The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Tenth Year of the Reign of King Henry III Michaelmas 1226: (Pipe Roll 70)(Publications of the Pipe Roll Society New Series)

About the Book

The pipe roll for Michaelmas 1226 is particularly informative as it preserves the accounts for no fewer than twenty-nine English shrievalties, allowing us to analyse the collection of royal revenues in fascinating detail. This volume is the first edition of the Latin pipe roll for 10 Henry III (Michaelmas 1226). It will be invaluable for historians of the reign of King Henry III and for historians interested in medieval royal finance and administration. It is a particularly detailed roll, which preserves the accounts for no fewer than twenty-nine English shrievalties, with only Rutland and Westmorland missing. In addition to these, this pipe roll includes a number of other accounts, including those of Thomas of Cirencester for the earl of Devon's lands and the king's manors in Devon, which will be useful to local historians. Although no new scutages were levied in this accounting year, this pipe roll shows that arrears were still coming in from those of Montgomery (1223) and Bedford (1224), with some particularly detailed entries relating to the honours of Boulogne and Wallingford. The contents of this roll also allow historians interested in taxation and royal revenues to trace the collection of the fifteenth on moveable property, which had been proposed in return for the re-issue of Magna Carta in 1225. There is, similarly, interesting information relating to the business of Hugh de Neville's forest eyre of 1224-5 for Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire, Worcestershire and Dorset, offering insights into the implementation of the Forest Charter. The contents of this pipe roll also assist in studying the royal exchequer's continued attempts to recover large, outstanding debts from barons, such as Warin de Munchensy, via a policy of consolidation and attermination. Other business of potential interest to a range of scholars is covered in the pipe roll for 10 Henry III. The staffing and maintenance of royal castles are mentioned regularly, and the roll's contents provide important information about the keepers of royal castles in different counties, payments for crossbowmen in particular locations, details relating to knight service and payments for repairs to castles, such as Bedford which figured in Fawkes de Breaute's revolt of 1224, and for building works at the Tower of London. Included among other business outlined in this pipe roll are details of the money and equipment transported to Portsmouth and Portchester for despatch to Gascony for the use of Richard, Henry III's brother, who had recently been created count of Poitou, and for the defence of Gascony against Louis VIII.

Table of Contents:
CONTENTS ____________________ PREFACE by the General Editors PREFACE by the Volume Editors INTRODUCTION Appendices to the Introduction I: List of Castles in Text with Custodians II: Payments to Individuals in Castles in Text III: Payments for Repairs to, Builds in, and Works on Castles in Text EDITORIAL CONVENTIONS TEXT Yorkshire Essex and Hertfordshire Cumberland Northamptonshire Northumberland Cornwall Lincolnshire Hampshire Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire Berkshire Warwickshire and Leicestershire Gloucestershire Wiltshire Shropshire Staffordshire Lancashire Kent Herefordshire Sussex (Continuation) Norfolk and Suffolk Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Worcestershire Sussex Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Oxfordshire Surrey London and Middlesex Devon Account of Marlborough Dorset Somerset London Continuation) Account of Walter Account of Bamburgh Account of Windsor Account of Works at Castle of Dover Account of Peter son of Herbert - Farms of Yorkshire Account of Manor of Bloxham Account of Thomas of Cirencester Account of Thomas of Cirencester for Lands of Earl of Devon Account of Thomas of Cirencester for Profits from Five Manors Account of Thomas of Cirencester for Chattels of Fugitives from the lands of the Earl of Devon Account of Thomas of Cirencester for Manors of the King in Devon ACCOUNT OF W. Bishop of Carlisle Index of Persons and Places Index of Subjects Officers and Council of the Society

About the Author :
Dr Lesley Boatwright (deceased) gained her doctorate from King's College London, was an expert in medieval Latin records and a trustee of the Friends of the National Archives. Dr Eric Gallagher gained his doctorate from King's College London with a thesis on the civil pleas of the Suffolk eyre. His books include editions of the crown and civil pleas of the Suffolk eyre of 1240 published by the Suffolk Record Society. ERIC GALLAGHER gained his doctorate at London University with a thesis on the civil pleas of the Suffolk eyre of 1240.

Review :
Eric Gallagher and Leslie Boatwright have addressed four useful topics: the chronology of when sheriffs presented accounts; changes in personnel in some counties; taxation; and the consolidation and long-term scheduling of some debts and payments. This last presents some amusing results: for instance, Roger de Limes was paying his sizable debt at a modest rate that would have his descendants still paying it off well into the twenty-second century. One can only rejoice at seeing this irreplaceable document made widely available to the public. On ne peut que se réjouir de voir ce document irremplaçable mis à la disposition du public.