1381-10-08, Berkhampstead

To the bailiffs of Scardeburgh. Order to put Alice de Wakefeld, of Henry bishop of Worcester, in full possession of certain lands rents in that town as before the insurrection, maintaining and her therein, and on the king's behalf telling any who claim or title to the same to sue according to law after she has obtained if they shall think fit: as by her complaint the king has that great number of evildoers caused and procured her to be out of the same, whereof she was in peaceable possession until by unlawful violence and insurrection of the people of the contrary to their allegiance, the premises being yet unlawfully by those who so disseised her. By K To the mayor and bailiffs of Sandewich. Order on sight ete. to before them Thomas atte Welle and others of the town, in whose is a quantity of plaster taken from a ship called the Scoweweder Lescluse in Flanders, Henry son of Andrew master, and any others they shall see fit, in presence of Hugh Sprot and John Warner of the owners or one of them to hear their arguments touching thereof, and to do speedy justice according to the alliance the king and them of Flanders, that for lack of remedy and they of Flanders have no cause to arrest merchandise of the subjects in their power or to bring trouble upon them; as on of John Beek and Arnald de la Mare burgesses of Lescluse is made that certain of the king's subjects in barges at sea the said ship on the voyage to Flanders between Calais and Dovorre, brought it so laded to Sandewich, although the complainants letters under seal of the count of Flanders and the comof Lescluse witnessing that the plaster was theirs, which wrongfully detained under arrest in the hands of .the said and others contrary to the alliance aforesaid; but by other under seal the count and commonalty have witnessed that the was and is the property of the complainants. the abbess of Shaftesbury for the time being. Order of the fee which she is bound to render for the town of Shaftesbury by hands of the sheriff of Wiltesir to pay to John Roos the king's one of the yeomen of his chamber 12/. a year for life, which Bray physician in his life time had by the late king's grant ; for good service the king has granted John Roos that sum for life until he shall take other order for his estate. erat patens. to the said sheriff to discharge the abbess thereof during life of John Roos. erat patens. the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order not to distrain trouble Richard de Burle knight for his homage and fealty for in England by him held in chief, releasing any distress made ; the king has taken his homage and fealty. By K. The face of membranes 37 and 36 is blank. It. ll