[Sidenote: ANNO 1229.]
Letters of Protection to the Brethren of St. Mary Roncesvalles.
_De Protectione._ Fratres hospitalis Sancti Marie Roscidi Vallis habent
literas de protectione sine termino cum hac clausula:—
“Rogamus vos quatinus cum nuncii ejusdem hospitalis ad vos venerint
elemosinas petituri,” &c.
Calendar Patent Rolls, 13 Henry III, p. 265.
[Sidenote: 1232.]
Record of the grant to St. Mary and the Hospital of Roncevaux (Roscida
Vallis) of the gift which William Marshall, sometime Earl of Pembroke,
made to them of all his houses at Cherring, and the houses and
curtilages adjoining them, formerly belonging to William Briwere, and of
100_s._ at Suthanton, payable from the houses of the said Earl there, of
13_l._ of land in the Moor of Magor and of a carucate of land in
Assendon which he bought from Robert de Rochford. 11th August; Wenlock.
Calend. Charter Rolls, 16 Henry III, p. 168.
[Sidenote: 1240.]
Grant by the King to the Brethren of “Roscida Valle” of 32 acres which
they have sown in Pevensey, of land which William Marshall, Earl of
Pembroke, gave to them. 26th July; Quicfeld.
Calend. Close Rolls, 24 Henry III, m. 8.
[Sidenote: 1242.]
Grant of pasturage by King Henry III beyond the water called “Lador”
(Adour) to the Prior and Brethren of the Hospital of St. Mary Roncevaux.
La Sauve Majeure.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 26-27 Henry III, p. 334.
[Sidenote: 1242.]
Bond by the King for payment of 90 pounds of Morlaas to Dominic
Paschalis, Provost of Roncevaux. La Sauve Majeure.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 27 Henry III, p. 349.
[Sidenote: 1253.]
Simple protection, without term, for the prior and brethren of the
Hospital of St. Mary, Rouncevall. 11th February; Windsor.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 37 Henry III, m. 17.
[Sidenote: 1253.]
Protection for one year for the Master and brethren of Roscidevalle,
with this clause, that all their beasts may feed throughout the King’s
land of Gascony, as they have been accustomed to do. 1st October:
Benauge.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 37-38 Henry III, m. 20.
[Sidenote: 1254.]
Protection for four years, as above. 26th August; Bordeaux.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 37-38 Henry III, m. 8.
[Sidenote: 1278.]
Henry, son of William of Smalebrok, nominated Attorney for 2 years for
the Prior of the Hospital of Roncevaux. Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 6 Ed. I, p. 283.
[Sidenote: 1279.]
The sum of 16_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ charged on the pedage of “Maramande”
(Myramand), to be paid to the hospital of Roncevaux (Rossidevall).
Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 7 Ed. I, p. 7.
[Sidenote: 1280.]
Henry, son of William of Smalebrok, nominated Attorney for 2 years for
the Prior of the Hospital of Roncedevall. Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 8 Ed. I, p. 382.
[Sidenote: 1281.]
Note in a Record of Accounts that the King’s lands granted to Eleanor
his mother, of the town of Myramand, are charged with 20_l._ Arvaldenses
equivalent to 16_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ of Tours to the hospital of
Rossedevall. Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 9 Ed. I, p. 447.
[Sidenote: 1283.]
Protection for Brother Lupus, Priest, Envoy, and Preceptor of the Houses
in England and Ireland of the Prior and Convent of the Hospital of St.
Mary Roncevaux, coming from the Pope with indulgences for the remission
of sins. Macclesfield.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 11 Ed. I, p. 75.
[Sidenote: 1290.]
G. Prior and the Hospital of Roncevaux (Roscida Vallis) to Edward I,
praying the King to be attentive to what shall be told him by certain
Brethren of the Hospital who are bearing the present letter to England
and to grant their request. 2 Id. July.
Ancient Correspondence, vol. xx, No. 44.
