31 Oct. Westminster. For William Brewer. The king has granted to William Brewer that, of the 216 m. which he ought to have paid to him at Michaelmas in the twelfth year, he may render 116 m. at this Exchequer of the same Michaelmas, and has given him respite from rendering the remaining 100 m. until Hilary in the thirteenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have the aforesaid respite of the aforesaid 100 m. Witness J. bishop of Bath.

For the abbot of Tavistock . Order to the sheriff of Cornwall to cause the abbot of Tavistock to have his scutage from the knights’ fees that he holds of the king in chief, so that he answers the king for it at the Exchequer. Witness as above.

For Nicholas de Girunde. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to distrain the knights and free tenants of Nicholas de Girunde to render their scutage to Nicholas, namely 2 m. per shield, for the army of Kerry, so that he answers for it at the Exchequer. Witness as above.

[No date]. Order to the sheriff of Middlesex that … ¹

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3 Nov. Westminster. Concerning the custody of the bishopric of London. The king has committed the bishopric of London, vacant by the death of E., former bishop of London, to Master Henry de Bissopeton to keep for as long as it pleases the king. Order to the sheriff of Middlesex to cause Master Henry to have full seisin without delay of all lands, property, rents and all possessions pertaining to the aforesaid bishopric in his bailiwick, so that the corn and other chattels found in the same lands are to be kept safely and nothing is to be removed therefrom until the king orders otherwise. Witness J. bishop of Bath.

Concerning the custody of the bishopric of London. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Essex, Sussex and Surrey . Order to Alexander of Dorset to cause Master Henry to have full seisin without delay of the aforesaid bishopric, which is in his custody by the king’s order, with all corn and other chattels found in the same bishopric. If he has taken anything therefrom, he is to cause it to be rendered to him without delay. Witness as above.

[No date]. William of Bere gives the king half a mark for having a writ to warrant a charter before the justices at Westminster, concerning a tenement in Bere, etc.

18 Nov. Westminster. For H. bishop of Lincoln. To the sheriff of Northamptonshire. Order to be of aid to H. bishop of Lincoln in distraining his knights and other free tenants who hold of him by knight service in his bailiwick to render their scutage to him from their knights’ fees that they hold of him, and which the bishop holds of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, for which scutage the bishop will answer by his hand at the Exchequer. ¹ Witness the king.

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For H. bishop of Lincoln. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire , Rutland , Nottinghamshire and Oxfordshire .

It is written in the same manner for the bishop of Bath to the sheriffs of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset, Berkshire and Wiltshire .

For the archbishop of York. The archbishop of York has similar letters concerning his scutage to the sheriffs of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire , Nottinghamshire , Gloucestershire and Leicestershire .

And the bishop of Durham has similar letters to the sheriffs of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for collecting his scutage.

8 Nov. Westminster. Concerning the scutage of the bishopric of Salisbury . Order to Master Elias of Dereham and Reginald of Calne, keepers of the bishopric of Salisbury , to cause their scutage to be collected by their hand from the knights’ fees which are held in chief of the bishopric of Salisbury and which the bishops of Salisbury hold of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that they are able to answer at the Exchequer at the king’s command.

10 Nov. Westminster. For Hugh Graundin. The king has granted that, of the 4 m. which are exacted by summons of the Exchequer from Hugh Graundin for an amercement made before the justices last itinerant in Bedfordshire, he may render 1 m. to the king at Hilary in the thirteenth year, 1 m. at the Close of Easter next following, and 2 m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to the sheriff of Bedfordshire to cause Hugh to have that respite.

12 Nov. Westminster. For Robert fitz Walter. The king has granted to Robert fitz Walter that he may cause his scutage to be collected by his hand from the knights’ fees he holds of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that he answers for it at the Exchequer by his hand at the beginning of the forthcoming Lent in the thirteenth year. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk to permit that scutage to be collected thus and not to distrain Robert by reason of the aforesaid scutage. He is, however, to be of aid to Robert in distraining his knights and free tenants in his bailiwick to render the aforesaid scutage to him.

For Robert fitz Walter. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Essex and Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire , Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Sussex , Kent , Cornwall and Middlesex .

For the abbess of St. Edward . The abbess of St. Edward has similar letters for collecting her scutage and rendering it by her hand in the octaves of St. Andrew, to the sheriffs of Wiltshire and Dorset .

Concerning the scutage of the bishopric of Salisbury . The king has assigned Master Elias of Dereham and Reginald of Calne, keepers of the bishopric of Salisbury , to collect his scutage from the knights’ fees that are held of the aforesaid bishopric and that the bishops of Salisbury hold of him in chief etc., so that they answer the king for it at the Exchequer. Order to the sheriff of Surrey to permit that scutage to be collected thus and to be of aid to them etc.

Concerning the scutage of the bishopric of Salisbury . It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Gloucestershire, Dorset , Wiltshire and Berkshire .

11 Nov. Westminster. Concerning the fine made with the king for corn and other things formerly of the archbishopric of Canterbury . To Bertram de Criel and Alan Puignant, keepers of the archbishopric of Canterbury . The executors of the testament of S., former archbishop of Canterbury have made fine with the king by 300 m. at the execution of the testament of the same archbishop for having all corn of the archbishopric from autumn last past in the twelfth year that was in grange, haycock, granary, or in another building at Martinmas next following, and for having the wines and cider that were in the cellar at the same time from the vineyards and gardens of the archbishopric, and for having all oxen and steers formerly of the aforesaid archbishop, the aforesaid oxen and steers which Hubert Walter, former archbishop of Canterbury, left in the archbishopric at his death having been retained, and for having the king’s aid to distrain the debtors of the abovesaid archbishop, who were bound to him in arrears of accounts or in other things, to pay the aforesaid debts. They are to render £100 of this fine to the king at Easter in the thirteenth year and the other £100 at Pentecost in the same year. ¹ Order to deliver the aforesaid corn, wine, cider, oxen and steers to the same executors for the execution of the said testament, permitting them to dispose of the aforesaid by their own will. They are also to permit the executors to have the easement and profit of buildings throughout the archbishopric for threshing the said corn and for other things necessary to the execution of the aforesaid testament.

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For Ralph fitz Nicholas. The king has granted to Ralph fitz Nicholas that he may answer by his hand at the Exchequer for the 40 m. by which he made fine with the executors of the testament of E., former bishop of London, for having the daughter of Ralph de Lymesy, who was in the custody of the aforesaid bishop, in part payment of debts that the bishop owed to the king. Order to the executors that, notwithstanding the aforesaid debt, they are to deliver the daughter to him.

13 Nov. Westminster. For William Longespée. The king has granted to William Longespée that he may cause his scutage to be collected by his hand from the knights’ fees he holds of the king in chief of the inheritance of his wife, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that he answers for it at the Exchequer by his hand in the octaves of St Andrew in the thirteenth year. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire to permit that scutage to be collected thus and to be of aid to William in distraining his knights and free tenants in his bailiwick to render that scutage to him.

For William Longespée. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Dorset and Somerset, Berkshire and Northamptonshire and the keeper of the honour of Wallingford .

For the countess of Salisbury. Ela, countess of Salisbury, has similar letters, concerning answering at the Exchequer at the same term for her scutage, to the sheriffs of Surrey, Dorset and Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .

Concerning distraining the prior of Southwick . Order to the sheriff of Hampshire to distrain the prior of Southwick to render to the king the hundredweight of wax that William de Haverhill and William le Taillur delivered to him as a prest of the king’s wax, which was in Portchester castle .

14 Nov. Westminster. Concerning the scutage of the bishopric of London . The king has granted to Henry de Bissopeton, keeper of the bishopric of London , that he may cause the king’s scutage to be collected by his hand from the knights’ fees that are held of the aforesaid bishopric and that the bishops of London hold of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that he answers the king at the Exchequer. Order to the sheriff of Middlesex to permit it to be collected thus and to be of aid to him in distraining the knights and free tenants of the bishopric to render that scutage to him.

Concerning the scutage of the bishopric of London . It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Essex and Hertfordshire, Surrey , Sussex and Berkshire .

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to place in respite the demand he makes from John Talbot for suits of the county and aid of the sheriff, until it has been discussed with the king.

1 Oct. Kerry Vale. Concerning the remainder of a certain debt in which the archbishop of Canterbury was bound to the king. To the barons of the Exchequer. At the petition of the king’s beloved and faithful William de St. John and William of Eynsford, the king has granted them that, upon that which is in arrears of the 600 m. which S., of good memory archbishop of Canterbury, owed the king, and for which, at the petition of William of Eynsford, the king betook himself to the same for the aforesaid archbishop, he will betake himself to William de St. John for William of Eynsford, so that William de St. John will answer the king for the remainder of the aforesaid debt of 600 m. at the Exchequer by the plevin of the king’s beloved and faithful H. de Burgh, earl of Kent, justiciar , at the terms assigned to William of Eynsford. Order to cause this to be enrolled thus and observed. ¹

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[No date]. Oxfordshire. The men of Oxford give the king 50 m. for having his grace and for having their vill again, which was taken into the king’s hand.

For the bishop of Norwich. The bishop of Norwich has letters of the king’s grant that he may collect scutage etc. by his hand from those which are held of him and which he holds of the king in chief, so that he answers the king in the octaves of Hilary. And this is directed to the sheriff of Norfolk.

Concerning the scutage of Stephen de Mesnil. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to cause Bertram de Criel and Alan Puignant, keepers of the archbishopric of Canterbury , to have scutage from the knights’ fees that Stephen de Mesnil holds in chief of the aforesaid archbishopric, namely 2 m. per shield etc., so that they answer for it at the Exchequer by their hand.

For H. bishop of Rochester. To the sheriff of Gloucestershire. The king has granted to H. bishop of Rochester that he may collect his scutage by his hand from the knights’ fees that are held of him and that he holds of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield, so that he answers for it by his hand at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary in the thirteenth year. Order to permit that scutage to be collected thus and to be of aid etc.

For H. bishop of Rochester. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire , Suffolk , Cambridgeshire and Kent .

For the bishop of Coventry, concerning his scutage. The bishop of Coventry has similar letters for answering for scutage at the same term, to the sheriffs of Staffordshire and Shropshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire .

18 Nov. Westminster. Concerning the custody of the land and heir of William Paynel. To the sheriff of Devon. The king has granted the custody of the land and heir of William Paynel to Herbert son of Matthew, with the marriage of the same heir, so that Herbert answers the king at the Exchequer for the debt which William owed the king at the same terms at which he was bound to render that debt. Order that, having accepted security from Herbert for rendering that debt to the king at the aforesaid terms, as aforesaid, he is to cause him to have full seisin of the manors of Bampton and Uffculme formerly of William, saving to Alice, who was William’s wife , her corn that she caused to be sown in the aforesaid manors, and saving to the same Alice that which pertains to her in the name of dower from the aforesaid manors.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Somerset, concerning the manor of Huntspill .

[No date]. For Robert of Lexington. Robert of Lexington has licence to collect scutage by his hand from the knights’ fees he holds in soke of Gayton , which is in his hand by bail of the king, so that he answers by his hand at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary in the thirteenth year. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to permit it to be collected thus.

For the countess of Winchester. To the sheriff of Northamptonshire. The king has pardoned to Margaret, countess of Winchester, the third part of her scutage from the knights’ fees she holds of the king in chief in his bailiwick, excepting the scutage of knights who hold of her and who have letters of quittance for their scutage from the king. The king has also granted to the countess that she may cause two thirds of the same scutage to be collected by her hand, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that she answers by her hand for it at the Exchequer in the octaves of St. Andrew in the thirteenth year. Order to cause her to have the third part of the aforesaid scutage of the king’s gift and to permit the two thirds to be collected by her hand, as aforesaid, and to be of aid to the countess in distraining her knights and other free tenants in his bailiwick to render their scutage to her.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire , Lincolnshire , Wiltshire , Leicestershire and Warwickshire, Dorset , Oxfordshire , Sussex and Berkshire .

[No date]. J. bishop of Bath has remitted and quitclaimed to the king and his heirs the toll of all men holding of the fees of the same bishop, the abbot and monks of Glastonbury , the dean and canons of Wells, and the prior and monks of Bath and their successors, who do not hold of any of them in chief, which toll the king had granted to the same bishop and his successors and had confirmed by his charter before the completion of his twenty-first year. The king has granted to him and has confirmed anew by his charter all liberties and grants that he had made to him before the aforesaid time, namely that the king made on 15 May in this the thirteenth year of his reign and the twenty-second year of his life.

[No date]. For the countess of Oxford. The king has granted to Isabella, countess of Oxford, that she may cause her scutage to be collected by her hand from the knights’ fees she holds of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that she answers for it by her hand at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary. Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire to permit the aforesaid scutage to be collected thus and to be of aid to her in distraining her knights and free tenants to render it to her. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Norfolk and Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

[No date]. For the abbot of Abingdon . The abbot of Abingdon has similar letters, concerning collecting his scutage by his hand and rendering it at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary, to the sheriffs of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Warwickshire .

[No date]. For the bishop of Ely. The bishop of Ely ¹ has similar letters, concerning collecting his scutage and rendering it in the octaves of Hilary, to the sheriffs of Essex, Hertfordshire , Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire and Norfolk and Suffolk. ²

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[No date]. For Hugh Wake. Hugh Wake has similar letters, concerning collecting his scutage by his hand, to be rendered at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary, to the sheriffs of Huntingdonshire, Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Hertfordshire , Lincolnshire and Rutland .

[No date]. For the wife of Richard de Redvers . Matilda, who was the wife of Richard de Redvers , has similar letters, concerning collecting her scutage by her hand and rendering it at the Exchequer by her hand in the octaves of Hilary, to the sheriff of Essex.

For the men of Bridport. The king has granted to the men of Bridport that they may have their vill of Bridport in their hand to answer for the farm of the same vill by their hand at the Exchequer for as long as [it pleases] the king. Order to the sheriff of Dorset to deliver that vill to the aforesaid men, as aforesaid. And they give the king 10 m. for having their vill thus.

24 Nov. Westminster. For the wife of Gwenwynwyn . The king has granted Margaret, who was the wife of Gwenwynwyn , that she may have and hold in her hand two thirds of the manor of Ashford from Michaelmas in the twelfth year until Michaelmas in the thirteenth year by rendering £20 at the Exchequer at two terms, namely £10 at Easter in the thirteenth year and £10 at Michaelmas in the same year. The king has also pardoned Margaret the 100s. that she owed for the arrears of the farm of the same manor from Easter term in the twelfth year. And the king has further granted her that, of the £15 which she owes him for the arrears of the same farm from Michaelmas term in the twelfth year, she may render £7 10s. at this Exchequer of Michaelmas in the twelfth year and £7 10s. at Hilary in the thirteenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be done and enrolled thus and to cause Margaret to be quit of the aforesaid 100s.

Suffolk. William of Newton gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin, concerning a tenement in Gorleston. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk etc.

[No date]. For the abbot of Peterborough . The king has granted [his letters] to the abbot of Peterborough , concerning collecting his scutage by his hand, answering for it at the Exchequer by his hand in the octaves of Hilary, to the sheriffs of Nottinghamshire, Huntingdonshire , Northamptonshire , Lincolnshire and Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

28 Nov. Westminster. For Master Walter de Cantilupe. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted that, of the £100 which Master Walter de Cantilupe owes him of the prest of 200 m. made to him when he set out towards the Roman Curia on the king’s embassy, he may render 50 m. at Easter in the thirteenth year, 50 m. at Michaelmas in the same year, and 50 m. at Christmas in the fourteenth year. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

For William de Cantilupe. To the same. The king has pardoned to William de Cantilupe senior the 40 m. which are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer for the divers amercements in which he was amerced in the eyre of the king’s justices. The king has also granted to William that, of the 100 m. which are exacted from him for the prest made to him in the time of King John, father of the king, when he set out towards Germany on an embassy of the king’s father, he may render 10 m. per annum, namely 5 m. at Easter and 5 m. at Michaelmas, and 10 m. thus from year to year at the aforesaid terms until the aforesaid 100 m. are paid to the king. Order to cause him to be quit of the aforesaid 40 m. and to cause it to be done and enrolled concerning the aforesaid 100 m., as aforesaid.

For the wife of Richard de Redvers . To the sheriff of Cambridgeshire. The king has granted to Matilda, who was the wife of Richard de Redvers , that she may cause her scutage to be collected by her hand from the knights’ fees that are held of her and that she holds of the king in chief in his bailiwick, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that she answers for it by her hand at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary next forthcoming in the thirteenth year. Order to permit the aforesaid scutage to be collected thus and to be of aid to Matilda in distraining her knights and free tenants in his bailiwick to render the aforesaid scutage to her.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Oxfordshire and Suffolk .

For the prior of Coventry . It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire , and Warwickshire and Leicestershire for the prior of Coventry , concerning collecting his scutage.

For the bishop of Hereford. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Worcestershire and Herefordshire for the bishop of Hereford, concerning collecting his scutage, answering at the Exchequer whenever the king will order.

For the bishop of Worcester. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire for the bishop of Worcester, concerning collecting his scutage, answering by his hand at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary.

