III.—Two Forfeitures in the Year of Agincourt

C. L. Kingsford

doi:10.1017/S0261340900011048

III.—Two Forfeitures in the Year of Agincourt

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C. L. Kingsford

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The two forfeitures here described have no more certain connexion than that they both took place in the same year, and that the chief documents for both now lie together in the same file. The first has to do with the property of Henry le Scrope, who was the prime mover in the plot against Henry Vand was executed at Southampton on 5th August 1415. The second has to do with Richard Gurmyn, a Lollard who was burnt at Smithfield for heresy on 9th September in the same year. It is possible that the Lollard leader, Sir John Oldcastle, was privy to Scrope's plot, and it is not impossible that Gurmyn's execution was in part political; but even if Gurmyn was in any way concerned in Scrope's plot, the connexion between the forfeitures is purely accidental.

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Information: Archaeologia , Volume 70 , 1920 , pp. 71 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261340900011048 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1920

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^{page 71 note 1} Historia Anglicana, i, 305.

^{page 71 note 2} Cf. Escheator's File, 1116 ‘qui erga dominum Regem proditorie forisfecit die Mercurii, ultimo die Iulii.’

^{page 71 note 3} Cal. Pat. Rolls, Henry V, i, 359-61.

^{page 72 note 1} See p. 75 below.

^{page 72 note 2} See p. 87 below.

^{page 72 note 3} Stonor Letters and Papers, i, 24 (Camden, 3rd Series).Google Scholar

^{page 72 note 4} Exchequer of Receipt, Receipt Roll 667, 3 September.

^{page 72 note 5} See the list on p. 88 below.

^{page 73 note 1} Sharpe, Calendar of Coroners' Rolls, pp. 71, 106, 213.

^{page 73 note 2} See p. 89 below.

^{page 73 note 3} Apparently the French ‘béleé’, a rope or cable.

^{page 73 note 4} L. T. R., Foreign Accounts, 4 Henry VI, Roll 6, P. R. O.

^{page 73 note 5} John of Gaunt's Register, 1242.

^{page 73 note 6} Or ‘ragmas’; some kind of cloth.

^{page 73 note 7} Wardrobe Accounts: Enrolments: Exchequer (L. T. R.) Roll 6, m. 10.

^{page 73 note 8} Rolls of Parliament, iv, 234.

^{page 74 note 1} Foedera, ix, 279.

^{page 74 note 2} Cal. Pat. Rolls, Henry V, i, 384, 386.

^{page 74 note 3} Unfortunately the Escheator's Account for 3 Henry V is also missing.

^{page 74 note 4} Escheator's File, 1200.

^{page 74 note 5} Ibid., 1116.

^{page 74 note 6} Ibid., 1386.

^{page 74 note 7} Ibid., 722, nos. 1 to 4.

^{page 75 note 1} Exchequer, Receipt Roll, 8 Henry V. Michaelmas. 30th January 1421.

^{page 75 note 2} Pigs in bad condition.

^{page 75 note 3} Cal. Pat. Rolls, Henry V, i, 65.

^{page 75 note 4} Escheator's Account, Ebor. 5/2.

^{page 75 note 5} Foreign Accounts, 3 Henry V.

^{page 75 note 6} Devon, Issues of Exchequer, p. 350.

^{page 75 note 7} Exchequer of Receipt, Issue Roll 622, 11th November.

^{page 75 note 8} Called William Blase in Scrope's will, of which Foxholes and Blase were two executors. An order for the arrest of John Foxholes, Thomas Blase, and others late ‘commorantes cum domino II. le Scrop’, was made on 15th October, Issue Roll 623.

^{page 76 note 1} Proc. and Ord. Privy Council, ii, 182-4.

^{page 76 note 2} Exchequer of Receipt, Issue Roll 622.

^{page 76 note 3} Ibid., 10th January.

^{page 76 note 4} L. T. R., Foreign Accounts, 4 Henry VI, Roll 60.

^{page 77 note 1} ‘Torches et tortes.’

^{page 77 note 2} A frontal for an altar.

^{page 77 note 3} The Latin is ‘vtribus’, but the vessels seem to be the ‘flaskets’ described on p. 96. In Escheator's Accounts, 10/12 (see p. 87 below), ‘utr.’ appears as the equivalent for ‘botels’ in the inquisition.

^{page 77 note 4} A kind of cloth.

^{page 77 note 5} Archaeologia, lxvi, 320 sqq.

^{page 77 note 6} Foedera, ix, 272-80.

^{page 78 note 1} See p. 98 below.

^{page 78 note 2} No Shapton College appears in the Monasiicon, possibly there is an error in the printed copy.

^{page 78 note 1} See pp. 82 3 below.

^{page 78 note 2} See pp. 94-7 below.

^{page 78 note 3} Possibly meaning crabs. See note on p. 85.

^{page 78 note 4} See p. 97 below.

^{page 79 note 1} See pp. 96-7 below.

^{page 79 note 2} Foedcra, ix, 276.

^{page 79 note 3} Arithmetic.

^{page 79 note 4} Halliwell gives ‘biche’ as a kind of fur, the skin of the female deer.

^{page 80 note 1} Cal. Pat. Rolls, Henry V, i, 213.

^{page 80 note 2} Devon, Issues of Exchequer, pp. 359–61.

