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C 61/122

Gascon Roll for the 5th year of the reign of Henry VI

Physical condition of the roll

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

C 61/122, 5 Henry VI (1426-1427) .

Introduction.

As in the previous roll, there are several entries of licences granted to English merchants to transport wheat from England to Gascony. 1 As in previous rolls too, there are several letters of protection and attorney granted to Englishmen, both administrators and soldiers, largely in the garrison of Fronsac.

Particularly of interest is the souffrance (truce) granted, thanks to the intercession of the captal de Buch and the count de Longueville Gaston de Foix, to the ‘French’ great lord of Saintonge, Jacques, lord of Pons (October 1426). 2

The lordship of Lesparre, seized by the crown in 1417, was granted to John Tiptoft, former seneschal of Aquitaine (in office 1415-22), in order to pay the huge sums owed to him for the fee and wages of his office and the expenses he had incurred in repairing the castle of Bayonne. 3 An inquiry was ordered by the king’s council to ascertain the management of this lordship under John Radcliffe as seneschal (he had taken up office in May 1423 and was still in post at this juncture). 4

Damages caused by the war are suggested by the exemption granted to the inhabitants of Saint-Sever from paying toll and taxes on their goods in the duchy. 5

As was often the case, some royal grants proved difficult to enforce. Hence the king’s council had to reassert that the possessions of the late Bérart III d’Albret, who had died in the French party in 1379, should belong to Bertran III de Montferrand, a relation by marriage. 6 The king’s council had to order a notary of Bayonne (Jacmot de Poumès) to hand over the writing office of the court of the prévôté of Bayonne to a Bayonnais colleague (Domenjon de Lanne) almost one year after it had been granted to the latter. 7

In addition, there is an entry concerning a request to obtain a copy of a lost letter. 8

Guilhem Pépin

1.
See entry 1 , entry 6 , entry 12 , entry 13 , entry 18 , entry 19 , entry 22 .
2.
See entry 3 .
3.
See entry 9 .
4.
See entry 28 .
5.
See entry 24 , entry 25 .
6.
See entry 7 .
7.
See entry 26 .
8.
See entry 20 , .
1

15 October 1426 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat . 1

Licence granted, at his request, to John Swan of London , peautrer , to buy, himself or his deputies, 200 quarters of wheat in the kingdom of England , and export them from the ports of London , Sandewicus Sandwich , Magna Jernemuth Great Yarmouth or Wynchelse Winchester , to the city of Bordeaux for its victualling. John Swan personally became mainpernor and Edmund Spaigne also became mainpernor before the king in chancery under pain of the loss of 40 l. that the wheat will be brought by Swan to Bordeaux and not elsewhere. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Swan or his servants to buy and load this wheat and bring it to Bordeaux, paying due customs.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.
2

22 October 1426 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus, granted for one year to Radclyff John de Radcliffe, kt , seneschal of the duchy of Aquitaine , who is staying in the king's service in the duchy of Aquitaine for its safeguard.

By p.s.

3

27 October 1426 . Westminster . For Jacques, lord of Pons .

[in French]

