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C 61/79 40 Edward III (1366-67)

Introduction.

The roll is yet another of those which, on the face of it, seems lacking in content, a result of the delegation of authority by Edward III to his son, Edward of Woodstock, who had been prince of Aquitaine since 1362, and had been in residence in the new principality of Aquitaine since 1363. However, this conclusion considerably undervalues the contents of the roll, for not only does it contain interesting material on the relationship between the king as overlord and the son as prince, especially concerning judicial matters, but it also contains a wealth of evidence relating to elements that were to eventually destroy the principality – the prince’s intervention in the Castilian civil war, and the breakdown in the relationship between the prince and two major magnates of the principality (the count of Armagnac and the lord of Albret).

It should perhaps be no surprise that one of the major groups of entries on this roll relate to the hearing of appeals. Edward III’s position as the superior lord of the principality of Aquitaine granted to his son Edward of Woodstock, meant that he had relinquished almost all of his direct powers there. Ironically, the only scope for direct involvement in Aquitaine was the hearing of appeals from his son’s courts, so that he retained that very authority over his son, which had proved so irksome when exercised by French king’s over his former ducal lordship. These entries reveal a variety of ways in which the king could deal with such cases. Firstly the king could deal with the case in person, so that in the case of the appeal of Bernat Pélegri, a damoiseau from Quercy and a kinsman (a likely brother) of the Quercynois ecclesiastic men Ramon and Huc de Pélegri who had done their career in England, the prince and his officials were prohibited from any further process on the cases while the king considered it. ¹ Secondly, he could order his son to hear the appeal, so that in the instance of the appeals of Guilhem de Malemort, lord of Malemort in Limousin, and Galiana his wife. In this case Malemort and his wife appealed over an inheritance case that involved an assault of a castle, robbery, the abduction of a young woman, and her alleged forced marriage by a bastard of the Albret family. However, it must be suspected that there was a lot more to this case than the appellants might have portrayed through the narrative outlined in the entry, for it is clear that the woman who was abducted, was the sister of Galiana, one of the appellants, and that she had been written out of her inheritance and consigned to be a nun, and it remains unclear whether this was a willing consignment, and it must be suspected that she was a willing abductee, seeking to avoid a fate dictated by her sister and brother-in-law. Another appeal was the one of Jeanne Maingot, lady of Surgères, ² : Maingot presented a lengthy list of complaints in her appeal, which must in part have resulted from the transfer of sovereignty from the French of the La Rochelle area. Three rather complicated appeals were directed back to the prince to resolve, rather than entangle English royal justice in distant affairs in lands newly acquired following the Brétigny peace. And finally, he could delegate his authority, which appears to have been the favoured option, and it would seem that the king did not appoint one fixed body of individuals for this purpose. In the appeals of Pey and Arnaut Monlarin, brothers and burgesses of Bordeaux, who were pursuing claims that they had over the estate of Anna de Camparian, two separate groups of individuals were assigned to resolve the cases. The first group was constituted of Peire de Caseton, lord of Gourdon, Guillaume de Séris, kt, and the king’s official of Bordeaux, and the second of the dean of Saint-Seurin, the prior of the hospital of Saint-Jacques of Bordeaux, and the official of Bordeaux again. ³ The first group contained two trusted lords, Caseton and Séris being renowned lawyer coming from the recently acquired Quercy and La Rochelle, while the second made use of local ecclesiastics. The appeal of Ramon II de Montaut, lord of Mussidan, kt, was also assigned to ecclesiastics - the archbishop of Bordeaux, the abbot of La Sauve-Majeure, and to Arnaut Desclaus, canon of Bordeaux; ⁴ while that of the dean and chapter of Saint-Seurin concerning their rights over an alleged serf, was assigned to a more mixed body - Arnaut Monadey, kt, official of Bordeaux, Raymondus Acthonis , licentiate in laws, and Master Bernat d'Abadie . ⁵

There were also anomalous legal cases where the complexity of the issues meant that the matter came to the king first. A particularly interesting example concerned the relatively unusual case of Joan de Folksworth, who, originating in England, was of mixed parentage with roots in Saintonge, and therefore concerns one of the relatively rare instances for the time of inter-marriage, and cross-seas land tenure between England and Aquitaine. In the entries that relate to her in this roll it is set out that she had proved in chancery that she was the daughter and heir of John de Brackenborough, an English knight, and that her mother came from Saintonge from the Rabain family, and she requested livery of the lands that her father had had in the Île d’Oléron under the terms of the peace made between the king and John II, king of France. Because this matter had clearly been dealt with in part in the English chancery, the king had been involved in the process, but he was happy to pass the matter to the prince to hear the case in full and do justice. ⁶ The king also directed his son to examine complaints made about the construction of unlicenced castles and fortalices in the neighbouring lands to Bourg, which bearing in mind the strategic significance of the town on the Gironde estuary, and the extremely unsettled conditions of the previous half century, must have been a very major issue, undermining ducal and subsequently princely authority. ⁷

Although there is no mention of Castile at all in this roll, the evidence for the impending English involvement in that neighbouring realm is very plain to see. In all the preceding rolls of the time of the principality of Aquitaine there have been numerous letters of protection and attorney for those going out to the principality, and subsequently staying there in the prince’s company, and also for those going out subsequently to join him, or those who had returned to England, but who subsequently rejoined the prince. Indeed, the function for the Gascon rolls for this period seem almost to have become a register for those serving in the principality. However, this roll reveals a marked increase in numbers joining the prince, with small numbers receiving letters of protection and attorney in February 1366, but with a surge during and after May of the same year. ⁸ The prince was also joined by his brother, John of Gaunt, now duke of Lancaster, late in the year, along with his own retinue, ⁹ and by Thomas Holland, the prince’s stepson. ¹⁰ The French had been offering assistance to Enrique of Trastamara, the bastard half-brother of the Castilian king, since late 1365, encouraging members of the mercenary Free Companies who had been so very damaging to French interests, and very many of whom were English and Gascon, to go there. Although the prince and his council seem to have been aware of much of these developments, they seem to have been slow to act, for it took an order from Edward III himself to cause the prince to prohibit the participation of English and Gascons amongst the Free Companies in aid of Trastamara. Even though an alliance between the French and a Castile under Enrique’s rule would have been clearly injurious to English interests in Aquitaine, and there was also have been the threat from the powerful Castilian fleet to consider, there appears to have been clear conflict within the prince’s council, with many opposing English intervention, fearing the outcome and cost, despite the treaty made with Pedro I, king of Castile in 1362 that committed the prince to support the king. The prince overruled those opponents, and committed to intervention, and with the collapse of Pedro’s position over the summer of 1366, and his flight to Aquitaine, a new treaty, the treaty of Libourne, was drawn up between the prince and king in September 1366, which promised Anglo-Gascon assistance for the king, in return for very substantial territorial and financial concessions. The army began to muster late in 1366, though the campaign itself did not commence until the following year, which resulted in the victory at Nájera on 3 April 1367. ¹¹

The roll also provides evidence that might well indicate that the reasons behind the breakdown of the relationship between the prince and the Albret family, were more complex then hitherto thought. The prince has been blamed, perhaps rightly for his high-handed dealings with many of his more important subjects, dealings that drove them to appeal to Charles V for remedy. However, this roll has several entries that all relate to the revocation of grants of substantial quantities of land to Bérart I d’Albret, ostensibly because these lands should have been inalienable. But the entries refer to a measure of deception that was used on Albret’s behalf to inveigle the grants from the king, and the revocations were to be proclaimed through the duchy, so it can be imagined that such language would have been highly embarrassing for the prince, and more particularly for the Albrets. Although reference is made in these to possible compensation being made to Bérart d'Albret ‘if there is any that the king should give him’. The cadet branch of the Albret of 'Vayres' had certainly been well rewarded for its service, but its links with the elder branch of the family made it possibly a very dangerous exercise to antagonise it, and the revocations might have been the beginning of the souring of relations. But in reality, all the members of the cadet branch of 'Vayres' will remain faithful to the Prince and the 'English' when the lord of Albret Arnaut-Amaniu rallied the 'French' in 1369 and in the following years. ¹²

One other entry is worthy of individual note, and that relates to the estates obtained by Edward III for his youngest son, Thomas of Woodstock. As a result of the collapse of treaty negotiations concerning several leading French prisoners still in English hands (treaty of the fleur-de-lys , 1362), Edward was able to seize several lordships of the duke of Orléans, which he was able to compel the prince to make over to Woodstock in 1364. The entry on this roll relates to the appointment of John Chandos and Guillaume de Séris to take possession of these places in Poitou and Saintonge. ¹³

Simon J. Harris.

1.: entry 79 entry 120 .
2.: entry 106 entry 107 .
3.: entry 22 , entry 61 entry 156 .
4.: entry 59
5.: entry 145 . The appeal of Marguerite de Meauce was also to be dealt with by a more mixed body, entry 7 .
6.: entry 11 entry 21
7.: entry 58 .
8.: There are too many letters of protection and attorney to note individually. In addition to these there are a number of orders for the selection of archers in the midland and southern counties of England ( entry 69 , entry 69.1 - entry 69.14 , entry 80 entry 81 ), others for the arrest of shipping for their passage (16, 30, 31, 32) and one order, as in the previous roll, for the selection of miners from the Forest of Dean, for service with the prince (12; see also entry in C 61/78 entry in C 61/78 ).
9.: entry 86 , entry 87 , entry 88 , entry 89 , entry 89.1 - entry 89.3 , entry 98 , entry 129 , entry 129.1 - entry 129.17 , entry 130 , entry 131 , entry 131.1 - entry 131.14 , entry 132 , entry 147 , entry 151 , entry 155 , entry 157 , entry 157.1 , entry 157.2 entry 158 . Indeed, Anthony Goodman has suggested that Gaunt played an important role in the formulation of Edward III’s policy in relation to the Castilian crisis at that time, and received financial support to join his elder brother in Aquitaine preparatory to the campaign ( John of Gaunt , pp. 44-7).
10.: 16
11.: Barber, Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine , pp. 182-91; Green, The Black Prince , pp. 153-70; Ormrod, Edward III , pp. 437-445; Sumption, Trial by Fire , pp. 525-85; Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince , pp.106-14.
12.: entry 55 , entry 56 , entry 57 , entry 62 entry 63 .
13.: entry 67 ; see also Ormrod, Edward III , p. 436, for a brief discussion of the events surrounding this provision for Thomas of Woodstock.

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16 February 1366 . Castrum de Wyndesore Windsor Castle . For protection .

To all bailiffs and faithful subjects.

Letters of protection, for one year, for John Edmund , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , and for his men, lands, property, rents and all his possessions. It is ordered that Edmund, his men, lands, property, rents and all his possessions, not permitting any injury, harm or damage to be done to him and them. If anything has been forfeited by them, amends are to be made without delay. The king wishes that Edmund, in the meantime, be quit of all pleas and complaint, except pleas of dower, unde nichil habet and quare impedit , and assises of novel disseisin , darrein presentment and actinctis, and except suits before the king's justices in eyre, summoned in their itinerary. ¹

By bill of p.s.

1.: In most examples the letter is heavily abridged, but in this first entry on this roll the entry is entered in full. The entry is followed by three empty entry marks.

2: 16 February 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Thomas Wyth' , who is going to overseas in the king's service, by the king's order, nominating John Cok' and John Bretton , alternately.

Walter Power received the attorneys.

3: 21 February 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Thomas Florak , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Frysel John Frisel and Bridemere John Bridmore , alternately.

Loryng Nigel de Loring received the attorneys by writ of dedimus potestatem .

4: 18 February 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for John Maynard , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

5: 1 March 1366 . Shepeye Sheppey . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , until 24 June next, for Robert de Hull, mariner , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

6: 13 March 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for John Edmund of Finyngham Finningham , late citizen of London , who is going to Aquitaine in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Methelwold John de Methwold, clerk , and William Berard , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore, clerk , received the attorneys.

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18 April 1366 . The Palais de Weymonstier Palace of Westminster . For Marguerite de Meauce .

[in French]

Order to Master Arnaud André, lawyer ( sage en droit ), ¹ la Cloce Pey de Laclotte, kt , Lord Loyngn William Loring and Master Marchant Jean Marchand , or at least to two of them, to have cognizance of the following appeal and to call before them the parties, hear their arguments, and the king has granted to the plaintiffs that a final sentence will be given by them either in the king's great parliament or elsewhere. The king orders to all his subjects to obey and attend them or their deputies on this matter.

