1359-02-01, Westminster

To the sheriff of Hereford. Order to publish the names of the purveyors of the king's household and of their deputies, which the king sends in a schedule enclosed, and all the other matters given below, so that they may come to the notice of all men, and to deliver a copy under his seal of that schedule and of this present order to all mayors, bailiffs, coroners and constables of cities, boroughs, towns and other places in that bailiwick so that the ordinance thereupon may be observed, enjoining the mayors and others to cause that ordinance to be observed upon pain of forfeiture, and certifying the king in chancery before Sunday in Mid-Lent next of what he does in the matter, as the king has learned from the cry of his people that certain persons asserting themselves to be purveyors of his household, both with and without commission, take corn, cattle and other victuals and goods from his people in divers parts of the realm, and do their will therewith, to the oppression of the people and contrary to the statutes, and the king, wishing to provide for the tranquillity of his people, has ordained that the names of all purveyors and of their deputies shall be sent to all the sheriffs of England, and shall be delivered by them to the mayors, bailiffs and constables of all cities, towns, boroughs and places where necessary, that purveyors and their deputies shall show their commissions of purveyance before they take anything from any one, so that everyone of the king's people may know what is contained in that commission, and that nothing shall be taken for the king's use contrary to the form of those commissions, and if anything to the contrary has been done by the purveyors and their deputies, the mayors, bailiffs and constables of the places where such things have been done shall certify the king in chancery and he will immediately cause a remedy to be provided for the punishment of delinquents and for restitution to the complainants, and if any others besides the said purveyors and deputies have taken any purveyances for the king's household, they shall be immediately arrested by the sheriff or by the mayor, bailiffs, constables or coroners of the places where they are found and kept under close custody without mainprise until justice be done upon them in accordance with the form of the said statutes. By K. and C. Hugh de Stoke, Henry atte Water, Roger de Donyngton, ) purveyors under Master Richard Pate, j him. the king's baker. Richard Catour, Thomas de Kent, ( Simon Catour, clerk, purveyors under Raulyn Pletour, chief him, purveyor of wheat. . 545 Roger Tetesworth, f laa buyer of Nicholas Stirtupp, ) ie a under Richard atte Brok, ) William Wornegay, Syward, buyer John Fullechier, purveyors under of flesh. Richard de Tangmer, f him. John Abbotesby, de Croidon, ( William Blakemore, don purveyor of fish, ; Walter Waterlake, agree sunge fresh and salt. John Hurst, am Taylor, buyer of ( oie ) purveyors under fish, fresh and salt. Tine ) him. Walter Gregory, ; Richard de William de Kirkeby, Huntyngdon, Peter Wytleye, eatin poulterer. John Gosegraye, . . Thomas de Stanes, purveyors under Walter de te Se purveyor under Couton, squiller. Richard de Kent, i him. ( John Bisshopeston, Adam Queldryk, f Kent, purveyors Walter Compton, of hay under Thomas Wodeford, him. Henry Birkyn, Richard de Neuton, with the king. William de Hemmyngford, ) Kent, John de Wermyngton, Lincoln, Roger Boys, Somerset and purveyors of Dorset, oats under John Okebourn, Essex, him. William de Clee, / Robert Rolf, Norfolk, of oats. ) John Chamberleyn, York, Thomas Slak, Wilts and Southampton, Thomas de Thedy naworth,) William atte Nassh, his purveyors of hay _ deputy, for the king William de Compton, f and his com- Geoffrey Hakkyng, pany. Thomas Illeford, Ralph de Okebourne, Buchard Rolf, of Henle, Henry Cranford, Peter Couy, purveyors of oats for the king and his Robert Ecclesale, company. French.