3 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For the mayor, jurats and community of Bordeaux.

Order to the seneschal and the king's council in Aquitaine, to summon the king's proctor and others whom they think ought to be summoned on the king's behalf, and also the other parties, hear their arguments concerning the mayor, jurats and community of Bordeaux 's claims over the banlieue, and view the letters patent of the king's grandfather concerning it. If it is as alleged, then they are to do justice without delay according to the laws and customs there. They are also ordered to meet with the mayor, jurats and community and consider the issue of their request that they are able to have the profits of the common lands of the city ( paduancia ), if any, for the public good, and of which they have the use and service, neither the they, the king or his progenitors having any profit from the same, because the king's council does not understand what this is, whether it is to the king's grave damage and prejudice, nor whether the use of the same ought to pertain to the king. They are to ordain what they think is right to satisfy the mayor, jurats and good men of the city, without disinheriting or doing great damage to the king.

The king has received a petition on behalf of the mayor, jurats and community, that although they ought to have the banlieue towards the Médoc and the Inter duo Maria Entre-deux-Mers , with high and low lordship of the same both on land and at sea, by right of inheritance of the city, and pertaining to the supplicants, however, the king's officers have occupied one part of this, and still occupy it, disseising the supplicants, and certain other individuals have occupied the other part and hold it, notwithstanding that the banlieue was wholly restored to the supplicants by E[dward III], late king of England , the king's grandfather, just as appears by the letters patent of that king, as they assert, having shown a copy to the king in a public instrument, and they have requested that the banlieue be restored to them.

By p.s.

6 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Per-Arnaut [de Béarn], kt.

Confirmation, at the request of the king's uncle, John [of Gaunt], king of Castile and León , duke of Lancaster , to Per-Arnaut de Béarn, kt , for his good service to the king's father and the king in their wars against their French adversary, of his purchase of the barony of Astan Estang , Poio Pujo , Montagut and of Jeloos Geloux with the appurtenances, he being in actual possession by the seneschal of the Landes , and the prévôt of Saint-Sever by order from the king's court of sovereignty of Aquitaine, as the king has been given to understand, saving only the king's right, and that of any other party. In addition the king grants to Béarn his part of Montagut with its appurtenances which does not exceeding the value of 20 l.guien. per annum, holding the same from the king and his heirs by the customary service during pleasure, without rendering anything to the king. The king further confirms to Béarn the annuity of 200 l. of money then current in Aquitaine which the king's uncle granted to him when he was lieutenant of the late king, the king's grandfather, in Aquitaine, taking the same for his life from the places of Leas Lias and Montguillem Monguilhem , these places then being in the hands of the king's enemies, if the same come back into the king's obedience by Béarn's action or purchase, and if by that action and purchase they do not do not come into the king's obedience, then Bearn is not to have that money unless the king's decides that he does.

By p.s.

Same as above For Pey de Labarthe.

Grant to la Barte Pey de Labarthe of Sancto Genio Saint-Gein of the writing office of the court of the seneschal of Landes , with the fees and profits that reasonably pertained to that office, during pleasure, provided that he swear an oath before the seneschal of the Landes .

By p.s.

3 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For the mayor, jurats and community of Bordeaux.

Confirmation by the king's special grace, and by the advice of his council, to the mayor, jurats and community of Burdeg' Bordeaux , for their good conduct and great loyalty, and in consideration of the circumstances of the collapse of a tower and a great quantity of the wall of the city, of the grant to them by the seneschal of Aquitaine, of an imposition of 12 d. in the pound of money current there on all rebels and enemies, and 6 d. in the pound of the same money on those obedient to the king, taking one moiety from the sellers, and the other moiety from the buyers, on merchandise sold, bought, exchanged or transferred, or in other ways transfered from hand to hand from the last Easter, for one year. Further, by the same grace and advice, the king grants the imposition for a further year in the manner that it is currently levied, under the following conditions, namely: that the money raised by the imposition is used only in the repair of the wall, and the making of the tower for the fortification of the city; and that a certain good man, whom the seneschal and council will ordain, which man will be both keeper of works, ¹ and from time to time to look over and write down the money brought in by the imposition. If the walls and towers are reasonably well built within the term of two years, or if they find a better way of getting it done by the imposition, or from other profits of the city within the two years, then the imposition is to cease. The king grants this, having received a request on behalf of the mayor, jurats and community, for the confirmation and extension.

By p.s.

6 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For a confirmation.

Inspeximus of letters patent of vidimus of William Privet, Umbrarie prévôt of the prévôté of the Ombrière of Bordeaux, under the seal of his court, in these words:

The king approves, ratifies and confirms the remise, pardon, return, restitution, revocation, cancellation, annulment, defence and release.

8 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For William Sifrewast.

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, and the constable and mayor of Bordeaux , or their lieutenants, to put Cifrewas William Sifrewast, esquire , in corporal possession of the Sanctus Emilio prévôté of Saint-Émilion with all profits and revenues, he holding the same according to the tenor of the king's letters, and they removing any illicit detainers of the same. The king, by his special grace, for the good service that Sifrewast has done to the king's father , and to the king in their wars in their lordship of Aquitaine, and at the request of the king's mother , has granted the prévôté to him for his life with all profits and revenues up to the value of 10 l. a year, provided that if the profits and revenues exceed that 10 l. a year, he should render the surplus each year at the castle of Bordeaux to the constable of Bordeaux, at the feasts of Michaelmas and Easter by equal portions, just as is more fully contained in the king's letters patent. ¹

26 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For a grant of a market and fair.

