1334-09-21, Westminster

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king owes to the following merchants the following sums of money, to wit: to William Corteys, 24/. lls. 10d.; to John de Longevill, 5/. 9s. 3d.; to Thomas de Kynton, 97. 17s. 5d.; to Roger de Braye, 10/. 8s. 24d.; to John Genepe, 6l. 19s. 6d.; to John de Effene, 11/. 8s. 9d.; and to John Crouke, 12/. 17s., lent to the king by those merchants in the port of London by the hands of the collectors of the custom of wool there, as may appear by divers letters patent under the seal called coket, which the merchants have in their possession, as they assert; and the said merchants have besought the king to order payment of the said sums, or a competent assignment to be made to them; the king orders the treasufer and barons of the exchequer to pay the said sums to the attorney of those merchants bearing the king's . 259 patent, or to cause him to have a competent assignment in the of the merchants, notwithstanding any other order to the contrary. By K. the same. Whereas the king owes the following sums to the followto wit: to John de Cannewyk of Lincoln, 10 marks 9s. 3d. ; del Wold, 35 marks 7s, 8d.; to John Walkeryn of Malyn, 10d.; to John Neve of Spaldyng, 9 marks, lent by them to the king in of London by the hands of the collectors of the custom of wool as may fully appear by divers letters patent under the coket seal, the merchants have in their possession as they assert; and the said merhave besought the king to order payment or a competent assignment made to them; the king orders the treasurer and barons to cause the of those merchants bearing the said letters patent to have payment sums, or competent assignment in another place in the name of the charging those who ought to be charged in this respect. By K.