1314-03-21, Westminster

Order to release William son of Richard de Chalk from Newegate prison, where he is imprisoned for the arrears of the account wherein Walter le Bevere of London, fisshere, asserts that he is bound to him for the time when he was receiver of his moneys, as he alleges that the auditors of the above account unduly aggrieve him, charging him with money that he did not receive and not allowing him his expenses and liveries, he having found mainpernors before the king in chancery, to wit Richard le Hirde of Chalk , Richard Martyn of Chalk , John Burgeys of Chalk , Richard atte Doune of Chalk , Robert son of Richard de Chalk , and John le Clerk of Chalk , of the county of Kent, and William de Bosyate, of the county of Northampton, to have him before bim who supplies the place of the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer in fifteen days from Easter to answer concerning the above account, as the said Wilham, being a foreigner and unknown in London, was unable to find mainpernors in the city, and the sheriffs refused to receive mainpernors except from the city. They are to summon the said Walter le Bevere to be in the exchequer on the above day with the rolls and tallies whereby the said William rendered his account.