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Title: Fine Roll 10 Henry VI mm.18-19 22 September 1431 Westminster

Commission to Richard Ode, John Cheseman of Kyngeston, Simon Rolf of Newdegate, John Hunte of Potenhith, John Schirle, John Hervy of Farnham, John Strodewyke of Hameldon, Stephen Balahorn of Dorkyng, John Milton of the hundred of Godle, and William Golderie of Miccham: to levy and collect from all cities, boroughs and towns, and from all secular lords of towns and other lay persons having goods and possessions, and from other both great and small in the county of Sussex, and also from ecclesiastical persons in respect of goods forthcoming from lands acquired by them since 20 Edward I, the fifteenth and tenth, payable at Martinmas next, and the third of a fifteenth and tenth, payable at Easter following, which the commonalties of the realm, of their free will and with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, granted to the king in his last parliament, especially for the defence of the realm, to wit, as great a sum as has heretofore been levied in like case, and no more, provided always that the said secular lords of towns and lay persons and have the money levied from the men themselves and answer made therefor to the commissioners; provided always that answer be made to the king for the whole sum at the terms aforesaid, so that the affairs of the realm be not delayed for failure of payment through their default. And order to dukes, earls, barons, knights, lords of towns, freemen, and the whole commonalty of the county, and to the mayors, bailiffs and commonalties of the cities, boroughs and towns, and to the sheriff of the county, to be intendant to the said commissioners; and to the sheriff to join with the commissioners in distraining those who refuse to pay.