Announcement that the king has granted souffrance 1 and abstinence of war for five years for him and all those of his obedience to Jacques [de Pons], lord of Pons , 2 and his town , castle and castellany of Pons , with the castles and fortresses of Ransanes Rançanne , Chasteau Regnaut Château Renaud , Chedenac Chadenac , Perignat Pérignac , the parish of Cheirac Chérac and all the other places of the jurisdiction of the town and castellany of Pons ; to the castles and castellanies of Plassac , Viroul Virouil , Royan , Mornat Mornac , to the castles, castellanies and lands of Brouhe Broue and duchay Chay , the fortresses of the land of the dulisle donleron Île d'Oléron , the fortresses and lands with their appurtenances and jurisdictions of the islands of Marempne Marennes and Albert Arvert , 3 the castles, castellanies, fortresses and lands of Monfort Montfort , Ailhac Aillac , Larthe , Cruise Creysse and Carlus Carlux with their appurtenances and jurisdictions within the duchy of Guyenne, and to all the fortresses, lands and people situated within the duchy of Guyenne with all their goods and cattle, and to all people dwelling in his lands and their jurisdictions whatever their status, permitting them to come and go safely, to stay, plough, make business, day and night, on land and water, without safeconducts or certifications bilete from the king or his seneschal of Guyenne, save if any evil or damage is done on land or at water in the king's obedience in France and in Guyenne . The lord of Pons and the subjects or people of his towns and lands will neither arm themselves nor serve in the company of the so-called Dauphin 4 nor in any other party to wage war or damage the king's party in the duchy of Guyenne or elsewhere. However, it is agreed that the lord of Pons, the nobles and other men-at-arms of his lands who are used to be armed will be allowed to arm themselves within the lands of the said lord of Pons for the defence and safeguard of the fortresses, lands and subjects of the lord of Pons but not for other purposes, and if anything has been forfeited against this present souffrance by anyone of the king's party, the men of the king's party and obedience are bound to require their right before the lord of Pons, his lieutenant or his governor at Pons, and the lord of Pons will be bound to satisfy them within fifteen days of their arrival at Pons, the king or his lieutenant being allowed to take marque . And the lord of Pons, or his governor or captain at Pons will be bound to give safeconduct and security to all the men of the king's party who want to require their rights in the said manner and to protect them from the men of their party coming, going and staying there. And the king will do the same. Notwithstanding this souffrance they will be bound to pay the patis to the accustomed places and garrisons with the advice of the seneschal of Guyenne and the people of the king's council of Bordeaux or the keepers of the truces mentioned below. The king grants this souffrance with these changes:

  1. the king, his lieutenant or his seneschal of Guyenne during this 5 year period will be able to remove ( desamander ) at the king's pleasure the present pati ;
  2. and if the so-called Dauphin or one of his lieutenants comes across the river Charante Charente , the lord of Pons can remove this pati ;
  3. this removing will take place one month after it is proclaimed by one side or the other, to the city of Bordeaux and the town of Pons;
  4. during this souffrance the people of the two parties will be allowed without impediment to trade and bring supplies and victuals to one another;
  5. The king orders to his lieutenants, seneschals, captains, men-at-arms, archers and crossbowmen, to keep this souffrance , doing no damage nor impediment by way of war or marque or contre-marque or retaliations to the lord of Pons, his towns, castles, fortresses, lands and men,
  6. the keepers of the truce who are for the king's part: the Longville count of Longueville and captal de Buch , 5 the Montferran lord of Montferrand , 6 the lord of Duras , 7 the Gremont lord of Gramont . 8 The king gives to each of them full power to help to keep the present souffrance , punishing the wrong-doers.

By p.s.

1.
A truce.
2.
This souffrance had been requested by Gaston de Foix, captal de Buch and count of Longueville as is specified in an agreement of 20 September 1425 between the latter and the guardians of the young (13 years old) Jacques de Pons until the latter reached the age of 18 (for a five-year period). The lord of Pons was to marry Isabe de Foix , a daughter of the captal Gaston. See 'Chartrier de Pons', volume II, ed. G. Musset, Archives Historiques de la Saintonge et de l'Aunis , vol. XXI, pp. 242-4, no. CXLIX.
3.
Arvert was then a small peninsula.
4.
King Charles VII of France.
5.
Gaston de Foix .
6.
Bertran III de Montferrand .
7.
Galhart III de Durfort .
8.
Johan de Gramont .
4

28 October 1426 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus, granted for one year to Thomas Barneby, esquire , constable of Bordeaux who is staying in the king's service [in the duchy of Aquitaine] in the exercise of this office.

By p.s.

5

19 December 1426 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus, granted for one year to Robert Holme of Bordeaux , esquire , who is in the king's service in the regions of Aquitaine in the company of Radclyf John Radcliffe, Fronsak captain of the castle of Fronsac , who is staying there for this castle's safeguard.

By p.s.

