1336-12-10, Bothwell

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, and to the chamberlains. Whereas the king lately appointed Eudo de Stoke and John de Maners to purvey 1,000 quarters of wheat, 20 lasts of herrings, and 6,000 stokefissh and screyfissh and other hard fish in fitting places in cos. Lincoln and Norfolk, for the king's money, to be paid by the hands of the sheriffs of those counties, and to cause the said wheat and fish to be delivered to these sheriffs by indenture, to be taken thence to Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed, according to the advice of Eudo and John, to be delivered to the receivers of the king's victuals there for the maintenance of the king and the lieges in his service in the north; and afterwards, by other letters patent, the king appointed Eudo and John to purvey divers kinds of corn and other victuals in fitting places in the said counties, to be paid for by the king's money, and to cause that corn to be ground and the flour thereof and the other victuals to be delivered to the sheriffs by to be taken to the same towns by the advice of Eudo and John delivered to the same receivers, and afterwards the king ordered the and barons to audit the accounts of Eudo and John for their upon such purveyance and for the victuals and other things by them, and for the liveries, costs and expenses in making the and further to do what pertains to the rendering of such and now John has informed the king that although he accounted exchequer upon the premises and 185/. 12s. 03d. are owing to him surplus of that account, he has not yet obtained that sum and has the king to cause him to have payment thereof; the king thereorders the treasurer, barons, and chamberlains to view the said account, if they find that 1857. 12s. 03d. are owing to John as aforesaid, then to that money to him, or to cause him to have a competent assignment By C.