14 June. Westminster. Concerning the arrears of the debts of Falkes de Bréauté. To the sheriff of Oxfordshire. Order to summon William de Riston’ and Walter Caperun of Woodstock by good summoners to be before the barons of the Exchequer at St. John the Baptist in 15 days to answer the king for Falkes de Bréauté, who owes the king several debts, for his arrears that they owed to Falkes from the time when they were his bailiffs, as the king has heard. He is to have the summoners and this writ there. ¹

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This is the fifth entry on the third membrane of this roll and represents the continuation of the translation of the fines for the ninth regnal year from entry 219 in C 60/22. The circumstances in which C 60/23 takes over from C 60/22 are discussed in CFR 1216–1224, pp. xix–xxi.

Concerning the arrears of the debts of Falkes de Bréauté. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Northamptonshire, concerning Richard of Brackley at Michaelmas in 15 days.

Concerning the arrears of the debts of Falkes de Bréauté. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, concerning Hugh of Bath and John of Wadlow at St. John in 15 days.

Concerning the arrears of the debts of Falkes de Bréauté. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, concerning Hervey Duning’, William Sping and Phillip Estutel at St. John, and to the sheriff of Northamptonshire, concerning Roger of Brixworth and Walter of Silverstone at St. John the Baptist.

Concerning the arrears of the debts of Falkes de Bréauté. Order to Peter de Maulay to be before the same barons at Michaelmas in 15 days ready to answer for 100 m. of the debts of Falkes de Bréauté.

23 June. Canterbury. Concerning respite. For Robert de Ferrers. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite, until 15 days after Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand for 20 m. that he makes from Robert de Ferrers by summons of the Exchequer for the arrears of his fine that he made with the king for the fine that he made with King John etc. for having his wife, and to deliver the livestock of the same Robert taken for that reason without delay.

1 July. Westminster. For the countess of Eu. To the barons of the Exchequer. It has been attested before the king and his council at the Exchequer that R. count of Eu was in Poitou with King John, the king’s father, when he was last there, for which the king’s father pardoned him the £158 that are exacted in the county of Kent and the £25 that are exacted in the county of Sussex by summons of the Exchequer for the last scutage of Poitou. Order to cause A. countess of Eu, to whom the demand has been made for the aforesaid scutage by summons of the Exchequer, to be quit. By the justiciar.

[No date]. Thomas Hay gives the king 2 m. for having a writ of mort d’ancestor before the justices of novel disseisin. Order to the sheriff (sic.) to take etc.

Concerning homage taken. The king has taken the homage of Jordan Foliot, Isolda de Gray and Ralph Paynel for the portions that fall to them of the lands formerly of Robert Bardolf, their uncle, which he held of the king in chief. Order to the sheriff of Kent that, having accepted security from them for rendering as much of their relief to the king as they ought to render by judgement of the king’s court, he is to cause them to have full seisin of their portions of the aforesaid lands in his bailiwick falling to them by inheritance. Having also accepted security from Robert Wolf, in the place of Matilda Bardolf, his mother, who is one of the heirs of the aforesaid Robert, for rendering as much of her relief as pertains to her, similarly, for her part of the lands formerly of the same Robert, he is to cause the same Robert to have full seisin in the place of his mother for the portion falling to her by inheritance of the aforesaid lands. He is, however, to keep safely the portion falling to the son and heir of Hugh Poinz , who is similarly one of the heirs of the same Robert and is under age and in the custody of the king, until the king orders otherwise.

Concerning homage taken. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, excepting security.

For Robert, preceptor of the house of the Temple, London. The king has granted to Brother Robert, preceptor of the house of the Temple, London, the land that Nicholas of Chilswell, lately hanged for larceny, held of Hugh de Sandford in Chilswell, to have for one year and one day, as the king ought to have it in his hand, until the same term. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to cause Robert to have full seisin of the aforesaid land with appurtenances. He is to cause the chattels formerly of the same Nicholas to be valued by the view etc. and to cause them to be delivered by the same value to the same Brother Robert, so that he answers for them at the Exchequer.

4 July. Westminster. For Master Stephen de Lucy. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire to cause Master Stephen de Lucy to have full seisin of the portion of the wood which is in the king’s ¹ hand and pertains to the six marcates of rent that the king granted to Master Stephen for as long etc., to be held in Selborne.

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Corrected from ‘his hand’.

Concerning the hundred of Kineton. The king has granted the hundred of Kineton with appurtenances to William de Lucy, brother of Master Stephen de Lucy, to hold from the king at farm from Michaelmas in the ninth year for as long etc., so that he answers for the due farm to the sheriff of Warwickshire. Order to the same sheriff to cause him to have full seisin to hold from the aforesaid time, as aforesaid.

5 July. Westminster. Concerning the fine of the earl of Gloucester. To the sheriff of Kent. G. de Clare, earl of Gloucester, has made fine with the king by £200 for having the custody of the land and the marriage of the son and heir of Hugh Poinz, who is one of the heirs of Robert Bardolf, of which £200 he is to render £100 to the king at Michaelmas in the ninth year and the other £100 at Easter next following in the tenth year. Order to cause the earl to have full seisin of all of the portion that falls to the heir of the lands formerly of the aforesaid Robert which is in his hand.

Concerning the fine of the earl of Gloucester. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

Wiltshire. William de Ferles gives the king 1 m. for having a writ of mort d’ancestor before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin in Wiltshire against Margaret de Redvers, concerning land in Stratton. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire to take etc.

6 July. Westminster. Concerning acquittance for 300 m. made to R. bishop of Salisbury. To the barons of the Exchequer. It has been declared before the king and his council that whereas Herbert, formerly bishop of Salisbury, made fine with King John, the king’s father, by 500 m., of which he paid him 200 m. cash down for having the charter of the same king concerning certain liberties of the forest, the same then bishop could not afterwards obtain the aforesaid charter concerning the liberties of the forest from the same king or enjoy those liberties by reason of the aforesaid fine. Although, moreover, the rest of the 300 m. of the aforesaid fine were exacted at the Exchequer from the venerable father R., now bishop of Salisbury, the aforesaid fine brought no benefit to him or his church, and neither did making payment of the 200 m. of the aforesaid fine, as the king has learnt by his declaration. The king wishes, therefore, that R. bishop of Salisbury and his church of Salisbury are to be quit of the rest of the 300 m. of the aforesaid fine, and he orders them to cause them to be quit. By the king before the justiciar and the bishop of Bath.

