1341-12-20, Melrose

justices of the Bench. Whereas the king has taken under his Richard son of Simon de Hugate of Driffield, about to set out in to Scotland, his men, lands, rents and all his possessions, and he Richard to be quit until Easter next of all pleas and suits except of dower, unde nichil habet, and quare impedit, and assizes of novel and darrein presentment and attaints and except suits summoned the justices in eyre, as is fully contained in the letters patent made to the letters to be of no value after Richard's return to England, and he has secretly returned to England from Scotland, the king has the said letiers and notifies this to the justices ordering them to in a suit before them between Richard son of Richard Aunsel of for the coket seal on Monday after the Purification next. Wetewang, demandant, and the said Richard son of Simon, tenant, concerning a messuage and 8 bovates of land, except 22 acres of land in Hugate, notwithstanding the said letters of protection. By p.s. 23. To William Scot and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Because John Lestraunge, bailiff in eyre in co. Norfolk in the 12th year of the reignand three following years, and also the deputy of Walter de Mauny and of Thomas de Drayton, admiral of the fleet in that county in the 12th and 13th years of the reign, and purveyor of the king's victuals in the 13th year of the reign, made fine with the king for all oppressions, extortions, damages and excesses committed by them in those offices from the time when the king undertook the government of the realm until Monday after the Nativity of the Virgin in the 15th year of the reign, by 60s. as is found by the tenor of the record and process held thereupon before Thomas Wake and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine divers trespasses and excesses committed in that county, which the king caused to come before him in chancery; and now John has informed the king that he is again aggrieved for extortions and excesses committed by him under colour of the said offices, by presentations-made upon him before the king, and he has besought the king to provide for his indemnity in the matter: the king therefore orders the justices, if they find that the extortions and excesses presented upon him are the same as those for which he made fine before Thomas and his fellows as aforesaid, then to permit him to be quit thereof and if he has made a fine by compulsion for the same, to cause him to be discharged thereof. . 10. To Nicholas de Cantilupo. Order, upon sight of these presents, to come to London and treat with the council upon his setting out in the king's service to Gascony, whereof the king treated with him at another time, and further to do what shall be agreed upon in that treaty, notwithstanding the king's orders to him to come to the north with his men at arms and others for the defence of those parts, as the king has charged the chancellor, treasurer and others of the council at London to treat with him upon the said matter. By K. Enrolment of release by Thomas son and heir of Richard de Dorcestre Walker to William le Wodeward of Merslee and Beatrice de la Heuse his wife of all his right and claim in all those messuages, lands, meadows, pastures and rents which belonged to Roger de Dorcesire, his grandfather, in the town and fields of Geytyngton. As his sealis unknown to most he has procured the seal of the mayor of Northampton, who has used the seal of his office at Thomas's request. Dated at Northampton on Sunday after the Decollation of St. John the Baptist, 15 Edward III. Witnesses: John de Lungevill, then mayor of Northampton; John de Pisford and Ralph de Boketon, then bailiffs of that town; Walter de Pateshull, William de Byfle, Onoria Saucee, Philip Everard, Simon Thebaud, John Drayton, Ralph Bertelot, John de Mulshe, Robert Launcelyn, William Colyere.