The Gascon Rolls Project

C 61/109

Gascon Roll for the 3rd to 5th years of the reign of Henry IV

Physical condition of the roll

The roll consists of thirteen membranes. There are entries on all of the face sides, but on none of the dorses. The roll is generally in good condition.

C 61/109, 3, 4 and 5 Henry IV (1401-1404)

Introduction.

This roll, spanning several years (1401-4), shows that the problems generated by Richard II's grant of the duchy to Gaunt and by Henry IV's coup of 1399 had largely subsided. We do find, however, a further pardon to the communal government of Bayonne for its strong opposition to John of Gaunt's rule in the 1390s. ¹ Henry IV continued to confirm acts issued by his predecessor Richard II and by his father as duke of Aquitaine. The reversionary right of Pons VII, lord of Castillon, to the prevôté of Dax was amongst these. ² The most surprising, perhaps, of Henry IV's acts is confirmation of the cancellation by Richard II of the latter's earlier confirmation of the privileges of the Entre-deux-Mers region - an act contrary to the original grants by several previous kings of England (Henry II Plantagenet, Richard the Lionheart, King John, Henry III and Edward I), but justified on the grounds that such alienations were contrary to royal interests. ³

Between the autumn of 1401 and his return to England in May 1403 Edward, earl of Rutland was present in the duchy as royal lieutenant and had also been granted control of the English-garrisoned fortress of Fronsac, ⁴ although command of Fronsac was granted to Sir William Farringdon in September 1402. ⁵ A number of protections for soldiers in the retinues of Rutland and of Farringdon are found on the roll. Rutland became duke of York on 1 August 1402 at the death of his father. Other military information is found on the roll. Quite exceptionally for a Gascon Roll, we also find information on certain 'English' routier garrisons which had recently conquered fortresses situated in French-held regions. The garrison of Bessous (in Limousin) was commanded by Englishmen (James Man, William Radcliffe and Hugh Birkett) who had requested the king for official authorisation to take local resources. ⁶ The garrison of the castle of Chalais (in Saintonge) led by the Gascon Peyroat Dupuch has left traces in our documentation. Dupuch who, with his uncle and his companions, had previously taken this castle as well as the castle of Bouteville, had refused to rally to the French when the count of Foix (the captal de Buch, Archambaud de Grailly) surrendered Bouteville to the duke of Orléans in 1401. Dupuch was interested above all in having his right to levy a patis on the region around his castle officially recognized by Henry IV and thus, indirectly, by the local French authorities. ⁷

One entry on the roll is particularly interesting as we learn that the prince of Wales (the future Henry V) had received money in Cornwall (he was also duke of Cornwall) in the form of 50,000 pieces of tin, and wanted to send them with his butler to Bordeaux in order to buy wine for his household. ⁸ In this entry, and indeed throughout this roll and others, there is no mention of the prince's title of duke of Aquitaine granted by his father in October 1399: the prince never came to the duchy nor did he derive revenues from it, the grant of title by his father being simply a reassurance to the Gascons that the duchy would not pass out of the direct royal line.

Information is to be found in this roll about the Basque province of Labourd. Johan d'Amézqueta, lord of Saint-Pée, obtained from the king the right to raise the height of his fortalice of Saint-Pée to about double the height allowed by local custom. ⁹ This same lord was at the head of the armandat of Labourd, ¹⁰ a local assembly in charge of controlling crime in this province through promulgating regulations. ¹¹

Many entries are concerned with the supplying of corn, essentially wheat, for Bordeaux and Bayonne and their hinterlands. The war with the king of France had tended to cut off traditional commercial networks with the French-held regions situated upstream on the rivers Garonne, Dordogne and Adour. Thus the duchy relied on imported grain. Englishmen and Gascon merchants constantly sought and obtained licences to transport wheat from English ports to Gascony. Occasionally this wheat came from outside England, for instance from Prussia and Ireland. ¹² This supply was apparently impeded by some local royal officials based on the banks of the Gironde and Garonne who levied undue customs on victuals brought in by those coming from regions under English or French obedience. ¹³

The roll also shows that the administration of the duchy was financially dependent on England to a considerable degree: Henry IV was forced to pay his seneschals of Aquitaine and Agenais out of a 'voluntary' contribution of the clergy of England. ¹⁴ The roll also notes the return to England in the autumn of 1401 of Henry Bowet, the constable of Bordeaux, about to become bishop of Bath and Wells; at his return he was allowed to take all his wine with him. ¹⁵

Guilhem Pépin and Anne Curry.

1.: entry 6 .
2.: entry 1 .
3.: entry 7 .
4.: entry .
5.: entry .
6.: entry 19 .
7.: See Vale, M., English Gascony , p. 47 and entry 22 , entry 26 .
8.: entry 46 .
9.: entry 49 .
10.: entry 87 .
11.: entry 86 .
12.: entry 84 , entry 91 .
13.: entry 56 .
14.: entry 119 , entry 120
15.: entry

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13 December 1401 . Westminster . For Pons [VII], lord of Castillon .

Order to the king's lieutenant [of Aquitaine], the seneschals of Aquitaine and the Landes , the constable of Bordeaux and the Aquen' mayor of Dax to deliver to Pons [VII], Castelhon lord of Castillon , the prévôté of Dax after the death of Montandre Guillaume de Montendre, kt . The current king has confirmed the grant made by Richard II to Pons VII that he should hold the prévôté of Dax after the death of Guillaume de Montendre, along with the right of herbage ( herbagium ) and guidonage ( guidonagium ) of the city of Bordeaux. ¹

1.: For two grants made by Richard II of this office to Pons VII, dated ten days apart in May 1399, see entry in C 61/105 and entry in C 61/105 .

Concerning protection.

5 October 1401 . Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, to Stake Thomas Stakes , who is going in the king's service in the company of Gourney Matthew Gournay, seneschal of the Landes .

By p.s.

The following have similar letters of the king, namely:

2.1: Same as above

John Hull ; Walter Sandys, kt ; Thomas Legat .

By p.s.

2.2: 6 October 1401 . Westminster .

Richard Stokes ; John Brynkele .

By p.s.

2.3: 7 October 1401 . Westminster .

Wykkes John Wykes .

By p.s.

2.4: 14 October 1401 . Westminster .

Thomas Joney, kt .

By p.s.

Concerning protection.

5 October 1401 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, to Thomas Wodyngfeld , who is staying in the duchy of Aquitaine in the king's service in the company of Edward [of Langley], Rutteland earl of Rutland . ¹

By p.s.

The following have similar letters of the king, namely:

3.1: 10 October 1401 . Westminster .

John Juet , parson of the church of Rowenore Rowner in the county of com' Sutht' Hampshire .

By p.s.

3.2: 9 October 1401 . Westminster .

Langbrok William Langbrook, clerk , treasurer of Welles Wells , otherwise known as William Langebroks, Langbroks or Langbrok.

By p.s.

3.3: 23 October 1401 . Westminster .

Richard Hatton of London , skinner.

By p.s.

3.4: 28 October 1401 . Westminster .

Richard Hatton, citizen and skinner of London .

By p.s.

3.5: 25 October 1401 . Westminster .

Thomas Burton, kt. , of Tolthorpe Tolthorpe in the Ruteland county of Rutland . An arbitrary sentence about Tolthorpe .

By p.s.

3.6: 13 October 1401 . Westminster .

William Hunt .

By p.s.

3.7: Same as above

Richard Parker .

By p.s.

3.8: 30 July 1401 . Westminster .

Stephen Sporet .

By p.s.

1.: See the related entry entry in C 61/108 .

For Guiraut de Mathefelon.

20 December 1401 . Westminster .

Appointment, at the king's pleasure, of Matafelon Guiraut Mathefelon , merchant and burgess of the city of Bordeaux , as one of the minters of Bordeaux, enjoying in this office the liberties and franchises granted by the king's predecessors to the minters of Bordeaux. ¹

By p.s.

1.: See the related entries entry in C 61/108 , entry in C 61/112

5: 22 December 1401 . Westminster .

Order to the king's lieutenant [in Aquitaine] , the seneschal of Aquitaine , the constable of Bordeaux , the mayor, jurats of the city of Bordeaux , the judges and prévôts of Gascony, and the master and prévôt of the minters ( operarii et monetarii ) in the city of Bordeaux and the duchy of Aquitaine and the minters to admit Guiraut Mathefelon as minter and permit him to enjoy the liberties and franchises of the minters of Bordeaux according to the king's letters.

6: 12 January 1402 . Eltham . For the mayor, échevins and others of the city of Bayonne .

Pardon to the mayor, échevins, jurats, hundred peers and community of the city of Bayonne , at their request and with the assent of the king's council, for their occupation of the office of mayor and of all the other offices of the duchy of Aquitaine held by them from the time of the grant of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster , and of all forfeitures which might be conducted by them individually or collectively against royal officers by virtue of the grant, and also of all the pecuniary interest that the king or his officers could claim up to the date of the making of these present letters.

By K.

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Concerning cancellation.

3 October 1401 . Westminster .

Confirmation of the cancellation by Richard II of his confirmation of privileges concerning albergata ¹ and royal serjeants in the prévôté of Entre-deux-Mers granted by King John , ² Henry II , Richard I [the Lionheart] , Henry III and Edward I to the men of Entre-deux-Mers , as they were to the prejudice of the crown. ³

By p.s.

1.: A tax theorically for hospitality of the lord of ban or his officers.
2.: A charter of King John (Saint-Émilion, 16 April 1214) confirmed these privileges.
3.: An imperfect edition of the survey ordered by King Henry III in 1236-7 and the privileges of the Entre-deux-Mers (Gascon version) has been published in the Archives Historiques de la Gironde (AHG), 3 (Paris-Bordeaux, 1861-2), pp. 101-127. The original Latin text is in the manuscript of the Bibliothèque municipale de Bordeaux, Ms 770. This latter text has been worked on by Frédéric Boutoulle in his 'Habilitation à diriger des recherches' (Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux 3) : - Société, pouvoirs, peuplements des XIe, XIIe, XIIIe siècles en Gascogne et dans l’espace Plantagenêt (2011) and will be published in due course.

Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant [in Aquitaine] , the seneschal of Gascony , the constable [of Bordeaux] , the mayor of Bordeaux , the judge of Gascony , the prévôt of the Ombrière and all the other judges and prévôts of the duchy to permit Matthew Gournay , to whom Richard II had granted for life the Inter duo Maria prévôté of Entre-deux-Mers and the baylie of Créon with its appurtenances, issues and albergate , ¹ to receive the same by him or his proctor or proctors, according to Richard II's letters. The current king had confirmed Richard's letters patent to Gournay notwithstanding Richard II's letters confirming privileges of Entre-Deux-Mers, which had been cancelled.

1.: A tax theorically for hospitality of the lord of ban or his officers.

Concerning general attorneys.

14 October 1401 . Westminster .

Letters of attorney in England for a year for Thomas Geney, kt. , going to Aquitaine in the king’s service in the company of Edward [of Langley], Rutel' earl of Rutland , king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , nominating Snetesham William Snettisham and Thomas Seyve alternately.

Billyngford James Billingford received the attorneys until Geney's return to England, by the licence of Thomas Stanley, clerk .

The following have similar letters of general attorneys, namely:

9.1: 10 October 1401 . Westminster .

Brewes Robert Braose, esquire , nominating Stapilton' Miles de Stapelton, kt , and John , parson of the church of Salle alternately.

William Rees, esquire , received by brief these attorneys until Braose's return to England.

9.2: Same as above

The same Robert [Braose] , nominating Billyngford James Billingford and Derham Thomas Dereham alternately.

William Rees, esquire , received by brief these attorneys until Braose's return to England.

10: 2 November 1401 . Westminster . For Henry Bowet, clerk .

Grant for life to Henry Bowet, clerk , elected Bathon', Wellen' bishop of Bath and Wells that he might to bring into the kingdom of England all his wine grown in the duchy of Aquitaine as well as all the wine he receives there as a revenue, without paying to the king or his heirs any custom or tax in Aquitaine or in England.

By p.s.

For Ysarn de Rouffignac.

22 December 1401 . Westminster .

Grant to Ruffynhac Ysarn de Rouffignac, esquire , of a licence permitting to him, Guiraut de Tyras ¹ and two servants of his retinue to load in the ports of London , Sandewicus Sandwich or Suthampton Southampton , without impediment and payment of the customs, two pieces ( pecie ) of velvet ( velvet ), each piece ( pecia ) being 19 yards long( virge ), two and a half pieces of damask, one fur of squirrel ( grisium ) ² and one piece of worsted and to bring them to Gascony with 500 m. that Ysarn should deliver in the king's name for the wages of the seneschal of Gascony .

By p.s.

1.: This might be possibly 'Guiraut de Tyrosse'. Tyrosse is now a suburb of the commune of Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse and is situated close to Capbreton , then at the mouth of the river Adour and outer harbour of Bayonne .
2.: Named 'petit-gris' in French.

Same as above

And it is ordered to the collectors of customs and the searchers ( scrutatores ) ¹ of the ports of London , Sandwich and Southampton as well as to the keepers of these ports to permit Ysarn de Rouffignac to load these pieces and fur with the 500 m. without paying any custom, according to the king's letters.

1.: Customs officer.

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16 January 1402 . Westminster . For John ap Harry . ¹

Appointment, at the king's pleasure, of John ap Harry, king's esquire , as steward of the king's Buelt lordship of Buellt ² , receiving the accustomed fee.

By p.s.

1.: This entry is crossed out. It is written in the margin that this entry is void because there is another one in the patent rolls of the same year. See Calendar of the Patent Rolls (CPR), 1401-1404 , p.34.
2.: Buellt or Builth was a cantref (a medieval Welsh land division) in medieval Mid Wales. Edward I had built at Builth Wells the stone castle of Buellt or Builth.

For Guilhem des Camps.

11 January 1402 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Guilhem des Camps, burgess of Bordeaux , of 300 fr. each year, to be received at Easter and Michaelmas, from the wine custom levied on the wines coming to Bordeaux from the Alta Patria Haut Pays . The current king had granted by his letters patent to Guilhem the prévôté of the Ombrière in the same way he had held it by grant of John of Gaunt confirmed by Richard II , and the current king had granted him 300 fr. on the issues of the castle of Bordeaux. ¹

By p.s.

1.: See the related entries entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/111 , entry in C 61/112 , entry in C 61/112 .

Same as above

Grant to Guilhem des Camps of the custom of 20 tuns of wine coming from the Alta Patria Haut Pays each year for life. The current king had granted what is mentioned in entry and this custom of 20 tuns of wine, but Guilhem claims that these letters were faulty, so he returned them to the chancery and requested the king for remedy. ¹

By p.s.

1.: See the related entries entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/111 , entry in C 61/112 , entry in C 61/112 .

16: Same as above

Order to the constable of Bordeaux to deliver to Guilhem des Camps these 300 francs and this custom of 20 tuns of wine.

Concerning protection.

13 October 1401 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, to John Sele , who is staying in the duchy of Aquitaine in the king's service in the company of Edward [of Langley], Rutteland earl of Rutland .

By p.s.

The following have similar letters of the king, namely: ¹

17.1: 13 October 1401 . Westminster .

John Merbury .

By p.s.

1.: This list is limited to one name even if one other seems to have been planned.

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8 February 1402 . Westminster . ¹

Julyen Pierre Julien, chaplain , has king's letters of presentation at the parochial church of Saint-Clement in the island of Jeresey Jersey in the Constancien' diocese of Coutances when this benefice is vacant. The king sent these letters to P[ierre], Nannaten' bishop of Nantes , ² administrator of the church of Coutances for the islands of Jersey and Gernesey Guernsey .

1.: It is written in the margin that this entry is void and copied in the French Rolls.
2.: Appointed by Pope Boniface IX, but not acknowledged by the people of his diocese and the duke of Brittany who accepted the authority of the Gascon bishop Bernat du Peyron (appointed by the antipope Benedict XIII).

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10 April 1402 . Westminster . For William Radcliffe and others . ¹

Grant for life to James Man , captain of the castle of Bessous in the duchy of Aquitaine, Redeclif William Radcliffe , constable of this castle and Birket Hugh Birkett , receiver of this castle, and all the other officers of this castle, of all the revenues, rights and profits pertaining to this castle in the same way as they had held them before, without impediment of the king's officers there. Man, Radcliffe, Birkett and all the other officers who took this castle from the king's rebels held these revenues and rights since this conquest.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.

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6 May 1402 . Westminster . For Johan de Grailly .

Order to Edward [of Langley], Rutteland earl of Rutland , king's lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine, [the seneschal of] the Landes and the constable of Bordeaux to deliver to Johan de Grailly the baylie and toll of Hastingues, the office of [controller] of the counter-roll of Saint-Éloi of Bordeaux and the Cubsac castellany of Cubzac that the king granted him on 2 June 1400. ¹ And if something prevents this to be done, they are to certify the king of this in his chancery of England under the seal of the king's lieutenant.

By K.

1.: See entry in C 61/107 and the related entry entry in C 61/107

21: 13 May 1402 . Westminster . For the earl of Rutland .

Grant to Edward [of Langley], Rutteland earl of Rutland , king's lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine , now captain of the castle of Fronsac , of 1,000 fr. each year to be received from the constable of Bordeaux from the day Rutland received this castle after the 1 November 1401, at the king's pleasure and for so long he holds this castle. Rutland had informed the king that John of Gaunt , when he was duke of Aquitaine, appointed Assheton' Richard de Ashton, kt , as captain of the castle of Fronsac, but, as he considered that the emoluments pertaining to this castle were not sufficient to keep and defend it, he had allocated him, the last time he was in Gascony, him 1,000 fr. each year to receive from the revenues of the castle of Bordeaux.

By p.s.

For Peyroat Dupuch, esquire.

22: 3 June 1402 . Westminster .

Grant and confirmation for life, with the assent of the king's council, to Puich, de Peyroat Dupuch, Challes captain of the place of Chalais in Xantonge Saintonge , of the possessions he has in the castellany and fortalice of Chalais on account of their taking. Furthermore, the king grants him that the patis of this place which were due from the time of the last truces made between the kingdoms of England and France, and that the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux and the other royal officers of the duchy have to help Dupuch to levy these patis and have been required by the king to do so. Dupuch informed the king that the late le Peyre Duron de Lapeyre , Dupuch and some other companions fighting against the French in the name of the crown of England had taken the place and fortalice of Chalais at their own expense.

By p.s.

23: Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux and the other officers of the duchy to help [ Peyroat Dupuch, captain of Chalais ], to levy these patis as the king has required them to do so by his letters.

By p.s.

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5 June 1402 . Westminster . For the earl of Rutland .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux to pay to Edward [of Langley], Rutteland earl of Rutland , king's lieutenant in Aquitaine the 1,000 fr. by year granted to him from the day he received the keepership of the castle of Fronsac according to the king's letters, and ordering that the constable should pay this regularly. ¹

1.: See entry .

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5 June 1402 . Westminster . For the merchants of the city of Bordeaux .

Order to all the sheriffs, mayors, bailliffs, customers, keepers of sea ports and other maritime places and other officers to let ships of the merchants of Bordeaux sail off from English ports with their goods loaded in Seland Zeeland , Holand Holland , in the king's town and port of Cales Calais and in whatever port of the continent being in a state of friendship with the king, towards the city of Bordeaux , and to any port of the kingdom of England and from thence to Bordeaux, without paying any customs on goods conveyed in transit, save only on goods sold in England, according to a grant by Edward III in the 18th year of his reign ¹ forbidding any officers to compel any merchant ship to come ashore in England or to prevent their masters, mariners and merchants to sail off after harbouring in England, paying due customs only for goods sold in England.

By C.

1.: 25 January 1344 - 24 January 1345.

For Peyroat Dupuch and his son Johan [Dupuch].