10 July. Guildford. Concerning respite. Order to the sheriff of Surrey to place in respite the demand that he makes from the abbot of Chertsey by summons of the Exchequer for several scutages until 15 days from Michaelmas in the ninth year, because the abbot has mainperned that he will come then to the Exchequer with his charters to show whether he ought to be quit by the charter of King John, the king’s father, etc. that he has, as he says, or not. Before the justiciar.

[No date]. Because he did not promise. The abbot of St. Benet of Hulme gives the king half a mark for having a writ of the assize of darrein presentment … ¹

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Entry cancelled because he did not promise, and unfinished.

11 July. Winchester. Wiltshire. William le Bret gives the king 10 m. for having a writ of mort d’ancestor before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin in Wiltshire against Roger of Calmsden and Agnes, his wife, concerning a hide of land in Berlegh. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire to take etc.

Somerset. The same William gives the king 10 m. for having an assize of mort d’ancestor before the justices etc. in Somerset against the same Roger and Agnes, concerning six hides of land in Portishead. Order to the sheriff of Somerset etc.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. To the official of H. bishop of Lincoln. Robert Passelewe is bound to the king in a debt of 12000 m. or more from the time he was the king’s bailiff of the bishopric of Ely while it was in the king’s hand, as Robert recognised in the Roman Curia. ¹ He is also bound to the king in other debts, for which it is provided ² that Robert’s corn of this autumn is to be collected to the king’s use in part payment of the aforesaid debt, and the king has sent to him his beloved clerk, Simon son of Richard , to collect Robert’s corn in the bishopric of Lincoln from the church of Ireby, requesting that he does not impede him in any way so that he might collect the same corn to the king’s use as aforesaid.

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Corrected from ‘in the presence of the Pope’.

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Corrected from ‘Therefore, the king has provided by the council of his faithful men …’

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the archbishop of York, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Farnham by the hand of Master W. de Tornovere.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the official of Norwich, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Laxfield by the same W.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the same official, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Surlingham by Thomas of Burnham.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the official of H. bishop of Lincoln, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Swanbourne by Walter of Brackley.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the dean and chapter of St. Martin’s, London , concerning collecting the corn of the church of Godmanchester by the same W.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the official of Norwich, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Badingham by the hand of Master Hamo of Redenhall.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the official of Norwich, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Wilby by Silvester of Everdon.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the bishop of Ely, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Tydd and all its possessions in the bishopric of Ely.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the official of Norwich, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Thorndon by Geoffrey of Bedford.

Concerning the corn of Robert Passelewe. It is written in the same manner to the archbishop of York, concerning collecting the corn of the church of Hoton’ by Geoffrey of Compton.

Hampshire. Nicholas of Shirley, taken and detained in the king’s prison for the appeal by which Richard of Leicester appeals him for breach of the king’s peace, gives the king 5 m., to be rendered to Robert de Meysey to undertake the king’s works in the castles of Marlborough and Ludgershall ¹ at these terms, namely 2½ m. at St. Peter in Chains in the ninth year and 2½ m. at Michaelmas in the same year, for having a writ that he be handed over on bail to six trustworthy and law-worthy men until the first session etc. ² Order to the sheriff of Hampshire etc.

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‘… to undertake … Ludgarshall’ interlined.

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Witness clause originally entered here.

21 July. Marlborough. Berkshire. Robert of Thatcham and Helewise, his wife, give the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken before Martin of Pattishall and his associates, justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols , between the same Robert and Helewise and William Dublet and Agnes, his wife, concerning a tenement in Speenhamland. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to take etc.

23 July. Marlborough. For the bishop of Chichester. Order to the keepers of the king’s wines of Southampton ¹ to cause R. bishop of Chichester to have four tuns of wine of the king’s prise at his own cost. ²

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Corrected from ‘the bailiffs of Southampton’.

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Corrected from ‘the king’s monies’.

Concerning wines to be sold. Order to the keepers of the king’s wine of Bristol to sell and make the king’s advantage from 19 tuns of the king’s old wine that are in their custody and to retain to the king‘s use six or seven tuns of better wine out of the 16 tuns of the king’s new wine that are in their custody, as it will seem to them most expeditious, and they are to sell and make the king’s advantage from others.

27 July. Newbury. Suffolk. Adam son of Walter gives the king 20s. for having a pone against William of Felsham, concerning half a knight’s fee with appurtenances in Peasenhall, and against Thomas son of Theobald, concerning two acres of land in Knodishall. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to take etc.

27 July. Reading. Berkshire. Richard Bulloc and Richard de Corneville give the king 1 m. for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin summoned and taken before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and gaol etc. in Berkshire which Margaret daughter of Alfward and Alice, her sister, arraigned against them concerning a tenement in Sutton’. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire that etc.

29 July. Windsor. Cambridgeshire. Helewise, who was the wife of Eustace of Coldham, gives the king half a mark for having a writ before the justices at Westminster against Richard of Melksham and Gervase de Straham, concerning a tenement in Elm Theford’. Order to the sheriff of Cambridgeshire to take etc.

1 Aug. Westminster. Norfolk. Simon de Noers gives the king half a mark for having an assize of darrein presentment before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols in Norfolk against William Blacberd’, deforciant, concerning the advowson of the third part of the church of St. Mary of Itteringham. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to take etc.

2 Aug. Westminster. Norfolk. Because otherwise below. William de Stuteville gives the king 1 m. for having a writ of darrein presentment before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols in Norfolk between the same William, claimant, and Gilbert son of Roger and Simon son of Vincent, deforciants, concerning the advowson of the third part of the church of Fransham. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to take etc. ¹

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Entry cancelled because otherwise below.

Cambridgeshire. Richard Tailor and Rose, his wife, give the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken at Cambridge before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. between Wulveva, who was the wife of William Templeman, and the same Richard and Rose, concerning a tenement in Comberton. ¹ Order to the sheriff of Cambridgeshire etc.

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Witness clause entered here but crossed through.

5 Aug. Westminster. Suffolk. Margaret de Coleville gives the king half a mark for having a pone before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. in Suffolk against Henry de la Hoese, concerning the third part of two carucates of land with appurtenances in Flunnurch’ and the moiety of one carucate of land with appurtenances in Laxfield. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to take etc.

