1331-02-27, Croydon

Pardon to John de Grauntsete, late a justice of the Bench in Dublin, of _ the fine of 500 marks made by him for his release from prison, when committed for contempt of court in having produced letters of excommunication in defence of a plea before John Darcy, le cosyn, the justiciary, between William de Istelep and William de London and handed the same to John de Duno, a notary public, to make an instrument thereof for the purpose of bringing the cause into the Court Christian, and restoration of him to his former estate and to all the offices of which he was deprived for such contempt. Renewed by p.s. because sealed at another time. 31.