12 June 1402 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Petrus, Puich, de Peyroat Dupuch and his son Johan [Dupuch] , at the request of Peyroat, of the castellany of Chalais in Saintonge to be held in the same way as Peyroat holds it at present. Furthermore, the king grants to Peyroat and all his companions to have all the patis they have conquered and that are already under the king's rightful obedience by conquest during the present wars. According to Peyroat, during the wars before the last truces made between the kingdoms of England and France, the uncle of Peyroat ¹ and his companions took and conquered under [the king's] legal obedience the places of Butteville Bouteville and Challes Chalais with their patis from the hands of the French and kept these places for the crown of England, until the Captal de Buch ² had delivered Bouteville to the French, noting that he would have done the same with Chalais if Peyroat and his companions have not kept their fidelity to the crown of England.

By p.s.

1.: Probably Duron de Lapeyre mentioned in entry .
2.: Archambaud de Grailly . Because he inherited the possessions of the counts of Foix through his wife, he decided to rally to the French in 1401. He paid homage to King Charles VI of France on 28 March 1401 and delivered his castle of Bouteville to the duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI, in April 1401. See Pépin, G., 'The French offensives of 1404-1407 against Anglo-Gascon Aquitaine ', Journal of Medieval Military History , 9 (2011), p. 2-3.

27: Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine, the seneschal of Gascony, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayor of the city of Bordeaux as well as all the judges, captains and prévôts of this duchy to permit Peyroat Dupuch , his son Johan Dupuch and their companions to enjoy these patis .

28: 28 June 1402 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, to William Giloth , clerk , who is staying in the duchy of Aquitaine in the king's service in the company of Edward [of Langley], Rutteland earl of Rutland , king's lieutenant in Aquitaine .

By p.s.

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24 June 1402 . Westminster . For Edward Beauchamp and Stephen Sporet .

Grant for life to Edward Beauchamp and Stephen Sporet , esquires, of the keepership of the crossing ( custodia passagiorum et repassagiorum ) of pilgrims at Bordeaux across the river Gerunda Garonne ¹ called otherwise le bordenage ² with all the revenues pertaining to this crossing, notwithstanding the grant by John of Gaunt to Beauchamp of an annuity of 20 l. to be received for his lifetime from the lordship of Monemouth Monmouth and the office of constable of the Hertford castle of Hereford .

By p.s.

1.: The Garonne was then often named Gironde down to La Réole (the limit of the sea tide).
2.: This name is derived from the Gascon bordon (French: bourdon) which is a pilgrim staff.

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13 June 1402 . Westminster . Concerning confirmation .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of John, Lord Neville , king's lieutenant of Aquitaine :

30 May 1379 . Bordeaux .

Grant for life to Degremont Johan de Gramont of 40 s.st. of England by year on the issues owned by the king in the lordship of Bardos in la Bourt Labourd with their arrears, Gramont paying liege homage and the customary rights to the king. Neville orders the seneschal of the Landes , the procurator of the Landes , Johan de Vignerte, king's serjeant-at-arms , and to all the other king's sergeants, justices and officers to deliver this rent to Johan de Gramont or to his proctor, along with an order to the lord of Bardos and all the people living in the lordship of Bardos obliged to pay these 40 s.st. , to pay them to Johan de Gramont or to his proctor.

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of John of Gaunt, king of Castile and León , duke of Lancaster and king's lieutenant in Aquitaine :

20 July 1388 . Baion' Bayonne .

Confirmation by John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster and king of Castile and Leon of the grant by John, Lord Neville , then king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , to Master Agromonte, de Johan de Gramont ¹ of the grant of 40 s.st. of England to be levied on the men of Bassallos in the lordship or jurisdiction of Bardos , and order to the seneschal of the Landes , the Laburdum bayle of Labourd , Domenges de Bilort , king's serjeant , and to all the other officers of the king and of Gaunt, to deliver this rent to Gramont or to his proctor and to compel those of Bassalos to pay.

By p.s. and payment of half a mark to the hanaper.

1.: This title of master demonstrates that this Johan de Gramont could not be Johan de Gramont, lord of Gramont from 1398 to 1429. This person was in fact a clerk of the city of Bayonne.

Concerning confirmation

16 June 1402 . Westminster .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of Richard II :

23 October 1387 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Talle Pey [de] Taller of the city of Bayonne , in compensation of the great losses suffered by his father during the siege [of Bayonne] by the late bastard of Spain, ¹ of the payment of the bargagium ² and curdagium ³ of cloth and the conquagium ⁴ of the corn in Bayonne, to be received annually in the same way that others used to receive it before. ⁵

By p.s. and payment of half a mark to the hanaper.

1.: The unsuccessful siege of Bayonne by Enrique (Henry) II de Trastamara, king of Castile , in 1374.
2.: Possibly a tax on measuring wine tuns. Droit de jaugeage (right of gauging). In French vergage .
3.: Or cordagium a tax on goods measured ad cordam , with a rope.
4.: A tax for measuring corn with a conca (a measure). In French conquage .
5.: For the original grant, see entry in C 61/100 . For the order for livery, see entry in C 61/100 . For a belated order for livery, see entry in C 61/105 . For a related entry, see entry in C 61/110 .

19 June 1402 . Westminster . ¹

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , the constable of Bordeaux , the seneschal of the Landes , the receiver of the Landes , and also the mayor or vicar, jurats and échevins of Bayonne to deliver to Pey de Taller the conquagium of Bayonne, removing any illegal holder, to maintain Taller in possession of this conquagium ² and to deliver its revenues to him from 16 June 1402. ³

1.: It is written in the margin: up to that point. ( usque huc )
2.: Tax on measuring corn, as above.
3.: For the grant of 23 October, see entry in C 61/100 . For an earlier order for livery, see entry in C 61/100 . For a later order for livery, see entry in C 61/105 . For a confirmation of the grant, see entry . For an order of livery, see entry in C 61/110 .

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16 October 1402 . Westminster Palace .

Order under the great seal to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayor and jurats of Bordeaux that, having viewed the king's present letters and the letters of Brother Nailhaco, de Philibert de Naillac, conventus [Grand] Master of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem and the order of Rhodes , ¹ granting for ten years to Brother Galliot Galhiot Montet, Salobrunellum preceptor of the baylie of Sallebruneau , ² the preceptory ( preceptoria) of Bordeaux of the Tholosa priory of Toulouse , ³ left vacant by the death of Brother Ranulphi Arnaut Rampnol ⁴ and reserved to Montet, with the preceptories ( domus ) of Dalberes Arveyres , ⁵ Lagrava Lagrave ⁶ and Cunctis Contis and all the other members, rights and appurtenances; they should deliver to Montet or his proctors the preceptory of Bordeaux and apply with vigor the letters of the Grand Master against those occupying this preceptory against the will of the Grand Master and his order, ⁷ notwithstanding any previous charter ( titulus ) of these Grand Master and order.

By p.s.

1.: Grand Master of the order of the Hospitallers from 1396 to his death in 1421.
2.: Some significant remains of this preceptory still exist in the commune of Frontenac .
3.: Galhiot or Galhart Montet, preceptor of Sallebruneau (1397-1416) and Bordeaux (1399-1423) according to Dubourg, M.A., Ordre de Malte. Histoire du Grand-Prieuré de Toulouse (Toulouse, 1883), pp. 461-2.
4.: According to Dubourg, Ordre de Malte... , pp. 461-2, this Arnaut Rampnol (here under the name of 'Arnaud de Ranulphe') was preceptor of Sallebruneau between 1370 and 1392 and (here under the name of 'Arnaud la Col') preceptor of Bordeaux between 1385 and 1392.
5.: Nowadays, some ruins of this preceptory still exist.
6.: A part of the medieval church (Notre-Dame de Lagrave) of this preceptory still exists in the commune of Ambarès-et-Lagrave , rue de la Vierge.
7.: Probably a consequence of the Great Schism.

34: 28 October 1402 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, to Robert Compton of the Oxon' county of Oxford , who is staying in the duchy of Aquitaine in the king's service in the company of Edward [of Langley], Eboracen' duke of York , king's lieutenant in Aquitaine .

By p.s.

35: 16 September 1402 . Hereford . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, to Faryngton' William Farringdon, kt. , constable of the castle of Bordeaux , who is in the king's service in the keepership of this castle.

By p.s.

36

10 September 1402 . Wygorn' Worcester . For William Farringdon .

Order to Edward [of Langley], Eboracen' duke of York , former 1 king's lieutenant in Aquitaine or his lieutenant to deliver to Faryngdon William Farringdon, kt. , the castle of Fronsac , and permit him to have its keepership and government without impediment. By letters patent, the king had granted at his pleasure to Farringdon the keepership and government of the castle of Fronsac with its customary fees, wages and regards.

1.: In other entries he seems to be still the king's lieutenant.

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27 October 1402 . Wygorn' Worcester . For Edward Beauchamp and Stephen Sporet . ¹

Same entry as entry 29 . ²

1.: Both the entry and the marginal title are crossed-out. It is written in the margin that this entry is void because this act has been returned [in chancery].
2.: See the related entries: entry 39 entry 43 .

38: 9 November 1402 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, to Edward [of Langley], Eboracen' duke of York, Roteland earl of Rutland , king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , who is staying in the king's service in Aquitaine to protect it.

By p.s.

39

14 March 1403 . Westminster . For Edward Beauchamp and another person .

Order under the great seal to the king's lieutenant in Bordeaux , ¹ the seneschal [of Aquitaine] , the constable [of Bordeaux] and also the mayor and jurats of the city of Bordeaux to permit Edward Beauchamp and Sprot Stephen Sporet to hold the keepership of the crossing ( custodia passagiorum et repassagiorum ) of pilgrims at Bordeaux across the river Gerunda Garonne called otherwise le bordenage ² that had been granted to them for life by the king on 24 June 1402. ³

1.: This is an error as it should be 'in Aquitaine'.
2.: This name is derived from the Gascon bordon (French: bourdon) which is a pilgrim staff.
3.: See related entry entry 29 .

