94 HISTORY AND CHARTULARY OF THE ABBEY OF DARLEY. 



Philip de Weston, king's clerk, obtained letters on March 

 24th, 1 33 1, to receive the pension due from the abbot and 

 convent of Darley to one of the king's clerks, by reason of 

 the new creation of the abbot.* 



On July 1 6th, 1334, Henry de la Sale was sent to the abbot 

 of Darley to receive such maintenance in the house as had 

 been granted, at the request of the late king, to Richard 

 Charlewayne, deceased. f It would seem that Henry de la 

 Sale did not take up his pensioner's position here, or else 

 his time was of brief duration, for in July, 1335, John Sewer, 

 the king's messenger, was sent to the abbot to receive such 

 maintenance as had formerly been granted to Charlewayne. J 



On July 1st, 1339, the king promised to pay to the abbot 

 of Darley, half at Michaelmas and half at Easter, ^21 3s., 

 due for four sacks and six stone of wool, at 100s. the 

 sack, taken by Simon de Cestre, of Derby, and his fellows, 

 appointed to take for the king a moiety of the wool in 

 Derbyshire.§ 



The abbot of Darley was ordered, on September 1st, 1340, 

 to pay to Henry de Lancaster, Earl of Derby, ^2,661 of 

 ,£3,677 17s. 4d. of the money of the first year of the subsidy 

 of the ninth of the county of Derby. The abbot had been 

 appointed receiver of the subsidy in place of the prior of 

 Thurgarton.|| 



In November, 1344, Pope Clement III. sent his mandate 

 to the Archdeacon of Norwich and another, to cause to be 

 observed the ordinances touching apostates in regard to John 

 de Scellye, canon of Darley, who, having been maliciously 

 thrust out of the monastery by the abbot, and then wearing 

 the dress of a secular clerk, desired to be reconciled to his 

 order.U 



* Close R., 5 Edw. III., pt. i., m. 2id Cal. 

 ■\Ibid., 8 Edw. III., m. aid Cal. 

 Xlbid., 8 Edw. III., m. i4d Cal. 

 §Pat. R., 13 Edw. III., pt. ii., m. 38 Cal. 

 || Close R., 14 Edw. III., pt. ii., ms. 44 yd Cal. 

 IT Cal. of Papal letters, iii., 171. 



