1277-02-07, Woodstock

Order to permit R. bishop of Wells to assart up to 60 acres, [measured] by the forest perch, of of Ceddre and Axebrigg, and to hold to him and his successors into cultivation, as the king has granted that the bishop and may assart and bring into culture 60 acres as above where it done for the greatest advantage of the bishop and the least damage provided that the bishop enclose them with a little ditch and a according to the assize of the Forest. barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king learns by inquisition them that William de Bozale, who was the late king's sheriff in in the 48th and 49th year of his reign, received nothing and was to receive anything from the issues of the county for the last of the 48th year because Robert de Nevill, who was the last sheriff would not deliver to him the rolls or writs or anything else the office, so that William could not then execute the office of that William received about 40/. of the issues of the county 49th year, and that he was unable to receive more, because he by reason of the disturbance then existing in the realm by Eyvill, John de Vescy, Ralph de Handesacre, and Thomas de who received the remainder of the issues of the county for that have not yet answered to the king for the same: the king orders not to charge William beyond the said 40/. in his account at the for the issues of the county for the said time, and to discharge anything in excess of that sum with which they may have charged that John de Eyvill, John de Vescy, Robert and Thomas be with the residue of the county for the time aforesaid. de Strangerwath and Adam his brother, imprisoned at Appelby of Richard Dilli, wherewith they are charged, have letters to of Westmoreland to bail them. treasurer and barons of the exchequer.