1 February 1349 . Westminster . For the lady of Clisson .

Order to the seneschal of Gascony and the constable of Bordeaux, or their lieutenants, to permit Jeanne [de Belleville], lady of Clisson in Britann’ Brittany , to have the brefs in the city of Bordeaux as had her predecessors by hereditary right, and to make proclamations there to that effect. Clisson has complained to the king that she and her predecessors, the lords of Clisson , were accustomed to have return of their brefs at the city of Bordeaux, but she has been impeded from having this, to her grave damage and loss. On account of Jeanne’s good deeds, the king wishes that she should have whatever rights she and her predecessors should have by their rightful inheritance.

By C.

28 January 1349 . Westminster . For Reynold de Bixley . ¹

Order to the seneschal of Gascony or his lieutenant to compel the sub-mayor, jurats and community of Bordeaux to obey Byskelee Reynold de Bixley, kt , as mayor of Bordeaux , according to the letters of the earl of Lancaster and the king on this matter. ² The king’s kinsman, Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , Derby and Leicester, steward of England and formerly lieutenant and captain general in the duchy of Aquitaine and all the Languedoc, by the assent and advice of Hastynges Laurence de Hastings, formerly Pembroch earl of Pembroke , Walter de Mauny , ³ Ralph de Stafford , then seneschal of Gascony, and Bernat[-Etz V d'Albret], Lebreto, de lord of Albret , and the whole of his council of those parts, has given and granted to Reynold de Bixley, mayor of Bordeaux, in return for his service in the earl’s retinue in the war in Gascony and his many burdens in preserving the king’s rights, that he may have, hold and exercise the office of mayor of Bordeaux, with all things pertaining or which ought to pertain to it, for the whole of his life, notwithstanding any gift made by earl to the contrary, receiving the same for that office as all previous mayors. The earl had been assigned full power on this matter, and the king has confirmed this grant, ordering the sub-mayor, jurats and whole community of the city to obey and be attendant to Bixley as mayor. However, the king understands that the sub-mayor, jurats and community, ignoring that order, are not doing this, in contempt of the king and to Bixley’s damage and harm. Bixley has requested remedy, and the king orders the seneschal to gather information from the king’s council of those parts, and if the claim is true, to act accordingly.

11 March 1349 . Westminster . For Oliver de Bordeaux .

Pardon to Burdeg' Oliver de Bordeaux, king's valet , for his good service to Edward II , and to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Wales , the king's son , of the rent of 43 l. 10 s. that he owes to the king each year for the Baiona prévôté of Bayonne , granting that he hold the same discharged of the rent. The king granted the prévôté to him for his life, rendering the sum each year at the exchequer of Bordeaux, as is more fully contained in the king's letters patent. ¹

By p.s.

20 March 1349 . Westminster . For Oliver de Bordeaux

Order to the constable of Bordeaux or his lieutenant to account with Burdeg’ Oliver de Bordeaux , king’s valet , or his attorney, regarding sums outstanding to him, and to make payment as necessary. Bordeaux, constable of the castle of Bayonne , has complained to the king, requesting payment or assignment of the various sums of money owed to him for the wages of the men-at-arms and footmen which Arnaut de Maribat , his lieutenant in that castle, retained on the orders of Oliver de Ingham , former seneschal of Gascony, and Usus Maris Antonio Usodimare , former constable of the castle of Bordeaux, to keep that castle safe during the wars in those parts, as shown by bills in his possession, sealed with the seal of Usodimare. The king orders the constable to view the bills and to account with Bordeaux or his attorney, if they have not already done so, and to make payment or assignment of any sums found to be outstanding from the issues of the duchy, receiving the aforesaid bills from Bordeaux or his attorney. The king will make due allowance in the constable’s account.

By p.s.

25 March 1349 . Westminster . Concerning protection

Letters of protection with clause volumus for one year, granted to Walsyngham William de Walsingham, broker , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service and on the king’s orders.

By p.s.

15 April 1349 . Westminster . Concerning the return of prisoners in the city of Bayonne to the king's castle of that town .

Order to the mayor, hundred peers and the whole community of the city of Bayonne that they should immediately remove all prisoners from the newly-built prison in their city and take them to the king’s prison , ¹ to stay there until justice is done. From time immemorial, all prisoners taken within the city of Bayonne and its jurisdiction were accustomed to be transferred to the king’s prison within the castle, to stay there until they could be delivered according to the fors and customs of those parts. However, the king has learnt from many people that a certain new prison was built in the city in the time when Puyana Pey de Poyanne was mayor [of Bayonne] , ² presumptuously taking away the king’s royal right, and all the prisoners who ought to have been imprisoned in the king’s castle have been imprisoned and detained there, and still are, to the damage and contempt of the king and threatening his disinheritance. If there are legitimate reasons why this should not be done, then they should send someone with full power to England to inform the king and his council fully of those reasons, and to do and receive what is right in these matters.