The king has been shown the complaint of Meausse Marguerite de Meauce , ² with the authority of Montorut Estève de Monteruc , ³ her husband, asserting that Maleval Loys de Malval, kt , ⁴ has appealed a judgment given in the court of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , by the people of his great council, to the profit of Meauce; this appeal being not on the main matter but on a release of punishment ( remission ) that Malval requested to be done in the jurisdiction ( lassisiage ) of Limoges , an appeal that is frivolous and against the custom of the land, and has postponed the implementation of Meauce's right to her great damage. Thus Marguerite de Meauce and her husband have requested the king to provide them with a remedy.

By C.

1.: On him see Lainé, F., Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae , 13, Diocese of Bordeaux (Turnhout, 2012), p.254-5, no.4.
2.: Daughter and heiress of Guillaume de Meauce, lord of Meauce (com. Saincaize-Meauce, arrond. Nevers, dép. Nièvre). See Bonvallet, A., 'Notice historique sur la commune de Saincaize-Meauce', Bulletin de la Société Nivernaise des Sciences, Lettres et Arts , série 2, t. 4 (1870), pp. 310-1.
3.: This Estève de Monteruc was the nephew of cardinal Peire (Pierre) de Monteruc (d. 1385) and first cousin of cardinal Reynaut (Renoul) de Monteruc (d. 1382) and great-nephew of Pope Innocent VI (1352-62). See Guillemain, B., La cour pontificale d'Avignon (1309-1376) , Paris, 1962, genealogical table of the Aubert family between p. 160 and p. 161. The Monteruc family originated in Donzenac (Bas-Limousin, now dép. Corrèze).
4.: On Loys (Louis) de Malval, see Martin, G., 'Malval', in Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Archéologiques de la Creuse , Deuxième série, tome premier (1887-1890), pp. 296-310. See also Archives Historiques du Poitou , XIX (1888), p. 45, n.1.

8: 24 March 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Arnold Savage, kt , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Dygge Roger Digg and William Broke , alternately.

Replaced because it was otherwise sealed, and Codyngton' John de Coddington received the attorney.

9: 1 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Tryvets John Trivet , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

10: 1 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Peter de Veel, kt , who is staying in Gascony, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

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2 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For Joan, daughter of John de Brackenborough .

Order to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , to hear the complaint of Folkesworth' Joan de Folksworth, daughter of Brakenburgh' John de Brackenborough, kt , or the attorneys or proctors, and if they find by that information that John, her father, was removed from the land that he had in the towns of Cherroye Chéray and Chaceron' Chassiron in the Oleronis Île d'Oléron before the war, on account of the war, and it has been detained, then he is to restore it to her, by right and according to the form of the peace.

In the peace treaty made between the king and John [II], late king of France , it was contained that all the land of the banished, and all those who have been disinherited or amoved from their lands and inheritances on occasion of the war between the realms of England and France, should be restored in the condition that it was before the war, and that all manner of forfeitures, trespasses and misprisions committed by them in the meantime should be pardoned, the vicomte of Fronsak Fronsac ¹ and Galart Johan [de] Galard ² only excepted. Now Folksworth, originating in England, who by process before the king in his chancery, had been found to be the daughter and nearest heir of Brackenborough, has requested restitution of those lands that her father had in Chéray and Chassiron before the war, in the king's lordship of Aquitaine, and of which he had been disinherited by the king of France and his ministers on account of the war, and which ought to descend to her as his daughter and heir. ⁴

1.: Ramon VI de Fronsac who rallied the king of France John II on 23 January 1353. See pp. 345-50 (Archives Nationales, Paris, J 637, no. 12). He died c. 1363 in exile outside the duchy of Aquitaine. His goods had been granted by Edward III to his daughter Johana de Fronsac and her husband Guilhem-Sans III de Pommiers .
2.: Lord of Limeuil . ³
3.: On Johan de Galard (d. c. 1363-1365), see Documents historiques sur la maison de Galard , éd. J. Noulens (Paris, 1871-2), pp. 472-583.
4.: For related entries, including one that traces this dispute back as far as the reign of Edward II, see entry 228 in C 61/35 , entry 21 & entry in C 61/80 .

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6 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For the selection of miners in the Forest of Dean .

Assignment of Bryan Guy de Brian, constable of the Sanctus Briavellus castle of St Briavels , and steward of the Forest of Dean , Robert Cole, lieutenant of Guy de Brian , and John Joce , jointly and individually, to select 20 miners from the best of them in the Dene Forest of Dean , and cause them to be suitably arrayed at the cost of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , who has informed the king that he stands in need of many of miners in Aquitaine where he resides. Once they are selected and arrayed, they are to be ready and prepared before Whit-Sunday next to go with them or whomsoever else the prince's council should ordain, to the prince in the king's service, to reside in the prince's company. They are ordered to attend to this diligently, and all the foresters and ministers, and whatsoever other faithful subjects of the king there are ordered to obey them and be intendant on them when requested in all things relating to the assignment. ¹

By K.

1.: For similar orders in the previous year, see entry in C 61/78 & entry in C 61/78 ).

For general attorney.

13: 8 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Adam de Louches , kt , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating John Carleton' and Aldryngton' Henry Aldrington , alternately.

John de Tamworth, clerk , received the attorneys.

14: Same as above

The same Adam has other letters of general attorney for the same duration, nominating John Walden and atte Welle Walter Attwell .

The same John received the attorneys.

15: 7 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for John son of Breouse Thomas de Braose , kt , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

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16: 8 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For the arrest of ships .

Assignment of Pulymound John Polymond, mayor of Suthampton' Southampton , John Clerk and William Lench , jointly and individually to arrest all ships and small ships ( navicula ) in the port of Sutht' Southampton , which are necessary for the passage of the king's kinsman, Holand' Thomas de Holland , and his household, to Gascony to join Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales . They are to have the vessels prepared and furnished with mariners and other necessary things, as quickly as possible to take Holland and his household there, at his cost. They are to arrest all those who they find resisting them, and keep them in prison, until the king orders their delivery. The king orders them to diligently attend to this business, and all the bailiffs of the town, and the owners, masters and mariners of the vessels, and all other faithful subjects of the king are ordered to obey them and be intendant upon them, when they will be warned to do so.

By K.

For protections.

17: 16 February 1366 . Wyndesore Windsor .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Adam de Louches , kt , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, to stay there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

18: Same as above

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Sotesbrok' Gilbert de Shottesbrooke , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of the same prince .

By bill of p.s.

19: 7 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Robert de Grendon, clerk , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of the same prince .

By bill of p.s.

20: 15 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Peter son of Cusaunce William Cusance , kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Percehay Henry Percy and Candevere Simon Candover , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

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2 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For Joan de Folksworth .

Order to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , to hear the complaint of Folkesworth' Joan de Folksworth, daughter of Brakenburgh' John de Brackenborough, kt , or the attorneys or proctors, and if they find by that information that John, her father, was removed from the land that he had in the towns of Cherroye Chéray and Chaceron' Chassiron in the Oleronis Île d'Oléron before the war, on account of the war, and it has been detained, then he is to restore it to the same Joan, by right and according to the form of the peace.

In the peace treaty made between the king and John [II], late king of France , it was contained that all the land of the banished, and all those who have been disinherited or amoved from their lands and inheritances on occasion of the war between the realms of England and France, should be restored in the condition that it was before the war, and that all manner of forfeitures, trespasses and misprisons committed by them in the meantime should be pardoned, the vicomte of Fronsak Fronsac and Galart Johan [de] Galard only excepted. Now Folksworth, originating in England, who by process before the king in his chancery, had been found to be the daughter and nearest heir of Brackenborough, had requested restitution of those lands that Rabayn Peter de Rabain , uncle of her father, whose heir he was, and kinsman of Joan had in Chéray and Chassiron, in the king's lordship of Aquitaine before the war, and of which he had been disinherited by the king of France and his ministers on account of the war, and which ought to descend to her as his daughter and heir. ¹

1.: For a much earlier related entry, see entry 228 in C 61/35 . For further related entries, see entry 11 & entry in C 61/80 .

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20 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey de Monlarin, and Arnaut his brother .

To Cazaton Peire de Caseton, lord of Gurdon Gourdon , Seriz Guillaume de Séris and the official of Burdegal' Bordeaux , ¹ assigned by the king as judges in the case or cases of appeal brought by Molerino Pey de Monlarin and Arnaut , his brother, to the king as sovereign lord of the principality of Aquitaine, concerning a certain inheritance which was Campariano, de Anna de Camparian , now dead, the brother's niece, and which ought to pertain to them as her nearest heirs.

Grant to Pey and Arnaut de Monlarin, who will have to come to England, and to various other parts, to sell their merchandise, the king wishing to show them favour, that they can, jointly or individually, appoint a proctor or proctors to represent them in this case, notwithstanding whatsoever customs that are used in Bordeaux contrary to this. Caseton and the others are ordered to admit the proctor or proctors appointed by the brothers, and permit him or them to prosecute and defend the case or cases. ²

1.: If an act dated 24 July 1366 (published in Archives Historiques de la Gironde (AHG), 13, p.52) is well interpreted (if it is not the name of the notary who has written the act), the official was at this moment a Petrus Channetelli . Lainé, F., Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae , 13, Diocese of Bordeaux (Turnhout, 2012), p.380, no.774.
2.: For related entries, see entry in C 61/78 , entry in C 61/78 , entry in C 61/78 , entry in C 61/78 , entry 61 , entry in C 61/80 , entry in C 61/80 , entry in C 61/83 , entry in C 61/83 , entry in C 61/86 & entry in C 61/86 .

23: 18 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Loryng Nigel Loring, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, nominating Weye John de Way, clerk , and William de Luscote , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

For general attorneys.

24: 18 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Beaumount John de Beaumont , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, nominating Weye John de Way, clerk , and William de Luscote , alternately.

David de Wollore received the attorneys.

25: 29 May 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Abberbury Richard de Adderbury, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Cotesford Roger de Cottisford, kt , and Abberbury Thomas de Adderbury, the elder , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

26: Same as above

The same Richard has other letters of general attorney in England for the same duration, nominating John Barker of Weston Underwode Weston Underwood , and Blaket Bartholomew Blackett .

The same David received the attorney.

27: Same as above

Letters of general attorney in England, for the same duration, for Golafre John Gulliver , who is going to Gascony, nominating Cheyne Roger Cheyney and John Evesham , alternately.

The same David received the attorney.

28: Same as above

The same John has other letters of general attorney in England for the same duration, nominating Mulsho William de Moulsoe, clerk .

The same David received the attorney.

29: Same as above

Letters of general attorney in England, for the same duration, for Verny Simon Verney , who is going to Gascony, nominating Williamescote Thomas Williamscot, kt , and Blaket Bartholomew Blackett , alternately.

The same David received the attorney.

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For the arrest of ships.

8 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

To sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful subjects of the king.

Assignment to Dabernon John d'Abernon , Thomas le Havener and Kendale Richard de Kendal , jointly and individually, to arrest all ships of 20 tuns capacity and more, which they find in each port and place from Exemuth' Exmouth , Dertemuth' Dartmouth , Plumuth' Plymouth , Fowy Fowey and elsewhere in Devon and Cornub' Cornwall , and provide them with mariners and other necessary men and victuals, to go with all speed with men-at-arms, archers, and other men to Gascony, to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , for the defence of the king's lordships and rights in Aquitaine, and deliver the ships to the attorney of the prince. Abernon and the others are to take and arrest all those whom they find resisting them, and keep them safely in prison until the king orders otherwise. The sheriffs and others are ordered to be intendant on, consult and aid Dabernon and the others, when they will be warned to do so. ¹

By K. and C.

1.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 791.

Same as above

To sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful subjects of the king.

Assignment to John le Clerk of Hampton , Appelby Robert de Appleby, king's serjeant-at-arms , and William Lench , jointly and individually, to arrest all ships of 20 tuns capacity and more in the ports of Bristoll' Bristol , and each port and place in Sutht' Hampshire , Glouc' Gloucestershire , Somers' Somerset and Dorset , that they find, as above mutatis mutandis . ¹

By K. and C.

1.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 791.

9 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Order to the sheriff of Sussex , that, on viewing these presents, he is to arrest all ships of a capacity of 20 tuns and more in the port of Shorham Shoreham , and mariners and victuals, and other necessary things, well and sufficiently, with all speed, to go with men-at-arms, archers and others going to Aquitaine, to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , for the defence of the king's lordships and rights. He is not to omit doing this. ¹

By K. and C.

1.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 791.

For general attorney

33: 8 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for la Ware Roger de la Warr , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, to stay there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Thomas de Wyke, parson of the church of Mauncestre Mancetter , and John de Wyke , alternately.

