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C 61/138 29 & 30 Henry VI (1450-1452)

Introduction.

This roll covers the period up to and after the French conquest. Bordeaux surrendered on 23 June 1451, but we must first consider English actions before this date.

It is notable and obvious that English policy towards the great lordship of Lesparre had been quite erratic: on 16 October 1450, the case was dealt with between the duke of Exeter Henry Holland, son of John Holland to whom the king had granted this lordship, and Pey de Montferrand, a great great grandson of the lord of Lesparre Sénebrun V (d. 1362). Montferrand had succeeded in obtaining, after having sent several petitions to the king, the relocation of the trial at Bordeaux with an ad hoc committee. ¹ Finally, on 6 June 1451, just few days before the first submission of Bordeaux to the French, the lordship was officially returned to Henry Holland, as Pey de Montferrand had taken by force in the meantime 'the town, castle and lordship of Lesparre'. ² Being a major supporter of the Anglo-Gascon regime, Pey de Montferrand had been handled carefully. Hence he was given the office of castellan of Dax (1 October 1450), ³ but this grant was probably ineffective as the captain and prévôt of Dax was still Per-Arnaut de Saint-Cricq in December 1450. ⁴ The 'barony' of Maremne granted to him on 24 July 1450 ⁵ was cancelled on the following 12 September, as the earl of Worcester John Tiptoft, son and heir of John Tiptoft, lord Tiptoft, previous holder of Maremne had complained to the king. ⁶ He was at least given the baylie and toll of Hastingues granted in the same act, but he had to be satisfied with only parts of it, as most of this baylie was occupied by the French. ⁷

Augerot de Saint-Pée, another important supporter of the English, had died in 1450. His heirs and executors had been accused, apparently wrongly, that they had rallied to the French by swearing an oath to the count of Foix Gaston IV: as a result, half of the whaleboat called le George of Bayonne which was then at Bordeaux, had been seized as well as Augerot’s goods being in this latter city. ⁸ In fact another entry demonstrates that the Basque Gracian de Luxe, husband of Augerot’s sister, who had succeeded Augerot as lord of Saint-Pée, was still in the English party in March 1451. ⁹ Another great supporter, the young Galhard IV de Durfort, was created a burgess of Bordeaux and appointed as king’s councillor at Bordeaux. ¹⁰ Galhart de Jonquière, a more modest noble of the Entre-deux-Mers, was also created a burgess of Bordeaux, probably at the request of the community of Bordeaux, as he served as a man-at-arms under the command of the jurats (town councillors) of Bordeaux. ¹¹

We can suspect that several grants of 'rebel' lands were ineffective. For example the grants made to Loys Despoy of lands and revenues owned by people of Bergerac and Périgord (8 April 1451). ¹² Some Gascons defected, as Jacmes de Brion, the preceptor of the preceptory of Bordeaux for the order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem: the king entrusted this preceptory to a knight of this order from England. ¹³

On legal matters, we can mention the authorization granted to Per-Arnaut de Saint-Cricq, captain and prévôt of Dax, to hold the ordinary court of the prévôté of Dax with a reduced quorum (December 1450). This suggest that the war had made it impossible to gather all the persons needed. ¹⁴ The attribution of the captaincy of Gensac was still a bone of contention, as Isarn de Lavergne, son of a former captain of Gensac, had occupied this function and had been in dispute with Loys Despoy for its possession when the captal de Buch Gaston de Foix took by force Gensac and expelled him. A king’s order was sent to the seneschal of Aquitaine and the constable of Bordeaux to hear and terminate this case (27 October 1450). ¹⁵

On ecclesiastical matters, we can note the appointment of the abbot of Saint-Romain of Blaye as king’s councillor being at Bordeaux and one of the judges of the superior court of Aquitaine. ¹⁶ A protection was granted by Henry VI to the abbey Sainte-Croix of Bordeaux allowing its member to resist a bastard member of the family of the counts of Foix who obtained this abbey in commendam from the pope. ¹⁷

Worthy of interest are the two letters of protection granted to the Catalan masters ('patrons') of two galleys owned by the king of Aragon Alfons V. They did not concern directly Gascony, but they were copied here probably because the two acts dealt with Southern Europe: otherwise the French (or Treaty) rolls would have been the expected place of enrollment. ¹⁸

Major changes came with the submission of Bordeaux (23 June 1451) and Bayonne (20 August 1451) to French military might. The acts copied in the rolls following these dates concern a duchy occupied by the French. The people of these two cities and the neighbouring places exiled in England after these dates were to be heard in person by Henry VI and his council on 6 May 1452 before any of them might attempt to return to the duchy of Aquitaine, otherwise they might suffer imprisonment as king's prisoner and rebel. ¹⁹

But Pey du Taste, dean of Saint-Seurin of Bordeaux, dwelling in England from 1449, was allowed to send a ship from Calais to transport to England the movable goods he still had at Bordeaux (11 August 1451). ²⁰ Joan Tregurà, a Catalan living in England, was allowed to send a ship to Bordeaux to recover some goods and sums of money due to him which he had lost there because of the conquest of Bordeaux by the French. ²¹ There are similar letters for Grimon de Bordeaux, Arnaut Macanan, Ramonet Eyquem and some others. ²² Some Englishmen dwelling in Gascony lost their goods, as William Cannings and another two merchants of Bristol at Bayonne when this city surrendered to the French. They were now allowed to bring goods from there to England. ²³ Licences were granted in 1451-2 to some Bayonnais exiled in England allowing them to charter English ships in order to go to Bayonne to trade there and return to England with goods bought at Bayonne. ²⁴

The great Gascon lords Gaston de Foix and his son Johan, both members of the order of the Garter, flatly refused to submit to the French and managed to sell their Gascon possessions to the count of Foix Gaston IV, their close kinsman (nephew of Gaston, first cousin of Johan) and Jean d’Orléans, count of Dunois. With the money they received, Gaston de Foix bought a lordship in Aragon and remained there. However, he and his son Johan obtained from the king a cancellation of the sell of their possessions if the duchy was recovered by the English. ²⁵

All hope of recovery of the duchy was not lost as is demonstrated by the English expedition led by John Talbot which succeeded in recovering Bordeaux with the help of its inhabitants (23 October 1452). Talbot had been appointed royal lieutenant on 2 September 1452 although his indenture to lead an army was issued in June of the same year. In the meantime, however, all the grants of offices and lands were empty promises. ²⁶ One grant informs us that the unfortunate Fortaner de Serres had been made prisoner twice by the French at the surrenders of Blaye and Bayonne and was hugely indebted because of the two ransoms he had to pay. ²⁷

Guilhem Pépin.

1.: See entry 58 .
2.: See entry 83 .
3.: See entry 45 .
4.: See entry 69 .
5.: See entry 44 .
6.: See entry 44 .
7.: See entry 22 .
8.: See entry 55 .
9.: See entry 74 .
10.: See entry 63 , entry 64 .
11.: See entry 9 .
12.: See entry 73 .
13.: See entry 77 .
14.: See entry 69 .
15.: See entry 26 .
16.: See entry 8 .
17.: See entry 43 .
18.: See entry 75 , entry 76 .
19.: See entry 94 .
20.: See entry 78 .
21.: See entry 79 .
22.: See entry 91 .
23.: See entry 92 , entry 93 .
24.: See entry 85 , entry 87 , entry 88 .
25.: See entry 101 .
26.: See for instance entry 86 , entry 89 , entry 103 , entry 105 , entry 107 , entry 109 .
27.: See entry 97 .

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1: 1 September 1450 . Westminster . For John Welles .

Grant for life to Wellys John Welles , because of the good service he did for a long time in the king's wars in Gascony and Aquitaine without receiving any wages or rewards, and as he has been several times made prisoner to his great detriment, to be king's serjeant-at-arms of the city and castle of Bordeaux with all its profits and revenues, this office being now vacant.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

2: 30 September 1450 . Westminster . Concerning protection for John Thomas .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Thomas, mariner , yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

3: 7 October 1450 . Westminster . Concerning protection for John Chaterton .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Chaterton of the Manchestre parish of Manchester in Lancashire , yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

4: 11 October 1450 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Fonte who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

5: 10 October 1450 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat .

Licence granted to Bernoun Pey Bernon and Gask Pey Gasc of Bordeaux to buy themselves or through deputies 300 quarters of wheat in Kent and Essex , load them in a ship called la Newegost of London in the port of London or in the Sandewicum port of Sandwich and bring them to the city of Bordeaux for its victualling. Bernon and Gasc personally became mainpernors for themselves in chancery before the king swearing that themselves or their deputies will bring this wheat to Bordeaux and not elsewhere; Bernon and Gasc giving in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of the community of the city of Bordeaux before 23 June 1451. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Bernon and Gasc to buy and to export these to Bordeaux, paying due customs.

Concerning protection.

6: 14 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Gardegan Geoffrey Cardigan who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

7: 15 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Blakehay Thomas Blakey, alias Thomas Blakhey, alias Thomas Blakhay of Devon who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

8: 8 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey de Vallade .

