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

41 HENRY III.

355

1257. Membrane 10 —cont.
Allocate to the executors of Robert le Vavasur, formerly sheriff
of Nottingham and Derby, in his debts to the king, 50 marks
delivered to Ralph son of Nicholas, formerly keeper of the castle
of Notingham, for keeping it from the Purification in the 38th
year till the same feast in the 39th year, and 25 marks for the
like from the latter feast till the feast of St. John the Baptist
following.
Feb. 7. Liberate to Master Nicholas de Plimton 100s. for the expenses of
Westminster. himself and his comrades whom the king is sending on his errand
to the archbishop of Canterbury.
Feb. 8. Allocate to Gervase de Horton, sheriff of Devon, in the farm of
Westminster. the county, 331. 12s. spent in purchase of 144 oxen delivered to
the keeper of the larder against Christmas last, as reckoned and
testified by William de Grey the king's steward and the clerks
of the wardrobe.
Allocate to Laurence, chaplain of the castle of Wyndesores,
in the issues of the wards (wardarum) thereof, 41. 8d. spent on the
liveries of three watchmen and a porter there, each receiving 2d.
daily, and 26s. 5~d. spent on the livery of a gardener there, who
receives 2Id. daily; all from Michaelmas in the 40th year to the
Purification following, both days included.
Allocate to John de Plessetis, earl of Warwick, keeper of the
castle of Devizes, in his debts at the Exchequer, 25 marks for
keeping the castle in the 40th year, and 50s. wages of a chaplain
ministering in the king's chapel there in that year, and so on
yearly at the same rate as long as he shall have the keeping of the
castle.
To the sheriff of Kent. Contrabreve to let Master John Clarel,
king's clerk, whom the king is sending beyond seas, have a good
ship without delay to pass whither he will, as he will tell the
sheriff.
Feb. 12. Allocate to John de Somerkote, keeper of the exchange, in the
Westminster. issues thereof 25 marks delivered to brother John de Dya for his
expenses in going to the court of Rome.
Rider.
Feb. 20. To the keeper of the bishopric of Ely. Contrabreve to let Robert
Windsor. Walerand, setting out beyond seas on the king's errand, have 50
marks without delay for his expenses out of the issues of the
bishopric, unless already allowed to him by another writ of
computate. Draft writ.