Walter Power, clerk , received the attorneys.

34: Same as above

The same Roger has similar letters of general attorney for the same duration, nominating Richard de Bache and Underwode John Underwood , alternately.

The same Walter received the attorneys.

For general attorney.

16 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one years, for Chaundos John Chandos, kt , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Robert de Twyford, kt , and Robert de Morton , alternately.

Reissued because it was sealed in another manner, ¹ and Woll' David de Wollore , received the attorney.

1.: A not uncommon note found against entries, it probably meant that the original letters were issued under another seal, presumably one of the small seals, which was deemed unacceptable, and the letters had to be reissued.

Same as above

The same John has other letters of general attorney for the same duration, nominating John de Humbleton .

Reissued because it was sealed in another manner, ¹ and Woll' David de Wollore , received the attorney. By bill of p.s.

1.: A not uncommon note found against entries, it probably meant that the original letters were issued under another seal, presumably one of the small seals, which was deemed unacceptable, and the letters had to be reissued.

37: 16 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Cusyngton' Stephen de Cossington , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

38: 15 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Heselrygg' Donald de Hazlerigg , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By p.s.

39: Same as above

Letters of general attorney in England, for the same duration, for the same Donald , nominating Heselrygg' William de Hazlerigg and Westwyk' Hugh de Westwick , alternately.

David de Wollore received the attorney.

40: 27 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Robert de Enes , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, nominating Thomas de Enes and Blakbourn' John de Blackburn , alternately.

David de Wollore received the attorney.

41: 29 June 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for John son and heir of John Trailly , who is going overseas by the king's licence, nominating Wodhull' William Woodhill and Malyns John Malins of Blounham Blunham , alternately.

The chancellor received the attorneys.

For general attorneys.

42: 3 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Baldwin de Barford, who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating John de Nowers, kt , and Middelmore Henry de Middlemoor , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

43: Same as above

The same Baldwin has other letters of general attorney for the same duration, nominating Kydelyngton' Richard de Kidlington and Corbrig' John Corbridge , alternately.

The same David received the attorney.

For general attorneys.

44: 1 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for the same duration, for Fryvill' Baldwin de Freville, the elder , kt , who is going to the same parts, nominating Stanydelf Henry Stonydelph and Philip de Drayton , alternately.

The same David received the attorneys.

45: Same as above

The same Baldwin has other letters of general attorney for the same duration, nominating Birmyngeham Fulk de Birmingham, kt , and John de Tamworth, clerk , alternately.

The same David received the attorneys.

46

8 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Wyclyf' Robert Wycliffe, the elder , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, with Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Wyclyf' John de Wycliffe and Wyclyf' Robert de Wycliffe , the younger , alternately.

Reissued because it was sealed in another manner, ¹ and Mirfeld' William de Mirfield, clerk , received the attorneys.

1.: A not uncommon note found against entries, it probably meant that the original letters were issued under another seal, presumably one of the small seals, which was deemed unacceptable, and the letters had to be reissued.

47: 8 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for John de Sully, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, nominating Weye John Way and William de Luscote , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorney.

48: 12 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Kentwode John de Kentwood , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Henxteworth John de Hinxworth and Chelseye Alexander de Chelsey , alternately.

John de Tamworth, clerk , received the attorneys.

49: 11 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Robert Roos of Gedeneye Gedney , kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Roger de Meres and Sixendale Richard de Saxondale, parson of the church of Gedeneye Gedney , alternately.

John de Tamworth, clerk , received the attorneys.

50: 12 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Braybrok' Gerald de Braybrooke, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating John de Hampden and Braybrok' Robert de Braybrooke, clerk , alternately.

John de Tamworth, clerk , received the attorneys.

51

8 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For the taking of wool grown in Wales . ¹

To sheriffs, mayors, collectors of customs, keepers of ports and other maritime places, bailiffs, ministers and all the king's faithful subjects.

Grant of a licence to William Venour, merchant of London , in person or by his servants, to take 45 sacks ( sarplaria ) of Welsh wool, loaded in Wall' Wales , to Gascony and Britann' Brittany , to trade with. Venour had requested this, and the king had granted it because Venour had sworn an oath before the king in chancery that he would take the wool to Gascony and Brittany, and not elsewhere. Order to permit Venour, in person or by his servants, to take the wool as granted.

By C.

1.: A note in the margin states ' extractus '.

52: 16 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Ralph Basset of Drayton , kt , who is staying in Gascony, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

John de Tamworth, clerk , received the attorneys.

53: 28 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection.

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Latymer Thomas Latimer, kt , who is going to Gascony, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

54: 29 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney.

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Robert Ledred of London , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Thomas de Wilford and Peter de Taunton , alternately.

Cotyngham Thomas de Cottingham received the attorneys.

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Concerning the revocation of the charter [granted to Bérart] Albret.

8 May 1366 . The in palacio nostro Westm' palace of Westminster . ¹

Revocation of the grant made to Bérart I [d'Albret] ² of Blasimont Blasimon , with its parishes and appurtenances, and the parishes of Mercamps Marcamps , Prinhacum Prignac , Cazelas Cazelles , Sanctus Laurencius Darsacum Saint-Laurence-d'Arce , the espitals de Maringha hospital of Magrigne , Sanctus Germanus Saint-Gervais , ³ Seint Andres Cubzac Saint-André-de-Cubzac with Portu les Ponts , Aubra Aubie , Espassaz Espessas , Piussaz Peujard , Gauriaguet , Marsaz Marsas , Sanctus Antonius Saint-Antoine , Seizac Cézac , Cavinhac Cavignac , Labusiade Laruscade , Cunhaseresium Cubnezais , with their appurtenances in Burgesio Bourgesais , and in the honour of Bourg, the king making this order because he realises that the places belong to him and his crown, and that they cannot be alienated, and for certain other reasonable causes, with the counsel and assent of the prelates and nobles of his realm assembled in the present parliament, and following mature deliberation. Moreover it is declared and granted that the castle, town and bastide should remain annexed and united to the crown notwithstanding any appeals or legal cases.

The king ought always to observe gravity in his actions, so that he does not allow anyone to persuade him to alienate possessions of the crown, but preserves them wholly as he is bound to do because of what he owes to his oath, and for certain clear reasons expressed at the time, and after due consideration, it was ordained that the castle , honour and town of Burgum supra Mare Bourg , and their appurtenances or rights, set up in the king's lordship of Aquitaine, should not be alienated by sale, gift or exchange, or any other title, except to a future heir of the kingdom of England, and should not be transferred from the crown, but should remain annexed to it forever. However, forgetting this, the king was deceived into granting the places and parishes to Albret and his heirs, to be held together with the all the homages, rights and appurtenances of the same, and with high and low justice, and complete and mixed jurisdiction, just as is more fully contained in the king's letters. ⁴

1.: Notes in the margin state ' Coron' Angl' ' and ' extractus '.
2.: It is written in the text that this grant was made to Berardus, dominus de Lebreto ('Bérart, lord of Albret'), but it is an obvious error for Bérart I d'Albret. The lordship of Puynormand was granted to Bérart I of Albret by Edward III . See the keepership granted for life to Bérart I on 1 May 1330: entry in C 61/42 . He was granted for life the lordship of Puynormand in 1334: entry in C 61/46 . On 15 May 1341, Edward III granted in perpetuity this lordship to Bérart I: entry in C 61/53 (see also Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, E 202).
3.: The scribe mistakenly identified Saint-Gervais as Saint-Germain.
4.: For related entries, see entry in C 61/53 & entry in C 61/53 . For an inspeximus of these letters, see entry in C 61/94 .

Same as above ¹

[Revocation of the grant made to Bérart [I d'Albret] ] making compensation to Albret if there is any that the king should give him. ²

1.: A note in the margin states ' extractus '.
2.: The entry is very heavily abridged, though was meant to contain the full text of the preceding entry.

9 May 1366 . The in palacio nostro Westm' palace of Westminster .

The king sends to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , with these letters, certain letters patent sealed with the great seal in green wax, appended from a silk tag, in the following words:

8 May 1366 . The in palacio nostro Westm' palace of Westminster .

Revocation of the grant made to Bérart [I d'Albret] making compensation to Albret if there is any that the king should give him. ¹

The prince is to proclaim and publish the contents of the letters, and he is to see to it that the revocation, annexation, union, declaration and the king's will are observed inviolate, ordering Albret and his heirs, and if it is necessary to use royal authority, and all ways and means to compel them to remove their hands from the same, and not to intermeddle with them further.

1.: The entry is heavily abridged but is clearly meant to be the full transcript of entry 57 , including its additional clause.

58: 9 May 1366 . The a notre palais de Westm' palace of Westminster .

[in French]

Order to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester , that he in person or by those deputed by him, speedily obtain information on the complaints made about the construction of castles and fortalices in the king's land, honour and district of the castle and town of Burgh' Bourg in the king's lordship of Aquitaine, and the crimes committed by those who have built them, by good and sufficient men or by other appropriate sources, and inform the king of what he finds. And if he finds by this that all of the castles and fortalices have been built without the king's licence by his letters, and that the allegations are true, then the prince is to order on the king's behalf, and under threat of grievous penalty that they all appear and stop any new appeal and restore the castles and fortalices to their previous state. And if any of these people resist them, then the prince is to proceed against them as ought to be done according to the customs and usages there, and the castles and fortalices that the prince finds prejudicial and damaging to the king and his castle, town and subjects there, should be destroyed. The prince is to see the king's order speedily acted upon so that the country around is more peaceful, and law and justice upheld.

It has come the king's attention by many complaints that many people in the king's land, honour and district of the castle and town of Bourg have built castles and fortalices in prejudice and damage of the king and the castle, town of Bourg. Also many evil-doers, when they have committed robberies, thefts, murders, ravishments of women and other notorious crimes, for fear of punishment they seek shelter in the castles and fortalices, so that the law of the land is not able to punish them. Further, if war comes to those parts, and those castles and fortalices are captured by force or otherwise by the king's enemies, then the castle and town of Bourg, and its inhabitants will face great damage and could be lost. The king wishes to counter these threats, and to provide a suitable remedy.

59

8 June 1366 . The a notre palays de Westm' palace of Westminster . For the hearing of an appeal .

[in French]

Order to the archbishop of Bordeaux , ¹ the abbot of Sewe La Sauve[-Majeure] in the Bordelais ² and de Claus Arnaut Desclaus, canon of Bordeaux , ³ that they summon the parties in the complaint of Mountant Ramon [II] de Montaut, lord of Mussidan , kt , concerning a judgment in favour of Ranfre Ramfré[V de Montpezat], lord of Montpesat Montpezat , kt , concerning Blaignac , hear their arguments and other things that they wish to show in the appeal, and determine the same according to the laws, usages, fors and customs of the Bordaleys Bordelais . And they are to prohibit the lord of Montpezat and the procurator fiscal, and all others that the business touches, or is able to touch, pending the prosecution of the appeal, and that they are not to procure anything to be done in prejudice of Montaut, nor of his appeal, under threat of the penalty that pertains in such cases.

Montaut has shown by his complaint how he was in peaceable possession of Blaignac, with their appurtenances, nevertheless, at the prosecution of the lord of Montpezat, and the procurator fiscal of the prince of Aquitaine , by arrest, sentence and judgment of the court of the prince, judgment was reached in favour of the lord of Montpezat, by which the lord of Mussidan lost Blaignac, to his great injury. Montaut, for himself and his adherents, has appealed the judgment to the king and his court of sovereignty, and the king, wishing to do justice to the parties, has committed the matter to the archbishop, abbot and canon. ⁴

1.: The archbishop of Bordeaux was Hélias de Salignac at this time.
2.: Huc de Marcenac, abbot of La Sauve from 1362 to 1371. See Le nécrologe de l’abbaye de La Sauve-Majeure , éd. J.-L. Lemaître, p. 147 (under the Latin name of Hugo de Marcenhac ) and Dulaura, É., Histoire de l’abbaye de la Sauve-Majeure , II (Camiac-et-Saint-Denis, 2003), pp. 334-6. He came from a noble family of the Haute-Auvergne (now département of Cantal), from Marcenac (in com. Leynhac, arr. Aurillac, dép. Cantal) which gave lords of Marmiesse (com. Sansac-de-Marmiesse, arr. Aurillac, dép. Cantal). A kinsman and proctor of this abbot was named Avit de Marcenac and this rare forename was used in the Marcenac family of Marmiesse. See Dulaura, Ibid ., p. 335.
3.: The cathedral church, of which Desclaus was a canon, is refered to as la grande esglise de Bordeaux .
4.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 791.

