1281-03-03, Abingdon

To the king of France. The king regrets that peace has not been established, as the king of France lately wrote, between the king of France and the king of Castile, because he much desires that concord should exist between them, if it please God. Adam son of Godfrey Craft came before the king, on Saturday before St. Gregory, and sought to replevy to William Vallet of Hereford a messenge in Hereford, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against John le Gaunter. This is signified to the justices of the Bench. Enrolment of agreement between William de Valencia and Master Henry de Bray, whereby Henry demises to William the custody of the castle of Bergeveny, with all lands thereto pertaining, during the minority of the heir of John de Hasting , one of the heirs of George de Cantilupo, tenant in chief, which custody Henry had of the king's gift, rendering therefor 400 marks yearly to the keeper of the king's works of Buelt for the king's works there and elsewhere, so that William shall receive all issues, rents, ferms, and revenues of the castle and land by the hands of Henry or his attorneys from Martinmas, 8 Edward, until that feast following. William grants that he will render for Henry 200 marks for Easter term, 9 Edward, to wit 100 marks of his own, the other 100 marks to be levied from the issues and from any amends to be made by the men of Bergeveney for trespasses against the king and Henry and his bailiffs after Martinmas aforesaid, to hear and correct which trespasses and to take amends therefor the said Henry and John de Wogan are assigned by consent of the parties. All debts and arrears owing to the king and Henry before Martinmas aforesaid shall be levied by William's bailiff for Henry's use. William acknowledges that he owes to Henry 100 marks to be paid to him at Michaelmas, in the ninth year, and grants that this money shall be levied from his lands and chattels in cos. Oxford and Berks. William and John de Hasting remit to Henry all anger and actions for all the time that he had the custody. Enrolment of release by Hugh, son and heir of Paschasius de Leycestria, of the town of Gamelegeye, to Master Peter de Abyndon, warden of the House of the Scholars of Merton at Oxford, and to the scholars and brethren of that house of his right in the lands, rents, services of freemen and villeins, with the advowson of a moiety of the church of the town of Gamelegeye, which the warden and scholars and brethren hold of the gift of Sir Walter de Merton, sometime bishop of Rochester, and which Walter had of the gift of William de Leycestria, uncle of Hugh. For this release and . ive they paid to him 24 marks beforehand. Witnesses: Sir Baldwin Georgio, Sir John Avenel, Sir John de Babynton, knights, de Welles, Richard de Hednessore, John de Bleyne, John Portehors, de Wetherfelt, Peter de Hetfeld, clerk. of release by the said Hugh to the said warden, scholars fellows, in the same words as preceding. that Hugh came into chancery, and acknowledged the aforesaid, and remitted his claim in the premises. underwritten have quittance of the common summons before the in eyre in co. Derby: The abbot of Basingwerk. Edmund, the king's brother. R. bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. Master Nicholas de Hegham, dean of the church of St. Mary's, Lincoln. Ralph Pipard. William de Aldidelegh. The abbot of Cumbermere. Robert de Halsted. The master of the military order of the Temple in Hngland. Geoffrey de Piccheford. la Veyle came before the king, on Sunday after St. Gregory, and to replevy his land in Claveringes, which was taken into the king's for his default before the bailiffs of Robert son of Roger de in Roger's court of Claveringges. underwritten have quittance of the common summons before the in eyre in co. Lincoln ; Edmund, the king's brother. The abbess of St. Mary's, Winchester. Robert, bishop of Dunblane. Thomas son of Thomas de Moleton. Master Ralph de Wykham. Reginald de Legh. William de Valencia. Master Durand de Lincolnia. John de Warenna, earl of Surrey. Robert de Nevill. John de Sancto Licio. Elias de Rabayn. The master of the military order of the Temple in England. O. bishop of Lincoln. W. archbishop of York. John de Britannia, earl of Richmond. Edmund, earl of Cornwall. The abbot of Fécamp. John Giffard of Brimmesfeld. A. Bek. Robert le Venur. John le Marescal. John Ferre. Thomas de Normanvill. Robert de Tybotot. Reginald de Grey. Jordan le Parmenter of Briggewauter came before the king at Aumbresbir[y], on Wednesday after the Annunciation, and sought to replevy to himself and Richard Purchaz, vicar of the church of Briggewauter, a messuage of theirs in Briggewauter, which was taken into the king's hands for their default before the justices of the Bench against Richard le Orfevre. John le Usser came before the king, on Wednesday the morrow of the Annunciation, and sought to replevy his land in Neuport, which was taken into the king's hands for his default before the justices in eyre in co. Southampton against Walter de Chiverdon. The prioress of Aumbresbiry puts in her place Walter Companage or Adam Blaunchard in the suit before the king between Walter Baldewyne, Nicholas Flur, Roger le Reve, Walter Bernard, Adam Thurstayn, Philip Erl, John Cargat, Walter le Hore, Robert Maynard, Peter son of Emma, Alexander Scucche, Philip Casse, and Robert le Harpur, men of the prioress s manor of Melkesham, which is of the ancient demesne of the crown of England, and the prioress, of this that she exacts from them other customs and services than they ought and were wont to do in the times when the manor was in the hands of the king's predecessors. Richard Balle came before the king at Clarendon, on Sunday after the Annunciation, and sought to replevy to Lettice, late the wife of Geoffrey de Langare, her land in Langare, which was taken into the king's hands for her default before the justices in eyre in co. Nottingham against Robert de Kynemaresl[eye]. Richard de Wockeseye came before the king, on Tuesday after the Annunciation, and sought to replevy his rent of 10s. in Shipton Moyne, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against Robert le Queilter of Kyngeston.