1338-07-20, Bury St. Edmunds

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Ralph de Hastyngs, sheriff of York, has shown the king that whereas the wapentakes of Osegoderosse, Stayncrosse, Aggebrigg, Morley, Barkeston, Skyreyk and Strafford, in the West Riding in that county, were anciently annexed to the county as parcels thereof, and the sheriffs of the county before his time answered for the ferm, to wit, of Osegodcrosse and Stayncrosse, 91.; for Aggebrigg, 20 marks; for Morley, 20 marks; for Barkeston, 201.; for Skyreyk, 20/.; and for Strafford, 40 marks; and although Queen Philippa held the wapentakes of Osegodcrosse and Stayncrosse, which are within the honour of Pontefract, by reason of the king's grant to her of that honour, for life, and Robert de Bosevill held the wapentake of Strafford for life by reason of the king's grant, separated from the county when Ralph was sheriff, and received) all the profits therefrom, and the queen held a great part of the remaining wapentakes within the said honour, so that the sheriff has not been able to receive any profits therefrom in aid of his ferm, except the following sums, from Aggebrigg, 13s. 4d.; from Morley, 13s. 4d.; from Barkeston, 110s. ; from Skyreyk, 110s. yearly, yet the treasurer and barons have charged Ralph with the entire ferm of that county, except 10/., which Robert renders yearly for the wapentake of Strafford, as if the wapentakes were annexed to the county, wherefore Ralph has besought the king to provide a remedy; the king, therefore, orders the treasurer and barons to inspect their rolls and memoranda, and if they find that the premises contain the truth, then not to charge the sheriff with more than he can receive from the wapentakes, but to cause allowance to be made to him of the sums which they shall find to be withdrawn from him as aforesaid. By C. 30. To Nicholas de la Beche, constable of the Tower of London.