1384-02-02, Westminster

To the sheriffs of London. Order by mainprise of John Payn of ; Wircestre, William Yonge of Haston of Cambridgeshire, Richard Gouly of Kyngeston upon Thames of Surrey, William Soys of London and John Golston of Gaywode co. Norffolk to set free Simon Stacy shipman imprisoned in Neugate prison; as lately the king commanded the sheriffs to certify in chancery the cause of his imprisonment, and they returned that he was taken at the suit of Hugh de Bryncheley squyer in a plea of detenue and by virtue of a writ of privy seal to the sheriffs addressed ; and John Payn and the others have mainperned under a pain of 2001. and body for body to have him day by day before the sheriffs ready to answer touching the premises.