June 35, Inquisition

Commission to Richard de Middelton, to enquire by a jury of whether Hugh Galun killed Margery daughter of Roger de by misadventure or feloniously. Westminster. 17 February III. [1269.] taken at Morpath, Tuesday St. Gregory's day 53 Henry IIT 1269] : On Monday before St. Luke 52 Henry III [15 October Margery being in Hugh's service at Thyrwhyt had been baking oaton a griddle (furniaverat panem avenosum super craticulam qui vocatur and there came a calf of Hugh's which had learned to steal and eat and tried to get some. Hugh, being in the house, took up some (tanellas) and threw them at the calf, which was between him and The tongs hit the calf on the back, and then went over its back ultra spinam dorsi) and struck Margery on the head, wounding She survived ten days, and received the sacraments and then died. was no quarrel between Hugh and Margery, nor did he intend to hit but the calf. Hugh killed Margery by the greatest misadventure, feloniously nor of malice aforethought. C. Ing. Misc. File 15. (25.) Commission to John de Oketon to enquire by a jury of Leicesterwhether Geoffrey de Birstal killed Roger de Birstal in self-defence. 3 November 55 Henry III. [1270.] By K. at the instance of le Wa... taken at Leycestr ? the morrow of St. Katherine [26 : Roger and Geoffrey quarrelled about the stubble, which bought, of two strips (selionibus) in the fields of Birstal; so Roger Geoffrey in the latter's house, and drew his knife (knipulum) to But Geoffrey went out into his court (curia) and stayed till Roger and then went back to the house; Roger came back and again Geoffrey with a knife, and Geoffrey went out of the house and tried towards the town (villam), but Roger outran (percucurrit) him and (inangulavit) him between his own house and a neighbour s beside And Geoffrey had no weapon in his hand, but caught hold of a was hanging over a small house and struck Roger in self-defence right side of the head ;. whereof he died in eight days. Verdict. Geotirey Roger in self-defence. C. Ing. Misc. File 16. (27.) Commission to Robert Fulton to enquire by a jury of Kent whether le Wandeis killed Robert de Repeton in self-defence. Westminster 56 Henry III. [1272.] C. Ing. Misc. File 17. (19.) Inquisition taken at Huntingdon, St. John Baptist s day III [24 June 1272], before R. de Seyton and his companions justices by twelve jurors of the hundred of Histingston: Stephen de and Adam his brother quarrelied in the house of William le of St. Ives, and Stephen struck Adam with his fist (pingnu) on the and afterwards with a stick . . . [Adam wounded Stephen] in the and thus killed him in self-defence. C. Ing. Misc. File 17. (20.) Commission to Adam de Greynvill to enquire by a jury of Wilts, Henry de Northwod killed Walter de Urty of Marleberge in self- Waltham. 25 July 56 Henry III. [1272.] C. Ing. Misc. File 17. (21.) SUPPLEMENT. 575 Commission to Master Richard de Stanes to enquire by a jury whether Henry son of Thomas de Offington killed John Wynd of in self-defence. Westminster. 13 August 56 Henry III. [1272.] ipsum Regem preceptum fuit istud fratri J. de Derlington et per ipsum C. Ing. Misc. File 17, (22.) Inquisition taken on Monday after the Exaltation of Holy Cross III as to the value of the waste of the lands, tenements, goods of Roger . . . of Fareburn , which he forfeited by killing Alan and whether the king may grant them to whom he will : of the land is worth 27s. 4d. The chattels : 24 acres of [wheat] . . .; of oats at 2s. 6d. the acre ; 5 oxen, 4cows ...; .. . draught horses ...; 80 sheep at 8d.; Hay .. . wood value half a mark... The king can give it to whom he will without wrong to any C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (31.) Inquisition : Who took from Geoffrey de Buketon the goods sold by certain merchants of Norway. Red dwelling at Fyvele had 5 ells of burnet and 2 ells of russet of Fyvele and his companions unknown 40 ox-hides and John son of Adam le Wyte 10 ox-hides; William Swan of 2 goat-skins ; Stephen de Burton dwelling in Grendale 6 hides tabar of Kamelot ; Roger son of Robert Shepherd (pastoris) of lutre ; Brother Mauger of Fyvele 1 chest full of grey-work ; Henry Godnese had a chest, contents unknown, but thought to be (gris ) ; Johnson of Ralph de Hundmanby had several hides, number ; John son of John Freman one gold ring, weighing 13dwt. ; Thomas 2 ox-hides; Daniel de Ryghton 5 ox-hides. Seal tags marked names of jurors. