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March 10.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order, upon the petition of William
Fabel, to stay the exigents against the said William and the taking
of his body by the mainprise of William Grys of Essex and Clement
de Lenne of London 'draper,' bringing this writ before the justices of
the Bench on the day the writ de judicio is returnable; as his petition
shews that Robert Marny knight is impleading him before the said
justices for a debt of 4l. 19s., that by writ de judicio he was put in
exigents in the husting of London for that he came not before them to
answer the said Robert, and that he is ready so to answer and to stand
to right in all things; and the said William Grys and Clement have
mainperned in chancery under a pain of 20l. to have him before the
said justices on the day aforesaid. |
April 3.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Wiltes. Order, upon the petition of Ralph Colles
and Nicholas Abbot, to stay the exigents against them and the taking
of their bodies by the mainprise of Richard Wolhampton and William
North of the said county, bringing this writ before the justices of the
Bench on the day the writ of exigents is returnable; as their petition
shews that William Beneyt is impleading them before the said justices
for an alleged trespass, and that though they are ready to answer him and
to stand to right in all things, they are put in exigents to be outlawed
for that the sheriff of malice returned before the said justices that
they were not found in his bailiwick nor had aught therein, and for
that they came not before the said justices to answer, praying for
remedy; and they have found in chancery the said Richard and
William North, who have mainperned body for body to have them
before the said justices on the day aforesaid. |
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To the same. Like order, mutatis mutandis, upon the petition of
Ralph Colles and Thomas Brewe, who are impleaded by John Duyn
for an alleged trespass, and have found the same mainpernors. |
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Membrane 21d. |
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Indenture made between John Devenyssh skinner and 'Ede' Purchas
of London draper of the one part and Walter de Clopton, Nicholas
Bledewyne and Richard Brice of the other part, being a grant to
the said Walter, Nicholas and Richard that they shall take and have all
the profits of the lands and rents of Sir Eustace Dabrichecourt knight
in Devonshire, 'Hamptesshire,' Somerset and Gloucestershire as fully as
the said John and 'Ede' have execution thereof by virtue of a statute
merchant of the staple whereby Sir Eustace is bound to them in
316l. 4s., rendering to the said John and 'Ede' within two years
in the said John's house in the parish of Allhallows in the Roperle
London the sums following, to wit one moiety of the said sum the
first year at Whitsuntide and All Saints by even portions, and the
other moiety thereof the second year at the same feasts by even
portions; and in respect of damages for withholding the said sum
beyond the day of payment and their costs at divers times in divers
counties incurred or yet to be incurred in the business, the parties to
the said statute shall be at the award of the bishop of Winchester
the chancellor [and] of the earl of Arundell in case they will arbitrate,
or of Sir Robert de Thorp and Sir Thomas de Lodelowe if they will
arbitrate, or of Walter de Clopton and Walter de Perle within two
years from this date, and in case they will not the said parties will
go to law, the said John and 'Ede' reserving power to them and
their executors again to enter and hold the said lands and rents until
recompense be made them for any default. Be it remembered that
the said John and 'Ede' then had no profit thereof, nor seisin or
execution, save seven days before this date. Dated London, 24 March
42 Edward III. French. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment by the said John and 'Ede,'
Walter and Nicholas, in the chancery at London, 25 March. |
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Charter of Walter fitz Wauter lord of Wodeham, giving with
warranty to Thomas bishop of Norwich, Master William de Blyth
archdeacon of Norffolk, Robert Kelby parson of Hemmyngesby, John
de Wyllyngham parson of Great Teye and John de Kyngesfold, their
heirs and assigns, his manors of Lexden, Cage and Carykesheth
co. Essex, his inn and rent in London, all his purparty of the manors of
Thrustonton co. Suffolk, Multon and Flete which was of Thomas
fitz Wauter his uncle, and of the manors of Beausolas and Skyrbek
co. Lincoln. Witnesses: Edmund de Thorp, Richard de Schelton,
Robert de Ilketelishale knights, Stephen Payoun, Thomas Goodwyne,
Richard de Upston, Simon Warenner, John Brysyngham, Robert
Bolour, Richard Whyte. Dated Hemenhale, 1 March 42 Edward III. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment in the chancery at the priory
of St. Mary Suthwerk, 17 March. |
March 15.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Bukingham. Order to stay the publication of
the exigents against John Middelton and the taking of his body by
the mainprise of Roger Dore, Walter Leycestre, John Rouland and
William Bettenham of Middlesex, bringing this writ before the king
on the day the writ of exigents is returnable; as the king has learned
that John Chilterne, the said John Middelton, William Latre and
William Barham are put in exigents in Bukinghamshire to be outlawed for that they came not before the king concerning their ransom
for not having John de Miriden and Margery his wife before the king
in his court at the day appointed as they mainperned to do; and now
the said John de Middelton has prayed the king to stay the publication as aforesaid, inasmuch as he is ready to content the king for his
ransom in that behalf and to stand to right in all things; and the
said Roger, Walter, John Rouland and William Bettenham, appearing
in person in chancery, have mainperned under a pain of 10 marks to
have him before the king at the day above mentioned. |
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William de Barham, put in exigents in Bukinghamshire for the
same cause, has the like writ by mainprise of William Larke and
Thomas Merhyth under a pain of 10 marks. |
March 24.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to cause proclamation
to be made in the city and suburbs of London, that all merchants,
vintners and others cause their wines for sale to be forthwith gauged
under pain of forfeiture thereof, making diligent search touching the
matter, causing all wines found exposed for sale and not gauged after
the proclamation to be taken as forfeit into the king's hand according
to the statutes, causing to be taken and imprisoned until further order
all those who shall make debate or resistance and will not suffer
their wines for sale to be gauged, and certifying under seal in chancery
from time to time the wines so arrested, the price, description and
owners thereof; as in the statute published at Westminster in the
27th year of the reign it is contained (inter alia) that all red wines
and white brought for sale to the realm of England or the lands of
Ireland and Wales shall be well and truly gauged by the king's gauger
or his deputy, so that if any man shall make hindrance or debate
hereupon, not willing to suffer his wines to be gauged, he shall forfeit
the same, be punished by imprisonment, and be ransomed at the
king's will, and if the tun or pipe of wine for sale shall contain less than
it ought according to the assize, the price of so much as shall so be
lacking shall be allowed and subtracted in the payment thereof
according to the price of such tun or pipe; and in another statute
published in the 31st year it is contained that if any man shall sell to
any a tun or pipe of wine not gauged, the seller shall forfeit that wine
to the king or the value thereof; and now the king is informed that
certain merchants, as well vintners of the city of London as others,
seeking excessive and unlawful gain, are causing great number of
tuns and pipes of wine not gauged to be lodged without the knowledge
of the king's gauger, and have long been selling and do daily sell the
same to nobles and others as if they contained a right prise, though
they do not but greatly lack, taking for them the full price, in contempt
of the king, to the hurt and deceit of the people, the loss and prejudice
of the gauger, and contrary to the statutes. |
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