1316-01-17, Clipston

To Nicholas Flemyng, mayor of York. Whereas lately at the suit of Nicholas Shayl of Alverton, complaining to the king that whereas Gerard Salvayn delivered divers silver vessels to Richard son of Nicholas Shayl by deed indented as pledge for a sum of money owing by him to Nicholas, on condition that if he did not pay the money in the time specified in the deed, then the silver vessels should remain to Nicholas and Richard as their own chattels, and although Gerard did not pay the sum within the time, so that the vessels ought to remain to Nicholas and Richard, Hugh de Louther, justice appointed with others to hear and determine certain contempts and trespasses committed by Gerard upon the king, arrested the vessels as thongh they belonged to Gerard, the king thereupon ordered Hugh to certify him of the cause of the arrest; who certified that the vessels were found