1376-11-15, Westminster

To the sheriffs of London. Order by mainprise of John Kentwode Thomas Chelreye, William atte Wode of Berkshire and Thomas of Oxfordshire to stay the further execution of the king's writ ordering the sheriffs to cause Adam Loches knight to come them, and to compel him to find mainpernors who, under a to be by the sheriffs laid upon them for which the sheriffs would answer, would mainpern that he should do or procure no bodily hurt, harm or grievance to Cicely who was wife of John Bohun knight, her men or servants, or to her houses by burning, and if he should refuse, to commit him to Neugate prison there to be kept safe custody until he would willingly so do, and if the said Adam taken and imprisoned, order to set him free ; as that writ issued the petition of the said Cicely, averring that the said Adam her in life and limbs, her men and servants, and to burn houses ; but the said John and the others, appearing in person chancery, have mainperned. as aforesaid under a pain of 40/.