1280-01-01, Winchester
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king lately the prior and convent of St. Swithin's, Winchester, to pay 25 in arrear to him of 810 marks, which he lately lent to them by the of his merchants of Lucca (Luk ), for the expedition of their affairs, William de Brayboef, sheriff of Southampton, for the works of the of Winchester, and the prior and convent have paid the money to sheriff, as he has acknowledged before the king; the king orders the and barons to cause the sheriff to be charged with this sum and cause the prior and convent to be discharged thereof, and then to receive the prior and conyent the king's letters of precept and the tally of sheriff testifying the receipt of the said sum. To Walter de Helyun. Notification that the king has granted to de Sowy, clerk, that he may pay the 20/. due to the king for Jews houses in Oxford lately sold to him by Walter, half at the of Easter and half at the quinzaine of Michaelmas next, and to cause him to haye these terms and to cause this to be so done and To the barons of the exchequer.
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