Appointment of Petrus, Vallata Pey de Vallade, bachelor of canon law , Sanctus Romanus, Blavia abbot of the monastery Saint-Romain of Blaye in the diocese of Bordeaux, as one of the king's councillors of the king's council of Bordeaux and one of the king's judges of the superior court of Aquitaine, with the customary allocations and wages.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

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5 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Creation in perpetuity of Junquer' Galhart de Jonquière, esquire , being under the command ( unus de gremio juratorum ) of the jurats of the city of Bordeaux , ¹ because of his good service in the king's wars and otherwise in the defence and keepership of Bordeaux, of him, his two sons both called Junqueyr' Johan de Jonquière and their descendants as burgesses of the city of Bordeaux , permitting them to enjoy the franchises, liberties and customs owned by the burgesses and citizens of this city.

By p.s., etc.

1.: He was a soldier under the command of the jurats of Bordeaux and not in a company directed by a captain appointed by the king.

10: 26 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Bromfeld Hugh Broomfield, yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

11: 27 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , otherwise known as Richard Wodevyle, formerly of Grafton [Regis] in Northamptonshire , kt , alias Richard Wodeville formerly of Grafton [Regis] in Northamptonshire, kt, alias Richard Wydevyll' formerly of London, kt, alias Richard Wydevill' formerly of London, kt, alias Richard Wodewille formerly of London , kt, alias Richard Wydevylle formerly of London, kt, alias Richard Wydevill' formerly of Northamptonshire, kt, alias Richard Wodevyll' formerly of Northamptonshire, kt, who is going to the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the king's service to stay there.

By p.s., etc.

Concerning protection.

12: 30 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Hereward , son of Thomas Hereward of Merough Merrow in Surrey , gentleman , or someone of the same worth on his behalf, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

13: 4 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Dene William Dean, yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

Concerning protection.

14: 27 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Chaumbre Thomas Chamber, tailor , otherwise known as Thomas Chaumbre of London, tailor, alias Thomas Chaumber, tailor, alias Thomas Chambre, tailor, alias Thomas Chambyr, tailor, or someone else of the same worth on his behalf, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

15: 4 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Blyth , otherwise known as John Bleth, or someone else of the same worth on his behalf, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

16: 11 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection to [John] Faute .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Faute, otherwise known as John Faut, alias John Fout, alias John Foute, butcher, alias John Vaut, butcher , alias John Vaut, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

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17: 18 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers .

Appointment of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , as seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine with all the customary powers and wages as specified in the indenture made for 5 years between him and the king.

By p.s., etc.

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17 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Loys Despoy, kt. . ¹

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine and the members of the king's council being at Bordeaux to inquire about the way John Stable has exercised the office of controller of the constabulary of Bordeaux , which he has been granted for life, and summoning him before them and if he is not sufficient to deprive him of this office and grant him to Loys Despoy, kt , and king's councillor [at Bordeaux] with the customary wages of this office.

By p.s., etc.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.

19: 22 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Mountferaunt Pey de Montferrand who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

20: 27 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Chambre John Chamber, yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

21: 12 December 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat [granted to Pey] Pelegrote .

Licence granted to Petrus Pey de Pelegrote , master of a ship called la Julian of Bayonne to buy 600 quarters of wheat in England and export them to the city of Bayonne for its victualling. Asteley John Astley, kt , became personally mainpernor in chancery before the king for Pelegrote under pain of 100 l. ensuring that Pelegrote will bring this wheat to Bayonne and not elsewhere; giving in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of the community of the city of Bayonne before 29 September 1451. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Pelegrote to buy and to export these to Bayonne. Pelegrote is exempted from paying the customs.

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14 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey de Montferrand .

Order to the seneschals of the duchy of Aquitaine and the Landes and their lieutenants, the Aquen' mayor, prévôt and community of the city of Dax and also the community of Fastyngues Hastingues , to deliver to Montferant Pey de Montferrand, Latrau Soudan of la Trau , the parts of the baylie and toll of Hastingues with their rights and appurtenances being in the king's hands, the baylie of Hastingues being now in the king's enemies hands, ¹ these baylie and toll having been granted in perpetuity to Montferrand and his heirs in compensation of the dowry given to his wife Mary [Bedford] , illegitimate daughter of the late John [of Lancaster], duke of Bedford . ²

1.: This entry suggests that the town of Hastingues was then in English hands while its baylie was mainly in French hands.
2.: See the related entry: entry in C 61/137 .

23: 18 December 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Wyngefeld Robert Wingfield of Letheryngham Letheringham in Suffolk , esquire , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

24: 18 December 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [granted to William] Lokyn .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to William Lokyn , otherwise known as William Knight, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

25: 17 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to William Burton who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

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26: 27 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Isarn de Lavergne, esquire .

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine and the constable of Bordeaux, at the complaint of Isardus Isarn de Lavergne, esquire , to summon Gaston de Foix, captal de Buch and count of Longueville , and others to be summoned before them to hear and terminate the case of Gensac , as Gaston de Foix has occupied this town, depriving his captain Isarn de Lavergne, appointed by the king, of his office, issued and goods, whereas Lavergne was at court about Gensac against Spoy, de Loys Despoy .

27: 10 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat for Bertholomiu de Lavergne .

Licence granted at his supplication to la Vernhie Bertholomiu de Lavergne to buy himself or through his deputies 120 quarters of wheat in England , load them in ship or ships in the Sandewicum port of Sandwich , and bring them to the city of Bordeaux for its victualling. The same Bertholomiu de Lavergne and Chattok William Chattock, citizen and merchant of London , became personally mainpernor in chancery before the king for Lavergne under pain of 20 l. , ensuring that this wheat will be brought by Lavergne or his deputies to Bordeaux and not elsewhere; giving in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of the community of the city of Bayonne before 29 September 1451. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Lavergne to buy and to export these to Bordeaux. Lavergne is exempted from paying the customs.

28: 14 December 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Pulford who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

29: 17 December 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Robert Haverell, gentleman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

30: 23 December 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Kyng William King of Bradenham in Buckinghamshire , yeoman , otherwise known as William Kyng of Bradenham in Buckinghamshire, husbandman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

31: 12 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Berell, barber , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

32: 12 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Pulford, yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

33: 21 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [granted to John] Holt .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Holt, soldier ( soudyour ), who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

34: 20 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [granted to John] Peke .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Peke of Framesden Framsden in Suffolk , otherwise known as John Pekes in Suffolk, yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

35: 25 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [granted to John] Southam .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Southam, smith , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

36: 19 February 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Mason, soldier ( soudyour ), who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine .

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21 Octobre 1450 . Westminster . For Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers .

[in French]

Power granted to Wydeville Richard Woodville, Ryvers Lord Rivers , whom the king had appointed his seneschal of Guyenne for 5 years by his other letters patent, to:

receive the allegiance and subjection of all the cities, towns, castles, fortresses and places of the regions [of Guyenne] and others, with their inhabitants;
receive the allegiance of enemies and rebels of whatever nation: Engloys English , Irroys Irish , Galoys Welsh , Escoytz Scottish , Franceois French , Gascogns Gascons , Guyenoys Guyennais or others;
pardon them for any criminal case (lese majesty, robberies, homicides, murders, rapes, excesses and all others) committed in the past or to be committed in the future in the duchy;
cancel all banishments which had been published or which are now published against them;
take and receive on behalf of the king any homage, oath and other service from all the king's liege men of these regions [of Guyenne]: ecclesiastics, nobles as well as communities;
summon men-at-arms and other soldiers for chevauchées and sieges, and to keep towns and castles;
summon ecclesiastics, nobles and communities for assemblies and take their advice to govern this land;
create tallages and taxes on the men and goods of this land, by consent of the lords and communities of this land, for the safety and defense of the land, and also cancel taxes which are against the king's honour and profit;
mint gold, silver or black coins in the king's name;
remove from office, if with good reason, all the king's officers who are insufficient, except for the seneschal of Gascony, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayor of Bordeaux and all officers having king's letters patent under his great seal granting them their office for life, and to appoint sufficient officers instead of them;
appoint councillors for the good government of the land and change them when he wants;
make truces in the regions of Aquitaine with the king's enemies and rebels;
grant safe-conducts and safeguards within the lordship of Aquitaine;
order as he wishes concerning the revenues and profits of the land of Aquitaine, permitting from time to time the usual expenses and the grants given to the king's liege men in these regions;
revoke any grant of the king's revenues in the duchy where anyone does not have a royal confirmation;
grant that wine of the Haut Paix Haut Pays of this duchy be brought to Bordeaux, paying, by advice of the king's council there, certain taxes for the support of the war and salvation of the land, if they are not against the reasonable privileges of the land;
present suitable persons to vacant ecclesiastical offices and benefices;
destroy, by advice of the king's council there, any fortress which cannot be held correctly, especially those to be conquered from the king's rebels;
exercise, in whatever place the king's lieutenant will be in these regions, high and low, full and shared justice, judging the king's rebels and all kinds of criminals;

The king orders, under pain of forfeiture, to all the prelates, nobles, communities, king's officers and king's liege men of the regions [of Aquitaine] to obey and attend Woodville as seneschal of Guyenne whenever they will be required by him or his deputies.

By p.s., etc.

Concerning protections.

38: 17 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Nicholas Sawer who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

39: 17 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Brampton who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

40: 8 February 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Petrus, Cucurono, de Pey de Cucuron , otherwise known as Pey de Samolono , citizen and merchant of Bayonne , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

41: 12 February 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Bray of Abyndon Abingdon , alias Thomas Bray of Abingdon in Berkshire, merchant , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

42: 13 February 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John de Saye who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

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23 September 1450 . Cantuar' Canterbury . Concerning protection for the abbey and monastery of Sainte-Croix of Bordeaux .

