1273-02-06, William Westminster

Giffard came into chancery and released to Cok Hagyn, son of Jew of London, all the right inthe houses that belonged to son of Master Moses (Mosseus), Jew of London, in the city of in Melkestrete, which William claimed to have of the gift of the king; and William also released to the said Jew all his right and claim of land or 10/. of fee, for the assignment whereof to him by the Jew was made in the king's court by W. archbishop of York on behalf, and Roger de Leyburn, on the Jew s behalf. Cok has the writ to the mayor and sheriffs of London to cause him to have seisin said houses, which were taken into the king's hands by reason of the between William and the Jew in the king's court. For this Cok acknowledged in chancery that he owed to William 70 marks, he paid to him 15 marks beforehand, and he will pay the rest at prescribed herein, and he grants if he do not, that the sum shall be of his lands and chattels in the city of London. Given by the hand de Merton, the chancellor. that John de Pudercote, yeoman: of the said William, and acknowledged that he had received in his lord's name 20 marks the said Jew for the term of three weeks after Easter last, and whereof remain to be paid, which the Jew agrees to pay at Holy Trinity William [afterwards] gave the Jew his letters of acquittance for and for the aforesaid 20 marks. the said William came and acknowledged that he had the said 100s. for that term. Peter de Qurtefeld, attorney of William, came and acknowthat he had received 274 marks that were in arrear of the said and acquitted the Jew thereof.