1335-09-21, Edinburgh

To the bailiffs of Great Yarmouth. Order, upon sight of these to cause proclamation to be made in that town and port that no pilgrim, man of religion, or other shall exchange florins or other to be taken out of the realm, with other merchant or other foreigners than at the tables of exchange, under pain of forfeiture of the or silver which he so exchanges; and the mayor and bailiffs shall be upon William de la Pole, or him whom William shall depute in his for the custody of the exchange in that town, in those things which to that custody, and shall afford him aid when they are required, it was resolved in the last parliament at York that no one should carry silver in plate or gold and silver vessels out of the realm, under of forfeiture, without the king's special licence; and now by the of his council the king has ordained tables of exchange at London, the towns of Great Yarmouth, Boston, and Kyngeston-upon-Hull ; and committed to William the custody of those exchanges and of the exat Dover, to be done by himself or his deputy during pleasure, so he shall answer to the king for the issues thereof. By K. and C.