? 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 Vere so that justice can be done. At the last parliament Vere 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 a boat laden with his men, equipment and victuals sailing to Calais was captured by enemies between Sandgate and Calais, to his damage of 400 marks. 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. Vere, 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 and Haukyn appoint Kirkby and Fraunceys as their attorneys.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 Clare.3) Haukyn and Horsman have nothing in our bailiwick and were not found there, so we could not inform them.4) On which day Manfeld, Paris and Vere came into the Chancery and were given days in the octave of St Hillary next.

Places mentioned

London

Westminster

Winchelsea, [Sussex]

Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]

Calais, [France]

Sandgate, [Kent].

People mentioned

Richard II, King of England

Aubrey de Veer (Vere), knight

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

Thomas Usk

Richard Clare

John More, sheriff of London

Simon Wynchecomb (Winchcombe), sheriff of London

Sheriffs of London.

For a related petition see SC 8/84/4190

For a related document see SC 8/214/10706

For a later writ in the same case see SC 8/214/10694

For a related writ see SC 8/214/10692

For the petition mentioned in this writ see SC 8/214/10696