1362-05-03, Westminster

To the sheriff of Stafford. Order to restore to Thomas le Yonge of Eccleshale clerk his lands, goods and chattels taken into the king's hand upon an indictment for housebreaking, unless he fled by reason of that charge; as Thomas was indicted at Stafford before Richard de Staff[ord] and his fellows, justices of oyer and terminer in Staffordshire, for that on Sunday the feast of the Conception in the 22nd year of the reign at Chebbeseye he with others broke the house of John Hastang knight within the park of Chebbeseye, and feloniously took therein and carried away three pairs of plates price 40s., three pairs of pauntz price 30s. and other armour of the said John price 40s., three beds price 30s. and two swans price 6s. 8d.; and after at the request of Roger late bishop of Coventre and Lichfield, the ordinary, Thomas was to him delivered by the said justices according to the benefit of clergy, and there purged his innocence of such crimes before the said ordinary, as R. now bishop has signified.