1327-08-18, York

To the sheriff of York. Whereas the king has taken into his special protection and safe conduct brother Leonard de Tibertis, of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, prior of Venice, supplying the place of the grand master of the Hospital in England and Ireland, which Leonard lately came to England to visit the priories and places of the Hospital in England and Ireland, and to correct the things needing correction; and the king is [I. Parr II. 221 that some persons, brothers of the Hospital and others, scheming the reformation of the estate of the Hospital and to avoid due have eloigned the goods of the Hospital in divers ways out of of the district of the Hospital, and do not intend to obey the said Leonard duly: the king, wishing to assist Leonard in the execution premises out of confidence in his industry and in order that the estate Hospital, which is now miserably depressed, may be reformed, orders to go to Leonard when requested by him, and to cause the goods Hospital thus eloigned by the malice of the brethren or other of the Hospital to be arrested, and to cause the bodies of the who shall be found rebellious to Leonard in executing his office to at Leonard's request, and to deliver the goods and bodies thus to Leonard, so that he may dispose of the goods for the utility of and may chastise the said rebels according to the rule of the and to aid and counsel Leonard in the premises. like to all the sheriffs of England. Hugh de Warknethby, treasurer of Holy Trinity church, puts in his place John de Langeton, clerk, and Thomas de Thorp Agnes, late the wife of Richard Jeudewyne and Robert Jeudewyne, of the will of Richard Jeudewyne, to prosecute the execution of a for 8 marks made to him in chancery by the aforesaid Richard.