For the countess of Eu. To the sheriff of Nottinghamshire. The king has granted to Alice, countess of Eu, that she may cause her scutage to be collected by her hand from the knights’ fees she holds of the king in chief in his bailiwick, so that she renders her scutage from all of the same knights’ fees from which she owes service at the Exchequer at Hilary in the thirteenth year, and, from the remainder which are held of her, she is to render the third part of the same scutage to the king at the same term, namely 2 m. per shield, except for the scutage that the king granted to others of the fees that are held of her and that she holds of the king in chief, from whom the sheriff has received the king’s letters. Order to permit the scutage of the same to be collected by her, as aforesaid.

For the countess of Eu. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Yorkshire, Leicestershire , Sussex and Kent .

28 Nov. Westminster. For Payn de Chaworth. To the barons of the Exchequer. It has been attested before the king that his beloved and faithful Payn de Chaworth is not the heir of Hugh de Chaworth and he does not hold any lands formerly of the same Hugh in Toddington or elsewhere in England, which lands Hugh mortgaged to Avegaya the Jewess of London for £400, which were exacted from Payn at the Exchequer as Hugh’s heir. Order to cause Payn to be extracted from the rolls for the same debt and to cause those who held the land of Hugh, both in Toddington and elsewhere in England, to be enrolled in the rolls of the Exchequer and distrained for that debt.

29 Nov. Westminster. For Isaac of Felmingham. William, son of Isaac of Felmingham, has made fine with the king by 100s. for his relief of one carucate of land that Isaac held of the king in chief in Felmingham and Beckham, which falls to William by hereditary right, and the king has taken his homage herein. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to take security from him for rendering that relief to the king and to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid land with its appurtenances.

For Robert of Dean. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has pardoned 20 m. of the 40 m. by which Robert of Dean made fine with him so that he would not have been disseised without judgement of land in Westdean with appurtenances formerly of his mother, which falls to him by inheritance and of which he was seised for some time before the death of his mother, and which was later taken into the king’s hand by reason of the dispute that arose between Nicholas Haringod and Sibyl, his wife, and the aforesaid Robert, and a moiety of which land Robert recovered against Nicholas and Sibyl through a [final] concord made between them in the king’s court, and has granted that, of the remaining 20 m., he may render 10 m. at Easter in the thirteenth year and 10 m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to cause Robert to be quit of the aforesaid 20 m. and to permit him to have the aforesaid terms for the other 20 m., as aforesaid.

2 Dec. Westminster. For Nigel de Mowbray. The king has granted to Nigel de Mowbray that he may collect his scutage by his hand from the knights’ fees that are held of him and that he holds of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that he answers for it at the Exchequer, namely for one moiety at the Purification of the Blessed Mary in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Mid-Lent in the same year. Order to the sheriff of Essex to permit that scutage to be collected thus and to be of aid to him in distraining his knights and free tenants to render the aforesaid scutage to him.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Cambridgeshire, Kent , Warwickshire , Leicestershire , Nottinghamshire , Lincolnshire , Yorkshire , Northamptonshire , Oxfordshire , and Sussex .

[No date]. For the bishop of Durham. R. bishop of Durham has similar letters, concerning collecting his scutage by his hand from the knights’ fees that the son and heir of William de Cahaignes, who is in his custody, holds of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that he answers at Hilary, to the sheriffs of Sussex, Dorset , Oxfordshire , Wiltshire , and Gloucestershire .

[No date]. For the bishop of Chichester. The king has granted to R. bishop of Chichester, his chancellor , that he may collect his scutage by his hand from knights’ fees and the free tenants who hold by knight service from Thomas de Lacelles, who is in the custody of the same bishop, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that he answers at the Exchequer. Order to the sheriffs of Hampshire, Surrey , Buckinghamshire and Middlesex that … ¹

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For the bishop of Chichester. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to distrain the knights and free tenants of Thomas de Lacelles, who hold of him by knight service in his bailiwick, to render their scutage, namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, to R. bishop of Chichester, chancellor , keeper of the same Thomas, so that he answers at the Exchequer.

For the bishop of Chichester . It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Hampshire.

For Ralph Pirot. The king has granted to Ralph Pirot that he may cause his scutage to be collected by his hand from the knights’ fees he holds of the king in chief, so that he answers the king for it at the Exchequer in the octaves of Hilary in the thirteenth year. Order to the sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Essex to permit it to be collected thus.

4 Dec. Westminster. Concerning the scutage of the bishop of Winchester. The bailiffs of P. bishop of Winchester have letters that they may cause his scutage of Kerry to be collected from the knights’ fees he holds of the king in chief, namely 2 m. per shield etc., so that they answer at the Exchequer at Hilary in 15 days. Order to the sheriff of Somerset to permit this scutage to be collected thus. If he has taken anything therefrom, he is to cause it to be rendered to them without delay. And he is to be of aid etc. in distraining etc. as above.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire , Berkshire , Surrey , Hampshire and Wiltshire .

For Margaret de Redvers. Margaret de Redvers has similar letters, concerning collecting her scutage by her hand and rendering it at the Exchequer at Hilary in 15 days, in the counties of Wiltshire, Dorset, Kent, Devon, Sussex, Oxfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Bedfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

5 Dec. Westminster. For Jocelin of Wye. To the sheriff of Kent. Order to place in respite, until 15 days from Hilary in the thirteenth year, the demand of 9s. 5d. that he makes from Jocelin of Wye by summons of the Exchequer for the arrears of his account.

Concerning the vill of Alton. To the sheriff of Hampshire. The king granted his vill of Alton, with the in-hundred and the out-hundred and all other appurtenances except the farm of Walter of Bere and the wood of Alice Holt and the issues of the same wood, to Nicholas de Molendinis, Laurence de Huges and Robert Wyard, to have and hold at farm for three years from Michaelmas in the twelfth year for £85 numero, to be rendered at the Exchequer each year by their hand, namely one moiety at Easter and the other moiety at Michaelmas. Order to cause them to have full seisin without delay of the aforesaid vill with the aforesaid hundreds and all other appurtenances, except the farm of Walter of Bere and the wood of Alice Holt and the issues of the same wood, as aforesaid. If either he or his bailiffs have taken anything after Michaelmas aforesaid in the twelfth year, he is to cause it be rendered to them without delay, and in the meantime he is in no way to intermeddle.

[No date]. Concerning the fine of Thomas de Arderne. Thomas de Arderne has made fine with the king by 20 m. for having his licence that he might enclose his wood of Messing freely and without impediment and thus create a park. Order to Hugh de Neville to permit this to be done thus.

From here it is to be sent to the Exchequer.

[No date]. Concerning the debt that Elias Goldsmith of London owes the king. Memorandum that the king has granted to Elias Goldsmith of London that he may render the £29 he owes him for the arrears of the exchange of London from the time at which he was the moneyer of the same exchange within four years, namely £7 5s. each year, and he is to begin to render them at the next Michaelmas after the keepers of the exchange have rendered their account.

13 Dec. Westminster. For the prior of Holy Trinity, Canterbury . Order to Bertram de Criel and Alan Puignant to place in respite, until one month from Hilary in the thirteenth year, the demand they make by summons of the Exchequer from the prior of Holy Trinity, Canterbury , the doorkeeper of the church of Holy Trinity, and the doorkeeper of the court of the same priory, for performing the oath of fealty to the king.

For the prior of Holy Trinity, Canterbury . Order to Bertram de Criel and Alan Puignant to place in respite, until Hilary, the demand they make from the prior and monks of Canterbury for the gifts (exenniis) that they exact from their manors to the king’s use.

Concerning the manor of Stepney. The king has committed the manor of Stepney to the bishop of Carlisle to have for as long as the bishopric of London will be in the king’s hand, so that he answers for it at the Exchequer. Order to Master Henry de Bissopeton’ to deliver that manor to him, as aforesaid.

For the countess of Oxford. Order to the sheriff of Essex to distrain Isabella, countess of Oxford, to render her scutage to the bishop of Carlisle from the knights’ fees she holds of the honour of Cheshunt , namely 2 m. per shield for the army of Kerry, so that he may answer for it at the Exchequer.

22 Dec. Reading. Concerning the bishopric of Ely. The king has committed the bishopric of Ely, vacant by the death of G., former bishop of Ely, to Thomas of Ingoldisthorpe and Matthew Christian, to keep for as long as it pleases the king. Order to them to intend diligently to the aforesaid custody. They are to cause the corn, property and all moveables formerly of the same bishop to be kept safely, so that nothing is removed therefrom until they have come to the king and discussed this with him. When they have ordained for the custody of the aforesaid, they are not to delay to come to the king.

Concerning the bishopric of Ely. Order to the sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Essex and Hertfordshire to cause them to have full seisin of all lands, property, rents and tenements pertaining to the aforesaid bishopric, and not to intermeddle with the chattels formerly of the same bishop.

Concerning the bishopric of Ely. Order to all men of the aforesaid bishopric by letters patent to be intendant and respondent, as aforesaid.

25 Dec. Oxford. Concerning tallage to be assessed in the manors of the bishoprics of London and Salisbury and in the archbishopric of Canterbury . Order to Master H. de Bissopeton’, keeper of the bishopric of London , to cause reasonable tallage to be assessed to the king’s use in the manors of the bishopric of London, which is in his custody, without delay.

Concerning tallage to be assessed in the manors of the bishoprics of London and Salisbury and in the archbishopric of Canterbury . It is written in the same manner to Bertram de Criel and Alan Puignant, keepers of the archbishopric of Canterbury , concerning assessing tallage in the manors of the same archbishopric.

Concerning tallage to be assessed in the manors of the bishoprics of London and Salisbury and in the archbishopric of Canterbury . It is written in the same manner to Master Elias of Dereham and Reginald of Calne, concerning assessing tallage in the manors of the bishopric of Salisbury.

4 Feb. Westminster. It is written in the same manner to Thomas of Ingoldisthorpe and Matthew Christian, keepers of the bishopric of Ely , concerning assessing tallage in the manors of the same bishopric. ¹

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This entry is squeezed in between the two surrounding it and has clearly been added some time later.

Concerning the account of the sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire. The king has given respite to the sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire from rendering his account until the octaves of the Purification. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite.

Concerning the land formerly of William Malconduit. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to take into the king’s hand the land that William Malconduit holds in Harlaxton and Belton in the soke of Grantham , and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

[No date]. For Geoffrey de Armenters. The king has placed in respite, until Easter next following, the 25 m. that Geoffrey de Armenters ought to have rendered to him at Hilary in the thirteenth year of the fine of £100 which he made with the king for having the liberty that he be not put on assizes, and he has given him respite from the 50 m that he ought to have rendered at the same term of Easter of the same fine until the Nativity of St. John the Baptist next following in the same year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have this respite. ¹ It is to be known that if the king has the use of it, ² it is not to be discharged, but Geoffrey is to be distrained to render the aforesaid debt first.

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The next few words of the remainder of this entry are added in a darker ink, presumably at a later date.

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‘from the rest of the debt of £100, he is to betake himself to the aforesaid Geoffrey …’ originally closed this entry, but it is now crossed through and superseded by an addition in another fresh hand.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to place in respite, until upon his account at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from William de Vescy for the debt that William de Valognes owed the king, because certain land that William held of the aforesaid William de Vescy is in his hand.

For Adam of Kellet. Adam of Kellet has made fine with the king by 10 m. for having seisin of the land that Orm of Kellet, his father, held of the king in chief by sergeanty and that falls to Adam by hereditary right , and the king has taken his homage herein. Order to the sheriff of Lancaster that, having accepted security from him for rendering the aforesaid 10 m. to the king, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of all land that Orm held of the king in chief in his bailiwick and that falls to Adam by hereditary right.

For Adam of Kellet. Order to the abbot of Furness to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid sergeanty.

Concerning the land formerly of Walter de Chauncy. The king considers it pleasing and acceptable that the sheriff of Yorkshire took the land formerly of Walter de Chauncy, who is dead and held of him in chief, into his hand. Order to him to keep the same safely until the king orders otherwise.

[No date]. For the abbot of Abingdon . The abbot of Abingdon has respite, until one month from Hilary, from answering at the Exchequer for the scutage of Kerry, for which he first had a term in the octaves of Hilary. Order to the barons etc.

11 Jan. Wallingford. For the earl of Ferrers. The king has prorogued for 15 days the day prescribed by the barons of the Exchequer to William de Ferrers, earl of Derby, in the octaves of Hilary to answer the king for his debts that are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer, because the king has sent the earl into Wales in his service. The barons of the Exchequer are ordered thus.

13 Jan. Bisham. Concerning the sixteenth and the fifteenth of the bishopric of Ely . Order to R. sacrist of Ely to deliver the money from the sixteenth and fifteenth, which G., former bishop of Ely, deposited with him, to Thomas of Ingoldisthorpe and Matthew Christian, so that they answer the king for it at the Exchequer.

25 Jan. Westminster. Concerning the tallage of Ipswich. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has pardoned up to £20 of the tallage last assessed upon the vill of Ipswich, namely £37 3s. 11d. Order to cause this to be enrolled thus.

27 Jan. Westminster. For the monks of Holy Trinity, Canterbury . The king has pardoned 40 m. of the 100 m. which is exacted from the prior and monks of Holy Trinity, Canterbury for the amercement made before the king in the eyre of the justices who lately itinerated in Buckinghamshire. Order to the sheriff of Kent that, having accepted security from the prior and monks for rendering the remaining 60 m. to the king at Mid-Lent in the thirteenth year, he is to permit them to have peace from the aforesaid 40 m.

Concerning the king’s demesne lands to be tallaged in Lancaster. Order to the sheriff of Lancaster that, having taken with him Roger Gernet and Geoffrey Crossbowman, he is to cause all of the king’s thanes (theinis) of his county to be tallaged in their presence, and, having taken diligent inquisition concerning those who are called Westereis by what right each of them holds their tenements, he is to cause them to be tallaged in the same manner that they ought and are accustomed to be.

30 Jan. Westminster. For Geoffrey de Lucy, concerning the manor of Titchfield. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has committed his manor of Titchfield to his beloved and faithful Geoffrey de Lucy to hold at farm for one year, namely for one year from the Purification of the Blessed Mary in the thirteenth year, rendering £15 to the king. This the king causes them to know.

29 Jan. Stratford. For Eustace de la Val. The king has taken the homage of Eustace de la Val for the two knights’ fees that Gilbert de la Val, his father, held of the king in chief in Callerton, Dissington and Seaton, which fall to Eustace by hereditary right. Order to the sheriff of Northumberland that, having accepted security from Eustace for rendering £10 to the king’s use for his relief, he is to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid knights’ fees with their appurtenances without delay.

Stratford. For the abbess of Barking . The abbess of Barking has made fine with the king by 20 m. for having licence to cultivate and enclose by a low hay and a small ditch, so that deer may enter and leave, her assart that she made in the wood of Ginges at the time when this wood was disafforested by a perambulation of the forest, which assart contains an estimated 72 acres at the king’s perch, so that she is to make no waste of wood within this close, and the buildings that she built there at the aforesaid time are to remain, saving the king his regard. Order to Hugh de Neville to permit the abbess to cultivate and enclose the aforesaid assart and the aforesaid buildings to remain, as aforesaid.

Concerning taking the barony of the abbot of St. Albans into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire to take into the king’s hand the barony of the abbot of St. Albans and to keep it safely in his hand until the king orders otherwise. In the meantime, he is also to hold no liberty or permit any to be held.

31 Jan. […] For Ralph de Chenduit. Ralph, son of Ralph de Chenduit, has made fine with the king by 55 m. for his relief of eleven knights’ fees of the small fee (de parvo feodo), and the king has taken his homage ¹ for the lands that Ralph de Chenduit, his father, held of the honour of Berkhamsted in chief and that fall to him by hereditary right. ² Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire that, having accepted security from the same Ralph for rendering the aforesaid 55 m. to the king at four terms, namely 13 m. 10s. at Easter in the thirteenth year, 13 m. 10s. at St. John the Baptist in the same year, 13 m. 10s. at Michaelmas in the same year, and 13 m. 10s. at Christmas in the fourteenth year, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of all lands formerly of the aforesaid Ralph, his father, in his bailiwick. Once he has accepted security for the aforesaid relief, he is to cause the sheriff of Northamptonshire to know this, to whom the king has commanded that after he has certified him of this, he is to cause Ralph to have full seisin of all lands that fall to him by hereditary right in his bailiwick. ³

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‘… by 55 m. … his homage …’ interlined and corrected from simply ‘for having the lands …’

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‘And the king has taken his homage’ crossed through.

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Place of witness not given.

For Ralph de Chenduit. Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire that after the sheriff of Herefordshire ¹ signifies to him that Ralph son of Ralph will give him surety for rendering his relief, he is to cause the same Ralph to have full seisin of all lands that fall to him by hereditary right, which Ralph de Chenduit held in chief of the honour of Berkhamsted.

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Sic. Recte ‘ Hertfordshire ’.

2 April. Marlborough. For the abbot of Malmesbury . Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire that since the abbot of Malmesbury has made fine with the king by 20 m., to be rendered within two years of Michaelmas in the twelfth year, ¹ by which no sheriff of Wiltshire, for two years from Michaelmas in the twelfth year, is to enter into the manor of Malmesbury, which the abbot holds from the king at farm by the charter ² of King John, father of the king, or into the hundred pertaining to the manor, in order to hold pleas there or to make the sheriff’s tourn, he is not to enter into the aforesaid manor, as aforesaid, in order to do anything that pertains to the sheriff in the same manor or hundreds, and not to put his hand upon the manor in the meantime. ³

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Term interlined.

