Calendar of the liberate rolls preserved in the Public record office. / Prepared under the superintendence of the deputy keeper of the records.

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CALENDAR OF LIBERATE ROLLS.

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Augustine's there, if they will remit to the friars preachers of
Canterbury the like rent which they used to receive from a plot
which the friars have of the gift of John de Stocuuell; and to
acquit the friars of that rent.
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Contrabreve to sell all the treetrunks in the king's essarts of Horsleye and Harestan by view
and testimony of lawful men, and to spend the money received
thence on the works of the king's castle of Harestan by the same
view and testimony.
To the sheriff of Wilts. Contrabreve to make a kiln in the forest
of Bocholt without delay to make lime for the works of the king's
castle of Salisbury and manor of Clarendon, and to carry wood for
the same works from the forest of Milset to the said castle and
manor.
To the sheriffs of London. Contrabreve to carry to Portesmuth
without delay the 20 horn crossbows which the constable of the
Tower will deliver.
To the same. Contrabreve to make a great lantern, well made,
which can be well hung in the king's...... in his ship, and
send it with all speed to Portesmuth.
June 27. Liberate to Laurence de Brok 101. for the term of St. John the
Southwick. Baptist in the 37th year of the 201. granted to him yearly for his
maintenance so long as he is in the king's service.
Allocate to John son of Hugh, escheator of Kesteven, co.
Lincoln, in the issues of his escheatry, 39 marks delivered in the
wardrobe to P. Chaceporc, keeper, on the Thursday after St.
John the Baptist in the 37th year.
To the constable of St. Briavels. Contrabreve to send 30,000
quarrels and bolts (fausardorum) to Bristol without delay for
delivery to Nicholas de Staunford and Walter le Avener, purveyors of the king's munitions (garnesture).
To those who shall be sheriffs of London after Michaelmas.
Contrabreve to pay 50 marks without delay for the works at the
Tower to the keepers of those works, so that they may not remain
unfinished by the sheriffs' default.
June 28. Allocate to Ralph de Dungun, king's clerk, in the arrears of the
Southwick. issues of the bishopric of Chester while he was keeper thereof, 10
marks for his expenses during that time.