"licence to kernellate his mansion in the town of Macclesfeld"
A repeat of the 1398 licence. This licence is sometime confused with a licence of 1410 granted to the abbot of Chester (Who was Henry de Sutton). Certainly he seems to have made money from his royal service and a repeat of the licence from the new government would have been useful safeguard for his heirs given the illegitimate status of his sons.
Original source is
(In fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words and terms. Licentia is best translated as 'freedom to' not 'permission'.)
Significant later source are;
John Macclesfield (1351-1422). In 1398 John de Macclesfield was keeper of the Great Wardrobe. "Having been ordained a priest in 1378, he migrated to London two years later and became a clerk at the King's privy seal... Although a priest in holy orders, John de Macclesfield sired five sons by his consort, Katherine Kingsley." [Macclesfield's `Great Place´, Macclesfield Borough Council, 1998]. Although he seems to have done service for Richard II I'm uncertain if he continued as a royal clerk for Henry IV.
Biographical source include;
More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.
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