Lewes
County: Sussex. 108 entries. Search all entries for this place →
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Spellings in the source
- “Lewes” ×52
- “Leawes” ×1
- “Leawys” ×1
- “Lews” ×1
- “Lewys” ×1
- “Leyes” ×1
Offices of Lewes (and who held them)
- Prior of Lewes 3 holders
John de Janicuria · Peter de Jocellis · Adam de Wyncestr’ - Archdeacon of Lewes
Robert Passelewe
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Mentioned in the text
The printed indexes cite Lewes in 99 entries beyond those issued here — lands, churches and commissions touching the place.
- 1292-10-20 — Pardon to Richard son of Hugh de Hudersale of his outlawry before Walter de Helyun and his fellows, justices of the late king in eyre in the _ county of Lancaster, for the death of…
- 1316-06-24 — son of Thomas de Botteleye acknowledges that he owes to Thomas Bouton 100/.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and in the county of Worcester. Walter de Kirkebride …
- 1318-07-27 — Cancelled on payment. To Master Richard de Clare, escheator this side Trent. Whereas the of Lewes lately made brother James de Cusancia, his fellow monk, of Preterwelle, as appears…
- 1318-08-16 — The prior of Lewes acknowledges, for himself and convent, that he owes Gerard de Chartre and Nicholas Astolf, merchants of Luca, marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of thei…
- 1318-11-18 — To W. archbishop of Canterbury. Whereas the prior of Lewes lately brother James de Cusancia prior of Priterwell, and the king received fealty and restored the temporalities to him,…
- 1318-12-16 — To the abbot and convent of Messenden. Request that they will admit their house William Bellard, charetter, who long served the king and father, whom the king is sending to them, a…
- 1319-01-24 — Schedule de Cusancia, prior of Priterwell, because he learned from the complaint of the said James that the aforesaid William, monk of the order of Cluny, who asserted that he had …
- 1320-06-05 — Robert le Spicer of Lewes acknowledges that he owes to John Ive of Wynchelse 10/.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and in co. Sussex.…
- 1321-02-08 — To the prior of La Charité. Letter thanking him for his agreeable answer to the king concerning the house of Bermundeseye, and nominating brother John de Cusancia, monk of the hous…
- 1322-11-27 — The like to forty-four abbots, the prior of Lewes, the prior of St. John of and the master of the order of Semplingham. [Jdid.…
Showing the earliest 10.
Where the court travelled (to and from Lewes)
Arrived from
- Arundel · 4 times · 40 km
- Laughton · 3 times · 9 km
- Cranbrook · 2 times · 44 km
- Tonbridge · 2 times · 40 km
- Rotherfield · 2 times · 24 km
- Westminster · 2 times · 70 km
- Chichester · 1 time · 56 km
- Buxted · 1 time · 15 km
- York · 1 time · 351 km
Departed to
- Rotherfield · 7 times · 24 km
- Westminster · 3 times · 70 km
- Arundel · 2 times · 40 km
- Buxted · 2 times · 15 km
- Battle · 1 time · 34 km
- Cranbrook · 1 time · 44 km
- Bramber · 1 time · 23 km
- Battle Abbey · 1 time · 34 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.
