1298-06-26, Alnwick

To the sheriffs of London. It is shown to the king on behalf of Wiliam de Weston, chaplain, that whereas he was taken and imprisoned in Neugate by the king's writ at the prosecution of John le Lunge, who lately alleged in chancery by the oath (/idem) that he took therein that William was the receiver of his money, and that he had no lands whereby he could be distrained to render an account to him, and it was afterwards shown to the king on William's behalf that the writ had been sued out by John improperly (ineptc) and to the deception of the king's court, because William has lands whereby he can be distrained to render an account to him if for any reason he ought to render one to him ; for which reason the king ordered the sheriffs by his writ to place John by security and safe pledges to be before the king in three weeks from EHaster last to answer to him for the deception aforesaid and to William for the damages sustained by him by reason of the attachment aforesaid; and the sheriffs, although William frequently offered before them to find sufficient security to answer to John for the said account, cause William by the procurement of John to be kept continuously in prison, so that he is unable to prosecute his suit . for the deception aforesaid against John in the king's court: as Nicholas ; son of Roger de Burton, clerk, Robert son of Hugh de Mickelfeld, of co. York, Simon son of William de Thorp of co. Lincoln, and Richard son 3 of Richard de Hanred of co. Essex, have mainperned before the king in chancery to have William before the mayor of that city and the sheriffs j in the king's husting of that city to render his account to John, if he be bound to do so, the king orders the sheriffs to cause William to be delivered from that prison without delay by the mainprise aforesaid. J Assignment of dower to Roesia, late the wife of Roger de Moubray, : tenant in chief, from the lands that belonged to him beyond Trent, made by Malcolm de Harleye, late escheator beyond Trent, in the presence of Hugh de Opavene, attorney of the earl of Cornwall, and of Brother William de Weleford and Gilbert de Molton, her attorneys appointed by her letters patent to receive her dower. There are assigned to her a third of eighteen bovates of land of ancient demesne in the manor of Eppeworth, which [are] extended at 30s. yearly ; a third of six bovates of land of an assart in the same manor, which [is] extended at 12s. yearly ; a third of 81 acres of meadow in the same manor, which is extended at 18s. 6d. yearly; a windmill at Whethale, in the same manor, which is extended at 18s. 4d.; the wood of Mechelwode in the same manor, which is extended at 8s. yearly ; a third of all the fishery in the manor, which is extended at 2s. 2ad. yearly; a third of all the rabbit-warren (coninggere) in the same manor, which is extended at 134d. yearly ; a third of the issues of the pleas and perquisites of the court of Kppeworth, which is extended at 18s. 4d. yearly ; the towns of Ouston and of Ferie with the hamlets of Gunthorp and Gideskarth, which are extended at 141. 6s. 94d. yearly ; and 138/. 18s. 9d. yearly of land in Haxeye: rendering to the sheriff's aid 2s. 8d. yearly and for the maintenance of a keeper of the wood 33s. 4d. yearly. . 215 de Bradeford, clerk, acknowledges that he owes to Robert de clerk, 100s.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands chattels in cos. Wilts and Berks. _ Cancelled on payment. MEMBRANE 7d.