1276-01-23, Winchester

L[lewelyn] son of Griffin, prince of Wales. Whereas the king lately him to come to the king at Chester at a certain day to do homage fealty and the other things that he owes to the king, at which day king, because he was not there, caused him to be re-summoned to be the king at Westminster in three weeks from Michaelmas last for purpose, which summons was testified to before the king, and contemned coming thither, and the king caused him to be to come to Winchester on the morrow of St. Hilary to do premises and to show why he had not come at the preceding days which he was summoned and re-summoned ; at which day L[ lewelyn] not care to come: the king again re-summons him to be before him days from Easter, to do what the king's court shall decide in this [ Fadera. Guncelin de Badelesmere, justice of Chester. Recital of the aforesaid and re-summonses, and order to send two of the more discreet faithful men of his bailiwick and a knight to the said L[lewelyn], who deliver to L[lewelyn] the king's letters that the king sends to the for transmission, and who shall summon him again to be before the in three weeks from Easter to do and receive what the king's court decide. The justice is ordered to certify the king at that day by his patent and by the letters patent of the said envoys concerning the and of the names of the re-summoners. Membrane 7d Robert de Foxcoth acknowledges that he owes to Benedict (Bennetton ), a Jew, of Winchester for a debt of 40/., six marks and two quarters of wheat ; to be levied in default of payment, of his lands and chattels inco, Southampton. To do this Robert found the following sureties: Nicholas Tybaud and John le Waleys, who grant that the said debt shall be levied of their lands and chattels in the same county if Robert fail in payment at any of the specified terms. Gilbert de Boces came before the king, on Sunday the morrow of the Conversion of St. Paul, and sought to replevy to William de Valencia the said William's land in Benham, which was taken into the king's hands for his default against Isabella, late the wife of John Gravenel. William de Betelewerthi came before the king, on Monday after the said feast, and sought to replevy his land in Crude, which was taken into the king's hands for his default before the king against John de Alseghe and Eleanor his wife. John de Vescy acknowledges, for himself and his heirs, that he owes to the king 1600.marks, to be paid at certain terms within four years from the Epiphany, in the fourth year of the reign; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels. And William de Vescy, brother of the said John, came into chancery and acknowledged that he owed the aforesaid debt, if John should fail in payment.