60: 10 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney.

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Richard de Stafford, the younger , kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Hopewas Hugh de Hopwas, clerk , and Henry de Tymmor , clerk , alternately.

John de Tamworth, clerk , received the attorneys.

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20 May 1366 . The a notre palais de Westm' palace of Westminster .

[in French]

Order to Casenton Peire de Caseton, lord of Guordon Gourdon , Serys Guillaume de Séris, kt , and the official of Bordeaux , ¹ that since the king wishes to justice to, and aid Pey and Montclaryn Arnaut de Monlarin , brothers and burgesses of Bordeaux, so that their case is not delayed further, to proceed with all haste, rejecting all malicious delays, and obtain the information on the claims of the brothers concerning the goods and inheritance of Anna, daughter and heir of Camparrien Arnaut de Camparian , late burgess [of Bordeaux] , just as is comprised in the earlier letters of the king on this, and the circumstances concerning both parties, and send the information to the king and his council without delay under their seals, so that justice can be done. Pending the final determination of the business, Caseton, Séris and the official are not to permit any novelty to be made in the business by either party, and they are to proceed in this business unless they want to blamed for their failure to do so. All judges, mayors, prévôts, serjeants and officers of the prince, and all the other subjects of the king are to obey, aid and be intendant on Caseton and the others in all matters concerning this order on pain of forfeiture.

Lately the king, by his other letters issued under the king's great seal, the tenor of which is:

24 February 1365 . The a notre palais de Westm' palace of Westminster .

[in French]

The king to Peire de Caseton, lord of Gourdon , Guillaume de Séris, kt , and the official of Bordeaux , ² stating that Pey and Arnaut de Monlarin , brothers and burgesses of Bordeaux, came into the king's last parliament held at Westm' Westminster , and have shown the king by their complaint etc. ³

At the request of the same Pey and Arnaut, who demanded to have their right in all the possessions, lands, inheritances and other moveable and non-moveable goods of Anna , daughter and heir of Arnaut de Camparian, late burgess of Bordeaux , which the lieutenant of the seneschal , with the judge of Gascony and the constable of Bordeaux , the officers of the prince of Aquitaine, have wrongfully and without reason ejected them from, they having had peaceful possession of the same.

The king ordered Caseton and the others that they were diligently to obtain information upon all the things comprised in the letters, and related circumstances, by truthful and worthy people, and send what they found to the king and his council. However, after they received the letters, they proceeded so far in the matter, but have not put the letters into effect because of long delays and contumacy on the part of the lieutenant, judge and constable, and the brothers have been put to great costs in the pursuit of their rights, and are not able to obtain justice without further remedy from the king. ⁴

1.: If an act dated 24 July 1366 (published in AHG 13, p. 52) is well interpreted (if it is not the name of the notary who has written the act), the official was at this moment a Petrus Channetelli . Lainé, F., Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae , 13, Diocese of Bordeaux (Turnhout, 2012), p.380, no.774.
2.: If an act dated 24 July 1366 (published in AHG 13, p. 52) has been interpreted correctly (if it is not the name of the notary who has written the act), the official was at that time one Petrus Channetelli . Lainé, F., Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae , 13, Diocese of Bordeaux (Turnhout, 2012), p.380, no.774.
3.: The entry is heavily truncated and only contains the address, the initial line of the complaint and the dating clause. For the original letter, see entry in C 61/78 .
4.: For related entries, see entry in C 61/78 , entry in C 61/78 , entry in C 61/78 , entry in C 61/78 , entry 22 , entry in C 61/80 , entry in C 61/80 , entry in C 61/83 , entry in C 61/83 , entry in C 61/86 & entry in C 61/86 .

For the revocation of grants which are annexed to the crown. ⁵

8 May 1366 . The in palacio nostro Westm' palace of Westminster . ¹

Revocation of the grant made to Bérart [I] d'Albret ² of the castle and town of Podium Normannii Puynormand , with the bastide of Villa Franca Villefranche , with all of their appurtenances, the king making this order because he realises that the castle, town and bastide belong to him and his crown, and that they cannot be alienated without prejudice to the oath that he swore, and for certain other reasonable causes, with the counsel and assent of the prelates and nobles of his realm assembled in the present parliament, and following mature deliberation. Moreover it is declared and granted that the castle, town and bastide should remain annexed and united to the crown notwithstanding any appeals or legal cases.

The king ought always to observe gravity in his actions, so that he does not allow anyone to persuade him to alienate possessions of the crown, but preserves them wholly as he is bound to do because of what he owes to his oath, and for certain clear reasons expressed at the time, and after due consideration, it was ordained that the castle and town, with the bastide, and all other bastides and their appurtenances or rights, set up in the king's lordship of Aquitaine, should not be alienated by sale, gift or exchange, or any other title, except to a future heir of the kingdom of England, and should not be transferred from the crown, but should remain annexed to it forever. However, forgetting this, the king was deceived into granting the castle, town and bastide to Albret and his heirs, to be held together with the all the homages, rights and appurtenances of the same, and with high and low justice, and complete and mixed jurisdiction, just as is more fully contained in the king's letters. ³

1.: A note in the margin states ' extractus '.
2.: It is written in the text that this grant was made to Berardus, dominus de Lebreto ('Bérart, lord of Albret'), but it is an obvious error for Bérart I d'Albret. The lordship of Puynormand was granted to Bérart I of Albret by Edward III . See the keepership granted for life to Bérart I on 1 May 1330: entry in C 61/42 . He was granted for life the lordship of Puynormand in 1334: entry in C 61/46 . On 15 May 1341, Edward III granted in perpetuity this lordship to Bérart I: entry in C 61/53 (see also Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, E 202).
3.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 789.

8 May 1366 . The apud palacium nostrum Westm' palace of Westminster .

To Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester .

The king sends with these presents under the great seal, certain of his letters patent in green wax and silk thread, sealed with the great seal, the tenor of which is as follows:

Edward [III], king of England, as above. ¹

It is ordered that the prince proclaim and publish the king's letters and all their contents, where, when and as often as he considers it expedient, and he is to see to it that the revocation of the grant to Lebreto Bérart [I] d'Albret is inviolably observed. Albret and his heirs, are ordered, if there is any need, by the king's royal authority, and by whatever ways and means are necessary to compel them to do so, to remove their hands from the castle and town [of Puynormand ], with the bastide [of Villefranche ], with their rights and appurtenances, and they are not to intermeddle with them any further. ²

1.: The tenor is so heavily abridged, that it cannot be rendered into a calendar, but is clearly intended to be a transcription of entry 62 .
2.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 789.

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For general attorney.

64: 26 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for John de la Haye , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Edmund Fitz John and William West , alternately.

The chancellor received the attorneys.

65: Same as above

The same John de la Haye has other letters of general attorney in England for the same duration, nominating John, bishop of Bathon' Bath , and Roger de Puttenham, kt , alternately.

The chancellor received the attorneys.

66: 20 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Hugh de Stafford, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Freland Walter Freeland, clerk .

John de Tamworth, clerk , received the attorneys.

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20 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For Thomas de Woodstock .

[in French]

Appointment of Chaundos John Chandos and Guillaume de Séris to the keeping and governance of all the castles, towns and lands, rights, lordships and noble fiefs ( noblesses ) which are held by Wodestok' Thomas of Woodstock , the king's son, and were granted to him by the duke of Orliens Orleans , ¹ in Poitou and Xaintonge Saintonge , and to replace and appoint under them all baillis, officers and all other ministers that they consider necessary for the good governance of the same, and to levy the rents, revenues, profits and issues of the castles, towns, lands, rights, lordships and noble fiefs to the use of the king's son. If anything has been done incorrectly or improperly, then it is to be corrected, and to do all other things for the profit of the king's son, and for the good governance of the castles and other things.

All bailles, officers, ministers and other subjects of the king of those castles, towns, lands, rights, lordships and noble fiefs are ordered to obey, be intendant on, aid and answer Chandos and Seriz in all things when they are commanded and warned to do so. ²

1.: Philippe de Valois or d'Orléans (d. 1375), son of king of France Philip VI became duke of Orléans in 1344.
2.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 796. For related entries, see entry in C 61/82 , entry in C 61/85 , entry in C 61/85 , entry in C 61/85 , entry in C 61/85 and entry in C 61/85 .

For protections.

29 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Johannessone James Johnson , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

The following have similar letters of protection of the same date, for the same duration, to stay in the same parts in the company of the same prince, namely:

68.1: Same as above

Thomas le Despenser, kt , Golyas Richard Golias of Stratton Sturton , Robert Ledred of London .

By bill of p.s.

68.2: 26 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

John de la Haye .

68.3: 28 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Farendon' John de Farringdon .

[By bill of p.s.] ¹

68.4: 23 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

le Warre Roger de la Warr .

68.5: 23 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Husy Hugh Hussey .

[By bill of p.s.] ²

1.: The clause is entered against this and the preceding entry.
2.: The clause is entered against this and the preceding entry.

For the selection of archers.

30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Assignment to the sheriff of Notyngh' Nottinghamhire and Derb' Derbyshire and John Fouchier , jointly and individually, to select, inspect and array 100 archers from the strongest archers in the counties, and see them well and suitably equipped with horses, bows and arrows, and ready to go on 8 September next at the latest to go to Aquitaine in the king's service, to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , at the prince's wages, and to stay there in the prince's company. They are ordered to attend to this without delay, and they are to arrest all those who they find resisting them, and keep them safely in gaol, until the king orders otherwise, and they are to send certification of the names of all those so arrested to the king in chancery. All the mayors, bailiffs, ministers and faithful subjects of the king are ordered to obey and be intendant on the sheriff and Fouchier when warned to do so. The king wishes certain numbers of archers to be selected and equipped in various counties to go to the prince in Aquitaine for his difficult and urgent business and estate, and the estate of the prince and his lands in Aquitaine. ¹

By K.

The following have similar commissions for the selection of the following archers in the following places, under the same date:

69.1: Same as above

the sheriff of Leyc' Leicestershire and John Fouchier to select 50 archers in Leyc' Leicestershire ;

69.2: Same as above

the sheriff of Norht' Northamptonshire and Warde Simon Ward to select 50 archers in Norht' Northamptonshire ;

69.3: Same as above

the sheriff of Warr' Warwickshire and John de Catesby to select 50 archers in Warr' Warwickshire ;

69.4: Same as above

the sheriff of Rotel' Rutland and John Delves to select 20 archers in Rotel' Rutland ;

69.5: Same as above

the sheriff of Lincolnshire and William Wascelyn to select 50 archers in Lincolnshire ;

69.6: Same as above

the sheriff of Bed' Bedfordshire and Buk' Buckinghamshire and Henxtworth' John de Hinxworth to select 80 archers in the counties of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire ;

69.7: Same as above

the sheriff of Cantebr' Cambridgeshire and Hunt' Huntingdonshire and Shardelowe Thomas de Shardlow to select 60 archers in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire ;

69.8: Same as above

the sheriff of Essex and William Berard to select 50 archers in Essex ;

69.9: Same as above

the sheriff of Hertf' Hertfordshire and Henxtworth John de Hinxworth to select 30 archers in Hertfordshire ;

69.10: Same as above

the sheriffs of London and Midd' Middlesex to select 100 archers in the city of London , and in Middlesex ;

69.11: Same as above

the sheriff of Oxon' Oxfordshire and Berk' Berkshire and Aldryngton' Henry Aldrington to select 100 archers in Oxon' Oxfordshire and Berk' Berkshire ;

69.12: Same as above

the sheriff of Glouc' Gloucestershire and Thyknesse James Thicknesse to select 100 archers in Glouc' Gloucestershire ;

69.13: Same as above

the sheriff of Wygorn' Worcestershire and John de Harle to select 50 archers in Wygorn' Worcestershire ;

69.14: Same as above

the sheriff of Wyltes' Wiltshire and Thomas Hungerford to select 50 archers in Wyltes' Wiltshire ; ²

1.: For a full printed edition under a different heading, and the following list, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, pp. 797-8.
2.: The entry is followed by six empty entry marks.

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70: 6 August 1366 . Brokenhurst Brockenhurst . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Ralph Basset of Drayton , kt , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

71: 15 August 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for same suration, for the same Ralph , as above, nominating Wykham William de Wickham, clerk , and Newenham John de Newnham, clerk , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore, clerk , received the attorneys.

72: 30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Richard Houghton , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

73: 30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for John Trailly of Yevelden' Yelden , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

74: 17 July 1366 . The abbatia de Bello Loco abbey of Beaulieu . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Veer Aubrey de Vere, kt , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

75: Same as above For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Wynchestre Thomas de Winchester , who is going to the same parts, in the king's service, in the company of the same Aubrey [de Vere] .