6

23 November 1426 . Redyng Reading . Concerning licence to transport wheat . 1

Licence granted, at his request, to John Pavy of Teukesbury Tewkesbury to buy, himself or his deputies, 200 quarters of wheat in Gloucestershire and export them from the port of Bristoll' Bristol to the city of Bayonne . Philip Delw of Gloucestre Gloucester in Gloucestershire , gentleman , and Roger Kemp of Weston in Herefordshire , gentleman , became mainpernors before the king in chancery under pain of the loss of 40 l. that this wheat will be brought by Pavy to Bayonne and not elsewhere, and they will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of the mayor or the governor of Bayonne before 1 November 1427. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Pavy or his servants to buy and export this wheat to Bayonne, paying due customs.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.

For Bertran [III], lord of Montferrand.

7

20 January 1427 . Westminster .

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux and the captains of the castles and towns of Sanctus Macharius Saint-Macaire and Riuoncum Rions to deliver to Bertran [III], Montferant lord of Montferrand , or his deputy of the possessions of the late Bérart [III] d'Albret, former Leguoyran lord of Langoiran , removing if necessary any unlawful holder and protecting Montferrand in possession thereof. Bertran II, former lord of Montferrand formerly held the main part of these goods because his wife was the full sister of Bérart III, 1 and as he, and the children he had with his wife, should have succeeded to Bérart III's goods, but the Labrit lord of Albret 2 unlawfully held a part of these goods, and Henry IV had granted forever these goods to Bertran II by his letters patent at the supplicationof the latter. 3 And the current king has confirmed Henry IV's letters. 4

1.
Rosa d'Albret . See Communay, A., Essai généalogique sur les Montferrand de Guyenne (Bordeaux, 1889), pp. XIX-XX.
2.
Arnaut-Amaniu d'Albret , lord of Albret from 1359 to 1401.
3.
On 11 August 1401, see entry in C 61/108 .
4.
See entry in C 61/121 .
8

26 January 1427 . Westminster .

Order to the same to deliver to Bertran III, lord of Montferrand , kinsman and heir of Arnaut [III] de Durfort, son and heir of Arnaut [II] de Durfort, the toll of Saint-Macaire which is worth an annual value of 400 m.st until he recovers the lands and other things granted to Arnaut [III] de Durfort. Edward III had granted to Arnaut [II] de Durfort the land called la Borne Born with the places of Herba Faveria Labouheyre and Memysan Mimizan , and the land of Guesa Gosse and Seynas Seignanx , as well as the land and baylie of la Bourd Labourd with the place and parish of Mons Strugus Montastruc , and the parishes of Guyssen Guiche , Bardos , Durt Urt and Bruscos Briscous being in the duchy of Aquitaine, to hold them, with high and low justice, full and shared justice and all reliefs, fees, homages, rights, customary payments, baylies, castellanies, prévôtés and customs and their appurtenances which the king has, Durfort and his heirs paying liege homage and fealty to the king and to his heirs by Durfort, in part satisfaction of 500 m.st. of the lands and revenues per annum the king granted to the late Durfort and his heirs in the duchy of Aquitaine. As these lands and places had been occupied by other king's grantees, Edward III had granted in compensation on 7 September 1352 to Arnaut III de Durfort , son and heir of Arnaut [II] de Durfort , the toll of Sanctus Macharius Saint-Macaire for him and his heirs, on land as well as on water, to the annual value of 400 m.st. until the lands and places with their appurtenances granted to his father Arnaut II according to the king's letters, be fully returned, any grant made by the king or by Henry, duke of Lancaster, former king's lieutenant in the duchy to Loryng Nigel de Loring or anyone else notwithstanding. Edward III wished that the allowance Loring received in the toll of Saint-Macaire should be satisfied in another place. 1

By p.s.