28 January 1349 . Westminster . For Reynold de Bixley, mayor of the city of Bordeaux .

Order to the seneschal of Gascony or his lieutenant that, having taken advice from the king’s council of those parts and if the complaints are found to be true, they should compel the sub-mayor, jurats and community of Bordeaux to carry out the orders contained in previous letters from the king and the earl of Lancaster, and pay to Biskele Reynold de Bixley, kt , mayor of Bordeaux , all sums outstanding from the 20 l.bord per week due to him as mayor. The king’s kinsman, Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , Derby and Leicester, steward of England and formerly the king’s lieutenant and captain general in the duchy of Aquitaine and all the Languedoc, having been informed of the fee of 20 l.bord. per week (five l.bord. amounting to one l.st. ) that the mayors of the aforesaid city were accustomed to take from the issues and proceeds pertaining to the mayor of that city, if they are sufficient, or by tally, demanded by his letters patent made in the king’s name that the sub-mayor, jurats and the whole community of the city should account with Bixley regarding the sums owed to him for that fee from the time that he was appointed mayor of the city until the date of the earl’s letters, and then for as long as he should hold the office of mayor, and having deducted everything previously paid to him, they should pay or satisfy him of everything found to be owed to him from the issues pertaining to the mayor, if they are sufficient, or by tally. The king approved the earl’s order by his own letters, issued on 6 February last past, ordering the sub-mayor, jurats and community to make the payment as requested, but the king now understands that they have not done this, in contempt of the king and his mandate, and to Bixley’s great damage.

9 February 1349 . Westminster . For Thomas de Colle .

To the seneschal of Gascony and the constable of Bordeaux, and all the captains, mayors, jurats, prévôts, ministers and all other bayles and faithful people in the duchy of Aquitaine.

Grant to the king’s valet, Thomas de Colle , for his good service, of the office of keeper of the seal and counter-seal which the king uses for contracts in Bordeaux , with all things pertaining to that office, to have, hold and exercise for the whole of his life, in person or by sufficient attorney, in the same manner and form as Monte Gomeri, de John de Montgomery , deceased, formerly held the same office. After Colle’s death, the office with its appurtenances should revert entirely to the king and his heirs, as contained in the king’s letters patent. Colle appoints Richard Say to exercise the office in his place, and therefore the king orders that Say should be permitted to exercise the office in the duchy in Colle’s name, and that all people should be attendant upon him in all matters relating to that office, answering, consulting and assisting him as required.

13 March 1349 . Westminster . For the earl of Lancaster .

Order to the seneschal of Gascony and the constable of Bordeaux to do whatever they can to enable the debts due to the king’s kinsman Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , to be levied from the lands and tenements formerly of Camont Alixandre de Caumont, kt , deceased, according to the fors and customs of those parts, so that the earl may have satisfaction according to the tenor of his letters and instruments and as the law of arms reasonably requires. The earl has complained that Caumont owed the earl great sums of money for his ransom, for which his lands, tenements, goods and chattels, both moveable and immoveable, were pledged to the earl, as is clear from letters of obligation sealed with Caumont’s seal, and by public instruments made upon this matter. The earl has asked the king for assistance in levying these sums, and the king wishes to do what is right in this. ¹

By p.s.

9 March 1349 . Westminster .

Revocation of a grant by the seneschal of Gascony to Cosyngton Stephen de Cossington of the office of gauger of wines in the city of Bordeaux and in the whole of the duchy of Aquitaine . On 24 July 1348 the king granted this office to Thomas de Colle , ¹ to have and exercise for his whole life, in person or by deputy, in the same manner as Richard Sumpter , now deceased, held the office while he was alive, as contained in the king’s letters patent. The king now understands that the seneschal of Gascony granted the office to Cossington after the death of Sumpter, under the king’s seal used in the duchy, on the pretext of which Thomas le Vyneter , as lieutenant of Cossington, has occupied that office and still occupies it, receiving the issues and profits to Cossington’s use. The king, wishing that the grant to Colle should remain in force, therefore revokes all grants of this office made by the seneschal, to Cossington or any other, so that Colle should have that office, with all fees, profits and emoluments pertaining to it, for the whole of his life, together with all issues received since 24 July, and that he may exercise the office in person or through substitutes, according to the terms of the king’s previous grant to him, without impediment or disturbance form the king or his heirs or their ministers.

By p.s.

Same as above

Same as above

8 May 1349 . Wodestok Woodstock . Concerning the arresting of ships .

Order to all the sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers, lords, masters and mariners of ships and other faithful men, both within liberties and without, to be attendant, obedient, informative and helpful to Bosevill Richard de Boseville, king’s serjeant-at-arms , who the king has assigned to arrest six good and sufficient ships and take them to the Suthampton port of Southampton , to prepare and supply them in that port and the neighbouring region for the passage of certain faithful men, setting out on the kings orders from that port to the parts of Gascony.

