1328-10-28, Salisbury

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Stephen de Abyndon has shewn the king that he, during the time when he was the late king's butler, delivered by the hands of his attorneys by the late king's orders in UI. 339 places the tans of wine, for the private expenses of the said king, ina roll sent to them enclosed within the presents, the total of tuns runs in demand against him by summons of the exchequer for of his account rendered for the 18th year of the said king's because he had no special warrant for the delivery of the tuns aforeonly the said king's orders by word of mouth, and he has prayed to cause the said tuns to be allowed to him and to cause him to be thereof, especially as he is prepared to prove that he delivered by the late king's orders made to him by word of mouth, and that hitherto had no allowance for the whole or in part: as it is testified the king that the late king would frequently of his liberality give tuns of wine at his pleasure, and would order them to be delivered to whom they were given without warrant of his letters, and that Stephen that he would cause allowance to be made to him and as Stephen and Richard de la Pole, the king's butler, then Stephen's place, and William de Boyleston, Stephen's clerk, have oath in person before the king in chancery that all the tuns of wine in the aforesaid roll were delivered by Stephen as stated in the the late king's orders made to him by word of mouth without other and that Stephen has hitherto had no allowance therefor, the king the treasurer and barons to inspect the roll aforesaid and to cause to have allowance in his account at the exchequer for the parcels contained, and to cause him to be discharged and acquitted thereof. By pet. of C. [686.] Simon de Bereford, escheator this side Trent.