1274-08-26, Windsor

the keeper of the prison of Flete. It has been shewn to the king on of John de Whytewell, John Lance, Stephen le Keu, and Walter that whereas Thomas de Bek appealed them before the justices at of the death of Philip de Hakefeud, and they placed themselves a jury (patriam) before the justices in this behalf, wherefore they adjudged to prison by the consideration of the king's court, and are there, William de Bek, coming to the king to parts beyond in the order to the justices of the Bench, which follows next. sea on behalf of Thomas, surreptitiously sued out the king's writ under the great seal that the appeal should be respited until the king's arrival in England, and now the king being in England, Thomas seeks a pretext whereby the appeal may not be prosecuted against the said John, John, Stephen and Walter, so that they may be detained maliciously in prison to their confusion, and so that they may not be released according to the law and custom of the realm; as William Belet, William de Saham, Robert le Blund, William de Boyton, Walter.son of Walter de Torp, and William de Wytewell of co, Norfolk, Nicholas Herlewyn of co. Buckingham, Thomas de Paumeswrth of co. Cambridge, Hugh de Ja Batayle, Ralph de Porleye, and William de Porleye of co. Berks have mainperned to have the said John, John, Stephen and Walter before the justices at Westminster in fifteen days from Michaelmas, wherefore the king has ordered the justices to cause lawful men of co. Norfolk to come before them on that day, by whom the truth of the matter may be best known and inquired, the king orders the keeper to cause the said John, John, Stephen and Walter to be released from prison in the meantime by the mainprise aforesaid. By Robert Burnel and Anthony Bek. To Master Roger de Seyton and his fellows, justices of the Bench.