Close Rolls, Richard II: January 1381 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 1, 1377-1381. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1914.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: January 1381', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 1, 1377-1381, (London, 1914) pp. 484. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol1/p484 [accessed 20 April 2024]

January 1381



Jan. 2. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order, if John Precy late the king's prover in Neugate gaol refused further to prosecute his appeal against Peter Camele of Somerset there imprisoned for harbouring him and for certain robberies by them committed together, and if as the said Peter avers the said prover craving benefit of clergy was after death delivered for chastisement to the ordinary, and if the said Peter be not a notorious thief, by mainprise of John Went 'brewere,' Roger Pycard 'taillour,' John Clerk 'paternoster,' John Cantebrugge 'smyth' of London, Roger Phippayn and John Frome of Somerset to set him free, according to the statute of Westminster concerning the release of those so appealed after the death of the provers; as he has shewn the king that the sheriffs have deferred so to do although many times he has offered mainpernors, and John Went and the others have mainperned body for body and under a pain of 100l. to have him before the justices at the next day for delivery of the said gaol.