Protection granted to the abbey and monastery of Sainte-Croix of Bordeaux and all its lordships, lands, possessions, revenues, against any person or authority claiming to govern it. The king orders the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, their lieutenants, the judges having a superior authority, the king's councillors [being at Bordeaux] and all the king's officers of the duchy of Aquitaine to maintain and defend the abbey, monastery and convent, their brothers and religious men and all what pertains to them. They do not have to allow any trouble or impediment caused to them by anyone having received in commendam this abbey by a surreptitious appointment of the pope . ¹ Now this abbey is in great trouble because of the in commendam practice, the king having written several times to the pope that it was at the obvious great prejudice of this abbey, the king and the state, and the pope should revoke this appointment. ²

1.: The pope was then Nicholas V (Tommaso Parentucelli), pope from 1447 to 1455. On this appointment, see Chauliac, A., Histoire de l'abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux , Archives de la France Monastique, vol. IX (abbaye de Ligugé - Paris, 1910), p.188. It seems that Chauliac was somewhat confused about who was this abbey: he was a 'Pey (Pierre) de Béarn' probably linked with the Foix family - his surname suggests a bastard son of this family - but he was not the cardinal Pierre de Foix the elder who died in 1464, nor the latter's nephew Pierre de Foix the younger, the future commendary abbot of Saint-Croix of Bordeaux. On the abbey Pey de Béarn, see the note on him in Archives Historiques de la Gironde (AHG)), I, p.50, n.1. He had left Bordeaux for Lescar (in Béarn) when Bordeaux surrendered to the French either in 1451 or 1453.
2.: On the abbey of Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux in commendam with commendatory abbots in the 15th century, see Chauliac, Histoire de l'abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux , pp.183-90.

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12 September 1450 . Maydestone Maidstone . Concerning the non execution of executory letters .

Order to the seneschals of Aquitaine and the Landes , the constable of Bordeaux and their lieutenants, the mayors and councillors in the cities of Bordeaux , Baiona Bayonne and Aquen' Dax and the other king's officers of the duchy of Aquitaine not to execute the king's letters patent granting in perpetuity on 24 July 1450 to Pey de Montferrand, Soudan de la Trau , the barony of Marenne Maremne , ¹ as it would be at the prejudice and disinheritance of John [Tiptoft], Wygorn' earl of Worcester , the king's cousin, who inherited it by the death of his father John Tiptoft, former lord Tiptoft .

1.: See entry in C 61/137 .

45: 1 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey de Montferrand .

Grant for life to Petrus, Montferont Pey de Montferrand, Saldanus, Latrau Soudan of la Trau of the keepership of the castellany and Aquen' castle of the city of Dax which are now lacking a captain or governor.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

46: 21 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Lord Rivers .

Grant to Wydeville Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of Aquitaine , of the castle , town and Blavia lordship of Blaye to hold with their rights and appurtenances as long as he holds the office of seneschal, as the king takes into account that Woodville has promised to repay to the mayor and jurats of the city of Bordeaux the money they have spent to obtain the castle, town and lordship of Blaye.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

47: 8 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For John Astley .

Grant for life to John Astley, kt , of the la Bourt baylie of the land of Labourd with all its appurtenances.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

Concerning protection.

48: 11 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Preusthorp John Presthorp who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

49: 10 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Brooke of the city of London , woodmonger , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

Concerning protection.

50: 16 November 1450 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Glyn, soldier ( soudyour ), who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

51: Same as above

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to William Dowdale who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

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7 January 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat . ¹

Licence granted to Barade Miqueu Baradé , master of the ship called la Katerine of Bayonne, to buy himself or through his deputies 200 quarters of wheat in England and export them to the city of Bayonne or the city of Bordeaux for their victualling. Laurence William Lawrence of London , merchant , and Thomas Clerk of London , merchant , became personally mainpernors in chancery before the king under pain of 20 l. on their goods and chattels, ensuring that Baradé will bring this wheat to Bayonne or Bordeaux and not elsewhere; giving in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of the community of the city of Bayonne or the community of Bordeaux within one year. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Baradé to buy and to export these to Bayonne or Bordeaux. Baradé is exempted from paying any customs. Baradé and his ship are at present with other ships at the port of Plymmouth Plymouth for the travel of Richard, lord Rivers, and the soldiers of his company to Bordeaux, and Baradé cannot travel on the pretext of this present licence.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.

53: 3 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [granted to Thomas] Bentle .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Bentle, yeoman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

54: 3 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [granted to Roger] Mundy .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Roger Mundy, vintner and citizen of the city of London , otherwise known as Roger Mondy of London, vintner, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and defence.

By p.s., etc.

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3 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux or their lieutenants, the mayor and jurats of the city of Bordeaux and the other king's officers of the duchy of Aquitaine, because of the good service the late Augerius, Sanctus Petrus Augerot de Saint-Pée ¹ did to the king in the kingdom of France , as well as in the duchies of Aquitaine and Normandy , to deliver to the executors of Augerot the half of the whaleboat called le George of the city of Bayonne which was owned by Augerot when he was alive, a ship being now in the port of London , and all this latter goods being at Bordeaux and elsewhere, notwithstanding any arrest or impediment. The executors of the late Augerot de Saint-Pée have shown to the king in their supplication that after Augerot's death, the half he owned in the whaleboat called le George of the city of Bayonne, a ship which was then in the port of Bordeaux, and all the goods which were owned by him in the city of Bordeaux and elsewhere, had been seized and arrested in the king's hands at the suggestion of some evil men who have asserted that Augerot's executors and heirs were king's rebels and had sworn an oath to the count of Foix , ² an adherent of the king's adversary, ³ as appears in the testimonial letters of the lieutenant of the city of Bayonne and the council of this city sent to the lieutenant of the seneschal of Aquitaine and the king's council being at Bordeaux, and shown to the king despite all evidence to the contrary.

By K., etc.

1.: Augerot de Saint-Pée had died at Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle on 26 April 1450.
2.: Gaston IV de Foix , count of Foix and vicomte of Béarn and Marsan (1436-1472).
3.: Charles VII of France.

56: 6 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Broddesworth, citizen and mercer of London , otherwise known as John Brodesworth, citizen of London, alias John Brodde, citizen and merchant of the city of London, alias John Brodworth of London, merchant, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling of the city of Bordeaux.

By p.s., etc.

57: 8 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Hogges of Stowe St. Edward in Gloucestershire , barber , otherwise known as Thomas Hoggys of Stowe St. Edward in Gloucestershire, barber, alias Thomas Hogg' of Stowe St. Edward in Gloucestershire, chapman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling of the city of Bordeaux.

By p.s., etc.

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16 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning proceeding .

Transfer to the seneschal of Aquitaine, Guilhem Bec, judge of Gascony and Master Maseriis, de Pey de Mazères, canon and official of Bordeaux , ¹ of the lawsuit about the castle , town and manor of Lesparre made between Henry [Holland], Exon' duke of Exeter and Pey de Montferrand, Soldanus Soudan of la Trau , as previously the king has ordered by his letters patent dated 16 February 1448 them to supersede in this case as Henry [Holland] was minor, and to transfer the case to the king in England. However, the king could not hear it, and Montferrand petitioned several times that it should be heard in Aquitaine.

1.: On him (noted as Petrus de Maseriis ), see Lainé, F., Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae , 13, Diocese of Bordeaux (Turnhout, 2012), p.391, no.275.

59: 11 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [for John] Chamber .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Chambre John Chamber who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling.

By p.s., etc.

60: 18 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [for Thomas] Haydy .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Heydy Thomas Haydy who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling.

By p.s., etc.

61: 31 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [for John Sprot], fisher .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Sprot, fisher , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling.

By p.s., etc.

62: 1 April 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [for Thomas] Eyton .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Eyton of London , gentleman , otherwise known as Thomas Eyton, esquire , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling.

By p.s., etc.

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63: 21 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . For Galhart [IV] de Durfort .

Creation for life of Durafort Galhart [IV] de Durfort, lord of Duras and Blancafort Blanquefort , as burgess of the city of Bordeaux ( burgensis de paragio civitatis nostre Burdegalie ), permitting him to enjoy the franchises, liberties and customs owned by the burgesses and citizens of this city.

By p.s., etc.

For the same Galhart.

64: 21 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Appointment of Durafort Galhart [IV] de Durfort, lord of Duras and Blancafort Blanquefort , as one of the king's councillors being at Bordeaux with the similar customary wages of the other councillors to be received by him for life.

By p.s., etc.

65: 24 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux and the mayor of the city of Bordeaux to permit Galhart [IV de Durfort] , to enjoy without impediment the same liberties, franchises, privileges and customs as the other burgesses of the city of Bordeaux.

By p.s., etc.

66: 26 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux to pay to Galhart [IV de Durfort] the same wages as the other king's councillors for his lifetime.

By p.s., etc.

67: 27 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [for Thomas] Lassey .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Thomas Lassey, gentleman , who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , Richard for their safeguard and victualling.

By p.s., etc.