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (32.) Inquisition [by a jury of Elloe Wapentake, co. Lincoln] : de Weston, clerk, Thomas son of William Chamberlain (camerarii) of Simon goldsmith (awrifaber) of the same, Robert son of Ralph son of Flete, John son of Robert Yol of Spalding, John Lene of the and Walram Ent of the same came to the house of Walter .. . and his mother at Wysebeck and took, beat and ill-treated their servant took and carried off their chattels. And Richard son of Ralph de guilty of consenting to the fact. Tags for seals ; mutilated. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (33.) Inquisition on the death of Richard son of Hugh de Wlvereton townships of Wlvereton, Eton, Tycleworpin, and Horton : On Sunday St. John Baptist 5 E[dward I (20 June 1277)] John son of Thomas William Kaverenle, Adam son of Roger de Walle, and Roger of Legh were at the tavern (ad tabernam), drinking together, in of William the miller; and the said Richard, Roger his brother, the reeve of Ticleworpin, Richard the clerk, his son, W illiam his Adam Walter of Ticleworpin, Roger Budell , Adam Ruling of Stretton, son of the carver (celt lator ) of Staneweye were in the same town tavern. And the latter went out into the street and when they came grange they began to fight (ad certandum). And so Richard went into SUPPLEMENT. grange and came upon John and the others amongst whom he received a of which he died. a transcript of a coroner s inquisition sent in on certiorari.] C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (34.) Inquisition : John le Waleys of Briwham and John de Wyk of Philip de Wyk with other strangers unknown broke the park of John Ves . . . [which he] has in his keeping by the king's commission and and took away game (feras). (Mudtilated.) C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (35.) Inquisition : The jurors know nobody guilty of breaking the of John de Vescy, either of Dunsterre or of Cherletone Masscegros, he holds by the king's commission ; nor do they know any persons who hunted or taken deer in those parks without John's leave. C. Ing. Misc. File 18. (36.) Inquisition : John Trulluk of Werewell, Peter le Noreis, man Thomas la Waite, steward of the abbess of Werewell and a boy (garcio) took and carried off the swans of Warin de Bassingburn from his in Berthon. C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (31.) Inquisition : Alice late the wife of Solomon . . . Stephen son Beatrice, Robert de Burewell and ....a his wife, Joan, Isabel and daughters and heirs of Solomon raised hue and cry against the prior convent of Ely because, by their orders, Stephen marshal (marescallus), de Wisebech, Alan de Wyneston, and about a hundred men with them, to Sorame and forcibly ejected them from their houses and land there, down their houses and carried off their crops. And Alice, Stephen, the rest followed them to Ely, and many of the county (patria) came to the king's peace, and followed the hue-and-ery (i/ud) through the midst town of Ely as far as the great gate of the priory. And Eustace Duning seen among them at the gate but no assault was made or damage done him or any other. Eustace was at that time charged with a robbery at house of Roger the king's tailor (cissoris), but was not suspected malecredebatur). On the day mentioned he ate in the priory and was taken the night at the house of Hugh de Camrea in Ely ; he has not since been in the town. Roger Martin (?) and William de Santon were at Lenn the day mentioned and were not suspected of the robbery or anything One Jocelin (Gocelin ?) a groom (garcifer) who followed with the others some small stones in his bosom and cast two or three of them at the gate his own accord without orders, but no roof was broken in nor damage ; To the king's council from the sheriff of Cambridge, for the and convent of Ely. Much faded. C. Ing. Mise. File 19. (32.) Inquisition by Sirs William de Calthorp , Roger de Sancto Martino, de Walsingham and Richard Curlu, knights and eighteen others : (Lemannus) vicar of Westbarsham, Adam de Pattesle, his servant, Margaret Blere took and carried away the goods of Richard Schlopere to the value of 5s. Also the said Leman, Hamond de Pattesle brother, Robert his clerk, John son of the parson of Reynham, SUPPLEMENT. 