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Corrected from ‘by bail …’

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The original date for this entry is ‘28 January’, but it has clearly been amended, the final clause concerning prohibition of the sheriff intermeddling and the new dating clause having been added in the same hand as the other alterations.

For the abbot of Malmesbury . These letters are patent. Order to the knights and free men staying within the aforesaid hundreds to be intendant and respondent concerning that which pertains to the sheriff from the aforesaid hundreds.

12 Feb. Waltham. Concerning keeping the abbey of Leicester . The king has committed the vacant abbey of Leicester to Stephen of Seagrave to keep for as long as it pleases the king. Order to the sheriff of Leicestershire to cause him to have full seisin of all lands pertaining to that abbey in his bailiwick.

Concerning keeping the abbey of Leicester . These letters were patent. Order to the knights, free men and others holding of the same abbey to be intendant and respondent to him etc.

Concerning placing in respite the demand for scutage from the bishop of Rochester. Order to the sheriff of Kent to place in respite the scutage that he exacts by order of the king from the demesne lands of the bishop of Rochester in his bailiwick for the army of Kerry, until the return of the same bishop from the Roman Curia, and to distrain the knights and free tenants of the same bishop to render that scutage to his bailiffs to the king’s use, as he has been ordered at other times.

Concerning placing the demand for scutage from the bishop of Rochester in respite. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Suffolk and Gloucestershire .

Concerning taking the lands of William de Vescy into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Northumberland that, immediately after having viewed these letters, he is to take into the king’s hand all the land of William de Vescy in his bailiwick, with all property and chattels found therein, and to keep them safely until the king orders otherwise.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Yorkshire.

Concerning taking etc. the lands of William Mauduit. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Northamptonshire, concerning taking etc. the land of William Mauduit.

And to the sheriffs of Oxfordshire and Cumberland concerning the land of Roger de Quincy.

And to the sheriff of Northamptonshire concerning the land of John of Scotland.

For Reginald Basset. The king has granted that, of the 4 m. 8s. which Reginald Basset ought to have paid to David the Jew of Oxford at Michaelmas in the twelfth year, of the 16 m. 5s. that he ought to have paid to the same Jew at Easter in the thirteenth year, and of the 16 m. 5s. which he ought to have paid to him at Michaelmas in the same year, Reginald may render a moiety to the king for the same Jew in the debt that he owes the king at Easter aforesaid in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Michaelmas aforesaid in the same year. Order to the justices assigned to the custody of the Jews to cause this to be done and enrolled thus, writing on the king’s behalf to the sheriff of Oxfordshire that, having accepted security from Reginald for rendering the aforesaid monies at the aforesaid terms, then he is to permit him to have peace therefrom.

6 Feb. Waltham. For delivering the knights accused of trespass of the forest from the gaol of the Fleet . To the keeper of the gaol of the Fleet . Godfrey de Scudamore, Alexander of Cheverell and William Bastard, taken and detained in the king’s prison of the Fleet for trespass of the forest, have made fine with the king for themselves and their men accused of the same trespass for their delivery. Order to deliver the same and their men from prison.

Concerning the fine of Godfrey de Scudamore and his associates, trespassers of the forest. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire that since Godfrey de Scudamore, Alexander of Cheverell and William Bastard, who were taken and detained in the gaol of the Fleet for trespass of the king’s forest, have made fine with the king by 50 m. for themselves and their men accused of the same trespass for their delivery and for that of their aforesaid men, and that, having accepted security from Godfrey, Alexander and William for rendering the aforesaid 50 m. to the king, he is to cause them to have full seisin of their lands and chattels in his bailiwick and to cause the barons of the Exchequer to know the names of their pledges, who they will find for rendering the aforesaid fine.

Concerning making the king’s advantage from wines. Order to William fitz Warin to make the king’s advantage from three tuns of wine that are in his custody in Rockingham castle , and to render the monies thus arising at the Exchequer in the octaves of the Close of Easter.

[No date]. Concerning the fine of the abbot of Barlings . The abbot of Barlings has made fine with the king by 5 m. for having his confirmation of the lands, tenements, possessions and liberties which King Henry, the king’s grandfather, and King John, granted them by their charters, and similarly for confirmation of lands that he has of the gift of others, as their charters reasonably testify.

[No date]. Concerning the fine of the abbot of Darley . The abbot of Darley has made fine with the king by 5 m. for having his confirmation of the lands, tenements, possessions and liberties which King Henry, the king’s grandfather, granted them by his charters and confirmed, together with the lands he has of the gift of others, as their charters they have reasonably attest.

[No date]. The fine of Thurstan Despenser. Thurstan Despenser has made fine with the king by 10 m. for having his confirmation of the lands of Worthy and Stanley, which King Henry, the king’s grandfather, gave to Walter, uncle of the aforesaid Thurstan, whose heir he is, by his charter that he has.

[No date]. The fine of the burgesses of Leicester. The burgesses of Leicester have made fine by 100s. so that they might have the king’s charter for having a fair at Leicester for 15 days from the morrow of the Purification of the Blessed Mary, which used to be held there for 15 days from the eve of St. Peter in Chains by his charter which he made for them.

13 Feb. Westminster. For the elect of Salisbury . To Master Elias of Dereham and Reginald of Calne, keepers of the bishopric of Salisbury . The king has shown his assent and favour to the confirmation lately made by the Pope of Master R. of Bingham as bishop of Salisbury. Order to cause him to have full seisin of all lands, property, rents, and all possessions pertaining to the same bishopric, saving to the king all things that pertain to him from the same bishopric from the time at which they received custody by his order.

For the elect of Salisbury . Letters patent. Order to the knights and free men holding of the same bishopric to be intendant and respondent to him as their lord.

12 Feb. Westminster. Lancaster. William Russell gives the king 5 m. for having four justices to take an assize of novel disseisin against J. constable of Chester, concerning a tenement in North Meols. Order to the sheriff of Lancaster etc.

Concerning the amercements of the bishopric of Ely . Order to the sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire to permit the keepers of the bishopric of Ely to collect the amercements of the men of the aforesaid bishopric pertaining to the eyre of the justices in his bailiwick, so that they answer by their hand upon his next account at the Exchequer.

Concerning the scutage of the bishopric of Ely . It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk that he should distrain all knights and other free tenants who hold by knight service of the same bishopric to render their scutage to the keepers of the same bishopric to the king’s use, namely 2 m. per shield for the king’s army of Kerry, for which scutage the aforesaid keepers will answer by their hand at the Exchequer.

[No date]. Suffolk. Richard Peche gives half a mark for having a pone against Walter de Lideware and Matilda, his wife, concerning land in Kettlebaston. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to take security etc.

[No date]. Bedfordshire. Henry fitz Gerold gives 100s. for having a market each week on Fridays at Campton in the place which is called ‘Shefford’, unless etc. And he has the king’s charter.

18 Feb. Westminster. For William de Plukenay. To the sheriff of Berkshire. At the instance of Josceus de Plukenay, who made known to the king by his letters patent concerning taking the homage of William de Plukenay, his son, as his heir for all land that Josceus holds of the king in chief, the king has taken the homage of William for all of the aforesaid land. Order that, having accepted security from William for rendering his relief to the king, he is to cause him to have seisin of all land that Josceus held of the king in his bailiwick, saving, however, seisin to Josceus of all of the aforesaid land in his lifetime.

[No date]. The fine of the prior of Bromholm . The prior and monks of Bromholm have made fine with the king by 10 m. for having his charter for having a fair and a market at Bromholm, and for having confirmation of the lands, tenements and other things which have been reasonably bestowed upon them as the charters of their donors attest.

[No date]. The fine of the men of Norwich. The men of Norwich give the king 30 m. for having his confirmation of the liberties that they have by the charters of King Henry, his grandfather, King Richard, his uncle, and King John, his father.

[No date]. For Robert Achard. Robert Achard gives the king 100s. for having his confirmation of the charter of King Henry, grandfather of King Henry, grandfather of the king, concerning certain lands that he holds, as the aforesaid charter and the confirmation of the aforesaid King Henry, grandfather of the king, reasonably attest.

[No date]. The fine of the men of Marlborough. The men of Marlborough give 10 m. for having a fair at Marlborough each year in the place called ‘Neuland’ to last for four days, namely the eve and feast of Martinmas and the two days following, and for having confirmation of the charter of King John concerning certain liberties, as is more fully contained in the aforesaid confirmation.

[No date]. The fine of the abbot of Langley . The abbot of Langley gives the king 100s. for having his confirmation of a charter of liberties of King John, father of the king, as is more fully contained in the aforesaid confirmation.

[No date]. The fine of the men of Oxford. The men of Oxford have made fine with the king ¹ by £100 for having his charter concerning a certain house with appurtenances in the vill of Oxford, formerly of Mosse, son of Isaac the Jew , which is in between the houses formerly of Adam Vintner and David the Jew, for holding the king’s pleas in the same house forever, saving to the lords of the fee their annual rent due to them, and for having the king’s charter for having a guild merchant and other liberties and quittances in their vill, which are more fully contained in the aforesaid charter. They are to render 50 m. of the same £100 to the king at Easter in the thirteenth year, 50 m. at Michaelmas in the same year, and 50 m. at Hilary in the fourteenth year. ²

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Corrected by expunging ‘give’.

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It is possible from the tone of the ink that the terms have been added later.

23 Feb. Westminster. Concerning the chattels formerly of Russell de St. Maxence. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to cause all chattels formerly of Russell de St. Maxence, who was bound to the king in debts, in his land of Risangles ¹ to be arrested and kept safely, ² so that nothing is removed therefrom by the lord of the fee or by anyone else until the king orders otherwise, saving to John, son and heir of the same Russell, and to Hugh, his brother, their reasonable maintenance from the aforesaid chattels.

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Corrected from ‘Ryhall’.

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Corrected from ‘Order … to take into the king’s hand without delay all of the land …’

From here it is to be sent to the Exchequer.

14 March. Winchester. To the constable of the Tower of London . The king has committed his exchanges of London and Canterbury, with the dies and other appurtenances, to his beloved and faithful Richard Reinger, citizen of London , with £1420 8d. which he is to receive with the same exchange by the hand of Alexander of Dorset in order to do the king’s business, to be held for 700 m. a year, which is to be rendered to the king for four years from Mid-Lent in the thirteenth year, so that the aforesaid £1420 8d. are to be saved for the king at the end of the aforesaid four years, and Richard is to give the king surety and find safe pledges for keeping the exchange safely in the meantime according to the assize of the exchange, and that he will answer to the king at the end of the aforesaid term both for the £700 a year and the other monies to be received with the aforesaid exchange. Order to receive security from Richard in the king’s place for keeping the exchange safely according to the assize of the exchange. He is to cause the names of those who, at Richard’s petition, will wish to be his pledges for rendering the aforesaid 700 m. each year and the other monies to the king at the end of the aforesaid term, as aforesaid, to be recorded, and to cause the king to know them. The king has ordered Alexander of Dorset that, once the constable has received security from Richard for keeping the exchange safely according to the assize of the exchange, as aforesaid, then he is to cause him to have the exchange with its appurtenances without delay or excuse at his command, so that the king will incur no damage from the aforesaid exchange by default of the same.

To Alexander of Dorset. The king has committed his exchanges of London and Canterbury, with his dies as above, to Richard Reinger, citizen of London etc . He has ordered Henry son of Aucher etc. to take security from Richard for keeping the aforesaid exchange according to the assize of the exchange and to cause the names of those etc., as above, to be recorded and the king to know. Order that once the aforesaid constable has accepted security from Richard for keeping the same exchange safely according to the assize of the exchange, he is to cause the exchange, with its dies and all other appurtenances, together with the aforesaid £1420 8d., to be delivered to him without delay. The aforesaid constable will answer the king for the names of the pledges that Richard is to find for rendering the aforesaid monies to the king, as aforesaid.

16 March. Winchester. Walter de Bendenges has made fine with the king by 100s. for having seisin of the land that Adam de Bendenges, his father, held of the king in chief and that falls to him by hereditary right . Order to the sheriff of Hampshire that, having accepted security from Walter for rendering the aforesaid 100s. to the king, he is to cause Walter to have full seisin without delay of all land that Adam held of the king in chief in his bailiwick and that falls to him by hereditary right.

Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to place in respite, until one month from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand he makes from Odard de Redvers, Phillip of Easton and Gervase of Honingham, servants of Henry de Trubleville, by summons of the Exchequer, for the amercement made before M. of Pattishall and his associates, itinerant justices in Norfolk.

[No date]. For Geoffrey Crossbowman. Geoffrey Crossbowman gives the king 10 m. for having his charter concerning the land of Hambleton with its appurtenances, which William de Colemore had by bail of King John, and which William has by bail of the king to hold for life, to have and hold from the king and his heirs to Geoffrey and his heirs, rendering 16s. each year to the king and his heirs for as long as William will live and 24s. annually to William for life, so that after William’s death Geoffrey and his heirs are to render 40s. annually to the king and his heirs from the aforesaid land for all services, and the aforesaid land is to be quit forever from tallage pertaining to the king or his heirs.

For William of Lancaster. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted to his beloved and faithful William of Lancaster that, of all the debts he owes the king that are exacted from him at the Exchequer, he may render 60 m. to the king each year by his hand at the Exchequer. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

For Roger Esturmy. To the sheriff of Suffolk. The king has received the homage of Roger Esturmy for all lands that William Esturmy, his father, held of the king in chief which fall to him by hereditary right. Order that, having accepted security from Roger for rendering £10 to the king for his relief, he is to cause him to have full seisin of all lands that William, his father, held of the king in chief of the honour of Lancaster in his bailiwick which fall to him by hereditary right.

20 March. Marlborough. For Roger Bigod. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk to place in respite, until 15 days from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand for a murder fine that he makes upon the land of Roger Bigod from the eyre of the justices who last itinerated in his bailiwick, and to place in respite, until the same term, the demand of 32s. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer for the value of the chattels of John of Kelsale, who withdrew himself because of ill repute in the eyre of the aforesaid justices, and who later returned, as is said, and found pledges to stand to right.

Because in the Close Roll. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to place in respite, until 15 days from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand of 31 m. that he makes from Hugh Paynel for the prest of Poitou made to him in the time of King John. ¹

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Entry cancelled because in the Close Roll. See CR 1227–31, p. 162.

For the knights and free tenants and thanes staying in the forests of the honour of Lancaster . Order to the sheriff of Lancaster that since the thanes of the county of Lancaster have made fine with the king by 50 m. to be quit on this occasion of the tallage that the king ordered to be assessed upon them by the same sheriff, and having accepted security for rendering a moiety of the aforesaid 50 m. at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Easter in the fourteenth year, ¹ he is, on this occasion, to permit them to have peace from the aforesaid tallage.

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Terms interlined. Corrected from ‘for rendering the aforesaid 50 m.’

For the knights and free tenants and thanes staying in the forests of the honour of Lancaster . Item, order to the sheriff of Lancaster that since the knights, thanes and free tenants dwelling in the king’s forests of the honour of Lancaster have made fine with the king by 50 m. for having his confirmation of the charter of King John that he made to them that they might assart, sell and give their own underwoods and build in them by their will, as in their fee, and do their own will there without any challenge from the king, his heirs or his bailiffs, and that they might have quittance from regard of the forest, and that their dogs and greyhounds might hunt foxes and other beasts apart from stags and hinds, pigs of the forests, wild sows and roebucks throughout the whole forest outside the king’s demesne hays, as the charter of the same father testifies, and having accepted security from them for rendering a moiety of the aforesaid 50 m. at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Easter in the fourteenth year, ¹ he is to cause the king’s confirmation to be read to them in his county court and observed for them.

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Terms interlined. Corrected from ‘for rendering the aforesaid 50 m.’

For Ralph de Verdun. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire that, having accepted security from Ralph de Verdun for rendering 100s. to the king for his relief, he is to cause him to have full seisin of a knight’s fee in the vill of Bloxham, which Walter de Verdun, his father, held of the king in chief.

Marlborough. For Ralph de Verdun. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted to Ralph de Verdun, son and heir of Walter de Verdun, that, of the debt that Walter owed the king at the Exchequer, he may render £10 to the king each year at the same terms at the Exchequer, at which Walter was accustomed to render them. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

For Roger de Chauncy. To the sheriff of Yorkshire. The king has taken the homage of Roger de Chauncy for five knights’ fees that Walter de Chauncy, his brother, whose heir he is, held of the king in chief in his bailiwick. Order that, having accepted security from Roger for £25 for his relief, he is to cause him to have full seisin of all the lands formerly of Walter, of which he was seised on the day he died and which fall to him by inheritance.

For Ernisius son of Hugh. To the sheriff of Wiltshire. Ernisius, son of Hugh de Neville, the Fat (Crassus), has made fine with the king by 10 m. for his relief of one knight’s fee that Hugh held of the king in chief in Durrington and that falls to Ernisius by hereditary right, and the king has taken his homage herein. Order that, having accepted security from him for rendering the aforesaid 10 m. to the king, he is to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid fee with its appurtenances.

For Ernisius son of Hugh. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to cause him to have full seisin of all lands that the same Hugh held in his bailiwick and that he took into the king’s hand by reason of the lands that Hugh held of the king in chief, which fall to the same Ernisius by hereditary right.