To the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, dukes, counts, barons, justices, vicomtes, prévôts, ministers and all the king's bailiffs and faithful subjects.

Grant to the Soudan de la Trau , ¹ that he and his heirs may have forever a market each week where they wish within their lordship and land of Darbenatz Arbanats ; and four fairs each year for four days, namely one on the feast of Saint Vincent, ² another on the feast of Saint Luke, ³ the third on the purification of the Blessed Mary, ⁴ and the fourth on the feast of Holy Trinity, with all liberties and free customs that pertain to the market and fair; unless the market or fair are to the damage of neighbouring markets and fairs of the king's subjects.

Witnesses: W[illiam Courtenay], archbishop of Canterbury , primate of all England, W[illiam Wickham], bishop of Winchester and Th[omas Brantingham], bishop of Exeter , Edmund [of Langley], earl of Cambridge , the king's uncle, Richard Fitz Alan, earl of Arundel , Hugh [de Stafford], earl of Stafford , Michael de la Pole, chancellor , Segrave Hugh de Seagrave, the king's treasurer , Monte Acuto John de Montague, steward of the king's household , and others.

By p.s.

6 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey de Labarthe. ¹

Grant by the king's special grace, to Barte, la Pey de Labarthe of Sanctus Genius Saint-Gein , for his good service in the king's wars in Aquitaine, of a moiety of the site ( unius platea ) of a water mill with appurtenances in the territory of Sanctus Genius Saint-Gein within the seneschalcy of the Landes. Having the same for his life from the king and his heirs, by the customary service, provided that he should make half of a water mill on the site so that milling can take place as it did anciently. The king desires that the lord of Castandet , to whom the other moiety of the site pertains, will cause the other half of the mill to be built, and that the seneschal of the Landes and the constable of Bordeaux will ensure that this is done. After the death of Labarthe the moiety is to revert to the king, the same being valued at 60 s. per annum as a whole once the mill is contracted.

By p.s.

7 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For William Sifrewast, esquire. ¹

Grant, by the king's special grace, for the good service that Cifrewas William Sifrewast, esquire , has done to the king's father , and to the king in their wars in their lordship of Aquitaine, and at the request of the king's mother , of the Sanctus Emilio prévôté of Saint-Émilion , having the same for his life with all profits and revenues up to the value of 10 l. a year, provided that if the profits and revenues exceed that 10 l. a year, he should render the surplus each year at the castle of Bordeaux to the constable of Bordeaux, at the feasts of Michaelmas and Easter by equal portions. ²

6 July 1384 . The in palacio nostro Westm' palace of Westminster . For the Soudan de la Trau.

Order to the constable of Bordeaux that when he has receive from the Traue, la Soudan de la Trau , the letters patent of the king's father, and has cancelled those letters, he is to pay to the Soudan the arrears of the 200 old écu ( scutum ) annually granted to him from the profits and revenues of the Umbrarie, Burdegal' prévôté of the Ombrière of Bordeaux from the 20 May, and the same sum each year for the life of the Soudan from those profits and revenues, according to the tenor of the king's letters of that date, any gift or grant made by the king's lieutenant or seneschal of Aquitaine, or any other minister there to anyone else before 20 May on the prévôté notwithstanding. Receiving from the Soudan his letters of acquittance attesting to each payment, by which the constable will have due allowance in his account. It is provided that the Soudan should not receive double payment of the sum because of the king's earlier letters to the assessors or receivers.

Lately the king ordered by his executory letters patent of the 20 May 1381 to the assessors or other receivers of the profits and other revenues of the prévôté, that they pay to the Soudan, or his attorney the arrears of an annuity of 200 old écu , the king granting that the annuity be paid from that source for the Soudan's life. It is provided that the Soudan, before he receives any payment [should surrender] the letters of the prince, the king's father , by which he granted to the Soudan 200 old écu to be taken from the money struck in the city of Bordeaux, because the Soudan was not able to have any payment of the same to be received from the profits and revenues of the prévôté, because John de Stratton, Landirans lord of Landiras , constable of Bordeaux , received whatever issues of the prévôté for his time. ¹

By p.s.

14 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For a protection.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for John Clopton, vintener of London , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, to stay there with John de Stratton, Landirans lord of Landiras , Burdegale constable of Bordeaux .

By bill of p.s.

26 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Radegonde Béchet . ¹

Grant to Radegonde Béchet, lady of Mortymer Morthemer , of the fourth part of the Burdegal' market of Bordeaux , which is in the king's hands, for her life, with the profits, emoluments, customs and revenues pertaining to that fourth part. The king also grants to her the three parts of the same market, with their appurtenances, which are in the hands of the good men of Bordeaux for a certain term of years due to end at Michaelmas next, holding the same for her life after the end of the term, with the profits, emoluments, customs and revenues pertaining to the three parts. It is provided that after the death of Béchet the parts of the market with their appurtenances should wholly revert to the king and his heirs. ²

By p.s.

2 August 1384 . The in palacio nostro Westm' palace of Westminster . For the executors of the testament of Bertran d'Aretz.

To Juan Gutiérrez, Aquen' bishop of Dax , the seneschals of Aquitaine and the Landes , judges of Bordeaux and the Landes , the prévôts of Baion' Bayonne , Aquen' Dax and Sanctus Severus Saint-Sever , and their lieutenants, and each of them.

