1369-02-12, Westminster

Order to pay to the abbot and of Teukesbury every year as well 60s. of the rent of Bristol as 14/. 10s. for the tithe of the rents of the said town, as the same to be paid them heretofore, with the arrears thereof since the of Queen Philippa, taking the said abbot's acquittance ; as at the suit of the abbot, averring that time out of mind Robert of Hamon, founder of the said abbey and lord of Bristol, by gave to the church of St. Mary Teukesbury and the monks the tithe of all his rents of Bristol which was assessed at 141. 10s. that after William then earl of Gloucestre and lord of Bristol by confirmed this gift, and further gave to the church of St. James which is a cell of the said abbey, 60s. yearly to be taken of his of Bristol, that King Henry IIT, to whose hands the said town on 14 July in the 20th year of his reign granted the then abbot he and his successors [should have] the said 143/. which they were to take as aforesaid every year at four terms, to wit a fourth at Michaelmas, a fourth part at Christmas, a fourth part at and a fourth part at Midsummer, that King Edward II by patent on 1 June in the 18th year of his reign commanded le Dispenser son of Hugh le Dispenser earl (comitt) of Winchester, keeper and farmer of the castle, town and barton of Bristol, to of his farm to the abbot and monks of Teukesbury 60s. of the of Bristol mills and 14/. 10s. in name of the tithe of the issues town, and that the bailiffs of the said town, which has now to the king's hands by the said queen's death, who was tenant for life by the king's grant, are gainsaying the payment as of the said tithe as of the said 60s., though the same have both ever taken hitherto without impeachment by the abbot and his predecessors from the time of the grants aforesaid until Christmas last, as well when the town was in the hands of the king and of former kings as when it was in the said queen's hand, and praying the king to content him of the sums aforesaid amounting to 171. 10s. a year, the king by writ commanded the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer to search the rolls of accounts rendered at the exchequer as well by the farmers of the town as by the bailiffs while the town was in the king's hands, and other rolls and memoranda concerning the business, and to certify in chancery under the exchequer seal what they should find: and they have certified that upon search of the said rolls and memoranda there is found in the great roll of 5 Edward I, namely in ' the account of Richard Jeovene, son and heir of Bartholomew le Jeovene, of the issues of the said castle, town and barton from 14 July in the 3rd year of that reign to 18 October in the 5th year, a payment to the monks of Teukesbury of 60s. in the rent of Bristol mill for the year and 14/. 10s. in money for the year, in the great roll of the 6th year of that reign, in the account of Peter de la Mare from Michaelmas in the 5th year to Michaelmas in the 6th year, a like payment, in the great roll of the 8th year of that reign in the said Peter's account from Michaelmas in the 7th year to Michaelmas in the 8th year a like payment, and in the great roll of the 15th year of that reign, under Gloucester, that Hugh le Despenser the younger owes 1051. for the last half of that year at the rate of 210/. a year for the farm of the castle, town and barton of Bristol which on 3 May that: year the king committed to him to hold during pleasure rendering that sum at the exchequer every year, one moiety at Michaelmas the other at Easter, keeping the same nevertheless at his own cost, and paying to the abbot and monks of Teukesbury every year 60s. of the rent of Bristol mill and 14/. 10s. for a chantry by them maintained within the castle for the souls of the king's ancestors ; and it is the king's will that the abbot and monks shall be contented thereof. :