1361-02-06, Westminster

To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Philip de Nevill and the men and tenants of the town of Enderby by their petito the king and council in the present parliament presented shown that, whereas William Rowelle of Enderby was outlawed, his goods and chattels appraised at 201., for that he did not come Simon Pakeman and Richard de Gaddesby and their fellows appointed to keep the peace and justices of oyer and terminer in to answer touching certain felonies whereof he was (it is said), and although William was the neif of Philip, and before the said felony Philip had seized his goods and chattels his hand, the treasurer and barons are proposing to levy 201. Philip and the said township for that in the estreats of those justices to the king it is contained that the goods and chattels of William so appraised and that Philip and the township aforesaid ought answer to the king for the same, whereupon they have prayed the , 163 for remedy: order, if it may appear that William was the neif Philip, that Philip having no knowledge of the felony without fraud covin to defraud the king thereof seized the goods as aforesaid, that William had none other on the day of the felony, to stay demand they are making by summons of the exchequer as well Philip as the said township for the 201. or the chattels aforesaid, to discharge them thereof, the said estreats notwithstanding, any distraint made. By K. and pet. of parl. [Ancient Petitions 8485.