577 Semere, dwelling at Stanfeld, Adam Silke of Holkam, Gilbert his brother, son of Simon de Burgo of Rudham, Walter Kunit of the same, and vicar of Houton came to the house of Gilbert Aynmila in Holkam and carried away his goods to the value of 200 marks. Also Leman, Adam broke the houses of Godwin Wake, John le Roe and Walter le and took and carried away their goods to the value of 60s. Tags -C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (33.) Inquisition : John Raynild of Schelphanger, . . . Robert Darlarke, son of Ralph le Lonerd of the same on Sunday before All Saints the park of Richard de Boylund at Brisingham [with the of Peter de Hoo, broke the park and let the hounds run at the worried (strangulaverunt) a sheep (multonem) in the park, and then [with the hounds], they did no other damage. Peter knew nothing (Mutilated.) C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (34.) Inquisition : Nicholas de Waltham rector of the church of Little with John de Normandye in Great Bures (Bur? mangna), John of the same, William Otekyn of Wythermundesford(?) and Gilbert of William la Justice of Assingeton, came by night to the chapel in Bures (Bur ) and carried off the goods and chattels of Master Ferebraz to the value of 20s. and maliciously kicked (calcaverunt) chaplain out of the said chapel. (Zags for seals.) C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (35.) Presentment : Norfolk, Smethedune. Alexander Martini, Roger cancelled) del Pee, Thomas . . . son of the miller, and John of Hecham are all common thieves and fugitives. de Boylund of Ringstede, Richard Wilkin and Thomas Tresci, and wounded John le Dey and John le Ku and other servants of Haueman in Hunstanstun. Blunnvile stole 3 cows in Holme (Hulmo) at the house of Godfrey and has absented himself. Richard Sapling and Gilbert de Torp the house of Alan Smith (fabri) of Hecham and there wounded Alan's son John and are common evildoers. William (Vilelmus) de Wlfurtune sent Geoffrey Druru and others unknown to the Edmund de Nortume in Hingulftorp and assaulted him, dragged of his house and badly wounded him. Pinsun and Walter (Valteruws) son of Robert Alisaundr and Adam his brothers with their father's consent forcibly entered the of the vicar of Docking in Ringstede and wasted the goods to the value of 20s. And the said three brothers are common (pugnatores). (Valterus) Hulg of Chosele and Thomas Funt beat, wounded and (mamaverunt) Robert de Biterunge in Dockinge. people unknown came in a ship to the coast (costeram) of Hunstanstun some people of Lynn (Lenie) who were cruising (hantesantes) killed them and hid the ship and the goods in some place unknown. is probably a presentment before an eyre, but it was found among Files .] C. Ing. Misc. File 19. (36.) a 37 SUPPLEMENT. 2160. Inquisition: Thomas . . . slew Geoffrey called O .. . in town of Strete [on the?] Translation of St. Thomas the martyr in self- (Much damaged.) C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (23.) 2161. Inquisition as to the lands which were Silvester le Faukener s : held . . . in villenage of Geoffrey de Hauvill, and he of the king. they are worth yearly . . . service to carry Geoffrey's falcons (servic portand falcon qui essent [2] predicti Galfridi). And Silvester died ... Dame Joan who was Geoffrey's wife held that land after the death .. . land in Warwickshire and Leicestershire. The issues of the land are C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (24.) 2162. Inquisition : Robert de Welle, William his brother, Robert Alan de Mumby, William Tailor (Cissor), Gervase servant of said Robert, Ralph de Gousil, Simon son of Golle, Walter de Hainby, Gilbert Otteby, Alan de Clyveland, Robert Cook (Cocus), Mathew son of Godwyn de Burg , Walter Cukewald, William son of Roysia, Walter Shepherd William son of Gilbert and many others unknown, pursued the men Petronilla de Vallibus to the town of Orreby and kept Petronilla and her shut up in the house of John de Orreby for a night and half a day, unable come out. C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (25.) 2163. Inquisition on the death of Odo de Smaleborg by free men of hundred of Taverham [and] of the city of Norwich : Bartholomew de Walter ...,... Panton beat and wounded Odo to his death the town of Norwich. (Imperfect.) C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (26.) 