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14 March 1403 . Westminster . For Johan [de] Béarn .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux that, having viewed the king's letters granting on 12 August 1400 an annual sum of 100 m. st. to Johan de Béarn, lord of Les Angles , seneschal of Bigorre and Lourde captain of Lourdes , ¹ he should pay to Béarn the arrears of this rent from the 12 August 1400, and that he should pay this sum of 100 m. st. to Béarn for his lifetime. The constable will have these sums allocated in his account at the exchequer of England .

By K.

1.: See entry in C 61/107 .

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15 March 1403 . Westminster . Concerning confirmation to [Johan de] Béarn .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of John of Gaunt, Guyne duke of Guyenne and Lancaster :

21 September 1395 . Dax .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster , king's lieutenant in Aquitaine :

18 October 1388 . Baionn' Bayonne .

Order to the seneschal of the Landes , the prévôts of Saint Sevoir Saint-Sever and Dax and the Sordo bayle of Sorde to deliver to Johan de Béarn, Begoure seneschal of Bigorre and Lourde captain of Lourdes or his proctor, the baylie of Hastingues with all its tolls, fiefs, rents, rights and revenues that John of Gaunt had granted to him for life. Fleys, det Monpenot de Fleix , ¹ then bayle of Hastingues , ² has renounced before Gaunt this baylie in a charter of renunciation drawn up by Gaunt.

Gaunt confirms this act, as duke of Guyenne, and grants to Johan de Béarn, that his heirs descending from him have this baylie after Béarn's death for five years, the baylie of Hastingues then having to return to Gaunt after this five years period.

By K. and one mark paid at the hanaper.

1.: Monpenot de Fleix ( Flexu in Latin) was the nickname of Menaut Dubreuil de Sainte-Foy ( Menaldus de Brolio de Sancte Fide ) who fought after 1370 with the lord of Mussidan Ramon de Montaut. See an undated act in the Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, E 798, published, but wrongly dated to 1326 because of the following act, in http://www.guyenne.fr/archivesperigord/BNF/Tomes_9_10/BnF_Tome9_Recueil2.htm He had been a member of the company of Amaniu de Pommiers and fought with this later on the French side at the battle of Cocherel (16 May 1364) where he lost his left eye and was left for dead on the battlefield. See Mandements et actes divers de Charles V (1364-1380) , ed. L. Delisle, (Paris, 1874), p. 26, n°45.
2.: He was bayle of Hastingues since 6 August 1376, see entry in C 61/89 . On 12 May 1378, King Charles II of Navarre granted 80 florins to Monpenot de Fleix, bayle of Hastingues. In Archivo General de Navarra. Catálogo de la seccion de comptos. Documentos. Tomo XI, Año 1378 , ed. J. R. Castro (Pamplona, 1955), p. 113, no. 277 (Archivo General de Navarra, Caj. 36, n° 5, I).

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14 March 1403 . Westminster . For Johan [de] Béarn . ¹

Same entry as entry .

By K., and they were made patent.

1.: It is written in the margin: up to that point. ( usque huc )

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For Bertran de La Trau, kt.

28 June 1403 . Westminster .

Grant for life to la Trau Bertran de La Trau, kt , of the keepership of the crossing ( custodia passagiorum et repassagiorum ) of pilgrims at Bordeaux across the river Gerunda Garonne called otherwise le bordenage , which is worth close to the value of 40 l.st. , notwithstanding the grant of this keepership to Edward Beauchamp and Stephen Sporet done by Edward [of Langley], Ebor' duke of York , king's lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine . On 26 May 1401, the king retained La Trau and granted him for life 40 l.st. on possessions which were to come into the king's hands in the duchy of Aquitaine; ¹ and later the keepership of the crossing of pilgrims at Bordeaux across the river Gerunda Garonne came into the king's hands and was granted for life on 24 June 1402 to Edward Beauchamp and Stephen Sporet, ² without remembering this grant to La Trau. This latter has returned the king's letters of 26 May 1401 to the king's chancery to be cancelled.

By K.

1.: See entry in C 61/108 .
2.: See entry

29 May 1403 . Westminster . ¹

Grant to Bertran de La Trau, kt , at his request, that, if Pomers Bonassias de Pommiers, widow of la Trav Fauquet de La Trau, kt. , Lieuran lord of Livran , who has held since the death of Fauquet the hospicium house of Livran and its appurtenances for so long as she remains unmarried, remarries, then Bertran de La Trau, nephew and executor of Fauquet and first cousin of his two daughters and heiresses, can hold this house of Livran in the same way that Fauquet and Bonassias held it, paying homage and doing all the service to the king and the crown on behalf of these heiresses, notwithstanding any other letters granted. The king puts all the goods of these heiresses into his protection. ²

By p.s.

1.: extractus non scriptus is written in the margin
2.: The petition of Bertran de La Trau on this topic has not survived. However, the petition of Bonassias de Pommiers with the exact same requests is in TNA, C 81/620/3712. This petition is obviously the one that resulted in this response, as its king's Chancery warrant is dated 29 May 1403 (TNA, C 81/620/3711). See the order to carry out this grant: entry 47 .

45: 28 June 1403 . Westminster . For Bertran de La Trau .

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the seneschal of Aquitaine, the mayor and jurats of Bordeaux to deliver to la Trau Bertran de La Trau, kt , the keepership of the crossing ( custodia passagiorum et repassagiorum ) of pilgrims at Bordeaux across the river Gerunda Garonne called otherwise le bordenage , granted to him in entry 43 .

By K.

46: 4 July 1403 . Westminster . For Henry, prince of Wales .

Grant of a licence to Henry prince of Wales , the king's son, at his request, as Edmund Ferrers, the prince of Wales' butler , has received for certain sums of money due to the prince in the county of Cornwall 50,000 pieces of tin ( stanni ) by advice of the prince's council, in order to bring the tin to Bordeaux to buy wine for the prince's household [in England], so that Ferrers can load this tin in the port and town of Fowy Fowey to bring it towards Bordeaux in order to buy wine for the prince's household without paying any custom to the king for the tin, notwithstanding any ordinances to the contrary. Edmund Ferrers has sworn before the king he will bring the tin only to Bordeaux and and use it only for buying wine for the prince .

By K. and C.

47: 29 May 1403 . Westminster . For Bertran de La Trau, kt .

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayor, jurats and proctors of Bordeaux not to molest and damage Bertran de La Trau and Bonassias de Pommiers against the tenor of the king's letters.

By p.s.

48

12 July 1403 . Westminster . For Estèbe Fisson .

Grant, at pleasure, to Fissoun Estèbe Fisson , in compensation of his lost hereditary goods to which he should have succeeded which are now in the hands of rebels, of either the office of serjeant held by the late Saintte Felice Saubat de Saint-Félix ¹ or the same office held by the late [Arnaut-Guilhem de] Gaston , ² with the customary wages received by Saint-Félix or Gaston on the castle and revenues of Bordeaux.

By K.

1.: Saubat de Saint-Félix received this office for life on 24 November 1399: entry in C 61/107 .
2.: On 10 May 1401, Bidau de Fisson, obviously a kinsman of Estèbe, was granted for life the office of serjeant-at-arms with the same wages received by Arnaut-Guilhem de Gaston in this office: entry in C 61/108 .

49

5 June 1403 . Westminster Palace . For Johan de Saint-Pée .

Grant, by the king's special grace and under the great seal, of a licence, to Johan [d'Amézqueta], Sanctus Petrus lord of Saint-Pée , to build without impediment of the king and his officers his house and tower in stone in the open countryside to a height of ten arms' length ( bracea ), ¹ which is above the customary height of five arms' length and one third of one arms' length in Labort Labourd for such a building. ²

By K.

1.: The length measure of one brasse corresponded approximately to 1 metre and 62 centimetres. So this fortalice or maison forte was allowed to be around 16 metres and 20 centimetres high.
2.: Approximately a height of 8 metres and 64 centimetres. This entry is about the 'castle' or maison forte of Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle . Some medieval ruins of this castle still exist.

50: 12 July 1403 . Westminster . For Estèbe Fisson .

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayor, jurats and proctors of Bordeaux to deliver the office of serjeant to Fissoun Estèbe Fisson according to the king's grant in entry 48

51

18 July 1403 . Westminster . For the governor, échevins, jurats and community of Bayonne . ¹

Grant to the governator, échevins, jurats, hundred peers and community of the city of Bayonne to levy from now on 2 d. per pound on all the goods passing through Bayonne brought by Englishmen and the king's liege men, and 4 d. by pound for those brought by other foreigners who are not English nor the king's liege men. ²

By K.

1.: It is written in the margin: up to that point. ( usque huc )
2.: See the related entry entry in C 61/113 .

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Concerning licence of transport

52: 1 October 1403 . Westminster .

Licence to Benedict Spyne of Burdegal' Bordeaux , at his request, to buy for himself and his servants 500 quarters of wheat in the counties of Essex , Norff' Norfolk and Suff' Suffolk , 500 quarters of wheat in the counties of Lincoln and Ebor' York to be loaded in any port in these counties; and buy 500 quarters of wheat in the city of London and 500 quarters of wheat in the county of Kant' Kent to be loaded in some ships in the port of Sandewicus Sandwich and brought to the city of Bordeaux for the maintenance of the king's liege men [of the duchy of Aquitaine]. Craddok Richard Craddock , knight from the county of Cestr' Chester , Robert Henry of London , and Brugges Nicholas Bruges from the county of Lincoln became mainpernors before the king for Benedict Spyne, under pain of the loss of the true value of this wheat, and have assured the king that this wheat will be brought by Spyne or his servants to Bordeaux and not to any region enemy to the king; and they will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of the mayor and jurats of Bordeaux before 2 February 1404. The king orders all the admirals, captains, castellans and their lieutenants, customers, keepers of sea ports and other maritime places, and also the sheriffs, mayors, constables, bailiffs, officers and all the other king's liege men within the liberties [of the kingdom of England ] or outside them, on land and at sea, to permit Spyne and his servants to buy and load this wheat, paying due customs, with a grant of exemption to the mainpernors if this wheat was lost because of a storm at sea or another misfortune, or was taken at sea by the king's enemies.

53: 2 October 1403 . Westminster .

