ments of cloth in grain long, two cloths four ells, with twenty-four furrures of minever, each containing eight tires, and twelve furs of gray vary.

Fourthly, For six other robes with four garnishments for the same of green cloth short, twelve hoods of minever, half.... each containing thirty-two bellies.

Fifthly, For six beds, six coverlets of cloth of gold diasper, two cloths, as also two pieces of fine linen.

Sixthly, For six pair of sheets for the said beds, of cloth of Paris, each pair twenty-four ells-one hundred and forty-four ells.

Seventhly, For six canvasses for the same beds of card. Inde of Lumbard, two cloths for each canvass, twelve pieces.

After this, viz. in 34 Edw. III. John Moubray and William Skipwith, then newly constituted justices of the common pleas, had these parcels delivered 3 to them for their robes and other accoutrements, in order to their reception of this degree of knighthood as bannerets at the feast of the Nativity.

1. Viz. each of them ten ells of cloth marbrune, mixed, long in grain. 2. Ten ells of green cloth, mixed, long of Brussels. 3. A cloak of one hundred and twenty bellies of minever pure. 4. Two furs, each of seven tires of minever pure. 5. Two furs of silk, each of them seven tires. 6. Two furs of

popre,

two hoods each of thirty-two bellies of minever, half

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pur. 7. Six ells of russet cloth, long, for the making of one coat and hood for the vigils. 8. Six ells of green tartarin, streaked. 9. Two cloths of gold sigastons. 10. One piece of fine linen ynde beaten. 11. Two pieces of Lumbardy cardie. twenty-four pieces of Paris linen cloth.

12. And

In 7 Rich. II. John Holt and William Burgh, being likewise to receive the same order at Eltham upon Christmas day, and as bannerets, had 4 each of them, 1. Ten ells of blue cloth long. 2. Ten ells of green cloth long. 3. Two furs, each containing one hundred and twenty bellies of minever gray. 4. Two furs of silk, each of seven tires. 5. Two furs of pople, each of six tires. 6. Two hoods, each of thirtytwo bellies of minever pure. 7. And the making for each of them two other robes, and furring them; as also to each a furred mantle, six ells of green streaked tartarin, and a cloak of an hundred and twenty bellies of minever pure. 8. To each of them for an hood, wherein to perform their vigils, six ells of russet long. 9. To each of them for his bed two cloths of gold sigaston, one piece of green sarsnet, twenty-four ells of linen cloth of Brabant, and two pieces of Lumbardy cardie.

In 11 Rich. II. Walter de Clopton, then newly made chief justice of the king's bench, and Robert de Cherleton, chief justice of the common pleas, being also to receive the order of knighthood as bannerets at Wyndsore on the feast of St. George, had each of

• Ex cod. MS. penès custodem magnæ garderobæ, r. f. 168. a.

them for a winter robe, 1. Ten ells of blue cloth long. 2. One fur of one hundred and twenty bellies 3. One fur of silk of seven tires.

of minever gross.
4. One fur of popl. of six tires.

5. One hood of

And for a sum

thirty-two bellies of minever pure. mer robe, 6. Ten ells of green cloth long. 7. One piece and a half of green sarsnet. 8. And for a coat and mantle of green tartarin streaked with gold, and furring the mantle with a cloak of one hundred and twenty bellies of minever pure. 9. And for a hood wherein to keep their vigils six ells of russet cloth long. 10. As also to each of them for the making and lining of their bed. 11. And for their bath two cloths of gold sigaston, and one piece of green silk. 12. And twenty-four ells of cloth of Braband, and six pieces of Coloign cardie.

Fees or Salaries.]-The first yearly salaries paid to the king's justices of his respective courts at Westminster, for their support in his service, are in the eleventh year of king Henry III. the Liberatæ rolls before that time being all perished; but then Will. de Insula and R. Duket had each of them ten marks per annum out of the exchequer. Not long afterwards these fees were increased; for in 23 Hen. III. William de Culeworth, one of the justices of the common pleas, had 207. per ann. fee. In 27 Hen. III. Alexander de Swereford, a baron of the exchequer, and it seems chief, had forty marks per annum; and in 38 Hen. III. John de Wyville, one of the barons

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of that court, twenty marks. In 43 Hen. III. Gilbert de Preston, then one of the justices of the king's bench, had 40l. per annum; and in 44 Hen. III. Roger de Thurkilby, one of the justices of the court of common pleas, one hundred marks per annum ; but he was, as it appears, then chief justice in that court, though there was a justiciarius Angliæ at the same time; for Robert de Briwes, then also a justice in the court of common pleas, had no more than 40%. per annum.

To Roger de Thurkilby (for he died in 44 Hen. III.) succeeded Will. de Wilton in the chief justiceship of the court of common pleas, whose fee was advanced to 100%. per annum, the fee of the other judges in that court being but 40l. apiece. And as the salaries in this court were thus enlarged, so were those in the exchequer for in 49 Hen. III. Roger de la Laye, one of the barons there, had 40l. per annum: but this held not long, for Gilbert de Preston, chief justice of the king's bench in 53 Hen. III. received but one hundred marks per annum; nor had he more in the beginning of the reign of king Edward, when he was chief justice of the court of common pleas; and after this they sunk more, for Thomas de Weyland, chief justice of the common pleas in 7 Edward I. had but 401. per annum as long as he lived; and Walter de Wymburne, another justice of the same court, forty marks; which proportion, viz. 40l. per annum to the chief justices of both benches, and forty marks apicce to the justices and barons of the exchequer, continued till the 25th of Edward III. as ap

pears by the Liberatæ rolls of those times: and then the salary of the chief justice of the king's bench fell still lower, viz. to fifty marks per annum (which is no more than 337. 6s. 8d.), the yearly fee of the chief justice of the common pleas being augmented to one hundred marks per annum, the chief baron of the exchequer having no more than 40l. per annum, and the other justices of both benches and barons of the exchequer being then reduced to 20%. per annum.

Nor does there appear in these their annual salaries any direct certainty for a long time afterwards; for in 28 Edw. III. Thomas de Seton, then one of the justices of the king's bench, had eighty marks per

annum.

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In 36 Edw. III. the chief baron and other barons of the exchequer had all alike, viz. 40l. per annum; and in the 39 Edw. III. the justices of the common pleas, 401. per annum; and chief justice of the king's bench, one hundred marks; the other justices of that court, 40l. per annum.

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In 5 Rich. II. the justices of the common pleas no more than forty marks per annum : so also in 8 and 14 Rich. II.

In 1 Hen. IV. the chief baron and other the barons of the exchequer but forty marks per annum; the chief justice of the common pleas 407.; the other justices of that court forty marks.