• Wills16 Richard II (1392-3)

the features were concealed by the aventaille ; but it was not generally adopted till the time of Henry III. Chaucer thus describes the various articles of a knight's apparel:- And next his schert an aketoun, And over that an

• Wills2 Henry IV (1400-1)

City's liberties, and is said to have derived its name from a brook or spring dedicated to S. Thomas Becket. Chaucer mentions it in his 'Canterbury Tales' ( supra , p. 218 n.), and the name frequently occurs in Machyn's

• Wills25 Henry VI (1446-7)

mighte be told, As wel in vessel as in hir clothing, Sche was al clothed in perr é and gold. Chaucer, 'The Monkes Tale,' 313-5. The only objection to its having this meaning in the will is that, following so

• Close Rolls, Edward IIINovember 1342

and reason. By p.s. The like to the bailiffs of Dertemuth. To Reymund Seguyn, the king's butler, or to Richard Chaucer, supplying his place in the port of Lond on, and to John de Wynwyk, the king's serjeant at arms,

• Close Rolls, Edward IINovember 1315

chattels in the county of Nottingham. Membrane 21 d . Oct. 29. Clipston. Mary, late the wife of Robert le Chaucer, acknowledges that she owes to Nicholas le Halweford 70 l .; to be levied, in default of payment, of

• Close Rolls, Henry IVNovember 1403

by mainprise of Thomas Chaucer of Oxfordshire, John Barton the younger of Bukinghamshire and John Henden of Berkshire; as he has appeared in person before the king and council, offering to answer as aforesaid; and Thomas Chaucer and the others

• Subsidy Roll 1319Bread Street ward

Hugon e Madefrey xx.s. 67 68 t De Nich ola o le Couper x.d. 68 69 t De Conello le Chaucer xx.d. 69 70 t De Joh ann e atte Ryol Taillour xx.d. 70 71 t De Petro de Seuecombe

• Subsidy Roll 1319Farringdon ward extra

, adm. 1312 LBD 92, H. de la Chambre, called le Barbier 1321-2 Will (of St. Sepulchre). John de Flaundene, chaucer 1310-11 LBD 134 (Bish), J. de Flaundene 1325 Cor 118 (surety FarrE), J. de Flaunden, hosyere 1332 Will (a

• Folios 90 - 96

Andrew, acknowledged satisfaction.) cognicio. ij d. Wednesday after the Feast of St. Giles [1 Sept. ] came Robert de Bolnhurst, "chaucer," and acknowledged himself bound to William le Botiller, apothecary, in the sum of 14 s .; to be paid,

• Folios 109 - 101b; 109b

Hautein, Gregory le Botoner, Guy the Clerk, Vincent de Storteford, William atte Grane; Of the Ward of Cheap: John le Chaucer, John le Coffrer, Simon de Paris, Walter de Herlefte, R[e ] ginald de Frowick; Folio 107 [facieinversa. ] (xxxj

• Folios x - xxJune 1313 -

and Thomas, sons of the above Richard de Welleford, entrusted to John de Welleford, "chaucer." Sureties, viz., John de Paris, corder, and Robert de Welleford, "chaucer." Afterwards, viz., on Monday after the Feast of St. Gregory [12 March ] ,

• Folios cxcii - ccFeb 1328-9 -

to inquire whether perjury had been committed or not in an inquisition held touching an alleged trespass against Richard le Chaucer and Mary his wife by Geoffrey Stace, Agnes, wife of Walter de Westhale, Thomas Stace, and Laurence "Geffreyesman" Stace.

• Folios xxxi - xli bFeb 1339-40 - xli b

; Hugh atte Cokke, 100 s ; Walter de Bamptone, 100 s .; Simon de Hestone, 100 s .; Richard Chaucer, 7 �10; John de Gartone, �10; William de Henhampstede, �10; Richard de Lincoln, �10; Giles de Bergholte, �10; Elyas

• Folios ci - cxMay 1345 -

[A.D. 1338 ] , 26 which tenement lately belonged to Simon Godard, and is situate near the property of Richard Chaucer and William de Thorneye, Aldermen; to hold to the said Thomas for a term of eighteen years. John Hamond,

• Folios cxxi - cxxxJuly 1346 -

John Anketill, Reginald de Conduit, John de Wesenham, Hugh de Brandone, William de Hanhampsted, John de Godestone, Richard Smelt, Richard Chaucer, Thomas Broun, James Andreu, Bartholomew Deumars, junior, John Pecche, John de Colewell, Henry atte Rothe, Gore Lombard, John Notte,

• Folios lxi - lxxDec 1406 - lxx

pro coro natore admit tendo. Writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs that they admit Richard Alfelde as deputy to Thomas Chaucer, the King's Chief Butler and Coroner in the City and suburbs, as the said Thomas had no leisure to

• Folios cxxi - cxxxMarch 1412-13 -

and Sheriffs to admit Richard Alfeld to the office of Deputy Coroner, to which he had been nominated by Thomas Chaucer, the King's Chief Butler, to whom the office of Coroner of the City appertains, but who had no leisure

• Wills2 Edward III (1328-9)

the parish of S. Michael de Bassieshawe. To Andrew Aubree his leasehold interest in a tenement, held under Richard le chaucer and Mary his wife and Thomas her son, 14 near Sopereslane in the parish of S. Antonin. Dated London,

• Folios xli - l

year-2 s . 6 d . Elyas de Dene . The same day, Elyas de Dene, "chaucer," late apprentice of John de Flaundene, "chaucer," admitted to the freedom, & c., before Henry de Durham and John de Lincoln, Aldermen. To

• Henry VNovember 1414

Pur Thomas Chaucer, Lowys Johan, et Johan Snypston'. [On behalf of Thomas Chaucer, Lewis John, and John Snipstone, for the repayment of debts ] . 18. Item, les ditz communes baillerent une peticioun el dit parlement, pur Thomas Chaucer esquier,