Imprisonment of King Edward II is in 1320-1329 Despencer War.
On 3rd April 1327 Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 31) and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 37) were made keepers of King Edward II of England (age 42).
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 2. One hundred shillings per day are granted for the expenses of the household of Edward, the late King of England.
The King, to his beloved Matthew de Cranthorn, receiver of the issues of our land of Glamorgan, greeting.
We command you that, from the aforesaid issues, you pay one hundred shillings per day to our beloved and faithful Thomas de Berkeley and John Mautravers (age 37), or to either of them, for the expenses of the household of Lord Edward, late King of England, our father, from the fourth day of April last past, and from now on, for so long as it shall happen that the said Thomas and John shall attend upon our said father.
And we will cause you to have due allowance thereof in your account at our Exchequer.
Witness the King at Stamford, on the 24th day of April [1327].
By writ of the privy seal.
Centum solidi per diem conceduntur, pro expensis hospitii Edwardi, nuper Regis Angliæ
Rex, dilecto sibi Matheo de Cranthorn, receptori exituum de terrâ nostrâ de Gloumorgan, salutem.
Mandamus vobis quòd de exitibus prædictis, centum solidos per diem, dilecto & fidelibus nostris Thomæ de Berkele, & Johanni Maltravers, vel eorum alteri, pro expensis hospitii domini E. nuper Regis Angliæ, patris nostri, à quarto die Aprilis proximò præterito, & exnunc, quamdiu ipsos Thomam & Johannem, dicto patri nostro intendere contigerit, solvatis.
Et nos vobis indè, in compoto vestro, ad scaccarium nostrum, debitam allocationem habere faciemus.
Teste Rege, apud Staunford, xxiv. die Aprilis.
Per breve de privato sigillo.
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Close Rolls Edward III 1327. 24th April 1327. Stamford. To Matthew de Crauthorn, receiver of the issues of the land of Gloumorgan. Order to pay 100s, a day out of the said issues to Thomas de Berkele (age 31) and John Maltravers (age 37) for the expenses of the late king's household from 4 April last, for so long as Thomas and John shall intend the late king. By p.s. [669.] [Rymer's Fœdera 2.704.]