7 Aug. Westminster. Concerning enclosing the wood of Theydon. To Hugh de Neville . Because it is attested before the king and others that Ralph Gernon made fine with King John, father of the king, by 10 m. for enclosing his wood of Theydon, ¹ which is called ‘le leyt’, and that it would not be to the diminution of the king’s forest of Essex if that wood was enclosed, order that, having accepted security from him for rendering the aforesaid 10 m. to the king, he is to permit him to enclose his aforesaid wood.

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Corrected from ‘park’.

For Walter of Clifford. It is clear to the king by the inquisition that he ordered to be taken that Walter of Clifford held of the king in chief by […] ¹ knights’ fees, and not by barony. Order to the sheriff of Shropshire to cause him to have peace from the £100 which he exacts from him by summons of the Exchequer for his relief , having first accepted security from him for rendering the 10 m. to the king by which he made fine with him for his relief.

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Erasure. ms blank.

For Aymer de Sacy. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire to place in respite the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Aymer de Sacy for the debt that he owes the king, until upon his next account at Michaelmas in the ninth year.

Devon. William of Bickleigh and Idonea, his wife, give the king 40s. for having an assize of novel disseisin before four knights assigned to take it on the morrow of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary at Exeter, as on the dorse of the Close Roll. Order to the sheriff of Devon etc.

9 Aug. Westminster. Concerning respite for the Master of the Temple. Order to the sheriff of Essex to place in respite, until upon his account at the Exchequer, the demand he made from Peter Clerk of Witham, man of the Master of Knights of the Temple, for the amercement in which he was amerced before the justices lately itinerant in his county, so that it may be discussed then before the barons of the Exchequer whether the king ought to have the amercement of the aforesaid Peter or the aforesaid Master of the Knights of the Temple by his liberties that he has by the charters of the ancestors of the king, kings of England.

8 Aug. Westminster. Concerning the land formerly of Falkes in Berkhamsted. To the sheriff of Hertfordshire. Order that if the land formerly of Falkes de Bréauté in Little Berkhamsted, which the king granted to John Marshal to sustain him in his service for as long as it pleases the king, has been sown with the corn of the aforesaid Falkes that grows in the same land, then he is to cause John to have the aforesaid corn of the king’s gift. If, however, it has been sown with corn bought with the king’s money, he is to permit him it to have it in peace, having accepted security from him for rendering the costs applied to this at the Exchequer. By the bishop of Bath.

12 Aug. Westminster. Concerning taking the land of Joan d’Auberville into the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to take into the king’s hand without delay all land of Joan d’Auberville with its appurtenances in Benhall and Kelton, and to keep it safely until the king orders otherwise, saving to Joan her reasonable maintenance that he is to take from the issues of the same land in the meantime.

Concerning taking the land of Joan d’Auberville into the king’s hand. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Kent except for this clause ‘saving etc.’

12 Aug. Westminster. Suffolk. Henry of Seething gives the king one mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors ¹ of an assize of novel disseisin taken before the justices last itinerant in Suffolk [assigned] to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. between Geoffrey of Hopton and Thomas of Hopton, claimants, and the same Henry, defendant, concerning a tenement in Hopton. Order to the sheriff etc.

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‘by 24’ crossed through.

13 Aug. Westminster. Derbyshire. Robert of Okeover gives the king half a mark for having a writ before the justices of the Bench , concerning common of pasture in Atlow. Order to the sheriff of Derbyshire to take etc.

For the men of Cirencester. The men of Cirencester give the king 10 m. for having an inquisition as to what customs and services were taken from their land that they hold in Cirencester in the times of King H., grandfather of the king, and King R., uncle of the king, before the same King R. handed the vill of Cirencester over to the abbot of Cirencester at fee farm.

14 Aug. Westminster. Lincolnshire. Gilbert de Gant gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken before the justices last itinerant in Lincolnshire [assigned] to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. , concerning a tenement in Hale and Heckington. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to take etc.

Concerning respite. Order to the sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire to place in respite, until upon his account at the Exchequer, the demand he makes from Gilbert Kentish by summons of the Exchequer for the debt that he owes the king for a debt of the Jews, and the demand he makes from Stephen of Seagrave for the scutage that he owes the king from his land of Thurlaston for the army of Bedford.

14 Aug. Westminster. For Richard of Wrotham. To the barons of the Exchequer. The king has granted to Richard of Wrotham that, of the fine of 50 m. which he made with him for having the custody of the forest of Somerset, for 20 m. of which he ought to have answered at Michaelmas in the ninth year and for 10 m. at Easter next following, for 10 m. at Michaelmas in the tenth year, and 10 m. at Easter next following in the same year, he may render 10 m. at Michaelmas aforesaid in the ninth year, 10 m. at Easter next following, and thus from year to year, namely 10 m. at each term, until the aforesaid debt of 50 m. is paid in full to the king. Order that, having accepted security from him for paying the aforesaid money at the aforesaid [terms], ¹ he is to permit him to have those terms.

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Supplied.

15 Aug. Westminster. Lincolnshire. Thomas de Ormesby gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken before the justices last itinerant in Lincolnshire to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. , concerning a tenement in Torp. ¹ Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to take etc.

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A few words are obscured by an erasure here.

16 Aug. Westminster. For Robert de Turville. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire that if Robert de Turville will give him surety that he will be at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year upon the sheriff’s next account to satisfy the king for the demand he makes from the heir of Robert of Berkeley for the debt that the same Robert owed the king, as much as pertains to the land formerly of the same Robert of the fee of the same Robert de Turville, which was in his hand, then he is to permit the aforesaid land to be replevied to the same Robert up to the aforesaid term, as aforesaid. ¹

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Witness clause corrected from ‘Witness as above’.

For Robert de Turville. Order to the sheriff of Essex to place in respite, until upon his next account at Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Robert de Turville for the fine of 100s. which he made with the king for having seisin of one carucate of land with appurtenances in Harlow to the use of Nicholas son of Fulcher, which is of his inheritance and which was taken into the king’s hand because Richard Carpenter, who has been hanged as he was against the king in Bedford castle, held it.

18 Aug. Westminster. Lincolnshire. Walter of Hole gives the king half a mark for having a writ before the justices at the first session they take when they come into those parts, concerning the record of a plea that was taken in the court of Grimsby by a writ of right between Alnothus son of Ralph, claimant, and the same Walter, defendant, concerning three parts of the fourth part of one bovate of land with appurtenances in Clee, about which Walter complains false judgement had been made against him in the same court. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire. ¹

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Order interlined.

