1315-04-20, Westminster

Licence for the prior and convent of Bermundeseye, to appropriate in mortmain the church of Chelesham together with the chapel of Warlingham, which is annexed to that church, which is of their advowson. By fine of 40 marks. 27. William, count of Hainault, Holland and Seland, and lord of Frisland having, with the assent of John Maleghiis, Hugemannus le fia Clais, John de Tongre, Tholomannus de Gaure, William Maunde, John le fiz Clais, and Coppardus du Temple, burgesses and merchants of his town of Dordreth, and John le Clouer and Richard le Clerk, burgesses and merchants of his town of Delf in Holland, appointed Walter de Lincoln, merchant of England, and Henry Rutebude, burgess of Dordreth, his attorneys and proctors to follow and defend pleas and suits touching him and his men of his dominior in the kirg s court before the king, or before any of the king's justices or ministers, upon all losses inflicted on him or his men, as well upon the sea as by the coast of the sea in the realm, by malefactors and others of the king's land, as appears by letters which the king has inspected, sealed as well with the seal of the court as with the seal of the commonalty of the town of Dordreth, the king, as well to do justice to the men of the count as at his request therein, commands his bailiffs and lieges to receive during one year the said Walter de Lincoln and Henry Rutebude, or either of them, if both cannot be present, in the place of the said count and his men. 28.