1389-02-12, Westminster

the mayor and aldermen of London. Order, upon petition of Beaufront citizen and woolmonger of London, by mainprise of Morell wolmonger, Alexander Clerke wolmonger of London, Barnet of Hertfordshire and John Humbrecolt of Yorkshire to his houses and dearrest his goods and chattels therein, suffering to dispose of the same the locking and arrest thereof notwith- ; as at his suit, averring that Stephen Brunne, as administrator goods of William Berkham citizen and grocer of London deceased scheming to hinder the said John from suing before the of the Bench for a debt of 400/., sued a bill before the mayor aldermen in the Gihalde chamber, alleging a grant by the John made in the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle London by indented of 4 October 49 Edward III, that if between that and the feast of Allhallows then next or eight days after William should deliver to the said John and William de Lubbenham of them, their attorneys or assigns, cloth to the value of 200/., said John paying 40/. upon delivery thereof, he should give up ete. whereby William Berkham was bound to the said and William de Lubbenham, and that William Berkham should large without impeachment or arrest of body or goods at suit, and that the said Stephen instantly demanded that the be given up, and averring that by reason of the said suit his houses are locked and sealed up, and goods therein great value arrested while the plea of debt between the parties before the said justices, and because the said Richard and others mainperned in chancery under a pain of 2001. that John shall deliver up the said goods in the court of the said or elsewhere in case the king's court shall determine that lies on behalf of the said Stephen, by writ of supersedeas the ordered the mayor and aldermen to stay the suit upon the said while the plea of debt is pending.