1342-03-10, Castle Thomas Rising

Appointment of Rees ap Griffyth, Thomas de Castro Godrici, chamberof South Wales, Richard de Suthorpe and Philip ap Rees to take the final account of all bailiffs, ministers, farmers and keepers of castles, manors, towns and lands which were in the custody of Roger de Mortuo Mari, late earl of March, and John Mautravers, lately in the king's hands, who are bound to render account, and have not yet done so, to arrest any whom they find rebellious in the rendering of accounts and commit these with any who shall have rendered account but are in arrears to custody until all arrears are satisfied, and to give acquittances and come to a final settlement in this matter; also to inquire by oath of men of South Wales and West Wales and the march of the same, what debts are due to the king or the said Roger and John in those parts, to arrest those found by such inquisition to be debtors, and deliver them to the custody of the keeper of the nearest gaol to remain there until the debt be answered, or to levy all debts and arrears from the principal debtors where those are still alive, or from their executors end heirs or the tenants of their lands, as shall be expedient. Bv K. 10. Whereas the king by judgment of the court of the Bench lately recovered against Roger, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, the presentation to the archdeaconry of Coventre as in his gift by reason of the late voidance of the see in the time of Edward I, and afterwards by judgment of the court of King's Bench recovered against Henry, late bishop of Lincoln, the presentation to the prebend of Nassyngton, in the church of St. Mary, Lincoln, for tho same cause, and whereas he collated the archdeaconry and prebend to Humphrey de Hastang, king's clerk, certain persons pretending that Humphrey holds the same by intrusion, are scheming to deprive him of his possession thereof, in derogation of the king's rights, and to draw the matter into the court of Rome. He has therefore appointed Geoffrey Byroun, Richard de Hastang, William Chaumpyoun, John de Bedeford of London, and his serjeante at arms, John de Depeham and William de Abyndon to attach and bring before the council all persons who have taken or shall hereafter take proceedings with that object. By C. 10.