By K.

22 May 1349 . Wodestok Woodstock . Concerning the selection of mariners .

Order to all the sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers, lords, masters and mariners of ships and other faithful men to be attendant, informative and helpful to the king’s sergeants-at-arms, Roger Larcher and Besevill Richard Boseville , who the king has assigned jointly and severally, in the sea ports and wherever else should seem fit in the county of Sutht Hampshire , to choose and take as many men as necessary as mariners to supply and equip six ships which they have arrested in the Sutht port of Southampton for the passage of certain of the king’s faithful men, setting out to Gascony on the king’s orders, and to place them in those ships, to set out at the king’s wages. Larcher and Boseville are also given the power to arrest and take anyone who they find to be contrary or rebellious in this matter, and to commit them to prison, to stay there until the king should order otherwise.

By K. and C.

28 May 1349 . Wodestok Woodstock . For Master John de Streatley .

Order to Bernat-Etz [V d'Albret], Lebreto, de lord of Albret , Cock Thomas Cok , seneschal of Gascony, Puteo, de Guiraut Dupuch , Thomas de Hampton and Ferand Bertran Ferrand to make enquiries into the status of a Castilian ship captured upon the sea. The king has heard how a certain ship of Ispannia Castile called la Seinte Marie of Sancto Andeuro, de Santander , arrayed with many men-at-arms in manner of war, forcefully attacked a certain ship of the king’s power sailing to Gascony, carrying the king’s clerk Master Stretele John de Streatley , constable of Bordeaux, and his men and servants, together with certain victuals which were being taken there for the king, intending to defeat them and take them away. The constable and others, after a long and hard battle, defeated their adversaries, and took the Castilian ship into their hands, together with goods and other things found within it, but due to rough seas and contrary winds, they were then driven to Baion' Bayonne , and while they were there, the mayor and jurats of Bayonne arrested the captured ship, with the goods found within it, and still detain it under arrest. The king believes that the captured ship and goods ought to pertain to him as forfeit, and therefore, if it is found that the ship was taken in the manner claimed, and that the ship and the goods ought to pertain to the king according to the fors and customs of those parts, then they should take them into the king’s hands without delay, and deliver them to the constable as the king’s gift, both in consideration of the good deeds of him and his men in capturing the ship and saving themselves and the ship and the king’s victuals being sent to Gascony, as well as to assist in the great costs and expenses incurred by the constable in the king’s service in those parts. If any of these people are unable to deal with this matter, then it should be done by the four, three or two of them who are available to do it, and the king is to be informed as soon as possible in the English chancery regarding the value of the captured ship and the price of the goods found within it, and of everything done in relation to this matter.

By p.s.

7 June 1349 . Wodestok Woodstock . Concerning the making of purveyances .

Order to all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful people, both within liberties and without, to be attendant, obedient, informative and helpful to the king’s sergeant-at-arms, Roger Larcher , who the king has appointed to buy and make ready with all speed 40 quarters of wheat, 40 quarters of oats, 30 carcasses of salt beef and 100 bacons in the county of Sutht Hampshire , both within liberties and without, the fief of the church only excepted, from whatever places seem best and of least damage to the king’s people, for the provisioning of the town of Sancti Johannis de Aungelyn Saint-Jean-d’Angély in Gascony. Larcher is to deliver them to the port of Southampton , to the receivers appointed there, to find sufficient carriage to take the goods to Southampton at the king’s cost, and to make indentures or tallies between himself and the people from whom he takes the victuals, recording the price of those items and giving them day at Westminster at the feast of St Peter ad Vincula next to have payment from the hands of the Treasurer. He is also to take and arrest all those who he finds to be contrary or rebellious in his execution of these matters, and to bring them to the king’s Wynton castle of Winchester , until the king should command otherwise.

By K. and by bill of the Treasurer.

Same as above

19 June 1349 . Westminster . Concerning general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England for one year to Bilneye John de Bilney , parson of the Ikford church of Ickford , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service in the company of Master Stretele John de Streatley, clerk , constable of Bordeaux, nominating Bledelawe John de Bledlow .

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorney.

19 June 1349 . Westminster . For Thomas de Colle .

To the seneschal of Gascony and the constable of Bordeaux, and all seneschals, castellans, constables, mayors, bayles and other faithful people appointed in the duchy of Aquitaine.

For his good service, the king has granted to his valet, Thomas de Colle , both the office of keeping the seal and counter-seal which the king uses for contracts in Bordeaux , as well as the gauging of wines in Bordeaux and the whole duchy of Aquitaine , to have and hold for term of his life in person or by suitable substitutes, with any substitutes receiving the fees due to Colle, and answering to him for them, as contained in the king’s letters patent. The king therefore orders that all people are to permit Colle’s substitutes and attorneys to collect and receive the fees relating to these offices, according to the force and effect of the king’s grants, and are to be attendant, informative and helpful to those substitutes and attorneys in receiving and collecting those fees whenever needed and requested. Anyone refusing is to be compelled to make the rightful payments, and defaulters are to be punished in line with their offence, according to the fors and customs of those parts. Each official is also to make a public proclamation in their district, to prevent anyone from withholding payment and urging them to pay as they should, and anyone still acting to the contrary should be punished according to their offence.