By bill of p.s.

For general attorneys.

76: 25 August 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for the same Aubrey [de Vere] , nominating Veer Thomas de Vere, earl of Oxon' Oxford , and Naillyngherst Robert de Naylinghurst, clerk , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

77: Same as above

The same Aubrey has other letters of general attorney for the same duration, nominating Simon Long and Thomas Tuwe , alternately.

The same David received the attorneys.

78: Same as above

The same Aubrey has other letters of general attorney for the same duration, nominating Mountpillers Edmund Montpillers .

The same David received the attorneys.

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20 August 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For Bernat Pélegri . ¹

To the presidents and office holders of the Grands Jours ( Magni Dies ) of the principality of Aquitaine, for Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , and all judges, bayles and other officers, ministers and subjects in the lordship of Aquitaine.

Order that, because the king wishes to consider the appeal of Pelegrini Bernat Pélegri, damoiseau of Vicano, de Le Vigan , in greater detail, that they do nothing to prejudice the appeal, or do anything new while it is pending; and if anything has been done, it is to be returned to its original state as far as is possible, until they have further orders from the king. On the behalf of Pélegri it has been shown to the king that certain disputes arose between him and Asserio, de Galharda d'Assier , widow of Doma Gausbert de Domme , of the seneschalcy of Caturcen' Quercy , and the parties have submitted to the arbitration of Hélias Guilhem, kt , Carevelis Gausbert de Caravelles , ² Ebrardi Bertran Ébrard ³ and Rupe Guilhem de Laroque of Pomponio , as arbitrators. These arbitrators had pronounced in favour of Galharda d'Assier, and Master Peire de Diosido , Caturcen, Petragoricen' lieutenant of the seneschal of Quercy and Périgord , ⁴ confirmed this pronouncement, and condemned Pélegri to abide by this. Pélegri claimed that this pronouncement was unjust and appealled to the prince or his court, and when Lasudria Bernat la Sudrie , proctor of Bernat Pélegri, and Geraldus, Dengolisma Guiral de Goulème , ⁵ proctor of Galharda d'Assier, appeared before the prince's officers at the grantz jours , Pélegri's complaints were found to be insufficient, and his appeal failed, whereupon Galharda d'Assier was told she could go quit, and the seneschal of Quercy, or his lieutenant, was ordered to put the judgment into execution. Pélegri has appealed this final pronouncement to the king as sovereign lord, and to the king's court, just as appears by various public documents. ⁶

1.: The title is mentioning a 'Petrus Pelegrini', but it is an error for 'Bernardus Pelegrini'.
2.: On 28 February 1365, Master Gausbert de Caravelas was appointed by the consuls of the community of Cahors to give them legal advice. See Archives Départementales du Lot, Cahors, Livre Tanné, folio 81r. Master Gausbert de Caravelles was paid for his wages 50 fr. by the duke of Anjou in September 1374. See Histoire Générale de Languedoc , ed. Dom Devic and Dom Vaissete, vol. X (Toulouse, 1885), column 1507. In 1329, there was a Ramon de Caravellis , archpriest of Montpezat-de-Quercy . See Regeste Dauphinois , éd. U. Chevalier, vol. VII supplément, (Vienne-Romans, 1926), column 371, no. 3671. And there was in 1352 a Ramon de Caravelas at Agen as judge of the Agenais situated north of the river Garonne. See Jurades de la ville d'Agen (1345-1355), éd. A. Magen (Auch, 1895), pp. 285 and 290.
3.: The Ébrard or Hébrard family was originating from Saint-Sulpice (arr. Figeac, dép. Lot). On them, see Albe, E., 'Familles du Quercy d'après les archives du Vatican. Maison d'Hébrard et maisons apparentées ou alliées', Bulletin de la Société des Études Littéraires, Scientifiques et Artistiques du Lot , 30 (1905), pp. 77-131.
4.: Several mentions of Peire de Diosido , bachelor of laws, in the 1340's, 1350's and 1360's in Lalande, J., 'Procès de la ville de Brive de Brive contre M. le duc de Noailles au XVIIIe siècle', Bulletin de la Société Scientifique, Historique et Archéologique de la Corrèze , t. 31 (1909), pp. 307-8 and 379 and Albe, E., 'La châtellenie de Caylus au XIVe siècle', Bulletin Archéologique et Historique de la Société Archéologique de Tarn-et-Garonne , t. XXXIII (1905), pp. 323-4 (he was the king of France's proctor in Quercy in 1351). In 1335, there was an Estève ( Stephanus ) de Diosido , archdeacon of Montpezat-de-Quercy . See Benoît XII, 1334-1342. Lettres closes, patentes et curiales , éd. G. Daumet (Paris,1899), column 36.
5.: There were members of the Goulème family at Gourdon and Cahors in the 14th century and the early 15th century. Goulème is place of Concorès .
6.: For a full printed edition, but with a different heading, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, pp. 798-99. The entry is followed by two empty sets of entry marks.

For the selection of archers.

16 September 1366 . Haveryng' Havering-atte-Bower .

To the sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful subjects.

Assignment to Nessefeld' William de Nesfield and Ursewyk' Walter de Urswick, constable of castrum Richemund' Richmond castle to select, examine and array, jointly and individually, or by deputies, in the wapentake of Rychemundshire Richmondshire , ¹ and in Northumbr' Northumberland , 100 archers from the strongest archers in the wapentake and county, and see them well and suitably equipped with horses, bows and arrows, at the cost of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , so that they are ready to go, when warned to do so, with the duke, who is going to Gascony in the king's service by the king and his council's order, with a certain number of men-at-arms and archers for the defence and recovery of the king's rights there, the king wishing certain numbers of archers to be selected and equipped in various counties to go with the duke. They are ordered to attend to this without delay, and they are to arrest all those who they find resisting them, and keep them safely in prison, until the king orders otherwise. ²

By K.

1.: Although termed a wapentake here, Richmondshire was an ancient shire territory in the North Riding of Yorkshire which, itself contained several wapentakes.
2.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 799.

Same as above

Assignment to the sheriff of Lanc' Lancashire to select, examine and array, in person, or by deputies, 50 archers from the strongest archers in Lanc' Lancashire , and see them well and suitably equipped with horses, bows and arrows, at the cost of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , so that they are ready to go, when warned to do so, with the duke, who is going to Gascony in the king's service by the king and his council's order, with a certain number of men-at-arms and archers for the defence and recovery of the king's rights there, the king wishing certain numbers of archers to be selected and equipped in various counties to go with the duke. They are ordered to attend to this without delay, and they are to arrest all those who they find resisting them, and keep them safely in gaol, until the king orders otherwise. ¹

By K.

The following sheriffs have similar commissions for the selection of the following numbers of archers under the same date:

81.1: the sheriff of Staff' Staffordshire for 100 archers;

81.2: the sheriff of Notyngh' Nottinghamshire and Derb' Derbyshire for 100 archers.

1.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 799, for a full printed transcript of this entry.

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16 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For the arrest of ships .

Assignment to Bacoun William Bacon, mayor of Sutht' Southampton , John le Clerk and Berkhampstede Henry de Berkhamsted , ¹ jointly and individually to arrest as many ships and small ships ( navicula ) as are necessary, and not more in the port of Sutht' Southampton for Berkhampstede Henry de Berkhamsted, marshal of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales to go with 140 horses and as many servants for their keeping, to Gascony to the prince. The ships, well equipped and manned, are to be ready to take Berkhamsted with the horses and servants to the parts, at the king's costs, in his service, for him to reside there in the company of the prince. They are to arrest all those whom they find resisting them, and keep them in prison until the king orders otherwise. Bacon and the others are diligently to attend to this, and all the bailiffs of the town, and the owners, masters and mariners of the ships and small ships in the port are to obey and be intendant on Bacon and the others when they are warned to. ²

By K.

1.: The forename is duplicated.
2.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 809.

83

20 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For the arrest of ships .

To all admirals, sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and other faithful subjects of the king.

Assignment to Gildeford Andrew de Guildford , John Hound , serjeants-at-arms, and Herle John Harle , jointly and individually, to arrest 20 ships for the passage of John [of Gaunt], Lancastr' duke of Lancaster , and his men and horses, in the ports of Plumuth' Plymouth , Dertmuth' Dartmouth , Weymuth' Weymouth and Fowy Fowey , at the cost of the duke, and deliver them to the duke or his attorney, to go with the same duke and his men to Aquitaine at the wages of the duke, the duke going there with men-at-arms and archers for the preservation of the king's rights. They are to arrest all those whom they find resisting them, and keep them in prison until the king orders otherwise. The admirals and others are ordered to be intendant upon, advise and aid Guildford and the others when warned to do so. ¹

By K.

1.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 810. Along the course of the entry four sets of entry marks have been made, and a further three empty sets follow it. It would appear that the roll had been drawn up with the expectation of a series of short entries, probably letters of protection and attorney, after the first longer entry, and these do indeed make up the remainder of the entries on the membrane, but that a second longer entry was unexpectedly added first.

For protections.

20 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service. ¹

By K.

1.: For a full printed edition under a different heading, and erroneously placed on membrane 7, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 809.

15 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for John de Sulley, kt , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales . ¹

By bill of p.s.

The following have similar letters of protection, for the same duration, under the same date, to stay in the king's service in Aquitaine, in the company of the prince:

By bill of p.s.

85.1: Humphrey de Stafford , Amondesham Thomas de Amersham , Henry de Morhalle , Hugh de Stafford, kt . ²

By bill of p.s.

1.: For a full printed edition of this entry and the following list, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 809.
2.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 809, for a full printed transcript of this entry. The entry is followed by two sets of empty entry marks.

For general attorneys.

86: 20 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Reynald' John Reynold , who is going to Gascony in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , nominating Simon Pakeman and Leycestr' Richard de Leicester , alternately.

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield, clerk , received the attorney.

87: Same as above

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Herle John de Harle , who is going overseas in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , nominating Thomas Hore and Robert de Lambton , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorney.

For general attorneys.

20 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , who is going to Gascony by the king's order, in the king's service, nominating Simon [de Langham], bishop of Elien' Ely , alternately.

Mirf' William de Mirfield, clerk , received the attorneys.

The same duke has similar letters of general attorney, for the following names, under the same date:

88.1: Nominating Richard [FitzAlan], earl of Arundell' Arundel , and Bello Campo Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warr' Warwick , alternately.

88.2: Item, nominating William of Wykeham, archdeacon of Lincoln , and John de Lee , alternately.

88.3: Item, nominating Godfrey de Foljambe and Croyser William Crosier , alternately.

88.4: Item, nominating Bucbrigge William de Bughbrigg and Mirfeld William de Mirfield , alternately.

88.5: Item, nominating Walter Power and Campeden' Walter Campden , alternately.

23 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Heselden' Thomas de Hesleden , who is going to Gascony in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , nominating Wombewell' Hugh de Wombwell and Castelford' William de Castleford , alternately.

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received the attorneys.

The following, who are going to the same parts in the company of the aforesaid duke, have similar letters of general attorney, under the following names: ¹

89.1: 25 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

John de Bath , nominating Herlaston' Roger de Harleston and Simon Pakeman .

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received the attorneys.

89.2: 26 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Robert de Evesham , nominating Toupe Roger Touper .

89.3: 27 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Swynford' Hugh de Swinford [has letters of attorney] in England, for the same duration, nominating Northwod' Robert de Northwood, parson of the church of Ketelthorp' Kettlethorpe , and Holand' John de Holland of Colby , alternately. ²

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received the attorneys.

1.: There are several stray entry marks against the entries in the group, presumably entered when the membrane was first marked out.
2.: The entry is followed by one set of empty entry marks.

90: 17 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Pikot Thomas Picot , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

91: 20 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Ralph Carmynou , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

92: Same as above

The same Ralph has letters of general attorney in England, for one year, nominating Tresilyan Robert Tresilian and John Trenery , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

93: 21 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Philip Baynard, esquire , who is staying to Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

94: 21 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Peter le Cusance , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service,in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

For general attorneys.

95: 27 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Thomas Florak , who is going to Aquitaine in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Brunyng' John Brunning and Payn William Pain , alternately.

Walter Power, clerk , received the attorneys.

96: Same as above

The same Thomas has other letters of general attorney in England, for one year, nominating atte Wode Richard Attwood and Richard Fondon' , alternately.

The same Walter Power received the attorneys.

