Calendar of Close Rolls
1282 Thomas atte Mede, imprisoned at Maydenstan (Maidstone), Kent, for the death of William son of Alexander atte Mede, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Kent to bail him.
1293 John de la Mede, who was hanged for felony, held a messuage, 50 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow in La Hulle, Wolveston and Aulescombe, Devon.
1324 To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to cause a coroner to be elected in place of William atte Mede of Pithelestorne (Pitstone), Bucks, deceased.
1327 To Thomas de Huntercombe, constable of Windsor Castle. Order to release John atte Mede from that castle, the constable having certified to the king that he was captured by Ralph de Camoys and William le Hunt because William found him with his bow and arrows in the new park in Windsor forest and charged him with entering the park to do harm to the king's venison, but no trespass was found with him.
1331 Bartholomew atte Mede, witness to a release by John de Aqua to Ralph le Speek of his rights in the manor of Ertecombe (Yarcombe) Devon.
1335 Henry atte Mede of Gloucestershire, 18 d to Joan late wife of Thomas de Redeberwe.
1340 Wool, sheepskins and other goods laded in the port of London in a ship of Alan atte Mede (of Sandwich, Kent?) to be taken to Bruges in Flanders.
1340 Thomas atte Mede of London, draper, has shown the king that he is not the same Thomas atte Mede of London who is being sued by Nicholas Crane, citizen of London.
1341 Suit of John de Bousser, archdeacon of Essex, that Gilbert Pecche, John atte Mede and others captured him by force of arms at Wrotyng (Wratting) Essex, imprisoned and maltreated him.
1342 Maurice Turgis, citizen and draper of London, acknowledges that he owes to Thomas atte Mede, citizen and draper of London, £100, to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in Surrey.
1346 Bartholomew atte Mede, witness to a deed testifying that John Somery of Devon owes £300 to Nicholas de Teukesbury. Dated at London in Wood Street.
1351 Release by Walter de Finchingfield to Gilbert Blount of Plesset and Richard Ban, of all his claim to the lands which they jointly held with Sir Roger atte Mede of Dovercourt, Essex, chaplain, and John Smelt of his gift and enfeoffment in the towns of Moese Beaumonde, Great Ocle and Ramsey, Essex.
1351 Release by Walter de Finchingfield to John de Finchingfield his kinsman, of his claim to those lands which he lately had of the gift and enfeoffment of Sir Roger atte Mede, chaplain of the chapel of La Brendwode.
1357 Bartholomew atte Mede, witness to a grant by William Mugge, clerk, to the king of his manor of Killebury in Devon. Dated at Ashburton in Devon.
1366 Michael atte Mede of New Sarum (Salisbury), Wiltshire.
1368 Writing of Simon atte Strete, now called Simon Wynkel of Bettlee (Beetley), Norfolk, being a release to Hugh de Hastings, knight, John Mede and others, all personal actions by reason of trespass, debt, etc.
1368 Writing of Valentine atte Mede of Bromden (Bramdean), Hants, being a quitclaim of the manor of Boarhunt Herberd, Hants, and all lands sometime of John de Boarhunt of Southwyke.
1369 Charter of Valentine atte Mede, giving to William de Wykeham, bishop of Winchester, his heirs and assigns, the manor of Henton (Hinton), Hants, with woods, meadows, etc.
1371 To Michael atte Mede. Order not to meddle in the office of escheator of Devon, although by letters patent the king has committed that office to him, the king has now revoked that commission.
1377 Joan de Mohun of Dunsterre (Dunster), Somerset, Aubrey de Veer, knight, and Michael atte Mede, to Roger Lestraunge of Knokyn (Knockin), Salop, knight. Recognisance for 900 marks to be levied in default of payment of their lands in Somerset.
1377 Order to stay the execution of the king's writ against Ivo Fitzwarin, knight, Thomas Mede and others as at the request of Ralph bishop of Salisbury they were excommunicated, and now they have appealed to the see of Rome from that sentence as being unjust. The like to the sheriff of Somerset and the sheriff of Dorset.
1385 To the warden of the Fleet prison. Order by mainprise of John Meede of Middlesex and others to set free Richard Bromfeld of Mepham.
1386 John Mede of Fleet, Lincolnshire, witness to a charter by John de Lyttylbury, knight.
1388 John atte Mede, bailiff of Portsmouth, Hants.
1391 John atte Mede, coser (probably cozier, a cobbler) of London
1391 John Mede, witness to a quitclaim by Ralph Sencler of the manor of Stapleton and all lands in Somerset and Saltmere, Somerset.
1391 Robert atte Mede of Brent Eleigh, Suffolk
1392 Hugh de Biseley to John atte Mede of London and others. Recognisance for £80 to be levied in Gloucestershire.
1394 Mainprise (surety) under penalty of £100 by William Mareschall of Winchester, Henry Bubwyth of Yorkshire, John Parys of London and John Mede of Northants, for Robert Freman of Brackley, Northants, and of an undertaking by him under penalty of £200 that he shall do no harm to William Holym, clerk, Robert Heryngey, citizen and mercer of London, and others.
1401 To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order of John Coke of Boston, Lincs., and Ralph Middleton and John Whetley, citizens and mercers of London, to set free William Mede and others.
1404 William Mede, witness to a charter by Richard Pavy to John Adderbury of the manor of Walton by Kings Sutton, Northants.
1406 To the sheriff of Kent. Writ in favour of John Mede and others, to set them free.
1406 William Kylvyngton of Stepney, Middlesex, to Richard Hamme of Havering, Essex. Quitclaim of a lordship which the said William and Margaret his wife had by feoffment of Roger atte Mede and others, and the said Roger had by purchase of Philip Melrethe, clerk.
1408 To the sheriffs of London. Writ in favour of John Hadley, "lokier" (locksmith?), at suit of John Mede, clerk.
1414 Gift by John Foxcote to Henry Mallyng and William atte Mede, goldsmiths and citizens of London, of all his goods and chattels, movable and immovable.
1416 John Mede, witness to a charter by John Kynbell to Nicholas Conyngeston, William Breton, citizen and draper of London, and others, of his manor of Holwell, Bedfordshire, his manors called Caldecote and Tofte, and land in Gamlingay, Cams. Dated at Holwell, Beds.
1421 Mainprise (surety) under penalty of £40, made by John Mede, fuller, and Edmund Wryght, yeoman, both of Waltham, Essex, for Richard Grene of Waltham, and of an undertaking by him that he shall appear in person in chancery.
1433 Ralph Taverner of St. Mary Matfeloun without Aldgate, London, potter, to Nicholas West, "foundour", and William Warde, ironmonger, citizens of London, and to John Taverner of Essex, husbandman. Gift of all his goods and chattels. Witness: John Mede, "pasteler" (dyer?). Dated at London.
1451 Charter of the lands called "Hervies" with 3 crofts of land in Stisted, Braintree and Rayne, Essex, which John Maistre and Richard Burbage had by gift of Thomas Mede of Pattiswick, Essex, and others.
1468 Letter of attorney by Margaret Lady Hungerford appointing William Warder and Patrick Mede as her attorneys to convey seisin in her name of the manor of Chyverell Parva, Wilts.
1471 Philip Mede and William Spenser, merchants of Bristol, with others, to the king. Bond in £100 payable at the Purification next or levied on their goods in Bristol.
1494 John Balsham of Orsett, Essex, son of Robert Balsham of Little Badewe, son of Katherine daughter of Robert atte Mede, a grant of 14 acres called "Taillours" in Badowe to Thomas Salle.