Commission and order that the three sentences given by the mayor, jurats and court of the city of Bayonne , the judge appellate of the court of Bordeaux, and Furno, de Pey Dufour and Domus Nona Johan Maisonnave , burgesses of Dax, that in the case of Gassie-Arnaut d'Aretz, and Pey de Castet, executors of Bertran d'Aretz, that the three sentences brought by the mayor, jurats and court of Bayonne, the judge appellate of the court of Bordeaux, and the judges of the king's court of sovereignty in Aquitaine and in Bordeaux, which the king has confirmed with his royal authority, if they have not been executed, to put them into execution according to the contents and tenor of the same, anything done or to be done to the contrary by whatever other letters or orders obtained from us, or to be obtained from us, notwithstanding; saving to Bernat, and the executors, the power of nullifying the three judgments if this is permitted to be done according to the fors, laws and customs of Aquitaine, provided that Bernat and the executors show that the three sentences are null within the due time after it has been established that we have sent letters of confirmation, without any further delay. ¹

On behalf of Daretz Gassie-Arnaut d'Aretz, brother of Daretz Bertran d'Aretz and Castro Pey de Castet , executors of the testament of the same Daretz Bertran d'Aretz it has been made known to the king that lately a legal case was begun before the mayor, jurats and court of the city of Bayonne , between Villa, de Bernat de Bielle and Malcayd Ramon de Malcaide , citizens of Bayonne, plaintiffs, and Bertran d'Aretz, their fellow citizen, defendent, now deceased, on a petition concerning 53 pipes of wine valued at 1,200 fr. , just as is more fully contained in the process put and heard before the mayor, jurats and court. Finally the definitive sentence found for Aretz just as appears in the process and judgment, and Bielle and Malcaide appealed to the judge appellate of the court of Bordeaux , and the parties or their proctors appeared before him, and the process of the principal cause before the mayor, jurats and court was viewed, and by a second sentence the judgment was confirmed by him against Bielle and Malcaide with a condemnation of expenses. Following this Bielle and Malcaide appealed this judgment to the judges of the king's court of sovereignty in Aquitaine and in Bordeaux , who gave a definitive sentence in favour of Bielle and Malcaide wrongly and unjustly, and Aretz, because of this injustice lawfully appealed to the king and his council in England, in writing and within the legal time, and the king wishing justice to be seen to be done, committed its hearing to the bishop, and to Furno, de Pey Dufour and Domus Nova Johan Maisonnave , burgesses of Dax, by his letters patent, with a clause that they proceed in the same and determine it, any exceptions or appeals to the contrary notwithstanding. Dufour and Maisonnave received the letters, the bishop being absent by the king's order, and they summoned the parties before them, and viewing and investigating all the preceding process, found the third sentence of the judges of the court of sovereignty of Aquitaine wrong and in error, and upheld the sentences of the mayor, jurats and court of Bayonne in the principal cause, and the judge appellate of Gascony in favour of Aretz, condemning Bielle and Malcaide in the expenses, just as more fully appears in the instrument of the same sentence and process had before them. Since three sentences have been given in favour of Aretz, and no further appeal should be permitted, the executors have requested that those three sentences be confirmed by the king's authority, and they be executed, to which the king wishes to agree. ²

23 August 1384 . The in palacio nostro Westm' palace of Westminster . For Radegonde Béchet, lady of Morthemer.

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine and the constable of Bordeaux, and their lieutenants, to permit Radegonde Béchet, Morymer lady of Morthemer , to take all of the custom of issac with all the profits and emoluments pertaining to to it, together with the issues and profits since the 12 January, until the king orders otherwise, the king having granted this because William Houghton of London , draper , John Luton of London , goldsmith , John Waltham of London , skinner , and Richard Waltham of London , skinner , have personally mainprised before the king in chancery for her that she would answer to the king's servants, Rauf Walter Ralph and John Rose , for the annuity of 200 l. annuity from the 12 January onwards, if the same is adjudged to them in a case pending between them. Lately the king by his letters patent granted to Béchet the custom on wine called issac ( le ysshac ) in Bordeaux for her life, with all profits and emoluments pertaining to it, provided that she is to satisfy all those who have received a grant of the custom, or any part of it, by the king's letters patent. Afterwards, on 12 January following, by other letters patent of the king, he granted to Ralph and Rose, 200 l.bord.nig. , which Landirans Pey de Landiras, kt , deceased, had for the term of his life by the grant of the prince, the king's father on the custom of issac, from the wine sold in taverns in the city; holding and taking the same from the custom from the collector for the term of their lives. Béchet has now requested that, since a plea is pending before the king in chancery between her, Ralph and Rose concerning the 200 l. and that she is wholly impeded on account of the grant to them, that the king will wish to grant to her that she can have the whole custom until the pleas is discussed. ¹

