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Patent Rolls Edward III is in Patent Rolls.
23rd February 1327. Pardon to Richard de Holand, knight, at the request of Edmund, earl of Kent (age 25), the king's uncle, and of Roger de Mortuo Mari (age 39), for all breaches of the peace and other offences in the late king's reign. By p.s.
27th March 1327. Westminster. Grant to John Mautravers (age 37), for life, for service to queen Isabella and the king abroad and at home, of the manor of Wynterbume Bitton, co. Dorset, and a messuage and land in Sutton Maundevill, co. Wilts, late of Hugh le Despenser, earl of Winchester, which escheated to the crown by forfeiture. By ps.
20th April 1327. Staunford. Writ of aid, till the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula, for Ridiard de Nateby, king's clerk, appointed a purveyor in the counties of Nottingham and York and in the bishopric of Durham.
The like for the following: John de Feriby, clerk. John de Potenhale, serjeant. John de Peueseye, king's derk. Richard de Sancto Abano, yeoman. Alexander le Squiller, yeoman. John de la Chaundelrie. Henry le Couper, yeoman.
30th April 1327. Staunford. Inspeximus of charter of David the earl [of Huntingdon], brother of the king of Scots, granting to Robert Luvet, in fee, lands in Extune, late of Swain Hostiarius, witnessed by Richard de Petwill of Basigh, William de Esseby, Reginald the monk, Walter de Basigh, Nicol de Adles, Bartholomew the monk, Thomas de Parviso; and confirmation thereof to Thomas de Wympton and Alice, his wife, who now hold the lands, and John their son and the heirs of the said Thomas.
Writ of aid for Thomas do Berkele (age 31), Maurice de Berkele (age 29) and John Maltravers (age 37), whom the king is sending to the castle of Bristol for armour, etc, to be used in the northern parts.
25th April 1327. Staunford. Grant to John Mautravers (age 37), for life, for service to queen Isabella, of the manor of Oveston, co. Northampton, which Douenald de Mar, tenant for life by grant of the late king, forfeited by adhering to the Scots and other enemies of the king. By p.s.
3rd July 1327. York. Remission to Thomas de Berkele (age 31), who is charged with special business of the king, of the knight service due by him in the present expedition against Scotland. By p.s.
29th June 1327. York. Pardon to John Mautravers (age 37) for acquiring in fee from John Sturmy a moiety of the manor of Stapelford, co. Wilts, held in chief, and for entering thereon without licence; and licence for him to retain the same. By K.
28th July 1328. Doncaster. Revocation of the appointment, under a certain form, of John Mautravers (age 38) to the custody of the king's stannary in Devon, in forgetfulness of a grant thereof, for life, of 28 February last, hereby confirmed, to Richard Caleware, king's yeoman and butler, at the usual yearly rent. By K.
22nd August 1328. Pontefract. Appointment of John Mautravers (age 38) to arrest John de Weston, constable of Bordeaux, who, having been recently sent to the duchy [of Aquitaine] with certain of the king's goods, is said to be still in England and about to abscond with them. By K.
8th May 1330. Woodstock. Writ de intendendo in the county of Southampton for John Mautravers (age 40), Robert de Aspale, William de Ponte Roberti, and Hugh de Hampslape, appointed justices in eyre of the Forest in that county. By C.
Appointment, during pleasure, of John de Hegham to the custody of the rolls and writs of this eyre.
Writ de iniendendo for the eyre directed to John Mautravers.
The like to each of the aforesaid Robert, William and Hugh.
Et erant claus'.
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10th May 1330. Woodstock. Pardon to Oliver de Burdeg', king's yeoman, of a fine of £10 imposed on him by John Mautravers (age 40) and other justices in eyre of the forest in the county of Berks for depasturing his cattle in the new park of Windsor without licence. By p.s.
Grant, during pleasure, to the tenants of the same Oliver on the lands at Foli Johan and Hiremere in Windsor Forest, which he has, for life, by grant from Edward II, of common of pasture for their cattle within the Forest. By p.s.
29th June 1330. Henley. Grant, in fee tail, to Geoffrey de Mortuo Mari of the reversion of the manor of Musarder, co. Gloucester, which escheated to the king by the forfeiture of Edmund, late earl of Kent, and was by him granted, for life, to John Mantravers (age 40); with remainder, if the said Geoffrey die without issue, to Roger de Mortuo Mari, in fee simple.
21st March 1330. Winchester. Commission to John Mautravers (age 40), Oliver de Ingham, John de Stonore, Richard de Wyhighby, John Trevaignon and Roger de Wodelok to make inquisition in the county of Southampton to discover the adherents of Edmund de Wodestok, late earl of Kent, who has been condemned to death by his peers in the present Parliament for high treason. By K
8th June 1330. Woodstock. Commission of oyer and terminer to John Mantrarers (age 40), Richard de Wylughby, Henry de Gnldene and John atte Fosse, on complaint by William de Monte Acuto that whereas the king lately granted him the custody of the stannary in Devon, for a certain time at a certain farm, Thomas, abbot of Boclond, John de Chalons, knight, John his brother, Richard eon of John atte Smyth, Michael Cole, Thomas Bassok, John de Oppeton, William Henri of Oppeton, William de Oppeton the younger, William Henri, John Hassok, William Alger atte Ford and others expelled the stannary men, hindered them from making the assay of tin, and his bailiffs and ministers from levying distraints adjudged by the court of the stannary, and collecting amercements and other profits arising from the court and stannary, and assaulted John Cole and Walter le Smyth, his bailiffs at Chalonsleye, co. Devon, so that he was unable to pay the farm. By K.