97: 26 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for John Wetherherde , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

98: 27 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Gissynges Thomas de Gissing, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], Lancastr' duke of Lancaster , nominating John de Lyonis and Castelacre William de Castleacre , alternately.

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received the attorneys.

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1 October 1366 . The palacium regis Westm' palace of Westminster . For Guilhem, lord of Malemort and Brive, and Galiana, his wife .

To Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

Guilhem, lord of Malemort and Brive, and Galiana, his wife have shown their petition to the king, the tenor of which follows:

The king's humble subjects Guilhem de Malemort, lord of Malemort and Brive , ¹ and Galiana [de Malemort] , his wife, of the principality of Guyenne, ² by their petition, show that whereas Jaubert de Malemort, kt , late lord of Malemort and Brive , deceased, made his daughter Galiana his heir in all his moveable and immoveable goods in his last testament, and in all his other ordinances, after Jaubert's death, Lebret Bertran d'Albret, bastard , ³ the land of Lymosin Limousin and Guyenne being under the king [of England's] authority, during the night, scaled the Rossile castle of Roussille , and with Héliot Taillan , Seriac Perrinet de Sériac and Montgyon Guichard de Montguyon , and many others who were their accomplices and evildoers, took the castle and ravished and robbed Blancha de Malemort , daughter of Jaubert, and sister of Galiana, Albret believing her to be Jaubert's heir, though she was not, but ought to have been a nun by the ordinance of her father, and he married her against her will, and that of her friends, parents, counts, vicomtes and barons of her descent, and to their great dishonour. In the meantime Albret took and occupied all the lands, goods, castles and towns that were Jaubert's, which are Galiana's by right and inheritance, and he holds them by his malice, and by the power of his friends, to the great damage and disinheritance of Galiana, and of Guilhem, her husband, because of which she does not have anything to live on, nor to maintain her state, but is reduced to beggary. Guilhem and Galiana request remedy, and that the king will grant letters of summons against Albret to appear before the king and his council in London to answer Guilhem and Galiana's complaints, the supplicants having already pleaded for two years before the council of the prince of Aquitaine, to their great cost, without having been able to obtain justice because of the malice of Albret, and the power of his friends, who have delayed the suit, though the prince promises to do justice to his complainants, so that the suit is delayed by procedure, though it was found by due and true information that Albret committed the robbery and abduction ( rape ) of Blancha against her will and the consent of him and his wife Galiana, of Blancha's mother and of her other friends from her own lineage. Guilhem requests that the king makes justice, corporal, civil or pecuniary, according to local laws and customs, having heard all parties, attending to this so that it serves as an example to others, notwithstanding any absolution surreptitiously obtained from the prince. ⁴

Order to hear their complaint concerning the actions of Bertran d'Albret as detailed in their petition above, which the king sends to the prince, summon the parties before him, hear their arguments, and having obtained fuller information on the contents of Guilhem and Galiana's petition, he is to do full and speedy justice to them, according to the fors and customs of those parts. ⁵

1.: Guilhem de Malemort alias Guilhem de Coursou ( de Corsone ), from the diocese of Limoges, according to entry 108 , came from a cadet branch of the Malemorts, possibly lords or co-lords of Coursou (in commune of Treignac, arr. Tulle, dép. Corrèze). The lords of Malemort were then lords of just part of Brive[-la-Gaillarde].
2.: The principality of Aquitaine.
3.: Bertran d'Albret was a routier leader from this famous Gascon noble family. He is mentioned among the 'English' routier leaders Séguin de Badefols and his kinsmen Bertrucat d'Albret and Bérart [II] d'Albret who made a treaty through the lord of Albret, Arnaut-Amaniu , with the duke of Berry and the lords of Auvergne in April 1364. See Chassaing, A., Spicilegium Brivatense. Receuil de documents historiques relatifs au Brivadois et à l'Auvergne (Paris, 1886), p.361, no.134.
4.: Edward of Woodstock, prince of Aquitaine (or Guyenne). This act has been published and commented by Albe, E., 'Titres et documents concernant le Limousin et le Quercy. Un épisode de la guerre de Cent Ans. Le château de Roussille et les Malemort (1365-1367)', Bulletin de la Société Scientifique, Historique et Archéologique de la Corrèze , 30 (1908), pp. 137-43.
5.: There are three additional sets of entry marks alongside this entry, and the entry is followed by two further empty entry marks.

For protections.

100: 30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Ferrour Henry Ferrers , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

101: 30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Bowels John Bowls , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

102: 30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Shanke William Shank , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

103: 30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Robert de Roos, kt , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

For protections.

104

30 July 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Robert Twyer , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

The following, who are going to the same parts in the king's service, and staying there in the company of the same prince, have similar letters of protection for the same duration, and under the same date:

104.1: Braybrok' Gerald de Braybrooke, kt , Kentwode John de Kentwood , Gloucestr' Robert de Gloucester .

By bill of p.s.

104.2: 17 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Bereford Baldwin de Barford, kt .

By bill of p.s.

105: 24 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in Ireland, for one year, for Walter, son and heir of Fitz Waut' John Fitz Walter , who is staying in England, nominating Berkyng' John de Barking, clerk , and William Milger , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

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24 October 1366 . Weymonstier Westminster .

[in French]

To Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales

Jeanne [Maingot], lady of Surgères, by her petitions given to the king, has requested that the king provide her with a remedy concerning the damages, wrongs and grievances contained in the same petitions, in the following words:

To the king and his council.

Johanne Jeanne[Maingot], Surgeretz lady of Surgères , ¹ has made known, for herself and for her husband Aymer, Claremont Aymar de Clermont , ² that whereas the place called Dounpiere sur Vouton' Dampierre-sur-Boutonne in the seneschalcy of Poitou , was given to Lady Johane, Chaubenoys Jeanne de Chabanais , ³ wife of Toars Miles de Thouars, Pounsages lord of Pouzauges , ⁴ in dower for her life, which place the Jeanne Maingot has given to her sister Mata, Surgerestz Mathe de Surgères for Mathe's share of inheritance and the dower has been turned into a desert by Chabannais; and on that Jeanne de Surgères and her husband seized it to save their heritage until John Chandos, the king's lieutenant, took possession of the land. And Miles de Thouars obtained mandate from Chandos in lying to him and ordered to the proctors of Jeanne Maingot and her husband under heavy pains to render this dower, which has been put in the hands of the prince, and to allocate 2,000 l. to Jeanne de Chabannais, of which convention Surgeres's proctors dare not appeal but Surgènes deny to boserve it and are requiring that it should be void, each party pursuising his right. ⁵ and still is in his hands. And Jeanne Maingot's proctors came to meet Miles de Thouars and agreed with him that for this dower to allocate 2,000 l. wherever they wanted to Jeanne Maingot and her husband, because the proctors did not want to appeal Chandos' mandate by fear to displease him, and they did not want to be the first persons to appeal, and Jeanne Maingot and her husband did not want to keep this agreement because this land is impoverished and worth only 60 l. of rent. Jeanne Maingot and her husband request the king to nullify and break these pains by his letters patent and each part will be able to pursue their rights [before a court].

Item, Jeanne Maingot has a bastard sister ⁶ married with Eslequin John Elkin and he went before the prince's men to make him known that Jeanne Maingot and her husband gave them the place of Saint Estevenne Saint-Étienne[-la-Cigogne] , ⁷ but Elkin and her wife did not have any document, letter and did not own Saint-Étienne until then, and the prince's men took it in their hands and summoned the proctors of Jeanne Maingot and her husband to Seint John Saint-Jean[-d'Angély] before the Seint Dauge seneschal of Saintonge or his lieutenant, and they sent Jeanne Maingot to the Grands Jours ( Graunts Jours ) at Burdeux Bordeaux and Nyort Niort , and Elkin had the profits of this land [ meanwhile]. And when the men of Jeanne Maingot had wanted to plead, the chancellor [of Aquitaine] ⁸ and others forbade them to plead. Jeanne Maingot and her husband requests the king to bring remedy about it.
Item, the men of the prince newly constrain the inhabitants of Seint Phelipp' Saint-Félix and Mygrey Migré , which are in the land of Surgères to perform watch and repairs at Seint John Dangli' Saint-Jean-d'Angély , to the great prejudice of Jeanne Maingot and her husband who request that this be restored to its state before the war.
Item, whereas the serjeants of the prince come and carry out their offices in markets through the land of Jeanne Maingot and her husband, without summoning the baillis or serjeants of these latter, and they request that these things are not done except according to the right and custom there, and the peace treaty [of Brétigny-Calais].
Item, that those of the Benaoun castle of Benon have taken 3 s. for each tune ( piece ) of wine, notwithstanding the hearth tax ( fouage ) paid to the prince in the castellany of Surgères, for the repair of the castle of Benon, to the prejudice of the castle and castellany of Surgères, and they request that such things be abandoned as it should be and according to the peace treaty [of Brétigny-Calais], since otherwise the people of the place will be greatly impoverished.
Item, the men of the prince have taken corn and wine in the castellany of Surgères at a low price, and constrained the people of the castellany to pay for the surplus, and they request that this be repaid out of justice, since the people will not be able to live.
Item, the inhabitants of Burneof Bourgneuf have begun holding a market on Saturday since the wars, but anciently it was held at Surgères in its the castle or in its castellany, which is in great prejudice of the market and town of Surgères, and they request that the king provide a remedy according to justice and because it has been as such for time immemorial.
Item, Pere Pierre de Payré, Syrey lord of Ciré , has built a fortress at Ciré during the war in great prejudice of the castle and castellany of Surgères, and they request that the king provide a remedy according to the points of the peace and for justice, and that the castle be destroyed, and the lord constrained to do what he is obliged to do at the castle of Surgères, since the castle and castellany is the ancient one.
Item, that the fortress of la Jarrie of Amys, de Aunis has been made during the war, which is in the castellany of Surgères, and they request that the fortress be destroyed, and those of that place be contrained to do what they ought to the castle of Surgères , since that castle is the ancient castle there.
Item, the castle and castellany of Surgères was anciently of the jurisdiction of Peiters Poitiers but one king of France removed this to the castle of Benon , and they request that the king return the castle, jurisdiction and castellany to the jurisdiction of Poitiers as it ought to be done.
Item, that all those of the town of Surgères, and of the castellany of the same place, religious and other mendicants excepted, who are able to aid the castle, can be compelled by Jeanne Maingot and her husband to contribute for the repair of the castle , perform watch and guard the gate's castle, and all other things pertaining to their castle, not to anyone else.

On these complaints Jeanne Maingot and her husband request that the king return the things that could be returned without sentence to the place of Surgères and order by the king's letters patent, to Jurdan Geoffroi Jourdain , Elys, Tyson Hélie Tison , ⁹ kts, Didon Pierre de Didonne, prior of Seint Piere Saint-Pierre of Seint Dange Saintonge , Master Buffetel Jean Buffeteau, 10 clerk of Niort , commissioners, to make return, redress and to put matters right entirely, from point to point, in all things, according to justice, law and the peace treaty [of Brétigny-Calais]. And, nevertheless, the king will order, by his letters, to the prince and his chancellor [of Aquitaine], ¹¹ and to the masters of the Grands Jours ( grauntjours ) that they will be favourable to Jeanne Maingot and her husband in all of this, and to let without impediment Jeanne Maingot and her husband's attorneys and proctors plead their right ( demaundre et defendre lour droit ) before all the courts of the principality of Aquitaine.

Order that [Prince Edward] view and comprehend the petitions, and damages, wrongs and grievances in them, and hear the complaints of Jeanne Maingot, and summon the parties, and others who ought to be called, and hear and understand the arguments of both sides, and obtain full information on the damages, wrongs and grievances contained in the petitions, and see that justice is done to Jeanne Maingot according to the fors, laws and usages of those parts, so that no further complaints are made to the king for default of justice. ¹²

1.: Sister of Guillaume IX Maingot (d. 1343), lord of Surgères . See Vialart, L., Histoire Généalogique de la Maison de Surgères en Poitou (Paris, 1617), pp. 64-5.
2.: Lord of Hauterives .
3.: Widow of Guillaume IX Maingot (d. 1343), lord of Surgères . See Vialart, L., Histoire Généalogique de la Maison de Surgères en Poitou (Paris, 1617), pp. 64-5.
4.: Second husband of Jeanne de Chabannais.
5.: Edward of Woodstock.
6.: Philippe Maingot (Philippe was also a female forename before the 17th century, in English 'Philippa'). She is mentioned with her husband in 1385 and 1387 (see Calendar of Patent Rolls (CPR), 1385-9 , pp.132 and 338), and she was widow in 1399 (see Calendar of Patent Rolls (CPR), 1399-1401 , p.196), Elkin having died by 1392 (see Calendar of Patent Rolls (CPR), 1391-6 , p.42). Both had a daughter named Joan Elkin. Philippe Maingot and John Elkin lost their Poitevin possessions when the French took Poitou in 1372 (see Calendar of Patent Rolls (CPR), 1391-6 , p.42).
7.: See the related entry entry in C 61/86
8.: John de Harwell .
9.: The Tison (or Tizon) was a noble family of Angoumois . He was brother of Pierre Tison , bishop of Périgueux (d. 1372). Future chancellor of Aquitaine for Prince Edward in 1371-2.
10.: Jean Buffeteau is mentioned as a citizen of Niort in the report of the surrender of the town of Niort to John Chandos on 30 September 1361, 'Procès verbal de la délivrance faite à Jean Chandos', éd. A. Bardonnet, Mémoires de la Société de Statistique, Sciences et Arts du département des Deux-Sèvres , 2eme série, tome VI (1866), p. 159.
11.: John de Harwell .
12.: For a full printed edition, but with a heading - 'For the lady of Surgères concerning injuries at Poitou, applying for speedy remedy, and the doing of justice', see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 789.

