1374-02-22, Westminster

To the sheriffs of London. Order by mainprise of Sampson de Bresyngham of Kent, John Lynger of Oxfordshire, Alexander Halfide of Essex and John de Kent of Kent to stay the further publication of the exigents in the husting of London against William de Cosyngton knight ; as on his behalf the king has learned that John Joye citizen and draper of London is impleading him before the justices of the Bench concerning an alleged debt of 20/., and that he is put in exigents in the said husting to be outlawed for that he came not before the said justices to answer the said John, being altogether without knowledge of that process, wherefore prayer is made on his behalf for a stay, as he is ready so to answer and to stand to right in all things; and the said Sampson and the others, appearing in person in chancery, have mainperned under a pain of 201. to have his body before he said justices the day the writ of exigents is returnable. 24. Roger Lanvel hattere has the like writ concerning a debt of 46s. which Richard Russell of Driestoke is demanding of him, by mainprise of William de Thornton criour and John Frost of Middlesex under a pain of 10 marks. 26.