19 Aug. Westminster. For the men of Darlton and Ragnall. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire to cause the corn which the men of Darlton and Ragnall sowed within the metes of the park of Kingshaugh to be valued by the view of trustworthy and law-worthy men, and to demise the same corn to them by the same value, having accepted security from them that they will answer for that value at the king’s summons. He is also to permit the same men to have pasture for their oxen and livestock in the park of Kingshaugh until the king orders otherwise.

18 Aug. Westminster. For Hugh of Bath. To the sheriff of Buckinghamshire. The king has granted to Hugh of Bath that, of the fine of 20 m. which he made with King John, the king’s father, for having the custody of the land of John de Gerardmulin and for the ransom of the same John, he may render 4 m. to the king each year at two terms, namely 2 m. at the Exchequer of Michaelmas and 2 m. at the Exchequer of Easter, and 4 m. thus from year to year until the aforesaid 20 m. are rendered to the king. Order to cause them to have the aforesaid terms, as aforesaid. Before the justiciar and the bishops of Bath and Salisbury.

For Hugh of Bath. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand of £40 that he makes from Hugh of Bath by summons of the Exchequer for a quarter of one year of the time when he was the bailiff of Falkes de Bréauté for the counties of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Before the justiciar.

18 Aug. Westminster. For the bishop of Bath. Order to the keepers of the king’s wines of Bristol to cause the venerable father J. bishop of Bath to have three tuns of wine from the king’s wines which are in their custody by the same bargain at which they have been bought to the king’s use. Before the justiciar.

26 Aug. Westminster. Essex. Order to the sheriff of Essex ¹ to place in respite the demand he makes from Baldwin de Redvers by summons of the Exchequer for scutage, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year.

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Corrected from ‘Huntingdonshire’.

Essex. Order to the sheriff of Essex to place in respite the demand he makes from W. earl Warenne for the scutage of Poitou and the scutages of the armies of Bytham and Bedford, until his next account at the Exchequer.

Concerning the liberties of the burgesses of Plympton. Order to Thomas of Cirencester to inquire diligently by trustworthy and law-worthy men of the neighbourhood of Plympton whether the burgesses of Plympton were in seisin in the time of William, formerly earl of Devon, of the liberties granted to them by a charter of the same earl that they have, and if the inquisition concludes that they had been in seisin of those liberties in the time of the earl, then he is to permit them to use the same seisin for as long as the earl’s land will be in the king’s hand, having accepted security from them for six palfreys to the king’s use for having that seisin.

Buckinghamshire. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite the demand of 1 m. that he makes from Robert de Ferrers and his men of Cippenham for view of frankpledge and hidage, until upon his account after Michaelmas in the ninth year.

28 Aug. Westminster. Berkshire. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to place in respite, until upon his account after Michaelmas forthcoming in the ninth year, the demand of 5 m. that he makes from William of Birmingham and the demand of 20s. that he makes from the men of Maidencourt of the same William for default of suit before the justices of the forest.

For the burgesses of Plympton. Order to Thomas of Cirencester that, having accepted security from the burgesses of Plympton for rendering 30 m. to the king, namely 10 m. at Michaelmas forthcoming in the ninth year, 10 m. at Easter next following in the tenth year, and 10 m. at St. John the Baptist in the same year, by which they made fine for having the liberties which were used in the time of W. de Vernun, earl of Devon, and they have the charter of the same earl, if he establishes for the king by the inquisition that he ordered to be taken that those liberties had been used in the aforesaid time, he is to permit them to have those terms and to permit those liberties to be used.

Because in the Close Roll. Robert Talbot has made fine with the king by £100 for having his grace and benevolence that he forfeited because he was against the king with H. de Lacy in Ireland, and for having seisin of all his lands in Ireland, of which he was disseised for the aforesaid reason. Order to the justiciar of Ireland that, having accepted security from Robert for rendering the aforesaid £100 to the king, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay of all his lands in Ireland of which he was disseised for the aforesaid reason. ¹

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Entry cancelled because in the Close Roll: RLC, II, p. 60.

29 Aug. Westminster. Lincolnshire. For Ralph de Trubleville. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to cause Ralph de Trubleville to have without delay the chattels formerly of Auty, reeve of Coleby, man of the same Ralph , who fled for ill repute, which have been valued at 76s., by the same value, so that he answers the king at the king’s will.

30 Aug. Westminster. For Peter Crook. Peter Crook gives the king 20s. for having a writ before Martin of Pattishall and those with whom he will wish to associate upon his next arrival in the county of Gloucestershire for attainting the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin summoned and taken in the same county before the same M. of Pattishall and his associates, justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols in the same county , between the same Peter and Hugh de Howell’ and Simunda, his wife, concerning a tenement in Elmington. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire etc.

[No date]. Concerning the fine of the abbey of Cirencester. The abbot of Cirencester gives the king 20 m. for having a recognition by 24 of the more law-worthy, discreet and local men, both knights and free tenants, of the neighbourhood of Cirencester, of both the king’s demense lands and elsewhere, before the king at Westminster at Michaelmas in 15 days, as to what customs and services the men of Cirencester were accustomed to perform from his land that he held in Cirencester in the times of King H., grandfather of the king, and King R., uncle of the king. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to take security etc.

Concerning the fine of 100s. for Ralph of Sunderland. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk that notwithstanding the command that the king made to him for taking the land of Joan d’Auberville, wife of Ralph of Sunderland, in Benhall and Kelton, as is said, into the king’s hand and keeping it safely until the king ordered otherwise, saving to Joan her reasonable maintenance from the same land, he is to cause Ralph to have full seisin of the aforesaid land without delay, so that the sheriff will go with him in person to the house of the same Joan and will see that all of the fortalice which Henry le Claver constructed against the king’s peace, both in walls and in ditches and in other things, is removed, having accepted security from Ralph that he will not make waste, sale or exile of the men, buildings, woodlands, gardens or other things pertaining to the said land, and the same sheriff is to take security from him for 100s. to the king’s use.

Concerning the fine of 100s. for Ralph of Sunderland. The same Ralph had another writ directed to the sheriff of Kent and this is in the Close Roll. ¹

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See RLC, II, p. 60.

28 Aug. Westminster. Concerning taking the land of Richard de Landa into the king’s hand. To the sheriff of Essex. Order to take the land of Richard de Landa in his bailiwick into the king’s hand and to keep it safely with the chattels found therein, so that nothing is removed therefrom until the king orders otherwise. Before the justiciar.

