Issue roll of Thomas de Brantingham, bishop of Exeter, Lord High Treasurer of England, containing payments made out of His Majesty's revenue in the 44th year of King Edward III A.D. 1370 / Translated from the original roll now remaining in the ancient Pell office, in the custody of the Right Honourable Sir John Newport, bart. By Frederick Devon.
- Great Britain. Exchequer
- Date:
- 1835
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Issue roll of Thomas de Brantingham, bishop of Exeter, Lord High Treasurer of England, containing payments made out of His Majesty's revenue in the 44th year of King Edward III A.D. 1370 / Translated from the original roll now remaining in the ancient Pell office, in the custody of the Right Honourable Sir John Newport, bart. By Frederick Devon. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![To Edward Baliol, King of Scotland, 40.?. daily, for the ex- penses of his household, until he should be otherwise provided for, 86/. [A similar payment of 140/.] To divers Messengers and Couriers sent to several parts of Eng- land, with writs under the seal of Saint George, directed to all knights of the order of Saint George, to repair to Windsor, 1/. 6,?. 8d. To Thomas Priour, valet of Philippa, Queen of England, 40 marks yearly, for bringing the pleasing intelligence to the King of the birth of Edward, Prince of Wales. To John, a canon of St. Catherine’s, the King's picture painter, 13/. 65. 8c/., for painting certain figures by the King’s command, for the chapel in Windsor Castle. [This picture was afterwards purchased by the King for 50/. Vide Roll, 39 Edward III.] To Sir John Avenel, a knight, 100/., which the King gave to the said Sir John for having rendered into the hands of the King Roland Denys, whom he took prisoner in the war in Britanny. 31 Edward III.—To Sir - Thomas de Sivynnerton, Knight, lately taken in the Scotch war, 100/., paid to him of the King’s gift, for his ransom. Payment of 16/. 3s. 4d. to John Cok, of Cherbourg, for bring- ing the first intelligence of the capture of King John and others, at Poitiers. To Philip of Navarre, a knight, 666/. 13s. 4c/. paid to him of the King’s gift, for his homage^ done to the same Lord the King. To Master John de Bolton, late chamberlain of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, for the price of 5 lasts (9,000) red herrings, price 50 marks; 2 lasts of white herrings, price 12/., with 5 marks for the carriage and freightage thereof; and for the price of 2 barrels of sturgeon, price 6/.; 1,200 stockfish, price 21/. 5s. ; 89 congers, price 13/. 10s.; 320 mulwels, price 20 marks, fur- nished for the King’s household,' 102/. 14s. 0d. To Thomas at Feryie, serjeant-at-arms of the Lord the King, dwelling at Odyham castle, to keep David de Bruys, King of Scotland, a prisoner there, 81. 10s. [Other payments for the like](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29340202_0043.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
