WRIT of allocate for Richard Wodehouse, escheator, in his account 28 June 1316 – 13 May 1317, for the following sums: £35 granted to him for his fee in that office at the rate of £40 p.a. and 40s. for his robes for the same period, that is for Christmas in the said year; 66s. 4d. which he paid to 5 sub-escheators, for their fees for exercising the office of the escheatry as often as necessary in the absence of the escheator, that is in cos. Dublin, Louth, Waterford, Tipperary and Limerick, 1 mark each; 60s. paid to his sub-escheator in co. Meath for exercising the office of the escheatry in that county and for his labours and expenses in holding the K.’s courts in the manors of Duleek and Kells, which belonged to Theobald Verdun and were in the K.’s hand at the time; 20s. paid to various messengers carrying writs and other things touching the escheatry to various places in Ire.; 10s. paid for the maintenance of the son and heir of Peter Bruys, in the K.’s wardship; 5s. paid for the maintenance of the son and heir of William Hendy, in the K.’s wardship; 6s 8d paid for the maintenance of the son and heir of John Valle, junior, in the K.’s wardship; 4s. paid for the maintenance of the son and heir of James le Taillor, in the K.’s wardship; 4s. paid for the maintenance of the son and heir of Thomas Kenefeg, in the K.’s wardship; 4s. in compensation for two horses which brother Richard, prior of the house of St Leonard of Dundalk, receiver of the issues of the lands and tenements which belonged to Theobald Verdon within the barony of Dundalk, lately lost in the K.’s service, parleying by the K.’s order with Ohanlan and other Irishmen of those parts; 118s. 9½d. allowed to the prior for his expenses in receiving the issues of the lands of Theobald in that barony, and also for the custody of the castle of de la Roche, which belonged to Theobald, Michaelmas 1316 – 13 May in the same year; 40s. paid to John le Blound, keeper of that castle, for his fee and for the custody of the castle, 2–29 Sept. 1316; 13s. 4d. spent in going with an armed force to bring Oche McMahoun, the K.’s hostage, lately detained in the castle of de la Roche, to Dublin castle to stay there; 20s. paid to Henry Badowe, constable of Dublin castle, for the maintenance of the said Oche in that castle; £11 11s. 5d. which the escheator accounts for as rent of various free tenements, with which he is charged in his account and from which he was unable to levy anything, as is contained in the exactis which he delivered at the Ex. for the levying of the said rent.

WRIT of allocate for Cambinus Donati, appointed as purveyor of victuals at Cork to buy, provide and send them to Skinburneys for the expedition of the war in Scotland, 16 April – 25 June 1315, for the following sums: £258 6s 8d which he paid for 100 tuns of wine bought there and sent to Skymburneys, as contained in his roll of particulars delivered into the Ex.; £33 6s. 9d. paid to Nicholas le Veel for freight of his ship carrying the wine from Cork to Skynburneys; £4 15s. 1½d. spent in buying wine for the ullage of the said tuns; £4 12s. 1¼d. spent in hooping, porterage, boat hire, hoisting and stillage of the said tuns, and for wood and nails bought and for carpentry in stowing the tuns in the ship; 100s. granted to him for his labours and expenses.

