? No Petitioner named Writ of scire facias of Richard II to the sheriffs of London...

Petitioners

? No Petitioner named

Nature of request

Writ of scire facias of Richard II to the sheriffs of London ordering that they make it known to Manfeld, Paris, Haukyn and Horsman that they should be in Chancery on the morrow of St Lucy next to answer to the King and Cavendish so that justice can be done. At the last parliament Cavendish presented a petition claiming that Manfeld, Paris, Haukyn and Horsman, lately appointed to safe-keep the sea from the King's enemies from Winchelsea to Berwick, were in default of their safe-keeping, since his ship, laden at Aberdeen with salted salmon and other merchandises worth £300 to go to London, was captured, despite their assurance that the sea was safe from the King's enemies. The King issued a writ of scire facias to the sheriff of Middlesex to make it known to Manfeld, Paris, Haukyn and Horsman that they should be in Chancery on a certain day now past to answer in this matter, but he returned that they were not found nor had anything in his bailiwick. Cavendish, appearing before us on that day, claimed that they had enough in London by which they could be punished.

Nature of endorsement

Response of the sheriffs of London:1) Manfeld, Paris, Haukyn and Horsman appoint Kirkby and Fraunceys as their attorneys in this case.2) By virtue of this writ we informed Manfeld and Paris that they should appear before you at the time and place contained in this writ to answer as ordered in the writ, by Usk and Gayton.3) Haukyn and Horsman have nothing in our bailiwick and cannot be found there so we cannot make this known to them.4) Cavendish appoints Horbury as his attorney in this case.5) On which day both Manfeld and Paris and Cavendish came into the Chancery and they were given a day on the octave of St Hillary next.6) On which day Cavendish appeared by his attorney and Manfeld and Paris appeared by their attorneys, and on the said octave Haukyn and Horsman appeared by their attorneys and they were given a day in the quinzaine of Easter next.7) On which quinzaine the said parties appeared by their attorneys and were given a day in the quinzaine of Trinity next.8) On which quinzaine the said parties appeared by their attorneys and were given a day in the quinzaine of Michaelmas next.9) On which quinzaine the said parties appeared by their attorneys.10) Process was made thereon and put on a record kept in Chancery in a file of the 8th year (1384-5).

Places mentioned

London

Westminster

Winchelsea, [Sussex]

Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]

Aberdeen, [Aberdeenshire], Scotland

Middlesex.

People mentioned

Richard II, King of England

John Cavendissh (Cavendish), citizen and merchant of London

Gilbert Manfeld (Manfield), merchant

Robert Parys (Paris), merchant

John Haukyn, mariner

Thomas Horsman (Horseman), mariner

[John de] Scarle

John de Kirkeby (Kirkby)

John de Fraunceys (Francis)

Thomas Usk

John Gayton

William de Horbury

John More, sheriff of London

Simon Wynchecombe (Winchcombe), sheriff of London

Sheriffs of London.

For a related petition see SC 8/84/4190

For a later writ in this case see SC 8/214/10695

For a related document see SC 8/214/10706

For a related writ see SC 8/214/10692

For the petition mentioned in this writ see SC 8/214/10700