1369-07-26, Westminster

To the sheriffs of London. Order to stay the taking of the bodies of William Barbour and Alice his wife, and if they are taken to set them free from prison by the mainprise of William Swalweclyve, John Yonge, William Leycestre, John Hampstede, Andrew Grauncourt and John Bemshull of London, bringing this writ before the justices of the Bench on the day contained in a writ de judicio against them at the suit of Joan de Irlonde ; as on behalf of the said William Barbour and Alice prayer is made to the king for a stay until that day, shewing that the said Joan is impleading them before the said justices for an alleged trespass, and that by the said writ de judicio the king ordered the sheriffs to take and imprison them so as to have them on that day before the said justices to answer her thereupon, for that on the day in the original writ named they came not to answer, and shewing that they are ready so to answer and to stand to right in all things ; and the said mainpernors appearing in person in chancery have mainperned under a pain of 200/. to have them on the said day before the said justices to answer as aforesaid. MEMBRANE Qd.. Indenture made between the king of the one part and Henry de Brislee and John de Coloigne of the other part, being a lease for 15 years from this date of all the king's mines of gold and silver to be found in Devenshire and Somersete, to wit in hills, in fields and in waste places, so that they may mine and dig to get the same in all places where it may be done to the king's best profit and theirs, save beneath any . 107 castles manors or houses without licence of the lords thereof. it be for such profit to fall trees in their way to prosecute such mine, to enter gardens or simple closes not inhabited, and any man would for or malice gainsay or molest them, the same shall be praised by true of the country and the price shall be paid in their presence ; no of whatsoever condition shall at his peril meddle in such mining the said term save the said lessees or their attorneys; all (plate) thereof arising which belongs to them shall be brought the Tower of London and nowhere else to make money thereof, the ninth part which belongs to the king shall be carried to the of the exchequer, provided always that the king shall have his share for his seignorage the ninth pound of all such metal gold and silver thence arising, and the said lessees all the residue of profit for all manner of Jabour and expense by them and their incurred thereupon; the sheriffs of the said counties shall the king's commandment and by writ of chancery be bound, when considerable quantity of metal shall be ready and the sheriff shall warned by the lessees or their attorneys, to cause them to have sure escort of archers as far as London at the lessees cost in meat drink going and returning for fear of thieves to save their profit the king's ; a controller shall by the king and council be chosen abide upon the mines, and shall be at the lessees cost, to wit 10/. a year less and no more payable at four terms in the year, and whenever shall have need of him he shall by command of the king and council bound to aid and counsel and labour for them for the king's profit and at their reasonable cost ; the lessees shall be bound to find 40 workto work every working day between 1 March and 1 November, or as more as they will if they find work in plenty, to wit miners, (gettours), smelters and carters, and all manner of other workpertaining to such mines, and it is the king's will that all men of condition who will work therein shall be free toward all so long as they will do so; the lessees shall have for them and servants all liberties which the mines of Bere in the same county are used to have for the king's profit and their own, and their shall have power to take all manner of carriages by water land for reasonable payment, saving the fee of the church ; they have commissions and writs as many and of such kind as they shall or as need shall be, paying for the wax and writing ; if any man of condition shall abuse the lessees or any of their servants to the of their work, and be thereof convicted, he shall be arrested brought to the Tower of London until he shall recompense the king the parties; the king promises to keep covenant with the lessees the said term without regard to any profit that any man may him, granting that if the said mines fail (as may be, which God and that shall be proved and known by true men, the lessees, heirs and executors shall be for ever quit toward the king and his provided always they shall dig and heave (getire) as deep as mine may be