68: 3 April 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection [for William] White .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Whyte William White of Colchestre Colchester , yeoman , otherwise known as William Whyte of Colchester, husbandman, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling.

By p.s., etc.

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20 December 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For Per-Arnaut [de Saint-Cricq] .

Licence to Petrus Arnold, Saintkrik Per-Arnaut de Saint-Cricq, captain and prévôt of the city of Dax , to hold the prévôté ordinary court with only the town's clerk and four jurats of Dax, with the proviso that the mayor and jurats would be present when civil or criminal sentences were given, as it was difficult to gather the court with the mayor and jurats of Dax as often as necessary, whereas the prévôté had been granted to Per-Arnaut de Saint-Cricq for life, thereafter to him and elder son Jacmes for lifetime, ¹ and finally to Per-Arnaut and his two sons Jacmes and Arman for their lifetime, and as the king has given licence to them to appoint for a specific time a clerk at the writing office of the prévôté of Dax . And if this clerk does not attend to this office, the seneschal of Aquitaine might appoint another one.

By p.s., etc.

1.: On 17 June 1447, see entry in C 61/135 .

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4 February 1451 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey Durand . ¹

Grant for life to Petrus Arnold, Saintkrik Per-Arnaut de Saint-Cricq and his sons Jacobus Jacmes[de Saint-Cricq] and Armannus Arman[de Saint-Cricq] of the office of Pullyon bayle of Pouillon with all the emoluments and profits pertaining to this office up to the yearly value of 10 l. , any mention of previous grants to them made by the king notwithstanding. Previously, Pey Durand had obtained for life by the king's letters patent this same baylie up to the yearly value of 10 l. , ² but has returned these letters patent in chancery for cancellation in order to give it to Per-Arnaut de Saint-Cricq and his two sons.

By p.s., etc.

1.: This title is an error.
2.: On 19 October 1438: entry in C 61/129 .

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12 October 1450 . Westm' Westminster . For the earl of Worcester .

Grant to John [Tiptoft], earl of Worcester , of the lordships mentioned below that went by force into the king's obedience, allowing him and his heirs to hold them in perpetuity as they had been held peacefully by his father, John [Tiptoft], Lord Tiptoft . This latter had obtained various lordships, ¹ manors, lands and tenements with their appurtenances in the duchy of Gascony and Aquitaine which are the lordships of of Goos Gosse , Seynax Seignanx , Marempne Maremne , Marynsyn Marensin , Born , Memysan Mimizan with their revenues, Brasyng Brassenx , Sabuz Saubusse , Pontonz Pontonx[-sur-l'Adour] with its toll, Pay superius aquis Pouy , ² Wyregal Oeyregave , Seniours Auriuaut Saint-Geours-d'Auribat , Sabris Sabres , Farina Laharie , Erbefaver Labouheyre , which were inherited by his son the earl of Worcester and are now in the hands of the king's adversaries.

By p.s., etc.

1.: See the related entry: entry in C 61/127 .
2.: Pouy was the former name of the commune of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (the name changed in 1828).

72: 14 April 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayor, jurats of the city of Bordeaux and the other king's officers to permit [ John Tiptoft, earl of Worcester ,] and his heirs to have these aforementioned lordships and enjoy them in perpetuity without impediment according to the king's letters, after they will be conquered by the king's force.

By p.s., etc.

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8 April 1451 . Westm' Westminster . For Loys Despoy .

Grant to Loys Despoy, kt , king's councillor of Aquitaine , and his heirs, in compensation of the plots, lands, fortalices and tenements of Gensac et Blaignac , of all the lands, possessions, movable and immovable goods situated in his lordship and castellany of Monqioc Montcuq which is now occupied by rebels and tenants of the party of the king's adversaries who have caused the loss of the castle and place of Mounquc Montcuq because they have neglected or refused to keep and defend this castle as they should have done it, setting aside the allegiance they owed to the king and Despoy, so that after the return of Montcuq in the king's obedience, Despoy should be able to have it in his hands or entrust it to some faithful men for the government, safe keepership and fortification of this castle, and Despoy is prepared to take action to submit and recover Montcuq. And similarly, the king grants to Despoy the houses, lands, possessions, mills, wines and goods pertaining to Petrus Peyre de Chaumont , Pont, du Peyre Dupont , Saussynhac Berdot called of Saussignac , la Ryvere Peyre Laribière and their wives, ¹ as they have been guilty or consenting of the loss and surrender ( composicio ) of the town of Bergerac or the castle of Montcuq , and also the Banhaux lordship of Baigneaux situated in the castellany of Blaignac belonging to the king by the rebellion of its hereditary lord, its revenues and arrears of its hereditary rights being unlawfully levied by Bost, de Monot Dubosc and Aliot, Cantelou' Heliot de Canteloup . Furthermore, the king grants him the place of Monclar Montclard situated in Petragoricum Périgord , and Gardone Gardonne and Badeffol Badefols in Sarlades Sarladais , which are fully in the king's adversaries obedience, up to the yearly revenue of 40 l.st. . And the king grants him and his heirs in compensation of the 300 fr. [mentioned below] the place, castle and lordship of Granhous Grignols in the Périgord region, which is outside the king's obedience, with all its rights, this lordship having been forfeited because of the rebellion of the current lord of Grignols ² who has plotted the surrender of the town of Bergerac and the castle of Montcuq and then pertained to Despoy and went by force in the hands of the king's adversaries, and also grant of the lands and revenues that Beaupel Johan Beaupoil and his wife own in the lordship of Grignols ³ up to the yearly value of 100 m. , so that Despoy faithfully perseveres in the king's service. Formerly, the king had granted to Despoy, in reward of his works and service to the king, the plots, lands, fortalices and tenements of Gensac et Blaignac with their appurtenances until he was granted other similar possessions or the same value by the king, as appear in the king's letters patent granting them. ⁴ Then Despoy has freely delivered these letters at the king's order to Dudeley lord Dudley , ⁵ the king's councillor, then general commissioner in the regions of Aquitaine, because of the dispute, dissensions, quarrels and debates existing about Gensac and Blaignac, this commissioner delivering them at the king's order to the Longuille count of Longueville , Bussic captal de Buch ⁶ for the peace and concord made between this latter and the city of Bordeaux which otherwise could not have been settled, and it was granted in part of compensation to Despoy according to Dudley's ordinance later confirmed by the king with the advice of his council, the lands of Cairye Queyries and Roffiac Rouffiac which are worthing only half of the value of Gensac and Blaignac. And according to the same ordinance Despoy has paid the sum of 300 fr. to the count of Longueville to discharge the king, because Dudley was not able to deliver Blaignac to this latter. ⁷

By K., etc.

1.: There are citizens of the town of Bergerac.
2.: Charles I de Talleyrand(-Périgord) (d. c. 1468).
3.: On 3 April 1456, we learn that Johan Beaupoil had rights on goods of Grignols because of his wife (since 1440) Mariota Prévost , daughter of Catharina de Talleyrand, aunt of Charles I de Talleyrand, lord of Grignols. See Saint-Allais, M. de, Précis historique sur les comtes de Périgord et les branches qui en descendent (Paris, 1836), p.65.
4.: Only the letters granting Gensac to Loys Despoy have been copied in the Gascon Rolls. Letters of 29 May 1439 granting him forever Gensac: entry in C 61/129 , and letters of 5 August 1445 granting him Gensac until he was given another possession of the same value: entry in C 61/133 .
5.: John Sutton , Baron Dudley (d. 1487).
6.: Gaston de Foix .
7.: See the related entry entry in C 61/139 .

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26 March 1451 . Westm' Westminster . For Gracian de Luxe .

Grant for life to Luex Gracian de Luxe, Sanctus Petrus lord of Saint-Pée , ¹ of the shipwreck on the coat of la Bort Labourd stretching from the point of the mouth ( a puncto de boucawe Baione ) of Bayonne ² to Font Arrabye Hondarribia . ³

By p.s., etc.

1.: Gracian de Luxe had married Johana de Saint-Pée , legitimate daughter of Johan/Juan d'Amézqueta, lord of Saint-Pée, and half-sister of Augerot de Saint-Pée who died without heirs on 26 April 1450.
2.: The port of la Pointe (in English 'The Point') - called in Gascon of the Landes coast and Bayonne le Punte - had been the outer harbour of Bayonne situated at Capbreton where the river Adour flowed into the sea until c. 1400. It had been situated just behind the mouth of the river, and there is still an open area of land in the southern part of Capbreton called 'la Pointe'. For details about it and the river Adour, see Goyheneche, E., Bayonne et la région bayonnaise du XIIe au XVe siècle. Études d'histoire économique et sociale. , thèse de l'École des Chartes, Universidad del Pais Vasco (Vitoria, 1990), p. 46-51. See Cuzacq, R., 'Le lit ancien de l'Adour (documents nouveaux)', Société des sciences, lettres, arts et études régionales de Bayonne , 5 (1930), p. 274 for a map of the two former mouths of the river Adour: the original mouth of la Pointe or Capbreton and from c. 1400 the mouth of the 'Vieux Boucau' (meaning in Gascon 'the old mouth'). The current mouth or 'Boucau nau' (meaning the 'new mouth') is an artificial one opened on 25 October 1578.
3.: Hondarribia is the current official Basque name of this town most often known as Fuenterrabía in Spanish or Fontarrabie in French.

