1374-06-18, Westminster

To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order to tell Ralph Sooz to be before the justices at Westminster in the octaves of Michaelmas to prosecute if he will his claim against John Raulyn, Richard Raulyn, John Tounne and Cicely his wife, replevying the said defendants meanwhile by mainprise of William Boys, Ralph Clerk of Trelegen, John Bonion of Cornwall and John Grymeston of the city of London ; as the king has many times ordered the sheriff lawfully to replevy them, being by the said Ralph taken and kept it is said, unless taken by special order of the king or the chief justice, for manslaughter, the king's forest or some other cause wherefore by the custom of England they are not replevisable, or to shew cause wherefore he would not or might not execute the king's command at other times to him addressed, and the sheriff signified that he repaired to the said Ralph accordingly, who claimed the said defendants as his neifs and detained them with him, wherefore the sheriff might not replevy them, and petition is made to the king on their behalf for remedy thereupon ; and the said William and the others have mainperned in chancery under a pain of 401. to have the defendants before the said justices on the day named. Indenture tripartite made between Nicholas son of Sir James de Audelee of Heyleye of the one part, Fulk Corbet son of Sir Robert Corbet of Morton of the second part and David Hannymere of the third part, being the defeasance of two bonds in 40/. severally made to the said Nicholas by the said Fulk and David, upon condition that they or some other for them shall at Monyton upon Wye before Michaelmas next cause the said Nicholas and Elizabeth his wife to have a writing indented containing the composition made between the ancestors of the earl of Pembroke and Sir William Martyn touching the castle and lordship of Neweport in Kemmeys, all other charters of liberties and muniments (if any) in the keeping of Sir James de Audeleye which concern the same, and the charter whereby John Orchard, Roger Magot and Philip de Warwik chaplains were by the said Sir James enfeoffed of the premises, with the charter of reenfeoffment thereof made to Sir James and Isabel his wife, if any of them may be found in the keeping of the said Sir James, and in case none be there found, that the said John Orchard or his heirs shall before Michaelmas next release the premises to the said Nicholas and Elizabeth and to the heirs of the said Nicholas for ever. Dated Westminster, 15 June 48 Edward III. French.