Licence to John Snypston of London , vintner , at his request, to buy for himself and his servants 30 tuns containing 100 quarters of wheat and to load them in whatever port of the kingdom of England and to bring them to Bordeaux for the maintenance of the king's liege men [of the duchy of Aquitaine]. Richard Gest of the county of Norff' Norfolk and Byse Edmund Bys of London , fishmonger , became mainpernors etc as above.

54: 1 October 1403 . Westminster .

Licence to Richard Stile , at his request, to buy for himself and his servants 120 quarters of wheat in the city of London , load them in the port of this city and bring them to Bordeaux for the maintenance of the king's liege men [of the duchy of Aquitaine], etc as above.

55: 1 October 1403 . Westminster .

Licence to John Nicoll of London , vintner , to load in the port of London for himself and his servants 400 quarters of wheat towards Bordeaux for the maintenance of the king's liege men [of the duchy of Aquitaine]. The king orders to his officers to permit him to load this wheat without impediment, any previous royal order to the contrary notwithstanding.

56: 1 October 1403 . Westminster Palace .

[in French]

Order, under the great seal, to the captains of the castles and fortresses on the river Gerond' Gironde and Geron' Garonne or their lieutenants, not to take, or permit to be taken, new taxes on the people, whether French or English, bringing supplies or victuals to the city of Burdeux Bordeaux , apart from the customary tolls and customs due prior to that. The king wants to provide for the safety of the city of Bordeaux which now is piling up in great quantity supplies and victuals for the maintenance of the king's liege men [of the duchy]. But the captains and their lieutenants are discouraging people from bringing in these supplies and victuals by levying new taxes on the supplies and victuals which had not been levied before.

Concerning general attorneys.

57: 18 October 1403 . Westminster .

Letters of attorney in England for a year for Faryngdon' William Farringdon, kt , who is going in the king's service towards the regions of Bordeaux, nominating Richard Merlowe, citizen of London , and Wynyngton Robert de Winnington alternately.

Faryngton' Robert de Farringdon received the attorneys until William Farringdon's return to England.

58: 18 October 1403 . Westminster .

Same letters of attorney for Faryngdon' William Farringdon nominating Faryngton' John de Farringdon and Colyngburne John Colingburne alternately.

Faryngton' Robert de Farringdon received the attorneys until William Farringdon's return to England.

59: 19 October 1403 . Westminster . Concerning the command of ships .

Order to all admirals, captains, etc. to help Farrendon' William Farringdon , as he is in charge of leading safely all the ships, barges and whaleboats, and their masters, mariners and merchants going towards Bordeaux for the new vintage and returning to England .

By K. and C.

60: 19 October 1403 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat .

Licence to Simon Sprotley, lieutenant of the controller of Bordeaux , to export 502 tuns of wheat from the port of London to the city of Bordeaux . Alexander Sprot and Barewe Thomas Barrow of London , mainpernors, will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of the mayor and jurats of Bordeaux before Easter (30 March 1404), without impediment of the king's officers, paying due customs.

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25 October 1403 . Westminster . For the duke of York .

Licence granted to Edward [of Langley], Ebor' duke of York , to buy 120 tuns of wine from the Alta Patria Haut Pays of the duchy coming to Bordeaux on the river Jerondia Gironde ¹ for the use of his household without paying any customs to the king.

By p.s.

1.: The Garonne was then often named Gironde down to La Réole (the limit of the sea tide).

62: 6 December 1403 . Westminster .

Order to all the admirals, captains etc, to permit la Trav Bertran de La Trau, kt , to whom the king has assigned a ship called la Cristofere of London , the master of which is Richard Estmere , to bring him, his men and servants, as well as his goods and harness, to the city of Bordeaux , to do this without impediment, any proclamation and ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding. La Trau has to pay reasonnable wages to Estmere and his mariners and, by these presents, the king grants a special licence to Estmere and his mariners to transport them to Bordeaux.

By C.

63: 5 December 1403 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat

Order to all the admirals, etc, to permit Richard Merlowe and John Werner , citizens and merchants of London to export to the city of Bayonne , paying due customs, wheat, cloth, herring, other goods, loaded on the barge called le Petir of Kyngeston' super Hull' Kingston upon Hull , the master of which is John del Wode , any order to the contrary notwithstanding.

By C.

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4 November 1403 . Cirencestr' Cirencester . For Guilhem Bulher, kt .

Grant for life to Bullier Guilhem Bulher, kt , ¹ , for the good service he did to John of Gaunt , of 20 l. each year to be received at the exchequer of Bordeaux at Easter and Michaelmas in equal portion.

By K.

1.: A man with the same name (Guilhem de Bulher) from Louvie-Soubiron ( Béarn ) was an archer in the army of the count of Foix - vicomte of Béarn Gaston III Fébus in 1376. See Archives Historiques de la Gironde (AHG), 12, p. 301, no. CXXI.

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4 November 1403 . Cirencestr' Cirencester . For the citizens of Bayonne .

Grant, at the king's pleasure, to the citizens of the city of Bayonne of the tax ( assisa ) of 4 d. per pound they were accustomed to take on the foreign merchants coming to the city with their goods, for the benefit of the city wall. ¹

By K.

1.: See the related entries entry in C 61/113 .

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For Bertran de La Trau.

1 November 1403 . Cirencestr' Cirencester . ¹

Grant to la Trave Bertran de La Trau, kt , of the Tartax house of Tartas situated within the city of Bordeaux ² with its appurtenances in the city or outside, in compensation of some patis, arrears and 'damages' which he lost because of the wife of the Castellion lord of Castillon , ³ if this lord or his wife do not want to give them to him. Furthermore, the king grants him the land of la Livarde la Libarde owned by Bedouson' Guitart de Bézaudun and his wife, if the latter does not want to pay homage to the king or if he keeps some towns or castles for the French. ⁴

By K.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: On this house of Tartas, probably a former house of the vicomtes of Tartas, see Drouyn, L., Bordeaux vers 1450 (Bordeaux, 1874), p. 465.
3.: Margarida de Stratton , widow of the last Soudan de La Trau (d. 1400), became after 1401 wife of Pons VII, lord of Castillon .
4.: For the petition of Bertran de La Trau that resulted in this response, see TNA, SC 8/250/12453 (first and second item). In this petition, Bertran de La Trau explained he had held these 'patis, arrears and damages' from his uncle the Soudan de La Trau and his son (the Soudic de La Trau ). The king had previously granted the house of Tartas to him, but granted it thereafter to the lord of Castillon. He requested the king to give it back to him. See the related entries entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/111 , entry in C 61/112 .

67: Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant [in Aquitaine] , the seneschal [of Aquitaine] , the constable [of Bordeaux] and the king's judges and proctors of Aquitaine and the other king's officers there to deliver the house of Tartas to Bertran de La Trau in compensation of these patis, arrears and damages, if it appears that the lord of Castillon and his wife or another person do not give them to La Trau.

By p.s.

68: Same as above

Order to the same to deliver the land of la Libarde to Bertran de La Trau if Guitart de Bézaudun does not pay homage to the king or if he keeps some towns or castles for the French.

By p.s.

69: 1 November 1403 . Cirencestr' Cirencester . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection granted for five years to Bertran de La Trau, kt , his wife, lands, tenures, goods and chattels, as the king has received him into his protection and safe-keeping. The king orders the king's lieutenant [in Aquitaine] , the seneschal [of Aquitaine] , the constable [of Bordeaux] , the judges and proctors of Aquitaine and the other king's officers [of the duchy of Aquitaine] to maintain, protect and defend La Trau and his wife and not to permit anyone to injure their persons and goods.

By p.s.

Concerning licence to transport wheat.

18 December 1403 . Westminster .

Licence granted, because of the great cost and the rationing of wheat in the city of Bayonne , to Guilhem-Arnaut de Luxe , master of the barge called [la] Seint John ¹ of Bayonne, to export 65 tuns of wheat from the port of Sandwich to Bayonne for the recovery and comfort of this city, paying due customs, and an order to all admirals, etc., to release this barge and permit Luxe to bring without impediment his freight to Bayonne, as a serjeant-at-arms had arrested this barge in the port of Sandwich.

By K.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sent Johan'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

Same as above

Licence granted to la Sale Johan de Lassalle , master of the barge called [la] Seinte Croics ¹ of the city of Bayonne to export 85 tuns of wheat from the port of [Sandwich] to [Bayonne], etc., mutatis mutandis as above.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Crotz'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

Same as above

Licence granted to la Lane Arnaut de Lalanne , master of the bargue called [la] Seint Katerine ¹ of the city of Bayonne , to export 75 tuns of wheat from the port of London , where the barge had been arrested, to [ Bayonne], etc., mutatis mutandis as above.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Catharine (or Cathaline)'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

Same as above

Licence granted to Martin Vassalewe , master of the barque called [la] Seint Katerine ¹ of the city of Bayonne etc., mutatis mutandis as above.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Catharine'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

Same as above

Licence granted to Furn', de Estèbe Dufour , master of the barge called [la] Seinte Marie ¹ of the city of Bayonne to export 50 tuns of wheat from the port of Cicestre Chichester where the barge had been arrested etc., mutatis mutandis as above.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Marie'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

Same as above

Licence granted to Hargua Johan de Hargues , master of the barge called [la] Seinte Marie ¹ of the city of Bayonne to export100 tuns of wheat from the port of Suth' Southampton where it had been arrested etc., mutatis mutandis as above.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Marie'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

Same as above

Licence granted to Gasteran Martin de Gaztenarena , master of the barge called [la] Seint Martyn ¹ of the city of Bayonne export 32 tuns of wheat from the port of [ Suth' Southampton ] etc,. mutatis mutandis as above.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sent Martin'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

Same as above

Licence granted to Subyagu' Binsens de Zubiaga , master of the barge called [la] Seint Johns ¹ of the city of Bayonne export 70 tuns of wheat from the port of [ Suth' Southampton ] etc., mutatis mutandis as above.

1.: Its real name was in the Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sent Johan'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

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14 December 1403 . Westminster . For Bernat de Lesparre, kt, lord of Labarde .

