1275-06-20, Westminster

To G. de Gyenvill, justiciary of Ireland. Order to distrain the men (barones) [of] Desmon de] or their heirs or executors to pay to divers merchants of those parts the debts taken from the latter by William de Dene, formerly justiciary of Ireland, and to cause William's heirs and executors to have peace for the demand made by the merchants for the said debts, if he ascertain that the men aforesaid bound themselves to William to pay the said debts to the merchants, which debts William took in order to hire (conducend ) the king's army against the Irish in Desmond at the time when John son of Thomas was there slain. Gilbert de Cnovill acknowledges that he owes to Walter de Kancia, clerk, 51/.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Somerset and Devon. John de Kyme acknowledges that he owes to Henry de Lacy of Colecestre 201.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Lincoln. To do this he found sureties, to wit Nicholas de Cumpton, Ralph de Riston, Gervase de Gateby, Ralph Panel, and Robert Bonde, who likewise constituted themselves principal debtors, and granted that the said sum shall be levied of their lands and chattels in the aforesaid county. William de Lyndon, William le Clerc of Okham, Henry de Gretham, Winemerus de Ketene, William de Neubotel, William Giles, and Richard le Taverner of Okham acknowledge that they owe to Walter de Kanc[ia] 58 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Rutland. Silvester de Swyneford acknowledges that he owes to Philip Burnell 61. ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Northampton. Mabel de Chaumpayne, who is going to Galloway, puts in her place Robert de Styvecle in all pleas, and she has granted to him power to appoiut attorneys in his place, for three years.