Concerning taking the land of Richard de Landa into the king’s hand. The same order to the sheriff of Hampshire, concerning the same.

2 Sept. London. Suffolk. Joscelin of Dunwich gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken at Ipswich before Simon de Hale and his associates, justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols , between Hamo Red and the same Joscelin, concerning a tenement in Westleton. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to take etc. ¹ Witness R. bishop of Salisbury.

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Witness corrected from ‘the king’.

2 Sept. London. Northamptonshire. Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire to place in respite the demand for 15s. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer by reason of a certain assart in Weedon, until upon his account after Michaelmas in the ninth year, having accepted security from the same prior (sic.) that he will answer the king then. Witness R. bishop of Salisbury.

Bedfordshire. Order to the sheriff of Bedfordshire to place in respite the demand he makes from Robert de Barville by summons of the Exchequer for the debts of the Jews, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, and to cause his livestock taken for this reason to be replevied to him in the meantime. Witness as above. Before the justiciar.

Norfolk. The prior of Norwich gives the king two palfreys for having a market each week on Tuesdays at his manor of Hemsby until the king comes of age, and for having a market each week on Tuesdays at his manor of Sedgford until etc., unless those markets are to the harm of neighbouring markets. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to cause the prior to have the aforesaid markets, as aforesaid. Witness as above. Before the justiciar.

Concerning the account of Thomas of Cirencester. The king has given respite to Thomas of Cirencester from rendering his account for the honours of Devon and Berkhamsted, which are in his custody, until 15 days from Martinmas in the tenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite.

5 Sept. Reading. Concerning the escape of thieves. Order to the sheriff of Devon to render without delay the 20s. which he took from a thief who was captured in the fair of Exeter and later adjudged to be hanged in the court of the honour of Devon, to Thomas of Cirencester, keeper of the same honour , so that he answers the king for it by his hand. He is henceforth no longer to exact the money which he exacts from the men of the manor of Hardwick for the escape of Edwy of Hardwick and his three sons , because the king ordered Thomas to answer the king by his hand for that escape. ¹ Witness the king.

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Henceforth, all writs are witnessed by the king again unless otherwise stated.

For the men of Hardwick. The men of Hardwick have made fine with the king by 10 m. for the escape of Edwy of Hardwick and his three sons . Order to Thomas of Cirencester to cause him to be quit by those 10 m.

Devon. The king has granted Reginald de Vautorte respite, until one month from Easter in the tenth year, from the 600 m. which are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer by reason of the dispute that has arisen between Reginald and the bishop of Winchester, who has respite therefrom until the same term by order of the king. Order to the sheriff of Devon to permit Reginald to have peace until the same term. Before the justiciar.

Essex. Order to the sheriff of Essex to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand he makes from Ralph Gernon by summons for the first scutage of King John etc. of Poitou and for the second scutage of the same king of Poitou, and for the debts of the Jews. Before the justiciar.

Berkshire. To the sheriff of Berkshire. Order to place in respite the demand of £100 that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Richard Walensis for a debt of the Jews, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year.

7 Sept. Oxford. Suffolk. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand of 2 m. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from William Talbot, who is in Gascony in the king’s service by his order with Richard, the king’s brother.

Oxfordshire. The abbot of Eynsham gives the king one palfrey for having the record before the justices at Westminster in the octaves of Michaelmas of the plea that is in the county court of Cambridgeshire between Agnes of Histon, claimant, and the same abbot, defendant, concerning a virgate of land with appurtenances in Histon. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire etc. ¹

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Order interlined.

8 Sept. Oxford. Berkshire. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand of £22 13s. 4d. that he makes from the prior of St. Frideswide, Oxford, by summons of the Exchequer for the debts of the Jews which Reginald de St. Valery gave to him in Knighton, as he says. Before the justiciar.

Suffolk. Because above. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand of 2 m. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from William Talbot, who is in Gascony in the service of the king with Richard, his brother. ¹

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Entry cancelled because above. See 309 above.

9 Sept. Woodstock. Concerning respite of the account of the sheriff of Yorkshire. For the great affairs to which the sheriff of Yorkshire attends at present in his county, and for inquiring into the lands of those who have been outlawed, those hanged for larceny, and other malefactors of the same county, and for taking them into the king’s hand by reason of the eyre of the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols , he is not able to be present at the Exchequer on the morrow of Michaelmas in the ninth year to render his account. The king has therefore given him respite from rendering his account until the octaves of Martinmas in the tenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite. The king also orders the aforesaid sheriff to send to the Exchequer a clerk or a layman in whom he trusts on the aforesaid day, namely the aforesaid day of Michaelmas, who is to render in his place the money that he received both from the farms of his county and other things for which he ought to answer.

12 Sept. Woodstock. Wiltshire. Walter Wineman gives the king half a mark for placing the plea that is in the county court of Wiltshire between the same Walter, claimant, and the prior of the Hospital of St. John, Wilton, defendant, concerning a messuage with appurtenances in Wilton, before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols in Wiltshire on their next arrival etc. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire etc.

Concerning respite of the account of the sheriff of Oxfordshire. On account of his business which the king has enjoined upon the sheriff of Oxfordshire to expedite, both in collecting the fifteenth and others things, he cannot render his account before the barons of the Exchequer on the morrow of Michaelmas in the ninth year. The king, therefore, has given him respite until the morrow of All Souls in the tenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have the aforesaid respite, admitting in the meantime his clerks that he will send with the money from the farm of his county and other things.

13 Sept. Brill. Nottinghamshire. Roger son of Alexander gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken at Nottingham before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. between Roger of Beltoft and Petronella, his wife, and the same Roger, concerning a tenement in Beckingham. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire etc.

Lancaster. The king has taken the homage of Thomas, son of Henry of Melling, for four carucates of land with appurtenances in Melling which the aforesaid Henry, his father, whose heir he is, held of the king in chief in socage, and which falls to Thomas by inheritance. Order to the sheriff of Lancaster that, having accepted security from Thomas for rendering 22s. to the king for his relief, he is to cause him to have full seisin thereof.

Oxfordshire. Walter of Pendock has made fine with the king by 5 m. for having seisin of the three acres of land with appurtenances in Lillingstone which he had sold to William Martel and which are in the king’s hand. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire that, having accepted security from William for rendering the aforesaid 5 m. to the king at these terms, namely 2½ m. at Michaelmas in one month in the ninth year and 2½ m. at Easter next following, namely in the tenth year, in one month, he is to cause him to have full seisin thereof.