1.
See entry in C 61/64 , entry in C 61/121 .
9

10 December 1426 . Westminster . By John Tiptoft . 1

Grant to John Tiptoft, kt , of the lordship of Lesparre with all its appurtenances and the Tastas house of Tastes 2 which is in the king’s hands for the current annual value of 3,000 fr.bord. , to hold, by himself or his deputies, in deduction of 7,000 m. owed to him by the king, answering for any surplus above 3,000 fr.bord. to the exchequer of Bordeaux and defending this lordship at his own costs, and returning it afterwards, in as good condition or better, to the king. As Tiptoft was granted by letters patent of Henry V and by indentures between this king and himself the office of seneschal of Gascony or Aquitaine, receiving his fee and wages for men-at-arms and archers for the defence and keepership of Aquitaine, which office he had occupied from 20 June 1415 to 3 May 1423, and since, by account made in the exchequer, he was owed 11,099 l. 13 s. 11 d. for his fee, wages and for the repairs of the castle of Bayonne by the king’s order, and he received on several occasions the sum of 692 l. 6 s. 8 d. , and according to the records of the English exchequer he was still to receive the sum of 10,407 l. 7 s. 3 d. ; but thereafter John [Kemp], archbishop of York , chancellor of England , 3 and the treasurer of England , 4 , with the advice of the king’s council, made an agreement with Tiptoft by which he would satisfied with 7,000 m/ .

By p.s.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.
2.
This could be an error for the house of Tartas situated at Bordeaux. A former house of a 'lord' of Tastes existed at Bordeaux at the end of the 14th century and was situated in the current 'rue des Menuts'. See See Drouyn, L., Bordeaux vers 1450 (Bordeaux, 1874), p. 250.
3.
Chancellor of England from 1426 to 1432.
4.
Walter Hungerford treasurer from 1426 to 1432.

Concerning protection.

10

7 February 1427 . Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus, granted for one year to Nicholas Bowet of Repynghale Rippingale in Lincolnshire , kt , who is going in the parts of Aquitaine in the company of Radclyf John Radcliffe, kt , Fronsak captain of the castle of Fronsac who is staying there for its safeguard.

11

Same as above

Similar letters granted to Richard Logan of Bordeaux , servant .

12

12 February 1427 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat . 1

Licence granted, at his supplication, to Lylbourne William Lilbourne , to buy, by himself or his deputies, 200 quarters of wheat in the kingdom of England and export them from any ports he wants to Bayonne orto any other regions friendly with the king of England. William Fromond of Wynton' Winchester and Mathewe William Matthew of Winchester became mainpernors in chancery before the king under pain of 40 l. that this wheat will be brought by Lilbourne to Bayonne and not elsewhere, and they will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under an authentic seal before 29 September 1427. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Lilbourne or his deputies to buy and export this wheat to Bayonne, paying due customs.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.
13

21 February 1427 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat . 1

Licence granted, at their supplication, to Kyrk Thomas Kirke and Simon Wawne , merchants of the city of Ebor' York to buy, by themselves or their deputies, 400 quarters of wheat in the kingdom of England and export them from any ports they want in this kingdom to Bordeaux or Bayonne . Roger Crome of York in Yorkshire , gentleman , and Roderham Thomas Rotherham of York , gentleman , became mainpernors in chancery before the king under pain of 100 m. that this wheat will be brought by Kirke and Wawne to Bordeaux or Bayonne and not elsewhere, and they will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under an authentic seal of one of these two cities before 1 November 1427. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Kirke and Wawne or his deputies to buy and export this wheat to Bordeaux or Bayonne, paying due customs.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.
14

2 July 1427 . Westminster . Concerning general attorneys .

Letters of attorney in Gascony for one year for Stevenesson William Stevenson who is staying in England, nominating Simon Sprotley, esquire .

The chancellor of England received this attorney until Stevenson's coming to Gascony.

15

18 January 1427 . Westminster . Concerning confirmation for the burgesses and inhabitants of la Réole .

Inspeximus and confirmation of some letters patent of Henry V enrolled in chancery rolls: 1

2 March 1417 . Westminster . For the jurats and burgesses of La Réole .

Inspeximus and confirmation, by inspection of the chancery rolls, of letters patent of Edward III :

3 June 1347 . Redyng' Reading .

Grant to the burgesses and inhabitants of Regula La Réole , for their good conduct towards the king in surrendering the town to the king, that the town, and the places, castles, houses and parishes within its jurisdiction should not be put out of royal hands by gift, exchange nor by any other means, except to the king's, or his sucessors', first born son as future heir of both the kingdom of England and the duchy, but that they should remain forever annexed to the Crown of England. 2

