Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 7th February 1308 King Edward II of England and Isabella of France Queen Consort England returned from their wedding in Boulogne sur Mer to Dover, Kent.
7th February 1308. Be it remembered that on Wednesday after the Purification, Edward II, the king, returning from beyond seas, to wit, from Boulogne sur Mer, where he took to wife Isabel, daughter of the king of France, touched at Dover, Kent in his barge about the ninth hour [1500], Hugh le Despenser and the lord of Castellione of Gascony being in his company, and the Queen a little afterward touched there with certain ladies accompanying her, and because the great seal which had been taken with him beyond seas then remained in the keeping of the keeper of the wardrobe who could not arrive on that day, no writ was sealed from the hour of the king's coming until Friday following on which day the bishop of Chichester, chancellor, about the ninth hour [1500] delivered to the king in his chamber in Dover castle the seal used in England during the king's absence, and the king, receiving the same, delivered it to William de Melton, controller of the wardrobe, and forthwith delivered with his own hand to the chancellor the great seal under the seal of J. de Benstede, keeper of the wardrobe, and Master John Painter Fraunceis, in the presence of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Peter, Earl of Cornwall, and Hugh le Despenser, William Martyn and William Inge, knights, and Adam de Osgodby, clerk; and the chancellor on that day after lunch in his room (hospicio) in God's House, Dover, sealed writs with the great seal.
16th November 1322. Order to William de Polhey, keeper of certain lands in the county of Hertford in the king's hand for certain causes, to deliver to William de la Doune and Ellen de Denardeston, now his wife, the manor of Welles, which is in the king's hand and in the keeping of the said William de Polhey of the king's commitment, with the issues thereof from the time of the taking of the same into the king's hand, to hold for Ellen's life, saving to the king the goods and chattels late of William Tochet found therein, so that after her death the manor revert entire to the king and his heirs by reason of the forfeiture of William Tochet; the king having learned by the tenour of the foot of a fine levied before the justices of the Bench in 3 Edward II between the said William Tuchet and Ellen, complainants, and William de Goldyngton and Margaret his wife, deforciants, of the said manor, that the said deforciants acknowledged the manor to be the right of William Tuchet as that which he and Ellen had of the gift of the deforciants, to hold to them and the heirs of William Tochet of the chief lords of that fee by the services pertaining to the manor; and by an inquisition made by John de Benestede and John de la Haie and returned to Chancery, that William Tuchet and Ellen and William de la Doune, now her husband, from the time when William de la Doune married Ellen, continued seisin of the manor until the death of William Tuchet nor changed their estate therein afterwards, and that the manor is in the king's hand by the forfeiture of William Tochet and for no other cause and is held of Robert de Kendale and Margaret his wife by certain services. By pet. of C.
20th March 1326. Grant for life to John de Felton, for good service, of the castle of Lethinhales, co. Hereford, late of William Tuchet, of late the king's enemy and rebel, which has come to the king's hand as an escheat by his forfeiture, to hold to the value of £40 a year, so that if the castle exceed that value he answer at the Exchequer for the surplus, and so that after his death the castle revert to the king and his heirs; and if it please the king to provide him with £40. of land elsewhere, the. king may resume the castle into his hand. By p.s. [7338.]
3rd November 1321. Leeds. Commitment during pleasure to the king's chaplain, Richard de Potesgrave, of the keeping of all the lands, goods and chattels late of Walter Colpeper, Roger de Coumbe, Richard Prat, Thomas de Chidecroft, Richard de Chidecroft, Robert de Bromere, Roger de Rokayle, Nicholas de Bradefeld, Adam le Wayte, Robert de Cheigny, Richard Brisynge, Simon de Tyerst and William Colyn, which are in the king's hand as forfeit because the said Walter and others were hanged for the felony done by them, so that he answer for the issues thereof in the chamber; commitment also to him during pleasure of the keeping of all the lands, goods and chattels late of Thomas Colpeper, which have been taken into the king's hand because he withdrew cited for certain seditions done to the king, so that he answer for the issues thereof in the chamber. By K. Order to the sheriff of Kent to take the said lands, goods and chattels into the king's hand, if he has not yet done so, and to deliver the same to the said Richard.
3rd November 1321. Leeds. Order to the abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, to cause the jewels and all goods and chattels of Bartholomew de Badelesmere within his abbey to be sealed under the seals of him and the bearer of these presents and to be kept, so that he can answer therefor to the king at the king's order. By K.
Order to the mayor and sheriffs of London to take into the king's hand the houses and all tenements of Bartholomew de Badelesmere in the said city with all his goods and chattels found therein by view of Roger de Swynnerton, keeper of the Tower of London, and to keep the same safely until further order. By K.
12th October 1338. Kennington. Commission to John de Scures and Thomas Coudray to keep during pleasure the town of Southampton, which the king has resumed into his hand, against invasions and for the good government thereof, so that answer be made to the king for the issues and all other profits of the town and the liberty thereof which in this case are acknowledged to belong to the king; and order to all arrayers and keepers of the seacoast in those parts and to the sheriff of the county, knights and other men of those parts and the men of Southampton to be intendant to them; and power to the said John and Thomas to take and commit to prison all whom they find rebellious, to be detained until further order; the mayor, bailiffs and men of that town, holding it at fee farm to be kept safely to the king's use, having abandoned it on the coming. of certain aliens in galleys, so that the latter invaded the town, plundered and occupied the same, to the dishonour of the king and realm and to the great peril of the realm, as such enemies will be rendered the bolder for lack of resistance, invading the realm and committing worse or like evils. By K. and the guardian and council.
10th November 1338. Commission to John de Palton and John de Boklond to keep during Kennington. pleasure the town of Southampton, in lieu of a like commission to John de Scures and Thomas Coudray [p. 97], who have no leisure therefor. By the guardian and council. Order to the said John de Scures and Thomas to deliver the same to them, with the issues received by them.