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as the lease be performed this indenture shall be cancelled and up to John. Dated Suthwerk, 8 November 35 Edward ITI. of acknowledgment by the parties in chancery, 10 because John has performed all the things in this indenture and cancelled with the bishop's assent. of John Wadup of Killyngston Dansy (sic), being a quitclaim warranty to John Penyfader and Alice his wife of a messuage appurtenances in Killyngston Dayrel (sic), lying between a mesheld of the lord by Robert Taillour on the east, and a cottage of the lord in bondage by Alice Soutere on the west, and lately of John Wadup by the said Alice wife of John. Witnesses : de la Hay, Philip Alysaundre, William Penyfader, John Thomas Spygurnell, Thomas Hildesdon, Robert Tayllour. Lillyngston, 1 October 35 Edward IIT. of acknowledgment in chancery, 11 November. de Bourghecher knight to John de Bourghcher knight. for 500/., to bé levied, in default of payment, of his and chattels in Essex. on payment. Espeloun of Sandewich to John de Bromleye and de Oxeneye. Recognisance for 11l., to be levied etc. in on payment. of Joan daughter of William Blundel, being a grant and with warranty to John de Tremaen, his heirs and assigns, 20 marks in hand by him paid, of all messuages, lands, rents, as well of free tenants as of tenants for life, and reversions Boskeures, Porthia, Bosvargus, Trewoethwall, Boswen, Seghlanand Helleston co. Cornwall. Witnesses: Michael Ude, John John Porthkellomp, Robert Wysdom, John Kaerou. Dated Tuesday the morrow of All Saints 35 Edward III. of acknowledgment in chancery, 21 November. de Buryton, for good service to Queen Philippa, is sent to abbot and convent of Lilleshull, to have such maintenance in house for life as William Selyman deceased had at the king's [See p.s. 25602.] de Alberton to Queen Philippa. Recognisance for 100 payable by instalments ; to be levied, in default of payment, Jands and chattels in Yorkshire. on payment, acknowledged by Richard de Raveneser the attorney. de Burgh knight and William son of William de Notton to de Bray, John de Pelham chaplain and William de Staunton Joint and several recognisance for 601., to be levied etc. . 293 Indenture made between the king and Robert de Portyco, witnessing that the king has made Robert master and worker of his moneys of gold and silver in the Tower of London, which Robert has taken upon him before the council to make three sorts of gold moneys, one current for 6s. 8d. sterling the piece called the gold noble, 45 pieces in the pound of the weight of the Tower of London, another of half that weight current for 40d., 90 pieces in the pound of the Tower weight, and a third one fourth the weight of the first current for 20d., 180 pieces in the said pound, and these shall be of 23 carats 3 grains of fine gold, every pound of them worth 15/. sterling, and the king shall have of every pound of them by weight 3s. 6d. by tale, and the master for his pains, waste of cutting the irons, loss of weight, and all costs save the wages of the warden and other the king's ministers there, of every pound by weight 18d. by tale by the hands of the warden, so that of every pound of gold by weight he shall deposit in the Tower according to the standard of the noble 141. 15s. by tale shall remain to the merchant ; and because the gold money cannot always be made exactly according to the true standard but peradventure by default of the master or his workmen it may some: times be found too strong or too weak more or less in weight or alloy or in both, the king's will is that when at the assay before delivery the gold money is found too strong or too weak in weight only, in alloy only, or in both by the sixteenth of a carat in the pound by weight and no more, which shall be called the master's remedy, the money shall be delivered as good provided the default be accidental, but if greater default be found, delivery shall cease and the money be melted and coined again at the master's cost until it be exact; and it is agreed that of every pound of gold by weight the master must coin 4 ounces in nobles, 6 ounces in half nobles, 2 ounces in ferlings of nobles, and this ordinance shall in no wise be changed by the master to make more of one sort and less of another until he shall have order to the contrary: he has also taken upon him to make four sorts of moneys of silver, one current for 4d. sterling the piece to be called a groat, 75 such pieces shall be in a pound of the Tower weight, another current for 2d. the piece to be called a half groat, 150 such pieces in a pound of the Tower weight, the third current for ld. the piece to be called sterling, of the coin of the old sterling, 300 such pieces shall be in a pound of the Tower weight, the fourth to be called maille which shall be worth half the sterling, 600 such pieces shall be in the pound of the Tower weight; all these silver moneys shall be of the standard alloy of the old sterling, to wit every pound of them by weight shall contain 11 ounces 2d. by weight of fine silver and 18d. of alloy, every pennyweight containing 24 grains; and the king's warden of the moneys shall take to him of every pound weight of silver so made 8d. by weight, whereof he shall pay to the master for his pains and costs (save the wages aforesaid) 7d. by tale, keeping the residue to the king's use, and so of every pound of silver by weight that he shall deposit in the Tower according to the standard, 19s. 4d. by weight shall remain to the merchant, making 24s. 2d. by tale; and because the silver money cannot always be made exactly according to the true standard inasmuch as by default of the master or his workmen it may sometimes be made too strong or too weak, when upon assay before delivery the said money is found too strong or too weak by 2d. in the pound by weight and no more, which shall be called the master's remedy, it shall be delivered as good provided the default by accident, but if greater default be found, delivery shall cease the money be melted and coined again at the master's cost ; it is agreed that of every pound of silver by weight the master coin 3 ounces in groats, 4 ounces in half groats, 4 ounces of sterand one ounce of mailles, and this ordinance shall in no wise changed by the master until he shall have order to the contrary : warden shall keep the said moneys at all times, as pertains to office, so that as soon as any of them be coined and complete between and the master they shall be put until delivery in a coffer with keys, one to remain with the warden the other with the master, after they are assayed and proved good, before any delivery is of all the sum, a prise of gold and silver shall be made to put box