1322-06-06, Rothwell

to Gerard Johannis, Bonus Philippi and Peter Reyneri, king's merchants of the society of the Bardi of Florence, who in their name and that of the said society have undertaken to lend the king this side Midsummer, and to whom the king is also indebted in the of 2,298/.0s. 6d. viz. 2981. Os. 6d. paid by them to divers men in the 11th a loan of 1,320. delivered by them in the Wardrobe at Gloucester on last, and a loan of 1,020 marks delivered in the Wardrobe on last, as appears by three bills sealed with the seal of Roger de bishop elect of Coventry and Lichfield, then keeper of the that they may receive and hold the issues of the customs on hides and woolfells in the ports of London, Boston and Kyngeston Hull until they shall be satisfied of the whole amount of these debts 6,298/. Os. Gd., and of any other debts which the king may be bound By p.s. because surrendered and cancelled and otherwise below.