1304-06-14, Stirling

Roger de Hales, coroner in Norfolk, and to Robert Hereward, of that county. Whereas Thomas de Sumerton, the elder, now was indicted for harbouring John son of Thomas de Sumertoan Stephen and Thomas, John's brothers, who were indicted of the of William son of Walter Wacy and of burglary of the church of and for goods stolen there, and who were taken and imprisoned for that reason; and the said coroner although John, and Thomas were afterwards acquitted in the king's court before de Ormesby and Fulk Baynard, justices appointed to deliver the gaol, of the said death, burglary, theft, etc., as appears by the and process of the justices, which the king has caused to come before into the king's hands the goods and chattels of Thomas, the to the value of 50/., by reason of the harbouring of John, Stephen and as if Thomas, the elder, had been convicted of some felony, and delivered the said goods and chattels, appraised at the value of 13s. 4d., as the coroner and sheriff have signified to the king, to the of West Sumerton, to answer to the king in case they ought to him: wherefore the king, considering that the goods and if they were taken into his hands solely for this reason, ought to be confiscated or in any way to pertain to him, ordered the coroner sheriff many times to cause the goods and chattels to be levied from aforesaid township, and to cause them to be delivered to Joan, late of Thomas de Sumerton, the elder, and to John son of Thomas executors of the will of the said Thomas, without any for the execution of his will, or to certify the king of the why they would not or could not execute his order in this behalf to them at another time; and they have returned that they caused 101. to be levied for the goods and chattels and have them to the executors, and that they have taken the cattle (averia) men of the township to the value of 11/., for which they have yet found buyers: the king orders them to cause the chattels to be by the oath of men of that county, and to cause them to be at such appraisement to the executors in part payment of the and chattels delivered by the coroner to the township.