WRIT of allocate for Nicholas Goldyng and Hugh Castrocnok, purveyors at Dublin of wine and corn to be sent to Skymburness for the war in Scotland which were diverted because of the arrival of Edward Bruce, to provision the castles of Dublin, Carrickfergus and Northburgh and the town of Dundalk and for the wages and expenses of John Ergadia, admiral of the fleet and his men-at-arms and sailors going by the coast to the parts of Ulster, and for the wages of several magnates of Ire. resisting the Scottish felons. They are to be allowed the following items in their account 2 May 1315 – 20 March 1316: 62½ crannocks of wheat, 56 crannocks of oats, and 27 tuns full of wine, delivered by the K.’s order to Robert Cotegrave clk keeper of the stores of Dublin castle, to provision that castle, as contained in their roll of particulars; 36 crannocks of wheat which they delivered to Robert Sengleton and Robert Osbern, keepers of the stores of Carrickfergus castle, to provision that castle; 40 crannocks of wheat which they delivered to Thomas Stanes, keeper of the stores of Northburgh castle, to provision that castle; 10 tuns full of bolted flour,20 crannocks of wheat, 40 crannocks of oats delivered to the men of the town of Dundalk, who had been destroyed and despoiled by the arrival of the said felons in those parts, in aid of relief of the town; 24 crannocks of wheat delivered to Elizabeth, widow of John Burgh, as a prest made to her by the Jcr and council; 18 crannocks of wheat and 7 tuns full of wine delivered to John Ergadia, admiral of the fleet, and to Dongallus McDowyll and Donecanus McGoffry kts, and their men going in the company of the said fleet, for their wages and expenses; 2 crannocks of wheat and one tun full of bolted flour containing 6 crannocks and 2 bushes of flour, delivered to Nicholas Veel, master of the ship called the Grace Dieu of Cork, for wages and expenses of himself and his sailors going in the company of the said fleet; 49 crannocks of wheat delivered to Alexander Conners, K.’s clerk appointed to pay wages of sailors and others in the fleet, for those wages; 8 crannocks of wheat and 14 crannocks of oats delivered to the same Alexander, for his labours and expenses in supervising and hastening the purveyance of the said victuals and in paying the wages; 94 crannocks of wheat and 14 crannocks and 10 bushels of oats and 12 tuns full of wine delivered to John Bouwet, Ralph Cobley and Robert Joye, constables of certain ships of the K. in the said fleet, for the payment of wages to men-at-arms and sailors in those ships; 1 tun of wine delivered to master William Hothum, chancellor of the Ex. as a prest made to him by the Jcr; one tun of wine delivered to John fitzThomas kt, in part-payment of his wages for himself and his men-at-arms, hobelars and foot soldiers going in the company of the Jcr to Sketheres to defeat the said Scottish felons; 6 tuns of wine which they spent in ullage of 87 tuns of wine; 14 crannocks and 5 bushels of oats lost in various ships laden with 200 crannocks of oats to carry to Skynburness, and of which oats they were afterwards discharged by the Jcr and council in Ire., because of the said impedimentum; 22½ crannocks and 6 bushels of oats which the purveyors spent in fodder for certain horses of the K. bought in Ire. and staying at Dublin and Swords before they were sent to the K. in Eng.; 24 crannocks of oats delivered to Ralph Cobleye to expedite the K.’s business.

Because of his good service in fighting English and Irish felons in co. Limerick and elsewhere in Ire., the K. has pardoned James Bellafago, sheriff of Limerick, £20 for various sums in which he was amerced in the court of the Jcr, the Dublin bench and the Ex. and elsewhere. ORDER to exonerate and acquit him.

At the request of William [FitzJohn], abp Cashel, C. of Ire. and for the good service of master John Cantok, and because John is destroyed and impoverished by various robberies and other damage done to him by various English and Irish felons, that his goods scarcely suffice for the sustenance of himself and his household, the K. has pardoned him £13 which he owes for various debts of the said master Thomas Cantok in the Ex. ORDER to exonerate and acquit John.

Andrew Gerard, who owes various debts at the Ex., has petitioned claiming that the K. owes him £51 6s. 1½d. for wine bought for the K.’s use by Eymer Godor, late purveyor in the city of Waterford of victuals to be sent to Skymburness and asking for allowance of this sum in his debts. ORDER to search the rolls of Eymer's account, and if this is so, to allow the sum to Andrew in his debts.

WRIT of allocate for William Barry, sheriff of Cork, in his account, for £26 13s. 4d. which was granted to Cambinus Donati, receiver in co. Cork, in addition to his annual fee of £10, that is from 11 May 1311 to 11 May 1319, at the rate of 5m annually for his great labours and expenses in receiving the money and bringing it to the Ex. on several occasions, and which he paid to Cambinus.

EXEMPLIFICATION of statutes of 13 Edw. II, to be read, published and maintained.

WRIT of allocate for William s. of David Barry, sheriff of Cork, for the following sums: £7 paid to Thomas Warylowe, engrosser of the Ex. as annual fee in addition to his wages of 5d. daily, 24 June 1319 – 23 June 1320; 24s. spent in repairing the gaol at Cork for the better security of the prisoners, when sheriff.

Robert le Clerk of Drogheda, formerly constable of Drogheda castle, has petitioned before the Jcr and council that the K. owed him £12 10s. arrears of his fee for 25 Nov. 1304 – Michaelmas 1307, and from Michaelmas 1308 to 28 May following, that is 2½ years at an annual fee of 100s. Robert owes the K. £11 15s. received from Richard Dardyz, formerly sheriff of co. Meath. ORDER to search the rolls and allow him the £11 5s. in part-payment of his arrears, and exonerate and acquit him.

WRIT of allocate for Jordan Bristoll and Cervasio Copale, purveyors at Waterford of wine to be sent to Dublin for the provisioning of Dublin castle and for the castles of Carrickfergus and Northburgh, 12 – 28 June 1315, for the following sums: £135 paid for 45 tuns of wine bought from Andrew Gerard, as contained in their rolls of particulars; 36s. spent in ullage of the tuns; £16 5s. for freight of a ship with pilotage for the transport of the wine from Waterford to Dublin; 70s. spent on wood and nails and carpentry for stillagio of the tuns in that ship and for hooping, porterage, boat hire and hoisting of the tuns and other necessary expenses in connection with them; 40s. granted to them for their labours and expenses.