By p.s.

19 June 1349 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until Easter next, ¹ granted to Bilneye John de Bilney , parson of the Ikford church of Ickford , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service.

By p.s.

6 June 1349 . Wodestok Woodstock . Concerning the arrest of mariners on account of their rebellion .

Order to the Sutht sheriff of Hampshire to go to the town of Southampton with as much force as possible and warn the masters and mariners of the six ships equipped for the king’s use to return quickly to those ships, with both men and victuals necessary for the equipping of the ships, and to set out to Gascony, together with the king’s faithful men, at the king’s customary wages, paid to them promptly in the same port. The king had assigned his sergeants-at-arms, Roger Larcher and Bosevill Richard Boseville , to arrest and take six great ships in the Sutht port of Southampton for the passage of Daudele Peter de Audley and Gournay Thomas de Gournay , and others in their company, setting out to the parts of Gascony, as well as to choose and take, in the sea ports and in other places in Hampshire , as many men as mariners as were needed to supply and equip those ships. Having chosen them, they were to place them in those ships, to depart for Gascony at the king’s wages. However, the king now understands that these masters and mariners, by collusion between themselves, have refused to take the king’s customary wages, thus delaying the departure of his men to Gascony and to the great cost and dishonour of the king. If the masters and mariners persist in their refusal, then the sheriff is to assist Larcher and Boseville in arresting them and taking them away, the masters to the Tower of London and the mariners to the castle of Windsor , to stay there until the king should decide their punishment. Furthermore, the sheriff is to make public proclamation in Southampton that no other men or ships should depart from there to foreign parts until the king’s men have taken their passage in those six ships, warning all others that, if they wish to cross towards Britann’ Brittany or Gascony, they should take themselves immediately to Plommuth Plymouth , from where they may cross to wherever they wish to reach.

By bill of the Treasurer.

16 June 1349 . Claryndon Clarendon . For the earl of Lancaster .

Order to the seneschal of Gascony and the constable of Bordeaux to warn and compel de la Bret Bérart [I] d'Albret, kt , Amyniou, Missendon Guilhem-Amaniu of Mussidan, kt , the vicomte of Fronsac and the Missenden lord of Mussidan , by whatever ways and means shall seem reasonable and in accord with the customs of those parts, that they should completely cease from making any undue demands and exactions from the Brageriaco, de burgesses and merchants of Bergerac , and permit them to have and enjoy whatever liberties, privileges and customs they have reasonably enjoyed in the past, and make amends for any injuries or harm caused by them. Previously, at the request of the king’s kinsman Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , the king gave and granted the town of Bergerac , with all its liberties, privileges, customs and appurtenances, to the earl and the heirs male of his body, to hold just as previous lords of that town had held it when it was out of the king’s hands. The burgesses and merchants of that town have always paid the tolls and customs which have anciently come into the king’s hands from that town for their goods and merchandise, and are and always have been prepared to pay these, but Bérart d'Albret and the others have demanded these customary toll payments and other undue exactions from the said burgesses and merchants, and daily continue to demand them, unduly and unjustly, and have troubled them and distrained their goods and merchandise, despite the king’s writs ordering them to stop this and to make amends for any harm done.

By p.s.

7 June 1349 . Wodestok Woodstock . Concerning the bringing of victuals to the town of Saint-Jean-d’Angély .

Order to Bosevill Richard de Boseville and William de Durham to receive certain victuals from the king’s sergeant-at-arms, Larch’ Roger Larcher , and to take them to Sanctus Johanes de Aungelyn Saint-Jean-d’Angély as instructed. The king has assigned them the 40 quarters of wheat, 40 quarters of oats, 30 carcasses of salt beef and 100 bacons which had been bought by Larcher in the county of Sutht Hampshire , ordering them to receive the goods from Larcher by indenture and take them to Saint-Jean-d’Angély for the provisioning of the town. Order to Larcher to deliver those supplies to them.

By K. and by bill of the Treasurer.

Same as above Concerning general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England until Easter next ¹ to Bilneye John de Bilney , parson of the Ikford church of Ickford , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service, nominating Bledelowe John de Bledlow and John atte More alternately.

Woll David de Wollore received the attorneys.

23 June 1349 . Westminster . For John Cerne .

Grant to John Cerne , for his good service, of the custody of the town and castle of Tonay Tonnay-Charente , and of the goods and chattels of the king’s rebels within the castle, if the king has not previously granted any of them to others, to hold during the king’s pleasure, without rendering any account and without receiving any wages from the king for that custody.