Concerning safeconducts.

15 May 1451 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection granted for three years, at the request of Alfons [V], Arogonn' king of Aragon and Cicilia Sicily , for his galley ( galearia ) on which Petrus, Puiades Pere Pujades is patron, ¹ with the same master, merchants, mariners, goods, clothes, god, silver, fabrics, oils, sugar, merchandises of whatever name, and also prisoners of whatever nation who are not of the obedience [of the king of England], allowing it to come and go in all the king [of England]'s maritime regions, ports and places, once or several times, to trade there, without any damage, arrest or trouble by the king, his officers or subjects because of any debt, contract, offence or obligation made before these presents, any marques, counter-marques or reprisals notwithstanding; with the proviso that this patron, merchants, mariners and others behave well towards the king [of England] without trying to do anything against him under pretext of this safeguard, paying the due customs for these goods. Notification to all the king's admirals etc. ²

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

1.: For some mentions in Sicilian archives of Pere Pujades as patron (master) of the royal galley of Alfons / Alfonso V of Aragon transporting some sugar (in 1451 and 1452), see Ouerfelli, M., Le sucre. Production, commercialisation et usages dans la Méditerranée médiévale. (Leiden, 2008), pp.209, 379 and 403.
2.: On 3 September 1451, two galleys of the king Alfons/Alfonso V of Aragon left Barcelona to go to Flanders. They were led by Francesc Desvalls, a knight of Barcelona, the captain of one galley being Galceran Giner (or Gener) and the captain of the other being Pere Pujades. See Memorias historicas sobre la marina, comercio y artes de la antiguad ciudad de Barcelona , éd. A. de Capmany y Montpalau, vol. IV (Madrid, 1792), apendice de notas varias, p.7.

Same as above

Similar letters at the request of Alfons V, king of Aragon and Sicily , for his galley on which Galcerandus Galceran Giner, damoiseau , is patron. ¹

1.: On 3 September 1451, two galleys of the king Alfons/Alfonso V of Aragon left Barcelona to go to Flanders. They were led by Francesc Desvalls, the captain of one galley being Galceran Giner (or Gener) and the captain of the other being Pere Pujades. See Memorias historicas sobre la marina, comercio y artes de la antiguad ciudad de Barcelona , éd. A. de Capmany y Montpalau, vol. IV (Madrid, 1792), apendice de notas varias, p.7.

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12 May 1451 . Westm' Westminster . For Walter Fulnetby, kt. .

The king entrusts to Walter Fulnetby, knight of the order [of the Hospitallers] of Saint John of Jerusalem , the king's faithful liege man, the government and administration of the Burdugalen' preceptory of Bordeaux with its rights, appurtenances and revenues to have for his use until the superior of this order or a religious man appoints him or another king's liege man as its preceptor, the king giving order to the members of his council being at Bordeaux, the seneschals of Aquitaine and the Landes , the mayor of the city of Bordeaux and also all this officers [in the duchy] to deliver without delay to him or his deputies this preceptory with its appurtenances and revenues, any trials or frivolous appeals notwithstanding. Recently, several king's liege men have informed that someone called Briant [Jacmes du] Brion, knight of the order [of the Hospitallers] of Saint John of Jerusalem , ¹ obviously hold the preceptory of Bordeaux in obeying the king's adversary of France ² , bringing the revenues of this preceptory outside the king's obedience and doing other damages. Thus the king has seized into his hands this preceptory of Bordeaux with its houses, manors, lands, lordships, revenues, profits and emoluments.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

1.: According to Dubourg, M.A., Ordre de Malte. Histoire du Grand-Prieuré de Toulouse (Toulouse, 1883), p.461, Jacques (in Gascon Jacmes) de Brion was preceptor of the preceptory of Bordeaux from 1441 to 1467. We do not know his origins but his name suggests he was originating from the Bordelais region. In 1448, Jacmes (in French Jacques) du Brion, preceptor of Bordeaux, was captain of a galley off the Provence coast. See Lacaze, Y., 'Une page d'histoire marseillaise au XVe siècle: l'incident vénéto-bourguignon de Porto Conte et ses suites (1448)', Provence Historique 14 (1964), pp.221-42, with a biography of Brion pp.241-2. Article to download on: http://provence-historique.mmsh.univ-aix.fr/n/1964/Pages/PH-1964-14-057_01.aspx
2.: Charles VII .

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Concerning licence [to transport] to the city of Bordeaux.

78: 11 August 1451 . Cantuar' Canterbury .

Licence granted at his request, to Tastario, de Pey du Taste, Sanctus Severinus dean of Saint-Seurin of Bordeaux , allowing him to go with a ship called la Trinite of Cales Calais of a tonnage of 160 tuns or another ship of the same tonnage at Bordeaux, as Taste has to transport on one ship some of his goods and chattels, movable goods, and wine from Bordeaux to the kingdom of England and not elsewhere, as appear in a licence granted about it. Order to all the admirals etc. to permit him to do it.

79: 28 August 1451 . Wye .

Licence granted for 9 months to Treguran Joan Tregurà, vintner of the city of London , allowing him to bring on a ship of a tonnage of 300 tuns or below the sums of money and goods [mentioned below] or some wine, iron and other goods of the regions [of Bordeaux] to the kingdom of England . Tregurà has shown that a ship called la Grace Dieu has formerly been loaded in England with a great quantity of wheat, according to the king's will, and has been brought to Bordeaux for its victualling, then it has been sold there, but the great sums of money coming from this sell has not been paid to Tregurà and remained until now in the hands of the sellers of this wheat, and also some goods of the king's servants Richard Ludlowe and Yorke William York remained in the hands of several inhabitants of the city of Bordeaux. Thus Tregurà, Ludlowe and York request the king to satisfy them of these sums of money and goods. Order to all the admirals etc. to permit Tregurà to do it.

By p.s., etc., and by authority of the Parliament.

80: 28 August 1451 . Wye .

Licence granted for nine months, at his request, to William Chattock, merchant of the city of London , allowing him to bring on a ship of a tonnage of 300 tuns or below some wine, iron and other goods up to the value of the sums of money [mentioned below] from the parts of [Bordeaux] to the kingdom of England. Chattock has explained to the king that some great sums of money are owed to him at Bordeaux and the surrounding places, and Chattock is not able to recover this money and fears losing all of it to his great damage, so Chattock requests the king to bring remedy about it.

By p.s., etc.

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81: 23 May 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection for John Clerk .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to John Clerk of Exon' Exeter in Devon , merchant , otherwise known as John Clerk of Dertemouth Dartmouth in Devon, merchant, alias John Clerke, formerly of Exeter in Devon, merchant, alias John Clerk, formerly of Exeter in Devon, merchant, alias John Clerke of Dartmouth in Devon, merchant, who is going in the king's service in the regions of the duchy of Aquitaine in the company of Wydevill' Richard Woodville, Lord Rivers , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , for their safeguard and victualling.

By p.s., etc.

82: 2 June 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , granted for one year to Edward Hull, constable of the castle of the Ombrière being in the city of Bordeaux, kt , alias Edward Hull of Enmere Enmore in Somerset , kt, who is staying in the king's service for the safe keeping and defence of the said castle.

By p.s., etc.

For Henry [Holland], duke of Exeter.

6 June 1451 . Westminster .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux, the justic' judge of Gascony , the king's procurator fiscal and the other members of the king's council [being at Bordeaux] to return the town , castle and le Sparre lordship of Lesparre to Henry [Holland], Exon' duke of Exeter or his attorney, and hear before them Pey de Montferrand and provide him swift remedy according to the local right and customs. Formerly, the king had granted this town, castle and lordship of Lesparre with all their appurtenances to the late John [Holland], duke of Exeter and earl of Huntingdon, as appear in the king's letters, ¹ and he peacefully enjoyed them until his death, ² and since then his son and heir Henry [Holland], duke of Exeter, enjoyed them with their appurtenances and revenues until the day Pey de Montferrand, without trial or the king's authority, and against the king's peace and the local laws, took ( intravit ) the town, castle and lordship of Lesparre in contempt of the king and in great damage and detriment of Henry Holland.

By p.s., etc.

The following have similar king's letters patent, namely:

83.1: Same as above

The le Sparre tenants of the lordship of Lesparre , etc.

83.2: Same as above

Mountferran Pey [de] Montferrand .

83.3: Same as above

The seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine or his lieutenant, etc.

1.: On 4 February 1440, see entry in C 61/129 .
2.: On 5 August 1447.

84

1 August 1451 . Westm' Westminster . For Ramon Rousseu .

Grant for life to Rosseu Ramon Rousseu , originating in the duchy of Aquitaine, who exposed his body in the king's service in his wars, and who recently left all his goods when the duchy of Aquitaine surrendered to the king's adversary of France ¹ in order to keep his fidelity towards the king, of the house or hall ( aula ) of Ayran with its appurtenances, and of one house and garden situated within the sauveté ( salvitas ) of Saint-André of Bordeaux in the Beata Maria de Platea parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Place , and is situated between the garden ( causa ) of David de Brosses , on one part, and the garden of Nolim, Blank Nolin Blanc of the Sanctus Preiectus parish of Saint-Projet ² on the other, and is stretching from a public street ³ to the garden of the chapel Notre-Dame-de-la-Place , ⁴ and also the defaults of the court of the judge of Gascony . And this house and the other things have been seized to the king by the rebellion of David de Brosses. ⁵ Rousseu has to have all of this with a sum not exceeding the yearly value of 10 l. . Furthermore the king grants him for life the office of prévôt of the castle of the Ombrière in the city of Bordeaux with its customary wages, fees and rights, with the proviso that if the king grants him a reward of the value of this grant or part of it, Rousseu must return this grant or part of it. ⁶

By K., etc.

