Also the plees in the eschequer ceased, and the shiriffes staied from executing their office.
The king herevpon sent his letters patents vnto the shiriffes of all the counties of this realme, commanding them to see the ordinances and liberties which he granted and confirmed, to be diligentlie obserued.
And to see the same accomplished, writs were directed vnto the shiriffes of the counties, bearing date from Lincolne the 27 of Nouember.
The same yeare also, the citizens of London made such suit vnto the king, that he granted vnto them by his letters patents, licence to choose to themselues a maior, and two shiriffes euerie yeare.
The king at the same time ordeined also, that the English lawes should be vsed in that land, and appointed shiriffes and other officers to haue the order of the countrie, to rule the same according to the English ordinances.
The king aduertised of these mischances, wrote to the shiriffes of Summersetshire, and Deuonshire, that if they might by anie meanes take the lord Stafford of Southwike, they should without delaie put him to death.
Also this yeare Richard Rawson one of theshiriffes of London, caused to be builded one house in the church yard of S.
In this yeare Iohn Persiuall, one of the maior of Londons officers, and his caruer, was chosen one of the shiriffes of London.
Yee shall therefore vnderstand, that diuerse of those, against whome exigents were awarded, came in, and yeelded their bodies to the shiriffes prison, before they were called on the fift countie daie.
Sidenote: Why theshiriffes of all shires were sent for to the court.
The maior & shiriffes of London sent for to Windsore to the king, & there imprisoned.
Item, the same king put out diuerse shiriffes lawfullie elected, and put in their roomes diuerse other of his owne, subuerting the law, contrarie to his oth and honor.
Item, for to serue his purpose, he would suffer the shiriffes of the shire to remaine aboue one yeare or two.
When he had thus ended, all the shiriffes and other officers were put in their authorities againe, to exercise the same as before, which they could not doo whilest the kings roiall throne was void.
Item, the shiriffes and vndershiriffes let to farme their offices and bailiwickes, taking great suertie therefore, the which causeth extortions doone by them and by their bailiffes to the people.
Sidenote: The maior, shiriffes and aldermen, resisted and abused in a fraie neere Clerkenwell.
The writ was dated at Tutburie the eleuenth of March, and the like writs were directed and sent foorth to all other shiriffes through the realme, and likewise to the bishop of Durham, and to the iustice of Chester.
Sidenote: Prince Edward appointeth the maior and shiriffes of London.
At the same time also, there was fiue marks set on euerieshiriffes head for a fine, bicause they had not distreined euerie person that might dispend 15 pounds land, to receiue the order of knighthood, as was to the same shiriffes commanded.
Sidenote: The lord maior and shiriffes of London discharged.
There were some shiriffes and bailiffes also, which by the kings commandement were arrested and put in prison, and diuerse of all sorts did keepe themselues out of the waie, and would not as yet be found.
About the same time the king remooued all such shiriffes as were either preests or strangers, and in their places appointed knights to be shiriffes, that were of the same countrie were their offices laie.
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