1316-12-23, Clipston

To the rectores, consules, and community of the city of Florence. The king learns from the complaint of Burnetus Guillelmi and Nicholas Guillelmi of Luca, spicers (apothecariorum) of London, that whereas they were deputed to make certain provisions for the king's wardrobe, and paid for this purpose 200 marks sterling in London to the merchants of the . 449 of the Cornekyns of Florence, in order that they might pay this for Burnetus and Nicholas to certain merchants in the fairs of la Chaude in Champagne, which sum Burnetus and Nicholas owed the said merchants for divers things bought from them for the king's the said merchants of the society of the Cornekyns did not pay the as they ought to have done and secretly left the kingdom with their and chattels; wherefore the king requests the rectores, consules, and to hear what the bearer hereof shall tell them, and to compel merchants of the aforesaid society, if they have been received in their to pay the money to the said merchants or their proctors in this behalf, with their damages, certifying the king by the bearer of these of their proceedings.