May 13, Inquisition

Writ to the sheriff of Northampton. Witness, Edmund, earl of Westminster. 8 February 16 Edward I. [1288.] : Northampton Castle. Sunday the feast of St. Peter's Chair. William de Monte Canisio was not seised of the suit of the tenants of prior of Bradenestoke in Toucestre in his bakehouse on the day of his except that two of the said tenants viz. William de Lychebarewe Andrew de Herleston, came to the bakehouse by an unjust distraint, John, bailiff of the said Sir William, caused to be made upon them, caused their sheep in their folds to be taken at dawn and impounded the said William and Andrew came to the bakehouse ; neither the said nor his ancestors had any right to such suit. "The said tenants baked at the bakehouse of the abbot of St. Vandrille, who had the in Toucestre, which now belong to the said priory, while the said MISCELLANEOUS 409 maintained his bakehouse ; but, when it decayed, they went of their to the bakehouse of the said Sir William, because there was no other town. the prior caused his bakehouse to be repaired all the tenants returned there for almost half a year before the death of the said Sir William, the said William and Andrew, who, through the said unjust distraint, at the bakehouse of the said Sir William. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (10.) Writ to the sheriff of Buckingham. Witness, Edmund, earl of Westminster, 15 April 16 Edward J. [1288.] : Netherewynchendon. Monday before the Translation of the Martyr. de Ilmere, when he was hanged, held 6 acres of meadow in whereof the king has had the yearand waste. Cf. Close Roll p. 516. C. Inq. Misc. File 47. (11.) Writ to the sheriff of Kent. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall, 15 July 16 Edward I. [1288.] : Canterbury. Monday the morrow of St. James. acres of land and a moiety of an acre of pasture in Dale, which John who for felony abjured the realm, held, have been a year and a day king's hand. said John held the tenement of the abbot of St. Augustine's Canterbury ; Collol, borgesaldre of Little Monigham, William de Rysdale, John of Dale, Richard Bayly, and John de Mennesse, now hold the same king's name by bail of Nicholas de Croill, then coroner, and had the day valued at 7s. 6d., and ought to answer therefor. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (12.) Writ to the sheriff of Westmoreland. Witness, Edmund, earl of Westminster. 5 December 16 Edward J. [1288.] in the full county. Thursday the feast of the Circumcision. and 12 acres of Jand in Stirkeland Ketel, which Thomas de who was outlawed for felony, held, have been a year and a day in Writ to the sheriff of Devon. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall, 25 November 16 Edward I. [1288.] in the full county. Exeter. Tuesday the feast of the [1289.] de Porta was convicted of felony and hanged on St. Stephen's day I. Thomas de Pyn, then sheriff, ought to answer the king for and waste of a messuage in the town of St. Leonard, which the said Writ to the sheriff of York. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. 16 Edward I. [1287.] before the sheriff and Sir Alexander de Ledes, Sir John de Heton, William Danyel, coroners. Wednesday after the feast of Holy Cross, INQUISITIONS bovate of land in Conyngston in Holdernes, which belonged to Emma who was hanged for felony, has been a year and a day in the king's Writ to Reynold de Grey, justice of Chester. Witness, Edmund, of Cornwall. Westminster. 14 February 16 Edward I. [1288.] : Thursday before St. Barnabas 17 Edward I. [1289.] de Dutton raised a mill on the banks of the Wevre, which flows to of Frodisham, after that manor was conferred upon David son of by the king, where before were no mill, fishery, or stank, to the nuisance manor in this, that, whereas the king before the raising of the said mill its weir used to catch in his fisheries of Frodisham all kinds of fish viz. salmon fry and other small fish, the said Hugh catches at his pleasure that wish to descend to the king's fisheries, and they cannot conveniently the said weir. Gerard and others (named) have enclosed and cultivated 12 acres and waste by estimation in Kingisle, wherein the lord of Frodisham his bondmen used to have common. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (16.) Writ to the sheriff of York to enquire what evildoers broke the of the abbot of Seleby at Cheleslawe and took away the timber thereof Edmund, earl of Cornwall. Westminster. 3 May 16 Edward I. [1288.] : [Ledys.] Friday after St. James. legible. C. Ing. Misc. File 47, (17.) Inquisition before Robert de Tibetot, justice of West Wales. Monday before St. Barnabas. 