Summary
Over time
Acts by type
People most often named here
By roll
- Close Rolls 37
- Fine Rolls 10
- Patent Rolls 9
Entries
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1276-06-24 date: inferred
Writ de intendendo directed to the bailiffs and barons of Sandwich, Dover, Romen([hale], Winchelsea, Rye, Hastings and Pevenese, in favour Luke de Luka and Donatus Lambard, king's merchants, and Ralph de king's clerk, ap…
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1276-06-25 date: inferred
Order to the sheriff of Sussex, escheator in that county, to take into king's hand the lands of John de Bohun, tenant in chief.…
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1276-06-25 date: inferred
Order to the treasurer and barons to cause enrolment to be made to the king's grant to Richard de Pixeley, in compassion his poverty, that of the 14 marks in which he made fine for having inquisition, demanded. from him …
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1276-06-25 date: inferred
Order to the sheriff of Northampton, escheator in that county, to deliver to Ralph Basset, son and heir of Richard Basset of Welledon, in chief, the lands late of his said father, he having done The like to the sheriff o…
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1276-06-26 date: inferred
To the sheriff of Lancaster. Order to cause Robert de Eccleshill to _ have seisin of five acres of Jand in Eccleshill, upon his finding security to answer to the king for the year, day, and waste thereof, as the king lea…
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1297-05-28 date: inferred
Order to cause Geoffrey de Geynvill, who is setting out the king by his order for parts beyond sea, to have respite during pleasure for all debts due to the exchequer. the same. William de Whitsaund, burgess and merchant…
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1297-05-29 date: inferred
Order to the mayor and bailiffs of Wynchelse to permit Ralph de Staunton of Wynchelse to lade a ship called Pyssingthorn and take the same to Bayonne, after taking security from him that he will not take it elsewhere and…
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1299-06-24 date: inferred
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to restore to the attorney of Guy Bertaldi and his fellows, merchants of the society of the Spini of Florence dwelling in London, the 200 marks of their money arrested at Boston in the ha…
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1299-06-24 date: inferred
of Robert le Venur to the church of Wyntreburn Glyston, of Salisbury, in the king's gift by reason of tke lands of John of Brymmesfeld tenant in chief, deceased, being in his hands.…
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1299-06-24 date: inferred
to William son of Geoffrey de Gyenvill, by reason of his father's of the marriage of Matilda, the youngest daughter of the Gyffard, and of Matilda Lungespeye, sometime his wife, the first-mentioned Matilda being one of t…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
To Walter de Gloucfestria], escheator this side Trent. Whereas the king wills that Margaret, late the wife of John Gyffard, tenant in chief, shall be preferred to others in buying the wardship during the heir's minority …
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
Walter de Gloucfestria , escheator this side Trent.…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
Order to deliver aforesaid Joan a third of three quarters of a knight's fee in which third John de Holebrok, the elder, holds and which is at 20s., as the king has assigned this third to her as her dower knights fees. th…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
Order to deliver to her the advowson of the church of which is extended at 10 marks, as the king has assigned it to her dower of Robert's advowsons of churches.…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
the same. Whereas John Gyffard of Brimnesfeld acknowledged by levied in the king's court before Thomas de Weyland and his then justices of the Bench, that the manors of Moniton and and the advowson of the church of Monit…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
Order to the escheator beyond Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of John le Alblaster, deceased, tenant in chief.…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of Richard de Arcy, deceased, tenant in chief.…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
Order to the escheator beyond Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of John de Terriby, deceased, [tenant] of the heir of Thomas de Multon cf Gillesland, tenant in chief.…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of Richard Quintin, deceased, tenant in chief.…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
for Geoffrey de Caumvill, staying in England, nominating Philip and John Vine his attorneys in Ireland for two years. for Joan, late the wife of Robert de Ufford, staying in England, Richard de Fordham and William de Gre…
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1299-06-25 date: inferred
with clause volumus, for two years, for Gilbert de Ardern, the church of Hanewell, staying in Ireland on the king's service.…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
Thomas le Petit of Herne and Matthew le Taillur, imprisoned at for the death of Roger de Romene, wherewith they are have letters to the sheriff of Kent to bail them, To Walter de Gloucestr[ia], escheator this side Trent.…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
Order to cause dower to be assigned to Alice, late the wife of Richard atte Westhalle of Amcotes, tenant by knight service of the heir of Roger de Moubray, tenant in chief, a minor in the king's wardship, upon her taking…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
To R. archbishop of Canterbury. Summons to attend parliament to be holden at Westminster on the morrow of St. Edward, until which time the king has prorogued it from Michaelmas for certain reasons. [Parl. Writs.] The lik…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
The like to nine earls and seventy-three others. [/bid.]…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
To the barons, men, and whole community of the port of Wynchelese. Order to send three or four men [as at p. 592, above] to the king at the parliament at the prorogued date. [Ibid.]…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
The like to the barons, etc. of the ports of Dover, Hastinges, Sandwich, Romenhale, La Rie and Hethe. [Jbid.…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
The like to the bailiffs, men and whole community of Great Yarmouth. [[bid.] To Robert de Burghesh, warden of the Cinque Ports.…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