By p.s.

6 July 1349 . ¹ Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until Easter next ² granted to Claveryng Alan de Clavering , who is setting out to Gascony on the king’s order and in the king’s service.

By K.

18 July 1349 . Claryndon Clarendon . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until Easter next ¹ granted to Salesbury Robert de Salisbury , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service in the company of Claveryngge Alan de Clavering .

By witness of the same Alan [de Clavering].

21 August 1349 . Westminster . Concerning the paying of wages to Thomas Cok .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux that, if it is shown that Thomas Cok , when he was seneschal of Gascony during the times of truce between the king and his enemy of France, retained extra men beyond the number ordained for the seneschal for the necessary defence of the duchy, then he should pay to Cok the wages for those men from the issues of the duchy. Cok has shown that when he was seneschal, the king granted that, during the times of truce, he should retain twenty men-at-arms and one hundred archers and foot-serjeants beyond the number of men-at-arms constituted for the office of seneschal. He therefore retained those men during those truces, but because the king’s grant only mentioned one truce, the constable of Bordeaux has refused to pay for those soldiers for all but the first truce, and still refuses, to Cok’s great damage. Cok has asked the king to provide a remedy, and the king, having consideration for the necessary defence of the duchy and wishing to do what is just, orders that these wages should be paid, notwithstanding that the grant only mentioned one truce. The constable is to take letters patent of receipt from Cok, and will receive due allowance in his account.

By p.s.

24 August 1349 . Westminster . Concerning the hearing of claims and appeals in the duchy of Aquitaine .

Appointment of Master Guilhem de Lart and Master Eymer Pey Aymard to receive and hear all pleas, claims and appeals brought to the king as king of France and superior lord of the duchy of Aquitaine and the adjacent parts, as the king, according to right and wishing to do full justice to all, has taken control of such claims and appeals. They are to receive and hear all manner of pleas, claims and appeals, both criminal and civil, with everything connected to them, determining them according to laws, fors and customs of those parts and the process and course of the king’s court of France, and executing everything relating to them as necessary, with power to exact punishment, until the king should order those be revoked. Order that they should perform this task diligently, skilfully and faithfully, and that all archbishops, bishops, dukes, counts, vicomtes, marquesses, barons, seneschals, mayors, prévôts, officials, ministers and all other faithful people of those parts, both noble and common, should to be attendant to them in this matter.

By K. and C.

28 August 1349 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus for one year granted to Biskele Reynold de Bixley, kt , who is remaining in Gascony in the king’s service.

29 August 1349 . Westminster . For the jurats and hundred peers of Bayonne .

Order to the seneschal of Gascony or his lieutenant to hear the pleas of the Baion mayor, jurats, hundred peers and community of the city of Bayonne , who have complained to the king that, amongst other things, they have suffered great damage and harm both from the barons living in the neighbourhood of their city, and from various malefactors and peace-breakers, who daily prey upon the people of the city and those coming to and from the city for their business, seizing some of them and extorting ransoms from them to save their lives, and even killing those unable to pay. The king, not wishing such crimes, if they have occurred, to remain unpunished, orders that the seneschal should call the barons and malefactors before him, along with the king’s procurator in those parts, and having heard the pleas put forward, should do full and speedy justice according to right and the fors and customs of those parts.

28 August 1349 . Westminster . For Bernat du Troy .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux to account with the king’s valet Troy, de , Bernat du Troy , ¹ or his attorney, if he has not already done so, for the time that Troy served the king in the duchy of Aquitaine, on the orders of the king himself or any of his ministers, from the siege of Aguyllon Aiguillon ² until the date of these letters. The constable is to allow Troy such wages as anyone else of similar status, and to make payment or assignment to him of whatever is found to be owed, so that he may quickly be satisfied. He is to receive letters of acquittance from Troy testifying to the receipt of the money, and shall have due allowance in his account.

By p.s.

16 February 1349 . Westminster . For the merchants of Plentzia .

Order to the Baion mayor, jurats, hundred peers and community of Bayonne that they should restore to the merchants of Placencia Plentzia , ¹ or their proctors, whatever goods and merchandise, found in the ship rightfully detained by the people of Bayonne, that they can prove belongs to them. The people of Bayonne have related how certain sailors and other mariners, their fellow citizens and others of the king’s subjects, returning from England in two ships of Bayonne and thoroughly unaware of the truce newly agreed between the king and his kinsman the king of Castile , forcibly seized a certain ship of Ispannia Castile , loaded with cloth and other merchandise, and took the ship and cargo to the port of Bayonne. The authorities, knowing that the ship had been seized and taken to the port during the time of truce, restored such cloth and other merchandise as they were able to prove belonged to the men and merchants of the king of Castile, but detained other cloth and merchandise found in the same ship, belonging to certain merchants of Plentzia, until the king could instruct them as to whether or not it should be restored to them. Having taken advice, the king has taken the merchants of Plentzia, the friends of the king of Castile, ² and their servants of the king’s friendship, their ships, goods and merchandise into his special protection, ordering that his subjects should not cause or allow them to suffer harm, and does not wish the merchants of Plentzia to suffer contrary to that protection.

