Oct. 10, Kinloss

To the sheriffs of London. Whereas Master Jordan Moraunt lately arramed an assize of novel disseisin against Gillot le Sautreour concerning certain tenements that belonged to John de Butterle, to wit a messuage and four shops in London, before the sheriffs to be pleaded according to the custom of the city; and the king for certain reasons ordered the sheriffs by his writ of the exchequer to supersede the taking of the assize and to warn the parties to be at the exchequer on the morrow of Holy Trinity last before him and his council there to show what right pertains to each party in this matter, and after the matter had been discussed before the council Gillot, wishing to avoid the damages that he might have incurred if Jordan had recovered the tenements by recognition of the assize aforesaid, rendered the tenements to Jordan before the council, renouncing all his rights, saving to him 20s. yearly only, to be received from the tenements until he should be satisfied for the debts in which Jokn was bound to the king at the exchequer at his death, which debts the king had given to Gillot and which he ordered the sheriffs to levy for Gillot s use from John's lands: the king orders them not to exact from Jordan anything except the said 20s. yearly by reason of his said tenements, and to cause the remainder of the said debts to be levied from the other tenements that belonged to John. Richard le Mareschal of Aymunderby acknowledges that he owes to William de Thorntoft, clerk, 20s.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. York.