23 March. Marlborough. For Reginald of Cornhill. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted to Reginald of Cornhill that, of all the debts he owes him at the Exchequer, both for his father and for himself, up to Easter in the thirteenth year, he is to render £20 per annum, to be paid at the Exchequer at two terms of the year, namely £10 at the Exchequer of Michaelmas ¹ in the thirteenth year and £10 at the Exchequer of Easter in the fourteenth year, ² and £20 thus from year to year at the same terms until all of the aforesaid debt in which Reginald is bound to the king is paid in full. Order to cause it to be done and enrolled thus.

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Corrected from ‘Easter’.

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Corrected from ‘the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the same year’.

For Reginald of Cornhill. To the justices assigned to the custody of the Jews. The king has granted to his beloved and faithful Reginald of Cornhill that, of the debts he owes to Josceus Priest, Jew of London , and to Aaron Blund, Jew of London , and to Melcana of Canterbury and Aaron, her son-in-law, Jews of Canterbury , he may render 20 m. each year to the same Jews, so that in this Easter term in the thirteenth year he is to render 10 m. to the same Jews and thus 20 m. each year from term to term, as is agreed between him and the same Jews. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

[No date]. Lancaster. The burgesses of Liverpool give 10 m. for having the king’s charter that the vill of Liverpool is to be a free borough forever, and that they might have a guild merchant with hansa and other liberties pertaining to that guild, with free customs (customiis et consuetantiis), as is more fully contained in the charter that the king caused to be made for them. ¹

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A post-medieval hand has inserted ‘Leuerepul’ in the margin.

For Geoffrey de Lucy. To the barons. The king has committed his manor of Titchfield to Geoffrey de Lucy with all its appurtenances, to have and hold from the king for a term of ten years from Easter in the thirteenth year, rendering £16 each year to the king for the same manor at the Exchequer at Michaelmas. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus. ¹

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This entry appears to be a slightly later insertion. It is in a recognisably different hand and is squeezed in tightly between the two surrounding entries.

For the Master of the Knights Templar in England. To the sheriff of Oxfordshire. The Master of the Knights Templar will deliver £259 to Henry son of Aucher, constable of the Tower of London , by the king’s order, which he owes to the king and which the sheriff exacts from him by summons of the Exchequer. Order to permit the same Master to have peace from the aforesaid £259.

For the king, concerning monies to be received from the Master of the Knights Templar. To Henry son of Aucher, constable of the Tower of London . Order to receive the £259 that the Master of the Knights Templar in England owes the king and will deliver to him by the king’s command, and to keep it safely to the king’s use until he will have command from the king otherwise.

[No date]. Ireland. For John d’Evreux. John d’Evreux gives the king ¹ £10 for having his charter concerning certain lands in the Decies according to the metes contained within the same charter, which lands he previously had of the gift of Thomas fitz Anthony, to have and hold from the king and his heirs to John and his heirs, rendering 31 m. per annum for all services at two terms, namely 15½ m. at Easter and 15½ m. at Michaelmas, as is more fully contained in the Charter Roll of the thirteenth year of the king’s reign. ²

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Corrected from ‘has made fine’.

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C. Ch. R. 1226–57, p. 94.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite, until 15 days from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand he makes from the land of Burnham, which is in the custody of R. bishop of Chichester, etc., and from the land of Boveney for the time at which it was in the hand of the same bishop, for hidage, suits of county and hundred, and for view of frankpledge, so that it can then be inquired whether the bishop ought to answer or another for him.

31 March. Marlborough. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite, until 15 days from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the men of Brill for the arrears of the farm of their vill, and to cause their livestock taken for this reason, which he holds, to be replevied to them in the meantime, having accepted security from them that they will be at the Exchequer and will satisfy the king for those arrears.

Concerning respite of a demand. To the sheriff of Wiltshire. Order to place in respite, until the morrow of the Close of Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand for 100s. that he makes from Geoffrey le Veel by summons of the Exchequer, in which he was amerced in the eyre of the justices itinerating in Wiltshire, so that the king can cause it to be inquired then at the Exchequer for what reason the aforesaid 100s. are exacted from the same Geoffrey.

3 April. Marlborough. Concerning respite of a demand. To the sheriff of Northumberland. Order to place in respite, until 15 days from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand for 100 m. that he makes from Alexander, King of Scots, by summons of the Exchequer.

For the abbot of Malmesbury . To the sheriff of Wiltshire. The king has granted to the abbot of Malmesbury that, of the fine of 20 m. that he made with the king so that, for two years from Michaelmas in the twelfth year, no sheriff of Wiltshire might enter the manor of Malmesbury, which the abbot holds of the king at farm by the charter of King John, father of the king, or into the hundred pertaining to the same manor, in order to hold pleas there or to make the tourn of the sheriff, he may render 10 m. to the king at Easter in the thirteenth year and 10 m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to permit the abbot to have the aforesaid terms.

For the son and heir of Hugh Peverel of Sampford. To the sheriff of Devon. The king has taken the homage of William, son and heir of Hugh Peverel of Sampford, for all lands that Hugh held of the king in chief in his bailiwick which fall to William by hereditary right. Order that, having accepted security from the same W. for the 100 m. by which he made fine with the king for the aforesaid lands , he is to cause him to have full seisin of the same lands without delay.

For Roger de Somery. The king has taken the homage of Roger de Somery, son and heir of Milo de Somery, for all lands that Milo held of the king in chief of the honour of Boulogne and that fall to Roger by inheritance. Order to the sheriff of Essex to take security from him for the 50 m. by which he made fine with the king for his relief and to cause him to have seisin of all lands of which Milo was seised on the day he died. Once he has accepted that security, he is to cause the sheriff of Cambridgeshire to know, to whom the king has commanded that once he will have signified this to him, he is to cause him to have full seisin of all lands of which Milo died seised in his bailiwick and which fall to Roger by hereditary right.

6 April. Hamstead. For the prior of St. Swithun’s, Winchester . Order to the sheriff of Hampshire to place in respite, until one month from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand of 100s. that he makes from the prior of St. Swithun’s, Winchester by summons of the Exchequer for the escape of a thief, having accepted security from him that he will render these monies at the Exchequer at the same term.

7 April. Reading. Concerning amercements, tallages and demands in the bishopric of Ely . To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted respite to the keepers of the bishopric of Ely , until one month from Easter in the thirteenth year, to answer then at the Exchequer for the amercements, tallages and other demands that are exacted from them by summons of the Exchequer from the eyre of the justices. Order to permit the aforesaid keepers to have that respite.

Concerning amercements, tallages and demands in the bishopric of Ely . It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Norfolk and Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire for the same.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to place in respite the demand he makes from the men of Stowell by summons of the Exchequer for the chattels of Gilbert of Stowell, a fugitive, until 15 days from Easter in the thirteenth year.

[No date]. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Devon to place in respite, until one month [from Easter] in the thirteenth year, the demand he makes from the men of the dean and chapter of Rouen of Otterton for the amercements by which the whole county was amerced in the eyre of the justices itinerating in the same county, and for suits at the county and hundred and other customs. In the meantime, he is to inquire diligently whether, in the times of his predecessors, kings of England, they were quit by right (de iure) in the eyre of the justices by their liberties of such amercements, suits and customs, so that it might then be certified to the king at the Exchequer.

12 April. Guildford. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Rutland to place in respite, until one month from Easter in the thirteenth year, the demand of 15 m. that he makes from Peter fitz Herbert for Henry de Ferrers, and the demand of 45s. that he makes from the same by summons of the Exchequer for a certain assart, and to cause the livestock of the same taken for this reason to be delivered to him without delay.

18 April. Guildford. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite the demand they make from J. de Lacy, earl of Huntingdon (sic.), by summons of the Exchequer, until three weeks from the Close of Easter in the thirteenth year.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to R. earl of Cornwall to place in respite the demand for scutage that he makes from Robert fitz Walter for the army of Kerry from a tenement that he holds of the king in chief in Cornwall, until the king will inquire whether Robert ought to answer to him or to the aforesaid Richard for the aforesaid scutage.

19 April. Guildford. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to place in respite the demand of 100 m. that he makes from Hugh de Gournay by summons of the Exchequer for the prest of Poitou, until Sunday next after the octaves of Easter in the thirteenth year.

[No date]. For John de Balliol. John de Balliol, son and heir of Hugh de Balliol, has made fine with the king by £150 for his relief of 30 knights’ fees that Hugh de Balliol, his father, held of the king in chief, namely 100s. for each fee. He is to render a moiety of which fine to the king at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Easter in the fourteenth year, so that if there are more than 30 knights’ fees that Hugh held of the king in chief and that John ought to hold of the king, John will answer for the relief of those fees. And if there are less than the aforesaid 30 fees, the aforesaid fine will be assessed for him as it ought to be assessed.

22 April. Windsor. For Geoffrey le Veel. To the sheriff of Wiltshire. The king has granted that, of the 100s. which Geoffrey le Veel owes him and of which he ought to have rendered 50s. at Easter in the thirteenth year and 50s. at Michaelmas next following, he may render 25s. at the same Easter, 25s. at Michaelmas next following, and 50s. at Easter in the following, namely the fourteenth, year. Order that, having accepted security from him for rendering those monies to the king at the aforesaid terms, he is to permit him to have such respite.

25 April. Windsor. Concerning the land of Nicholas de Stuteville, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to take into the king’s hand all land of Nicholas de Stuteville in his bailiwick and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

And the land of Hugh Wake. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Lincolnshire and Rutland , concerning taking the land of Hugh Wake into the king’s hand.

2 May. Westminster. Concerning the fine of Hugh of Merriott. Hugh of Merriott, son and heir of Nicholas of Merriott, has made fine with the king by 25 m. for his relief of the lands that Nicholas held of the king in chief and that fall to Hugh by inheritance, and the king has taken his homage herein. Order to the sheriff of Devon that once the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset has signified to him by his letters that he has accepted security from Hugh for rendering the aforesaid relief to the king, to whom the king has ordered by his letters that, once he has accepted security and has signified this to him, he is to cause Hugh to have full seisin without delay of all land in his bailiwick that Nicholas held of the king in chief and that falls to him by inheritance. ¹

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A small, indistinct circle is entered in the margin beside this entry.

[ No date]. Concerning the fine of Hugh of Merriott. Order to the sheriff of Dorset and Somerset that, having accepted security from the same Hugh for rendering a moiety of the aforesaid fine to the king at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Easter in the fourteenth year, he is to cause him to have full seisin of all land that Nicholas held of the king in chief and that falls etc. to Hugh. He is also to cause the sheriff of Devon to know by his letters when he will have taken that security, to whom the king has ordered that once he will have signified to him … ¹

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For Sibyl, who was the wife of John son of Bernard . Sibyl, who was the wife of John son of Bernard , has made fine with the king by 5 m. for having licence to marry. Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire that, having accepted security for rendering the aforesaid 5 m. to the king, he is to cause Sibyl to have full seisin of all land in his bailiwick that Walter of Calne, her father, held in chief of the king and that falls to her by hereditary right, and of which John was seised on the day he died, and that the sheriff took into the king’s hand by reason of John’s death, and he is to permit her to marry without impediment.

5 May. Westminster. Because otherwise below. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has remitted and quitclaimed to his beloved and faithful Hugh de Neville, for his faithful service, up to the sum of 500 m. of the 5000 m. by which he made fine with King John, the king’s father, for having his grace and benevolence, of the 1000 m. that the king’s same father exacted from him because he permitted the park of Taunton to be enclosed without his licence and will, and of the 200 m. by which Hugh made fine with the king’s same father for having seisin of the vill of Wakering, of which he was disseised by the will of the king’s father, which 6200 m. are exacted from him at the Exchequer, so that he may render 100 m. of these 500 m. this year, namely from Easter in the thirteenth year to Easter in the fourteenth year. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus. ¹

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Entry cancelled because otherwise below. See 197 below.

For R. elect of Canterbury, concerning the testament of S. archbishop of Canterbury. To the barons of the Exchequer. At the instance of the venerable father R. elect of Canterbury, the king has granted to him that he may render £100 by his hand at the Exchequer at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year for the executors of the testament of the venerable father S., archbishop of Canterbury, which the same executors ought to have rendered at Easter last past in the same year of the fine of 300 m. that they made with the king for having the corn of the archbishopric of Canterbury from autumn last past in the twelfth year, and for having his debts. The king has also granted to the same elect that, similarly, he may render £84 2s. 3d. ¹ by his hand at the aforesaid term of Michaelmas, which the executors ought to have rendered at Easter aforesaid of the debts that the archbishop owed to the king. Order to cause the aforesaid executors to be quit of the aforesaid £184 2s. 3d. and to enroll them upon the aforesaid elect, as aforesaid.

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Corrected from ‘£82’.

For the men of Devizes and Rowde. The king has given respite to the men of Devizes and Rowde from the 75s. that they owe him for the last tallage assessed upon them, until Michaelmas in the thirteenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to permit the same men to have that respite.

Concerning the land of Richard of Chilham, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Essex to take into the king’s hand all land of Richard of Chilham, brother of the king, in his bailiwick, and to keep it safely until he king orders otherwise.

Concerning the land of Richard of Chilham, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Kent to take into the king’s hand all lands that Richard of Chilham holds in his bailiwick of the inheritance of Rose, his wife, except for the manor of Lesnes , which the Rose has by bail of the king to sustain her, and to keep them safely etc. as above.

8 May. Westminster. For William son of Reginald. To the barons of the Exchequer. Of the 40 m. by which Reginald de la Launde made fine with King John, father of the king, for the perjury of which he was convicted in his time and for which he was in the prison of the king’s father for five years, on account of the poverty of William, son and heir of the same Reginald, and because he does not have but one virgate of land of the inheritance of the same Reginald, his father, which is valued at 6s. a year, of which he renders 4s. per annum to the lord of the fee, so that nothing remains to his use save for 2s., the king has pardoned William the 36 m. 10s. which still remain to be paid of the same fine and which is exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer. Order to cause William to be quit of the aforesaid 36 m. 10s.

5 May. Westminster. For Nicholas le Simple of Devizes. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has committed to Nicholas le Simple of Devizes his parks and two gardens of Devizes to keep for as long as it pleases the king, rendering half a mark each year by his hand at the Exchequer at Michaelmas for the custody of the aforesaid parks and 4s. for the custody of the aforesaid gardens for as long as he will have that custody. Order to cause it to be done and enrolled thus.

For William de Vernun. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite, until the octaves of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in the thirteenth year, ¹ the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from William de Vernun for the scutage of Kerry, which scutage he delivered to W. earl of Derby, as he says, so that it may then be seen at the Exchequer whether that scutage pertains to the king or to the same earl.

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Corrected from ‘the octaves of the Blessed Mary’.

For William de Vernun. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Derbyshire.

10 May. Fulham. For Hugh de Neville. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king, for himself and his heirs, has pardoned and quitclaimed to his beloved and faithful Hugh de Neville and his heirs, for his faithful service, up to the sum of 500 m. of the 5000 m. by which Hugh made fine with King John, father of the king, for having his grace and benevolence, and £83 16s. 6½d. that are exacted from him at the Exchequer of the 200 m. by which he made fine with the king’s father for having seisin of the vill of Wakering, of which the king’s same father disseised him by his will, and of the 1000 m. that are exacted from him of the time of King John, father of the king, because he permitted Peter, bishop of Winchester, to enclose the park of Taunton without warrant, ¹ so that Hugh is to render 50 m. of these 500 m. to the king at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and 50 m. at Easter in the fourteenth year, and from year to year until the aforesaid 500 m. are paid. ² Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

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The details of the fine of 1000 m., interlined, are in a lighter brown ink.

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The year to year clause is added in the same lighter brown hand.

For Henry of Monewden. Order to the keeper of the honour of Lancaster to place in respite the demand he makes from Henry of Monewden and his men of Tunnet and Thorp for the escape of thieves, until the first eyre of the justices in the parts of Lincoln, so that it may be inquired then before the same justices whether Henry ought to have quittance from the escape of thieves as he claims to have, or not.

Concerning threshing the corn of Marlborough. Order to R. de Meysey, constable of Marlborough , to cause all the king’s corn in the castle of Marlborough to be threshed and sold by the view and testimony of trustworthy and law-worthy men and to keep the monies thus arising until the king orders otherwise.

[No date]. For the convent of Guisborough . The prior and canons of Guisborough give the king 5 m. for having his confirmation of the lands they have of the gift and grant of others, as their charters that they have testify.

11 May. Fulham. For Richard of Minton. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted to Richard of Minton that for as long as he holds the vill of Stretton by the king’s will, which he previously had at farm by rendering £24 per annum, he may render £20 each year at the Exchequer for the same vill at the same terms at which he was accustomed to render the aforesaid £24. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

Concerning the land formerly of the count of St. Pol. Order to the sheriff of Essex to take into the king’s hand all land formerly of the count of St. Pol in his bailiwick and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

[No date]. For John of Earley. The king has taken the homage of John, son and heir of John of Earley, for the lands that the same John held of the king in chief and that fall to the same John, his son, by inheritance. Order to the sheriffs of Somerset and Berkshire to cause him to have full seisin of all land that the same John held of the king in chief and that fall to the same John by inheritance in his bailiwick, of which he was seised on the day he died. He is (sic.) to inquire diligently how much land the same John held in chief in their bailiwicks, and by what service, and how much they are valued per annum, and he (sic.) is to cause the king to know of the inquisition etc.

[No date]. Memorandum that the aforesaid John, his son, owes his relief.