107

24 October 1366 . Weymonstier Westminster .

[in French]

To Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , to view the letters of pardon of Jeanne [Maingot], lady of Surgères , made for her and other people in the time of John [II], late king of France , before the making of the peace, and confirm the same pardons under the prince's great seal, or make other letters of pardon for them for the same things, according to the form of the peace.

The lady of Surgères has shown that she and the lord of Pertenay Parthenay ¹ were pardoned by the captain who was then governor of the land of Poitiers for the king of France, who was then lord of that country, for the damages that each party had done to the other in a dispute that resulted in conflict because the lord was bound to assign his dower to her, and he did not wish to do this, peace having been made by the friends of each party, and restoring the forfeitures, penalties and damages made because of the conflict, as appears by the letters of the captain. She requests that the king make letters of pardon to her, and all of those that were her party, according to the form of the letters of the captain.

Item, she has further shown that a dispute arose between her and the inhabitants of Bourt neof Bourgneuf in the time of John [II] , late king of France, then lord of those parts, and the lady and her adherents inflicted many damages and injuries on the inhabitants, though peace was made between the parties, and John [II], issued a pardon to the lady and her adherents. She requests that the king make letters of pardon for her and her adherents according to the form of the pardon of the late king of France.

Because it is contained in the peace treaty made between the king and John [II] , that no person or land which is in the obedience of either party, and is then transfered to the other by the treaty, should be prosecuted for things done before the making of the peace, the king does not wish the lady and others above to be troubled contrary to the form of the treaty. ²

1.: Guillaume VII l'Archevêque (d. 1401), lord of Parthenay.
2.: For a full printed edition, with a heading - 'For the granting of pardons to the lady, according to the peace of Brétigny', see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 789.

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1 October 1366 . The palacium nostrum Westm' palace of Westminster . For Guilhem de Malemort, alias de Coursou .

Prohibition to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , and all his officers of whatsoever condition, pending the hearing of the appeal made by Mala Morte, Corsoue Guilhem de Malemort, alias de Coursou, damoiseau of the Lemovicens' diocese of Limoges , in the principality of Aquitaine, of doing anything further in prejudice of the appeal, or permit it to be done, and if anything has been done, then it is to be restored to its original state upon viewing these presents.

Malemort has shown that a certain sentence has been pronounced against him by the people of the prince's great council of Burdeg' Bordeaux , and he appealed from the prince's people and his great court, and from the prince, to the king as to his sovereignty, and to his parliament of Aquitaine, just as is contained in letters patent under the prince's seal of his great court, shown by Malemort, and has requested that the king hear and determine his appeal in that parliament. The king, wishing to do justice, desires that the appeal be sent to the king's next parliament of Aquitaine, before the king's faithful subjects there, together with the parties assigned by the prince to hear and determine the case when Malemort will reasonable request it to be done, and the king wishes that any lapse of time is not to prejudice the appeal. ¹

1.: For a related entry, see entry 99 .

109: 5 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Bretoun John Bretton, kt , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

110: 20 September 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Roger de Burton, parson of the church of Denford , who is staying overseas, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating John de Welbourne, treasurer of the church of the Blessed Mary, Lincoln .

Ravenesere Richard de Ravenser received the attorneys.

111: 12 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Breton' John Bretton, kt , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Joan, wife of Breton' John Bretton , and Carlell' Alan Carlisle, citizen and draper of London , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

For general attorneys.

112: 29 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Lymbiry Philip de Limbury, kt , who is staying overseas, nominating Ravensere Richard de Ravenser, clerk , and Sotehill Gerald de Soothill , alternately.

Spaygne Nicholas de Spaigne received the attorneys before the departure of Limbury from England.

113: Same as above

The same Philip has other letters of general attorney as above, nominating Botheby John de Boothby, clerk , and Repynghale John de Rippingale , alternately.

The same Nicholas received the attorneys as above.

114: 20 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for two years, for John de Cressy, kt , who is going overseas by the king's licence, nominating Pyncebek' Thomas de Pinchbeck and Richard de Waterton , alternately.

W[alter] Power received the attorneys.

115: 30 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Lovell Reynold Lovel , who is going overseas by the king's licence, nominating John de Clifton and Thomas de Orgrave , alternately.

Mirfeld W[illiam] de Mirfield received the attorneys.

116: Same as above

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Appelby Edmund de Appleby, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , nominating Simon Pakenham and Grislay Roger de Gresley , alternately.

Mirfeld W[illiam] de Mirfield received the attorneys.

For protection.

117

1 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Hemgrave Edmund de Hengrave , who is going to Aquitaine in the king's service, nominating Bergh' William de Burgh, clerk , and John of the Heth' , alternately. ¹

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

1.: Despite the heading the first entry is a letter of attorney.

118: Same as above

The same Edmund has letters of protection with clause volumus for the same duration.

By bill of p.s.

119: 28 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , until Easter next, for Robert de Hull of London , mariner , who is going to Gascony, in the king's service.

By bill of p.s.

120

23 October 1366 . The palacium nostrum Westm' palace of Westminster . For Bernat Pélegri .

Prohibition to Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , and all his officers of whatsoever condition, pending the hearing of the appeal made by Pelegrini Bernard Pélegri, damoiseau , of the Caturcen' seneschalcy of Quercy , in the principality of Aquitaine, that they are not to do anything further in prejudice of the appeal, or permit it to be done, and if anything has been done, then it is to be restored to its original state upon viewing these presents.

Pélegrin has shown that a certain sentence has been pronounced against him by the people of the prince's great council of Burdeg' Bordeaux , and he appealed from the prince's people and his great court, and from the prince, to the king as to his sovereignty, and to his parliament of Aquitaine, just as is contained in letters patent under the prince's seal of his great court, shown by Pélegri, and has requested that the king hear and determine his appeal in that parliament. The king, wishing to do justice, desires that the appeal be sent to the king's next parliament of Aquitaine, before the king's faithful subjects there, together with the parties assigned by the prince to hear and determine the case when Pélegri will reasonable request it to be done, and the king wishes that any lapse of time is not to prejudice the appeal. ¹

By K.

1.: For a related entry, see entry in C 61/75 . Two further sets of entry marks can be found down the side of the entry, and a further two empty sets follow the entry.

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121

30 October 1366 . Certeseye Chertsey .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Richard Turville , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

The following, who are going to the same parts, have similar protections under the same date:

121.1: Same as above

Andrew Hore , Peter Germye , Edmund atte More , Kyrkam Nicholas Kirkham .

121.2: 4 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Thomas Florak .

121.3: 6 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Lohareyn Nigel de Loring, kt .

121.4: Same as above

Edward de Twyford, kt .

121.5: Same as above

John Beaumont .

121.6: Same as above

John de Sully, kt .

121.7: Same as above

Arnold Savage, kt . ¹

By the same bill.

1.: The warranty clause applies to all the sub-entries. The entry is followed by an empty set of entry marks.

122: 6 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Cosyngton' Stephen de Cossington , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Peter de Lacy, clerk , and Vyneter Robert Vintner , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

123: 6 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Cosyngton' Stephen de Cossington , who is staying in Gascony in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Adam Edmund and John Solas , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

For general attorneys.

124: 8 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Richard son of Golyas Walter Golias of Stretton Sturton , who is going overseas, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating William de Fulbourn, clerk , and Robert de Luffenham , alternately.

Codyngton' John de Coddington received the attorney.

125: Same as above

Thomas le Despenser, kt , who is going to the same parts, has letters of general attorney as above, nominating Robert de Luffenham and Neuton' Ralph de Newton, clerk , alternately

The same John received the attorney.

Of protections

126: 6 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Standissh' Ralph de Standish , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

127: Same as above

Cranebrok Richard de Cranbrook has similar letters of protection for the same duration.

128: 5 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Walter Cocsoye , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

For general attorneys.

129

2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one years, for Kymbel Nicholas Kimble , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , nominating Girdeler Robert Girdler and Chaundeler Thomas Chandler , alternately.

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received attorney.

The following have similar letters of general attorney under the same date, nominating the following: ¹

129.1: John de la Panetrie , nominating Wentebrigg' John de Wentbridge and Robert Raven .

Mirfeld' W[illiam] de Mirfield received the attorneys.

129.2: 4 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Rocheford' John de Rochford, kt , nominating Rocheford' Richard de Rochford, parson of the church of Benyngton' Benington , and Thomas de Claymond .

129.3: Same as above

Mareschall' Adam Marshal of Pontefractum Pontefract , nominating Robert Malet and William Normanton .

129.4: Same as above

John de Ipre , nominating Wasshyngton' John de Washington and John de Skerton .

129.5: 4 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Daventre Thomas Daventry , nominating Daventre Richard de Daventry, clerk , and Nicholas de Thenford . ²

Walter Power received the attorneys.

129.6: 4 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

John son of Nevyll' Ralph de Neville of Raby , kt , nominating John de Birteby and Hextildesham Thomas de Hexham .

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

129.7: 3 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

John son of John de Grey of Rotherfeld' Rotherfield , nominating Strete William Street and Nicholas Spaigne .

Codyngton' John de Coddington received the attorneys.

129.8: 5 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

The same John Fitz John , nominating Thomas Hungerford and Gildesburgh' John de Guilsborough .

The same John received the attorneys.

129.9: 3 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Pavele Walter Paveley of Hilspurton Hilperton , kt , nominating William Steele, Toton' archdeacon of Totnes , Nicholas de Spaigne, clerk .

The same John received the attorneys.

129.10: Same as above

Haulay Robert de Hauley, kt , nominating Fulthorp' Roger de Fulthorpe and Haulay William de Hauley, the younger .

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received the attorneys.

129.11: 6 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Urcewyk' Walter de Urswick , nominating Sotheron John Southeron and Thomas Southeron .

The same William received the attorneys.

129.12: Same as above

Bosevill' John Boseville of Chete Chevet , nominating John de Brampton, parson of the church of Hymmesworth' Hemsworth , and Wombewell' Hugh de Wombwell .

129.13: 7 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Hastynges Ralph de Hastings, kt , nominating Roger Belers and Simon Pakeman .

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

129.14: 10 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Roger de Boys, kt , nominating John de Boys and Reynold de Eccles .

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received the attorneys.

129.15: Same as above

Thomas de Metham, kt , nominating Baverley Thomas de Beverley and Brunneby William de Brumby .

Walter Power received the attorneys.

129.16: Same as above

The same Thomas de Metham , nominating Rosselyn Nicholas Rosslyn and Brakynholm' John de Brackenholm .

The same Walter received the attorneys.

129.17: 9 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Banastre Thomas Bannister, kt , nominating Hoghton' Adam de Houghton, kt , and Syngilton' Robert de Singleton, the elder .

Walter Power received the attorneys.

1.: Although this text suggests that the following all have the same date, most are dated separately.
2.: The entry is followed by an empty set of process marks.

130

2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancaster , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service. ¹

By K.

1.: For a full printed edition with a fuller heading, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812.

For protections.

131

2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Rocheford' John de Rochford, kt , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster . ¹

By bill of p.s.