Order to cause three or four men from each of the ports to come as above. [Jbid.…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause the knights, citizens and burgesses of that county to come to parliament at the prorogued date. [Loid.]…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
The like to all the sheriffs of England. [Jbid.]…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
To Bfoniface,] the pope. The king commends to him W. bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, his treasurer, and desires the pope to further his affairs out of respect for the king. He who is sueing against the bishop malicious…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
Memorandum, that on Sunday the morrow of Michaelmas, in the king's chapel, immediately after his mass at St. Radigund s, in the presence of Sir John de Drokenesford, keeper of the wardrobe, Master John de Cadomo, Sir Rob…
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1302-09-13 date: inferred
Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of John Termyn, deceased, tenant in chief.…
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1305-06-24 date: inferred
To the sheriff of Kent. Order to cause Brother Richard de Feckenham, a brother of the military order of the Temple in England and in that order, to be arrested wherever he may be found in the bailiwick, and to cause him …
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1305-06-24 date: inferred
The like to the sheriffs of Sussex and Southampton. John Collan acknowledges that he owes to Adam de Osgoteby, clerk, to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in York.…
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1305-06-24 date: inferred
Cancelled on payment. William Milksop acknowledges that he owes to Walter le Baude 150 ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in Hertford. Geoffrey Botel, vicar of the church of Morton, in the d…
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1305-06-25 date: inferred
Grant to Hugh le Harpour, for good service in the parts of Scotland elsewhere, of 12 acres and a rood of waste in Ingelwode forest the forest perch in the place called Rawebankes, so that he may the same with a small dyk…
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1305-06-27 date: inferred
To B. archbishop of Bordeaux, pope elect. Letter recommending to his favour the merchants of the society of the Spini of Florence, in consideration of their services to the king. William le Barber of Flete acknowledges t…
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1323-07-01 date: inferred
Geoffrey de Edenham, keeper of certain lands in co. York.…
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1323-07-01 date: inferred
Order to the sheriff of that county to deliver all the lands, fees, advowsons, etc., in his custedy that belonged to the Templars at the time of adnullation of their order to the prior and brethren of the Hospital of St.…
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1323-07-01 date: inferred
To Geoffrey de Edenham, keeper of certain lands in co. York. Order to the sheriff of that county to deliver all the lands, fees, advowsons, etc., in his custedy that belonged to the Templars at the time of adnullation of…
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1323-07-01 date: inferred
The like to the following keepers: John de Kilvyngton in co. York between the waters of Use and Teys. Thomas Deyvill in the same county this side the water of Use. Edmund de Assheby in co. Lincoln. John de Leek in cos. S…
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1323-07-01 date: inferred
Prohibition to all ecclesiastical persons from attempting anything in of the king's right of collation to the prebend of Lecford in the of St. Mary, Winchester, in the king's gift by reason of the of the abbey of St. Mar…
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1323-07-01 date: inferred
Mandate to mayors, sheriffs and others to arrest all persons so offending.…
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1323-07-01 date: inferred
The like in favour of Master Robert de Ayleston, collated to the prebend Leghton Ecclesia in the church of Lincoln, in the king's gift by reason of temporalities of the bishopric of Lincoln having been lately in the hand…
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1323-07-04 date: inferred
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the debts due to the king from the bishopric of Durham to be levied from the manors of the bishopric that are still in the hands of Louis, bishop of Durham, if…
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1323-07-04 date: inferred
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the debts due to the king from the bishopric of Durham to be levied from the manors of the bishopric that are still in the hands of Louis, bishop of Durham, if…
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1323-07-04 date: inferred
William le Seneschal of Evesham, going to Ireland, nominating John de Helpeston and William de Eynulph in England for two years.…
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1323-07-06 date: inferred
Peter son of Walter de Hakelut.…
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1323-07-06 date: inferred
Order to deliver to the prior of the of St. John of Jerusalem, or to his attorney bringing this writ, all deeds, rolls, and other muniments and memoranda of the Templars, the said Walter had in his custody when he was sh…
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1323-07-06 date: inferred
To Peter son of Walter de Hakelut. Order to deliver to the prior of the of St. John of Jerusalem, or to his attorney bringing this writ, all deeds, rolls, und other muniments and memoranda of the Templars, the said Walte…
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1323-07-06 date: inferred
The like to Roger de (sic) Trumwyn, late sheriff of Salop and Stafford, the charters, etc., in his custody.…
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1324-07-06 date: inferred
To Peter son of Walter de Hakelut. Order to deliver to the prior of the of St. John of Jerusalem all charters, writings, letters with bulls, and other muniments and memoranda of the Templars, which Walter his father had …
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1324-07-06 date: inferred
To Peter son of Walter de Hakelut. Order to deliver to the prior of the of St. John of Jerusalem all charters, writings, letters with bulls, and other muniments and memoranda of the Templars, which Walter father had in h…
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Undated date: uncertain
To the sheriff of Hertford. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Walter de Mershton, who is incapacitated by age and infirmity.…
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