1318-01-04, Tower

Order to deliver to the said William and their reasonable expenses for the time when they are in the said and in returning from those parts. By K To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king ordered Thomas de Burgh, chamberlain of Berwick-upon-Tweed, by writs under ths great and privy seals, the seal used in Scotland, by other letters under the seals of Robert de Ufford and Henry Ferariis, to pay 207. to John de Lenne, late clerk of the king's works the castle and town of Berwick, for divers works there, 100s. to John in aid of his expenses for the time when he was staying at that for the construction of certain of the king's works, 167. 12s. 04d. John de Swanland, clerk of the works of the king's castles and towns Scotland, for divers works there, 47s. 1d. to Henry Palmer for divers on the pele built at Stryvelyn, 7/7. to the monks of the abbey of which the abbots there used to receive for the seventh part the mills of Berwick, 40 marks to the prioress and nuns of Suthberewyk, of the anciently appointed alms of the kings of Scot- 8 marks to the prioress and nuns del Halistan, co. Northumberland, to them in exchange for certain plots in Rokesburgh, granted by David, sometime king of Scotland, 8s. to brother Simon de Routhbiry, monk dwelling in the island of Farnyeland, which Alexander, king of Scotland, granted to the monks there in frankalmoin of the issues of Berwick yearly, 25s. to Thomas de Baumburch, warden the hospital of St. Mary Magdalene, near Berwick, of a yearly rent due to the hospital, 40 marks to the Minorites dwelling there, of a like alms granted to them, 8/. to the Carmelites there, of an ancient alms granted to them, 20/. to Francekinus Isambert, granted for life in lieu of his wages of 12d. daily in the king's houschold, 67. 13s. 4d. to John Wiggemere for his labour and expenses in the service in making extents, inquisitions and other affairs in co. Edenburgh, to Master Robert de Sancto Albano, engineer, his wages of 6d. daily, so long as Thomas is chamberlain, to William de Felton, constable of Rokesburgh castle and sheriff there, all the money of the ferms and other profits received by Thomas in the town and county of Rokesburgh, from Michaelmas, in the 10th year of the reign, until Michaelmas following, to John de Stryvelyn, constable of Edenbureh castle and sheriff there, all the money of the ferms, etc. of the town and county of Edenburgh for the same term, and that he should retain Roger de Whitewell, Robert Blaket and Robert de Batelay, men at arms in garrison at Berwick, and pay them their wages of 12d. daily from the time they were there; and the king ordered Thomas to cause all his engines at Berwick to be repaired according to the ordinance of John Crabbe, the king's yeoman, and to find for John all expenses and necessaries for doing certain works there, enjoined upon him by the Membrane making indentures thereupon, and Thomas, as he says, has paid 5s. to John de Lenn, 40s. to John Crabbe, 67. 12s. 04d. to John Swanlond, 47s. 1d. to Henry Palmer, 40s. to the monks of Kelsowe, to the prioress and nuns of Suth Berewyk, 66s. 8d. to the pr oress nuns of Halistan, 8s. to Simon de Roubury, 25s. to Thomas de 117. 11s. 8d. to the prior and friars of the order of the 77. 4s. to the guardian and friars of the Minorites, 60s. the Carmelites, 207. to Francekinus, 61. 13s. 4d. to John Wyggemere, to Robert de Sancto Albano, 1297. 11s. 3d. to William de Ripon, of William de Felton, 274/. 8s. 2d. to John de Morpath and clerk, attorneys of John de Stryvelyn, 29s. for 29 days to Roger Whitewell, and 5s for 5 days to Robert de Bateleye, and 16V. 5s. 2d. buying iron, timber and other things, and for the wages of carpenters other workmen for repairing engines and other works there, by made between Thomas and John Crabbe; the king therefore the treasurer and barons to view the writs and letters aforesaid, the acquittances and indenture made in this respect, and to cause to have due allowance in his account for the sums, which they find by his oath taken before them, that he has paid to John de and the others, receiving from him the said writs, letters, and indenture. By C.