The following, who are going to the same parts, have similar letters of protection under the same date:

131.1: Herle John de Harle , Appelby Edmund Appleby , John de Ipre , Reynald John Reynold , John de Ipre , ² Daventre Thomas Daventry , Tynneslowe Ralph de Tinsley . ³

131.2: 5 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Hauleye Robert de Hauley, kt . ⁴

131.3: 2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

John son of Nevill' Ralph de Neville of Raby . ⁵

131.4: Same as above

Urcewyk' Walter Urswick . ⁶

131.5: 2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Henry de Grey, kt . ⁷

131.6: Same as above

Scrop' Richard le Scrope, kt . ⁸

131.7: Same as above

John son of Bottourt John Botetourt, kt . ⁹

131.8: 7 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Hastynges Ralph de Hastings . ¹⁰

131.9: 10 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Thomas de Metham, kt . ¹¹

131.10: 2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Banastre Thomas Bannister . ¹²

131.11: Same as above

John Plays, kt . ¹³

131.12: Same as above

Marmyon John Marmion, kt . ¹⁴

131.13: Same as above

Synythweyt William de Synythwayt . ¹⁵

131.14: Swynford Hugh de Swinford , Langeford' Nicholas de Langford . ¹⁶

1.: For a full printed edition of this entry and the following list, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812.
2.: It is not clear whether Ipre appears twice in this list because of clerical error, that there were two individuals of the same name, or for some reason Ipre had two protections.
3.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
4.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
5.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
6.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
7.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
8.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
9.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
10.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
11.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
12.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
13.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
14.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
15.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.
16.: See Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 812, for a full printed transcript of this entry.The entry is followed by three sets of empty entry marks.

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132: 11 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Scrop' Richard le Scrope, kt , son of Scrop' Henry le Scrope, kt , who is going to Aquitaine in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , nominating Fulthorp' Roger de Fulthorpe and Laton' John de Layton of Bereford' Barforth , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

133: 10 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

The same Richard has other letters of general attorney as above, nominating Ingelby Henry de Ingleby, clerk , and Ingelby Thomas de Ingleby, kt , alternately.

The same David received the attorneys.

134: 12 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

The same Richard has other letters of general attorney as above, nominating J Melshamby ohn de Melsonby and Henry de Bellesby , alternately.

The same David received the attorneys.

135: 14 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, as above, for Hastynges Hugh de Hastings, kt , who is going to the same parts, nominating Swynflete William de Swinefleet, archdeacon of Norwicum Norwich , and Wyngefeld' Thomas de Wingfield , alternately.

Mirfeld' William de Mirfield received the attorneys.

136: Same as above

The same Hugh has other letters of general attorney, as above, nominating John Mowbray, kt .

The same William received the attorney.

137: 2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, as above, for Pirpount Edmund de Pierpoint, kt , who is going to the same parts, nominating Wakebrigg' William Wakebridge and John de Fermesham , alternately.

Walter Power received the attorneys.

138: Same as above

The same Edmund has other letters of attorney, nominating Lusenham Robert de Luffenham and Thomas de Sutton .

The same Walter received the attorneys.

139

12 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

John de Ryther has other letters of general attorney, as above, nominating Stokele Geoffrey de Stockley and Stokebrigge Henry de Stockbridge , alternately. ¹

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

1.: The entry is written as if it follows another entry for Ryther, though no other letter of attorney for him appears in this immediate group.

140

Same as above

Robert de Ryther, kt , has other letters of general attorney, as above, nominating Raygate William de Reigate and Bradeleye William de Bradley . ¹

The same David received the attorneys.

1.: The entry is written as if it follows another entry for Ryther, though no other letter of attorney for him appears in this immediate group. The entry is followed by three sets of empty entry marks.

141: 8 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorney .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for William son of William del Lee , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, nominating Prestecote Thomas de Prescott, parson of the church of Burton in Kendale Burton-in-Kendal , and Prestecote Edmund de Prescott , alternately.

Botheby J[ohn] de Boothby received the attorneys.

For protections.

142

2 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Scrop' Richard le Scrope, kt , son of Scrop' Henry le Scrope, kt , who is going to Aquitaine, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster .

By bill of p.s.

The following, who are going to the same parts, have similar letters of protection:

142.1: Same as above

Ferrariis John de Ferrers, kt , Hastynges Hugh de Hastings, kt , Bathe John Bath , Kymbell' Nicholas Kimble , Robert Evesham , Pirpount Edmund de Pierpoint, kt , Matthew de Rixton .

For general attorneys.

143: 8 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Cobeham John de Cobham, kt , who is going overseas in the king's service, nominating Michael Skillyng and John Ideleghe , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

144: 8 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Geoffrey de Chaddesden, master of the Burton Sancti Lazari hospital of Burton Lazars , who is going overseas, by the king's licence, nominating Thomas de Sutton and John de Chaddesden , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

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5 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For the carrying out of sentences .

Order to Monetarii Arnaut Monadey, kt , the official of Bordeaux , ¹ Raymondus Acchonis , licentiate of laws , and Master Abbathia, de Bernat d'Abadie , that they, when requested by the Sanctus Severinus dean and chapter of Saint-Seurin of Bordeaux , are to examine the legal processes in the suit with Craysanno, de Pey de Craissan , ² and if they agree that the sentences awarded against him were just, and the appeals that he has made are not lawful, they are to see that the sentences are put into effect, notwithstanding the the subsequent citations and any connected matters, and the king orders all to obey them in this.

In a case between the proctor of the dean and chapter and Craissan, a parishioner of Daupiano Le Pian , which came first before the bayle of Blanca Forti Blanquefort , next before the judge of appeals of the court of Gascony , and then before certain commissaries appointed by the king to hear the appeal, when three definitive and one interlocutory sentences were handed down against Craissan, because he denied that he was a serf and subject to the tallage of the dean and chapter; and Craissan, it is said, appealed against the interlocutory and the third definitive sentence and had his request granted to be cited by Chaundos John Chandos, the king's lieutenant in Aquitaine . By virtue of this he had the dean and chapter summoned to the next parliament by those appointed to exercise jurisdiction in important appeals. The dean and chapter have asserted that the appeals are null and void and have petitioned the king because the sentences were of little value to them unless they were put into effect, and have requested that the king will provide them with a remedy, and the king, as sovereign, wishes that all of his subjects have justice. ³

1.: If an act dated 24 July 1366 (published in Archives Historiques de la Gironde (AHG), 13, p.52) is well interpreted (if it is not the name of the notary who has written the act), the official was at this moment a Petrus Channetelli . Lainé, F., Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae , 13, Diocese of Bordeaux (Turnhout, 2012), p.380, no.774.
2.: Craissan (or Crayssan) was the name of a place in Le Pian-Médoc.
3.: For a full printed edition, see Rymer, Foedera , vol 3, part 2, p. 789. There are three further sets of entry marks alongside this entry.

146: 15 October 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Edward son of Thomas Talbot , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

147: 1 December 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Thomas de Aldon , who is going to Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster .

By bill of p.s.

148: 17 December 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Cusyngton' William de Cossington , who is staying in Aquitaine, in the king's service, in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales .

By bill of p.s.

149: 10 January 1367 . Westm' Westminster . For general attorneys .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for John Fitz William, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, nominating Barneburgh' Roger de Barnburgh, clerk , and Robert de Morton , alternately.

Mirf' William de Mirfield received the attorney.

150: Same as above For general attorneys .

Letters of general attorney in England, for the same duration, for Sayvill' John Saville of Eland' Elland , who is going to the same parts, nominating Mirfeld' William de Mirfield and Wombewell' Hugh de Wombwell , alternately.

Mirf' William de Mirfield, clerk , received the attorneys.

151: 2 December 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for William de Norton , who is going to Gascony, in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster .

By bill of p.s.

For general attorneys.

152: 21 January 1367 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for William Barry , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, and staying there in the company of Edward [of Woodstock], prince of Aquitaine and Wales , nominating Hoghton' William Houghton of London , draper .

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

153: 1 January 1367 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for John de Ferrers of Charteleye Chartley , kt , who is going overseas in the king's service, nominating John de Newenham, clerk , and Henry Puys , alternately.

Woll' David de Wollore received the attorneys.

154: Same as above

The same John has other letters of general attorney as above, nominating Foleiaumbe Godfrey Foljambe, kt , and John de Newenham, clerk , alternately.

The same David received the attorneys.

155: 2 December 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For protection .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Walter Blount , who is going to Gascony, in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gascony], duke of Lanc' Lancaster .

By bill of p.s.

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5 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster . For Pey and Arnaut de Monlarin .

[in French]

Order to Seint Seuryn de Burdeux dean of Saint-Seurin of Bordeaux , ¹ the Burdeux official of Bordeaux ² and to the Burdeux prior of the hospital of Saint-Jacques of Bordeaux , ³ or at least two of them, that when they are requested to do so by Pey and Monlaryn Arnaut de Monlarin , brothers and burgesses of Bordeaux, or their proctor, to hear their appeal, they should adjourn it before them, and the constable [of Bordeaux] and his party, and the procurator fiscal , and to proceed in the appeal, and hear and determine it with all its circumstances, according to justice and the fors and usages there. The king further orders that the constable, and all others of the king's subjects, that they are to obey and answer the dean and others as judges of the appeal, in all things touching that appeal until it is fully settled, when they are required to do so.

Whereas in the legal case of the appeal before the king as sovereign lord, brought by the Monlarin brothers, appellants of the one part, and the lieutenant of the seneschal of Gascony, and the judge of Bordeaux, defendants, of the other part, concerning all the moveable and immoveable goods and inheritance which were Camparrian Anna de Camparian , daughter and heir of Camparrian Arnaut de Camparian , kinsman germain of the brothers, of which goods the brothers are in possession of by right, the king made a commission to Peire de Caseton and Seriz Guillaume de Séris , and the Burdeux official of Bordeaux of full power to obtain information on the brother's possession of the same and their rights, and they have called the constable [of Bordeaux], and the proctor of the king's son the prince [of Aquitaine], and it has been shown before Caseton and Séris by the party of the seneschal's lieutenant a document ( instrument ) on which the party of the Monlarin brothers had a copy, and the party of the constable ⁴ has asked the party of the Monlarin brothers if they wanted to say anything against this document, and it had been replied by the party of the Monlarin brothers that they will give their notice the following day, and the constable replied that they should not be allowed to do so, and then the two parties have requested that the commissaries appointed by the king to decide about it, and the comissaries accepted that the party of the Monlarin brothers give their notice the day after; but the constable and his party considered they were damaged by this postponement and appealed from the commissaries to the king as sovereign, as the king is informed by the copy of the trial made by Caseton and Séris under their seals. On that, the Monlarin brothers have requested to the king as sovereign that the constable and his party do not pursue their appeal before him, because the constable's party tries by any means to delay this trial because of all the profits it takes from the said lands and goods, and to appoint some [new] commissaries to hear and terminate this appeal as it should be. And the king wishes justice be done to the Monlarin brothers.

1.: Amaubin de Jonquière , dean of Saint-Seurin (1363-77). See See Cartulaire de l'église collégiale Saint-Seurin , ed. J.-A. Brutails (Bordeaux, 1897), p. XXVII.
2.: If an act dated 24 July 1366 (published in Archives Historiques de la Gironde (AHG), 13, p.52) has been interpreted correctly (if it is not the name of the notary who has written the act), the official was at that time one Petrus Channetelli . Lainé, F., Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae , 13, Diocese of Bordeaux (Turnhout, 2012), p.380, no.774.
3.: The prior of this period was an Arnaut-Guiraut Darriont , probably an Arnaut-Guiraut de Rions (in Gascon 'Darrions'), prior of Saint-Jacques from c. 1359 to c. 1369. See Archives Départementales de la Gironde, H suppl. Jésuites 1 liasse 10 (29) and liasse 43 (12).
4.: It is the same party as the party of the one of the lieutenant of the seneschal of Gascony and the judge of Bordeaux.

For general attorneys.

157

20 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of general attorney in England, for one year, for Henry de Grey, kt , who is going to Gascony in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster , nominating Henry Pertrik' , parson of the church of the Blessed Mary of Stowe , and Yonge Thomas Young , alternately.

The following who are going to the same parts, have similar letters of general attorney, nominating the following:

157.1: 30 November 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

William de Synythwayt , kt , nominating Skendilby John de Skendleby, parson of the church of Eggefeld Edgefield , and Hagh' John de Haghton .

157.2: 2 December 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Robert Neel , nominating Naffreton William Nafferton and John Beaumont .

Nicholas de Spaigne received the attorneys by licence of Richard de Ravenser .

For protections.

158: 2 December 1366 . Westm' Westminster .

Letters of protection, with clause volumus , for one year, for Roger de Boys , who is going to Gascony, in the king's service, in the company of John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancastr' Lancaster .

By bill of p.s.

159: Same as above

Bradsshagh' John de Bradshaw who is going to the same parts in the company of the same duke , has similar letters of protection for one year.

By bill of p.s.