1324-07-18, Porchester

To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Whereas the king, because John Lortye, a prisoner in Neugate, was bound by agreement with the king to out in his service for the duchy [of Aquitaine] with ten men-at-arms in next passage at Plymmuth ordained by the king, ordered the mayor and to release the said John from prison upon his finding mainprise to him back again in the same prison at the king's will unless he set out the king's service as aforesaid, and the mayor has signified by his letters the chancellor that John and others were condemned in 30/. for damages certain trespasses committed by them upon Richard de Burton of York and in 30/. for damages for certain trespasses committed by them Thomas de Bethum, and in 20 marks for damages committed upon de Berburn, and were adjudged to the said prison until they had the said parties for the above damages, wherefore it seemed to the that he could not proceed to deliver the said John without a warrant mention of the cause of his imprisonment : the king, considering John's services would be very useful to him in the duchy, orders the and sheriffs to release him from the said prison upon his finding to satisfy the aforesaid Richard, Thomas, and Adam for their before Easter next and also mainpernors to have him back in the prison at the king's will unless he set out in the king's service in with the agreement aforesaid. By K.