Inspeximus and confirmation, by inspection of the chancery rolls, of letters patent of Edward III:

20 May 1354 . Westminster .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux or his lieutenant to permit the merchants, burgesses and inhabitants of La Réole to be exempted and free in Bordeaux of the custom on their own wine growing within the honour and district of La Réole , and not to demand any custom for this wine, from the burgesses and inhabitants, and from merchants who had bought it from the burgesses, inhabitants and merchants of the town, even if the latter merchants have bought it from burgesses and inhabitants; and if any custom has been received by the constable or his predecessors, to return it without delay, this custom remaining due to the king when this wine is bought by a foreign merchant from another foreign merchant ( ab alio extraneo mercatore ). Formerly, Henry, duke of Lancaster, former king's lieutenant and general captain in the parts of the duchy of Aquitaine and in all Lingua Occitana Languedoc granted by his letters patent to the Reula burgesses and inhabitants of the town of La Réole who went then spontaneously in the king's allegiance, that they and their successors be exempted, at the will of the king and lieutenant, of payment of the due custom in the town of Bordeaux on the wine growing on their own vineyards in the the honour and district of La Réole. And thereafter, on 3 June 1347, the king ratified and confirmed these letters by his letters patent and granted the same. And yet, the jurats and community of [La Réole] have petitioned the king and his council in his parliament, since, contrary to the king's grant, the constable receives this custom from the foreign merchants who bought the wine from these merchants, burgesses and inhabitants. 3

Inspeximus and confirmation, by inspection of the chancery rolls, of other letters patent of Edward III:

20 May 1354 . Westminster .

Order to the seneschal of Gascony and his lieutenant that having full information, to compel, by any suitable means if necessary, the Burdeg' mayor and jurats of Bordeaux to desist from disturbing the Reula jurats and community of La Réole and making unlawful exactions on the transport and sale of their wine in the town of Burdeg' Bordeaux , and to permit that this wine brought to Bordeaux be stored in cellars and sold in wholesale and in taverns, as they should do, and as their ancestors were accustomed to do until now. They and their predecessors of La Réole ,burgesses and inhabitants of the same town , were accusomed from time immemorial to bring, deliver and sell in the town of Bordeaux the wine growing in the town and district [of La Réole] in their own vineyards, and if they could not sell it wholesale, to store it in cellars and sell it in taverns and elsewhere as appeared convenient to the mayor [of Bordeaux], without paying any money, toll or custom to the mayor and jurats of Bordeaux; and as the mayor and jurats of Bordeaux have demanded recently great sums of money from the jurats and community of La Réole for every tun of wine they bring to Bordeaux to sell, and they do not permit this wine to be stored in cellars and to be sold in taverns, the jurats of La Réole petitioned the king for remedy, and as the king is willing to provide this and to maintain them in their rightful privileges and liberties because of their good service. 4

Inspeximus and confirmation, by inspection of the chancery rolls, of some other letters patent of Edward III:

6 January 1358 . Westminster .

Order to the seneschal of Gascony, the constable of Bordeaux, the castellan of La Réole and the Reula prévôt of La Réole to permit the jurats and communities of the Vasaten' city of Bazas , the Reula town of La Réole and the other towns, castles and places of Vasades' Bazadais and their successors to enjoy forever without any impediment the liberties and franchises [enjoyed by their ancestors], and maintain them in them, not permitting any impediment or molestation, any letters obtained to the contrary notwithstanding, and paying the other customs and rights due to the king. As, from time immemorial until now, these towns have been in the peaceful possession of liberties and franchises to send to Bordeaux the wine grown in their vineyards as soon as the grape-harvest is done, before and after Martinmas 5 or any other time of the year, and to sell it to merchants or load it on ships, and as the seneschal of Gascony as well as some of the king's lieutenants in the duchy of Aquitaine have sworn to keep these liberties and franchises and not to impede them, and as the king wants to maintain their franchises for their good services.

