County: Middlesex
Code: D0539
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: RYE/7/47/1/10
Function: Letter
Right worschipfulle Sire we Certifie you that the vte Day of the monethe of Juyn̕ nowe last passed we Receyued ~~~
from̕ you ij seueralle writynges / the oon̕ beryng Date the same v t e Day of Juyn̕ and th other the xxthe day of the same monethe
And accordyng to your desires in that behalue we haue called afore vs in the kynges Courte wtyn̕ the Jnnez Chambre of the
Guyhald of the Citie of london̕ our Cociteȝeins Richard Capon̕ Stokffishemonger & oon̕ John Russelle
And as touchyng the vij li xiijs xj d whiche your Combaron̕ Thomas Adam̕ claymethe of the seid Richard Capon̕ The same
Richard confessyng afore vs the seid duetie hathe paied and delyuered in-to the seid Courte the seid vij li xiij s xj d whiche
remaynethe there to th use of your seid Combaron̕ abidyng a sufficient discharge for payment of the same And as for
the Damages susteyned in that behalue by your seid Combaron̕ we thynk he ought none to haue For as moche as the seid
money was neuer Requyred of the seid Capon̕ by your seid Combaron̕ whiche was alweies redy to pay the same if he at
eny tyme hadde therunto be requyred And as touchyng the [...] ij s whiche your seid Combaron̕ claymethe of our seid
Cocitesein̕ John Russelle The same John therof by vs [...] Requyred / vtterly denyethe eny suche money by
hym̕ to be due or eny parcelle therof And for his Answere in that [...] he hathe brought in-to the seid Courte a bille in
maner of a plee vnder the fourme of the wordes ensuyng that is to [...] And the foreseid John Russelle in his propre
persone defendethe the wordes & dette of the foresaid Thomas Adam̕ and saithe that he owt not the seid iij li ij s nor eny
parcelle therof vnto the foreseid Thomas Adam̕ in maner & fourme as the seid Thomas Adam̕ hathe supposed and that the
seid John Russelle is redy to defende by his lawe as a Freeman̕ of the Citie of london̕ after the Custome of the same Citie
to be doon̕ By whoos answere & further examynacion̕ therupon̕ hadde we can̕ not perceyue that the seid iij li ijs nor
eny parcelle therof shuld in enywise be due As your seid Combaron̕ hathe alledged And where we perceyue by your lres
dated the viijte Day of this instaunt monethe of July that ye haue caused John Benyngton̕ & henr̕ Arnest of london̕
beyng our Cociteseins to be attached by wey of wetherna̕ at the sute of your seid Combaron̕ for the seid ij seueralle duetes
We thynk that the seid attachementes may in no wise by ordre of the lawe be iustified For as moche as your lres of processe
were not duely delyuered as we haue afore declared ij delyuered on̕ oon̕ day and the oon̕ beryng date xv daies afore
the other And also the supposed condempnacion̕ ayenst the seid John Russelle our Cocitezein is clerely voide For that
that in your lres of processe is made mencion̕ that the seid iij li ij s shuld be due & owyng by oon̕ John Russelle
yermonger And by alle the serche that we haue made we fynde no suche wtyn̕ the Citie But we haue founde
John Russelle Skynner whiche hathe made Aunswere as is aforeseid And also the Conveyers & bryngers of
your writynges were requyred wt good maner to tary & haue conuenyent aunswers therof ayen̕ wt theym̕ whiche
aunswerd & seide they wold not tary / but shortly so departed Wherfore the premysses wele & Deliberatly considred
we desire yon to suffer our seid Cocitezeins B∧enyngton̕ & Arnest to departe oute of prison̕ and to be at large & at their
libertie So that they be no further hyndred in their̕ viage leste that the lawe be attempted ayenst you or other your
Combarons for the wrongfulle vexacion̕ of our seid Cocitezeins Benyngton̕ & Arnest thus troubled to their̕ greate
Damage & losse ∧ for̕ vij li xiij s xj d alweyes redy to be paied And for iij li ijs wherof by alle that we can̕ perceyue
is neuer a peny due Neuerthelesse if your seid Combaron̕ wille resorte vnto vs & pleynly declare & prove the seid
iij li ij s to be due by the seid Russelle Skynner we shalle mynystre to hym̕ Justice accordyng to the lawes of the
seid Citie and also to other your Combarons whiche hereafter shalle sue to vs in their̕ reasonable Requestes And
moche the rather if ye accordyngly entreate our Cociteȝeins And so god preserue you Written̕ at london̕ vnder
the Seale of th office of Mairaltie of the same Citie the xthe Day of the monethe of July The viijte yere
of the Reigne of our soueraign̕ lord kyng henry the Eight /
[signed: By your lovyng Frendes the Maire &
Aldremen̕ of the Citie of london̕]
To the worshipfulle Maire and
Jurates of the Town̕ & porte of Rye