found, to wit that all their workmen however many be shall have sufficient room wherein they may be employed, so that may lawfully make in one country so many pits as shall be needed set to work the 40 men, or more if more there be, to the profit of the and the lessees; whenever the lessees or their attorneys shall to the exchequer any quantity of metal great or small of the part pertaining to the king, they shall by indenture to be made bethem and the controller for the time being have an acquittance every time under the great seal, and shall never more be impeached nor charged with any account toward the king but for so much metal of gold and silver as the controller shall by indenture charge them withal. Dated Westminster, 15 July 43 Edward III. French. By bill of the treasurer. Writing of Thomas de Bello Campo earl of Warrewyk lord of Gower and marshal of England, being a quitclaim with warranty to John de Bukyngham now bishop of Lincoln, John de Bello Campo, Ralph Basset of Sapecote, Richard de Piryton, Walter de Shakenhurst, Nicholas (sic) de Henton and John le Rous, their heirs and assigns, in their full right, seisin and possession being, of the castle and manors of Elmele, Great Comberton, Little Comberton, Wyke, Pydele, Newenton Beauchamp, Piriton, Power, Wadbergh, Stolton, Crombe Adam, Boeleghe, Shirreveslench, Sallewarp and Grafton under Flavel co. Worcester, the manors of Hasele and Asshorne, co. Warrewyk, Kymmerton co. Gloucester, Spellesbury co. Oxford, Asshstede and Neudegate co. Surrey, Stratford Tony and Newenton Tony co. Wiltesir, Melbroke and Esehole co. Kent, a messuage with garden and shops adjoining and other appurtenances in the city of London by Neugate, the manor and advowson of Chaddesle Corbet with the knights fees etc. thereto pertaining, a moiety of the manor of Pirye by Worcester and certain lands, rents and services in Wiche and Worcester, 101. of yearly rent payable by Edmund de Brugge for the manors of Herewynton and Purshull by him held in fee tail of the said earl and the reversion of those two manors for lack of issue of the said Edmund, 10 marks of yearly rent payable by Thomas Coleman for the manor of Little Intebegh by him held in fee tail of the said earl and the reversion of that manor for lack of issue of the said Thomas, and of the reversion of the manors of Henle in Arderne, IUmyndon, Gunthorp and Hyndelep with the knights fees, advowsons of churches, collations of chapels and chantries as well of men of religion as secular, and all liberties, warrens, free customs etc. thereto belonging; as lately by his charter the said earl gave to the said bishop, to Robert de Herle, the said John de Bello Campo, Ralph, Richard, Walter, Nicholas and John Rous, their heirs and assigns the said castle and manors of Elmele, Great and Little Comberton, Wyke, Pydele, Newenton r Beauchamp, Piriton, Power, Wadbergh, Stolton, Crombe Adam, Boeleghe, Shirreveslench, Sallewarp, Grafton, Hasele, Asshorne, Kym- i merton, Spellesbury, Asshstede, Neudegate, Stratford and Newenton Tony, Melbroke and Esehole, the premises in London, the said rents and reversions of Herewynton, Purshull and Intebegh, and granted also the reversion of the manors of Henle in Arderne, Imyndon and Gunthorp held for life by Peter de Monte Forti, of the manor and advowson of Chaddesle Corbet with the knights fees etc. thereto pertaining then held for life by Wiliam Corbet knight, of the manor of Hyndelep and certain other lands, rents and services in Wych and Worcester held for life by Thomas Cassy. of Haddesore, Robert de Hyndelep and William le Cartere, and a moiety of the manor of Pyrie then held for life by Roger de Grafton and Thomas. Robyns, all of the said earl's heritage with reversion to him and his heirs, the reversion whereof the said earl by the same charter granted to the said bishop, Robert, John, Ralph, Richard, Walter, Nicholas and John Rous, their heirs and assigns, having had full attornment and intendance of the said tenants, . 109 said Robert de Herle and Nicholas de Henton are now dead, the of Chaddesle Corbet has come to the hands and seisin of the said and other the survivors by the death of William Corbet knight, premises in Wiche and Worcester and the said moiety of the manor Pirye by the death of the said Thomas Cassy, Roger de Grafton Thomas Robyns, and by virtue of the feoffment aforesaid. : William bishop of Winchester the chancellor, Richard earl William de Monte Acuto earl of Salisbury, John de Mohun of Dunsterre, William la Zousche lord of Haryngworth. Dated 28 August 43 Edward III. of acknowledgment before the said chancellor in his at Suthwerk, 26 August.