By p.s.

1 September 1349 . Westminster . For the merchants of Plentzia .

Order to Brustereto, de Bernat du Brosteret, Sanctus Spiritus de capite pontis prior of the hospital of Saint-Esprit at the head of the bridge of Aquis Dax , ¹ and Master Adamari Pey Aymard that, having viewed the king’s previous letters to the Baion mayor, jurats, hundred peers and community of Bayonne concerning the restoration of certain goods to the merchants of Placencia Plentzia , they should not molest or trouble them further on the matter, or permit others to do so. The king had previously been informed that certain sailors and other mariners, citizens of Bayonne and other subjects of the king, returning from England in two ships of Bayonne , forcibly seized a certain ship of Ispann' Castile , loaded with cloth and other merchandise belonging to merchants of Plentzia and others, and took the ship and cargo to the port of Bayonne, where the cloth and other goods were detained on the king’s behalf because the merchants of Plentzia, their servants, ships, goods and merchandise had been taken into the king’s protection and defence before the ship was taken. The king, not wishing the merchants to be troubled, ordered that all the goods in that ship which the merchants of Plentzia could reasonably prove to belong to them should be restored to them or their proctors. However, the mayor, jurats, hundred peers and community of Bayonne complained that, although they returned the goods to the merchants, Master Stretele John de Streatley , constable of Bordeaux, and Thomas de Hampton, seneschal of the Landes , claiming a right in those goods, brought appeals against them in the court of Gascony before Thomas Cok , former seneschal of Gascony, or Master Podio, de Guiraut Dupuch, judge , demanding that they deliver the goods to them, and eventually they were charged with damages of 10,000 [l.]st. They appealed this judgment to the king as king of France, and the king appointed Brosteret and Aymard, or either of them, to hear and determine the appeal.

1 September 1349 . Westminster . For Pey de Pimbo, citizen of Bayonne .

Order to Brustereto, de Bernat du Brosteret, Sanctus Spiritus de capite pontis prior of the hospital of Saint-Esprit at the head of the bridge of Aquis Dax , and Master Adamari Pey Aymard to hear, determine and execute, according to law and the fors and customs of those parts, the cause of the appeal brought to the king as king of France by Galhart [de Saint-Paul], lord of Saint-Paul , against the sentence issued against him by Thomas Cok , former seneschal of Gascony or Master Podio, de Guiraut Dupuch, judge of appeals brought to the king’s court of Gascony , at the instance of Pey de Pimbo, citizen of Bayonne , who claimed he had wrongfully suffered harm on account of a certain sentence issued by the mayor of Bayonne relating to certain customs of that city. ¹

Same as above For the mayor, jurats, hundred peers and the community of the city of Bayonne . ¹

Order to Brustereto, de Bernat du Brosteret, Sanctus Spiritus de capite pontis prior of the hospital of Saint-Esprit at the head of the bridge of Aquis Dax , and Master Adamari Pey Aymard , or either of them, to hear, determine and execute, according to the laws, fors and customs of those parts, the cause of the appeal brought to the king as king of France by the Baion mayor, jurats, hundred peers and community of Bayonne against the sentence issued against them by Thomas Cok , former seneschal of Gascony, or Podio, de Guiraut Dupuch, judge of appeals brought to the king’s court of Gascony , at the instance of Stretle John de Streatley, king’s clerk , constable of Bordeaux, and Thomas de Hampton, seneschal of Landes . As the mayor’s proctor has alleged, Streatley and Hampton wrongfully claimed that, when certain sailors and other mariners of Bayonne seized a certain ship of Ispann’ Castile laden with cloth and other goods, and took it to the port of Bayonne, the mayor and community detained that ship, with the cloth and other merchandise, which Streatley and Hampton asserted pertained to them, as well as damages of 10,000 l.st. .

28 August 1349 . Palace of Westminster . Concerning the appointment of the king’s captain and lieutenant in the duchy of Gascony and the adjacent parts .

Appointment of the king’s kinsman, Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , as the king’s captain and lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine and adjacent parts, to exercise full power there in the king’s name in all matters pertaining to those offices, as if the king were himself present. Order to all archbishops, bishops, counts, barons, vicomtes, castellans and all others in the duchy to be attendant to the earl as captain and lieutenant there.

By p.s.

