Defeasance of a bond by Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury, Nicholas, bishop of London,...

Defeasance of a bond by Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury, Nicholas, bishop of London, Henry, bishop of Winchester, Thomas, bishop of Durham, Edward, duke of York, John, earl of Somerset, William Roos, Richard Grey, and Hugh de Burnell, knights, John Prophete, clerk, and John de Stanley, knight, to Richard Whityngton, John Chirche, John Rous, William Est and William Bowes, merchants, in 4,000l. due at Michaelmas next, on payment by the said archbishop and others of the said sum either before the feast of Candlemas next from the moneys arising from the subsidy on wools, etc. or on their delivering sufficient bonds on the same subsidy, etc., notwithstanding the letters patent made by the King, 29 April last, to the said Richard Whityngton and others for other 4,000l. lent by them to the King to be levied on the first money arising from a moiety of the subsidy belonging to him from the wools, etc. shipped in the ports of London, Kyngeston on Hull, Boston, and Gippeswick. Wiltshire and London. 17th June, Henry IV.