26 July 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For the Soudan de la Trau .

Grant with the advice of the king's council, to the Traue, la Soudan de la Trau , of a licence to build and crenelate a castle in a place of his choosing in the lordship and land of Darbenatz Arbanats , ¹ within half a league of the place of Arbanats , and once built, hold the same for ever without impediment of the king or his heirs and their ministers. The Soudan has shown the king that he had of his own inheritance and that of his wife a moiety of a castle one day's journey from the city of Bordeaux, which castle was anciently called Arbenatz Arbanats , with high and low lordship, and four parishes in the same lordship, which ought to be valued at 300 m. per annum, and how when the daniou duke of Anjou when he took Riole, la La Réole and Seint Macaire Saint-Macaire and the surrounding country, and the Loguiran lord of Langoiran , ² deceased, went over to the French, the men of the duke took the castle and burnt and utterly destroyed it, ³ the castle being built in timber because it was built in a place where water ran through so that it was not possible to build it in stone. ⁴ Also all the parishes there were destroyed so that no man dared to live there because of the enemies, and because the Soudan does not have a fortalice where they were able to withdraw. And the same Soudan with the aid of the law-worthy men of those parts proposed to rebuild the castle in another place half a league from the place of Arbanats where the castle was previously built, which as the Soudan says was not suitable. The Soudan requests that he is granted a licence to build the castle where he considers most advantageous, so that the Soudan does not lose his land, and the law-worthy men there have somewhere to withdraw there, so that they do not fear to live there because of the invasions of the enemies in the neighbourhood, and because the Soudan has had the castle and lordship by inheritance for the previous seven years, and did not have a place and fortalice where he, his wife or men could securely reside.

By p.s.

5 September 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For making an examination. ¹

Assignment during pleasure to John Bunt of Bristol to search in the city of Baion' Bayonne , and its district for all manner of cloth which is being taken out of England with a cocket or paying customs, taking the same cloth into the king's hands as forfeit by the controller of the prévôté of the city, answering to the king for a moiety of the forfeited cloth by the constable of Bordeaux, and Bunt keeping the other moiety for his labour.

Lately the prelates, magnates and communities of the kingdom of England in the great council of the Lord E[dward III], late king of England , held at Westminster , at the request of the same for the remission of the forfeitures to the king of the aulnage of cloth within the kingdom, granted to the king a subsidy to be taken on each cloth offered for sale, both of one colour and of others, within the kingdom of England, in addition to the customs due from the seller, namely from each cloth of assize in which there is not grain ² 4 d. , and from each half cloth 2 d. ; from each scarlet cloth of assize 6 d. , and from each half cloth 3 d. ; and from each cloth of half grain of assize 5 d. , and from a half cloth 2½ d. ; and from every cloth exceeding the half cloth of assize by three ells and more, not being an entire cloth of assize, paying according to the rate of the subsidy for an entire cloth of the sort, to the king's use. It is provided that no subsidy is to be demanded from any cloth bought by anyone for his clothing, or his family's, or of cloth sealed with the seal of the collector of the subsidy on which the subsidy has been paid by the seller regardles of whosoever hand it has come. All cloth exposed for sale before it has been sealed is forfeit to the king and is to be taken into the king's hands by the collector, aulnager or the deputy of either of them, or the bailiffs of the towns where the cloth was offered for sale and is found unsealed. The king has been given to understand that various merchants, coveting their own profit, and wishing to defraud the king of the subsidy have often taken various clothes out of the kingdom to Bayonne without a cocket, or paying the subsidy to the grave prejudice and manifest damage of the king, which the king wishes to bring to an end. ³

By bill of the treasurer.

12 September 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For the appointment of the judge of Aquitaine.

Appointment, by the assent of the king's council, of Master Ortice Estèbe Hourtic, bachelor of laws , as judge of Aquitaine , ¹ during pleasure, the king accepting his appointment by Lescrop' William Scrope, seneschal of Aquitaine , taking the customary fee of that office. ²

By p.s.

20 September 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For John de Gedney. ¹

Grant to Gedeneye John de Gedney, the king's servant , for his good service to the king's father, and to the king, both in the castle and town of Burdegal' Bordeaux and elsewhere in Aquitaine, and within the realm of England, and for the great labours and costs that he has sustained without any reward, of the lands, tenements, vineyards and all other goods which were Barde, la Brunet de Labarde in Burdeux Bordeaux , Burdeloys Bordelais and Fronsades Fronsadais , which lands, tenements, vineyards and other goods to the value of 20 l.st. were forfeited to the king because Brunet was put to death for committing treason. Proviso only that if the lands, tenements, vineyards and goods exceed the value of 20 l. each year, then Gedney is to answer each year for the surplus at the castle of Bordeaux to the constable at Easter and Michaelmas by equal portions during his life. After Gedney's death the lands, tenements and vineyards are to wholly revert to the king and his heirs.

By p.s.

14 September 1384 . Westm' Westminster . That ships going to Bordeaux be protected in the best manner possible.

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine and the constable of Bordeaux that they strictly enjoin all the king's lieges on the king's behalf, that when they come to Bordeaux and leave again to return to England, they do so in the strongest manner, taking account of the damage or loss that they could sustain. The king has heard that his enemies are preparing a great fleet to go to sea and harass the king's lieges going to Burdegal' Bordeaux for the present wine vintage. Wishing to provide protection for his lieges and the English fleet, the king has ordered to various mayors and bailiffs of various towns in England to enjoin all his lieges leaving the ports of those towns to go to Bordeaux for the vintage, that they prepare in the strongest manner that they can, and come together as a fleet for their own protection, minimising the threat from the enemy, and so that they can go without damage as far as Bordeaux safely and securely.

By C.

10 November 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Master Ramon-Guilhem de Puy.

Order to the constable of Bordeaux that he is to promptly satisfy Master Ramon-Guilhem de Puy, judge of the king's court of sovereignty in Aquitaine , for what he is able to find is legitimately owed to him for his fees and wages from the time of Loreng' William Loring, late constable of Bordeaux , from the first issues of the castle of Bordeaux; receiving from Puy his letters of acquittance, attesting to his satisfaction, by which, along with this order, he will have due allowance in his account at the English exchequer. Puy has requested this payment from this source, he having letters from Loring attesting to him being owed a certain sum for his fee and wages for his office of judge, and the king wishes to agree to this for Puy's good service.