Same as above Concerning the exercise of jurisdiction in the duchy of Gascony in the king’s name . ¹

Appointment of the king’s kinsman, Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , as king’s lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine , for the restoration of the condition and governance of the duchy and other nearby lands, and for the recovery of the king’s lands and rights occupied by rebels. He is to have full power and mandate to exercise mere and mixed authority and high and low justice and jurisdiction in the king’s name, to defend and rule the duchy and its lands, and to dispense justice according to the fors and customs of those parts. He is also to seek and take possession of all castles, places, rights and other things, there and elsewhere overseas, which have been unduly detained from the king, recovering, obtaining and retaining them, gathering and leading chevauchées and armies, taking and punishing rebels, taking fines and redemptions, and admitting those who wish to come or return to the king’s peace, granting remission and pardon. He is to have power to give and grant the lands and properties of rebels to others who have served faithfully or who wish to come into the king’s obedience, in perpetuity or for space of time, to hold from the king and his heirs as kings of England for the services then due and customary, putting them in possession and defending and protecting them. He is also to oversee the actions of the king’s ministers, removing those found to be ineffectual (the seneschal of Gascony and constable of Bordeaux alone excepted) and replacing them with efficient people, and to do all other things necessary for the defence, recovery and good rule of the rights and lands of the king and his subjects, even if they require special command, just as the king would if he were there personally. The king will consider as valid everything done by the earl on these matters, and revokes all powers previously granted to any other persons, the aforesaid seneschal and constable excepted, who may continue to undertake the things pertaining to their offices.

Same as above Concerning the entering of truces .

Grant to the king’s kinsman, Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , of the power to treat and agree upon the observation of truces with the king’s adversaries of France and the restoration of breaches, to renew or extend them, and also to enter into new truces as they expire, to confirm them and to do all other things concerning their renewal, extension, conclusion and observation, even if it requires special orders, just as the king would do if he were present. The king promises to consider as valid everything done by the earl on these matters.

Same as above Concerning informing the king of gifts made in Gascony .

Order to the king’s kinsman, Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , to inform the king of all things given and granted by the king in the duchy of Aquitaine and of the merits of their recipients. The king understands that, by the false requests and suggestions of others, he has made excessive gifts in the duchy of Aquitaine, in which he has been greatly deceived and misled, and he wishes to be fully informed of these gifts and their reasons. The earl is to take into the king’s hands all castles, lands, tenements, liberties, profits, coinage of money and other things found to have been granted falsely, and to inform the king of anything done, together with his advice on what the king should do to resolve these matters.

18 October 1349 . Palace of Westminster .

Appointment of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , as the Pictav’ king’s captain and lieutenant in Poitou , to exercise full power there in the king’s name in all matters pertaining to those offices, as if the king were himself present. Order to all archbishops, bishops, counts, barons, vicomtes, castellans and all others to be attendant to the earl as captain and lieutenant there.

20 October 1349 . Palace of Westminster .

Order to Monicot de France or any other having the Neyrmoustier keeping of the castle of Noirmoutier , under pain of forfeiture, to be attendant to the Pictav’ king’s aforesaid captain and lieutenant of Poitou or his deputy in all things.

6 September 1349 . Westminster . Concerning proceeding in the cause of an appeal .

Order to Brustereto, de Bernat du Brosteret, Sanctus Spiritus de capite pontis prior of the hospital of Saint-Esprit at the head of the bridge of Aquis Dax , and Master Adamari Pey Aymard , to proceed jointly and not severally in hearing and determining the appeal brought to the king as king of France by the Baion' mayor, jurats, hundred peers and the whole community of the city of Bayonne from the seneschal of Gascony or Podio, de Guiraut Dupuch, judge of appeals brought to the king’s court of Gascony , at the request of Stretle John de Streatley , constable of Bordeaux, and Thomas de Hampton, seneschal of Landes . The king had appointed them, or either of them, to hear and determine the appeal, but he now understands that Bernat du Brosteret has a house in Bayonne , on account of which it might be suspected that he might favour the citizens of that city if he were to proceed in that case alone.

By p.s.

2 September 1349 . Westminster . Concerning the accounting of wages .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux to account with the king’s valet Troye, de , Bernat du Troy , ¹ or his attorney, concerning the wages of his men-at-arms, horses and foot-soldiers retained by letters of the king’s kinsman Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , from the time that he arrived at the town of Aguillon Aiguillon , during the siege of that place, ² until the date of these letters. The constable is to make payment or assignment of whatever sum is found to be owed, so that Troy may quickly be satisfied, and will receive due allowance in his account.

By p.s.

1 September 1349 . Westminster . For Bertran de Montferrand concerning the payment of money . ¹

Order to the constable of Bordeaux that, having viewed the indentures made between the king and Monte Ferandi, de Bertran [I] de Montferrand on 22 March 1348 concerning the custody of the Lyziniaco, de castle of Lusignan , ² and having accounted with Montferrand for everything owed to him from before that date, he is to make assignment of everything found to be due to him from the issues of the coinage of money within the duchy of Aquitaine, in whosesoever hands those issues currently may be, namely of two d. in the mark, from 29 September until that sum shall be paid, as long as the Lebreto, de lord of Albret , to whom previous assignment has been made, consents to this. If Albret refuses, then Albret should first be satisfied of the sums of money assigned to him by Waweyn John Wawayn , former constable of Bordeaux, and then the constable should assign the said two d. in the mark to Montferrand, until that debt is paid. For this the constable shall have allowance on his account.