15 Sept. Brill. Gloucestershire. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to cause the livestock of H. earl of Hereford, which he took for the debts of the king that are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer, to be replevied to him, having accepted security from him that he will satisfy the king upon the sheriff’s account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year.

Gloucestershire. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand of £26 12s. 10d. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Ralph of Willington for the issues of the king’s barton of Bristol, because Ralph will answer the king for them by his hand when he renders account to the king for the expenses incurred in Bristol castle.

15 Sept. Brill. Oxfordshire. The weavers of Oxford give the king one tun of wine for having a writ that the mayor and reeves of Oxford are to permit them to have the same liberties in the vill of Oxford, both in making cloths and in other things, as they had in the times of King H., grandfather of the king, King R., uncle of the king, and King J., father of the king, until the war etc. Order to the same mayor and reeves to take security etc.

Buckinghamshire. Order to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to place in respite the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Osbert of Wotton, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, having accepted security from him that he will be there at the aforesaid account to hear the will of the king. By the Earl Marshal. For the poverty of the man.

16 Sept. Beckley. Concerning placing an assize of novel disseisin before the justices of the Bench. Peter de Russeaus gives the king one palfrey for having a writ for placing the assize of novel disseisin which Roger de Vilers arraigned against him before Martin of Pattishall and his associates, justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols in the county of Dorset , concerning a tenement in Tarrant, before the justices at Westminster at Michaelmas in one month in the ninth year . Order to the same justices to take security. Before the justiciar.

Huntingdonshire. Order to the sheriff of Huntingdonshire to place in respite the demand he makes from William Engayne by summons of the Exchequer for the scutages of Bedford and Bytham, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, so that it may be inquired then before the barons of the Exchequer whether the king ought to have that scutage or Roger de Quincy of the gift of the king’s ancestors, as he says.

18 Sept. Windsor. Norfolk. William de Stuteville gives the king one palfrey for having two assizes of darrein presentment before four knights of the county of Norfolk assigned to this, one namely against Hamo Cheure concerning the church of Tittleshall and the other against Gilbert son of Roger concerning a third part of the church of Fransham, as is more fully contained on the dorse of the Patent Roll. ¹ Order to the sheriff of Norfolk to take etc.

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PR 1216–25, p. 578.

18 Sept. Windsor. Concerning respite of scutage for Ralph Tyrel. To the sheriff of Bedfordshire. Order, as the king has ordered him at other times, to place in respite the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Ralph Tyrel for the scutage of the army of Bedford from the land that he holds by bail of the king in Wilden, until the king orders otherwise.

Concerning respite of scutage for Ralph Tyrel. It is written in the same manner to the same for the same, concerning the scutage of Montgomery this year, as he has ordered him previously.

Nottinghamshire. Stephen Meverel and Alice de Lockeleg’ give the king 1 m. for having a writ before the justices at the first session etc. to make recognition ¹ concerning attainting the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. between them and Robert son of Alan, concerning a tenement in Leake. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire.

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Originally the entry continued ‘whether Stephen and Alice unjustly etc.’, but this is now crossed through.

24 Sept. Westminster. Kent. Order to the sheriff of Kent to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer, the demand of £100 that he makes from G. count of St. Pol ¹ by summons of the Exchequer for his relief that he owes the king.

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Corrected from ‘G. earl of Gloucester’.

Essex. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Essex for the same count, concerning the same. ¹

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This appears to be a later addition, being squeezed in between the surrounding entries, although the ink appears to be the same.

Yorkshire. William of Lowthorpe gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. , ¹ concerning a tenement in Lowthorpe. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire etc. ²

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Corrected from ‘the justices last itinerant’.

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Order interlined.

Dorset. Order to the sheriff of Dorset to place in respite the demand of 20 m. that he makes by summons of the Exchequer from William de Pont-de-l’Arche, until upon his next account.

Lincolnshire. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to hand over the land formerly of John of Dorrington in Dorrington, which has been taken into the king’s hand because John was convicted before the king’s justices of swearing a false oath, to William Bardolf to keep with all property and chattels found therein to the king’s use in the form that the king will signify to him.

Concerning the land of one convicted of swearing a false oath. Order to William Bardolf to admit himself to the custody of the aforesaid land and keep it safely with all chattels found therein, saving her reasonable maintenance from the issues of the same land to Margaret, who was the wife of the same John, and her family. He is also to cause that land to be cultivated from the same issues.

25 Sept. Kingston. Essex. John de Berners gives the king half a mark for having a precipe against Ralph de Berners that he will acquit him of the service that G. bishop of Ely exacts from him from the free tenement that he holds of Ralph in Strethall, for which Ralph is the mesne lord between them etc. Order to the sheriff of Essex etc.

26 Sept. Windsor. Bedfordshire. Order to the sheriff of Bedfordshire to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Henry de Capella for a debt of the Jews that Ralph de St. Valery, whose land of Aspley is in Henry’s hand by bail, owed to the king.

28 Sept. Windsor. Berkshire. Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer of Michaelmas in the ninth year, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from the land of the prior of St. Swithun’s, Winchester of Woolstone for the fine that the men of Berkshire made for the forest of Berkshire.

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The king has taken the homage of John de Heriz for the land that Ivo de Heriz held of the king in chief and that falls to him by inheritance. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire that, having accepted security from him for rendering his relief to the king, he is to cause him to have full seisin of the land that Ivo held of the king in chief and that falls to him by inheritance in his bailiwick. He is to cause the king to know how much land he held of the king in chief and by what service.

29 Sept. Ashley. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Memorandum that the same Ivo held four knights’ fees from the king.

1 Oct. Clarendon. Dorset. Hugh son of William and Matilda, his wife, give the king one mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken at Sherborne, concerning common of pasture in Melcombe which pertains etc. in the same vill. Order to the sheriff of Dorset etc. By the justiciar. For Godfrey of Crowcombe.

Worcestershire. Hawise daughter of Eleanor gives the king one mark ¹ for having a pone against William de Bissopeton’, concerning two hides of land with appurtenances in Waresley. Order to the sheriff of Worcestershire to take etc. For William de Cantilupe.

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Corrected from ‘half a mark’.