1.: Bordeaux surrendered to Charles VII of France on 12 June 1451.
2.: Called Nolin Alby of the parish of Saint-Pierre in entry in C 61/137 .
3.: Either the 'rue du Loup' or the 'rue de Cheverus'.
4.: On this parish church of Bordeaux, see Barraud, D. and Lavaud, S., 'Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Place / Église Sainte-Marie-de-la-Place', in Atlas historique de Bordeaux . Sites et monuments, III, ed. S. Lavaud (Bordeaux, 2009), pp.29-31.
5.: It means that David de Brosses submitted to Charles VII when Bordeaux surrendered on 12 June 1451.
6.: See the related entry entry 114 .

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8 October 1451 . Westm' Westminster . Concerning safeconduct .

Licence granted until 4 April 1452 at his supplication to Bartalot, la Ryver Bertalot de Larribère, esquire originating in the city of Bayonne , who has remained at the king's service in England for two years and half, allowing him for his maintenance to charter with Machingo de Lace of the city of Bayonne, ¹ William Joce , Edwardus Edward Wilcok and Thomas Smalcombe a ship of a tonnage of 160 tuns or less, or two ships of a tonnage of 80 tuns or less, and buy in the regions of Bayonne woad, iron, beverage, wine, saffron and other goods, and bring them to the kingdom of England with 48 mariners of the port of Bayonne and the other ports [of Aquitaine] without impediment of the king's officers and subjects by marques, counter-marques or reprisals. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Larribère to buy and to export these to England, paying due customs, with the proviso that these 48 mariners have enough artillery for their defence, and behave well towards the king. ²

By p.s.

1.: A Basque probably called in reality Machingo de Larre.
2.: See a related entry in the Calendar of the Patent Rolls (CPR), 1446-1452 , pp.530-1 (Westminster, 14 January 1452).

86

14 May 1452 . Westm' Westminster . For Johan de Roustaing . ¹

Grant for life to Rostainth Johan de Roustaing, esquire , originating in the city of Bordeaux in the duchy of Aquitaine, and his heirs in the direct line, because the good service his ancestors did to the king, of the town, castle and lordship of Rions with its appurtenances, which annual value is not exceeding 50 l.st. , Rions being now occupied by the Lebret lord of Albret , ² the king's enemy. ³

By p.s., etc.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: Charles II d'Albret , lord of Albret (1415-1471).
3.: See the related entry entry 100 .

Concerning safeconduct for [Thomas de] Saint-Jean.

13 June 1452 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection granted for six months, at the request of Clyfton Gervase Clifton, esquire , Vincent Pittelysden' and some others, to Seynt John Thomas [de] Saint-Jean of Baiona Bayonne and a ship called la Marie of Bayonne of a tonnage of 80 tuns or less on which the same Thomas is master, and 19 mariners being on this ship, allowing them to come to England to the port of Plymmouth Plymouth or Barnestaple Barnstaple , to sell their goods, and return to their region as many times as they want, with the proviso that they behave well towards the king and do not attempt to do any damage. As Clifton, Pittelysden' and some others appointed to protect England at sea took some ships belonging to the enemies with men-at-arms, and made an agreement about ransoms with their prisoners, with these latter were unable to pay these ransoms if they were not granted licence to export goods in England. ¹

By C.

1.: Bayonne submitted to the king of France Charles VII on 20 August 1451, so the persons made prisoners were led by Thomas de Saint-Jean.

88: 4 July 1452 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection granted for three months to Seynt John Thomas [de] Saint-Jean of the city of Bayonne , merchant , and Haways Bertholomiu [de] Lesbay of the same city , merchant , allowing them to come to the kingdom of England , stay there and return to Bayonne, with the proviso that they behave well towards the king and do not attempt to do any damage.

89

12 August 1452 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey Durand .

Grant for life, at his supplication, to Durant Pey Durand , of the office of prévôt of the Ombrière of Bordeaux the king's adversary ¹ is occupying at present. Durand has shown to the king that he has served him for a long time in Francia France , Normania Normandy and Aquitaine where he spent about 40,000 crowns for the king's service with 15 or 20 men-at-arms in his company for his own safety and for taking prisoners among the enemies, and also in paying ransoms, as he was in danger of death in prison, and he has now lost all his goods and inheritances in the duchy of Aquitaine to keep his fidelity towards the king.

By p.s., etc.

1.: Charles VII of France.

90: Same as above For Pey Durand .

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux and their lieutenants to deliver to Durant Pey Durand the office of prévôt of the Ombrière of Bordeaux , at present occupied by the king's adversary, to be held for life with its wages and rights.

By p.s., etc.

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Concerning licence towards the city of Bordeaux.

23 September 1451 . Westminster .

Licence granted at his supplication to Burdeau Grimon de Bordeaux , as he had at Bordeaux at the time of its surrender to the king's adversary of France wine, iron and other goods and several sums of money and goods are due to him at Bordeaux and at the neighbouring places, allowing him to go there himself or through deputies with a ship of a tonnage of 120 tuns or less to recover this wine, iron, goods and sums of money and bring them to the kingdom of England without impediment of the king's officers, paying due customs, with the proviso that this ship set out from the port of Falmouth to Bordeaux within twenty days from now, with the other ships having obtained similar licences. Grimon has sworn on the Gospels that he has said the truth.

The following have similar king's letters patent, namely:

91.1: Same as above

Makanam Arnaut Macanan, citizen of the city of Bordeaux , with a ship of a tonnage of 300 tuns.

91.2: Same as above

Grimundus, Burdeau Grimon de Bordeaux with three ships having each of them a tonnage of 140 tuns or less.

91.3: Same as above

Remonet, Ayquem Ramonet Eyquem , of Bordeaux , with a ship of a tonnage of 300 tuns or less.

91.4: Same as above

Robert Chattock, of London , merchant , with a ship of a tonnage of 160 tuns or less.

91.5: Same as above

Thomas Fethirston , Amanevus Amaniu Gaillet and Petrus Pey Bernon , of the city of Bordeaux , with one ship or two ships of a tonnage of 300 tuns or less.

91.6: Same as above

Johan de Braycoignac , with one ship of a tonnage of 240 tuns or less, or two ships giving the same tonnage.

91.7: Same as above

Lodowicus Loys du Chastell de Saline , esquire , originating in the duchy of Aquitaine, with one ship of a tonnage of 100 tuns or less.

91.8: Same as above

Graunt Richard Grant , with a ship of a tonnage of 70 tuns.

92

28 October 1451 . Westminster . Concerning safeconduct .

Licence granted at his supplication to Canynges William Cannings, citizen and Bristoll' merchant of Bristol , as he had some goods ( bona et mercandise ) of great value at Bayonne at the time of its surrender to the king's adversary of France, ¹ allowing two ships of Bayonne or of its region, one of a tonnage of 300 tuns or less, the other of a tonnage of 200 tuns or less, with their masters, mariners and other persons up to 60 persons in both ships, to come from Bayonne to the kingdom of England with these goods. In these ships, there will be the wine of Marchall' Richard Marshall , Flemmyng John Fleming , William Halle and Richard Fulwode , merchants of Bristol , and some other merchants of Bristol. These ships and their crews are allowed to come, unload these goods and return to Bayonne, paying due customs, with the proviso that they behave well towards the king and do not attempt to do any damage. Cannings had supplicated the king to bring his goods with two ships of Bayonne or Sanctus Luca Saint-Jean-de-Luz .

1.: Charles VII of France. The surrender of Bayonne took place on 20 August 1451.

93: 29 November 1451 . Westminster . Concerning licence to load [granted to John] Shipward and some others .

Licence granted at their supplication to Shipwarde John Shipward and Straunge Robert Strange , Bristoll' merchants of the town of Bristol , and Kerver William Carver of London , merchant , as they have in Bayonne and the regions of Aquitaine various goods ( mercandise ) as woad, iron, beverages and saffron of a value of 540 l. , allowing them to charter a ship of a tonnage of 240 tuns, or two or three other barges or whaleboats amounting to the same tonnage, with the masters and mariners, to go to Bayonne or the port of Sanctus Johannes de Lusuz Saint-Jean-de-Luz in order to load these goods, and then return to Bristol to unload these goods, these masters and mariners receiving woollen cloths and not money for the freight.

By p.s., etc.

94

27 April 1452 . Westminster .

Licence granted, at his supplication, to Arnaldus, Makanam Arnaut Macanan, esquire , originating in the duchy of Aquitaine, as he has some business to do in the regions of in partibus Ispannie Spain , allowing him to go there with four of his servants or less for doing this business. The king does not want Macanan to be impedimented or molested by the king's customers, searchers ( scrutatores ), and the other royal officers or subjects. The king has formerly proclaimed that all the persons originating from the duchy of Aquitaine being in the kingdom of England , who after the surrender of the cities of Bordeaux and Bayonne and other neighbouring places to the king's adversary of France ¹ surrendered in whatever place of the duchy had to come in person to be heard before the king and his council on 6 May 1452, and none of them can return to the duchy of Aquitaine before this day on pain of imprisonment as king's prisoner and rebel.

