187.] Laurence Hauberk--no certain information as esquire. Griffith de
la Chambre, L 20. [Footnote: Issues P. 2 mem. 12. Cal. Pat . 1378, p.
157.] Johan de Thorp, 10 m. 4, Raulyn Erchedeakne--no information
whatever. [Footnote: See note, preceding page.] Rauf de Knyveton, 10 m.
[Footnote: Devon's Issues, 1370, p. 156.] Thomas Hertfordyngbury, L10.
[Footnote: Cal. Pat. Roll 1375, p. 217.] Hugh Strelley, 40 m. [Footnote:
Pat. Roll 295, mem. 4.] Hugh Lyngeyn, L20. [Footnote: Pat. Roll 1399,
176.] Nicholas Prage, 10m. [Footnote: Devon's Issues 1370, p. 216.]
Richard Torperle, 12d. daily. [Footnote: Cal. Pat. Roll 1378, p150.]
Richard Wirle, no annuity. Johan Northrugge, 10m. [Footnote: Issues, P.
237, mem. 1'7] Hanyn Narrett, L10. [Footnote: idem P. 237, mem. 17.]
Simond de Bokenham, L10. [Footnote: Cal. Pat. Roll 1378, p. 165.] Johan
Legge, 12d. daily 14 [Footnote: idem, p. 186.]

In only two cases in which we find other information about an esquire do
we find no annuity. In a few cases, I have been able to find out nothing
at all about the men. In all others, annuities ranging from ten marks up
to L86 are found. Apparently then the receipt of an annuity was
absolutely a normal feature of the career of an esquire.

None of the other forms of grants was given so systematically and
uniformly as that of annuities, but all of the others were very common.
The nature and extent of the grants of land, and of guardianships, will
appear in the accounts of the careers of individual esquires. They are
so irregular in their character, are changed so frequently and are given
on such varying 'conditions, that an accurate list could scarcely be
made.

The matter of grants of offices, particularly in the customs, is,
however, more easy to handle. At the time when Chaucer was given his