1346-02-04, John Langley

Darcy le fitz, Nicholas Gower and William de Fyncheden that they owe to Roger de Novo Mercato, knight, 100 marks ; levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. York. on payment. Trenchefyle of Little Shelford acknowledges that he owes to de Brunne 41. ; to be levied etc. in co. Cambridge. on payment. de Ferrariis, knight, acknowledges that he owes to John de clerk, 82.; to be levied etc. in co. Northampton. on payment. of indenture made between the king and Percival de Porche master and worker of the king's money, testifying that the master make mailles and ferlings of the alloy of the old sterlings, and will in the book of the mailles of the weight of the standard of the Tower 23s. 3d. by number, and the king shall have 6d. by weight for seigneurage on each pound of the mailles, and the master shall have on each pound for his work and all costs, and 23s. 6d. shall enter into of ferlings of the weight of the said standard, and the king shall 6d. on each pound for his seigneurage, and the master 13/7. on each for his work and costs, and the merchants shall have the remainder, the merchants who take plate to the exchanges to the amount of shall only have 101. of the ferlings, and all points contained in the indenture between the king and Percival shall remain in force. at Westminster on 4 November. French. By bill of the treasurer. fitz Wauter lord of Wodham puts in his place Richard de Erleclerk, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 200/. made to in chancery by John de Coueleye, parson of Horkesleye church. Gille of London, cornmonger, puts in his place William de clerk, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 60/. made in chancery by Henry le Wyse of Pritelwell. fitz Waryn puts in his place John de Codyngton, clerk, to the execution of a recognisance for 12/. 6s. 8d. made to him in by John de Insula of Burghle. of grant by John de Clipston, rector of St. Mary's church, to Sir John de Pulteneye, knight, and Margaret his wife, and their son, of his manor of Pulteneye, co. Leicester, with all its which he had of the gift and enfeofiment of John de Pavely, for themselves and the heirs of William's body, with remainder in to the right heirs of Sir John de Pulteneye. Witnesses: Ralph de Richard de Egebaston, knights, Philip Purfrey, William Owayn, Luceles, Adam de Assheby of Pulteneye, Thomas Payn of Kene- Dated at Pulteneye on 1 February, 20 Edward III. : that John de Clipston came into chancery at Westminster February and acknowledged the preceding deed. 11. To William Scot and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Philip, son and heir of Philip le Despenser, has shown the king by his petition before him and his council, that whereas a plea has long been pending before the king between him and Queen Philippa and the said Philip, concerning the manor of Parlyngton, co. York, which Hugh le Despenser the father, late the lord of that manor, gave to Philip his son to hold for himself and the heirs of his body, by reason of which grant the . said Philip, father of Philip the demandant, died seised of the manor, after j which Hugh re-entered the manor and demised ,it to John de Croumbwell, to hold for life, the bailiffs of Queen Philippa, pretending that the manor is held of the honour of Pontefract then in her hand, seized it into the queen's hand, and although Philip, because the charter of gift was eloigned in the prosecution of Hugh, among his other memoranda, offered to verify the gift and possession according to the law-and custom of the realm, before those justices, yet they have hitherto refused to admit that verification, whereupon Philip has besought the king to provide a remedy; the king therefore orders the justices to view the process held before them thereupon, and if they find that Philip wishes to prove the said gift and possession before them then to admit him to such verification and to receive the same, notwithstanding that he has not shown the deed of gift before them, provided that they do not proceed to render judgment without consulting the king. By p.s. 13. William de Melchebourn, Walter de Chiriton and Thomas de Swanlond acknowledge that they owe to William Clapitus, citizen and vintner of London, and to Henry del Strete 1,027/. 6s. 8d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Essex. : 18. Herman Skippere, citizen and merchant of London, acknowledges that _ he owes to Robert atte Brome, clerk, 50/.; to be levied etc. in the city of London. 17. John de Pitte, parson of St. Dominic church, diocese of Exeter, and William de Medewill acknowledge that they owe to John de Watenhull, clerk, 100s. ; to be levied ete. in co. Devon.