16 Edward I. [1288.] ab Howel was lord of the commotes of Oystrelof and Emelyn, which of the king, and for which he did service and suit at Kaermerden from to county, afterwards came Walter Marshall in the name of earl Gilbert. with the king's army to Kaermerden, and found the said Canan against the king's peace and took possession of the said land of Oystrelof Emelyn to the king's use. Afterwards the said earl Gilbert appropriated commotes to his county of Pembroke, and purprestured upon the king. aforesaid Gilbert Marshall the Earl, who was Lord of Pembroke, seeing he could not well hold the said commotes, sold them to Mereduc father of Res, son of Mereduc, for 300 marks, so that he should do at Pembroke, and afterwards gave him his niece to wife viz. the mother son of Mereduc. and by what authority the king parted with the said service and suit know not, but say that the two commotes were always in the of Kaermerden and still are. to Robert de Tibetot, justice of West Wales. Witness, Edmund of Cornwall. Westminster. 4 July. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (18.) Inquisition : Lelesey. 2 February 16 Edward I. [1288.] William de Monte Caniso enfeoffed Thomas his brother of certain lands Inquisition before J. le Bigod and R. Banyard. Norwich. Wednesthe morrow of St. Peter and St. Paul 16 Edward I. [1288.] le Rede of Akle was ill with the hot sickness at his house in Akle ; de Benhale and Geoffrey atte Watere took him from his bed and put MISCELLANEOUS 411 a cart, and made William Vynk of Great Framingham, Henry Schyre clerk, and Nicholas Akke of Akle, against their will, convey him cart to Bungeye, and imprisoned him in a house in Bungeye Castle under so that nobody could come to him, and put him in irons, and placed stocks with his naked body against the naked earth for a day and a so that he almost died there. the said Robert and Geoffrey were warned by the cries of two other that the said William was likely to die (mort debuerat), they placed the gate of the castle and covered him with a carpet and left him ; then came his friends and found him, and, as he greatly desired, him to his house at Akle in a cart; he never afterwards ate nor but died on the second day. to a boy killed at Dichyngham the jurors know nothing. Cf. Patent Roll p. 305, C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (20.) Writ to the sheriff of Suffolk. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall, 20 January 16 Edward I. [1288.] before the sheriff and Robert de Bosco. Ipswich. Saturday Lent. Robert and Richard, sons of Robert de Copedholy, and others (named unknown), came to the house, which belonged to John de Wenham, and consumed and spoiled the goods of William Germye, as in food to the value of about 40s, Robert Copedholy broke a strong box for certain charters. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (21.) Writ to the sheriff of Buckingham, Robert Barry, Reynold de Bello and John Neyrnuyt, keepers of the peace in that county. Witness, earl of Cornwall. Westminster. 11 December 16 Edward I. [1287.] before the sheriff and Robert Barre, in the presence of Robert coroner, and others. Neuport Paynel. Friday the morrow of [1288.] strangers, on St. Nicholas Day in the evening twilight (inter et lupum) on the king's highway between Brouhton and Neuport robbed de Alverton and John de Alverton, merchants of Alverton, of two laden with drives merchandise, and forthwith fled. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (22.) Writ to the sheriff of Buckingham. Witness, Edmund, earl of Westminster. 22 January 16 Edward J. [1288.] : Little Messenden. Monday after the octave of St. Hilary [. [1289.] jurors do not know and cannot find by enquiry into whose hands two have come, which belong to Richard de Bosco and were in the keeping Dymmok, his servant, who let them fly near the preserve of Great C. Ing. Misc. File 47, (23.) Writ to the sheriff of Essex. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall 12 May 16 Edward I. [1288.] : Friday after St. Dunstan. the evening of Sunday after the Invention of the Holy Cross William constable of the peace of the hamlet of Sedeburnebroke, came Gasewey, Roger ate Holle, John Pake, and John Toke, watchmen, INQUISITIONS watch opposite the church ; Thomas de Brumfeud, groom of John and Peter, groom of Humphrey, clerk of the said John, assaulted and beat William Gasewey; the watchmen arrested them: the morrow at sunrise, and then allowed them to depart. C. Ing. Mise. File 47. (24.) Writ of venire facias to the sheriff of Wilts in pursuance of a comto John de Wotton and Richard de Coleshull. Witness, Edmund, Cornwall. Westminster. 