1375-07-08, Westminster

To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to account with William de Burstall the king's clerk, to whom on 22 July in the 45th year of his reign the king committed the keeping of the House of the Converts London for life with all things thereto belonging, concerning fees and wages as well for himself as for one chaplain and one clerk serving the said house, also for John de Sancta Maria and Lawrence de Sancto Martino converts of the said house now living, in the same manner as used to be done with William Ayremyn and Henry de Ingelby late keepers thereof, allowing the said William de Burstall such wages for hifnself, the chaplain, clerk and converts aforesaid as were at the exchequer allowed to the said William Ayremyn and Henry; and order to the treasurer and chamberlains to pay of the treasury what shall by such account be found due to him ; as King Edward I of his reverence for the Virgin Mary granted by letters patent to his converts of London for life 202/. 4d. to be taken every year at the exchequer towards their maintenance and the maintenance of a keeper of the house, two chaplains, one clerk of their houses and other property, so that after the death of every convert so much a year of that sum should lapse as the deceased used to take for his portion. 19. To Walter Cyfrewast escheator in Dorset.