June 35, Inquisition

Commission to Hamon Hauteyn and Gregory de Rokesley to enquire follows: It is stated that William son of Henry de Dilewysshe, now in prison and outlawed for the death of Stephen Gulafre, is not guilty, Stephen was killed at Camerwelle, co. Surrey, where William then dweit, by other persons: Edith de Brumleye of the county of Kent at the of certain enemies (emulorum) of William, appealed William in county of Kent, asserting that Stephen was her husband and was slain her arms at Leuesham, co. Kent, and the suitors of the county outlawed in his absence before the usual time, though he was ready to have the appeal had he been dwelling in Kent and has surrendered himself prison immediately on hearing of the outlawry. The sheriffs of both counties to provide juries. Brehull. 15 June 5 Edward I. [1277.] Inquisition at Neugate on Friday after the octave of St. John the Baptist July 1277] by jurors of the hundreds of Waleton , Brixiston and Blakeheth, others [of London ?]: Henry de Dilewyz, William's father, and William hunting with Henry's greyhounds on Wednesday before Easter Edward I [24 March 1277] in a field called Purteclense and thence to wood, both in Surrey. Stephen Gulafre, who hated Henry, heard barking of the dogs and crosed over (transiliit), with John de Essex and into Dryvelherst wood. On seeing Henry he attached himself to him insulted him and swore to kill him and finally drew his knife and tried to him up (eviscerari). Henry, being alone, for William was in the wood a way off, fled into the field aforesaid, pursued by Stephen and John, and again assaulted him and tried to strike him with his knife in the but Henry received the wound in his arm. Meanwhile John de Essex, order to help his companion, drew his bow and shot an arrow at Henry, the arrow glanced aside and struck Stephen in the chest : and Henry raised hue and cry and fled the neighbourhood. William, who was still in the heard his father's voice, joined him, and fled with him, He is in no SUPPLEMENT. 593 Edith was not Stephen's wife, nor in any way related to him, William at the procurement of Geoffrey le Rydere of Camerwelle. Essex has fled, Edith lives at Brumlee, co. Kent. Geoffrey is the Gloucester s bailiff of Camerwelle, co. Surrey. C. Crim. Ing. File 8. (2.) Writ to the sheriff of Middlesex to enquire who broke the weir of Hugh de Clermound in Luddeswrthe. Brehull . 20 June I. [1277.] : Ralph de Wocking messer, Adam de Baggesete, Walter William de Shyre, John Talcurteys, Waleys son of Swetrithe, Thomas le Provost of Jeveneye, James son of Alvered de Jeveneye, of Jeveneye, Henry le Mareschall and others unknown on after St. Barnabas [18 June 1277] broke the weir of Hugh de in Ruddeswrth. C. Ing. Misc. File 35. (50.) Inquest before G. de Rokesl , chamberlain, and R. de Arraz and Fevre, sheriffs of London, on Monday before St. Margaret I [19 July 1277], upon the death of Robert de Kenillewrthe in Castle ward by the men of that ward and the ward of William de Haddestok : before St. Barnabas [5 June 1277] a dispute arose in of Colchester s house between Robert and one John Verdun, esquire of Godfrey de Beumond, knight, over some straw which John from Robert, and John took his sheathed sword to strike but the sheath falling off he struck him with the naked the brain-pan (in cacabo capitis ex opposito cerebri), causing 3in. wide and 2in. deep, reaching the brain, whereof Robert languished before St. Margaret [13 July 1277] about the first hour. else is suspected. Robert went the next morning early to the Isle has not returned to London. There are no goods or chattels. The in the house was Roger, keeper of the inn (hospicii). The body C. Ing. Misc. File 35. (51.) Commission to Roger Loveday and John de Metingham to enquire jury whether Herbert de Tedemerss killed Arnold parson of Kerselawe, in self-defence. Rothelan . 25 August I. [1277.] By Chancellor. at Deneham. Thursday St. Edward's day 6 Edward I, 1278]: On Tuesday in Whitsun week, being St. Augustine's I [26 May 1276], Herbert de Thedemers went for a walk in the (vit inter diem et noctem spacians) in Kerslawe in a street near the churchcimiterium) and William de Wodhurst, Arnold s clerk, met him him with contumelious words. And Arnold hearing the uproar in great anger and assaulted Herbert, who drew his sword to defend Arnold then seized and threw him down and held him under him piece of ground (in guodam loco pendenti) so that his head and body the slope (versus illum pendentem) and his feet uppermost (in altum) him by the throat (gulam) so that he could not rise. He took his him and tried to cut his throat with it (gorgiam suam inde cidisse). prevented him as best he could from putting the edge (trenchantem) to his throat, so Arnold took the sword in both hands and squeezed zt 38 SUPPLEMENT. throat (gulam) so hard with the flat (cwm plata) that he must have either Arnold or been killed by him. So he drew his knife, lying as he was and stabbed Arnold from beneath to the heart. Herbert killed Arnold C. Ing. Mise. Pile 35. (52.) 2214.