X. 5 May 1285

Edward, by the grace of God, etc., to his beloved, etc. We have learnt from the complaint of our Barons of Faversham that you, for your part, ought, in accordance with a certain composition formerly made between you and them, to find one man, at your own cost, to guard our prison there, together with a certain other man to be found for this purpose by the said Barons, to the grievous hurt of the said Barons, and contrary to the agreement aforesaid, wrongfully refuse to find, as you formerly found, any man for this purpose. We, considering that for lack of guard of this kind danger may be likely to accrue to us in the future, command you, as we have before commanded you, that you cause the aforesaid man to be provided to guard the afore said prison on your behalf, as you ought, and have been accustomed, to do according to the aforesaid agreement, and according to the tenor of the other our mandate formerly addressed to you in this behalf, so that we need not deser vedly punish your fault in this matter ; or that you show cause before us why you ought not to do so.

Witness myself, at Westminster, the fifth day of May in the thirteenth year of our reign.