1.: Charles VII of France.

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For Menaut d'Aste.

1 July 1452 . Westminster . ¹

Grant for life, at his supplication, to Menauldus, Dasta Menaut d'Aste, former Sanctus Makarius captain of the town and castle of Saint-Macaire situated in the borders region ( in patria fronterie ) of the duchy of Aquitaine, of the office of captain and castellan of this town and castle of Saint-Macaire , with the lordships, lands, fees, revenues, and possessions of Tartas and Liuran Livran which are hold by Bernardus Bernat Ferrant, kt , and his sons, who are old enemies of the king, and also the place and parish of Hargues Fargues and Prignac Preignac which are occupied by the same for a long time, to have with all their appurtenances and revenues, up to the yearly value of 50 l.st. . Menaut d'Aste has shown to the king that he has lost some of his goods in the king's wars in the duchy of Aquitaine, then some time ago all his goods when the duchy surrendered to the king's adversaries, and he has been made prisoner by the king's adversaries and put to such a ransom he had to sell all his hereditary goods in order to pay it.

By K.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.

1 July 1452 . Westminster .

Order to the king's lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine or his lieutenant, and the dean of Saint-Seurin situated outside the walls of Bordeaux ¹ to deliver to Menaut d'Aste all what is granted to him in the above king's letters.

1.: Pey du Taste .

For Fortaner de Serres.

97: 1 July 1452 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Fortaner de Serres , king's liege man originating from the duchy of Aquitaine, of the office of Sanctus Severus prévôt of Saint-Sever with its customary wages, rights, profits and emoluments. And the king grants him once, in compensation of his captivities, 300 l.t. from the movable goods seized for the king in the duchy of Aquitaine being in the king's obedience. Serres has served the king in his wars in the arrival of the king's adversaries in the duchy and was made prisoner by these adversaries at Blaye where he has to pay a great ransom, and understanding that the king's enemies were about to besiege Bayonne , he went there in order to resist them, and was taken for the second time to his ruin ( in eius finalem destructionem ).

By K.

Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine or his lieutenant, and the dean of Saint-Seurin situated outside the walls of Bordeaux ¹ to deliver to deliver this office with its customary wages and emoluments to Fortaner de Serres , and pay him once these 300 l.t. .

1.: Pey du Taste .

99: 18 July 1452 . Westminster . Concerning licence [granted to John] Sharp .

Licence granted for one year to John Sharp the elder, of Bristoll' Bristol , merchant , allowing him to load in England some goods, himself or through deputies, on one ship of a tonnage of 300 tuns or two ships of a tonnage of 160 tuns, with their masters and mariners, and bring these goods to Bordeaux or Bayonne in order to sell them. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit without impediment Sharp to load and export these to Bordeaux or Bayonne, paying due customs.

By K.

100

1 August 1452 . Westminster . For Johan de Roustaing, esquire .

Order to the king's lieutenant of Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine or his lieutenant to deliver to Rostainh Johan de Roustaing, esquire , originating from the city of Bordeaux , of the town , castle and lordship of Rions with its appurtenances, which annual value is not exceeding 50 l.st. , granted to him on 14 May 1452, ¹ Rions being now occupied by the Lebret lord of Albret , ² the king's enemy.

1.: See entry 86 .
2.: Charles II d'Albret , lord of Albret (1415-1471).

For the count of Longueville.

101

29 July 1452 . Westminster .

Grant in perpetuity, at their supplication, to Gaston de Foix, count of Longueville and Benauges , capitaneus, Bouch captal de Buch and his son Johan de Foix, Kendale earl of Kendal , the king's kinsmen, of all their lands, lordships, hereditary goods and possessions, with their rights, high and low justice and their other revenues and appurtenances they owned in the duchies of Aquitaine and Normandy before the invasion of the king's adversary of France, ¹ any sell made by Gaston and Johan to somebody after 1 May 1451 notwithstanding. Gaston de Foix and his son Johan did not want to submit to the king's adversary of France when the duchy of Aquitaine surrendered to him as they wanted to remain the king's faithful liege men, so they have withdrawn to the kingdom of Aragon , ² selling before for some sums of money all their lands and lordships to some king's enemies faithful to the king's adversary of France, ³ waiting for the duchy of Aquitaine to be recaptured by the king, wishing to take part in this reconquest, but they fear that some persons may obtain thereafter from the king the lands and possessions they owned before this sell.

By p.s.

1.: The conquest of Normandy and Aquitaine by King Charles VII of France.
2.: In 1452 Gaston de Foix bought from Juan Francés de Ariño the lordship of Maella (gallicized as 'Meille'. Municipality of Maella, in the comarca of Bajo Aragón-Caspe, province of Zaragoza, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain) and remained there until his death in 1455.
3.: On 20 July 1451, Gaston de Foix sold several of his possessions - among themselves the vicomté of Castillon - to his nephew Gaston IV de Foix, count of Foix and vicomte of Béarn, and Jean d'Orléans, count of Dunois, for 84,000 gold crowns. See Courteault, H., Gaston IV, comte de Foix, vicomte souverain de Béarn, prince de Navarre, 1423-1472 (Toulouse, 1895), p.154, n.4. See also mentions of two related acts mentioned in Auriac, E. d', La reddition de Bordeaux sous Charles VII (Paris, 1864), p.11, n.4 and p.12, n.1 (Acts copied in Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Doat, no. 218, fol. 202 and 204).

102: Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant of Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux and the seneschal of the Landes or their lieutenants to deliver to Gaston de Foix and his son Johan de Foix all the lands and lordships mentioned in the above king's letters.

For Loys [de] Brutails.

103

29 July 1452 . Westminster . ¹

Grant in perpetuity, at supplication, to Lodowicus, Brutailhs Loys de Brutails, esquire , servant of the count of Longueville , originating from the duchy of Aquitaine, and his male heirs, of the places, lordships and hereditary goods ( hereditamenta ) of Gamarde , Auribat and Campet with their appurtenances and rights, which are at present enjoyed by the count of Foix ² and the Labrith lord of Albret , ³ the old king's adversaries, up to the yearly value of 80 l.st. . Brutails has left all his goods in the hands of the king's adversaries of France after the surrender of the duchy of Aquitaine to these adversaries in order to keep his fidelity to the king.

By p.s.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: Gaston IV de Foix .
3.: Charles II d'Albret .

104: Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant of Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux and the seneschal of the Landes or their lieutenants to deliver these places and lordships to Loys de Brutails according to the king's letters.

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For Johan Despoy.

105

29 July 1452 . Westminster . ¹

Grant in perpetuity, at his supplication, to Johan Despoy, esquire , the king's liege man, and his heirs, of the plot ( placea ), land and lordship of Clarenx Clerans in Peiregort Périgord , and the houses called Saint-Aubin ² and Saint-Genès ³ situated in the castellanies of Blanqueford Blanquefort and Chastelneuf Castelnau[-de-Médoc] , the house of Saint-Aubin having been forfeited by the rebellion of Gailhardet, Domasainh Galhardet de Domezain , and the house of Saint-Genès having been forfeited by the rebellion of Petrus, Greilin Pierre de Grailly of Savoie , ⁴ with all their appurtenances up to the yearly value of 100 l.st. . After the city of Bordeaux surrendered in the hands of the king's adversaries, Johan Despoy kept his fidelity towards the king and went to England in order to help the recovery of Bordeaux [and Aquitaine].

By K., etc.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc.
3.: In com. Avensan.
4.: Pierre de Grailly was second cousin of Gaston de Foix, captal de Buch, and was also co-lord of Ville-la-Grand (then written as 'Villagrand'). He was proctor of Gaston de Foix and his son Johan de Foix for their lands of Savoie (within its 15th borders): Grilly (a commune in arr. Gex, dép. Ain, France), Ville-la-Grand (a commune in arr. Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, dép. Haute-Savoie, France) and Rolle (now a commune in the canton of Vaux, Switzerland). Gaston de Foix sold them on 26 August 1455 to pay the ransom of Johan de Foix, earl of Kendal, made prisoner by the French at Castillon soon after the battle of Castillon (17 July 1453). Pierre de Foix was one of the two proctors appointed at Maella (Aragon) by Gaston de Foix on 3 May 1455 present at this sell made at Geneva. See Plantin, J. B., Abbregé (sic) de l'histoire générale de Suisse , (Paris, 1666), pp.771-8. Then the lordship of Grilly was sold to Louis Bonnivard, chamberlain of the duke of Savoie, the lordship of Rolle to the Viry family, lords of Mont-le-Vieux (com. Essertines-sur-Rolle, canton of Vaux, Switzerland). See the genealogical links between the elder branch of the Grailly family and his younger branch based in Savoie in Foras, E.-A. de, Armorial et nobiliaire de l'ancien duché de Savoie , vol. 3 (Grenoble, 1893), pp.127-8. In 1459, he was still acting as proctor of Johan de Foix, earl of Kendal, had to transfer some money to this latter wife and was still dealing for him with the lordships of Grilly, Ville-la-Grand and Rolle. See Archives Départementales du Gers, Auch, Archives du Grand Séminaire d'Auch, I 1588, no. 9682 (Royan, 11 February 1460, n.s.).