By p.s.

5 November 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Master Ramon-Guilhem [de Puy].

Agreement to the request of Master Ramon-Guilhem de Puy, clerk , judge of the king's court of sovereignty in Aquitaine , for his good service to E[dward III], late king of England , the king's grandfather, and to the king, that the king by his letters grant that he and his heirs, executors or goods, not be disturbed, banished, impeded or troubled by virtue of his office, or by parties, the rights and customs there being observed; and order to the seneschal, constable, judge, mayors of Bordeaux and Bayonne, and other justices, officers and ministers of the king in Aquitaine, that they permit nothing to be done to Ramon-Guilhem. Puy has requested this because by reason of his service and office he has several times had to punish the king's subjects in the lordship of Aquitaine, and has, therefore, incurred the hatred of some people, and suffered their malicious plots, who should not be indulged in their efforts to damage him, for which he seeks a special order since these are more feared.

By p.s.

6 November 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Master Ramon-Guilhem de Puy.

Ratification to Master Ramon-Guilhem de Puy, judge of the king's court of sovereignty in Aquitaine , for his good service, of the assignment made to him by Richard Rotour, then constable of Bordeaux , for the debt owed to him by Lebreto Bérart [III] d'Albret, late Loguoyranum lord of Langoiran , at the time of his rebellion against the king, and afterwards was bound to Puy by means of a cyrograph for a loan, in 1,000 gold francs, of the house and vineyard and also heaps of corn and wine, dues, obventions, rights and dues, which Albret had, collected, held and possessed before and at the time of his rebellion, in the parish of Brugiis Bruges near Burdeg Bordeaux , just as appears by the letters of the constable sealed with his seal; and also the confirmation of the same assignment by Nevill' John de Neville, then lieutenant in Aquitaine , as is contained in letters sealed under the seal of his office. The king has ratified the assignment and confirmation though Puy had not shown them before the king in chancery.

By p.s.

26 August 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For a protection for the Soudan de la Trau.

To the seneschals, justices, mayors, prévôts, échevins, bayles, executors, justices, officers and all other ministers of the king in Aquitaine, and their lieutenants.

Letters of protection granted to the Traue, la Soudan de la Trau , the king having received him, his lands, and other lands and tenements, vineyards, possessions, rents, property and goods whatsoever both in his own rights, and in right of his wife, under the king's subjection in Aquitaine, into his special protection and defense. The king grants, by his special grace, to the Soudan in relief of his status, respite of both the debts of Johan Colom and Amaniu his brother, and of the Soudan's own debts, to whomsoever they are owed, and for whatever reason they are owed, for the term of five years. The Soudan, his lands, tenements, vineyards, possessions, rents, property and goods, or his pledges or mainpernors are not to be troubled during that term by those to whom the debts are owed.

The Soudan has requested that the king would grant him his protection from the claims relating to the debts from the lands granted him for his maintenance. The land that he has of his inheritance and that of his wife are totally destroyed by the king's French enemy, and are occupied, so that he has little to maintain his estate, unless he is able to have the profits from the 1,500 l.guien which the king granted him from the lands confiscated from the Colom brothers, which he has not been able to have on account of claims made on them by the king's officers in the lordship of Aquitaine, and which lands were charged with large debts by the Coloms. The Soudan has requested that the king grant him his letters of protection to the end that he is protected from those debts for the term of five years.

By p.s.

6 September 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For a protection.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Lumbard Thomas Lombard, controller of the castle of Bordeaux , who is going to Bordeaux, in the king's service, to stay there in the king's service.

By bill of p.s.

14 November 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Master Ramon-Guilhem de Puy and others.

Annulment of the defamatory schedule of Podio Alto Tetbaut de Poyloaut , and the imposition of perpetual silence on Poyloaut and all other people on the contents of that schedule, and whatsoever accusations and defamations made by Poyloaut against Podio, de Ramon-Guilhem de Puy, judge of the king's court of sovereignty in Aquitaine , Johan Colom of rue Saint-James Rua Sancti Jacobi , former burgess of Bordeaux , and Plassano, de Johan de Plassan, clerk of Bordeaux , by word or writing. The king restores Puy, Colom and Plassan to their former good name and gives them leave to bring actions against Poyloaut. Poyloaut is a prisoner in the Tower of London , and is accused of betraying Burdeg' Bordeaux , because he had arranged the will of the late Bérart [III d'Albret], Lagoyrano, de lord of Langoiran in which he had set up as heir the Lebreto lord of Albret , the king's enemy and rebel, and had granted him possession of places once of the lord of Lagoiran as the executor of the will, and is involved in other capital crimes and the crime of lèse-majesté as is alleged in his letters and according to the information from the king's official and council in Aquitaine sent to the king's council in England and provided a schedule ( cedulam sive libellum ) which defamed Puy, Colom and Plassan, asserting that there had been discussions in Puy’s house concerning allying Bordeaux, not to the king, but to the king of Navarre , and the rebels the Armaniaci count of Armagnac and the lord of Albret. The lord of Langoiran had told them that the king's uncle, the king of León and Castile , duke of Lancaster , ¹ had formed a plan to arrest the lord of Langoiran and bring him to England to their denigration and loss of status, when he had heard nothing else unfavourable against them. Poyloaut had not proceeded with the schedule, but gained an adjournment against Puy and Colum even though it was five years and more since the treason, and in the middle of the time Puy was in England, in London and Sar' Salisbury and could have had a copy here. Puy on the king's orders came to England on the king's business and that of his subjects, and Poyloaut was summoned before the king's council, and a suit was brought against him concerning the schedule showing both by Poyloaut's confessions, his sealed letters, the contents of his defamatory schedule, and the evidence given by law-worthy and faithful men, that Poyloaut had provided the schedule to delay the business, giving an example of wickedness and lies.