Somerset. Order to the sheriff of Somerset to place in respite the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Henry de Trubleville, who is in the king’s service in Gascony with Richard, the king’s brother, for the debt of William son of Martin, until his return into England from overseas parts. Before the justiciar.

Devon. It is written in the same manner to the sheriff of Devon, concerning placing the demand he makes from the same Henry etc. for a debt of Henry fitz Count in respite until the same term. Before the justiciar.

2 Oct. Clarendon. Concerning respite of the account of the sheriff of Dorset. Because the sheriff of Dorset is in the king’s service by his order in the county of Dorset to collect the fifteenth, the king has given him respite from rendering his account until five weeks from Michaelmas in the ninth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite. Before the justiciar.

Dorset. Order to the sheriff of Dorset to place in respite, until upon his next account at the Exchequer, the demand for 5 m. that he makes from the men of Wareham by summons of the Exchequer for an amercement of the forest in the last eyre of Hugh de Neville concerning the forest of the county of Dorset.

Concerning the account of Luke Russell . Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause Luke Russell to have respite from rendering his account for one quarter of a year from the time he was sheriff of Somerset until five weeks from Michaelmas in the ninth year.

3 Oct. Wallop. Concerning the fine of Robert de Chaluns. Robert de Chaluns has made fine with the king by 5 m. for his relief of the fifth part of the knight’s fee that Peter de Chaluns, his father, held in chief of the honour of Plympton in Leigh and Chaddlewood, ¹ which fall to Robert by hereditary right, and the king has taken his homage herein. Robert is to render which 5 m. to the king at two terms, namely 2½ m. at Easter in the tenth year and 2½ m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to Thomas of Cirencester ² that, having accepted security from Robert for rendering the money at the aforesaid terms, he is to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid fifth part of a knight’s fee without delay.

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‘Chaddlewood’ interlined.

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Corrected from ‘the sheriff of Devon’.

Concerning the vill of Ludgershall. The king has committed the vill of Ludgershall to his men of Ludgershall at farm by rendering £12 to the king per annum at the Exchequer by their hand for as long as it pleases the king. Order to Robert de Meysey, constable of Marlborough , to cause the aforesaid men to have full seisin of the aforesaid vill with appurtenances without delay, as they had in the time of King John etc., until the war etc.

4 Oct. Winchester. For the sheriff of Hampshire, concerning respite of account. For the important business to which it behoves the sheriff of Hampshire to attend by the king’s order, the king has given him respite from rendering his account until the octaves of Hilary in the tenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite.

5 Oct. Alton. Concerning the fine of William of Hodnet. William of Hodnet has made fine with the king by 40 m. for having custody of the land and heir of Baldwin of Hodnet, which land Baldwin held from the king in chief of the honour of Montgomery. William will render which 40 m. at the Exchequer by his hand at the below-written terms, namely 10 m. at Hilary in the tenth year, 10 m. at Easter next following in the same year, 10 m. at St. John the Baptist in the same year, and 10 m. at Michaelmas in the same year. Order to Godescallus de Maghelvis that, having accepted security from William for rendering the aforesaid 40 m. at the aforesaid terms, as aforesaid, he is to cause him to have full seisin without delay.

6 Oct. Guildford. Northamptonshire. Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire to place in respite the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Simon de Muscegros for a debt of the Jews, until upon his next account at the Exchequer. If anything has been removed from his corn or chattels for this reason while he was in the king’s service in Gascony by the king’s order, he is to cause it to be rendered to him without delay.

Surrey. Henry, vicar of the church of St. Mary of Guildford, gives the king 3 m. for having a fair at the church of St. Mary of Guildford to last for three days, namely the eve, feast and morrow of All Souls, ¹ until the king comes of age. Order to the sheriff of Surrey to take etc. and to cause that fair to be cried, unless it is to the harm etc.

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Feast illegible but supplied from C. Ch. R. 1226–57, p. 61.

7 Oct. Westminster. Norfolk. The abbot of St. Benet of Hulme gives the king half a mark for having a writ to summon William of Whitwell and William de Skegeton’ before the justices at Westminster , ready to show why they exact common in the land of the same abbot of Swanton, as etc. Order to the sheriff of Norfolk that etc.

9 Oct. Westminster. Yorkshire. William of Soothill gives the king 1 m. for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken at York before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin , concerning a tenement in Erdelawe. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire etc.

From here it is to be sent to the Exchequer and before it had been sent by the hand of R. bishop of Chichester at the Exchequer.

Yorkshire. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to place in respite, until Easter in the tenth year, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from W. earl of Salisbury for the debt that Eustace de Vescy, whose land is in the hand of the same earl by order of the king, owed the king.

Because in the Close Roll. Order to Hugh de Neville to cause H. bishop of Lincoln to have eight posts (postes), eight beams (trabes), eight roof-timbers (palnas) and 100 saplings (cheverones) in the king’s forest of Sherwood of the king’s gift in order to construct a grange in his manor of Newark. ¹

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Entry cancelled because in the Close Roll. See RLC, II, p. 65b.

16 Oct. Westminster. Northamptonshire. For the abbot of Peterborough. To the sheriff of Northamptonshire. The abbot of Peterborough has made fine with the king by two palfreys for having in his hand and in his custody, until Roger, son and heir of Roger of Torpel, comes of age, the lands with appurtenances formerly of the same Roger which he held from the abbot, if it will be established by the inquisition that the king ordered to be taken concerning the land that the same Roger held from the king in chief, that he holds them by knight service, namely so that the abbot is to render £40 at the Exchequer each year for as long as the aforesaid lands will be in his hand and in his custody, namely £20 at Easter and £20 at Michaelmas. Order that, having accepted security from the abbot for rendering the two aforesaid palfreys to the king at Hilary forthcoming in the tenth year and for rendering the aforesaid £40 each year at the Exchequer at the aforesaid terms, as aforesaid, he is to cause him to have full seisin of the aforesaid lands with their appurtenances in his bailiwick without delay, saving to the aforesaid Roger, son and heir of the abovesaid Roger of Torpel, the land that the king has assigned to him for his sustenance and which his father gave to him by his charter when he married his wife with the assent and will of his father.

16 Oct. Westminster. Lincolnshire. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to place in respite, until Easter in the tenth year, the demand he makes from Nicolaa de la Haye by summons of the Exchequer for the scutage of Poitou from the time of King John etc. and for the scutage assessed in the king’s time for removing Louis, first-born son of the King of France, from England. By the justiciar.

