1323-05-09, Cowick

To the sheriffs of London. Order to arrest the goods and merchandise of the men of the town of St. Omer to the value of 200/., and to keep the same safely until Hugh le Tygheler of Lincoln, merchant, have been satisfied for that sum, or until further orders, certifying the king of the goods arrested by them, the king having frequently written to the mayor and échevins of that town to cause payment of the above sum to be made to Hugh, who complained to the king that he delivered 2002. sterling to William Bondeleti, changer of that town, to exchange, so that William should pay them to Hugh at London in like money at Whitsuntide, in the 15th year of the king's reign, and that the mayor and échevins of that town mainperned for William for all things touching the exchange, and that William secretly left the town without satisfying Hugh; to which the mayor and échevins replied that Hugh had delivered the said money to the said William their changer, and that they were bound to Hugh for payment thereof, and that they would pay him thesame together with his damages in honour of the king; but, as they desired to defer payment for a long time, the king afterwards requested them to satisfy Hugh for the said sum and his damages without delay, so that it might not behove the king to provide another remedy for Hugh; and the letters containing this request were delivered to the mayor and échevins by Walter le Taverner of Lincoln, by whom Hugh sent the letters, when the mayor and échevins scorned and tore the said letters, and did nothing in response, as appears by the letters . 651 of the mayor and community of Lincoln; wherefore Hugh has the king to provide him with a remedy. By C.