[No date]. For the burgesses of Derby. The burgesses of Derby give the king 5 m. for having his charter for having certain liberties and two fairs , as is more fully contained in their charter.

16 May. Westminster. For the Welshmen of Banaster (Pro Walensibus Banastr’). The Welshmen of Banaster have made fine with the king by 20 m., so that they are quit on this occasion of their tallage. They are to render which 20 m. to the king at two terms, namely a moiety at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Hilary in the fourteenth year. Order to the sheriff of Lancaster to permit them to have peace from the aforesaid tallage that he exacts from them. He is to cause their livestock taken for this reason to be rendered to them.

From here it is to be sent to the Exchequer.

For the abbot of Cleeve . The king has granted and confirmed by his charter to the abbot and monks of Cleeve in Somerset his manor in Devon with the foreign hundred and other appurtenances, to have from the king and his heirs to the abbot and his successors at fee farm, rendering £22 to the king per annum at the Exchequer, as is more fully contained in the charter etc. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause it to be enrolled thus.

29 May. Fulham. For Ranulf le Breton, concerning the lands of the count of St. Pol. To the sheriff of Essex. Order to cause the king’s beloved and faithful Ranulf le Breton to have full seisin of the land formerly of the count of St. Pol in his bailiwick, which the king committed to his beloved and faithful Reymund de Burgh for as long as it pleased him and afterwards ordered it to be taken into his hand, which land he has committed to him so that he answers where the king will order him.

31 May. St. Albans. For Robert de Briwes. The king has taken the homage of Robert de Briwes, son and heir of John de Briwes, for the lands formerly of the same John which he held of the king in chief in Staple, and which fall to Robert by hereditary right, and he has quitclaimed to Robert his relief that he owed him for the aforesaid lands at the petition of William Raleigh. Order to the sheriff of Somerset to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid land formerly of John in the same vill, which falls to Robert by hereditary right.

Concerning a demand to be placed in respite. Order to the sheriff of Huntingdonshire to place in respite, until Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand of 100s. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the manor of Kimbolton for a murder fine from the time of W., formerly earl of Essex, so that it may be seen then whether the executors of the testament of the aforesaid earl or Reymund de Burgh ought to answer the king.

6 June. Daventry. Concerning the land of Matthew of Hathersage, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to take into the king’s hand all land that Matthew of Hathersage holds of the king in chief in his bailiwick and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

For Robert Arsic. The king has granted to Robert Arsic that, of the 20 m. which are exacted from him at the Exchequer for the prest of Poitou, he may render 3 m. to the king at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, 3 m. at Easter in the fourteenth year, and 6 m. thus from year to year at the same terms until the aforesaid 20 m. are paid to the king. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be enrolled thus.

For Hugh de Vivonne. The king has given respite to Hugh de Vivonne, until the octaves of St. John in the thirteenth year, from the 20 m. that are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer. Order to the sheriff of Somerset not to distrain Hugh in the meantime for this reason.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Essex to place in respite the demand he makes from William (sic.) by summons of the Exchequer for the debt that Richard de Redvers, his father, owed the king, until the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, so that it may be inquired then whether he or another ought to answer for that debt to the king.

6 June. Banbury. For Hugh de Gournay. The king has granted to Hugh de Gournay that, of the 100 m, which are exacted from him for the prest of King John in Poitou made to Hugh de Gournay, his father, he may render 5 m. at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and 5 m. at Easter in the fourteenth year, and 10 m. thus from year to year until the aforesaid monies are paid to the king. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire to permit this to be rendered thus.

8 June. Campden. Concerning land in Upton, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to take into the king’s hand the land that Maillard, formerly a squire of W. earl of Old Marshal , holds in Upton by a bail of the same earl [made] at the time when he was the regent of the king and his kingdom, and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

11 June. Worcester. Concerning land in Grendon, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to take into the king’s hand the land that Geoffrey Saucer held by bail of King John in Grendon and that John Marshal has of the same Geoffrey, and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Lancaster to place in respite, until 15 days from Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand he makes from Henry of Monewden by summons of the Exchequer for a certain scutage of Poitou and for the first scutage of the king after his first coronation, and the demand he makes from the same H. for the ward that he ought to have performed at the castle of Lancaster at the time when the lands of Roger de Montbegon, after his death, were in the hand of J. earl of Chester.

Concerning the tallage of the abbey of Hulme . Order to Reginald, clerk of Ranulf le Breton, keeper of the abbey of Hulme , to cause the tallage assessed upon the men holding of the same abbey, which is vacant and in his custody, to be assessed in such a way that these paupers are less aggrieved. If the abbot and convent of the same house will mainpern by their letters patent that they will answer the king for the aforesaid tallage at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, then, on account of the poverty of the aforesaid men, who at present cannot answer for the aforesaid tallage without great harm, he is to permit them to have peace up to the aforesaid term.

For the men of Bridgnorth. Order to the sheriff of Shropshire to place in respite the demand of 20 m. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the men of Bridgnorth for the tallage last assessed in the vill of Bridgnorth, until Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, having accepted security from them that they will satisfy the king then.

[No date]. Concerning the land of Hugh le Poer , to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire that, having viewed these letters, he is to take into the king’s hand all land of Hugh le Poer, forester, in his bailiwick and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

18 June. Hereford. For Robert of Cockfield. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to permit Robert of Cockfield to have in peace his corn that he caused to be sown in the king’s manor of Pickering in this, the thirteenth, year, saving the rent of the same manor to the king, for which the sheriff ought to answer at the Exchequer.

18 June. Hereford. For the sheriff of Herefordshire. The king has given respite to the sheriff of Herefordshire from making his view for Easter term in the thirteenth year until St. John the Baptist in the same year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite.

For William de Braose. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite, until the octaves of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand they make from William de Braose for £33 9s. 1d., which is exacted from him at the Exchequer for two debts, and for £45 16s. 8d. which are exacted from him at the Exchequer for the scutage of Montgomery.

For William de Gamages. The king has granted to William de Gamages that, of the 5 m. which are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer, in which he was amerced before four knights in the county court of Gloucestershire for disseisin, he may render 22s. at the Exchequer at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, 22s. at Easter in the fourteenth year, and 22s. 8d. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to permit him to have those terms, as aforesaid.

Concerning taking Bowden and Harborough into the king’s hand. Order to the barons of the Exchequer that, having heard the account of William de Stuteville for the counties of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, and the account of William de Cantilupe for the issues of the manors of Harborough and Bowden, as William has been ordered on behalf of the king at other times, they are to take the aforesaid manors into the king’s hand without delay.

Concerning the price of wines. The king has granted to the vintners of Hereford that the sester of wine is to be sold for 10d. in the vill of Hereford for one year from St. Peter in Chains in the thirteenth year. Order to the sheriff of Herefordshire to cause this assize of wine to be proclaimed in the vill of Hereford and held as aforesaid, and to take security from the same vintners for 3 m. to the king’s use for one tun of wine for this grant.

Concerning the price of wines. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Gloucestershire for the vintners of Cirencester up to Easter in the fourteenth year, and they give nothing.

12 July. Oxford. Concerning the price of wines. And to the vintners of Oxford for selling wine for 10d. up to Easter in the fourteenth year.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite, until Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand they make from Roger of Clifford for the arrears of his account, and for the £35 that is exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer for the prest of Poitou, and for £10 of a prest of the king’s Wardrobe. ¹

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Wardrobe prest interlined.

25 June. Gloucester. Concerning land in Lambourn, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to take into the king’s hand land in Lambourn which Richard Walensis held by bail of King John and by bail of the king, and into which Henry de Scaccario later had entry by the aforesaid Richard, and he is to keep that land safely until the king orders otherwise.

25 June. Gloucester. Because otherwise below. William de Camville has made fine with the king by 50 m. for having back his lands which the king caused to be taken into his hand for the trespass that he made towards him in felling his wood of Arrow , which is within the king’s forest, without the assent and will of the king. Order to the sheriff of Worcestershire that, having accepted security from William for the aforesaid 50 m. to the king’s use, then he is to cause him to have full seisin of his lands and woods taken into the king’s hand for the aforesaid reason. ¹

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Entry cancelled because otherwise below. See 241 below.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite, until 15 days from Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand they make by summons of the Exchequer from W. Marshal and G. earl of Gloucester for the scutage of Montgomery from the honour of Gifford .

25 June. Gloucester. For the abbot of Cleeve . The king has granted his manor of Braunton , and has confirmed by his charter, to the abbot and convent of Cleeve in Somerset, with the foreign hundred in Devon and its other appurtenances, to have and hold from the king and his heirs forever at fee farm, rendering £22 each year by their hands at the Exchequer at two terms, namely £11 at Michaelmas and £11 at Easter, saving their common of pasture to the men of the same manor and to other men who are not of the same manor, which they had before this grant, as is more fully contained in the king’s charter made thereupon. Order to the sheriff of Devon to cause the abbot to have full seisin of the aforesaid manor of Braunton with its appurtenances without delay.

For the sheriff of Gloucestershire. The sheriff of Gloucestershire, by letters directed to the barons of the Exchequer, has respite from the view of his account until 15 days from the octaves of St. John the Baptist.

For Hugh de Vivonne. The king has granted to Hugh de Vivonne that, of the 20 m. which are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer, and which he ought to have rendered to the king in the octaves of St. John the Baptist in the thirteenth year, he may render 10 m. in the aforesaid octaves of St. John and the other 10 m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to the sheriff of Somerset to permit him to have the aforesaid respite in the meantime.

For the abbot of St. Benet of Hulme . The king has shown royal assent and favour to the election recently made of Brother Samson, former prior of St. Benet of Hulme , as abbot of the same place. Order to Ranulf le Breton, keeper of the same abbey , to cause the same elect to have full seisin of all etc. pertaining to the same abbey, so that the abbot and convent answer the king at the Exchequer of Michaelmas for the tallage assessed upon the men holding of the abbey, and he is to have the letters patent of the abbot and convent, which he has with him, without another command being made to him.

Concerning tallage from the lands of the chapter of Rouen in Kilham. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to cause it to be inquired by the oath of trustworthy and law-worthy men of his county whether the land of the archbishop and chapter of Rouen, which they hold in Kilham and which Simon de Hale and his associates, lately deputed to tallage the king’s demesnes in that county, tallaged at £10, was quit of tallage in the times of Kings Henry, Richard and John up until the war between etc. and in the time of the king, how much tallage was assessed upon the king’s demesnes, and [to cause him to know of the] inquisition etc., and in the meantime permit the proctor of the same archbishop and chapter to have peace from the aforesaid demand of £10 for the aforesaid tallage.

29 June. Gloucester. For William de Camville. William de Camville has made fine with the king by 50 m. for having his grace and benevolence for a trespass that he made towards him in felling his wood of Arrow in Worcestershire, which is within the king’s forest, without his assent and will. Order to the sheriff of Warwickshire to take security from William for rendering those 50 m. to the king and, once he has taken that security, he is to signify this to the sheriff of Worcestershire by his letters, to whom the king has ordered that once he will signify to him that he has taken security from him, he is then to cause William to have full seisin without delay of all his land that he took into the king’s hand by his order by reason of this trespass.

For William de Camville. Order to the sheriff of Worcestershire that when the sheriff of Warwickshire signifies to him etc. as above, then etc.

Somerset. John of Stoke gives half a mark for having a writ before the itinerant justices to attaint the twelve jurors of the assize of novel disseisin that was taken before four knights, justices assigned to this , against Henry Hoese, concerning a tenement in Stoke. Order to the sheriff of Somerset to take etc.

4 July. Cirencester. Concerning the custody of the abbey of Burton . The king has committed the vacant abbey of Burton to Master Robert of Shardlow to keep for as long as it pleases the king. Order to the sheriff of Derbyshire to cause Master Robert to have full seisin of all lands, property, rents and all possessions pertaining to the same abbey, as aforesaid.

Concerning the custody of the abbey of Burton . It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Warwickshire and Leicestershire and Staffordshire .

Concerning the land formerly of Nicholas son of Perceval. Order to the sheriff of Worcestershire to take into the king’s hand without delay all land in his bailiwick formerly of Nicholas, son of Perceval de Somery, who is dead, and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise, saving his property and chattels found in the same land to R. earl of Chester and Lincoln.

Concerning the land formerly of Nicholas son of Perceval. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Staffordshire.

5 July. Lechlade. For the sheriff of Gloucestershire. By the king’s order, the sheriff of Gloucestershire stays in the parts of Gloucester, so that from the octaves of St. John the Baptist in 15 days he cannot come before the barons of the Exchequer to make the view of his account for Easter term in the thirteenth year. Order to the same barons to admit Peter of Edgeworth in place of the same sheriff on the aforesaid day in order to make the aforesaid view both of the farm of the same county and of the other issues of the same county, ¹ so that he answers for the aforesaid farm of the aforesaid term and for other things contained in the summons of the Exchequer.

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The remainder of this entry is an interlineal addition.

Concerning the land of William of Ireby. [Order] to the sheriff of Cumberland to take into the king’s hand without delay, for trespass of his forest, all land of William of Ireby in his bailiwick and to keep it safely with the chattels found therein, so that nothing is removed therefrom until the king orders otherwise.

Concerning the land of William de Cantilupe. [Order] to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to take into the king’s hand without delay, for trespass of his forest, all land of William de Cantilupe junior in his bailiwick and to keep it safely with the chattels found therein, so that nothing is removed therefrom until the king orders otherwise.

Concerning the land of William Talbot. [Order] to the sheriff of Norfolk to take into the king’s hand without delay, for trespass of his forest, all land of William Talbot in his bailiwick and to keep it safely with the chattels found therein, so that nothing is removed therefrom until the king orders otherwise.

[No date]. Notification to the sheriff of Wiltshire that the king has given respite to Godfrey de Scudamore from the scutage of Montgomery that he exacts from him by summons of the Exchequer, until Michaelmas.

8 July. Woodstock. For Master Stephen de Lucy. The king has given licence to Master Stephen de Lucy, going to the bishopric of Durham to collect his arrears that are owed to him in the same bishopric from the time he had the custody of the same, that he may render his account for the same time at the Exchequer at Michaelmas in 15 days. Order thus to the barons of the Exchequer. ¹

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Order interlined.

8 July. Woodstock. For Henry of Audley. The king has given respite to Henry of Audley, until Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, from the demand of £37 23d. that is exacted from him at the Exchequer for the arrears of the farm of the counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire for the twelfth year, and from the demand of £118 40d. that is exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer from the last eyre of the justices. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to permit him to have that respite. ¹

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Place of witness corrected from ‘Guildford’.

For Ralph de Mortimer. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has pardoned to Ralph de Mortimer, brother and heir of Hugh de Mortimer, for his faithful service, up to £500 of the £511 2s. 4d. that is exacted from the same Ralph at the Exchequer for the same Hugh of the fine which Roger de Mortimer, father of Hugh and Ralph, made with King John, the king’s father, for having custody of Walter de Beauchamp, and of the 46 m. that are exacted at the Exchequer from Ralph for Hugh for the first scutage of Poitou from the time of the king’s father, and of the 500 m. that are exacted at the Exchequer from Ralph for Hugh of the fine that he made with the king’s father for having the lands of Roger, his father , and of 10 m. and two hawks that are exacted at the Exchequer from Ralph for Hugh for the delivery of Reginald Russell, and of £100 and a valuable destrier, and of the 30 m. that are exacted at the Exchequer from Ralph for Hugh for Martin Champion, and of the 20 m. that are exacted at the Exchequer from Ralph for Hugh for disseisin, and of £100 that are exacted at the Exchequer from Ralph for his relief, the sum total of which is £1115 2s. 4d. Ralph is to render £20 of which £500 to the king each year at the Exchequer at two terms, namely £10 at Michaelmas and £10 at Easter, until he will have rendered the aforesaid £500 to the king in full. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

11 July. Woodstock. Concerning the fine of 300 m. made with the king by the monks of St. Edmunds . Brother Henry, prior of St. Edmunds , and Brother Richard, sacrist of the same place, have made fine with the king, for themselves and for all of the convent of the same place, by 300 m., for having custody of the aforesaid abbey, with all lands, property, rents and all possessions and all corn pertaining to it from this autumn, up to Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, saving to the king the donation of churches pertaining to the abbey if in that time any fall vacant, and saving to the king wardships, escheats and other things that pertain to the abbot of the same place. They are to render the aforesaid fine to the king at two terms, namely £100 at Michaelmas in the same year and £100 at Easter in the fourteenth year. Order to William de Haverhill, keeper of the same abbey, to cause the aforesaid prior and sacrist, for the same convent, to have full seisin without delay of the aforesaid abbey with all lands, property, rents and all possessions and corn pertaining to it up to the aforesaid term, saving to the king in the meantime all donations of churches aforesaid, and wards and escheats, as aforesaid.

Concerning the fine of 300 m. made with the king by the monks of St. Edmunds . They have similar letters patent directed to all etc., up to this word, ‘Order to William de Haverhill etc.’

Concerning placing the demand made from William de Redvers in respite. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite the demand they make from William de Redvers by summons of the Exchequer for the debt of Richard, his father, until 15 days from Michaelmas in the thirteenth year.

[No date]. For Godfrey de Scudamore. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire to place in respite, until Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand for scutage for the army of Bedford that he makes from Godfrey de Scudamore by summons of the Exchequer from five knights’ fees that he holds in his bailiwick of the fee of Roger of Clifford, which scutage Roger says pertains to him, so that it may be inquired then before the barons of the Exchequer whether the king ought to have the aforesaid scutage or the aforesaid Roger.

