1341-05-09, William Westminster

Order to call before them Philip de Thame, prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem -in to be examined upon his apportwm, and to cause answer to be by the prior for all the apportum which he is bound to make to his superior in parts beyond the sea, and further to cause what they shall see fit to be done for the punishment of the prior for his contempt and trespass, if any, as the king is informed that the prior has caused divers sums to be taken in the name of an apportum, of which answer ought to be made to the king in accordance with the ordinance for taking into the king's hand the lands and rents of the religious and other aliens in England, contrary to the king's proclamation. [Federa.] 13. John de Grey of Codenore acknowledges that he owes to Thomas Aspale, 430 marks ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Southampton. 5. To William Scot and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Whereas the king ordered the mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle upon Tyne to cause all the goods and merchandise of men and merchants of the towns of Hardenwyk, Swoll, Staver, and Camp to be arrested up to the sums of 80/. and detained until satisfaction should be given to John de Nesbit and John Lambe for 80/. in part satisfaction of 800/. [as in this Newcastle and the bailiffs there have certified the king in chancery at the quinzaine of Easter last, that by reason of the said writ they arrested a ship of Hardenwyk of a certain Tidemannus of the same, appraised at 40I. with all its tackle, and the goods and merchandise of Tidemannus found therein, to wit 140 chaldrons of rye, were sold to one Richard de Galeweye before the arrest, for paying 40/. to Tidemannus in Newcastle, which money still remains in the hands of Richard and other debtors who had a part thereof, which money the mayor and bailiffs also arrested and detained, as may appear by the writ and the return in chancery, whereupon John and John appearing before the king have sought that the ship and money may be delivered to them in part satisfaction of the 800/., whereupon Tidemannus came into chancery and asserted that the ship and goods ought not to be delivered to John and John or detained under arrest because he is of the lordship and power of the duke of Guelders and not of Hardenwyk, and he pretends to have the duke's letters testifying this and beseeches the king to order the ship and money to be dearrested and delivered to him ; and John and John have said that Tidemannus on entering the port of Newcastle confessed before the mayor and bailiffs and other lawful men of Newcastle that he and the ship are of Hardenwyk and they are prepared to prove that the ship is of Hardenwyk, in accordance with the law and custom of the realm, and Tidemannus seeks to prove by the duke's letters testimonial and those of other nobles in those parts and by the testimony of . several trustworthy men of those parts now in England that neither he nor the ship are of Hardenwyk and that the ship and goods ought not to be arrested ; and in order that the discussion may be speedily made and justice done to the parties the king has given them a day before him on the morrow of the Ascension, to do and receive what shall be determined by the court ; he therefore orders the justices to summon the parties before him and others whom they see fit, and after hearing their reasons to cause what they see fit to be done, in accordance with the law and custom of the realm.