1335-03-06, Coventry

To John de Faucumbergge, Thomas de Boulton, and John Moryn. the king lately appointed them in the North Riding in co. York to that all the men of that Riding, knights and others, should be with horses and other arms according to their estate, and assessed arrayed at arms according to the form of the proclamation made in all counties of England, and of the statute of Winchester, so that all these should be provided with arms as aforesaid, to wit, the horse arrayed in (constabular) and the foot in hundreds and scores, according the form of the ordinance which the king sent to John, Thomas and John the great seal, to be ready for the defence of the realm when they be required, and to do certain other things in the North Riding as is contained in the king's letter patent; the king wishing for the speedy of the said affair, orders John, Thomas and John to cause all the if they are not yet done, to be done with all possible speed to the tenor of the king's previous orders, knowing that if they negligent or remiss in the execution of the order the king will punish both them and theirs; and they shall inform the king of the names the men, both horse and foot, so armed, and of the number of the remaining (defensaliwm) men in the North Riding, before Easter next, notwithstanding any previous order to the contrary. By K. and C.