1318-01-30, Westminster

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to acquit William de Monte Acuto, son and heir of Simon de Monte Acuto, of 40/. 19s. 11d., , 525 balance of 1202. 8s. 3d., which the late king, on 30 May, in the 34th of his reign, pardoned his father, in consideration of his good service and elsewhere, which sum Simon owed to the exchequer for own debts and the debts of his father William, to wit 272. ls. 8d. for for the late king's armies of Wales in the 5th and 10th years of reign, 267. for many defaults, 10/. for a disseisin whereof he was before Walter de Wymburne, the late king's justice, in the 18th of his reign, 100s, for a wrongful detinue before Solomon de Roffa, in 8th year of the late king's reign, and 100s. because he did not appear plevin of William Boyman and Robert Toly, 100s. because he did appear by the plevin of Martin Gele, Robert Toly, and Philip Herbert, for an unjust detinue against Adam de la Fenne, 40s. for issues 35/. 6s. 7d. for an imprest made to him in the late king's wardof which sums the late king ordered his treasurer and barons of the to acquit the said Simon, according to the above particulars ; said treasurer and barons having, however, acquitted him of 79/. 8s. 4d. according to the above particulars, refusing to acquit him of the 40/. 19s. lld. because the particulars whereby that sum was by summons of the exchequer did not agree with the parcels above. The king, wishing to execute the aforesaid pardon in full, them to acquit the aforesaid William son of Simon de Monte Acuto above balance in the following particulars of the debts of his father : for many defaults, 20 marks for a fine, and 267. 17s. 4d. of his eleventh, are exacted by summons of the exchequer in the counties of Somerset Dorset. By K.