1328-06-28, Evesham

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and the chamberlains. At the of Arnald Micol, merchant of Gascony, suggesting that the lateking, May, in the 15th year of his reign, caused his wines to the value of 400/. to be taken by Hamo Quarel, yeoman of his chamber, and caused an thereof to be made between Hamo and Geoffrey son of Hugh, then the place of Robert de Hastang , keeper of the town of Kyngestonand praying the king, by petition before him and his council in parat Northampton, to cause payment or satisfaction to be made to him the said sum, the king ordered the said Robert and Hamo and Geoffrey certify him whether the wines were taken for the late king's use in the aforesaid, and they have returned severally that Geoffrey, on 3 May, the said 15th year, took into the said king's hands at Kyngeston 80 tuns and seven pipes of wine, price 100s. a tun and 50s. a pipe, of the wines of the said Arnald, and there delivered them to Hamo, by pretext of the late king's writ to certify him of Arnald s goods and chattels directed to the keeper and to him who supplied his place, by indenture made between him and Hamo, and that Hamo caused the wine to be carried to York, and there delivered it to the late king, who had his will thereof, without making any satisfaction therefor to Arnald : the king therefore orders the treasurer and barons to cause payment or assignment to be made to Arnald for the price of the wines. By pet. of C. and afterwards by K.