1329-04-22, Wallingford

Order to receive from the keeper of seal and from other ministers of the king all bulls, charters, instruments, rolls and memoranda necessary for the defence of the in all the processes between him and his ancestors, their and subjects, and the kings of France and their ministers and in the court of France and elsewhere, and lately begun and still and in all uncompleted agreements, and all questions newly wars, resistances, and rebellions, excesses and disobediences, other offences whatever, as the king wishes to have councils and by men skilled in law to be deputed by him both in parts beyond on this side, and he learns that some of the aforesaid instruments custody of the treasurer and chamberlains and in the custody of of his privy seal and of other his ministers at London and elseand to cause transcripts thereof, with the processes in their custody, of bulls, charters, letters, instruments, and memoranda in touching the said processes, agreements, and questions, and those things that used to be carried, by the ordinance of the late and council, with the said king when the two kings came for making homage, or with his proctors and envoys to the parlia- France for the defence of his right therein, and also with certain that are valuable for the defence of the king's right in the lately begun against him concerning the homage of the count of (Armaniaci), and touching many other things contained in the credence sent to the king by his sensechal of Gascony, which things named to them by the king's clerks intending the said affairs, in exhibit the said councils and treaties before the king and his as often as need be until the final decision of the processes aforebe carried and kept by clerks sufficient for the keeping of such and transcripts and sufficient to make information concerning and to make prosecution for the same persons and times and fitting. The king has ordered the keeper of his privy seal his ministers whatsoever to cause such instruments to be delivered and chamberlains when requested by them. [ Fwdera.] de Lymberwe, keeper of the privy seal.