[No date]. Kent. Robert Arsic has made fine with the king by 100 m. for his delivery from the king’s prison, and he is to serve the king with three knights (se quarto militum) for a year, namely by Robert himself, Hasculph de Soligny, and two of Hasculph’s nephews, and he gave hostages for rendering that fine at the set terms and for performing faithful service to the king.

17 Dec. Bailiff of the honour of Tewkesbury. William Bloet has made fine with the king by 60 m. for having the custody of the land and heir of Roger de Meysey, for which custody Roeland Bloet, his brother, had made fine with King John, the king’s father. He found Robert son of Payn and Ralph of Broughton as pledges for rendering the aforesaid fine to the king.

17 Dec. Fairford. Oxfordshire. John of Bristol gives the king the moiety of 56 m. for having a writ to distrain the abbot of Bruern to render to him the charters for 56 m., which Jordan Clerk, his brother, committed to him to keep. ¹ He has letters to distrain the abbot, and the sheriff of Oxfordshire is ordered to take security from John for the moiety of the aforesaid 56 m. ² Witness the earl.

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It is possible that the following clause was added later, as the ink is very slightly darker. It is not, however, clearly demarcated from the remainder of the entry as in the other examples on this membrane.

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An erasure has been made shortly below the body of the entry.

30 Dec. Lichfield. Gloucestershire. The abbot of Tewkesbury has made fine with the king by 20 m. for having his confirmation of the land of Gotherington, which he purchased from Robert Bigod. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire that, having accepted security from him for rendering the aforesaid 20 m. to the king, he is to cause the same abbot to have full seisin of the aforesaid land with its appurtenances without delay. He paid 20 m. at Winchester to W. earl Marshal and is quit. ¹ Witness the earl.

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The payment to the Marshal is clearly separated from the entry by a horizontal line.

4 Jan. Nottingham. Gloucestershire. Alice who was the wife of Richard of Bagendon has made fine with the king by 3 m. for having seisin of the custody of the land and heir of Richard of Bagendon, which she purchased from Bartholomew son of Richard, and of which Robert de Chandos disseised her upon Bartholomew’s death, because it was said that Bartholomew had been against King John in his war. An inquisition regarding this was taken in Worcestershire, which attested that Bartholomew, from whom Alice had purchased the custody, had never been against the king. Order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire that, having accepted security from Alice for rendering the aforesaid 3 m. to the king, he is to cause her to have full seisin of the custody with its appurtenances. ¹ Witness the king.

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This witness clause may have been added later. There is an initial ‘T[este]’ which is then followed by another horizontal line before the witness clause.

16 Feb. Gloucester. Northamptonshire. Thomas Murdac gives the king 5 m. for having seisin of the land of Heathencote formerly of Robert Murdac, his brother, which falls to Thomas by inheritance, so that Thomas may assign rightful dower to Matilda who was the wife of Robert, which falls to her according to the custom of England. Order to Falkes de Bréauté and the sheriff of Northamptonshire to cause Thomas to have full seisin of the land with its appurtenances without delay, because he has given surety to the king by John Durevassal that he will render the fine to him at the coming Easter in the first year. Witness the king.

29 April. Marlborough. Oxfordshire. Rutland. Hasculph de Soligny has mainperned to render 100 m. to the king at the below-written terms, namely 50 m. in the octaves of Pentecost in the first year and 50 m. at St. John the Baptist in the same year, which 100 m. Robert Arsic owed the king for his delivery from prison. Order to the sheriff of Oxfordshire and W. count of Aumale to cause Hasculph to have full seisin without delay of all lands and appurtenances in their bailiwicks of which Robert was seised on the day he withdrew from the service of King John, the king’s father, because Hasculph, as aforesaid, has mainperned to render the aforesaid 100 m. to the king for Robert at the aforesaid terms and has given security. ¹ Witness W. earl Marshal.

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The clause regarding his performance of security is interlined.

3 May. Devizes. Bedfordshire. Roger de Beauchamp gives the king 100 m. for the relief of the land formerly of Hugh de Beauchamp, his brother, which falls to him by inheritance. He is to render 50 m. of the aforesaid 100 m. at St. John and 50 m. at Michaelmas in the first year. Order to the sheriff of Bedfordshire to cause Roger to have full seisin of all lands formerly of Hugh, his brother, in his bailiwick, of which Hugh was seised on the day the war began between King John and the barons of England. Roger placed all of the aforesaid lands in pledge for rendering the fine to the king at the aforesaid terms. Witness the earl.

2 June. Oxford. Henry could not have seisin because the land had been previously given to John Marshal in the time of King John. Henry de Brikebec has made fine with the king by £15 for the relief of the land of Haselborough with its appurtenances formerly of Richard of Haselborough, which the king rendered to him as his right. Thomas Basset is his pledge. Order to the sheriff of Somerset to cause him to have full seisin. ¹ Witness the earl.

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Entry cancelled.

8 Aug. Oxford. Staffordshire. Simon son of Henry gives the king the third part of the below-written debt, which he incurred in order to have letters to do justice against the below-written debtors, namely from Ralph Basset, 31 m., from Richard son of William, 15 m., from Roger de Mohaut, 15 m., from William de Bray, 45s. He has letters to the sheriff of Staffordshire that, having accepted security for the third part of all of the aforesaid debt from the first monies, he is to do justice against the aforesaid debtors. Witness the earl.

8 Aug. Oxford. Similar order to the sheriff of Leicestershire for a debt of 5 m., which William of Herleston owes to the same Simon.

