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To William son of Richard, sheriff of London and the barons, bailiffs Kenilworth. and whole commonalty of the city. Whereas of the fine of 20,000 marks which they made to have the king's good will, it was provided by the king's council and their council (de concilia nostro et vestro) that 30,000 pounds of Tours should be paid by them to the king of France and 10,000 pounds of Tours have not yet been paid to Mm; the king has granted the said 10,000 pounds of Tours to Edward his son on condition that if the king of France wishes to have this sum at Michaelmas next, then the said Edward shall pay it to him for the king and them.
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The king therefore commands them to pay the said money to the said
Edward without delay, knowing that if they do not, he* will take their
town into his hands. He has also given power to the said William
to distrain them to make the said payment, and when they have
made the payment the Mag will cause them to have a quittance by his
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