12th July 1330. Oseney. Writ of aid for Roger de Mortuo Mari, earl of March, and his deputies, appointed to survey the array of knights and other men capable of bearing arms in the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, Salop and Worcester, assembled by proclamation to resist the king's rebels. By K. & C.
The like for the following: Henry de Percy in the counties of York, Cumberland, Westmoreland and Northumberland.
Ralph Basset of Drayton in the counties of Warwick and Northampton.
Simon de Hereford in the counties of Nottingham and Leicester.
Roger de Swynnerton in the county of Stafford.
John Mautravers (age 40) in the counties of Wilts, Southampton and Dorset.
Bartholomew de Burghassh in the counties of Kent and Sussex.
Ranulph de Dacre in the county of Lancaster.
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10th July 1330. Oseney. Commission of oyer and terminer to John Mautravers (age 40), Robert de Aspale, William de Ponte Robert, and Hugh de Hamslap, on complaint by William de Horewod that Robert de Popham, knight, and others entered his free warren at Preston Oandevre, co. Southampton, hunted there and carried away hares. By K.
15th June 1330. Woodstock. Commission of oyer and terminer to John Mautrayers (age 40), Robert de Aspale and Thomas de Braydeston, touching the persons in the counties of Gloucester, Somerset, Dorset and Wilts, who have carried away and detained goods which Hugh le Despenser the younger and Master Robert de Baldok had in the castle of Bristol and the barton and liberty of Bristol, now in the possession of queen Isabella for life; oppressions of the tenants by divers ministers of the queen and king, who have extorted great ransoms for their own use, so that the tenants cannot perform their services and customs to the queen; and trespasses of vert and venison in the queen's chace of Kyngeswode by men of those parts, who threaten the foresters and other m misters, so that they dare not perform their duties.
20th January 1330. The like to Edward de Bohun (age 20), the king's kinsman, and others for the Westminster, death of Hugh de Turpliton, knight, and Richard de Monemuth accidentally killed by them while arresting Roger de Mortuo Mari, earl of March, in Nottingham Castle pursuant to the king's orders. By K. & C.
22nd February 1331. Croydon. The said Thomas [de Burgh] has letters nominating Hugh de Burgh, clerk, and Robert Parnyng his attorneys in England for the same period.
12th April 1331. Eltham. Anthony de Lucy, going to Ireland on the king's service, has letters nominating Robert Parnyng and Thomas de Hardegill the elder, his attorneys in England for three years. Witness; John de Eltham.
24th June 1333. Pardon to Robert Parnyng, king's serjeant, for acquiring in fee from John Gernoun and Margaret his wife two parts of the manor of Staynton, co. Cumberland, held in chief, and the reversion of the third part on the death of Dionisia late the wife of John de Wyggeton who holds it as dower of the inheritance of the said Margaret, without licence, and licence for him to retain the same. By K.
6th November 1348. Sandwich. Inspeximus and confirmation to Thomas de Daggeworth (age 72), Eleanor (age 44), his wife, sister of William de Bohun (age 38), earl of Northampton and constable of England, and the heirs of Thomas, of a charter (in French) of the earl, dated at London, 1 September, 1348, granting to them the castles, lordships, manors, isles, towns, lands and rents, with the chaces, parks, warrens, meadows, pastures, mills, waters, stanks, stews, rivers, fisheries, seccherif», customs, services, rights, profits and other things, knights* fees and advowsons of churches to the same pertaining, late of the lord of Lyons in the parts of Lyoims, Crondon, Cornewaile, Grey and elsewhere in the duchy of Brittany, which John de Mountfort, late duke of JJrittany, gave to the grantor, and which came into the hands of the duke hy the forfeiture of the said lord, to hold to them and the heirs of Thomas of John son and heir of John de Mountfort, now duke of Brittany and his heirs. By p.s.
26th May 1349. Woodstock. Thomas de Dagworth (age 73) and Eleanor (age 44), his wife, staying in Brittany, have letters nominating Wiilliam de Bromleye, clerk, and Peter Mercer, vicar of the church of Yoghill, as their attorneys in Ireland for two years. William de Newenham received the attorneys.
27th November 1349. Westminster. Whereas the king by letters patent lately granted to Eleanor la Botillere late the wife of James le Botiller, earl of Ormond, the farm which the alien prior of Wylmynton has to render to him for his priory during the war with France, Thomas de Daggeworth (age 73), who has married the said countess (age 45), and the countess have made petition to him showing that they cannot obtain due payment of such farm because Tidemann de Limbergh now holds land pertaining to the priory for 86/. \\s. IM. to be rendered to the king yearly during the war: the king has granted, therefore, that they shall have the said rent by the hands of Tidemann for such time as the priory remain in the king's hands, if Eleanor sunrive so long, provided always that so much of the yearly payment which the prior used to render to them out of his said farm be withdrawn in the same form. By p.s.
Vacated because surrendered and otherwise in the Patent Roll of the twentyfourth year.
Mandate in pursuance to the said Tidemann.
Vacated because surrendered and nothing was done herein.
5th May 1350. Westminster. Inspeximus and confirmation of letters patent (in French) of Thomas de Dagworth (age 74), warden and lieutenant of the king and of John, duke of Brittany, in the parts of Brittany, dated at Henbon, 7 April, 1346, granting to the lady of Cluiscon, until repeal by his said lords or himself, all the levies and emoluments of la peritesse of Chyver, as well in fee as in demesne, with le chaser de tuor chacer, with all their appurtenances, to hold of the said lords by allegiance, to maintain her estate. By K. & C