1311-05-18

Commission to Alan la Zouche and William Trussel touching the alleged defamation of Jolin de Somery by William de Bereford and others, who assert that he has obtained such mastery in the county of Stafford that no one can obtain law or justice therein; that he has made himself more than a king there; that no one can dwell there unless he buys protection from him, either by money or by assisting him in building his castles; and that he attacks people in their own huuses with the intention of killing them, unless they make fine for his protection. [ Parl.