1334-03-08, Guildford

the sheriff of Cornwall. Whereas Master John de Maunte, dean of king's free chapel of St. Berian in Cornwall, Richard Vivien, and Hugh Nicholas, his sons, Benedict le Brun, Robert de Bodenewell, and Robert Richard, his sons, Benedict le Bray and Joan his wife, John de Maunte, Janot of Maunte, Vivian de Bodelen, Richard de Trethewy, Nicholas John Chone, William Rogeressone, John Stenere, Roger Joet, John de Maen, Ralph de Trevelly, Thomas de Eskels, Henry Bevill, Nicholas Bonty, John Jocelyn, Roger Barnes, David de Beskenall, William Certein, Henry de Caer, Robert de Pendre, Philip de Rospanal, William le Glas, John Robert, Gregory de Bossancorth, Luke Vivien, John Godefre, John Reden, Ralph Godefre, John de Kervik, Jocelin de Penros, Vivian de Penros, Master Richard de Penros, Roger de Penros, Martin Marc, are indicted for taking and carrying away certain goods and chattels of Richard de Beaupre at the town of St. Berian, Trethin, Tendraenen, and Tredeney, and for otheg trespasses, before Thomas le Ercedekne and his fellows, justices appointed to keep the peace in that county; and the king is now given to understand that the indictments were made at the procuration of the said Richard de Beaupre, pretending to be prebendary of the prebend of Trethin in the free chapel aforesaid, because there was contention between him and the dean concerning the prebend, and the said goods were sequestrated by the deantas fruits of the prebend ; wherefore the king wills that the matter shall be determined before him and not elsewhere: the king therefore orders the sheriff to release those whom he has imprisoned by reason of the premises, upon their finding mainpernors to have them before the king in fifteen days from Haster to stand to right concerning the indictments aforesaid, and to supersede the arresting of those who have not yet been taken upon their finding mainprise in like manner. The king has ordered the said Thomas to send the indictments aforesaid before him at the said day. By C.