13 July. Wallingford. For M. countess of Winchester. Margaret, countess of Winchester, gives the king 80 m. for having his grant of ¹ the lands of the Normans which are of her fee and which are in her hand, or of other lands that others hold by the same countess of the same lands of the Normans that are of her fee, to have and hold to the same countess for life and to Roger de Quincy, her son and heir, after her death, unless the king will render those lands to the heirs of the same lands by the peace which they made with him for having the aforesaid lands, as is more fully contained in the Patent Roll. The countess is to render a moiety of the aforesaid 80 m. to the king at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Easter in the fourteenth year.

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Corrected from simply ‘for having …’

16 July. Westminster. Concerning land to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk that, immediately after having viewed these letters, he is to take into the king’s hand all land of Robert, dean of Norton, in Norton, Timworth, Stow, and in the vill of St. Edmunds, with the chattels found therein, and to keep them safely so that nothing is removed until the king orders otherwise.

From here it is to be sent to the Exchequer.

For the chancellor of Chichester. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire to cause the land formerly of Adam of Rotherfield in Rotherfield and in Tisted, which the same Adam had demised to Eustace, chancellor of Chichester, then archdeacon of Lewes, at farm at a term which has not yet past, and which he took into the king’s hand because Adam withdrew himself for ill repute, of which he is accused, to be replevied without delay to the same chancellor, with all property and chattels found in the same land, having accepted security from the same chancellor that if anything pertains to the king by reason of the flight or repute of Adam, he will answer the king before the itinerant justices or whenever the king shall order.

Concerning the honour of Eye , to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk that, immediately after having viewed these letters, he is to take the honour of Eye with its appurtenances into the king’s hand and to commit it to Laurence of St. Albans to keep, so that he answers the king by his hand.

Leicestershire. Simon Pepin gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of the assize of mort d’ancestor that was summoned and taken before the itinerant justices at Coventry against Hugh Pollard, concerning a tenement in Croxton. Order to the sheriff of Leicestershire to take etc.

For John de Mare. The king has taken the homage of John de Mare for one knight’s fee that Robert de Mare, his father, held of the king in chief in Walden and that falls to John by hereditary right. Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire that, having accepted security from him for rendering 100s. to the king for his relief, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of the aforesaid fee.

[No date]. Suffolk. William Cheure gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of the assize of novel disseisin that was taken before itinerant justices in Suffolk against Maurice Cheure, concerning a tenement in Dunwich. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk etc.

Northamptonshire. William son of Roger gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin against Nicholas of Bassingbourn and others, concerning a tenement in Glapthorn. Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire to take etc.

[No date]. Suffolk. Geoffrey son of Daya gives the king one mark for having a pone against Henry Prat, concerning a debt of 4 m. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk etc.

13 Aug. St. Edmunds. For Andrew Blund. Order to the sheriff of Staffordshire to cause the manor of Penkridge , which the king ordered to be taken into his hand, to be replevied to Andrew Blund up to Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, having accepted security from Andrew that he will be before the barons of the Exchequer at the aforesaid term to show his warrant for the aforesaid manor.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Essex to place in respite the demand of 20s. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Hugh de Vivonne for a certain pledge, until upon his next account at the Exchequer at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year.

[No date]. Devon. William le Fleming gives the king 20s. for having four justices to take an assize of novel disseisin, concerning a tenement in Ash. Order to the sheriff of Devon to take etc.

Dunmow. Concerning the land formerly of Osbert Gifford, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Kent that since Osbert Gifford, who owed several debts to the king, is dead, he is to take into the king’s hand without delay all land formerly of the same Osbert in his bailiwick, with all chattels found therein, and to keep it safely so that nothing is removed until the king orders otherwise. If anything has been removed therefrom, he is to cause it to be returned immediately.

[No date]. Cumberland. John de Morthing gives the king 20s. for having four justices to take the assize of novel disseisin that he arraigned against Adam of Millom, concerning a tenement in Whitbeck. Order to the sheriff of Cumberland to take etc.

25 Aug. Havering. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Huntingdonshire to place in respite, until 15 days from the Sunday after St. Bartholomew in the thirteenth year, the demand of 4 m. that he makes from Imbert of Hereford by summons of the Exchequer for the prest of King John made to him in Ireland.

2 Sept. Windsor. Concerning the debt that Osbert Gifford owed to the king. The king has granted to H. bishop of Rochester, Henry of Walpole, Isabella de Friville and Matilda Gifford, sister of Osbert Gifford, executors of the testament of the same Osbert, that, of the £50 and half a mark which still remains of the fine that Osbert made with the king for having the custody of the land and heir of William of Hastings, with the marriage of the same heir, they may render £20 per annum to the king for Osbert at the same terms at the Exchequer at which he was bound to pay them to the king. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

Concerning the debt that Osbert Gifford owed to the king. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Berkshire that he permits them to render this thus.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to place in respite the demand of 17½ m. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the lands formerly of Osbert Gifford in his bailiwick, until upon his next account at the Exchequer, so that it may be inquired then at the Exchequer how the aforesaid debt arose and if Osbert was bound to the king in the aforesaid debt or not.

3 Sept. Windsor. Concerning the land formerly of Warin of Bassingbourn, to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Cambridgeshire to take into the king’s hand without delay all land formerly of Warin of Bassingbourn in his bailiwick and to keep it safely with all chattels found therein, so that nothing is removed therefrom until the king orders otherwise.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Huntingdonshire to place in respite the demand for 4 m. that he makes from Imbert of Hereford by summons of the Exchequer, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire to place in respite, until Michaelmas in the fourteenth year, the demand of 130 m. that he makes from Roger de Quincy by summons of the Exchequer for several prests made in Ireland and Wales to Saer de Quincy, former earl of Winchester, his father, in the time of King John, beyond the debts that Roger owes the king otherwise, for which he made fine at the Exchequer, saving to Roger the aforesaid fine that he made with the king for his other debts.

[No date]. Concerning the fine of the abbot of Fécamp . The abbot of Fécamp gives the king 200 m. in aid of his crossing and to recover his lands. He is to render all of this in the octaves of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire to place in respite, until 15 days from Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand of 100s. that he makes from William de Beauchamp of Drayton by summons of the Exchequer for the prest of Ireland of King John made to Ralph de Beauchamp, his father, whose heir he is, having accepted security from him that he will satisfy the king then.

5 Sept. Windsor. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire to place in respite, until upon his account in the octaves of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Ralph de Bruera and his associates, knights of the bishop of Salisbury, for the prest of Ireland and Scotland made to them in the time of King John etc., having accepted security from them that they will satisfy the king then at the Exchequer.

5 Sept. Windsor. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to place in respite, until Michaelmas in the fourteenth year, the demand of 10 m. 7s. 8d. that he makes from William of Brians by summons of the Exchequer for the prest of King John made to Thomas le Breton, whose heir he is, in Ireland.

Concerning respite of a demand. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Oxfordshire for the same William, concerning 3 m. of a prest made to him as above.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite, until Easter in the fourteenth year, the demand of 23 m. that he makes from Robert de Picquigny by summons of the Exchequer for a prest made to him in Ireland in the time of King John.

Concerning the fine made with the king for the custody of the land and heirs of Roger of Torpel. Ralph, bishop of Chichester, has made fine with the king by 300 m. for having custody of the land and heirs of Roger of Torpel, who held of the king in [chief], with the marriage of the same heirs, except for the land of Hinxton which the king granted to L. dean of St. Martin’s, London, to have until the full age of the same heirs. The bishop is to render 50 m. of the aforesaid fine at Easter in the fourteenth year, 50 m. at Michaelmas in the same year, and 100 m. thus at the same terms from year to year until the aforesaid 300 m. are paid. Order to the sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire to cause the bishop to have full seisin without delay of all land formerly of Roger in his bailiwick with all appurtenances, except the land of Hinxton which the king committed to the aforesaid L., as aforesaid., notwithstanding the seisin of those lands that the king ordered to be made over to the aforesaid dean.

Concerning the fine made with the king for the custody of the land and heirs of Roger of Torpel. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Northamptonshire, ¹ not making mention of the land of Hinxton, which is in Cambridgeshire.

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Corrected from ‘ Nottinghamshire ’.

[No date]. Concerning the fine of Robert of Newburgh, so that he remains at home. Robert of Newburgh gives the king 20 m. to be quit of the king’s forthcoming passage, of which he is to render a moiety at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety at Easter in the fourteenth year, except for the scutage of the same Robert and his knights who hold of him, all of which the king will have.

Concerning respite of the demands for prests made in Ireland , Scotland , Poitou and Barham Down . The king has granted to Milo Neirunt and all others holding of the honour of Wallingford that they may have respite, until 15 days from Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, from the demand that the keeper of the same honour makes from them by summons of the Exchequer for the prest made to them in the time of King John of Ireland , Scotland , Poitou and Barham Down . Order to the same keeper to permit them to have that respite and to cause the livestock of the same Milo taken for this reason to be delivered.

Concerning respites of the demands of prests made in Ireland , Scotland , Poitou and Barham Down . It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, Dorset and Somerset, Northamptonshire , Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Yorkshire , Warwickshire and Leicestershire, Wiltshire , Devon , Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire and Middlesex , and especially to the sheriffs of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire for Phillip Marc, concerning the prest of Ireland.

For Jakelin le Vielur. The king has committed to Jakelin le Vielur, for as long as it pleases the king, the messuage and garden which Master John Red held of the king in Bridport, rendering 9d. annually to the king as John was accustomed to render. Order to the sheriff of Dorset to cause Jakelin to have full seisin of the aforesaid messuage and garden.

9 Sept. Windsor. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire to place in respite, until Michaelmas in the fourteenth year, the demand of 20s. that he makes from Fulk of Montgomery by summons of the Exchequer for a certain scutage of Poitou from the time at which the land of Morden and Cottered was in the hand of William de Caen.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire to place in respite, until Michaelmas in the fourteenth year, the demand he makes from Robert fitz Walter by summons of the Exchequer for a prest made to him of the prest of Poitou, Scotland , Ireland and Barham Down in the time of King John etc.

[No date]. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire to place in respite the demand he makes from Fulk of Montgomery by summons of the Exchequer for a certain scutage of Poitou from the time at which the land of Morden and Cottered was in the hand of William [de Caen]. ¹

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It is not clear whether this entry should have been cancelled or whether it corrects no. 294. It has not been cancelled.

For Gilbert le Breton. The king has taken the homage of Gilbert le Breton for the land that Richard le Breton, his father, whose heir he is, held of the king in chief. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire that, having accepted security from Gilbert for 2½ m. for his relief, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of all land that Richard held in chief on the day he died and that falls to him by hereditary right in his bailiwick.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to place in respite the demand of 2½ m. that Manasser Senior, Jew of York , makes from Richard de Alençon for the land formerly of Alexander de Neville, which is in Richard’s hand by the fine that he made with the king for custody of the land and heir of Alexander, until Richard will pay to the king the fine that he made with him for the aforesaid custody.

Concerning respite of a demand. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Lincolnshire, concerning the demand of 18 m. that Peter Poitevin, Jew of Lincoln , makes from the same Richard for the land formerly of the same Alexander.

11 Sept. London. Buckinghamshire. Walter de Bidun gives the king 2 m. for having a writ for having four justices to take an assize concerning a highway that William de Hoctun’ narrowed (artavit) in Lathbury to the harm of his free tenement in the same vill. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to take security etc.

13 Sept. Windsor. For William de Camville. The king has granted to William de Camville that, of the 50 m. which he owes him, he may render 20 m. at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year by his hand at the Exchequer. Order to the sheriff of Warwickshire to permit him to have peace from the rest of the aforesaid 50 m. until the king will order him otherwise.

For Robert de Gouiz. The king has granted to Robert de Gouiz that, of the debt which Robert, his father, owed the king, and of which his father was accustomed to pay 100s. per annum, he may in future render 10 m. each year at the Exchequer until the aforesaid debt is paid, namely 5 m. at the Exchequer of Michaelmas and 5 m. at the Exchequer of Easter. Order to the sheriff of Dorset to permit Robert to have the aforesaid terms, as aforesaid, and to cause his livestock and chattels taken for this reason to be delivered to him.

For William Marsh. Order to the sheriff of Somerset to permit William Marsh to render the debt that he owes the king and that is exacted from him at the Exchequer at the same terms which the king previously granted to him for the same debt, notwithstanding that he did not observe those terms. He is to cause his lands and chattels taken into the king’s hand for this reason to be delivered.

For John of Walton. The king has granted to John of Walton that, of the 10 m. which he owes him and which are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer, he may render 3 m. to the king by his hand at the Exchequer in the octaves of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, 3 m. in the octaves of the Close of Easter in the fourteenth year, and 4 m. in the octaves of Michaelmas in the same year. Order to the sheriff of Surrey that, having accepted security from John for rendering the aforesaid 10 m. thus, he is to permit him to render them as aforesaid.

Concerning the manor of Luddesdown. Order to the sheriff of Kent that, having viewed these letters, he is to take the manor of Luddesdown, which Osbert Gifford held of Warin de Munchesney, into the king’s hand, and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise, notwithstanding the king’s order previously made to him for making over seisin of the same manor to Warin. ¹

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Another stylised head is drawn in the margin between this and the following entry.

19 Sept. Faversham. For William de Cantilupe. The king has granted to William de Cantilupe that he may render to the king at the Exchequer the 100s. which are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer for the escape of thieves, in the sum of money for which he made fine with the king by rendering 15 m. per annum until the aforesaid money is paid. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

20 Sept. Rochester. Fine. For Walter de Bendenges. Walter de Bendenges ¹ has made fine with the king by 100s. lest he be made a knight at present and so he is not to cross with the king, saving his scutage to the king. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire ² that, having accepted security from him for rendering those 100s. to the king, he is to permit him to have peace at present from being made a knight.

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‘Walter’ corrected from ‘Adam’.

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Corrected from ‘ Kent ’.

20 Sept. Dartford. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire to place in respite the demand of £7 2d. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the men of dean and chapter of Rouen of Clere for the amercement taken for wines sold contrary to the assize, as is said, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, so it may be inquired then before the barons of the Exchequer whether the aforesaid men ought to answer or not. He is also to cause the livestock of the same men taken for this reason to be replevied to them in the meantime.

Fine. For William de Fiennes. William de Fiennes has made fine with the king by 40 m., of which he is to render a moiety at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and the other moiety on the morrow of St. Andrew in the fourteenth year, so that he is not to cross with the king at his first crossing at Michaelmas in 15 days, saving to the same William his scutage from the fees that he holds in chief. Order to the sheriff of Somerset not to distrain him to cross with the king.

For William de Fiennes. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Surrey .

Fine. For Stephen of Langton. Stephen of Langton has made fine with the king by 10 m. so that he should not cross with the king etc., saving his scutage to the king from the knights’ fees that he holds of the king in chief. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk not to distrain Stephen to cross or to be made a knight.

Concerning land to be taken into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Dorset to take into the king’s hand the land that Osbert de Boileben’, who fled for theft , of which he was accused, [held], and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

26 Sept. London. For Robert Savage. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted to Robert Savage, because he is ready to be made a knight and is ready to cross with the king on his first crossing after Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, that, of the £18 which he was bound to render at Michaelmas in the same year, he may render a moiety at the same term and the other moiety at Michaelmas in the fourteenth year. Order to cause it to be done thus.

For Robert Savage. Order to the sheriff of Sussex to permit him to have peace therefrom.

Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk to place in respite the demand he makes from the abbot of St. Edmunds by summons of the Exchequer for a murder fine, until one month from Michaelmas in the thirteenth year.

27 Sept. London. Fine. For Henry de Oilly. Henry de Oilly has made fine with the king by 100 m., so that he is to be quit on this occasion of crossing with the king after Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, and for having his scutage from the knights’ fees he holds of the king in chief, namely 3 m. per shield for the king’s army against the aforesaid crossing. Order to the sheriff of Warwickshire to permit him to have peace from the aforesaid crossing and to cause him also to have his scutage from the knights’ fees that he holds of the king in chief, as aforesaid.

For Henry de Oilly. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire , Staffordshire and Northamptonshire .

Fine. For Roger Bigod. It is written under the same form to the sheriffs of Norfolk and Suffolk, Leicestershire , Essex , Lincolnshire , Yorkshire and Northamptonshire for Roger Bigod, son and heir of H. Bigod, former earl of Norfolk, who has similarly made fine with the king by 200 m., so that he is to be quit of crossing with the king, and for having his scutage as above.

Fine. For Simon d’Avranches. Simon d’Avranches, ¹ who has made fine with the king by 10 m., so that he is to be quit of crossing with the king on this occasion and for having his scutage from half a knight’s fee he holds of the king, has similar letters directed to the sheriffs of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset .

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Corrected from ‘Geoffrey’.

For John fitz Geoffrey. The king has granted to John fitz Geoffrey that, of the 100 m. which he still owes of the fine of 300 m. that he made with the king for having seisin of his lands, he may render 25 m. at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, 25 m. at Easter in the fourteenth year, 50 m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause it to be done and enrolled thus.

