1277-07-20, Chester

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause John de Buchton and Agnes his wife to be acquitted of 10s. that are exacted from them for having a certain writ, as the king has pardoned them out of charity. To John de Cobeham and E. de Beking ham]. Whereas Master Elias son of Master Moses, a Jew of London, asserts that the king has given and acquitted divers of his debts to his debtors, of which he claims to have allowance, and he prays to have them allowed to him in the tallage now assessed upon him: the king orders them to hear the proofs (ractonibus) of Master Elias in this matter and to inspect the king's letters of allowance that he has, and to hold in suspense until the king comes to those parts or until otherwise ordered by him what shall seem to them ought to be allowed.