Item an open lettre to all thofficers of thonor of Wallingford aswel within the castell as without, shewing thaim that the kinges grace hathe graunted unto the vicount Lovell during the kinges pleasure the keping of the said castell and the hole rule and oversight of the said honor, with putting out contynueng or making of new officers in the same &c.

Edward by the grace of God king of England and of Fraunce and lord of Ireland to Edmond Holt keper of our gaole at Notingham and in his absence to his depute ther greting. Forasmuch as We for certain causes and consideracions us moving, and by th'advise of oure most righte entierly beloved oncle the Duc of Gloucestre protector and defendour of this our royaulme of England during our yong age, have appoynted oure welbeloved Robert Ligh to have the keping of the said gaole during our pleasure. We therfor wolle and streitly charge you and aither of you that incontynent upon the sight herof ye avoide from the possession of the said office, suffring the said Robert and his depute to occupie and enyoie the same during oure said pleasure, without interrupcion, uppon payne of your alliegeaunce. Yeven under our signet at oure Toure of London the xixth day of May the first yere of oure reigne.

Edward &c. To alle maner our officers true liegemen and subgettes and to every of them hering or seeng these our lettres greting. Forsomoche as we by th'advyse of our most entierly beloved oncle the Duc of Gloucestre protector of this our realme have appoynted our full trusty and right welbeloved cousyn the lord Lovell vicount Lovell to occupie thoffice of Chieff Botiller of England during our pleasure, with alle fees profites and alle other thinges therunto belonging, and to have the same in as ample wise and maner as Anthony Erle Ryvers or any other had or occupied the seid office in tyme past, We therfore wolle and streitely charge you alle and every of you that unto our seid cousyn or suche as he shall assigne

or depute in the seid office ye be at alle tymes helping aiding and assisting in every thing as it shall apperteyne, as ye and every of you wolle eschewe our grevouse displeasure at your perilles. Yoven under our signet at our Toure of London the xix. day of May anno regni regis primo.

[Fol. 224.] Edward by the grace of God king of England and of Fraunce and lord of Irland. To alle maiors baillieffes constables and al other our true liege people these our lettres seeing or hering greting. And for asmoche as we, by th'advise of our most entierly beloved uncle the Duc of Gloucestre protectour and defensour of this our royalme during our yong age, have appoynted oure trusty and welbeloved Robert Partsoile to have during our pleasure the keping and guyding of the sone and heire of William Gauge of Rawns in our countie of Northampton, and him to sease in oure name in whos soever handes he may be founde. be founde. We therfore wol and charge you that unto the said Robert in serching of the said heire and executing this our appoyntement ye be favourable aiding and assisting as shall appertene. And that ye that have the custodie of him upon the sight of these deliver him unto the said Robert, al excuses and delaies setting apart as ye wol answere unto us at your perille. Yeven under our signet at our Toure of London the xix. day of May the first yere of our reigne.

Rex &c. Constituit Johannem Sapcote armigerum Receptorem generalem ducatus Cornubiæ unacum portagio monetæ eidem receptori pertinente Habendum per se vel per sufficientem deputatum suum quamdiu dictus Rex placuerit, cum omnibus aliis proficuis commoditatibus et emolumentis eidem receptori cum portagio prædicto debitis et consuetis Percipiendum pro executione dicti officii feoda et vadia et omnia alia proficua ab antiquo debita et consueta et portagio prædicto, videlicet de quolibet centum libris cariatis et per warantum solutis viginti solidos, de exitibus

et proficuis et reventionibus ejusdem ducatus provenientibus per manus suas proprias, ad terminos Paschæ et Sancti Michaelis equis portionibus &c.

Thomæ Brian officium Ballivi de Sandegate et Hammes ac Receptoris dominiorum de Sandegate et Hammes predictis. Habendum officium illud per se vel sufficientem deputatum suum pro termino vitæ suæ cum vadiis pro illo officio de exitibus proficuis reventionibus et commoditatibus dominiorum prædictorum et eorum cujuslibet, unacum omnibus aliis proficuis commoditatibus et regardis &c.

Thomas Brian in ferme for xij. yeres the lordships of Balingham and Milmanbrok with th'appurtenaunces within the marches of Caleys, yelding for the same yerely suche somme of money as Robert Ratcliff did.

