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Bond by the Mayor and Corporation of Faversham are to repay Sir Walter de Langton, Keeper of the Wardrobe of King Edward I, upon demand, the sum of 24 marks, which he has advanced to them ‘for the expedition of certain arduous negotiations touching us and our corporation’.
To all who will either see or hear these present letters the mayor and commonality of Faversham send greeting in the Lord. Know ye that we have received from Master Walter Langeton, keeper of the wardrobe of our lord Edward son of the glorious King Henry King of England, for the expedition of certain arduous negotiations which we and our commonality have conducted, twenty-four marks of sterling paid of his own free will. And for this we bind our heirs and executors in the lands, tenements and all the goods and chattels of our aforesaid commonality to the distraint and restraint of the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and of the marshals and of any other minister of our aforesaid lord king. In witness whereof the seal of our aforesaid commonality is appended to these present letters. Given at Canterbury on Saturday the Eve of Pentecost in the year of our Lord one thousand two hundred and ninety-five.
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