For K. and C.

6 November 1384 . Westm' Westminster . For Master Ramon-Guilhem de Puy.

Grant to Master Podium Ramon-Guilhem de Puy, clerk and judge of the sovereign court of Aquitaine that he should have the dues, rents, obventions and rights of the parishes of Tercus Tercis and Mes Mées in the Landes , near the city of Aquen' Dax , whose value should not exceed 40 l.st. a year, and the fruits of the same, which he had of the gift of John de Neville, late the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine , for his great service to the king and his progenitors, for his life, the same pertaining to the king because of the rebellion of Labretum Pey d'Albret , provided he has Neville's letters granting the same.

Puy has requested that the king will wish to ratify and confirm the grant made by Neville, notwithstanding that Ricart Merlin, esquire , has afterwards obtained the rent, or an annuity from the same secretly, and that the king will grant the same to Puy anew for life, he taking the fruits from the time of the grant, and in future for his life, notwithstanding other grants to the contrary. The king wishes to grant the request, though Puy has not shown Neville's grant to him in chancery. ¹

By p.s.

15 January 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the abbot and convent of Saint-Sever.

To the seneschal of Aquitaine, the mayor and constable of Bordeaux, and the judge of the court of Aquitaine, or their lieutenants.

Commission to three or two of them of full authority and power to call before them both the abbot and convent of Sanctus Severus Saint-Sever , and the jurats and community of Sanctus Severus Saint-Sever , or their proctors, and also the king's procurator in Bordeaux , and others whom they consider ought to be called, and view the king's letters of confirmation granted to the jurats and community, and hear and understand the arguments of the king's procurator, and of the parties. If they find that the letters were surreptitious, and prejudicial to the king, or the abbot and convent, together with all else that follows in those letters should cease, be revoked and fully annulled, and what has been done in prejudice of the king, or the abbot and convent, should be reformed, and restored to its pristine state, according to the fors, laws and customs of the lordship. The king orders them to diligently attend to the doing and examination of this. The king has ordered the jurats and community to appear before the commissioners, or two of them, and exhibit the letters of confirmation to be inspected without making any difficulty.

The king has been given to understand that the jurats and community of Saint-Sever have secretly obtained a confirmation of certain liberties, franchises and customs from the king, by his letters, and that was in prejudice of the king's jurisdiction, and that of the abbot and convent, and contrary to the pariage made between the king and his progenitors, and the abbot and convent, and their predecessors. The king wishes to prevent this damage if the confirmation was prejudicial and secret.

16 January 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For Bernat [de] Caupenne, son of Ramon, lord of Caupenne.

The seneschal of Aquitaine, the mayor and constable of Bordeaux, Master Podium Ramon-Guilhem de Puy , and Master Guilhem Boneu .

Commission of full power to two of them at least, that in the matter of the complaint of Caupene Bernat [de] Caupenne, son of Ramon , lord of Caupenne , and considering his good service and that of his progenitors, to call before them the detainers of the houses of Tyran Tiran and Bensake Bussac in the Burdegales' Bordelais , the rents, revenues and emoluments, and others whom they considered ought to be called, and if they find that the lord of Caupenne had been wrongly and unjustly expelled from the houses, rents, revenues and emoluments, and that Bernat, in his legal action was put off, then they are to put him, or his proctor in his name, in possession of the same, notwithstanding any appeal made to the contrary, according to the fors, laws and customs of the lordship of Aquitaine. The king orders them to diligently attend to this.

Bernat has requested that the king will do full and speedy justice to him for the recovery of Bernat's rights, since the lord of Caupenne was in possession of the two houses until Lebret Bérart [I] d'Albret, father of Lebret Bérart [II] d'Albret, Gyrond lord of Gironde , and of Vairez Vayres , on his own authority expelled Bernat, and Bernat has been delayed in his right and action, real and personal. ¹

By C.

22 January 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For a pardon.

Pardon, by the king's special grace, to Dartigosse Per-Arnaut d'Artigosse, esquire , of Aquitaine , for his good service, of suit of the king's peace, for the death of Matill' Mabilia , late his wife, of which he is accused or prosecuted, remitting all manner of penalties, criminal and corporal incurred for the death; reserving the right to pursue civil proceedings againt Per-Arnaut for the same, if anyone wishes it.

By p.s.

26 January 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the taking of corn.

To all admirals and their lieutenants, collectors of customs and keepers of ports and other maritime places, and also sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful subjects of the king.

Grant of a licence to William Reynwell , citizen of London , that he can take 60 tuns of wheat, beans and peas bought, and loaded by him and his servants and deputies in the port of London onto a ship called la Trinite of London , to Burdeg' Bordeaux . Reynwell had requested that the king grant this, and the king agreed because Richard Wydden' , Wynter Richard Winter and Cheddele John Cheadle of London , personally came before the king in chancery and mainprised for him that he would take the wheat, beans and peas to Bordeaux, and not to anywhere. It is ordered that Reynwell be permitted to take the wheat, beans and peas to Bordeaux, first paying the customs due to the king, whatsoever ordinances, proclamations or mandates to the contrary notwithstanding.

