1323-06-05, Bishopthorpe

manors to Edmund for a term of years for a yearly ferm, with power John to enter them and hold them for life in case Edmund failed to pay ferm, in exercise of which power John entered the manors long before death, and it appears by inquisition taken by the escheator that demised the manors as above to Edmund for a term of years at a rent of 40/., and that Edmund ceased to pay the rent for two years, which reason John entered the manots at the feast of St. Barnabas, in eighth year of the king's reign, and held them for seven years before death and until Martinmas, in the 15th year of the king's reign, wit for eight weeks after Edmund's death. To Thomas de Burgh, escbeator this side Trent. Order not to interfurther with four messuages, 5 tofts, and 20 bovates of Jand in and Fulthorp, which Adam de Gaunt lately acquired from de Gaunt for life, and with 4 tofts and 10 bovates of land in the towns, which Adam and Agnes his wife lately acquired to them and heirs of their bodies from Juliana de Gaunt, sister and co-heiress of the Gilbert, and to restore the issues thereof, as the king learns by taken by the escheator that the tenements that Adam acquired Gilbert de Gaunt as above are held of Rebert Marmyon by the service two ounces of silk yearly for all service and not of the king in chief, and the tenements that Adam and Agnes acquired from Juliana as above held of the said Robert by the service of 2d. yearly for all services and of the king in chief, the escheator having taken the premises into the hands because it was found by an inquisition of office taken by him they were held of the king in chief. To R. bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, late keeper of the king's Order to discharge Nicholas de Acton, king's clerk, in his to be rendered to the bishop, of 366 quarters and 3 bushels of and 262 pipes of wine of the corn and victuals that the king lately to be provided for his use by Anthony Pessaigne of Genoa, which caused to be brought to Sandwich, and which Nicholas received him by virtue of the king's commission and delivered to divers ships be taken to Berwick-on-Tweed and Neweastle-on-Tyne. as the king by inquisition taken by Nicholas Kyryel, supplying the place of earl of Kent, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque that they were lost and disposed of as follows : to wit 8 quarters of 168 quarters of wheat loaded in Henry Dele s ship called La Blith Hamelhok were taken by the constable of Scardeburgh castle; 7 quarters the 168 quarters of wheat loaded in William Hillary s ship called Mariole of Sandwich were thrown into the sea by tempest; quarters of the 132 quarters of wheat loaded in William Quinterel s called Za Christine of Heth were thrown into the sea in like manner, one pipe of the 23 pipes of wines loaded in the said ship was expended in oilage of the said pipes by reason of leakage (ewrtsonem) ; quarters and 6 bushels of the 227 quarters and 6 bushels of wheat loaded Henry Broun s ship called Za Annote of London, were rotten and into the sea, and one of the 17 pipes of wine loaded in the same expended in oilage and leakage; 4-pipes of the 70 pipes of wines in William Cristemesse s ship called Za Edmund of Heth were in oilage and leakage by reason of tempest; 42 quarters of the quarters of wheat loaded in Alexander Petismyth s ship called Za Mar ie shipp of Neuheth, which ship was driven to Denmark and and returned to Sandwich, were thrown into the sea by the tempest; the ship of Henry de Heth called La Seinte Marieshipp Heth was wrecked (periclitata) near Kyrkeley by storm, and of the quarters of wheat and 14 pipes of wine loaded in her only 10 quarters Ii. 661 wheat and 12 pipes of wine were saved ; of the 100 pipes of wine loaded Peter Shipman s ship called Za Seinte Marieshipp of Faversham six were expended in oilage and leakage by reason of the tempest; 147 quarters of wheat loaded in Ralph le Palmer s ship called Welywone of Westminster, 234 quarters of wheat were thrown into sea by reason of tempest; 45 quarters of the 263 quarters of wheat in Robert le Coteler s ship called Za Blith of Westminster were into the sea by tempest near Theshop; of 95 quarters of wheat in John Payn s ship called La Palmere of Wynchelse, 22 quarters thrown into the sea by tempest, and of the 22 pipes of wine loaded in same ship, 3 pipes were expended in oilage and leakage; of 80 quarters wheat loaded in John de Bredstr[ete s ship called La Jsabel of London, quarters were thrown into the sea, and of the two pipes of wine loaded the same ship, two parts of a pipe were expended in oilage and leakage ; 50 pipes of wine loaded in John Stacy s ship called Za Swalue of four pipes were expended in oilage and leakage by the fury of the of 86 pipes of wine loaded in John Lucas s ship called La Godyer Westminster, 5 pipes of wine were expended in oilage and leakage by the of the sea. He is also ordered to discharge Nicholas of the costs and freightages of the aforesaid ships. By C.