[Sidenote: 1291.]
_Emendæ._ Item, fratre Lupo procuratori Hospitali Runcivallis dampnis
fratrum dicti Hospitalis adjudicatis coram auditoribus querelarum pro
domibus suis Suthamtonæ xiiij _li_, ij _s._ xiiij _li_, ij _s._
19 Ed. I. Extract. Liberationes factæ per
Executores Dominæ Alienoræ Consortis Edwardi
Regis Angliæ Primi: Rot. primus.
(_Vide_ Manners and Household expenses of England: p.
105, Roxburghe Club; edited by T. Hudson Turner,
presented by Beriah Botfield: 1841 (London, William
Nicol, Shakespeare Press).
[Sidenote: 1292.]
William de Cestre, and Peter Arnaldi de Sancto Michaele nominated
attorneys for 5 years for the Prior of Roncyvall staying beyond seas.
Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 20 Ed. I, p. 476.
[Sidenote: 1293.]
Lupus de Canone, preceptor of the Houses of Ronceval in Bordeaux, and
Arnaldus de Sancto Johanne, a lay person, nominated attorneys for the
Prior of Ronceval (Roscidevall), staying beyond seas for three years.
12th May; Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 21 Ed. I, p. 14.
[Sidenote: 1293-94.]
The Prior of the Hospital of Rosci de Vall seeks against Adam, son of
Walter the Scot, one toft with appurtenances as the right of the said
Hospital, by writ of entry. A predecessor of the Prior is admitted to
have held this toft and tenements 15 years previously (in 1279).
Assize Rolls, No. 544, 22 Ed. I, m. 21.
[Sidenote: Probably late Ed. I, or Ed. II.]
A petition from the Prior of the Convent and Hospital of Roncevall to
restore to them property consisting of a site before the Cross at
Charing, and also certain other small rents and three acres of land
which John of Lincoln, Burgess of London, had held for a period of ten
years, and which on his death, on account of the default of the Attorney
of the said Prior and Convent and Hospital, were taken into the hand of
the King. The petition requests the restoration of this property to the
Prior and Convent to hold them as they had been in the custom of doing
“come les gentz dil pais le sauont bien et toute la veisinetee.”
Undated.
Ancient Petitions, 9635.
[Sidenote: 1310.]
Evidence of property held in Norwich by the House of Roncevaux, in a
licence for alienation in mortmain by William But of Norwich, to the
Friars Preachers of that place. 30th March; Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 3 Ed. II, p. 222.
[Sidenote: 1321.]
William Roberti, Canon of the Hospital of St. Mary Roncevall, appointed
Proctor in England for the recovery of their lands and rents. Their late
Proctor, John de Rouncevall, having died, and not being aware of his
death, they did not appoint a new Proctor, wars and other impediments
hindering them, so that their lands and rents were taken by divers men.
24th August; Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 15 Ed. II, p. 23.
[Sidenote: 1321.]
Protection granted to the messengers sent to England by William Roberti,
Canon of the Hospital of St. Mary Roncevall, and Proctor-General in
England of the Prior and Convent of that place, in consideration of the
benefits constantly given in that hospital to poor pilgrims visiting the
shrine of Santiago. 25th August; Westminster.
Calend. Pat. Rolls, 15 Ed. II, p. 15.
F. (?) Prior and the Hospital of Roncevaux to Edward II, on behalf of
the citizens of Bayonne, greatly impoverished by the late wars.
Ancient Correspondence, xxxiv, No. 167.
[Sidenote: 1335.]
An account of the abandonment of the 10 acres of land known as
“Ronsevalcroft,” in Kensyngton, by the brethren of the Hospital of
Roncevaux; how the land was taken by Simon de Kensyngton without the
King’s licence, escheated to the Crown, and finally restored to the
Convent. 12th July; Carlisle.
Calend. Close Rolls, 9 Ed. III, p. 423.
[Sidenote: 1348-49.]