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II Evidence Given by John Langeton Before the Exchequer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2009

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Johannes de Langeton persona ecclesie de Langeton dicit quod cito post obitu Regis episcopus misit ipsum de Karl' usque London' ad Willelmum de Eston' qui liberauit eidem Johanni apud Nouum Ternplum London' iij M1 marcas quas idem Johannes poni fecit in duabus carratis et eas duxit usque Norht' et ibi dimisit ad domum domini Roberti Peuerel M1 marcas et de Norht' cariari fecit usque Kenilleworth M1 marcas quas posuit ibidem in Turri1 et usque Couentre duxit alias M1 marcas et eas posuit in prioratu quibus factis dictus Johannes venit ad episcopum apud Leycestr' ubi corpus Regis tunc erat et deinde iuit cum episcopo usque Norht' ubi de precepto episcop idem Johannes liberauit de illis M1 marcis dimissis ad domum domini Roberti Peuerel Johanni de Hotost D marcas scilicet ubi eas cariaui tunc temporis ignorauit. Et residuas D marcas dictus Johannes de Langeton' cariauit usque ad Abbathiam de Leyc' et eas dimisit ibidem in thesauraria in quadam coffra de qua habuit dauern. Post-modum episcopus misit dominum Thomam de Nevill cum littera ipsius episcopi de credencia ad priorem Couentrensem per quam litteram dicebat priori quod illas M1 marcas quas habuit ibidem in deposito liberaret cuidam mercatori nomine Accurso de Ceresano que quidem M1 marce liberabantur eidem in presencia dicti Johannis de Langeton' et quas M1 marcas idem Thomas cariari fecit ad domum domini Johannis de Segrave ad manerium vide[licet] de Bretteby.

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Copyright © Royal Historical Society 1965

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page 243 note 1 Item de denariis eiusdem episcopi depositis in castro de Kenelworth per dictum episcopum quos postea dominus Ingelardus de Warle et Willelmus de Cheyne receperunt in dicto castro et liberauerunt in garderoba apud Not' quarto die Octobr' anno presenti M marcis. De istis denariis Rex retinuit penes se C marcas: Wardrobe Book 373/15, m. 2d. Warle and Cheyne were paid 29s. 8d. forgoing from Lenton near Nottingham to Kenilworth with two carts each with five horses and two porters of the king's chamber from 1 to 4 October. Their expenses were for bread, ale, meat, hay, oats, bedding and shoeing of horses. Ibid., m. 12.

page 243 note 2 This may have been the money recovered at Thorney, near Peterborough, also near Langeton's manors of Elm and Coldham. De denariis episcopi Cestrensis receptis in garderoba per vices tempore quo fuit in custodia ipsius Regis videlicet per manus dominorum Willelmi Inge et Rogeri de Wyngefeld liberatis denariis in garderoba apud Not' primo die Octobr' quas dictus episcopus habuerat in deposito in Abbathia de Thorney D marcis. De quo Rex retinuit penes se C marcas et residuum liberauit garderobe. Ibid., m. 2d.

page 243 note 3 Item de denariis eiusdem Episcopi inuentis eodem modo in abbathia Leyc'. per Rogerum de Wyngefeld et Willelmum de Maydenstan et cariatis de eadem abbathia usque Leyc'ad curiam per manus eorundem Rogerii et Willelmi decimo die Octobr' liberatis denariis in garderoba anno presente CCCC xli marcis ix s. iiij d. De ista summa Rex habuit xli marcis ix s. iiij d. et residuum in garderoba. Ibid., m. 2d.

page 244 note 1 On 15 November, 1307, Thomas de Nevili was given indemnity for 800 marks ‘which he had held on behalf of Langeton and which he has forwarded in charge of John Nevili of Wymondwold to John de Benstede, keeper of the wardrobe’. C.P.R. 1307–1313, p. 15Google Scholar. Nevili also found security in the exchequer to pay the king 200 marks of the 1000 marks of Langeton's money which he held and was given indemnity against Langeton and his heirs. K.R.Mem. 81, m. 59.

page 244 note 2 Frowick was a citizen and goldsmith of London. C.P.R. 1301–1307, pp. 15, 293.Google Scholar

page 244 note 3 See pp. 132–34.

page 244 note 4 These details were apparently added later.

page 245 note 1 The following nine entries were crossed through and entered on the exchequer plea roll.

page 245 note 2 See p. 200. This money was returned to Chagele in 1312. C.C.R. 1307–1313, p. 415Google Scholar. The abbot of Waltham had testified in 1307 that all monies received from John Langeton and Chagele had been given to servants of the king. He had shown them the chest where Chagele had put the money claimed to be his and of which he had taken the key, and they had sealed the chest. K.R.Mem. 81, m. 36.

page 246 note 1 Chron. Walter of Guisborough, p. 379Google Scholar. ‘Predicatumque est in populo quia mortuus est rex’.