Sir L. Merbury, Knt., his Chancellor, without providing in his patent any daily fees for the support and finding of the clerks of said Court, servants, horses, and other customs, which it was necessary he should maintain in the said office, it was agreed and ordained that he should receive 6s. 8d. a day, from Monday, 7 December last, the day he was sworn.—Idem, No. 16.
Richard Talbot, Abp. of Dublin,—patent, Westminster, May 19, 1423.—Fee £40.—Sworn 13 July, in his chamber in St. Sepulchre's palace, before the Privy Council.—Whereas on Tuesday, 13 July, upon consideration had by the Lord Justice and Council, at the palace of St. Sepulchre, near Dublin, that the King, on 19 May, by letters patent under the Great Seal of England, by advice and assent of his Great Council, had appointed the Abp. to be Chancellor of Ireland during pleasure, with the ancient fees, but no mention being made in the said patent what fees he should daily receive the King, as well for the support and maintenance of the clerks of the Chancery, his men-servants and horses, as other charges and customs incumbent on him as Chancellor, it was agreed and ordained that he should receive 10s. a day wages, from the said 13 July, the day he was sworn, whilst he should continue to be Chancellor, out of the revenues of Ireland.—B.T. 1 Hen. VI. 1a pars f. Roll. No. 28. and 2a pars f. No. 32. also Rot Cl. 5 Hen, VI. f. R. 3.
