Leominster
County: Herefordshire. 52 entries. Search all entries for this place →
Coordinates: matched against the Ordnance Survey gazetteer. Provenance is recorded for every geocode; coordinates are an aid, verify before relying on them.
Spellings in the source
- “Leominster” ×15
- “LLeomynestre” ×1
- “Lemenietre” ×1
- “Lemenstre” ×1
- “Lemestre” ×1
- “Leministre” ×1
- “Lemynistre” ×1
- “Lemynstre” ×1
- “Lemystre” ×1
- “Lemyustre” ×1
- “Leominestre” ×1
- “Leoministre” ×1
- “Leominstre” ×1
- “Leomynistre” ×1
- “Leomynstre” ×1
- “Leomynystre” ×1
- “Leomyster” ×1
- “Leomystre” ×1
- “Leumenstre” ×1
- “Leuministre” ×1
- “Leuominstre” ×1
- “Liministre” ×1
- “Lonemenstre” ×1
- “Lynmynstre” ×1
Offices of Leominster (and who held them)
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Mentioned in the text
The printed indexes cite Leominster in 2 entries beyond those issued here — lands, churches and commissions touching the place.
- 1335-06-03 — The like for various sums in favour of the citizens and burgesses of other cities and boroughs [as in Return, omitting Reading, Wallingford and Windsor, co. Berks; Cambridge, co. C…
- 1336-03-20 — The like to the mayor and bailiffs of the other cities and boroughs, for various sums to the citizens and burgesses of these cities and boroughs [as in the Return, omitting Walling…
Where the court travelled (to and from Leominster)
Arrived from
- Montgomery · 1 time · 46 km
- Gloucester · 1 time · 53 km
- Hayles · 1 time · 62 km
- Ludlow · 1 time · 16 km
- Westminster · 1 time · 197 km
Departed to
- Wigmore · 2 times · 166 km
- Shrewsbury · 2 times · 53 km
- Westminster · 1 time · 197 km
A “move” links two consecutive dated entries whose places differ and fall within 60 days of each other — a coarse proxy for the great seal's journeys, not an itinerary of every step. Distances are straight-line, so real road journeys were longer.
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Summary
Over time
Acts by type
People most often named here
By roll
- Patent Rolls 22
- Close Rolls 13
- Fine Rolls 2
Entries
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1233-09-18 date: inferred
Safe-conduct, until Martinmas, for Mar[y], countess of Ponthiey, and those whom she brings with her, in coming to England on pilgrimage.…
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1278-08-20 date: inferred
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Notification that the king has pardoned Nicholas de Sedgrave, for his good service, 951. 10s. 4d. that are exacted from him by summons of the exchequer, to wit 48. for the ar…
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1278-08-20 date: inferred
Order to deliver seisin of manor of Shyfford, co. Berks, which belonged to John de Ripariis, and is held in chief of John de Sancto Johanne, to the said John de Johanne, to be held at the king's will, so that if it be fo…
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1278-08-21 date: inferred
To Matthew de Columbar[iis], the king's chamberlain. Order to go in person to Southampton and Bristol, and to cause twenty tuns of good wine to be bought there, and to cause ten tuns thereof to be carried to Quenynton an…
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1278-08-21 date: inferred
Mandate in pursuance to the keeper of the forest of Kanoc. - . Schedule.…
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1278-08-21 date: inferred
Order to the sheriff of Salop, escheator in that county, to take into the king's hand the lands late of William son of Henry of Little Sutton, deceased, tenant in chief.…
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1278-08-21 date: inferred
Order to the sheriff of Lincoln to take with him William de Wylfeby], whom the king has ordered to be intendant herein, and enquire by oath of merchants and others which and how many ships of those ships of merchants of …
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1283-12-08 date: inferred
To Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to Cicely de Bello Campo, late the wife of John de Bello Campo, the manor of Stok under Hameldon, which John at his death held of the king in chief, to…
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1283-12-08 date: inferred
of Malcolm de Harleye, king's clerk, to the custody, during of the abbey of Westminster.…
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1283-12-09 date: inferred
the justices next in eyre for pleas of the Forest in co. Hereford. Order molest Alan Plokenet, keeper of the king's Hay of Hereford, by of eighty-four oak-stumps (robora) delivered by him from that Hay twelfth year for t…
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1283-12-09 date: inferred
Order to cause Walter de to have in that Hay six leafless oak-stumps for fuel, of the gift. the same.…
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1283-12-09 date: inferred
Order to cause John de Geyton to have in that Hay four fit for timber, of the king's gift. Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent.…
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1283-12-09 date: inferred
Order to deliver to de Dymmok, late the clerk of Richard, abbot of Westminster, who has in the king's service, the 507. found in the abbot's coffers after his which the escheator took for the king's use, in order that Ro…
