Roger de Goswyk, Burgess of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Keeper of the Mint

Date: 1275 to 1337
Location: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Surname/tag: Gostwick, Goswick

Gostwick Name Study

Roger de Gosewyk, Master Merchant

Burgess of Berwick-upon-Tweed, by 1305 through 1337

Keeper of the Mint of Berwick-upon-Tweed, by 1312

born abt 1275, Northumberland, England

died aft 1337, Yorkshire?, England

Language Spoken: French, Latin, English?

Brother of Walter de Gosewyk, also Burgess of Berwick-Upon-Tweed

(Notable Profile)

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1305, Petition for Damages, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England^[1]

Roger de Gosewyk, Burgess of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed; John de Chilton, Burgess of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed petition the king for lost wool shipped to Aardenburgh, Belgium

Note: I recommend visiting this source, to see the original and all the associated links and refs on their page. ~Chris

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23-Jun-1309, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England^[2]

Roger de Gosewic, burgess of the vill of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and Sir Stephen de Segrave. 23 June 2 Edw. II. Witness: Walter de Gosewic

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1312, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England^[3]

Again, Roger de Goswyk was Keeper of the Mint, at Berwick

(I haven't found a citable ref to the 'before' implied by the 'again')

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15-Jun-1317, Westminster, Middlesex, England^[4]

(paraphrased)

Indenture between the King & Randolf de Holm, Roger de Gosewyk, Roger Bisshop, & William de Rokesburgh; Burgesses of Berwick; by patent of 4-Jun take the defence of the town in their hands & receive 6000 marks/yr delivering 12 hostages to King.

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5-Jun-1318, Charter Grant, Overlamberton

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12-Aug-1335, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland^[5]

To Roger de Gosewyk and John de Belle. Order to lay aside everything and be in person at York on Wednesday the morrow of the Assumption next to answer before council {snip}

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Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "United Kingdom National Archives Online" [database on-line]. Discovery.Nationalarchives.gov.uk Entry for Roger de Gosewyk, Petition, 1305 (accessed [12-Oct-2021]); citing National Archives: Kew, NA Ref: SC 8/50/24
2. ↑ "United Kingdom National Archives Online" [database on-line]. Discovery.Nationalarchives.gov.uk Entry for Roger de Gosewyk, Quitclaim, 23 Jun 1309 (accessed [12-Oct-2021]); citing Berkeley Castle Muniments, NA Ref: BCM/D/5/66/1
3. ↑ "Berwick-upon-Tweed: The history of the town and guild." Scott, J. (1888).London: E. Stock. archive.org; Entry for Roger de Goswyk, pg. 234
4. ↑ "Calendar of the Patent Rolls: Preserved in the Public Record Office. Edward II (1313-1317)", books.google.com, (as accessed [11-Oct-2021]), pg.671, membrane 4
5. ↑ "Calendar of the Patent Rolls: Preserved in the Public Record Office. Edward II (1333-1337)", www.archive.org, (accessed [12-Oct-2021]), pg.518, membrane 12d

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