[Fol. 323.] Richard Duc of Gloucester, brother and uncle of kinges, protectour and defensour, gret Chamberleyn, Constable, and Admirall of England. To our right welbeloved Robert Pemberton squier greting and on the King our soverayn lordes behalve. We charge you that incontynent upon the sight herof ye do entre into the lordships of Wemyngton and alle other the landes and tenementes to the same appertenyng within the counteces of Beddford and Northampton. Of whiche we by these presentes graunte and committe unto you the rule and keping, and the resseit of the said lordships landes and tenements during our pleasure. And wolle therfore that ye so take upon you, and see that all the goodes and catalles now being within the same be put in suerte to oure behoove, and to make unto us a true inventory of the same in goodely haste, discharging in the Kinges name and oures all th'officers of the same, and that this be not failled as ye wolle have oure good lordship. Yoven under oure signet at the Citec of London the xixth day of May anno primo Regis Edwardi quinti.

A lettre to thabbot of Seynt Mary Abbey of York &c. that albeit that he oughte to geve his personalle attendaunce at this next parliament, yet the Kinges grace, enformed by my lord protector of the impotence and age of the said abbot, is content that he forbere his attendaunce and commyng to the same parliament &c.

Edward &c. To our trusty and welbeloved knight Ser William Knyvet greting. Knowe ye how that We trusting in your sadnesse and diligence have of our especiall grace, by thadvise and assent of our most trusty and most entierly beloved uncle the Duc of Gloucestre protectour and defensour of this our royalme during our yong age, committed and assigned you to have the rule and guyding aswell of thoffice of Stewardship of our castell and lordship of Rising in our counte of Norfolk as of thoffice of Rangership of our chase of Rising aforsaid: To have and occupie the same offices and aithere of thaim unto you by yourself or by your sufficient depute or deputees aslong as it shalle please us, with al maner wages fees profittes and advailes to the said offices and aither of thaim of olde tyme due and accustomed. Wherfore we wolle in all wise that ye in as goodly hast as ye can after the receyvng of thies our lettres aither by your self or by summe other for you entre in our name into our said castell and lordship, and so therupon put your self in possession of the said offices and aither of thaim peasibly toccupie the same during our said pleasure. Charging straitly therupon in oure said name al maner persones whatsoever they be keping or occupieng the said offices or clamyng any title or interesse in thaim or any of thaim or in other thing therunto belonging in derogation or contempte of us in this behalf, that they incontynent upon the knowlage or sight herof amove and utterly voide and departe from thens, suffring you and suche as ye in that partie shal depute and assigne toccupie and enjoye the same offices according to theffecte of this our commission and pleasure as they wolle eschewe our indignation. Yoven the xx. day of May anno primo.

[Fol. 228.] This Indenture made the xth day of May* in the first yere of the reigne of oure soverayn lord King Edward the Vth betwene our said soverayn lord on the one partie and &c. Henry Erle of Northumberland on the other partie Witnesseth that the said erle is withholden toward our said soverayn lord Wardeyn of his est and myddle marches of England toward Scotland from the ixth day of Aprile last past for and during the space and terme of an hoole yere than next ensueng and fully completed. And the said erle bindeth him self to put him in full devoir and diligence to do al that that shalbe possible to him to the uttermost of his power for and about the keping of and defence of the same marches during the tyme and terme abovesaid. And the same erle shall take of our said soverayne lord the King in gret for the keping of the said marches in the tyme of werre the summe of ijml marcs and in tyme of peas or treux the summe of m1lxvj li. xiij s. iiij d. by yere, after the rate of aither of the said summes if it happen trieux to be taken or werre to be ayen set up in any part of the same terme. For the which summe or summes so to be perceyved by yere aswel in tyme of werre as of peas he shal have redy payment quarterly or sufficient assignament to be paied at the begynnyng of every quarter in maner and fourme as shalbe contened in certain lettres patentes under the great scale of our said soverayne lord to be made by the agrement of the said erle in that partie. And our said soverayn lord the King wolle and graunteth by these presentes that if it happen that any of the assignamentes not to be good nor effectuell by cause of change of the King our said soverayn lordes officers or ministers to whome the execusion of the same assignementes shalle apperteyne or for any other cause resonable, that than the said assignamentes or any of them shalbe reformed as often as shallbe requisite and nedefulle and as the case shalle require. And in case that the same erle can in no wise have payment of the said assignamentes in the said lettres patentes specefied or any other assignamentes to be made to him as

*This indenture is dated the 10th, and the next the 20th, of May. The Editor has purposely retained them in juxta-position, as they occur in the MS.