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1283-12-09 date: inferred
for the alienation in mortmain by Master Geoffrey de Aspehale prior and convent of Bradenestoke, of a messuage, 73 acres of land, of wood, and 8 acres ef meadow in Northlideyerd.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
to Ralph de Albiniaco of the marriage of the heirs of John de Campo, tenant in chief, in lieu of a marriage to the yearly value of in land, which the king formerly promised to him in consideration of claiming to the king…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
to Roger de Clifford and his heirs of a moiety of his debts to the his heirs to be charged with the other moiety; but his executors to free administration of his goods in the execution of his will.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
for the prior and convent of Westminster to elect an abbot, on presented by William de Hanynton, John de Sutton and Walter de monks of that house, bringing news of the death of Richard, their at the instance of Edmund th…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Letters for Philip son of Odo de Barry, staying in England, nominating William le Waleys and John le Waleys his attorneys in Ireland for two years.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
The like for Thomas son of Maurice, staying in England, nominating the same for the same period.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Mandate to S. bishop of Waterford, justiciary of Ireland, to pay 100 marks to William Huse, as a gift.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Simple protection, for two years, for the following, staying in England : Thomas son of Maurice. Roger Andree of Eton. Philip son of Odo de Barry.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Pardon, for services in the expedition into Wales, to Norman de Arcy, of 100/. of his relief, and also of the debts, penalties and usuries in which he is bound to the king in his Jewry, all which were granted to Eleanor,…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Vacated because otherwise below, in the month of January. 12.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Mandate to Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent, to restore the Burnell. temporalities of Montacute to Peter Gaydenzar, late pricr of Reyny, now preferred to be prior of Montacute by Ivo, abbot of Cluny. 16.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Simple protection, for one year, for Henry de Upaven, parson of the Burnell. church of Caumpeden.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Mandate to Robert le Eyr, keeper of the abbey of Godestowe, to restore the temporalities to Mabel la Wafre, abbess elect.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Simple protection, for two years, for the abbot of Savigny. 17.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Protection, with clause volumus, for the following, going beyond seas : Master Walter de Bathon , going on the king's affairs. Giles Flory, until Michaelmas. Walter de Dunheved, until Michaelmas. Master Walter de Bathon …
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Simple protection, for two years, for Griffin de Warenna. 24.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Signification to O. bishop of Lincoln of the royal assent to the election of [Jolin] de Sandon, canon of St. Fredeswyde s, Oxford, as prior. 15.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Licence for Robert Burnell, bishop of Bath and Wells, chancellor, and his Burnell. heirs to make a deer-leap to his park of Acton Burnell within the bounds of the forest of Salop, and to take deer of any kind which enter…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Grant to Thomas de Weylaund of the marriage of Hugh son and heir of John de Nevill, tenant in chief. 17.…
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1283-12-11 date: inferred
Grant to the bailiffs and burgesses and the other good men of Oswaldestie, of uurage for twenty years from the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. . 109…
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1322-01-28 date: inferred
To the chamberlain of North Wales. Order to pay to the prisoners Scotland in the castle of Beaumaris the arrears of their wages from time of his appointment, and to continue to pay them the wages that have been wont to r…
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1322-01-28 date: inferred
To the same. Order to cause the quay between the castle of Beaumaris the sea to be repaired, so that the castle may not be damaged by the By the same writ. [5941.]…
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1322-01-28 date: inferred
To the chamberlain of North Wales. Order to pay to the prisoners Scotland in the castle of Beaumaris the arrears of their wages from time of his appointment, and to continue to pay them the wages that have been wont to r…
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1322-01-28 date: inferred
To the same. Order to cause the quay between the castle of Beaumaris the sea to be repaired, so that the castle may not be damaged by the By the same writ. [5941:]…
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