1303-09-23, Kinloss

To R. bishop of London, collector, with Master Bartholomew de Ferentino, canon of London, of the tenth for three years recently imposed upon the clergy of England by pope Boniface in aid of the church of Rome. As the king greatly needs money for the stay of himself and his Called de Wyntreshill in the marginal abstract. . 63 Schedules in Scotland for the hastening and completion of his expedition there, he intends to bring to the desired end shortly and which may be for lack of money.to the damage and shame of him and his realm, requests the bishop to cause 2,000/. of the third and last year of the tenth to be paid by way of loan to John de Drokenesford, keeper of wardrobe, whom the king is sending to the bishop for this purpose, to by him to the king in Scotland, to whom the bishop is to give in those things that he shall intimate to him on the king's behalf. bishop is enjoined not to neglect this as he loves the honour and of the king and of all his realm by reason of any orders previously to him by the king or of any assignments to men of Gascony or by the king or in his name. The king will cause the sum to be to the bishop and to Master Bartholomew or to Master John Bonich Bartholomew's commissary, at the quinzaine of Easter next at or will cause due allowance therefor to be made in the part of tenth that belongs to him by the pope's grant. As to this the king him his letters patent testifying the receipt of the money aforesaid. like to the said Bartholomew, or to Master John Bonich/1i de his commissary. Richard Oysel, bailiff of Holdernesse. As the king proposes to stay Scotland this winter for the expedition of his war there, and it is that he should have many kinds of victuals for the maintenance and his men there, he orders Richard to cause to be bought and corn, wine, meat, fish and other victuals necessary for the of him and of his subjects, and to cause them to be carried as he shall see fit, with all speed.