whereof the assays of Westminster shall be made, to wit five pounds of gold by weight the value of one noble, provided it be taken of nobles, half nobles and ferlings proportionally, and hundred pounds of silver by weight 2s. by tale, whereof shall be half groats, sterlings and mailles proportionally, and when prises are made and put in the said box for the assays of Westthey shall be sealed with the seals of the warden and changer of the master, and the box shall be locked with three keys, one with the warden, the second with the changer and the third the master, and shall be put in a coffer for safe keeping, and once every three months before certain lords of the council for the purpose, and in presence of the warden and master, there shall assays be made of the moneys found therein in the just manner possible by fire or by touchstone or both, to the that if the moneys be found and proved good according to the covenants the master may be quit up to that time, and he have at his will a patent under the great seal witnessing the and if the moneys be found too weak in weight or alloy or in to the extent of the said remedies and no further, the default be entered in the record and the master charged to make recompense to the king upon the assay without delay without claiming any advantage by reason of the said remedies, always that in case the moneys be found to exceed the standard that shall be entered in the record against any charge for so found, and if at the assay at Westminster the moneys shall time be found in default exceeding the said remedies the master forfeit life and chattels to the king; the master shall be bound peril to make a privy mark on all moneys he shall make of gold silver, so that another time, if need be, he may know which are work among other like moneys and which are not: also whereas the cutter of the irons has been appointed by the master at his costs, he shall henceforth be appointed by the council, sworn to do his office well and lawfully by oversight of the warden house in the Tower appointed for the purpose and nowhere else, shall be paid for his work by the hands of the warden, the amount agreed before the council, and recompense for it to be made to warden by the master, and all irons when cut shall be delivered indenture in presence of the warden to the person appointed by king to keep the same: the master shall be bound to receive all of gold and silver brought to the Tower in presence of the according to the true value, every parcel in its degree, one and another less according to quality, and if the master and merchant who brings the same cannot agree, the king's assayers . 295 must in presence of the warden and master try the truth, and the master shall receive it and remain charged therewith according to what is found upon that assay; and two good stones and one pair of lawful touchstones shall be provided to the king's use to make the assay between the-merchant and the master, and shall remain in the keeping of the warden and changer, the balances and weights shall from time to time be amended and kept true when need be: no minister of office in the Tower relating to the moneys shall be partner nor meddle with the changers who have at farm the king's exchanges on pain of forfeit of 1001. for every offence: upon the receipt of gold and silver, the warden shall be bound on reasonable payment to deliver to the merchants bills of the sums they have brought with the sums they ought to receive, so that at the deliveries they or their attorneys may be repaid, which merchants shall have free ingress to the Tower and egress without disturbance of the porters or others and without giving anything against their will; delivery shall be made twice a week, or once at least, and after the assay made before delivery, the warden, changer and master shall have regard to the sums received and the number of persons to take delivery so that, in case the sum coined be not sufficient to pay all in full, each may take part payment according to his amount, the time when he brought his gold or silver and the time when it was melted, and the warden shall be bound to shew each merchant his sum when required; in case any merchant be absent and have no attorney ready to take his money, the warden shall be bound to take it and keep it safe under the seals of the changer and master until the merchant or his attorney come for payment, which shall then be made as if he had come at the first delivery: for that the warden will take all profit belonging to the king and render account thereof, the master shall not be bound to render any account to the king but to the warden only, as the manner is, except for damages reckoned against him for defaults found in the moneys by the assays at Westminster, for which he shall answer to the king: the king shall cause proclamation to be made throughout the realm forbidding any man to carry out of the realm money or bullion of gold or silver, on pain of losing the value and his body at the king's will, if it be not by the king's special licence, or a sum for the expenses of those passing out of the realm, and this shall be of the king's mint and as much as shall be sufficient for each in his degree, that no man shall bring to England false or counterfeit money on the pain aforesaid, and that every man who may spy others so doing and will sue for the king shall have the third of money found false or counterfeit, and the king two thirds: the king hereby confirms to the master, his ministers and workmen, the charters of liberties before granted to the moneyers; the master has made oath before the council for performance of the above covenants, for good behaviour in his office, for recompense to the king and to all men of the price of gold to be received, and has bound himself, his heirs and executors, and for greater security has found a mainprise before the chancellor and treasurer and others of the council, to wit Simon Bochele, Jaryne Morecombe, Francis Bernardine, Frede de Gynisane, Paul Jovane, every of them in 200 marks, to recompense the merchants. Dated Westminster, 20 June 35 Edward III. French. [Federa.] 2 Indenture made between the king and Walter de Barde, son of Philip Barde, witnessing that the king has made Walter master and of his moneys of gold and silver in the Tower of London, which has taken upon him to make three sorts of gold moneys (as and of every pound by weight of these moneys the king take 3s. 4d. by tale, and the master shall have for his pains etc. above) 20d. by tale etc. as in the above indenture. Mainpernors : Guy de Bryan, Sir Richard la Vache, Nicholas Plunket, Philip Bartholomew Myne, John Donate, each for 1001. Dated 5 March 35 Edward III. French. [Lbid.]