Letter to the Constable of Bristol

Transcript

Rex constab[ularius] Bristol’ etc. P[re]cipim[us] ti[bi] quod stati visis litt[er]is istis salvo et sub bo[n]a custodia mittatis Isaac fil. Jurneti ad Turri Lond’ et ibi ip[su]m G. fil. Pet[ri] Justic[iario] n[ost[ro v[e]l constab[ularius] suo lib[er]ari facias. P[rae]cipim[us] aut[em] ip[s]i Justic[iarius] q[uo]d illu[m] recipe faciat cu[m] illuc ven[er]it […] Teste me ip[s]o ap[u]d Dorc’ xxvj. die Jul[ii].

Translation

The king to the constable of Bristol etc. We order that you […] safely and under good custody, send Isaac son of Jurnet to the Tower of London and there he be delivered to G. son of Peter, justice, or our constable. We also order that the justice should record when he arrives […] With myself as witness at Dorchester on 26th July.