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Membrane 16d. |
Feb. 24.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Oxford. Order, upon the petition of Bartholomew
Bozan of the fellowship of Lukes, by mainprise of Walter Southous of
London, Roger Gresleye, William Wolf of Derbyshire and Geoffrey de
Somerton of Norffolk to stay the further publication of the exigents
against him and the taking of his body, bringing this writ before the
justices of the Bench; as his petition shews that John Wyneriche
is impleading him before the said justices for an alleged debt of 37l.,
that he is put in exigents in Oxfordshire to be outlawed for that he
came not before those justices to answer, being altogether without
knowledge thereof, and that he is ready to stand to right in all things,
praying a stay; and the said Walter and the others, appearing in
person in chancery, have mainperned under a pain of 40l. to have him
before the said justices three weeks after Easter next, at which day
the writ of exigents is returnable. |
Feb. 28.
Westminster. |
Ralph de Ferrariis knight, Robert de Ferrariis knight, Nicholas de
Stafford knight, Adam Peshale, William de Chetewynd of Calvyngton
and Henry Puyse of Ruggeley to John de Beverle of Pencrich. Joint
and several recognisance for 1,000l., to be levied, in default of payment
of their lands and chattels in Staffordshire. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Feb. 18.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York. Order, upon the petition of Geoffrey Randolf
of Killum, to cause Henry Damyot, John son of Geoffrey Randolf,
Geoffrey son of Richard Randolf and Roger his brother, William de
Swale, William Redcer, Thomas Salvan 'warner,' John Baroun, Hugh
Lauraunce, William de Swathorp, John Martynnet, Henry de Crauncewyk 'tayllour,' John Tothe and Richard Randolf to come before him,
and to compel them to find mainpernors who, under a pain of 40l., will
mainpern for every one of them that they shall do or procure no
bodily hurt or harm to the petitioner, and if they shall refuse, to commit
them to prison, there to be kept in safe custody until they will willingly
so do, certifying under his seal in chancery the security so taken, and
sending again this writ; as the said petition shews that the said Henry
and the others threatened the petitioner in life and limbs, praying
the king to make provision for his safety. |
Feb. 10.
Westminster. |
To William de Ufford earl of Suffolk. Order to send under his seal
into chancery all indictments, records, processes, rolls, memoranda etc.
whatsoever before him and his fellows had which concern the office
hereinafter mentioned, with the original writs and all other things
affecting the same, also this writ, that these being viewed and examined
the king may further deal as of right ought to be done according
to the law and custom of England; as lately by letters patent the
king appointed the earl and certain other lieges his justices in Norffolk
and Suffolk to make inquisition concerning great number of alleged
extortions, oppressions, forgeries, deceits, champerties, ambidextries
maintenances, trespasses, hurts, grievances and excesses there committed against divers his subjects, and to do certain other things in the
said letters contained, and for particular causes him moving it is the
king's will to be certified touching the records, processes etc. before
them made. |
Feb. 26.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Suthampton. Order by mainprise of John Kyngesmulle, John Colyngborne the younger and Hugh Medmenham of that
county to stay the publication of the exigents against John Queyneld,
bringing this writ before the justices at Westminster at the day a
writ de judicio against him at the suit of John Alton of Froille is
returnable; as lately by that writ the king ordered the sheriff to put
the defendant in exigents from county to county until outlawed if
he should not appear, and if he should appear to take him and keep
him in prison in safe custody so as to have his body before the justices
at Westminster at a set day in that writ contained in order to answer
the plaintiff, and the defendant has prayed for a stay, shewing that
he is ready to answer and stand to right in all things; and the said
John Kyngesmulle and the others, appearing in person in chancery,
have mainperned under a pain of 100s. to have him before the said
justices at the aforesaid day. |
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The like to the sheriff of Dorset in favour of the said John Queyneld,
by the mainprise aforesaid to stay the exigents at the suit of Thomas
Marschal chaplain for a debt of 13l. |
Feb. 24.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York. Order, upon the petition of William Parchemener of Grantham and Thomas Bygot, by mainprise of Robert de
Kirkton, William de Welton, Richard de Swyneshed and Thomas de
Sireston of Lincolnshire to stay the exigents against them and the
taking of their bodies, bringing this writ before the justices of the
Bench; as their petition shews that Thomas de Frytheby is impleading
them in the king's court before the said justices for that contrary to
the ordinance they admitted to their service and retained John Mot late
in the plaintiff's service at York, who withdrew from that service
without reasonable cause and the plaintiff's licence before the term
agreed, although required to give him up, shewing that they are put in
exigents in Yorkshire to be outlawed although they are ready to answer
in that plea and to stand to right in all things, and praying for remedy;
and the said Robert and the others, appearing in person in chancery,
have mainperned under a pain of 20l. to have the defendants before the
said justices the day the writ of exigents is returnable in order to answer
as well the king as the plaintiff in the aforesaid plea. |