29 December 16 Edward I. [1287.] : Merleberge. Friday before St. Hilary. [1288.] Flavel, keeper of Devises Castle under Matthew son of John, came house of John, vicar of Bishop's Canynges, on Michaelmas day I, and beat him and struck him on the jawbone so as to cause and forthwith returned to the castle and stayed there three or days. Friday after St. Lucy following the said John Flavel sent Robert le Robert le Ly, carter, and one Warin, as to whose surname the jurors to the court of the dean and chapter of Salisbury in Suth Brome was in the keeping of the said vicar ; they broke the gates thereof by of the said John Flavel, and uncovered a stack of wheat and barley, price of 100s., and scattered a great part of it in sheaves, and loaded with some of the said corn, and forcibly drove it to the gate of the said where Nicholas Twyst arrested it so that 1t remained there. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (25.) Writ to the sheriff of Essex. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. 2 December 16 Edward I. [1287.] : Monday after St. Lucy. Robert de Neketon, rector of Fairsted, accompanied by others (named. unknown) on Sunday after All Saints came with Robert, vicar Peverel, dean of Wyham, who brought letters of the official of the of London, and delivered to the said Master Robert seisin of the church with the houses and the goods found there, which belonged to de Waltham, keeper of the fabric of St. Paul's, London, because the Robert demised the said church to him for three years from St. 14 Edward I, by a writing made between them. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (26.) Writ to the sheriffs of London. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. 6 January 16 Edward I. [1288.] : Sunday before St. Hilary. de Leicestre and others (named) on Sunday in the feast of the Holy within the enclosure (sepia) of the church of St. Paul, London evening twilight assaulted John de Gotelegh, and took away his jewels goods ; they acted at the instigation of Master John de Leicestre, of St. Paui s. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (27.) Writ to the sheriff of Warwick. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. 6 January 16 Edward I. [1288.] : Flechampstede. Friday before the Conversion of St. Paul. reeve of Allesle, and others (named) came by night to Flekhamsted and destroyed a dyke of the master of the Knights Templars in C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (28.) MISCELLANEOUS 413 Writ of certiorari to the sheriff of Lincoln. Witness, Edmund, of Cornwall. Westminster. 2 July 16 Edward I. [1288.] to the said sheriff. Witness, Edmund, earl of Cornwall. Westminster. By the earl and the whole Council because it was at another time with the great seal. in the presence of John de Dayvill, Norman de Dercy, and The eve of St. Barnabas. le Archer of Copeland and others (named) on Sunday before the 13 Edward I were in the church of Skerbeck, and kept themselves by force with Robert de Belsted, dean of Holand, and on that day went to Holm in Boston to a mourning at which John Underwod was killed said John and Robert de Coupeland ; they then returned to the said and when a hue and cry was raised the men and merchants of Boston the said felons, who were rescued by William de Helpeston and de Percy had possession of the said church on the day of St. John 16 Edward I; William de Kent, clerk, and others (named) and took his men to Boston, beat them, and took away their arms. C. Ing. Misc. File 47. (29.) Writ to the sheriff of Buckingham. Windsor. 20 October 17 I. [1289.] of the lands of Martin de Carum in [S]chrinton. Tuesday after St. Sum total, 79s. C. Ing. Misc. File 48. (1.) Writ to the sheriff of Stafford. Waltham. 10 October 17 Edward I. in the full county. Thursday after St. Hilary 18 Edward I. of a messuage and the fourth part of a virgate of land in Brocton, Richard de la More, who was hanged for felony, held, have been in the hand a year and a day. said Richard held the tenements of Ralph de Nyhttegale; Roger, of Coventry and Lichfield, now holds them ; the township of Brocton to answer the king for the year and day. to the sheriff of Stafford. Westminster. 12 October 17 Edward I. in the full county. Thursday after St. Hilary 18 Edward I, of a messuage and the fourth part of a virgate of land in Brocton, the said Richard held, have been a year and a day in the king's hand. Richard held the tenements of Adam called le Loverd of Brocton.