1389-02-28, Westminster

To the mayor of the city of London being escheator therein for the time being. Order, in consideration of the pious intent of the founder, of the issues of the tenement hereinafter mentioned, so long as the same shall remain in the king's hand, to pay a yearly rent of 2 marks to John Blithe chaplain of a chantry at the altar of St. Katherine under the belfry in the church of Allhallows at the Hay London, and the arrears thereof since John de Norhampton citizen of London occupied the said tenement ; as it is found by inquisition, taken by the mayor, that Richard de Herpesfelde citizen and corder of London in his last will, proved as the manner is, published and enrolled in the Gilhalde of London among common pleas holden on Monday before St. Martin 23 Edward III before John Louekyn then mayor, bequeathed divers _ tenements and rents in London to John Kente of Herietesham sometime citizen of London for life, to find thereof a chaplain to celebrate at the said altar, where the testator s body rests, for his soul and the souls of Gilbert his father, Agnes his mother etc., taking 7 marks a year of the premises to whose hands soever they should come, that shortly before Michaelmas 5 Richard II, on what day the jurors knew not, John de Norhampton acquired one of the said tenements of Thomas Medelane and Gilbert Bouet executors of Richard Lyouns, whence issues 26s. 8d. a year of the 7 marks aforesaid, that by reason of the forfeiture of John de Norhampton on 12 September 8 Richard II, on which day he was convicted of treason etc. at the Tower of London, that tenement was seized into the king's hand by Nicholas Brembre _ late escheator, that John Blithe is chaplain of the said chantry, that by virtue of the said will after the death of John de Warewyk he was presented on Christmas day 3 Richard II by Hugh de Cotyngham late parson of Allhallows aforesaid, Bartholomew Frestlyng, Richard de Preston and William Brekles then wardens of the work of that church, and that the said rent was withdrawn as unpaid from that date to 12 September aforesaid, namely two years in the time of Richard Lyouns and his executors, and two years and more from Christmas 8 Richard II to the date of the said conviction, that John Blithe has occupied the chantry from the date of his presentation to_ 12 September aforesaid and until now, and that he has never released his right in the said rent to John de Norhampton or any other tenant EF . 577 John Blithe made instant petition to the king for payment rent and arrears. erat patens.