John Barry has pleaded that he owed the K. various sums from fines, amercements and forfeited chattels which remain to be levied; and because he has been removed from the said office, he no longer has the power to levy them, which not only delays the making of satisfaction by debtors but is also to the grave damage of the said former sheriff. In order to remedy both these ills, ORDER to levy, collect and receive with all speed the various sums owed by debtors in the said county whose names appear in the rolls, with power to distrain all debtors when necessary until they have paid and to amerce all those who are negligent or rebellious about paying their debts. He is to return the said amercements to the Ex., and also to seize debtors when necessary. He is to be diligent in these matters.

By election of tenants of the manors of Cloncurrey, Donaghdee and Agheterard, APPOINTMENT as receiver of the said manors, in the K.'s hands because of the debts and accounts owed to the K. by James Butler, e. Ormond. He is to levy and receive all rents [etc.] of the said manors pertaining to the K. from the date on which they were seized into the K.'s hand, viz. from 18 July [1417], during pleasure; and to answer at the Ex. for the rents and profits.

By the choice of the tenants of the manors of Thorncastle, Ballybothar and Meriong, APPOINTMENT of them as receivers of the said manors with all appurtenances because of the debts and accounts owed to the K. by James fitz William. They are to levy and receive all rents and issues [etc.] of the said manors pertaining to the K. from Michaelmas term last and henceforth, during pleasure, taking for the said office that which it has been the custom of other receivers to take. And they are to answer for the said issues [etc.] at the Ex. of Ire.

From the clamourous report of certain of the K.’s faithful lieges of his land of Ire., the K. has learned that, on account of various discords, dissensions and debates that have now lately arisen between the said Walter Burgh, chieftain of his lineage, and Thomas Butler, prior of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem in Ire., Walter has gathered to himself as many men as possible, both English rebels and Irish enemies, from various parts of the K.’s land of Ire., destroying the K.’s said land and the faithful liege people of the same, and especially cos. Kilkenny, Tipperary, Limerick and other parts; and that the prior has assessed those same English rebels and Irish enemies upon the K.'s faithful lieges there, taking by his own authority food and other victuals illicitly for their consumption against the will of the K.’s said lieges, and also contrary to statutes and ordinances made before this by the K. and his progenitors, former kings of Eng., to the K.’s prejudice and the considerable loss and damage of his faithful people, and also the manifest violation and enervation of the K.’s statutes and ordinances, if a remedy is not ordained very speedily in this part by the K.

Therefore, as the K. wishes to extend his helping hands to the imminent peril of the destruction of his said land, as is just, ORDER and COMMAND to the said Walter, firmly enjoining him in the faith and allegiance that he owes the K. and under forfeiture of all which he could forfeit to the K., to remove from the K.’s faithful people without delay all such English rebels and Irish enemies gathered by him or his men for the said reasons or any other reasons whatsoever, and also to desist from any discords, dissensions and debates whatsoever until another remedy is ordained by the K. And he is to omit nothing under pain of forfeiture.

On account of various discords and dissensions which have arisen between the said Walter Burgh and Thomas Butler, prior of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem in Ire., by which the peace and tranquillity of the K.’s liege people has been greatly upset and disturbed, the K. wishes (with God’s aid) to end and determine those discords and dissensions duly and in right manner equally, at the present council at the town of Naas [del Naas]. By assent of the K.’s beloved and faithful John Talbot of Halomshire, kt [chivaler], Lt of Ire., and of the lords spiritual and temporal present in that council, the K. has continued and adjourned his said council in the same state as it is now to the said town until the Tuesday next after the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary next [14 Dec. 1417]. ORDER to the said Walter, firmly enjoining him in the faith and allegiance that he owes the K. and also on forfeiture of all that he could forfeit to the K., to be present in person at that town on that Tuesday at the council for the said reasons in order to determine them for his part; and the K. has also specified that day and place by his writ to Walter for his part. And further ORDER, as the K. ordered before, that he is to desist from all placing any further impositions, burdens or assessments of any men upon our faithful people. And he is to omit nothing under pain and forfeiture. And he is to have there this writ.

ORDER to the sheriff, firmly enjoining him that, immediately upon having viewed these present letters, he is to cause it to be proclaimed publicly on the K.'s behalf in all cities, boroughs, markets and other places whatsoever within co. Dublin, both inside and outside liberties, where a large multitude of the people may be present, that Thomas Butler, prior of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem in Ire., is to be present in his own person before the K. in the K.'s parliament to be held at the city of Dublin on Monday the feast of St Valentine the Martyr next [14 Feb. 1418], under pain of his life and limbs and under his allegiance and forfeiture to the K. of all that the prior can forfeit. The K. has ordained that parliament to be held at the same city on that day by assent of the K.'s beloved and faithful John Talbot of Halomshire kt [chivaler], Lt of Ire., and that of the K.'s council in the same land; and also by assent of the lords spiritual and temporal present in the K.'s council last held at the town of Naas [del Naas]. The prior is to answer then and their upon high crimes, contempts and other offences which shall be objected against him on the K.'s behalf; and furthermore is to receive that which may be ordained, determined, decided and adjudged by the K. in that parliament. And on that Monday, in the K.'s said parliament, the sheriff is to inform the K., distinctly and openly under his seal, as to the days and places of proclamation and concerning all his service in this part, returning this writ. And he is to omit nothing under pain of £1000, knowing for certain that if he acts to the contrary the K. shall take it as a grave violation of his mandate.

ORDER to assign dower to Anastasia widow of David Wogan kt.