13 February 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For a protection.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Harpedon' John Harpsden, seneschal of Aquitaine , who is going overseas in the king's service, to reside there in the safe-keeping of the king's lordship of Aquitaine.

By bill of p.s.

22 January 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For Johan Carrère of Bordeaux. ¹

Grant to Johan Carrère, burgess and Burdeg' merchant of Bordeaux , of the exchange table of Bordeaux for his life, exercising it in person or by a deputy, providing he conducts himself well and faithfully.

By p.s.

26 January 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the taking of wheat.

To all admirals etc.

Grant of a licence to William Wangford of London , that he, in person or by his servants, can take 80 tuns of wheat, loaded onto ships in the port of London , to Gascony, and buy wine and other merchandise there, and return to England. It is ordered that Wangford be permitted to take the wheat to there, any order order or ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding.

By C.

25 January 1385 . The Palacium nostrum Westm' palace of Westminster . For Master Estèbe Hourtic, bachelor of laws.

To all archbishops, bishops, abbots, counts, vicomtes, barons, mayors, jurats and consuls of towns, and other faithful subjects in Aquitaine.

Appointment of Master Ortici Estèbe Hourtic, bachelor of laws , ¹ as judge of civil and criminal appeals in the king's court of Gascony , during pleasure. It is ordered that they obey and be intendant on him, and they should receive such oaths as are due and accustomed. ²

By K.

2 February 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the passage of Monkton.

Order to the mayor and bailiffs, and keepers of the crossing in Plymouth or Dertmouth Dartmouth , to permit Monketon John de Monkton, esquire of Scrop' William Scrope, seneschal of Aquitaine , who is going there on certain difficult business of the king's and also Scrope's, to cross there from either port with his men, servants, vallets, equipment, money and property, freely and without impediment. They are to deliver a certain ship or barque to him suitable for this crossing, he paying a reasonable sum of his money for this, any arrest notwithstanding.

8 March 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the transport of wheat.

To all admirals and their lieutenants, collectors of customs, keepers of ports and other maritime places, and also sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful subjects, both by land and sea.

Grant of a licence to John de Bentham of London , that he can take 40 tuns of wheat bought in Kent and Essex, bought and loaded on to ships in any port that it pleases him, by him and his deputies, to Baion' Bayonne . Bentham had requested that the king grant this, and the king agreed because Nicholas Brandon and Parkere William Parker of London , personally mainprised before the king in chancery that Bentham would take the wheat to Bayonne, and not to anywhere else, on pain of forfeiture of the wheat, and that he would obtain letters testimonial of the mayor of the city attesting that the wheat had been discharged there, returning the same to chancery before 1 August next. It is ordered that Bentham be permitted to take the wheat to there, first paying the customs due to the king, any ordinances or orders to the contrary notwithstanding.

9 March 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For protection.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Lovell Thomas Lovel , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Harpeden' John Harpsden, kt , seneschal of Aquitaine , to reside there in the same service.

By bill of p.s.

Same as above For the transport of wheat.

To all admirals and their lieutenants, collectors of customs, keepers of ports and other maritime places, and also sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful subjects, both by land and sea.

Grant of a licence to Stephen Russel , Penysance William Penzance and Peter Fever , merchants of Bordeaux, that they can take 1,000 quarters of wheat, bought by them and their deputies, and loaded onto a certain ship called la Katerine of Dertemuth' Dartmouth in the port of London , to Burdegal' Bordeaux for the sustenance of the king's faithful subjects there. Russel, Penzance and Fever had requested that the king grant this, and the king has agreed. It is ordered that they be permitted to take the wheat to there, first paying the customs due to the king, any proclamations, ordinances or orders to the contrary notwithstanding.

4 April 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the transport of wheat.

To the same.

Grant of a licence to Peter Fever , Muskardon' Johan Moscardon ¹ and Garrega Gilibert de Garrigue , merchants of Bordeaux that they can take 560 quarters of wheat, bought by them and their deputies, and loaded onto a certain ship called la Jonet Latymer of Plymmouth Plymouth in the port of London , to Burdegal' Bordeaux for the sustenance of the king's faithful subjects there. Fever, Moscardon and Garrigue had requested that the king grant this, and the king has agreed.

28 April 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the powers granted to the seneschal. ¹

Grant to John de Harpsden, kt, whom the king, by others of his letters patent, had committed the office and rule of the seneschalcy of the duchy of Aquitaine, of full power and authority to:

The king promises to ratify whatever the seneschal does by virtue of this grant of authority and power.

By K. and C.

8 March 1385 . The in palacio Regis Westm' palace of Westminster . For Richard Medford.

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the mayor of Bordeaux , and the constable of the castle of Bordeaux, to inquire by all ways and means that they consider appropriate, of the names, titles, numbers and value of whatever benefices are vacant in the king's lordship, and that pertain to the king's gift. Having obtained the truth, they are to certify the king in chancery of what they find under their seals, together with a transcript of these presents. The king also commits full power to them to confer the best of these benefices on Richard Medford, king's clerk , ¹ or his proctor, and put him in corporal possession of the same, since he wishes to promote him. The king has been credibly informed that several benefices in the cathedral church of Saint-André , and other churches in the king's lordship of Aquitaine, are vacant at present by the death of the incumbents, and by the incumbents being scismatics and supporters of the anti-pope, the same coming into the king's gifts by reason of the temporalities of the archbishopric [of Bordeaux] which office is vacant and in the king's hands. ²

By letters under the king's signet.

