1345-07-20, Southwick

Order to deliver all the wool, hides, wool-fells and other customable goods taken as forfeit by William le Pursere, late one of the collectors of customs in the port of Southampton and in divers places thence to Wynchelse, to William Freman and Robert de Brommore of Bridham, collectors of customs in the port of Chichester, so that they may be able to answer therefor to the king, and to desist from hindering them, as William le Pursere arrested such goods in divers places in co. Sussex because they were found not coketted or customed, and Robert as bailiff and minister of Robert, bishop of Chichester, claiming that such forfeitures pertain to the bishop in his lands and lordship, impedes William from taking and arresting such forfeitures and intends by force to apply them to the bishop's uses. William son of Jordan le Chaumberleyn acknowledges that he owes to John de Wynkefeld, knight, and to Gilbert Child of Debenham 100 marks ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Suffolk. John de Braughyng, citizen and. corder of London, acknowledges that he owes to Hugh Cokheved of Barton 801. ; to be levied ete. in the city of London. John de Bourn, provost of Wengham church, diocese of Canterbury, acknowledges that he owes to Thomas de Bourn, knight, and to William Knyht, clerk, 160/.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Kent.