June 10, Henley

To the sheriff of Kent. Whereas the king gave the barons of the Cinque Ports respite until Midsummer next from the exeeution of a judgment delivered upon a dispute between them and the community of that county as to whether the barons ought to pay a portion of the fine made by the county for the cessation of the last eyre of the justices begun there, and the king ordered the sheriff to permit them to have that respite [as above , but as the king wishes the barons to be attendant upon divers affairs touching the defence of the realm against the king's alien enemies at sea, for a certain time, and they have set out to sea for the most part, as the king has learned, so that they cannot as yet travail upon the prosecution of the said affair: the king orders the sheriff to supersede making any execution upon the matter until St. Peter ad Vineula next, as he has given them respite until that day. By C. Afterward, on 28 July following, because the barons were so occupied upon the arraying of their ships for the king's service, by his order, that they could not be attendant upon the prosecution of the said affair, the king gave them respite until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next, and ordered the sheriff of Kent to permit them to have that respite. Afterwards on 8 October following, because the barons had set out to sea with certain ships in the king's service, whereby they could not be attendant upon the said affair, the king gave them respite until the next parliament and ordered the sheriff of Kent ete. as above.