtenances in as gode estate. as he receyued theym in the begynnyng of the said terme / Resonable vse excepte / And to alle these couenantes and paymentes abouesaid on the partye of the said henry wele and truly to be holde perfourmed and paid the same henry byndith him his heirs and executours / to the said hugh Arthure and william their heirs and executours by thes endentures In witnesse wherof the parties forsaid to these endentures / chaungeably haue put and set their sealles yeuen the .iiij. day of Decembre In the xxxiiijth yere of the reigne of kyng henry the sext. (Signed) Plumer

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Be hit y knowe to all maner mene that wher. aȝ Iohn Cheyne. Esquyer. haue by my dede. beringe date ate Pynhoe the latyste day of Auerell the yeer of the regne of kyng harrey the Syxth after the conquest the fourtieth haue enfeoffid in fee with owte cond icion walter lord hungerford Philipp Courtenay. knyghte Iohn ffortescu walter Sargeaunt Iohn longe preste & Iohn Mayne in all my Maner of Nortonhautevile with all my londis and tenements and all the appertenancis in the Schere of Somer set. And al soe in the haluyndell of the Maner of hulpryngton all my londis and tenements with all the appertena nce in the sshere of wiltshire And longe tyme afore by a nothire dede berynge date ate Excestre in the feste of seint mathew the apostell the yeer of the regne of kynge herry the Syxth after the conqueste the twelf haue feoffed william Palain knyght James Chideleoh william Chideleogh . . . in all my landis & tenements withinne the paryssh of Pynhoe in the Schere of Deuonsshire in the forme as hit apperith in the sayde dede & rentholds for as moche as I am in dette to diuers persons as well for my owne dywte as for my modir is dywte . And al soe my goodis mevabel suffisith note to performe my entent that is to sey to doe some soth to the church wherby as well my fader my moder & tho that I am in especiall bounde to doe for as (1e2) my wyfe and I myghte the more tenderly be hadde in memoir of the churche with oute subsidi of the sayde londis vre as well tho seruantes that the moste parte of hir dayis haue despendyd on my fader & my sayde modir is seruys al tho that haue dispendid tharre dayis in my seruys buth no thinge rewardid wherfore my wyll and my entent is that my sayd feffeis aftir my disses doe leue and divise all the reuenus and profits of the sayde Maners londis & tenements. And tho to take & deliuere to my Executo rs soe that they ther with mowe pay all my sayd detts and all so performe and execute my diuise and bequestis comp rehendid in my laste wille which apperith in my testament. And all this acomplisid and performyd. I woll that all the sayde feffeis reles to the said Philip knyghte all the ryghte that they have in the sayde. Manerys. haluyndele of the sayde Maner londis and tenements. So that the sayd sir Philip may. soulye performe. certein condicionis comp rehendid. in certain endenturis. made and endentid. by twyxte the sayd sir Philip and me In witnisse of the which to this present endentur. I putte my seale. Wryten ate Pynhoe the furst day of the Monith of May. the yeer of the regne of kynge herry the syxth. after the conquest. the fourtieth

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