Wiltshire. Joan de Buckland gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken at Walton before the justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin etc. between Adam of Cheverell and William Musard, formerly the husband of the aforesaid Joan, concerning a tenement in Bulkington. Order to the sheriff of Wiltshire that etc.

17 Oct. Westminster. Concerning the pardon made to the earl of Ferrers. To the barons of the Exchequer. Because it is attested before the king and his council that W. earl Marshal, who is dead, committed the manor of Melbourne to the king’s beloved and faithful W. earl of Ferrers while he was ruler (rector) of the king and kingdom, in order to sustain him in the king’s service for as long as it pleased the king, for which [seisin] the barons exact £116 20d. from the earl of Ferrers for the farm of the same manor for several years past, namely £23 4s. 4d. for the second year of the reign, £23 4s. 4d. for the third year of the reign, £23 4s. 4d. for the fourth year of the reign, £23 4s. 4d. for the fifth year of the reign, and £23 4s. 4d. for the sixth year of the reign, the king has pardoned the aforesaid £116 20d. to the earl of Ferrers. The king has also pardoned to the earl of Ferrers 40 m. of an amercement in which he was amerced before Brian de Lisle in his eyre of the forest for 160 oaks cut down in the wood of Bozeat without the king’s licence. Order to cause the earl to be quit of the aforesaid £116 20d. and of the aforesaid 40 m. of the amercement. Before the justiciar and the bishops of Bath and Salisbury .

Cambridgeshire. Alexander Young gives the king 1 m. for having a precipe against Adam of Laxfield, concerning a debt of 9 m. Order to the sheriff of Cambridgeshire to take etc.

19 Oct. Westminster. Gloucestershire. Geoffrey of Stratton gives half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of am assize of novel disseisin against Agnes de Cardunville, concerning a tenement in Stratton. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to take etc.

[No date]. Hertfordshire. Samson son of Fulk gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin against Roger Merchant, concerning a tenement in Hinxworth. Order to the sheriff of Hertfordshire to take etc.

[No date]. Kent. William of Orlestone gives the king half a mark for having a pone against the prior of Horton, concerning the custody of the land and heir of Thomas of Higham. Order to the sheriff of Kent to take etc.

Lincolnshire. Elias of Holton gives the king half a mark for having a writ to attaint the twelve jurors of an assize of novel disseisin taken at Lincoln before Robert of Lexington and his associates, justices assigned to take the assizes of novel disseisin and to deliver gaols , between William son of William and the same Elias, concerning a tenement in Holton. Order to the sheriff of Lincolnshire to take etc.

22 Oct. Westminster. Thomas de Charnelis gives the king half a mark for having a pone before the king’s justices at Westminster against Richard de Brom’, concerning the customs and services that Thomas exacts from Richard.

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. To the sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Ralph de Frescheville has made fine with the king by 100 m. for having the lands with appurtenances formerly of Hubert son of Ralph, whose heir he is, in his bailiwick, except the land that the king’s beloved and faithful Brian de Lisle holds in Scarcliffe, which 100 m. the king gave to the same Brian, of which Ralph is to render to him 25 m. at Easter in the tenth year, 25 m. at Michaelmas next following in the same year, and 50 m. at the same terms in the eleventh year, namely 25 m. each term. Order that, having given Brian security for rendering the aforesaid 100 m. to him at the aforesaid terms, he is to cause Ralph to have full seisin of the aforesaid lands with their appurtenances in his bailiwick without delay, excepting the land that Brian holds in Scarcliffe and excepting the houses of Elvaston which Brian will have to house himself and his family until Epiphany in the eleventh year, and saving to Brian his chattels that he has in the aforesaid lands and, similarly, the costs that he incurred in cultivating the same lands, for which costs Ralph will answer him by the consideration of trustworthy and law-worthy men, saving also to Sarra, who was the wife of the aforesaid Hubert, her dower that she has from the same lands.

The fine of the county of Devon for having a sheriff from amongst themselves. The men of the county of Devon give the king 200 m. for having a sheriff from amongst themselves for three years from Michaelmas in the ninth year, and […] from Hugh Peverel, William de la Bruer’ and William Raleigh [who were …] to the king that he will have William Raleigh as sheriff of the county, who will have £30 per annum for his expenses and he will answer for the […], expenses and issues of the same county. ¹

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Entry badly faded.

24 Oct. Westminster. Hampshire. Thomas de Venuz has made fine with the king by 10 m. for having to wife Isabella, who was the wife of Robert Mauduit. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire that, having accepted security from Thomas for the aforesaid 10m., he is to permit Thomas to have Isabella as his wife if she will consent to this.

Oxfordshire. The abbess of St. Ebrulf gives the king 20s. for having a precipe concerning entry against several people before the justices. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire to take etc.

Concerning the corn of Watlington sold to the archbishop of Dublin. The king has sold to H. archbishop of Dublin his corn and hay of the king’s manor of Watlington for 50 m. Order to the keeper of the honour of Wallingford that, having accepted security from the archbishop for rendering the aforesaid 50 m. to the king, he is to cause him to have the aforesaid corn and hay. He is, however, to cause the king’s oxen and stock of the same manor to be valued by trustworthy and law-worthy men, and to cause them to be delivered to the archbishop by the same value. He is also to cause the barons of the Exchequer to know the value of the aforesaid oxen and stock. By the justiciar.

Concerning committing the same manor to the archbishop of Dublin. The king has committed the manor of Watlington with all its appurtenances to H. archbishop of Dublin, to hold for as long it pleases the king, for 50 m., for rendering which annually at Michaelmas the archbishop will give the king surety. Order to the keeper of the honour of Wallingford to cause the archbishop to have full seisin of the aforesaid manor with appurtenances without delay. Before the justiciar and the bishops of Bath and Salisbury.

27 Oct. Westminster. Because in the Patent Roll. The king has given and granted that Nicholas de Dungan, merchant of Rouen , might come safely and securely into England with three shiploads of wine, performing etc. until Pentecost in the tenth year. ¹ Before the justiciar and the bishops of Bath and Salisbury. For the justiciar.

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Entry cancelled because in the Patent Roll. See PR 1216–25, p. 557.

Because in the Patent Roll. William Blundel, merchant of London, has similar letters concerning three shiploads of wine until the same term. ¹ Before the same. For the justiciar.

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Entry cancelled because in the Patent Roll. PR 1216–25, p. 557. This supplies information missing from the damaged membrane of the Patent Roll.