1332-04-04, Hertford

the bailiffs of Sandwich and the keepers of the scrutiny of money port there. Order not to intermeddle further with the sterlings alien merchants shall receive for the sale of their goods, until orders, and to restore any such sterlings that they may have from the merchants in that way, as it was lately ordained by the earls and barons of the realm that no one should take out of the the king's good money, to wit sterling, under pain of forfeiture of and goods, and that in every port of the kingdom where ships arrive two men of the port should be chosen who, with the bailiffs of the should cause to be arrested the sterlings that they should find were to be carried out of the realm, and also money counterfeit to the and should keep the same for the king's use, and the king now learns the information of many that the bailiffs and keepers of Sandwich, have by pretext of the ordinance, the sterlings received by alien merchants others by the sale of their goods in that port, by reason whereof the merchants and others withdraw themselves with their goods and merfrom the town. It is provided that scrutiny of other money to the port from foreign parts, or to be taken out of it, shall be according to the form of the said ordinance. By K.& 0. the treasurer and chamberlains of Dublin, Order to account with de Fetherstanhalgh and Herbert de Gresseby for the time that have been in the king's servic for going to, and returning from, and in England, and to pay them their reasonable wages, as they have the king that they were sent by Anthony de Lucy, justiciary of Adam de Lymbergb, chancellor, and Thomas de Burgh, treasurer to the king in England for certain affairs concerning the king and the of Ireland and the reformation of his peace there, and they have the king to order their wages to be paid. By 0;