2164. Inquisition : The sheriff of Hertford, Simon de Jarpenvile, Picot, John Sifward] . . . ke de Bisseye, Geofirey de Jarpenvile and strangers of their company came by night to the houses of Giles de in Rikemeresworth, after the proclamation of the king's peace, took away his goods, viz. 5 horses, 2 brass pots, 2 brass frying pans with 2 basons (pelvibus) and his cheese. Afterwards the sheriff Bucks, William de la Poyle, John de Molendino, Henry de Bedefonte and Bascher, came to Giles's house and took away 17 cattle, viz. cows, (boviculos) and calves, 39 pigs, wheat growing on 66 acres, and . . . and barley growing on 49 acres. None of these evil doers is of the liberty St. Alban except John Siward, and he had nothing so far as is known, a cheese worth 2d. Note added. . . . Odewyk and Richard Alvred have 101i. C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (27.) 2165. Inquisition [by a Northamptonshire jury] : Richard son of de Aspele killed his brother William son of Walter de Aspele by : he was shooting at a kite (milvum) and the arrow in falling on William and killed him. C. Ing. Mise. File 21. (28.) 2166. Inquisition [by a Shropshire jury] : When the men of the town Mulnethe had been plundering in the country (patria) of Hagenemere had taken the wood of the chests (meremium cistarum), and brought it the house of Robert son of Richard de Hethe, there came there William of Madoc of Hethe and bought the wood from all who shared in the SUPPLEMENT. 579 and paid them in full, and afterwards came with his cart to take purchase. But Robert came and hindered him, and would not let him the wood, but assaulted him and struck him with a pole (palu), took him in his hands and threw him under him on the ground. in fear of his life, drew his knife and gave Robert a wound an inch (pollicis) deep, of which he died; Verdict. William killed in self-defence. C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (29.) Inquisition whether William le Niweman of Stiventon was to be hanged and how he escaped hanging : William was taken of robbing the church of Stiventon, of which he was not guilty, presented in full county by Nicholas Martin at . . . that William prison of Basingestok and escaped thence (which the jurors do not be true); and on this presentment so made he was condemned to be ; he escaped hanging because the rope broke, and he made his escape of the bailiffs of Basingestok and the tithing-man (thedingemann ) C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (30.) Inquisition upon the death of Nicholas son of Thomas Kouke : de Bokland kept a tavern at her house at Sutton, to which Thomas Mabel his wife, the parents of Nicholas, came, and also one Margery whom Thomas was accused of frequenting lecherously. Thereupon Margery quarrelled and fought (orta est magna contencio et medleta) ; Rose s son, being in the house, took Mabel and put her out. So angry, went to her son Nicholas, saying that Alard had thus out, and that it was most disgraceful (magnum dedecus) that Margery this trespass against her, and that before her husband So Nicholas went to the tavern to thrash Margery. But when and sought to lay hands on Margery, Alard would not allow him, him out against his will. Nicholas was angry with Alard for this,. home, and took to him his brother William Koc. And in the evening armed with bows and arrows, and attacked the house where Rose were. Alard defended the house, but Nicholas broke down the entered. And Alard in self-defence wounded Nicholas severely arrow and killed him. He did this in self-defence and by misadnot feloniously. And Alard was outlawed in the county of Devon death of Nicholas on the appeal of William, the brother of Nicholas. C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (31.) Inquisition [by a jury of the West Riding of Yorkshire]: As de Wytstan and Henry Crenung of Wytstan were lifting a table tabulam) in the hall of William de Furnivall at Wytstan, and Hugh William's servant was making tallies, and holding his knife in his hand; Walter, in lifting the table, fell by misadventure upon knife, and received a wound in his left leg (tibia). He lived three weeks and then died of the wound. Walter died by misadventure, and Henry nor Hugh killed him feloniously. C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (32.) Inquisition [by a Lancashire jury]: Walter de Bilinton was upon the appeal of Ameria de Bradehul but at the king's suit, not Walter made peace with Ameria for 10s. as the whole county knows sciente) and therefore Ameria abandoned her suit; and Walter was SUPPLEMENT. in exigent for default (defectu) of the covenant made between Ameria him, wherein he was deceived by Ameria. C. Ing. Misc. File 21. (33.) 2171.