106: Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine or his lieutenant, the constable of Bordeaux, the dean of Saint-Seurin church being outside the walls of the city of Bordeaux, and the procurator fiscal of the duchy of Aquitaine to deliver them to Johan Despoy according to the king's letters.

For Loys Despoy, kt.

107: 26 August 1452 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Loys Despoy, kt , because of his good service and as he is involved in the recovery of the duchy, of the office of controller of the constabulary of the castle of Bordeaux and general collector of the duchy of Aquitaine with its customary wages and profits. Formerly, the king had granted this office to Loys Despoy, but this office has been put in the king's adversaries hands by the surrender of Bordeaux.

By K., etc.

108: Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine or his lieutenant, the constable of Bordeaux, the dean of Saint-Seurin church being outside the walls of the city of Bordeaux, and the procurator fiscal of the duchy of Aquitaine to deliver this office to Loys Despoy according to the king's letters.

For Johan Castandet.

109

29 July 1452 . Westminster . ¹

Grant in perpetuity, at his supplication, to Castendet Johan de Castandet, esquire , originating from the duchy of Aquitaine, servant of the count of Longueville , ² of the house, lordship and hereditary good of Meyllent Meilhan of Meyllent super Tartas Tartas that the Labryth lord of Albret , ³ the ancient adversary of the king, holds at present, and the house and hereditary good of Sancta Crucis de Monte Sainte-Croix-du-Mont which is held now by Angevyn Bernat Angevin , the king's adversary, ⁴ with their appurtenances and rights up to the yearly value of 80 l.st. . And furthermore, the king grants him for life the Borsac prévôté of Barsac that la Mote Johan de Lamothe holds by the grant of the king's adversary of France ⁵ with this office customary wages, rights, profits and franchises. Castandet has shown to the king that he has served him in his wars and has suffered several damages and oppressions by his imprisonment and that of his three brothers who had been made prisoner by the king's adversaries when they were members of the company of Rempston Thomas Rampston, kt , then seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , ⁶ having to pay a ransom of 500 m. , a part of it being owed to Rampston.

By p.s., etc.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: Gaston de Foix, count of Longueville and Benauges , captal de Buch .
3.: Charles II d'Albret .
4.: It means that Bernat Angevin submitted to Charles VII when Bordeaux surrendered on 12 June 1451.
5.: Charles VII .
6.: It corresponds to the 'Journée of Tartas' where Thomas Rampston was made prisoner by Charles VII at Saint-Sever (1442).

110: Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant of Aquitaine , the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux and the seneschal of the Landes or their lieutenants to deliver these possessions and office to Johan de Castandet according to the king's letters.

111: 12 August 1452 . Westminster . For Pey Durand .

Similar entry as entry 89 .

By p.s., etc.

112

18 August 1452 . Westminster . For Baudinot Gassies . ¹

Grant for life to Baudinot Gassies, esquire , originating from the city of Bordeaux , of the land and Noalham lordship of Noaillan with their appurtenances situated in the Bordelais region which are now held by la Mote Johan de Lamothe, kt , the old king's adversary, and the land and Castrum Novum in Sarnes lordship of Castelnau-de-Cernès with their appurtenances which are now held by the Larbrit lord of Albret , ² who is also an ancient adversary of the king, up to the yearly value of 50 l.st. . Baudinot Gassies has served the king's ancestors in the duchy of Aquitaine at his own cost without receiving wages from the king, and have put several times his body and goods in danger in the surrender of the duchy of Aquitaine in the king's adversaries hands, and he has given up his kinsmen, friends, hereditary goods and all his movable goods, and he has kept his fidelity to the king in coming to the kingdom of England without payment of the king to his great impoverishment in order to be a part of the return of the duchy of Aquitaine in the king's obedience. ³

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: Charles II d'Albret .
3.: See the related entry entry 119 .

113

22 August 1452 . Westminster . Concerning licence [granted to William] Chattock .

Licence granted for one year, at his supplication, to Chattok William Chattock, merchant of the city of London , allowing him to charter himself or through deputies a ship of a tonnage of 300 tuns or less towards Bordeaux or Bayonne or some other regions, loaded with lawfull goods and sell them in Bordeaux or Bayonne, buy there some other goods and bring also the iron he owns there up to the kingdom of England . The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Chattock to do it without impediment. On 28 August 1451, ¹ the king had granted him by his letters patent a licence for nine months allowing him to bring on a ship of a tonnage of 300 tuns or below some wine, iron and other goods up to the value of the sums of money owed to him at Bordeaux and the surrounding places, from the parts of [Bordeaux] to the kingdom of England. With the main part of this money Chattock has bought a great quantity of iron in the regions [of Aquitaine] to be brought to England according to these king's letters patent, however Chattock was not able to bring this iron to England as the king's enemies forbade him to export this iron to England and and consequently he fears losing all this iron.

1.: See entry 80 .

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114

1 August 1452 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Rosseu Ramon Rousseu , originating from the duchy of Aquitaine, who exposed his body in the king's service in his wars, and who recently left all his goods when the duchy of Aquitaine surrendered to the king's adversary of France ¹ in order to keep his fidelity towards the king, of the house or hall ( aula ) of Ayran with its appurtenances, and of one house and garden situated within the sauveté ( salvitas ) of Saint-André of Bordeaux in the Beata Maria de Platea parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Place , and is situated between the garden ( causa ) of David de Brosses, on one part, and the garden of Nolim, Blank Nolin Blanc of the Sanctus Preiectus parish of Saint-Projet ² on the other, and is stretching from a public street ³ to the garden of the chapel Notre-Dame-de-la-Place, ⁴ and also the defaults of the court of the judge of Gascony . And this house and the other things have been seized to the king by the rebellion of David de Brosses . ⁵ Rousseu has to have all of this with a sum not exceeding the yearly value of 10 l. . With the proviso that if the king grants him a reward of the value of this grant or part of it, Rousseu must return this grant or part of it. ⁶

By K.

1.: Bordeaux surrendered to Charles VII of France on 12 June 1451.
2.: Called Nolin Alby of the parish of Saint-Pierre in entry in C 61/137 .
3.: Either the 'rue du Loup' or the 'rue de Cheverus'.
4.: On this parish church of Bordeaux, see Barraud, D. and Lavaud, S., 'Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Place / Église Sainte-Marie-de-la-Place', in Atlas historique de Bordeaux . Sites et monuments, III, ed. S. Lavaud (Bordeaux, 2009), pp.29-31.
5.: It means that David de Brosses submitted to Charles VII when Bordeaux surrendered on 12 June 1451.
6.: See the related entry entry 84 .

For Tetbaut Oliver.

115

25 August 1452 . Westminster . ¹

Grant for life to Theobaldus Tetbaut Oliver , born in the city of Bordeaux , because of the good service done by his ancestors to the king's ancestors, and as he has given up his kinsmen and friends as well as his movable and immovable goods and went to England to keep his his fidelity to the king when the duchy of Aquitaine surrendered to the king's adversaries, of half of the revenues of the assizes of Dax which is now occupied by the king's adversary [of France] ² up to the yearly value of 50 m.st. , together with the land and Ryon lordship of Rion and its appurtenances situated in the Landet, des seneschalcy of the Landes which is now occupied by the Larbrit lord of Albret , ³ the king's adversary, and which was formerly in the king's obedience, up to the yearly value of 25 m.st. , with the proviso that if this half of the assizes of Dax, this land and lordship of Rion are not of the king's domain, and if the king and his council want to give him another reward, he has to accept it and return this grant.

By p.s., etc.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.
2.: Charles VII .
3.: Charles II d'Albret .

116: Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine or his lieutenant, the constable of Bordeaux and the king's procurator fiscal in Aquitaine to deliver them to Tetbaut Oliver according to the king's letters.

For Johan de Roustaing.

117

26 July 1452 . Westminster . ¹

Grant in perpetuity to Rostan' Johan de Roustaing, esquire , originating from the duchy of Aquitaine, the king's servant, because of the good service his ancestors did to the king in the duchy of Aquitaine, and his heirs issued of his body, of the place and Balhada lordship of Belhade with its appurtenances which are now occupied by Amaniou, Lana Amaniu de Lanne and his son Lana Guitart de Lanne , the king's rebels, and which are not exceeding the yearly sum of 50 l.st. .

By p.s., etc.

1.: Extractus is written in the margin.

118: Same as above

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , the seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine or his lieutenant, the mayor of the city of Bordeaux and the dean of Saint-Seurin church situated outside the walls of Bordeaux to deliver them to Johan de Roustaing .

119

18 August 1452 . Westminster . For Baudinot Gassies .

Order to the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , the seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the seneschal of the Landes and their lieutenants to deliver to Baudinot Gassies, esquire , originating from the city of Bordeaux , the land and Noalham lordship of Noaillan with their appurtenances situated in the Bordelais region which are now held by la Mote Johan de Lamothe, kt , the ancient adversary of the king, and the land and Castrum Novum in Sarnes lordship of Castelnau-de-Cernès with their appurtenances which are now held by the Larbrit lord of Albret , ¹ who is also an ancient adversary of the king, up to the yearly sum of 50 l.st. the has granted to him for life. ²

1.: Charles II d'Albret.
2.: See the grant of the same date: entry 112 .