[No date]. Robert de Dene gives the king 10 m. for having letters patent.

30 July. Gloucester. Oxfordshire. Thomas Sumer of Garsington gives the king one mark for having such seisin of his land as he had before he withdrew from the service of King John, and he has letters directed to the sheriff of Oxfordshire. Witness the earl.

24 Sept. Gillingham. Richard son of Simon gives the king 100s., to be paid at All Saints in the second year, for having such seisin of all of the land formerly of his father as his same father had at the beginning of the war. He has letters directed to the sheriffs of Yorkshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex. Witness the earl.

6 Oct. Westminster. Nottinghamshire. Matilda de Caux has made fine with the king by 60 m. for having her lands with appurtenances, and she has terms at Martinmas in the second year to pay 30 m. at the Exchequer and at Hilary to render the other 30 m. at the Exchequer. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire to cause her to have full seisin of all her lands in his bailiwick and to remove the king’s hand from the aforesaid lands by reason of the fine. Witness the earl.

8 Oct. Lambeth. Suffolk. Ida de Clerbec fines with the king by 10 m. and one Norwegian hawk for having custody of the land and heir of Henry de Clerbec with the marriage of the heir, her son [filii sui]. She has a term at Christmas in the second year for paying the aforesaid 10 m. and one hawk. Order to the sheriff of Suffolk to cause her to have full seisin of the aforesaid land with the heir without delay. Witness the earl.

[No date]. Bedfordshire. Buckinghamshire. Northamptonshire. Kent. Robert de Lisle and Rose of Tattershall, his wife, and Robert of Bassingham and Agnes of Bassingham, sisters of John of Odell, ¹ have made fine with the king by £200 for their relief and for having the lands formerly of John which fall to them by inheritance, of which they are to render £100 at Hilary in the second year and the other £100 at Easter next following in the same year. Order to the sheriff of Bedfordshire that, having accepted security from Rose and Agnes for rendering the aforesaid £200 at the aforesaid terms, he is to cause them to have full seisin of the lands formerly of John which fall to them by inheritance. Order to the sheriffs of Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Kent that once the sheriff of Bedfordshire has sent to them by his letters that he has taken security from Rose and Agnes for rendering that fine to the king, they are to cause them to have full seisin of all lands formerly of John in their bailiwicks without delay.

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Both husbands’ names are interlined by a different hand.

12 Oct. Westminster. Because the king pardoned him at Westminster on October 13. R. bishop of Salisbury has made fine with the king by £10, to be rendered at St. Andrew in the third year, for having custody of the land and heir of Simon of Lyndon, with the marriage of the heir. Order to W. earl Warenne and the sheriffs of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire to cause the bishop to have full seisin in their bailiwicks. ¹ Witness the earl.

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Entry cancelled. The change of regnal year, though not originally signified, is now marked by a fourteenth century addition: ‘Fines de anno Regis Henrici primo j° j°’ which comes between the two years. There is certainly a large gap between this and the following one.

FROM THE SECOND YEAR. Buckinghamshire. Bedfordshire. Northamptonshire. Yorkshire. Robert of Bassingham and Agnes, his wife, have made fine with the king by £100 ¹ for having half of the barony formerly of John of Odell, which falls to Agnes by hereditary right, and for relief of the same. They have found pledges for the aforesaid fine which are written on the dorse of this roll. ² Order ... [Et mandatum est ...]

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Sum interlined.

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See no. 22 below.

[No date]. Robert de Lisle and Rose, his wife, have made fine with the king by £100 for having the other moiety of the aforesaid barony, which falls to Rose by inheritance, and for relief of the same. They have found pledges for the aforesaid fine which are written on the dorse of this roll. ¹ Order … [Et mandatum est …]

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See no. 23 below.

[No date]. Oliver Deyncourt has made fine with the king by £100 ¹ for having all lands that fall to him by hereditary right and for his relief. He has found pledges for the aforesaid fine which are written on the dorse of this roll. ² Order to the sheriffs of Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire to cause him to have full seisin of all lands and fees falling to him by inheritance and their appurtenances in their bailiwicks without delay.

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Sum interlined.

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See 24 below.

[No date]. Pledges for Robert of Bassingham and Agnes, his wife:

Ernald de Bosco for £60.Richard Gubiun for £20.Robert de Stuteville for £10.John Marshal for £10.Sum, £100.

[No date]. Pledges for Robert de Lisle and Rose, his wife:

Walter de Valognes for 10 m.Walter Engeram for 20 m.Osbert Gifford for £10.Richard de Argentan for £10.Thomas son of Stephen for £10.Thomas de Albo Monasterio for £10.William Blund for £10.Hugh Bigod for £15.John Marshal for £15.Sum, £100.

[No date]. Pledges for Oliver Deyncourt: ¹

Robert M[usard] for 20 m.[Adam de Bella Aqua for 20 m.]William de [la Beuvriere] for 20 m.[William of Launde for 20 m.][Gerard de Fennecurt for 10 m.][Ralph Deyncourt for 10 m.][Henry Bishop for 20 m.][John Marshal for 30 m.][Sum, £100.]

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Many of the pledges are now illegible even under UV light as the dorse is badly stained and faded. However, a fuller list of these pledges and those in 23 above can be found on a schedule sewn to the memoranda roll for 3 Henry III (E 159/2, rot. 6.) and again in the following year (E 159/3, rot. 2d., m. 1). From these the following list has been compiled. At the foot of this membrane is written in a fourteenth-century hand: ‘Fines de anno regni regis Henrici primo j° primo’.