Fines of the men of the honour of Wallingford . To the keeper of the honour of Wallingford . Henry de Porta has made fine with the king by one mark, so that he is to be quit of crossing with the king on this occasion in the king’s first crossing that he is ready to make after Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, and for having his scutage from the fifth part of a knight’s fee he holds of the king in chief of the honour of Wallingford, namely 3 m. per shield for the king’s army against the aforesaid crossing. Order to permit him to have peace from the aforesaid crossing, making him have his scutage from the aforesaid fifth part, as aforesaid.

Fines of the men of the honour of Wallingford . It is written in the same manner to the same keeper for:

Ralph Dayrel, who made fine with the king by 3 m., so that he is to be quit of crossing with the king, and for having scutage from half a knight’s fee that he holds of the king in chief of the honour of Wallingford.Milo de Merleya, who made fine with the king by 2 m., so that he is to be quit etc., and for having his scutage from the fourth part of a knight’s fee that he holds of the king of the same honour.John le Brun, who made fine with the king by 5 m., so that he is to be quit etc., and for having his scutage from half a knight’s fee and the sixth part of two parts of a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.John de la [Lune], who made fine with the king by 20 s., so that he is to be quit etc., and for having his scutage from the fifth part of a knight’s fee as above of the same honour.Robert of Harpsden, who made fine by £10 etc., and for having his scutage from three knights’ fees that he holds of the king of the same honour.Robert de Druval, who made fine by one mark etc., and for having his scutage from the fourth part of a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.Elias of Wheatfield, who made fine by 2 m. etc., as above, and for having his scutage from the fourth part of a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.Richard de Rouen, who made fine by one mark etc., so that he is to be quit as above, and for having his scutage from the fifth part of a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.Hervey Malet, who made fine by 100s. as above, and for having his scutage from the 1½ knights’ fees etc. of the same honour.Henry Bernard who made fine by one mark etc., as above, and for having his scutage from the fifth part of a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.Roger of Saunderton, who made fine by 100s. as above, and for having his scutage from one knight’s fee that he holds of the king of the honour of Wallingford.Ralph of Weedon, who made fine by 100s. for the same, and for having his scutage from one knight’s fee and the sixth part of two parts of a fee of the same honour.Robert of Burghfield, who made fine by one mark for the same, and for having his scutage from the fifth part of a knight’s fee of the same honour.Robert of Burnby, who made fine by 4 m. for the same, and for having his scutage from half a knight’s fee and the sixth part of two parts of a knight’s fee of the same honour.Robert de Valognes, who made fine by 10 m. for the same, and for having his scutage from two knights’ fees that he holds of the same honour.Roald son of Alan, who made fine by 2 m. for the same, and for having his scutage from half a knight’s fee of the same honour.Milo Neirunt, who made fine by 12 m. for the same, and for having his scutage from two knights’ fees etc. of the same honour.William of Hedsor, who made fine by 60s. for the same, and for having his scutage from a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.William Carbunel, who made fine by 5 m. for the same, and for having his scutage from a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.Ralph de Auvers who made fine by 100s. for the same, and for having his scutage from two knights’ fees etc. of the same honour.Phillip of Wymondley, who made fine by one mark for the same, and for having his scutage from the fourth part of a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.Thomas of Kingston, who made fine by one mark for the same, and for having his scutage from the fifth part of a knight’s fee etc. of the same honour.Aymer of Sulham, who made fine by 20 m. so that he is to be quit of crossing on this occasion, and for having his scutage from four knights’ fees that he holds of the honour of Wallingford.Richard Foliot, who made fine by 10 m. so that he is to be quit of crossing, and lest he be made a knight on this occasion, and for having his scutage from two knights’ fees that he holds of the same honour.Henry Foliot, who made fine by 30 m. so that he is to be quit of crossing, and for having his scutage from two knights’ fees that he holds of the honour of Wallingford, and from three knights’ fees that the heir of Robert son of Aymer, who is in his custody by the king’s order, holds of the same honour.Humphrey Vis of Lynn, who made fine by 10 m. so that he is to be quit of crossing, and for having his scutage from one knight’s fee that he holds of the same honour.William son of Elias, who made fine by 5 m. so that he is to be quit of crossing, and for having his scutage from one knight’s fee that he holds of the same honour.Thomas Crook, who made fine by £10 so that he is to be quit etc. of crossing, and for having his scutage from four knights’ fees that he holds of the same honour.

30 Sept. London. For Hugh de Gournay. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted to Hugh de Gournay that he may render 20 m. at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and 5 m. at Easter in the fourteenth year of the 25 m. of which he ought to have rendered 10 m. at the Exchequer at Easter in the thirteenth year and 15 m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus, and that Hugh is not to be molested because he did not observe the aforesaid terms.

[No date]. For Aymer de Noers. Aymer de Noers has made fine with the king by 5 m., so that the wood of Gayhurst , which he previously enclosed by licence of the king, is in future to remain a park and is to be quit of regard and of other things, as is contained in his charter that he has for it.

[No date]. For Margaret de Redvers. Margaret de Redvers has made fine with the king by 200 m., so that she is to be quit of sending knights with the king at his passage in the thirteenth year, and for having her scutage from the knights’ fees that she holds of the king in chief, namely 3 m. per shield for the king’s army at the aforesaid passage, and so that she shall not be compelled to marry for as long as she wishes to live without a husband, and if she will wish to marry, she is to marry by her will on condition that she does not marry enemies of the king. ¹

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The clause concerning enemies of the king may have been added later as it is squeezed in before the next entry.

30 Sept. Westminster. Concerning respite of a demand. Order to the sheriff of Shropshire to place in respite the demand of 7 m. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the men of Stretton, which they say they paid to R. earl of Chester and Lincoln when he had the custody of the counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire, until the king, having inquired into the truth, can establish whether they paid those 7 m. to the same earl or not.

[No date]. For the abbot of Peterborough . The abbot of Peterborough has made fine with the king by 220 m., so that he is to be quit of his service at this passage of the king, and for having his scutage from the knight’s fee he holds of the king in chief.

[No date]. For the abbot of Tavistock . The abbot of Tavistock , who holds 15 knights’ fees of the king, has made fine by 50 m. for the same.

[No date]. For the abbot of Hyde . The abbot of Hyde , who holds 20 knights’ fees of the king, has made fine by 80 m. for the same.

[No date]. For the countess. The countess of Oxford, who holds 50 knights’ fees of the king, has made fine by £120 for the same.

[No date]. For Ralph Pirot. Ralph Pirot, who holds three knights’ fees of the king has made fine by 15 m. for the same, and so that he is not distrained to make himself a knight.

26 Sept. London. Because on the other part of this roll. William son of Elias has made fine with the king by 5 m., so that he is to be quit on this occasion of crossing with the king in his crossing in this, the thirteenth, year, and for having his scutage from the knight’s fee he holds of the king in chief of the honour of Wallingford , namely 3 m. per shield for the king’s army against the aforesaid crossing. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to permit him to have peace from the aforesaid crossing and cause him to have his scutage from the aforesaid fee, as aforesaid. ¹

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Entry cancelled because on the other part of this roll.

[No date]. Hampshire. William de Brikeville gives the king 100s. for having his confirmation of land in Bentley that he has of the gift of William Archer by his charter, and so that he is quit of passage at this passage of the king and of the service pertaining to that land, which he holds by sergeanty.

2 Oct. Westminster. For Thomas Corbet. The king has given respite to Thomas Corbet of Hadley from making himself a knight on this occasion and from crossing with the king in this crossing, saving his scutage to the king from the fees that he holds of him in chief. Order to the sheriff of Staffordshire to permit him to have peace both from his knighting (de milicia sua) and the crossing.

[No date]. For the abbot of Ramsey . The abbot of Ramsey , who holds four knights’ fees of the king, has made fine with the king by 50 m. for the passage and the scutage.

[No date]. For the abbot of St. Edmunds . The abbey of St. Edmunds , which holds forty knights’ fees of the king, gives the king 140 m. for the same.

[No date]. Gilbert Talbot. Gilbert Talbot of Hertfordshire ¹ has made fine with the king by 10 m. for the same and holds one knight’s fee of the king.

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Recte ‘Herefordshire’.

[No date]. For William de Neville. William de Neville, who holds 6½ knights’ fees and the third part of half a knight’s fee of the king, has made fine with the king by 40 m. for the same.

[No date]. For Robert de Salcey. Robert de Salcey, who holds a knight’s fee of the king, has made fine with the king by 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. For Ralph de Rodes. Ralph de Rodes, who holds two knights’ fees of the king, has made fine with the king by 50 m. for the same.

[No date]. Essex. Robert of Boreham, who holds a knight’s fee of the king, has made fine with the king by £10 for the same.

[No date]. Bedfordshire. Hugh of Pavenham has made fine with the king by 5 m. for the same and he holds the fifth part of a knight’s fee of the king, and so that he is not to be a knight on this occasion.

[No date]. Bedfordshire. William son of Robert, who holds the fifth part of a knight’s fee of the king, has made fine with the king by 40s. for the same, and lest he is made a knight on this occasion.

30 Sept. Westminster. For Hugh of Haddenham. Hugh of Haddenham has made fine with the king by 20 m., so that he is to be quit of being made a knight at present and from crossing with the king on this occasion, and for having his scutage from the knight’s fee he holds of him in chief, namely 3 m. per shield etc. at the king’s first crossing. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire not to distrain Hugh to make himself a knight or to cross, and to cause him to have his scutage from the knight’s fee he holds of the king in chief, namely 3 m. per shield, as aforesaid.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Middlesex, Surrey and Hampshire for the same.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire for Ralph de Frescheville, who holds 15 knights’ fees of the king and has made fine by 60 m. so that he is to be quit on this occasion, as in the last writ above, of all things.

[No date]. Kent. Thomas de Camville gives the king 20 m. so that he is quit on this occasion of the king’s passage and for having his scutage from the knights’ fees that are held of him in chief.

[No date]. Hugh of Boxted, who holds one fee of the king, gives the king 3 m. for the same.

[No date]. Ralph of Rochester is quit of this passage by his scutage to the king’s use, because he is blind.

[No date]. Ralph Hareng gives the king 5 m. so that he is to be quit of passage and for having his scutage from the third part of a knight’s fee.

[No date]. The abbot of Waltham has made fine with the king by 15 m. for enclosing the woods of Nazeing and Epping, so that wild animals can enter and exit.

[No date]. Boulogne . John de Blendet gives 2½ m. so that he is to be quit of passage and for having his scutage from half a knight’s fee.

[No date]. Boulogne . Phillip, son of Ascelin of Abington, holds a knight’s fee from the king and has made fine by 5 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Boulogne . William de Criketot holds a knight’s fee and has made fine by 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. Oxfordshire. John of Bassingbourn, keeper of William de Dive, gives 40s. for the third part of two knights’ fees ¹ for the same.

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This appears to be a correction from ‘one knight’s fee’.

[No date]. Herefordshire. John de Ballon holds a knight’s fee and has made fine by 40 m. for the same.

[No date]. Oxfordshire. Margaret de Druval, who holds two fees, gives 100s. for the same.

[No date]. Essex. Nicholas de Beauchamp, who holds two knights’ fees, has made fine by 15 m. for the same.

[No date]. Wiltshire. The abbess of Wilton , who holds five knights’ fees, has made fine by 30 m. for the same.

[No date]. Northamptonshire. Nicholas of Bassingbourn, who holds one knight’s fee, has made fine by 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. Devon. William de Barling’, who holds one knight’s fee, gives 5 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Huntingdonshire. Rose de Luvetot, who holds the third part of ten knights’ fees, gives 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. Gloucestershire. Richard of Gloucester, who holds one fee, 6 m. for the same.

[No date]. Berkshire. Gilbert de Marsh, who holds one knight’s fee, 4 m. for the same, because he is poor.

[No date]. Surrey. Eustace of Ash, 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Hampshire. Henry de Pont-Audemer, who holds two parts of a knight, gives 3 m. for the same.

The king has taken the homage of John de Vernay for the land that Ralph de Vernay, his father, held from the king in chief of the honour of Wallingford and that falls to John by hereditary right. Order to the keeper of the same honour that, having accepted security from John for as much of his relief as pertains to that land, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of all of the aforesaid land.

5 Oct. Westminster. The king has pardoned 15 m. of the 40 m. which are exacted from the abbot of Hyde by summons of the Exchequer for the scutage of the army of Montgomery, in which the abbot had four sergeants at his costs, for the expenses that he incurred in sustaining the aforesaid four sergeants, so that the abbot answers the king for the remaining 25 m. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause the abbot to be quit of the aforesaid 15 m., saving the remaining 25 m. to the king, as aforesaid.

Order to the sheriff of Devon to place in respite, until 15 days from St. Denis in the thirteenth year, ¹ the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the abbot of Tewkesbury by summons for falling into the [king’s] mercy before Jordan Oliver and his associates assigned to take the assize of darrein presentment between William de Campo Bernulfo, claimant, and the abbot of Forde , defendant, concerning the churches of Bickington and Umberleigh.

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Corrected from ‘15 days from Michaelmas’.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Worcestershire, concerning placing in respite until the same term the mercy into which the same abbot fell before the justices of the forest in their last eyre in his county.

[No date]. Geoffrey Chamberlain gives the king two palfreys for taking two assizes of mort d’ancestor before four justices, namely one in Wiltshire concerning the moiety of the manor of Compton and the other in Bedfordshire concerning two carucates of land in Dunton. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire to take etc. for both palfreys. Memorandum that he gives these two palfreys for having writs and so that William Brewer, his adversary, who holds that land, will in no way seek to impede these assizes.

The king has committed to Drogo de Trubleville, canon of Rouen, the lands that the archbishop of Rouen, who is dead, had in Hampshire, to keep for as long as it pleases the king, so that he answers for the issues of the same lands at the Exchequer. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire to cause Drogo to have full seisin of all of the aforesaid lands, as aforesaid.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Yorkshire. ¹

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Entered in a different hand immediately after the end of the preceding entry on the right-hand edge of the membrane.

[No date]. Warwickshire. The prior of Coventry gives the king 35 m. for fine of passage and for having his scutage from ten knights’ fees that he holds of the king in chief.

[No date]. Wallingford. Jordan de Arches gives 40 m. for the same and so that he be not made a knight, to be accounted within the fine of William de Arches, his father.

[No date]. Roger son of Nicholas, who holds half a knight’s fee, 5 m. for scutage and passage.

[No date]. Albreda Marmion is quit of passage by her scutage of one fee.

[No date]. Richard of Durnford, who has custody of Robert Doynel, 2 m. for the service of one hauberk for the fine of passage.

[No date]. Simon of Grimblethorpe, who holds one knight’s fee, 5 m. for scutage and passage and not to be made a knight.

[No date]. Adam de Periton, who holds one knight’s fee, 100s. for scutage and passage.

[No date]. Roger de Chauncy, who holds five knights’ fees, 20 m. for the same.

[No date]. Robert de Ashby, who holds three fees, £10 for the same.

5 Oct. Westminster. Order to the prior of Bromholm to cause the amercements of his men of Bromholm, in which they were amerced for false measures when the king was last at Bromholm, to be rendered to the king, lest by his default the king ought to apply his hand more severely.

[No date]. Cambridgeshire. Hugh Malebisse gives £10 ¹ for the fine of passage and for having his scutage from one knight’s fee and the fourth part of one knight’s fee.

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Corrected from ‘10 m.’

[No date]. Essex. Concerning the honour of Boulogne . Sibyl de Caunne, who holds the fourth part of a knight’s fee, gives 5 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Nottinghamshire. Roger of Mattersey, who holds three fees of the honour of Lancaster , gives £12 for the same.

[No date]. Somerset. Robert de Cultura, who holds one fee, gives 4 m. for the same.

[No date]. The abbot of Westminster , who holds 22 knights’ fees of the old fee, gives 100 m. for having scutage.

The king has committed the custody of the castle of Bamburgh to Brian son of Alan for as long as it pleases the king, with its demesnes and mills of Bamburgh and its vills of Shoreston and Sunderland, in order to sustain the same castle and Newcastle upon Tyne, saving to the king his corn from the same demesnes of this autumn in the thirteenth year, and saving to the king his other corn if there was any there and, similarly, the issues of the same demesnes up to Michaelmas in the same year. Order to Roger of Hodsock to cause Brian to have full seisin without delay of the aforesaid demesnes, mills and vills, as aforesaid. He is also to cause the oxen of the same demesnes to be valued by the view and testimony of trustworthy and law-worthy men, to cause Brian to have them by the same value, and to cause the barons of the Exchequer to know that value. He is also to cause the king’s granges to be viewed by trustworthy and law-worthy men, in order that he testifies upon his account at the Exchequer in what estate Brian will have received them.

[No date]. The abbot of St. Augustine, Canterbury gives 60 m. for the fine of passage and for having his scutage from the 15 knights’ fees that he holds of the king in chief.

[No date]. Stephen son of Guy gives half a mark for having a pone against Roger de Somery, concerning land in Elmdon. Order to the sheriff of Essex to take etc.

[No date]. The abbot of St. Benet of Hulme gives 15 m. for the fine for passage and scutage from three knights’ fees and two fifth parts.

[No date]. Paulinus of Theydon gives £10 for the fine of passage and scutage from 3½ knights’ fees.

[No date]. The prior of Colchester , who holds one knight’s fee of the king in chief, is quit by his scutage .

[No date]. Berkshire. Alan Basset, who holds the fourth part of one knight’s fee of the king in chief, is quit by his scutage .