Allocation to Bernat de Lesparre, kt , la Barde lord of Labarde , Dagenes seneschal of the seneschalcy of Agenais of 100 l.st. of England for his fees as seneschal, to be received by him at Agulhon' Aiguillon from the customs and tithe of the wines of the Alta Patria Haut Pays passing through Aiguillon, coming upstream and going to Bordeaux, notwithstanding that the constable of Bordeaux or his lieutenant are accustomed to receive this custom and tithe at Bordeaux . The constable of Bordeaux and his lieutenant have to leave in peace the merchants and other persons having letters of acquittance from Lesparre or his proctor. The king had learned that the Bathon', Wellen' bishop of Bath and Wells ¹ and the late Hugh le Despenser, kt , ordered, when they were ambassadors and commissaries ( ambassatores et commissarii ) of the king in Aquitaine, to pay 100 l.st. of English money to Bernat de Lesparre for his fees as seneschal of Agenais, but Lesparre was not able to obtain them to pay his significant expenses.

By K.

1.: Henry Bowet .

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14 December 1403 . Westminster . Concerning confirmation to [Bernat de] Lesparre .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of Deverwyk Edward of York, Rutteland earl of Rutland , former king's lieutenant in Aquitaine (or Guyenne):

28 August 1402 . Bordeaux .

Grant for life to Bernat de Lesparre, la Barde lord of Labarde , because of his service to the king and the crown of England, and by deliberation of the king's council being at Bordeaux, of 120 gold crowns each year to be received from the tithe of the first wines that he brings, in his own name or in the name of others, down the river Dordonha Dordogne from the Alta Patria Haut Pays , entering into the town of Leybourne Libourne or passing by it. This grant is given in compensation of the office of Lombrere prévôt of the Ombrière of Bordeaux Lesparre had obtained from Hugh le Despenser and Master Henry Bowet when they were commissaries of the king ¹ in the duchy of Guyenne; an office that has since been given by the king to Dartasso Juanico de Artaso . Lesparre or his proctors may receive this payment from the receiver of this tithe, but neither the latter or others are not to impede Lesparre or his proctor in the matter of this tithe. ²

1.: Henry IV .
2.: See the related entry entry in C 61/113 .

80: 5 January 1404 . Westminster . For Matthew Rede and Thomas Blunt .

Licence granted to Matthew Rede and Blount Thomas Blunt to export 80 quarters of wheat and beans from the port of Bristoll' Bristol before 24 June 1404, to Bordeaux and Bayonne for the relief of the king's liege men [of the duchy of Aquitaine]. And the king orders to his versus partes occidentales admiral of the Western Fleet or his lieutenant in the port of Bristol, the customers and keepers of the passage in the same port , and also the sheriff, mayor and bailiffs of the same town , etc. to permit Rede and Blunt to export these goods, paying due customs, any ordinance, proclamation or order to the contrary notwithstanding.

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14 December 1403 . Westminster . Concerning confirmations .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of Edward [of Langley], duke of York , Cantebrigge earl of Cambridge and Rutteland Rutland , king's lieutenant in Aquitaine :

31 October 1402 . Bordeaux .

Grant to Bernat de Lesparre, lord of Labarde , at his supplication, to have and levy in Dagulhon Aiguillon the toll he should have in Marmande if it was in the king's obedience. ¹ The duke of York orders to all the king's seneschals, captains, castellans, judges, mayors, prévôts, bailiffs, justices, officers and liege men, and all the merchants passing by the rivers Garone Garonne and Olt Lot , to permit Lesparre to enjoy this grant. The copy of letters patent of Henry IV under his great seal of green wax follow:

9 May 1401 . Westminster .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of Richard II, excepting the clause "in the case that he can conquer it from the king's enemies who hold it at present". By the privy seal and payment of half a mark to the hanaper, and by Simon Gaunstede and John Mapilton , clerks:

3 August 1383 . Notyngham Nottingham .

Grant for life to Bernat de Lesparre, la Bardes lord of Labarde , who has lost his hereditary lands in the duchy of Aquitaine during the king's wars, of the keepership of the castle of Marmande with its toll, in the case that he can conquer it from the king's enemies.

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of confirmation of John of Gaunt, duke of Aquitaine and Lancaster :

20 October 1395 . On the Gironde near Castillon .

Inspeximus and confirmation of the letters patent of Richard II:

3 August 1383 . Notyngham Nottingham .

1.: See the related entry entry in C 61/113 .
2.: See the related entry entry in C 61/108 .

82: 14 January 1404 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport .

Licence granted, by the assent of the king's council, to Mannyng Richard Manning , master of the ship called la Thomas of London ; John Mayhen , owner of a ship called le Nicholas of London and its master Philip Gerneys ; Clerc Henry Clerk , master of the ship called le Elene of London ; John Bellancourt , master of the ship called le Christofre of London ; Belle Thomas Bell , master of the ship called le Margarete of London ; Stephen Thomas , master of the ship called le Marie of London ; Nicholas Shawe , master of a ship called le Blythe of Sutht' Southampton ; Walter Humberlond , master of a ship called le Christofre of Magna Jeremtuth Great Yarmouth and John Spittlyng , owner of this ship, to export wheat owned by the merchants of Bordeaux and other goods to Bordeaux in help and assistance of this city. The king orders to all the admirals [and his other officers] to permit them export this wheat and other goods to Bordeaux, paying due customs and rights, any arrest of ships by the king's order notwithstanding.

By p.s.

83: 6 February 1404 . Westminster . For Johanicot [de la] Boytan .

Licence granted to Johanicot de la Boytan , master of the barge called la Margarete of Bayon' Bayonne , to export wheat and other victuals from the port of London to Bayonne in order to resupply the lattee=r. And it is ordered to all the admirals etc., to permit him to do it, paying due customs.

By K.

84

19 February 1404 . Westminster . Concerning wheat to be brought to Bordeaux .

Licence granted to William Reynewell ¹ and William Sevenok , ² merchants [of London] , to export 200 quarters of wheat of Prucia Prussia from the port of London to Bordeaux or Bayonne , in a ship called la Margarete of London, the master of which is William Heyward . And it is ordered to all the admirals, etc., to permit them to do this, any proclamation, ordinance or order to the contrary notwithstanding.

1.: A future mayor of London (in 1427).
2.: A future mayor of London (in 1418).

85: 8 February 1404 . Westminster . For Thomas Messingham .

Appointment for life of Messyngham Thomas Messingham, esquire , for the good service he did in the duchy of Aquitaine to the kings of England and John of Gaunt , as one of the king's serjeants-at-arms of the castle of the Ombrière of Bordeaux and in the whole duchy of Aquitaine, receiving 12 d.st. each day from the constable of Bordeaux .

By p.s.

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11 October 1403 . Westminster . Concerning confirmation .

Approval and confirmation of the ordinances published by the probi homines worthy men of the land of Labourd for the better government of this land. These ordinances, the tenor of which follows, have been shown to the king on behalf of these worthy men:

First, an interdition to give money or security( erres ), willlingly or not, to an opponent of the armandat of the land of Labourd under penalty of 5 crowns, half for the king, half for the armandat , and on obligation of denouncing any offender to the alcalde of his parish, the armandat having to pursue the offender;
Obligation for the bayle of Labourd and his companions to swear to these articles and not to commit any damage to a citizen or an inhabitant of Labourd;
Fines of 2 crowns for a mischievous slap, and fines of 12 crowns for a serious wound( plaie de loi ) and of 4 crowns for less serious wounds, half for the king, half for the armandat ; no fine for unintentional wounding or murder;
Obligation of denouncing thefts of money, the thief having to pay one crown or one fr. to the person who had denounced his theft; obligation, for thefts by night or burglary, to pay the double what he had taken, half to the king and the other to the armandat , but the thief should be judged according to the local civil law if he can be reached;
Penalty for highwaymen, such men having to pay the double of what they have stolen,to be paid half to the king and half to the armandat ;
Penalties and fines of 20 crowns for rape on a royal road ( chemyn de roi ) or outside such a road, to be paid half to the king and half to the armandat ;
Penalty on adultery: the committers of adultery, if the case is notorious and the woman is married, are to be banished and to lose all their goods, movables and immovables, one third having to be given to the king, one third to the armandat and the last third to the 'cuckold';
Fines on injury or death caused by an oxen or another cattle, one third to be paid to the king, one third to the armandat and the last third to the damaged party;
No fine for father or mother killing his child in bed or bath;
The bayle of Labourd cannot put into jail a citizen of Labourd if he gives enough guarantee; but if the bayle wants put him in jail, the armandat may help him, as he is pledged by his co-parishioner;
Obligation for every men over fourteen years of age to swear to these articles.

The king accepts these ordinances, at the worthy men's supplication, for a period of 20 years, providing they are not to the king's prejudice, and the worthy men take the oath to respect these ordinances, as they did at the time of John of Gaunt ¹ .

1.: In 1395, when John of Gaunt was duke of Aquitaine (or Guyenne). See a related entry in entry in C 61/107 .

87: 11 October 1403 . Westminster . Concerning compliance with the ordinances .

Order to Johan d'Amézqueta, Sanctus Petrus lord of Saint-Pée , Labordum the king's main governor ( pretor major ) of the armandat of Labourd , to abide by these ordinances.

For Johan Ayral.

24 February 1404 . Westminster . ¹

Grant for life under the great seal to Johan Ayral , ² of all the hereditary lands and possessions formerly seized into the king's hand of Burdeloys Bordelais because of the rebellion of Guotz Ramon-Guilhem [de] Got, Castet Endorte lord of Castets-en-Dorthe , as well as all the lands, revenues, possessions and goods formerly seized into the king's hand in the Fronssac, Fronsadois land, power and jurisdiction of Fronsac and Fronsadais and elsewhere in Bordelais by the treason of Niot Aiquart , up to 20 l. per annum, the remainder having to be paid to the constable of Bordeaux . These possessions had been previously granted by John, Lord Neville to the late Gaillard de Frodesham , ³ confirmed for life, under the same conditions, and later granted for life by letters patent of John of Gaunt , confirmed by the current king to Richard Boyton , esquire, under the same conditions. ⁴ But Boyton wanted to renounce to this grant and returned the king's letters patent of confirmation to the king's chancery in order to permit Johan Ayral to have it.