By p.s.

1 May 1349 . Westminster . For Johan Gatineau .

Grant to Gastynelly Johan Gatineau of Burgo supra Mare Bourg , clerk , of the executive sergeantry ( sergentaria executorie ) upon the Xancton bridge of Saintes , now out of the king’s hands, together with all the profits pertaining to that sergeantry. Previously, for his good service, the king had granted this office and its profits to Nyvet Ricart Ninet, king’s clerk , to have for term of his life, as soon as it should return to the king’s obedience. However, Ninet has requested that the king grant the sergeanty to Gastineau, to hold for the term of Ninet’s life, with remainder after Ninet’s death to the king and his heirs. Ninet has returned his letters patent.

By K. and C.

15 January 1350 . Westminster . To be intendant to the servants of the earl of Lancaster in the provision of victuals .

Order to all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful people to be attendant to the servants of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , who is staying in the king’s service in Gascony, who the earl has sent to buy and purvey wheat and other victuals for the sustenance of him and his company. They are to purchase these victuals with the earl’s money in the counties of Gloucestershire , Wiltshire , Lincolnshire , Norfolk , Suffolk and Kent , and to carry them to certain ports to be loaded into ships and taken to Gascony. However, the king does not wish that anything should be taken within the fee of the church, contrary to their liberties, on the pretext of these letters.

By K.

Same as above

17 January 1350 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until the feast of Pentecost next granted to Byntre Walter de Bintree , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service, to stay there in the company of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster .

By witness of Henry de Walton , general attorney of the earl.

18 January 1350 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until the feast of Pentecost next granted to Cock Thomas Cok, kt , who is staying in Gascony in the king’s service, in the company of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster .

By witness of Henry de Walton , general attorney of the earl.

22 January 1350 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus for one year granted to Robert Markant , who is staying in Gascony in the king’s service, in the company of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster .

By witness of the earl of Lancaster .

1 September 1349 . Westminster . Concerning the making of payments on the order of the earl of Lancaster .

Order to Master Stretele John de Streatley , constable of Bordeaux, or his lieutenant, to make all payments ordered by the king’s kinsman, Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , who the king has appointed as his captain and lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine and the adjacent parts, for the conduct of the king’s business. He is to make them from the issues of the duchy without difficulty, receiving letters witnessing the payments both from the earl and from those receiving the money, and will have due allowance in his account.

By C.

29 August 1349 . Westminster . For Bertran Ferrand .

Inspeximus and confirmation of letters patent of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , former lieutenant in the duchy of Aquitaine:

By K.

1 September 1349 . Westminster . For Hélias de Landiras, kt .

Order to the constable of Bordeaux to account with Hélias de Landiras, kt , both for the wages of the men-at-arms and foot-serjeants which he retained for the defence of the town and Tannay super Charente castle of Tonnay-Charente , from the time when he assumed that custody on the order of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , until the day of this order, and also for the reasonable costs and expenses he has incurred in repairing the castle and town. The constable is then to deduct any money Landiras might have received from the goods of rebels, rents and other issues pertaining to that castle, town and castellany beyond the sum of 500 l.t.parv. which he receives annually by the king’s gift, and to make payment or suitable assignment of the remainder elsewhere within the king’s duchy of Aquitaine. The constable is to receive letters of acquittance from Landiras for those sums, and will have due allowance on his account.

By p.s.

1 October 1349 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until Easter next ¹ granted to Richard de Sutton , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service in the company of Burgherssh Bartholomew de Burghersh the son .

By witness of the same Bartholomew.

Same as above Concerning general attorney .

Letters of general attorney until Easter next ¹ to the same Richard [de Sutton] , nominating Lionel de Bradham and Freynssh, le Miles le French alternately.

The chancellor received the attorney.

28 October 1349 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until Easter next ¹ granted to Nicholas [de Kirkham] , son of Kyrkham Robert de Kirkham , who is setting out to Gascony in the company of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster .

By witness of Henry de Walton , treasurer of the earl.

28 October 1349 . Westminster . Concerning protection .

Letters of protection with clause volumus until Easter next ¹ granted to Sancto Philiberto,de John de Saint-Philibert , who is setting out to Gascony in the king’s service, in the company of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster .

By witness of the earl.

10 November 1349 . Westminster . Concerning general attorney . ¹

Letters of general attorney until Easter next ² to William de la Zouche of Totteneys Totnes , who is staying in the king’s service in Gascony, in the company of Henry [of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster , nominating William de Quenton, kt , and Bliseworth Nicholas de Blisworth alternately.

Woll’ David de Wollore received the attorneys.