REX Omnibus, &c. salutem. Sciatis, quod de duobus millibus ducentis viginti* 1.1 & novem libris, tresdecim solid. & uno denar. in quibus Venerabilis Pater J. Winton. Episcopus nobis tenebatur pro exemptione bladi dicti Episcopatus, & instauri ejusdem, quod à nobis recepit postquam temporalia praedicti Episcopatus ei reddidimus, solvit idem Episcopus mille libr. in Scaccario nostro die Jovis proxima post festum Sancti Hilarii, Anno Regni nostri Quadragesimo septimo, per••talliam quam ibi inde recepit. Et de aliis mille libris ad idem Scaccarium solvendis dedimus ei terminos subscriptos, videlicet, quod solvat in Scaccario praedicto ad festum Sancti Michaelis Anno Regni nostri praedicto, CC. & L. Marc. & ad festum Paschae proximo sequent. CC. & L. Marc. & sic de anno in annum Quingentas Marc. ad eosdem ter∣minos, donec praedictae mille librae nobis persolvantur. Residuas verò ducentas viginti & novem libr. tresdecim solid. & unum denar. perdonavimus Episcopo supra∣dicto, de gratia nostra speciali. In cujus, &c. Teste Rege apud Westm. 18. die Januarii.
The Archbishops, Bishops and Clergy, by reason of the Wars between the King and his Barons, being summoned to assist the King with Horses and Armes manfully and powerfully, according to the quantity of their Estates, and the King and Lords of his Counsil ordering that all Religious and Beneficed persons should be rated to find armed men, or pay a competent Subsidy according to the common rate of their Benefices, according as their Bishops should ordain, the King thereupon issued these Writs to Sheriffs, not to destrein them upon this occasion, nor inter∣meddle therein.