By p.s.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: In the accounts of the archbishop of Bordeaux of 1399, it was specified that Johan Ayral was from Fronsac . See Archives Historiques de la Gironde (AHG), 22, p. 541. Ayral was dead before 1413 and this grant was given to a Bernat Dupuch or Dupuy ( de Podio ). See AHG, 16, p. 19-21.
3.: Gaillard de Frodesham had been an English clerk who had written many acts of the Anglo-Gascon Aquitaine.
4.: See entry in C 61/107

89: Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine , the constable of Bordeaux , the judge of Gascony , the mayor of Bordeaux , the Fronssac captain of Fronsac to deliver these possessions to Johan Ayral or his proctor.

90

16 March 1404 . Westminster . For Thomas Messingham .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux, to pay daily wages of 12 d.st. and arrears to Messyngham Thomas Messingham , appointed for life by the king on 8 February 1404 as one of the king's serjeants-at-arms of the castle of Bordeaux . ¹ The constable will have due allowance in his account at the exchequer of England .

1.: See this grant: entry

91: 4 July 1404 . Pontefract Castle . For Juanico de Artaso .

Licence granted for ten years to Dartasso Juanico de Artaso to export from Hibernia Ireland to Bordeaux or Bayonne , whatever year he wants, 100 tuns of wheat , paying due customs, without impediment of any king's officers, any ordinance or proclamation to the contrary notwithstanding.

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For the lord of Labarde.

18 March 1404 . Westminster .

Order to the seneschals, captains, castellans, judges, mayors, prévôts, bailiffs, justices, officers, ministers and the other king's lieges of the duchy of Aquitaine, and also the merchants and mariners passing by the rivers Garonne and Lot to permit Bernat de Lesparre, lord of Labarde , to levy the toll at Agulhon Aiguillon . On 14 December 1403, ¹ the king has confirmed the letters patent of Edward [of Langley], duke of York , granting to Lesparre the right to levy at Aiguillon the toll that was levied before in Marmande , when it was under the king's obedience, until this town returns to the king's obedience.

1.: See entry .

14 December 1404 . Westminster .

Order to the collector or receiver of the tithe of the first wines going down from the Alta Patria Haut Pays by the river Dordonha Dordogne and entering the town of Leybourne Libourne or passing it, to permit Bernat de Lesparre, lord of Labarde , to receive for life through his proctors 120 gold crowns each year from his tithe, as Edward [of Langley], duke of York , former king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , granted him this rent for his lifetime. ¹

1.: See the related entry entry in C 61/113 .

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4 April 1404 . Westminster . Concerning safe-conduct .

Letters patent of protection and safe-conduct for half a year to Oleron Guilhem-Pey d'Oloron , master of the barge called la Marie ¹ of Bayonne who is loading wheat and other victuals in the port of London for the supply of Bayonne

By K.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Marie'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne .

For Johan Micol.

18 April 1404 . Westminster . ¹

Grant for life of the office of prévôt of the Ombrière of Bordeaux to Johan Micol , to be held by him or a suitable proctor, with its customary fees. The king had granted for life by his letters patent this office to Dartasso Juanico de Artaso, esquire , ² but later Artaso has returned the king's letters granting him this office to the king's chancery and Artaso requested this office for Micol.

By p.s.

1.: This entry and the marginal title have been crossed out. It is written in the margin that this entry is void because there is another one below.
2.: See entry in C 61/107 .

96: Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine , the mayor of Bordeaux and the constable of Bordeaux to deliver this office to Johan Micol .

97: 26 April 1404 . Westminster . Concerning safe-conduct .

Letters of protection and safe-conduct for a six months period for Sancta Maria Guilhem de Sainte-Marie being now in the kingdom of England who has to go to Aquitaine with his company of 22 persons and return from there to England.

By K.

For Johan Micol.

18 April 1404 . Westminster . ¹

Grant for life, at the request of Dartasso Juanico de Artaso, esquire , of the office of prévôt of the Ombrière of Bordeaux to Johan Micol , as above ² with its fees and revenus up to 40 l.st. of English money per annum, the surplus having to be paid to the constable of Bordeaux. ³

By p.s.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin. This entry and its title are crossed out. It is specified that this entry is void because the king has granted for life this office, with the consent of Johan Micol, to Johan Taujan and these letters have been cancelled.
2.: See entry in C 61/107 .
3.: See the related entry entry in C 61/112 .

Same as above ¹

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine , the mayor of Bordeaux and the constable of Bordeaux to deliver this office to Johan Micol with its fee.

1.: This entry is crossed out.

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5 May 1404 . Westminster . Concerning safe-conduct .

Letters of protection and safe-conduct for a one year period for Galvanus, Trente Galvano Trenta ¹ of Luques Lucca , servant and keeper of the jewels of [Joan of Navarre], queen consort of England , being now in England and who is going overseas, staying then there and returning in England when he wishes, with six horsemen.

By K.

1.: The Trenta family was one of the most prominent families of Lucca in the 14th century and had branches in Paris and Bruges since 1390. See the article on Galvano Trenta (d. 1421) based at Paris: Mirot, L., 'Études lucquoises. Galvano Trenta et les joyaux de la couronne', Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes , 1940, t. 101, pp. 116-56. Download on: http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/bec_0373-6237_1940_num_101_1_452562

Concerning licence to transport wheat.

101

4 May 1404 . Westminster .

Licence granted, because of the great dearness and rationing of corn in the city of Bayonne , to la Lane Arnaut de Lalanne , master of the barque called [la] Seinte Katherine ¹ of Bayonne, export 80 tuns of wheat from the port of London to Bayonne, paying due customs, without impediment of the king's officers, any order or proclamation to the contrary notwithstanding.

By K.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Catharine (or Cathaline)'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

102

Same as above

Licence granted to Vyan Miqueu de Biane ¹ , master of the ship called [la] Seint Johan of the city of Bayonne , etc., as above, to export 100 tuns of wheat from the port [of London to Bayonne].

1.: This name probably comes from the name of the town of Viana in Navarre.

103

Same as above

Licence granted to Sale Johan de Lassalle , master of the ship called [la] Seinte Croics ¹ of the city of Bayonne , etc., as above, to export 80 tuns of wheat from the port [of London to Bayonne], etc., as above.

by K.

1.: Its real name was in Gascon of Bayonne 'le Sente Crotz'. 'Le' was the feminine singular definite article in the Gascon spoken in Bayonne.

104: 5 June 1404 . Westminster .

Licence granted to the Burdeg' citizens of the city of Bordeaux to export to Bordeaux 1,000 quarters of wheat from the port of London , 1,000 quarters of wheat from the Sandewicum port of Sandwich , 800 quarters of wheat and 300 quarters of another grain from the port of Kyngeston' super Hull Kingston upon Hull , 200 quarters of wheat and 800 quarters of another grain from the port of Lenn' Lynn , 1,000 quarters of wheat from the port of Gippewicus Ipswich , 1,000 quarters of any grain save wheat from the port of Cicestre Chichester for the recovery and comfort of this city, paying due customs, without impediment of the king's officers.

By K. and C.

For the lord of Gabaston.

105

2 May 1404 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Bernat [III de Béarn], lord of Gabaston , son of [the late] Bernat [II de Béarn], lord of Gabaston , of the baylie and keepership of the place of Pimbo with all its issues, because of the death of his father, of his good service in the keepership of this place and in the king's business overseas. ¹ The king has learned that Bernat II had obtained this baylie and keepership from the late John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster , in return for the good service he did to the crown of England and Gaunt.

By p.s.

1.: In Aquitaine.

106: Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine , the seneschal of the Landes , the constable of the castle of Bordeaux , the judge of the court of Gascony , the prévôt of Saint-Sever , the king's procurator and their lieutenants and all the king's officers in the duchy of Aquitaine to deliver this baylie and keepership to Bernat III [de Béarn, lord of Gabaston].

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8 May 1404 . Westminster .

Letters of protection granted for half a year to Aurea, de Giacomo Doria , master ( patronus ) of a carrack called [la] Seint Marie Seint Johan ¹ of Janua Genoa , his pilots, mariners and servants, who are going to bring wines and other goods to the ports of Sutht' Southampton or Sandewicus Sandwich and unload there a part of these wines and goods, and then steer this carrack to Flandr' Flanders and unload there the remainder of these wines and goods, and subsequently return to the kingdom of England to Southampton or Sandwich, and load there some wool and other goods under the king's licence in order to bring them to the western regions[of Europe]. Doria has supplicated the king to have his safe-conduct and licence. The king orders to all his admirals, etc to protect them, their carrack, their goods etc., and not permit any damage to be done to them. And if anything had been done against them, they must be restored, and they should not attempt to do anything against the form of the truces made between the king and those of France.

1.: Probably called in Italian 'la Santa Maria Santo Giovanni'.

Concerning a pardon.

108: 6 May 1404 . Westminster .

Pardon, at the request of the mayor and jurats of the city of Bordeaux , to Ramon Debertugez , le Lande Arnaut de Lalande , Galhardan Pey de Gaillardan , Daymar Johan d'Aymar , Agnes Fort Agnès , Guilhem Aymeric , Vigouros Arnaut Bigouroux , le Lane Fort de Lalanne , le Lane Johan de Lalanne , Montibus, de Ramon de Mons , Guilhem de Forca , Daurolha Johan d'Arouille , le Lane Fort de Lalanne , Menyolus Menjolet de Pontac , Costau Guilhem Coustau , Bolern Guilhem Boulerne , Forthon Guilhem Forton as well as others members of the household of le Lande Johan III de Lalande, knight and le Brede baron of La Brède , for offences against the king in the persons of Roger Brymmour , captain, Thomas Porter , Baquer John Baker and John Bachin , keepers of the king's castle of Ornon , Cartier Bernat de Cartié and le Caussade Amaniu de Lacaussade , king's serjeants, when they killed one of Bachin's men. At the prosecution of the king's procurator fiscal as the result of a complaint by Roger Brymmour and the others, they have been banished by the seneschal of Aquitaine, but the king had decided to quash whatever sentence had been passed on this case by this seneschal or by any other judge.

