1280-11-26, Westminster

Memorandum that Adam came into chancery and acknowledged the premises, and bound him and his heirs to warranty. . 109 (?) de Lathum acknowledges that he owes to William Burnel to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. statutes made by the king and his council in co.Westmoreland. The of England, who has to guard and govern the [peace] and the wills and commands that his peace shall be common to all men are of the peace, and as to the complaints that were made to him when he was in the county of Westmerilaund, and in order to avoid the made heretofore by assemblies and congregations that the sheriff his tourn, which he makes more often in the year than is necessary, men and the reeve of every town in divers places, without the and warrant of the king, that is to say in Kendale and elsewhere in the king wills and commands that the sheriff shall henceforth one tourn and no more in the year; that is to say that in Kendale elsewhere in Westmerilaund four men and the reeve shall come from town once a year at a certain day after Easter and at a certain place, at Kirkeby in Kendale or at Kirkeby in Lounesdale, before the and coroners to do what pertains to keeping the peace in those to wit to indict outlaws, thieves, felons, evildoers, and receivers in manner as the king does elsewhere in his realm. And the wills that the other towns of Westmerilaund shall come at days in another certain place or to two certain places most conand least grievous for them. And the king wills that the statute be kept aright concerning persons indicted and other evil doers, and thieves, as it is kept elsewhere in the realm. Concerning the of grievances done to the people by serjeants by power of bailiwick and by abusing their power in the same county, the king and commands that no loyal man shall be aggrieved by attachment fine, as has been done heretofore. And if any loyal man shall be or attached or aggrieved by attachment or otherwise so that he will fine with them to avoid their malice, his neighbours who know to be good and loyal may have him under plevin until the sheriff and know by general inquisition if the serjeants have grieved him or rightly, and there shall be done concerning him what shall be by the inquisition and according to the statute. And those who maliciously aggrieved him shall be punished according to the statute. king, however, does not intend by this that the serjeants shall lose power to take and attach thieves and other notorious and known and their receivers, and those who by the testimony of approved are bound to evil deeds (mawveis). to avoid the grievances and evils that the sheriff or their serjeants done to the towns of the same county by summoning them too and otherwise travailing them to be at the delivery of prisons gaols, and by taking fines and amercements from them for such reasons at the will of the sheriffs and their serjeants, the king wills that no delivery of such prisons or gaols shall be made by the or by the serjeants without the king's writ of gaol-delivery, or writ according to what is used in the realm. king wills that henceforth the sheriff or his serjeants shall not take for delivering such prisoners, because by the taking of such fines the people have been much aggrieved and the thieves much encouraged .And moreover the king wills that when the men of the county to be amerced, the amercements shall be taxed in full county by and lawful men, as ought to be done and according to the statute, not at the will of the sheriff or his serjeants. For the rest, the king wills that women-brewers (braceresses) in that county may not for one amercement brew and sell all the year contrary to the assize and to their profit and to the damage of the people, but that they shall be punished according to the award of the county [court], as is done elsewhere in the realm. French. ([Ryley, Placita, p. 443.] Roger de Clifford acknowledges that he owes to Bartholomew de Castello 487. 15s. Od; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels. To do this he found as sureties John Tregoz, John le Estraunge, and Thomas de Chaunceus who made like recognisance. Isabella de Albiniaco, countess of Arundel, acknowledges that she has received from Richard de la Vache 800 marks, in which he was indebted to her for the custody of the lands, daughters and heiresses of Thomas Maunsel and their marriages, and for the ransom of Thomas's lands, which sum Richard acknowledged in the roll of the first year of the king, and of which he is wholly acquitted by her recognisance. Imbert de Monte Ferrandi acknowledges that he owes to Diutettus Willelmi and Hugh Pape 37/. 10s. Od.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Leicester. Robert Aguillion made acknowledgment for the same money to the same Nutus and Hugh; to be levied of his goods and chattels in Imbert s Imbertus de Monte Ferrandi acknowledges that he owes to the said Detautus and Hugh Pape 87/. 10s. Od.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Derby. Enrolment of deed of Philip de Hamme witnessing that whereas he has given to Philip Burnell, son of Sir Hugh Burnell, his messuage and land in Hamme, he appoints Bartholomew de Castello and William de Valle Torta to deliver seisin thereof to Philip. Dated at London, the eve of St. Lucy, 9 Edward. Enrolment of grant by Philip son of Philip de Hamme to the said Philip Burnel of all his tenement in Hamme, in the parish of Kyngeston: to hold of the chief lords of the fee, doing to them all services. Witnesses: Sir Robert Tybetot, Sir Hamo Hauteyn, knights; Sir John de Kyrkeby ; Sir John de Lenham, Sir John de Valle Torta, Sir William Burnell, Sir Laurence de Sancto Michaele, knights; Richard de Brademere, Henry Pykot, Hugh de Escambio, Ralph Waukelyn, Thomas de Sancto Michaele. Enrolment of grant from Simon, the king's surgeon (swrugicus), to Philip de Belvaco, his son, and to Matilda, Philip's wife, of his messuage called La Ryole in the city of London, and of 101. of yearly rent from the abbot and convent of Stratford, which messuage and rent Simon had of the king's gift: to hold to them and their heirs with all appurtenances and liberties that the king granted to Simon. Witnesses: Sir Thomas Bek, bishop of St. Davids, Sir Anthony Bek, and Sir John de Kirkeby, Sir John de Lovetot, John son of John, Hugh son of Oto, knights ; Gregory de Rokesleye, then mayor of London ; Nicholas de Wyntonia and William de Farndon, sheriffs of the same ; Henry de Coyentre, then alderman; Poncius de la More, John - epg Walter le Cornewaleys, Henry le Waleys, Henry de Gildeford, clerk.