1.
See entry in C 61/117 .
2.
For the petition of the community and jurats of La Réole that resulted in this response, see TNA, SC 8/243/12134, item no.5. This entry was originaly copied in entry in C 61/59 .
3.
This entry was originaly copied in entry in C 61/66 .
4.
This entry was originaly copied in entry in C 61/66 .
5.
11 November.
16

12 March 1427 . Cantuar' Canterbury . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus, granted for one year to Robert Holme of Bordeaux who is going in the parts of Aquitaine in the company of Radclyf John Radcliffe, kt , Fronsak captain of the castle of Fronsac who is staying there for its safeguard.

By p.s.

17

8 July 1427 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus, granted for one year to Whytheed William Whitehead of Derby , who is going in the parts of Aquitaine in the company of Radclyf John Radcliffe, kt , seneschal of Aquitaine who is staying there for the duchy's safeguard.

By p.s.

Concerning licence to transport wheat.

18

25 March 1427 . Westminster . 1

Licence granted, at their supplication, to Touker John Tucker and William Abraham , citizens and vintners of London , to buy, by themselves or their deputies, 600 quarters of wheat in the kingdom of England and export them from whatever port of this kingdom they want to the cities of Bordeaux and Bayonne or to one of them. Tucker and Abraham became mainpernors in chancery before the king for them under pain of 100 l. that this wheat will be brought by them to Bordeaux and Bayonne and not elsewhere; and they will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seal of either Bordeaux or Bayonne before Christmas 1427. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Tucker and Abraham and their deputies to buy and to export this wheat to Bordeaux and Bayonne, paying due customs. Order to all the admirals etc. to permit them to do so.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.
19

2 April 1427 . Westminster . 1

Licence granted, at their supplication, to Thomas Upton of Kent , gentleman , and Edmund Vellas to buy, by themselves or their deputies, 400 quarters of wheat in the kingdom of England and export them from whatever port of this kingdom they want to any region friendly with the king of England. Thomas Upton became mainpernor and Thomas Seintleger of Kent , gentleman , became mainpernor in chancery before the king for them under pain of 400 l. this wheat will be brought by them to any regions that is not enemy to the king ; and they will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat before 1 November 1427. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Upton and Vellas and their deputies to buy and to export this wheat, paying due customs. Order to all the admirals etc. to permit them to do it.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.

For Edmund de la Pole, esquire.

20

8 May 1427 . Westminster .

Inspeximus by inspection of chancery rolls of letters patent of Henry V which have been lost by accident according to la Pole's oath in the king's chancery, promising to return them to the chancery if he finds them:

13 January 1416 . Westminster . For Edmund de la Pole, esquire .

Announcement that the king has granted for life to Edmund de la Pole, esquire , to have all right to the monies which the king had and customarily received at the castle of Bordeaux by reason of the fronds of cypress which ships or their masters or merchants carrying wines in those ships along the river banks of the Garone Garonne or Gironde and especially in the port and castle of Bordeaux were licensed and assigned to have by custom, to attest payment for these wines, 1 that were granted to Langbroke Master William Langbrook by the letters patent of the late Edward [of Langley], duke of York and then Henry IV's lieutenant in Aquitaine . 2

By p.s.

1.
It was a local tax levied on the wines loaded on the banks of the river Garonne. The fronds of cypress probably came from the cypress wood of the Cypressat (in commune of Cenon).
2.
See the entry entry in C 61/116 . See also the related entry entry in C 61/116 .
21

14 May 1427 . Westminster .

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the mayor of Bordeaux and all the other king's officers in the duchy of Aquitaine to permit Edmund de la Pole to have without impediment all this right on these monies according to Henry V 's letters.

