1293-07-25, Canterbury

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to John de Butterleye, keeper of the king's park at Haveringg-atte-Boure, if they ascertain that the park has not been agisted this year, as much in the ferm of his bailiwick as they shall ascertain that he would have received for the agistment if it had been agisted this year, as John has given the king to understand that the park is not agisted this year, which pleases the king much on account of his deer in the park. 3 By K. To Geoffrey de Picheford, constable of Windsor castle. Whereas the late king granted by his charter, which the king has inspected, to God and St. Peter and the abbot of Westminster and his successors for ever eight bucks yearly, to be taken in the forest of Wyndlesovre at the cost of the said king and his heirs by the hands of the constable of Windsor, and to be carried by the constable to Westminster in the eve of St. Peter ad Vincula, so that they who carry the venison shall yearly make two (menyas) before the high altar of St. Peter, and the abbot has hitherto had and received the bucks, as he says: the king orders the constable to cause sixteen bucks to be taken and carried to Westminster, and to cause the said (menyas) to be made before the high altar, and to cause the abbot to have these bucks, unless he have previously had them in whole or in part, to wit eight bucks for last year and eight for this. [Prynne, [ecords, ill. 459.)