1357-08-11, Henry Westminster

To the keeper of the islands of Gernesey, Jereseye, Serk and Aurneye oy to him who supplies his place, and to the bailiff and jurats of the island of Gerneseye for the time being. Order to supersede until further order all processes against those indicted for the death of William le Fevere of Gerneseye and certain other crimes in that island, whether at the suit of Nicholaa late William's wife, or otherwise, and not to intermeddle in the meantime with the plaints, indictments and processes thereupon; as Reynold de Cartret, knight, Philip de Cartret, John de Garriz, Richard de Sancto Martino, Ralph le Emperere, John de la Houge and Denis Fabri and other . 373 friends of the island of Jereseie have shown the king that although at when they went with Thomas de Langhurst, supplying the place de Holond, supplying the place of Thomas de Holond, keeper of the to the island of Gerneseye, to besiege the castle of Cornet there, had been taken and occupied by the king's enemies, and recovered those enemies by the help of God, William was slain as a traitor an adherent of those enemies, by the common assent of the armed and others there present, yet many of them are indicted for William's as if he had been at the king's allegiance, and Nicholaa and her are suing against them in the king's court in that island, wherethey have prayed the king to provide a remedy; and in consideration action in recovering the said castle, and because Thomas de has testified before the king and his council that William was at the time of his death, the king has reserved to his own hand and processes concerning that death and other crimes committed island at the time of the said conflict. By K. and C.