1342-01-28, Tower of London

Exemplification, at the request of the prior of Dunstaple, of a certiof ficate of the treasurer and barons of the exchequer of (1.) a plea of quo warranto before Robert de Arderne and John de Cantebrigge and their fellows, justices in eyre, in the county of Bedford, 4 Edward II, touching liberties claimed by the prior [Placita de Quo Warranto, pp. 72-74] ; and (2.) Pleas of bills and plaints touching the liberty of the prior of Dunstaple, before John de Cantebrigge and his fellows. It waa found by the jury of the country whereon Godfrey Robert of Dunstaple, plaintiff, and John Fretter of Dunstaple, put themselves, that the said John on Friday before the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, in the first year of the king that now is, by force and arms at Dunstaple, made assault upon the said Godfrey, and beat and ill-treated him, and removed his timber lying before hie door, and cast it into the mud and committed other enormities to the damage of the said Godfrey of 6s. 8d. Therefore it is adjudged that he recover against the said John the said 6s. 8d. for his damages and the said John be taken. Afterwards came the said John and paid to Godfrey his damages. And he made fine with the king for 20d. by pledge of William Salvage and Giles de Merston. Damages 4 mark.