22

18 May 1427 . Westminster . Concerning licence to transport wheat . 1

Licence granted, at his supplication, to Philip Pole to buy, by him or his deputies, 300 quarters of wheat in the kingdom of England and export them from whatever port of this kingdom they want, to Bordeaux or Bayonne . Bullok Thomas Bullock of Berkshire , esquire , and Robert Vobe of Braye Bray in the same county , gentleman , became mainpernors in chancery before the king for them under pain of 400 m. that this wheat will be brought by them to any regions that is not enemy to the king; and they will give in chancery letters testifying the unloading of this wheat under the seals of these cities before 4 April 1428. The king orders all the admirals etc. to permit Pole and his deputies to buy and to export this wheat, paying due customs. Order to all the admirals etc. to permit him to do it.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.
23

23 May 1427 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus, granted for one year to Nicholas Colier, yeoman , who is going into the parts of Aquitaine in the company of Radclyf John Radcliffe, kt , Fronsak captain of the castle of Fronsac who is staying there for its safeguard.

By p.s.

For the jurats and community of Saint-Sever.

24

30 May 1427 . Westminster .

Grant to the Sanctus Severus jurats and community of the town of Saint-Sever as well as the burgesses, voisins 1 and inhabitants of this town, with the advice of the king's council, because of their great works and expenses incurred during the wars of the king's predecessors and of the current king that caused their impoverishment, to be exempted from the payment on any tolls pertaining to the king and on any taxation or assizes ( assise ) on their goods in any town or city of the duchy of Aquitaine whatsoever. 2

By p.s.

1.
This means citizens of the town.
2.
In entry in C 61/125 , it is specified that this exemption was granted for two years. The scribe of this entry has forgot to copy this clause there.
25

Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine, the constable of Bordeaux, the mayors and jurats of the cities of Bordeaux , Bayonne , Aquen' Dax and the other cities and towns of the duchy, and the other king's officers to permit without impediment the jurats and community of the town of Saint-Sever as well as the burgesses, voisins 1 and inhabitants of this town to be exempted of the payment on any tolls pertaining to the king and on any taxation or assizes ( assise ) on their goods in any town or city of the duchy of Aquitaine whatsoever.

1.
This means the citizens of the town.

For Domenjon de Lanne.

26

11 July 1427 . Westminster .

Order to Jacobus, Depomeys Jacmot de Poumès , former holder of the writing office of the court of the prévôté of Bayonne to deliver now this office which had been granted at the king's pleasure on 25 July 1426 to Dominicus, Lana Domenjon de Lanne , 1 royal notary born in Bayonne , and not to interfere in the exercise of this office in the future.

1.
See entry in C 61/121 .
27

Same as above

Order to the seneschal of Aquitaine and the mayor of the city of Bayonne 1 to permit Domenjon de Lanne to have without impediment this office according to the king's letters

1.
It is written in the original roll 'the mayor of the city of Bordeaux' which is an obvious mistake.
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16 July 1427 . Westminster . 1

Commission to Angevyn Bernat Angevin and James Harsage to inquire about the damages and destructions made in the castles of Sparra Lesparre , Brull' Breuil , Carquans Carcans , Puyols Pujols , Roassen' Rauzan and the other castles and places situated within the lordship of Lesparre 2 after they came to be governed by Radclyf John Radcliffe, kt , as well as about the moveable goods, the registers of their revenues and the other things pertaining to these castles and places when they were governed by Racliffe or his deputies, and they must send this inquiry under their seals to the king and his council together with this commission. The king orders by these present letters to all his liege men to attend and obey them on this matter.

By p.s.

1.
Extractus is written in the margin.
2.
Pujols and Rauzan were not in the lordship of Lesparre, but they were owned by Guilhem-Amaniu de Madaillan, lord of Lesparre (1394-1417).
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16 July 1427 . Westminster . Concerning confirmation to [Bernat de Beaucourt] . 1

Inspeximus and confirmation, with the advice of the king's great council, of letters patent of Henry IV : 2

23 July 1406 . Westminster .

Grant for life to Beaucort Bernat de Beaucourt, esquire , to his supplication, as he has lost the main part of his goods because of the enemies, 3 the house and all the goods, tithes and the other profits pertaining to it which were owned by Guilhem Brun of Fronssadois Fronsadais to the yearly value of 20 l.st. of the money of England.

By K.

By p.s.

1.
Extractus usque huc is written in the margin at the bottom of this entry.
2.
See entry in C 61/111 .
3.
The French.