By p.s.

109: Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine , the seneschal of the Landes , the constable of Bordeaux , the judge of the court of Gascony , the prévôt of the Ombrière , and also the mayor and jurats of Bordeaux , not to molest Ramon Debertugez , le Lande Arnaut de Lalande , Galhardan Pey de Gaillardan , Daymar Johan d'Aymar , Agnes Fort Agnès , Guilhem Aymeric , Vigouros Arnaut Bigouroux , le Lane Fort de Lalanne , le Lane Johan de Lalanne , Montibus, de Ramon de Mons , Guilhem de Forca , Daurolha Johan d'Arouille , le Lane Fort de Lalanne , Menyolus Menjolet de Pontac , Guilhem Coustau , Bolern Guilhem Boulerne and Guilhem Forton against the tenor of the king's letters.

110: 13 May 1404 . Westminster .

Letters of legitimization granted to Peyrona Vidal , illegitimate daughter of Arnaut Vidal, burgess of Bordeaux , and of a woman called Sianes de Vignal , and authorisation to succeed to the goods of her father, if there are no heirs born of a legitimate union.

By p.s.

111

1 June 1404 . Westminster . For Lewis John .

Licence granted to Johan Lewis John to export 300 quarters of wheat on the ship called le Seint Johan de Luce ¹ the master of which is James de Hawys , from the Sandewicus port of Sandwich to Bordeaux to the relief of this city, without impediment of the king's officers, paying due customs, any ordinance, proclamation or order to the contrary notwithstanding.

1.: This means that this ship is coming from Saint-Jean-de-Luz in Labourd .

For Hugh Luttrell.

112: 13 May 1404 . Westminster .

Appointment at pleasure of Luterell Hugh Luttrell , the king's kinsman, as mayor of Bordeaux with the fees and wages received in this office by John Trailly, kt , and the other previous mayors of Bordeaux.

By K.

113: Same as above

Order to the jurats, worthy men and all the community of the city of Bordeaux to attend and respond to Hugh Luttrell for so long as he is mayor of Bordeaux, and to pay him the fees and wages received in this office by John Trailly and the other previous mayors of Bordeaux.

114

5 May 1404 . Westminster . Concerning safe-conduct ¹ .

Letters of protection and safe-conduct granted to Angleys Pierre Langlais, merchant and mariner of the Bas de Garrant island of Batz de Guérande ² in Brittany permitting him to bring by land and by sea, without impediment, salt, iron and wine, but not arms, to the kingdom of England and the city of Bordeaux with one ship and 16 mariners or two ships and two teams of 8 mariners, without impediment of the king's officers, at the request of Crouche John Crouch, merchant of the city of London , Gausemont, Darsak Gaucemot d'Arsac and Guilhem Artaut , Burdegal' merchants of the city of Bordeaux who ordered a great quantity of salt from Langlais to be delivered to the port of London.

By p.s.

1.: Extractus est usque huc is written at the bottom of this entry.
2.: Now a part of the Guérande peninsula, but it was then an island. See Gallicé, A., Guérande au Moyen Âge , (Rennes, 2003), map printed p. 19.

For Carlos de Beaumont of Navarre.

115

18 July 1404 . Westminster .

Grant of the baylie of Labourd with all its revenues and appurtenances to Carlos de Beaumont , ¹ alférez of Navarre , ² and his son Carlos [de Beaumont] ³ for their lifetime ⁴ to be held by them or their proctors. Formerly, Edward III and Richard II had granted for their lifetime this baylie by their letters patent, confirmed by the current king, to Sancta Juliana Lop de Saint-Julien of the kingdom of Navarre , Saut lord of Sault in the vicomté of Labourd , and his son Johan [de Saint-Julien] ; and Villaus Miguel Sanz de Villava , proctor of the alférez Carlos de Beaumont and custodian of his son Carlos, bought the rights of Lop and Johan de Saint-Julien to this baylie, as appears by a public instrument and by the handing over of the royal letters. ⁵

By K. and payment of 46 s. and 8 d. to the hanaper.

1.: He died in 1432.
2.: The alférez of Navarre was at the head of the king of Navarre's army.
3.: He died in 1422, ten years before his father.
4.: On the Beaumont-Navarre, see Jaurgain, J. de, 'Les Beaumont-Navarre. Notes historiques et généalogiques', Revue internationale des études basques , 3 (1909), pp. 46-62. Download on: http://www.euskomedia.org/PDFAnlt/riev/03/03046062.pdf
5.: For related entries, see entry in C 61/90 , entry in C 61/90 , entry in C 61/91 , entry in C 61/94 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/111 , entry in C 61/114 , entry in C 61/116 .

116: 15 September 1404 . Westminster .

Order to all the nobles and the other inhabitants of the la Bourt baylie of Labourd to attend and obey Carlos de Beaumont , his son Carlos and their proctors and officers in everything concerning this baylie and its jurisdiction.

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26 June 1404 . Pontefract Castle . For Bertran de La Trau, kt, and his wife .

Order under the great seal to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the judge of Aquitaine and also the mayor , jurats and proctors of Bordeaux and the whole king's council there to permit Trave Bertran de La Trau, kt , and his wife or their proctors, to receive all the fruits of the hereditary goods of his wife's brother who died in going against the unfaithfuls, ¹ La Trau's wife having to give a sufficient guarantee on these goods, if she loses her case against her two sisters, notwithstanding any rules stili and local customs, as she had formerly been brought to court by her two sisters ² about this inheritance, the issues of which had been sequestrated according to the custom of the country and the rules stillus of the king's courts there, and as the guarantee she had offered was denied as being contrary to the custom. ³

By K.

1.: According to a petition of Bertran de La Trau of (1411 or January 1412) on the same topic, his wife's brother died in Hungary against 'the enemies of the Christian Faith' (the Muslim Turcs). This means that he probably died at the battle of Nicopolis (25 September 1396), or afterwards. See TNA, C 81/654/7130 and its Chancery warrant TNA, C 81/654/7129 (4 February 1412).
2.: They were perhaps the stepsisters of La Trau's wife, as La Trau specified in his petition (TNA, C 81/654/7130) that his wife was the full sister of her brother. He also asserted there that his wife's brother had named his wife as his sole legatee.
3.: See the related entry entry in C 61/113 .

118: 30 August 1404 . Lychefeld Lichfield . For Pons [VII], lord of Castillon .

Grant to Pons [VII], lord of Castillon , of 300 m. on the issues of the toll of the city of Aquen' Dax , as he could not perceive the 100 m. each year formerly granted to him for life by the king, on his exchequer , until he is fully paid this sum of 300 m. .

By K.

119: 1 September 1404 . Tuttebury Tutbury Castle . For the lord of Duras .

Grant to Durafort Galhart [II] de Durfort, lord of Duras and Blanquafort Blanquefort , seneschal of Aquitaine , of 1,000 m. to be received from the first moneys coming from the second half tenth recently granted to the king by the clergy of the kingdom of England , to be paid before any other allocations, in part payment of his wages.

By K.

120: 13 September 1404 . Tuttebury Tutbury Castle . For Bernat de Lesparre .

Grant to la Sparre Bernat de Lesparre, Bardes lord of Labarde , Agenen' seneschal of Agenais , of 500 m. to be received from the first moneys coming from the second half tenth recently granted to the king by the clergy of the kingdom of England , as above.

By K.

For Johan Ayral.

121

26 September 1404 . castrum de Tuttebury Tutbury Castle .

Grant, at the king's pleasure, to Johan Ayral, esquire , of the office of controller of the tithes on rebel wine levied in the town and jurisdiction of Libourne , receiving 10 l. of the money of England by year by the hands of the receivers of these tithes at Easter and Michaelmas by equal portions and, if the tithe is not sufficient, on the other issues pertaining to the king in Libourne and its jurisdiction as long as he holds this office, answering each year to the constable of Bordeaux. ¹

By K.

1.: See the related entry entry in C 61/113 .

122

Same as above

Grant, at the king's pleasure, to Johan Ayral, esquire , of the office of Cadilhac in Fronsadois prévôt of the power and lordship of Cadillac-en-Fronsadais with all its profits pertaining to the king, and also with all the forestages ¹ , padouences ² plassages ³ , tavernages ⁴ and the rights on the markets to the value of 6 l. by year, answering of the surplus to the captain of Fronsac .

1.: Rights having to be paid to the lord in order to pass a forest with a cart and for graizing animals.
2.: Rights of grazing in the communals.
3.: Rights having to be paid to the lord in order to have a space in the market to sell and spread goods.
4.: Rights to be paid to the lord to sell wine in taverns.

123: 30 August 1404 . Lychefeld Lichfield . Concerning safe-conduct .

Letters patent of protection for three years to Pons [VII], Castellion lord of Castillon , and his lands, revenues, possessions and goods.

By K.

124

12 September 1404 . Tuttebury Tutbury . For Pey de Contis .

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayor, échevins and jurats of the city of Bayonne to seize a house bought in Bayonne by the late Thomas Tutbury , when he was receiver in Aquitaine of the late John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancaster , with money owed to him by the duke's treasurer in Ispannia Spain , and to grant this house to the king's faithful esquire, Conties Pey de Contis , as long as it remains in the king's hand, as Thomas Tutbury, late treasurer of the household of the king ( thesaurarius hospicii [regis] ) ¹ Tutbury died owing a great amount of money to the king.

1.: 1399-1401.

125

illegible, 1404 . illegible For Carlos de Beaumont .

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine, the seneschals of Aquitaine and of Landes, to the constable of Bordeaux, the judge appellate of Gascony , to deliver possession of the Labourt baylie of Labourd to Carlos de Beaumont, alférez of Navarre , removing any illicit holder. ¹

1.: For related entries, see entry in C 61/90 , entry in C 61/90 , entry in C 61/91 , entry in C 61/94 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/107 , entry in C 61/111 , entry in C 61/114 , entry in C 61/116 .