12 March 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For Guilhem Haysarn.

Order to the constable of Bordeaux to deliver to Guilhem Haysarn, esquire , to whom the king has granted the office of remembrancer and keeper of the papers of dead notaries in the castle of Bordeaux for life, with the wages and profits pertaining to it, just as is more fully contained in the king's letters patent, a suitable house in the castle where he can exercise his office, and is able to safely keep the papers, without delay, and permit him to hold the house for his life, just as others who have held the office have been accustomed to occupy. ¹

24 March 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For a revocation for Radegonde Béchet.

Revocation, by the advice of the king's justices and other wise men of his council, of the king's letters granting for life to Rauf Walter Ralph and John Rose the 200 l.bord.nig. which Landirans Pey de Landiras, kt , deceased, had been granted for his life by the prince, the king's father, to be taken from the custom of the issac ( lyssac ) in Bordeaux. The king wishes that Radegonde Béchet, lady of Mortymer Morthemer should wholly have that custom discharged of the 200 l. according to the power and effect of the king's letters patent of 7 June 1383. By these letters the king granted the custom to Béchet for life in part compensation for the great losses that she sustained by reason of the wars between the king's progenitors, the king himself, and their adversaries of France, and also in part to sustain her. It was provided that she should satisfy any person who had letters granting [a sum] on that custom. Afterwards Béchet complained that by other letters patent made after the 7 June, the king granted the 200 l. to Ralph and Rose contrary to the earlier letters to Béchet, and requested that the later letters be revoked. The king, wishing justice be done, by various writs, ordered Ralph and Rose to appear in person before the king in chancery on a certain day, now past, to show why the letters should not be revoked, and to receive justice from the king's court. At that day all the parties appeared, and it was decided by the king's justices and other wise men of the council that Béchet should have the custom discharged of the 200 l. sum, and that the erroneous letters should remain in the king's court. ¹

6 April 1385 . The king's manor of Eltham . For Richard Medford and others.

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the mayor of Bordeaux , and the constable of the castle of Bordeaux, that having made the collation of the best benefice that they found vacant within the lordship of Aquitaine, and especially in the cathedral church of Saint-André, Bordeaux , to Richard Medford, king's clerk , they should confer the next best three benefices that they find vacant on Nicholas Slake , John Lincoln of Grymesby Grimsby and Robert Brandon , king's clerks, ¹ and put them or their proctors in corporal possession of the same. The king previously ordered them to inquire of the vacant benefices, vacant by the death of the incumbents, and by the incumbents being scismatics and supporter of the anti-pope, the same coming into the king's gift by reason of the temporalities of the archbishopric [of Bordeaux] which office is vacant and in the king's hands. The king further gave them power to grant the best benefice to Medford. ²

By letters under the king's signet.

11 April 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For William Tipet.

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the mayor of Bordeaux , and the constable of Bordeaux, to aid Typet William Tipet in obtaining the vacant corrody in the abbey of Saint-Sever , in as much as they are able by right and according to the laws and customs there. The king understands that he had the right to grant a corrody in the abbey, which amounted to as much as one monk of that house took, and granted the same to Tipet for his good service to the king's father, and to the king since his coronation, and because he is very elderly, feeble and unable to work. The king has ordered by his writ to the abbot and convent to admit Typet to their house and give him the corrody, giving him as much money, corn and wine, and other property as one monk of the house receives, and to make letters under their common seal to him for this. ¹

By letters etc.

28 April 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For protection.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for le Maynwaryng William Mainwaring , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the safe-keeping of the Mons Claro, de castle of Monclar . ¹

By bill of p.s.

11 May 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For Tetbaut de Poyloaut.

Release to Beamuond Carlos de Beaumont , Pons [VI], lord of Castelhon Castillon , Despremont Johan d'Aspremont, vicomte of Ort Orthe , and Salmys Gassie-Arnaut de Salies from the mainprise that they had made for Podeum Altum Tetbaut de Poyloaut . They had made the mainprise for Poyloaut who had been taken and detained in the king's prison of the Tower of London , mainprising that Poyloaut would not leave the kingdom of England without the king's special licence, and that he would be ready to answer at the king's order before the king and his council, or elsewhere before the king's justices, when and wherever the king wished. The king had released Beaumont and the others because Guy de Brian, the elder , kt , has come into chancery and personally mainprised that Poyloaut would well and faithfully behave as one of the king's lieges. The king has also granted a licence that Poyloaut could go wherever he wanted overseas, notwithstanding the terms of the mainprise of Beaumont and the others.

By C.

20 June 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For protection.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Thomas Lombard, controller of the Burdeg' castle of Bordeaux , who is going to Gascony, in the king's service, to reside there in the king's service.

By bill of p.s.

20 June 1385 . Westm' Westminster . For the grant of corrody.

Order to the abbot and convent of Sanctus Severus Saint-Sever in Gascony to admit Typet William Tipet into their house, and provide him with money, corn and wine, and other property, amounting to what a monk would receive, and make letters under their seal for him for this. The king understands that he has the right to grant such a corrody in the abbey, and granted the same to Typet for his good service to the king's father, and to the king since his coronation, and because he is elderly, feeble and unable to work. ¹