[No date]. The abbot of St. Osyth , who holds one knight’s fee, gives 5 m. for a fine of passage and scutage.

[No date]. The prior of St. Botulph is quit by his scutage .

[No date]. Hertfordshire. The abbot of St. Albans gives £20 for the fine of passage and scutage from six knights’ fees.

Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire that if Robert fitz Walter finds him sufficient pledges for rendering his scutage to the king at the Exchequer at Martinmas in the fourteenth year, then he is to cause him to have his scutage from the knights’ fees he holds of the king in chief in his bailiwick, namely 3 m. per shield at the king’s first crossing, which he is ready to make after Michaelmas in the thirteenth year.

It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire for the same, and to the sheriffs of Norfolk and Suffolk, Cornwall , Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Middlesex and Kent .

[No date]. Henry le Fleming, who holds one knight’s fee, for passage and scutage, 15 m.

[No date]. The abbot of St. Albans , who holds six knights’ fees, 30 m. for the same.

[No date]. Emma de Bella Fago, 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Matilda de Lucy, who holds three knights’ fees of the honour of Boulogne , 15 m. for the same.

[No date]. Geoffrey of Cholsey, who holds 1½ knights’ fees, 100s. for the same.

[No date]. The abbess of St. Edward of Shaftesbury , who holds seven fees of the king, 40 m. for the same.

[No date]. Nicholas of Oxhey, who holds one knight’s fee, for the same, and that he should not be made a knight, and for relief, 20 m.

[No date]. Robert Belet, who holds 1½ knights’ fees, for the same, and lest he be made a knight, 100s.

[No date]. Roland of Thaxted, who holds three fees of the honour of Boulogne , for scutage and passage, 9 m.

[No date]. Robert of Shottesbrooke, who holds one knight’s fee, 6 m. for the same.

[No date]. Gilbert de Bolbec, who holds one knight’s fee, 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. The abbot of Hulme , who holds three fees, 15 m. for scutage and passage.

[No date]. Paulinus of Theydon, who holds 3½ knights’ fees of the honour of Wallingford , 15 m. for the same.

[No date]. Richard de Wissant, ¹ 5 m. for passage and scutage.

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Corrected from ‘Sandwich’.

Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite the demand they make by summons of the Exchequer from William de Vescy for the prest made to Eustace, his father, in Ireland, until Easter in the fourteenth year.

[No date]. Mary Male Greffe, who holds one knight’s fee of the honour of Boulogne , will give scutage. ¹

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Corrected from ‘for passage and scutage’.

[No date]. William de Gimeges, who holds one knight’s fee, 5 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Henry de Merc … ¹

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Entry unfinished.

[No date]. The abbot of Cerne , who holds one knight’s fee, 100s. for the same.

Hamo Cheure gives half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin, concerning a tenement in Ickburgh. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to take etc.

[No date]. John Luvel, who holds one knight’s fee, 25 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. The bishop of Durham, £20 for having scutage.

[No date]. The abbot of Abbotsbury , 100s. for having his scutage from one knight’s fee and for the fine of passage.

[No date]. Northamptonshire. William Burdun of the fee of Peverel in Northamptonshire, who holds 1½ knights’ fees, 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Staffordshire. Andrew Blund, who holds one knight’s fee, 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Essex. William of Howbridge, who holds one knight’s fee, 100s. for the same.

[No date]. Cambridgeshire. Warin of Soham, who holds half a knight’s fee, 40s. for the same.

[No date]. Norfolk. Roger de St. Denis, who holds half a knight’s fee, 40s. for the same.

[No date]. Rutland. Nicholas le Abbe, who holds one knight’s fee, 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Nottinghamshire. Robert of Strelley, who holds one knight’s fee, 6 m. for the same.

[No date]. Lincolnshire. Picot’ de Lacelles, who holds 2½ knights’ fees, 15 m. for the same.

[No date]. Derbyshire. Adam of Cridling, who holds half a knight’s fee, 40s. for the same.

Richard son of Richard gives the king one mark for having four justices to take the assize of novel disseisin which he arraigned against Henry son of Eustace and others, concerning a tenement in Norwich. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to take etc.

Nicholas of Oxhey, ¹ whose homage the king has taken, has made fine with the king by 20 m., as above, for having seisin of the moiety of the lands formerly of Robert de Ameneville, father of Petronilla, wife of the aforesaid Nicholas, which fall to Petronilla by inheritance, and so that he is to be quit of crossing with the king on this occasion, and is not to be made a knight at present. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire that, having accepted security from Nicholas for rendering the aforesaid 20 m. to the king, he is to cause him to have full seisin of a moiety of the aforesaid lands formerly of Robert, father of Petronilla, which falls to her by inheritance in his bailiwick, and to permit him to have peace from his knighthood and the aforesaid crossing, as aforesaid.

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Corrected from ‘Oxford’.

To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has committed the county of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire to Geoffrey de Hatfield to keep for two years from Michaelmas in the thirteenth year, rendering 50 m. per annum at the Exchequer for the profit of the same county. Order to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to take into the king’s hand the land that Eva de Gray holds in Alciston by bail of King John, and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise.

The king has committed the manor of Corsham to J. of Monmouth for as long as it pleases the king, rendering £40 each year at the Exchequer. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire to cause him to have full seisin of that manor with its appurtenances.

From here it is to be sent to the Exchequer.

[No date]. Ela, countess of Salisbury, has made fine with the king, for herself and her son, for 200 m. for the fine of passage.

[No date]. John Danish, who holds half a knight’s fee of the king, gives £10 for passage and scutage.

[No date]. W. archbishop of York gives the king £40 for passage and scutage of 20 knights’ fees that he holds of the king.

[No date]. John de Caux gives 100s. for passage and scutage of 1½ knights’ fees.

[No date]. The abbot of Chertsey gives 15 m. for passage and scutage.

15 Oct. Portsmouth. Agnes, who was the wife of William of Southampton , has made fine with the king by 3 m. for two hawks, which she owed the king in the eleventh and twelfth years from the land that she holds of the king in Baggeworth, Southampton, Winchester and Gillingham. She has also rendered a hawk to the king for the same land for this Michaelmas term in the thirteenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause her to be quit of that hawk and, similarly, to permit her to have peace from the aforesaid two hawks by the aforesaid 3 m.

[No date]. Simon de Vere, one mark, for unjust detention of the advowson of the church of Goxhill, concerning which an assize of darrein presentment was summoned before four justices assigned to this in Lincolnshire.

[No date]. Suffolk. Robert de Meysey, who holds five knights of the king in chief, 20 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Lincolnshire. Ralph of Morton, who holds half a knight’s fee, 2 m. for the same.

[No date]. Dorset. The abbot of Sherborne , who holds two knights’ fees and the fifth part of a knight’s fee, 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. Nottinghamshire. Concerning the honour of Lancaster . Ralph de St. George, who holds half a knight’s fee, 40s. for the same.

[No date]. Gloucestershire. The abbot of Winchcombe , who holds two knights’ fees, 15 m. for the same.

[No date]. Wiltshire. The abbot of Malmesbury , who holds three knights’ fees, 20 m. for the same.

[No date]. Berkshire. The abbot of Abingdon , who holds 30 knights’ fees, £80 for the same.

[No date]. Worcestershire. The abbot of Evesham , who holds 4½ knights’ fees, £20 for the same.

[No date]. Cambridgeshire. Geoffrey de Scalariis, who holds 15 knights’ fees, 50 m. for the same.

[No date]. Derbyshire. John Deyncourt, who holds half a knight’s fee, 3 m. for the same.

[No date]. Worcestershire. From the bishop of Worcester and the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons and free men staying within the liberty of the forests of Horwell and Ombersley, 400 m., for having the king’s charter to disafforest the aforesaid forests.

[No date]. Warwickshire. Thomas, son and heir of the earl of Warwick, £100 for his relief. His pledges are:

Wiltshire . John Biset for £20. Oxfordshire . Thomas Basset for £20. Warwickshire . Walter Daiville for £20. Gloucestershire . Ralph of Williton for £20.Warwickshire. Richard de Mundeville for £20.

[No date]. Nottinghamshire. Geoffrey of Eccleston, who holds one knight’s fee, 5 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Norfolk and Suffolk. The bishop of Norwich gives the king £100 for scutage.

Order to the sheriff of Hampshire that if Roger Wascelin, steward of P. bishop of Winchester, will give him surety by good and safe pledges that he will answer at the Exchequer upon his next account for the amercements that are exacted from the bishop’s men by summons of the Exchequer from their amercements made in the eyre of the justices last itinerant in his county, then he is to cause Roger and the bishop’s men to have peace in the meantime and to cause the livestock of the aforesaid men taken for the aforesaid reason to be delivered.

[No date]. Lincolnshire. Ralph son of Ralph, who holds half a fee of the king of the honour of Brittany , 40s. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Northumberland. Hugh de Bolbec, who holds five knights’ fees of the king, 60 m. for the same.

[No date]. Norfolk. Randulf of Shelton, who holds three fees, £10 for the same.

[No date]. Oxfordshire. Hugh de Mare, who holds three parts of one fee of the honour of Wallingford , 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Yorkshire. Thomas de Burgh, who holds two knights’ fees, 15 m. for the same.

[No date]. Wiltshire. Peter de Mare, who holds three fees of the honour of Wallingford and one of the king in Wiltshire, ¹ 17 m. for the same.

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‘Wiltshire’ interlined.

[No date]. Somerset. Hugh of Merriott, who holds one fee of the honour of Mortain and 1½ fees of the king in chief, 13 m. for the same.

[No date]. Northumberland. Roger son of Ralph, who holds one fee of the king, 100s. for the same.

[No date]. Somerset. William, son of John of Harptree, who holds half a fee of the king, 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Lincolnshire. Ralph Paynel, who holds the fifth part of a fee in chief, 10 m. for the same, and for having a writ of aid.

[No date]. Lancaster. William Butler, who holds six fees of the king, 40 m. for passage and scutage.

[No date]. Nottinghamshire. Olive, who was the wife of Roger de Montbegon , who holds 2½ fees of the king, 13 m. for the same.

[No date]. Buckinghamshire. Ralph Barre, who holds one fee of the honour of Wallingford , 100s. for the same.

[No date]. Hampshire. Robert Haget, keeper of the heir of Roger de Berneval , who holds one fee of the king, 4 m. for the same.

[No date]. Hertfordshire. Roger de Somery, who holds half a fee of the king and two fees of the honour of Boulogne , £10 for the same and so that he is not made a knight.

[No date]. Somerset. Robert de Briwes, who holds half a fee of the honour of Mortain , 2 m. for the same.

[No date]. Derbyshire. William Basset, who holds 1½ fees of the honour of Peverel , 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. Cambridgeshire. Alan de Money, who holds the third part of a fee of the honour of Brittany , 2 m. for the same.

[No date]. Wiltshire. Matthew Wake, who holds one fee of the king, 4 m. for the same.

[No date]. Lincolnshire. Hugh of Wigtoft, who holds two fees of the honour of Brittany , 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. Hampshire. Geoffrey de Luveres, who holds half a fee of the king, 2 m. for the same.

[No date]. Lincolnshire. William of Well, who holds three parts of one fee of the honour of Brittany , 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Somerset. Henry Hoese of Bath, who holds one fee of the king, 4 m. for the same.

[No date]. Bedfordshire. Elias de Costentin, who holds half a fee of the fee of William de Humez, 40s. for the same.

[No date]. Wiltshire. Richard of Grimstead, who holds one fee of the king, 5 m. for the same.

[No date]. Gloucestershire. John de Cotele, who holds the sixth part of one fee of the king, 20s. for the same and so that he is not made a knight.

[No date]. Dorset. John Pulein, who holds one fee of Mortain , 40s. for the same.

[No date]. Suffolk. Master William of Kentwell, who holds ten fees of the king, 40 m. for the same.

[No date]. Shropshire. William Pantulf, who holds five fees of the king, 25 m. for the same.

[No date]. Northumberland. Hugh of Morwick, who holds one fee of the king, £10 for the same.

[No date]. Dorset. Robert Chantevilere, who holds the fourth part of one fee of the king, 20s. for the same.

[No date]. Cambridgeshire. William Red, who holds half a fee of the king of the honour of Boulogne , 40s. for the same and so that he is not made a knight.

[No date]. Oxfordshire. Robert de Lingevere, who holds one fee of the king, 4 m. for the same.

[No date]. Berkshire. Robert Achard, who holds one fee of the king, 10 m. for the same.

[No date]. Hampshire. William de Hampton, who holds one fee of the king, 4 m. for the same.

[No date]. Oxfordshire. William of Alkerton, who holds three parts of a fee of the king, 40s. for the same.

[No date]. Lincolnshire. Alexander of Algarkirk, who holds the fourth part of a fee of the honour of Brittany , 20s. for the same.

[No date]. Worcestershire. The abbot of Pershore , who holds two fees of the king, £10 for the same and for having a writ of aid.

[No date]. Buckinghamshire. Walter of Hartwell, who holds a fee of the honour of Peverel , 5 m. for the same and so that he is not a knight.

[No date]. Warwickshire. Phillippa, countess of Warwick, gives the king 100 m., so that she is not distrained to marry for as long as she will wish to live without a husband, and that she might marry whoever she wishes, as long as he is faithful to the king.

The king has granted to H. earl of Hereford that, of that debt of which he was bound to render 5 m. at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year and 5 m. at Easter in the fourteenth year, he may render the aforesaid 10 m. to the king at the same term of Easter. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be enrolled and done thus.

[No date]. Suffolk. Warin son of Henry and Serena, his wife, give the king half a mark for having a pone against William Angod, concerning a tenement in Wenham and in Raydon. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk etc.

The king has granted to John de Balliol, son and heir of Hugh de Balliol, that he may render 40 m. per annum at the Exchequer, as his father was accustomed to render, of the debt that he owed the king, until both that debt and the debt of 35 m. that has been newly made at the Exchequer are fully paid to the king. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause it to be done and enrolled thus.

Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite, until the Close of Easter in the fourteenth year, the demand of £14 and one mark that they make by summons of the Exchequer from Richard de Percy for the chattels of Matilda, former countess of Warwick, so that it may be inquired in the meantime whether Richard was to have those chattels, or who was to have them, and from whom the said debt ought to be exacted.

The king has granted to Nicholas de St. Brigida that the £23 which he owes to Hamo of Hereford, Jew , are to be allowed to the same Hamo in the debt that he owes the king, so that Nicholas is to render the same debt to the king at the Exchequer at four terms, namely 100s. at Martinmas in the fourteenth year, 100s. at Easter next following, 100s. at St. John the Baptist next following, and £8 at Martinmas next following in the fifteenth year. Order to the justices assigned to the custody of the Jews to allow the aforesaid money to Hamo and cause it to be enrolled upon Nicholas, as aforesaid, causing the chirograph to be extracted from the king’s treasury.

Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be enrolled at the Exchequer.

[No date]. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite, until Easter in the fourteenth year, the demand of 3 m. that they make from John of Earley by summons of the Exchequer for the prest of Ireland made to him.

Adam de Stawell has similar letters, concerning placing the 22 m. 6s. 8d. of the prest of Ireland in respite until the same term.

Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite the demand of £9 that they make by summons of the Exchequer from John son of Phillip, who is ready to set out overseas with the king, for the arrears of the farm of Kinver, until he returns from those parts.

Suffolk. Robert de Briwes and Idonea, his wife, give the king one mark for having four justices to take an assize of novel disseisin against William son of Osbert, concerning a tenement in Blundeston. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to take etc.

[No date]. Wiltshire. Albrea de Botreaux, who holds the third part of 20 fees from the king, 200 m. for passage and scutage.

Order to G. of Crowcombe to cause the king’s stock in the manor of Woodstock to be delivered to Robert of Lexington by the view and testimony of law-worthy men, with the corn of this autumn last past, so that he answers the king by his hand both for the stock and the aforesaid corn. The king has committed the manor of Woodstock to Robert with the buildings there to keep for as long as it pleases the king, as in the Close Roll. ¹

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See CR 1227–31, p. 221.

[No date]. The king has given respite to H. of Audley from laying by the sum of his account for the counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire for the thirteenth year until three weeks from Martinmas in the fourteenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite.

The king has given respite, until Easter in the fourteenth year, to William de Vescy, from the £20 he ought to have rendered at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year of the debt by which he made fine with him, so that he is to render £40 to the king, namely £20 for the aforesaid Michaelmas term and £20 for the aforesaid Easter term. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be done and enrolled thus.

The king has given respite to Hugh de Gournay, until Hilary in the fourteenth year, from the 10 m. that he ought to have rendered at Michaelmas in the thirteenth year of the fine that he made with him for the debts which he owed. Order to barons of the Exchequer to permit him to have that respite.

[No date]. Order to the sheriff of Devon that [the land of] Ralph de Neville … ¹

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Order to the sheriff of Hampshire that if the prior of Winchester will give him surety that he will satisfy the king upon his next account at the Exchequer for the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from his men for the amercement made in the eyre of the justices in his county, then he is to permit them to have peace in the meantime .

[No date]. The men of Kidwelly give the king 10 m. for having his confirmation of the liberties that they have by the charters of King Henry, grandfather of King Henry, grandfather of the king, and of King Richard, uncle of the king, and King John, father of the king, by the pledge of William fitz Warin.