1346-08-08, Windsor

Order to cause John de Kent, proctor diocese of Arras, John de Lichefeld, Robert de Suthampton, and Roger Mordaunt to be released from gaol, delivering Kent all the instruments touching the matter, as the king the sheriff to cause proclamation to be made that no one, of forfeiture, should bring to England bulls, processes or instruto the king or his realm, deliver them to archbishops, or others, and that no one should receive them upon pain of forfeiture, and to make scrutiny upon their coming into the realm and to take and imprison all found bringing such bulls etc., and although the sheriff arrested John de Kent and the others because they brought bulls, processes and other things prejudicial to the king and his people and refused to show them to the mayors, bailiffs or other keepers of the king's ports, and imprisoned them in the gaol of Wyndesore castle, as he has notified the king, yet they have shown the king that they were ignorant of the proclamation, and they are ready to stand to right thereupon, and they haye besought the king to provide for their release and have found before him in chancery Thomas Trayly of co. Bedford, John de Greneweye of co. Essex, Aymer Simeon, Richard de Norton, William de la Marche and John Hert of co. Hertford, who have mainperned to have them before the king, his council or justices to stand to right upon the matter and further to do and receive what shall then be ordained. 25.