^{page 80 note 3} Perhaps meaning: ‘A coffer after the manner of a Reliquary with divers things scheduled or described in a bill.’ There seems to be no other instance of a verb billare.

^{page 80 note 4} Foedera, ix, 277.

^{page 82 note 1} Richard Rolle of Hampole.

^{page 83 note 1} As proved by the Incipit: the second folio of the Stowe Ordinal begins ‘untur sic dominum’. This ordinal forms ff. 358 95 of the Stowe MS. The arms of Scrope of Masham appear on f. 358, and there is evidence that it was written before 1383.

^{page 84 note 1} Exchequer of Receipt, Issue Roll 623, 30th October.

^{page 84 note 2} Escheator's File, 1067/6.

^{page 84 note 3} The full list is as follows: ‘Les biens de Syr l'Escrop en la garde du dit garderober: item, iij Peir Paternostres d'or ovec j petit broche et j petit tabulet, poisant tout ensemble iiij unc. di., pris l'unce xx. s., en tout iiij li. x. s.; item, j Maser esteant sur iiij angelx, garniz d'argent dorrez, pris xxxvij s.; item j autre Maser ovec l'armes d'Escrop en la founce, garniz d'argent dorrez, pris xxvj s. viij d.; item, j autre Maser garniz d'argent dorrez, pris xiij s. iiij d.; item, j autre Maser garniz d'argent dorrez, pris x s.; item, j petit Coffrette, garniz de copre dorrez, ovec divers reliques (no price); item, j Peir Bedis d'amber ovec j Crucifix d'argent dorrez, pris iij s. iiij d.

'ij Tapites vermailles ovec armes d'Escrop, dount j de ij verges di. de longure et ij verges de large, et l'autre d'un verge di. de longure et ij verges de large, en tout viij verges ovec les armes d'Escrop (part of a larger lot, priced at is the square yard).

'Item, veil Ceel de Soy, ouverez du brouderie des armes d'Escrop et de crabbes, et j Lite de Worsted, les bordures de Soy, ovec les armes de Charbokles, pris de toutz xx s.

'j Tapite de Bloy tapicerie ovec armes d'Escrop, pris ij s.

‘ij Tentes de bloy carde, linez de toill linge, queux furent du Syr Herry d'Escrop, ovec j Porche et j Aley, pris de tout vj li. xiij s. iiij d.’

See Rolls of Parliament, iv, 224, 233, 239, 240. ‘Scrubz’, meaning a crab, was the supposed origin of the family name, and the crab was the ancient Scrope badge: cf.

Wylie, Henry IV, ii, 192.

^{page 85 note 1} L. T. R., Foreign Accounts, Roll 6, mm. II, 15, 18.

^{page 85 note 2} Acts and Monuments, iii, 534, ed. Townsend, .Google Scholar

^{page 85 note 3} Tyler, Memorials of Henry V, ii, 401.

^{page 85 note 4} Chronicles of London, 69.

^{page 85 note 5} Tyler, u. s. ii, 394.

^{page 85 note 6} Henry V, i, 292.

^{page 86 note 1} Riley, Memorials of London Life, 630–4.

^{page 86 note 2} Early Chancery Proceedings, 6/69; the original is unfortunately mutilated.

^{page 86 note 3} Chronicles of London, 97, 134; Gregory's Chronicle, 172.

^{page 86 note 4} ap. Monumenta Franciscana, ii, 165.

^{page 86 note 5} Foxe, , Acts and Monuments, iii, 532.Google Scholar

^{page 87 note 1} Cal. Pat. Rolls, Henry V, i, 388.

^{page 88 note 1} More commonly called a Houpland.

^{page 88 note 2} Here and elsewhere this word has been inserted thus, ‘pus’; the Account has persitate.

^{page 90 note 1} A coarse coverlet; ‘happing’ is still in use in Yorkshire.

^{page 91 note 1} A wicker basket.

^{page 91 note 2} paled, compare ‘chekkith’ below.

^{page 92 note 1} arithmetic.

^{page 92 note 2} checked.

^{page 92 note 3} left to his heir.

^{page 92 note 4} Blank in the original.

^{page 93 note 1} These vestments and copes were bequeathed to the High Altar at York Minster.

^{page 93 note 2} Bequeathed to York Minster.

^{page 95 note 1} Bequeathed to the High Altar at York.

^{page 95 note 2} l'ouverayne = ouvrage.

^{page 96 note 1} See p. 77, above.

^{page 96 note 2} Galloners, holding a gallon.

^{page 96 note 3} Holding a pottle or half-gallon.

^{page 96 note 4} sc. oaks.

^{page 96 note 5} Compare ‘un coupe d'or chacez d'un Wynde’ in the inventory of Henry V, ap. Rolls of Parlt. iv, 216.

^{page 96 note 6} Perhaps ‘trailles’ as elsewhere.

^{page 97 note 1} Probably for ‘def’ or ‘de ef’, meaning ‘of ivy’.

^{page 97 note 2} i. e. Greek.

^{page 97 note 3} From this point onwards it is written ‘in dorso’.

^{page 97 note 4} See pp. 91-2, above.

^{page 98 note 1} Blank in MS.

^{page 99 note 1} i.e. 112½ lb.

^{page 99 note 2} ‘Spruesfocer’ in Accounts.

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