1344-01-28, Berkhamp- aon

To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston-upon-Hull. Order to cause 40s. a sack to be allowed to Geoffrey Hakun of Northcave, of his wool taken out of that port when the passage of wool is open to all, or when he has special licence from the king, until 64. 9s. have been fully allowed to him and to cause the king's letters patent to him to be endorsed with these allowances, and to receive his letters of acquittance, provided that they take his oath or that of his attorney, that he will take his own wool only and will commit no fraud, and will take the wool to the staple at Andewerp and not elsewhere, as the king being lately bound to John de Thornton, of Beverley in 2671. 5s. 1d. for his wool sent to parts beyond the sea in the king's name for his use, as appears in an indenture between John and Reginald de Conductu and John de la Pole, supplying the place of William de la Pole, who were deputed to receive the king's wool there, granted to John on 12 May last, that he should have allowance of that sum in the custom and subsidy which he ought to pay of his wool taken out of the port of Kyngeston after St. Peter ad Vincula last, and now John has restored the letters patent to chancery to be cancelled and has acknowledged before Michael de Wath, the king's clerk, that 701. 14s. 2d. are owing to Robert Peper of Northdalton, 641. 9s. to Geoffrey Hakun of Northcave, and 331. 6s. 8d. to John de Gaynford of Beverley for such wool bought from them by John for the king's use, and the remaining 98/, 15s. 3d. are reserved to John de Thorneton, who besought king to order satisfaction to be done to himself and the others, as has testified before the king in chancery, and the king has granted Geoffrey shall have allowance as aforesaid. The following have like allowances in the following ports, to wit : Robert for 70. 14s. 2d. in Kyngeston-upon-Hull. Geoffrey for 64/. 9s. in the same. John de Gaynford for 33/. 6s. 8d. in the same.