1369-06-15, Westminster

sea, taking them to his own hands, occupying and holding them in hostile manner, and has caused divers fleets of ships and galleys to assemble with great power of armed men in divers parts over sea in order to invade the realm and overthrow the king and his dominion, of his malice making open war contrary to his oath and to the said peace ; and it was agreed by the prelates, lords and the commons of the counties of England in parliament assembled with the assent of the whole parliament that the king of England should again take the name of king of England and France as before the peace, should style himself king of England and France upon letters and seals, and henceforward use that name or style; wherefore on Monday the feast of St. Barnabas, namely 11 June this year, the now king of England and France caused all his seals which were in his treasury as well for the ruling of England as for the courts (placeis) of either Bench and of the exchequer and for the office of the privy seal in the circumscription whereof is engraved Edwardus Rex Anglie et Francie or Francie et Anglie to come in the chancery at Westminster by William de Mulsho and John de Newenham the chamberlains of his exchequer, and of them William bishop of Winchester the chancellor [took] two great seals either of them in two pieces on one of which is engraved Rex Anglie et Francie and on the other Rex Francie et Anglie, delivering one seal in two pieces to John Knyvet chief justice of the King's Bench for sealing writs of that court (placee), one other in two pieces to Robert de Thorp chief [justice] of the Common Bench, a third in two pieces to Master William de Askeby archdeacon of Norhampton chancellor of the exchequer, and another seal in one piece appointed for the office of privy seal to Peter de Lacy clerk of the privy seal, and handing again to the said chamberlains to be kept in the treasury the great seal in two pieces whereon is engraved Edwardus Rex Anglie dominus Hibernie et Aquitanie appointed for the ruling of England according to the said peace, and four other seals with the style Regis Anglie domini Hibernie et Aquitanie heretofore used for the courts of the two Benches and of the exchequer and for the office of the privy seal after the said peace. [Federa. Rolls of Parliament, ii. App. 460.] Ralph de Hastyngges knight, William de Chetewynd knight and Nicholas de Stayngreve parson of Thornton in Craven to John de Neville lord of Raby, Roger de Fulthorp, Thomas de Hexham and William de Blakeden. Joint and several recognisance for 800 marks, to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in Yorkshire.