1350-06-10, Henley

To the sheriff of Kent. Whereas the king gave the barons of the Cinque Ports respite until Midsummer next from the execution of a judgment upon a dispute between them and the community of that county to whether the barons ought to pay a portion of the fine made by the for the cessation of the last eyre of the justices begun there, and the king ordered the sheriff to permit them to have that respite [as above], but the king wishes the barons to be attendant upon divers affairs touching defence of the realm against the king's alien enemies at sea, for a time, and they have set out to sea for the most part, as the king has so that they cannot as yet travail upon the prosecution of the said affair: the king orders the sheriff to supersede making any execution upon matter until St. Peter ad Vincula next, as he has given them respite until that day. By C. Afterward, on 28 July following, because the barons were so occupied the arraying of their ships for the king's service, by his order, that could not be attendant upon the prosecution of the said affair, the gave them respite until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next, and ordered the sheriff of Kent to permit them to have that respite. Afterwards on 8 October following, because the barons had set out to sea with certain ships in the king's service, whereby they could not be upon the said affair, the king gave them respite until the next and ordered the sheriff of Kent etc. as above.