1289-09-19, Bury St. Edmunds

To the constable of the castle of Bordeaux. Whereas the king has granted to the merchants of wine of St. Emilion and those parts that they may sell their wines in those towns and parts to merchants of England and others, to be taken to Bordeaux and not elsewhere without the king's licence, so that the merchants buying the wines shall render to the constable at Bordeaux the right custom due to the king thereon, and not at any other place, and that, after they have received from the constable his letters testifying the receipt of the custom, they may lawfully go to England with the wines: the king orders the constable to execute the premises in form aforesaid. Enrolled. And they are close. To the sheriff of Hereford (sic). Order to release William de Oke, imprisoned at Hycche, co. Hertford, for the death of Gilbert de Brochampton, Thomas son of Thomas de la More, Juliana de la More, Edith de la More, and Edith Hurtehevene, slain at Monesle, co. Hereford, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff of Hereford that Wilhlam is charged with the said deaths out of hatred and malice and not because he is guilty thereof, and William has found the king Roger Moryn, J ohn de Sweyneston, Philip de Swyneston, Thomas de Dylewe, Roger de la Thorne, Robert Overse, Walter le Whyte, John son of Adam, William in Thehale, Roger de Sweyneston, Philip de Sweyneston, and Henry de Heymeston; all of co. Hereford, who have mainperned to have him before the justices at the first assize.