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VOL. LXXXVIII.

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At a Meeting of the Council of the SURTEES SOCIETY, held in Durham Castle on Tuesday, December 6th, 1887, Mr. GREENWELL in the Chair. It was ordered,

That a volume of Early Assize Bolls for the County of Northumberland should be edited for the Society by Mr. PAGE.

JAMES EAINE,

Secretary.

THREE

EARLY ASSIZE ROLLS

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FOR

THE COUNTY

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NORTHUMBERLAND,

S^EC. XIII.

BY ANDREWS & CO., DURHAM;

WHITTAKER & CO., 2 WHITE HART STREET, PATERNOSTER SQUARE;

BERNARD QUARITCH, 15 PICCADILLY ;

BLACKWOOD & SONS, EDINBURGH.

1891.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

PREFACE ix

ASSIZE ROLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 40 HENRY III., A.D. 1256 1

ASSIZE EOLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 53 HENRY III., A.D. 1269 134

ASSIZE EOLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 7 EDWARD I., A.D. 1279... 223

APPENDIX: ABSTRACTS OF FEET OF FINES, NORTHUMBER- LAND, HENRY III. AND EDWARD I 401

Q-LOSSARY 427

INDEX OF PERSONS 431

INDEX OF PLACES 469

PREFACE.

WITHOUT attempting to solve the involved question of the origin of the various Courts of Justice in this country, it may be well to trace the administration of justice in the county of Northumberland from a date a little previous to that of the Assize Eolls here dealt with. The earliest men- tion we have of any court held in the country north of the Tees is that in which the Placita Comitatus were heard in 1080 at Gateshead, when Bishop Walcher, then Earl of Northumberland, was murdered.

This Shire-gemot, or County Court, at which the Placita Comitatus were brought forward, was, till the forfeiture of Eobert de Mowbray and during the time the Earldom of Northumberland was in the hands of Henry and Malcolm of Scotland, probably the highest, if not the only, court held in the county. From the Pipe Eolls we learn that pleas were held before Walter Espec and Eustace Fitz John in 1129, and pleas of the forest in 1158. The Assize of Clarendon, which remodelled the provincial administration of justice, was held in 1166, and almost immediately afterwards pleas for the county of Northumberland were heard before Earl Geoffrey de Mandeville and Eichard de Lucy, the justiciar.1 Ex- cepting the inquest of sheriffs in 1170, the next visitation of the justices to the county was in 1176, when pleas were held before Eanulph Glanvill and his fellow- justices, described as Justiciarii Errantes ; at this assize the articles of the eyre appear to have been very rigidly carried out, judging from the long list of heavy fines then levied.3 The King's justices

1 Pipe Roll, 12 Sen. II. 2 Ibid., 22 Hen. II.

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visited Northumberland at intervals varying from seven to ten years, from this time till the reign of King John, when the interval was reduced to about three years. Whether these early visitations were those of the Curia Regis, the King's Bench, or of justices specially directed to hear pleas in the county, from what is at present known of the history of the English Courts, it is impossible to say : when the early plea rolls have been further examined some conclusions may be more safely arrived at. All that is as yet known on this subject has been ably dealt with by Dr. Stubbs and Professor Maitland.

With the accession of Henry III. the procedure of the various courts became settled, and from this date we have an almost unbroken chain of records of all the courts ; the system of enrolling writs and charters, legal proceedings and judgments, and the revenue accounts, was also enforced. At the commencement of the reign eyres were held through- out England; and on 3 November 1218 a writ was issued to the sheriff of the county of Northumberland commanding him to be attendant upon Richard, Bishop of Durham, Robert de Vipont, and others, the King's justices itinerant, who were about to visit the county.1 Later visitations also occurred in the eleventh, the nineteenth, the twenty-fifth, the thirtieth, the fortieth, and the fifty-third years of King Henry III. ; the proceedings at the two last of which are here printed, they being the earliest Assize Rolls for the county of Northumberland as yet known to exist.

The life of an assize judge in the thirteenth century was certainly an active one ; as Professor Maitland points out2 in speaking of the Judge Martin Pateshull, " the amount of hard riding, let alone justice, that he had done is almost beyond belief." The same words may be equally applied to' many other judges of the same century, whom we find hold- ing pleas in one place after another in an incredibly short

1 Pat. Roll, 3 Hen. III., p. 1. This 2 Pleas of the Crown for the County

is the first time justices visiting North- of Gloucester, Introduction, p. xii. uraberland are described as justiciarii itinerantes.

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time, considering the means of locomotion and the condition of the country. Roger Thurkelby, a senior justice at the first of the assizes of which the records are here printed, was a very hard-working judge, and evidently died in harness, for there was a writ addressed to him to hold an assize at York on 11 June 1260, and on 7 July following another writ was issued to the Prior of Kirkham to deliver Thur- kelby's goods to the executors of his will. The office of justice itinerant was held by both ecclesiastics and laymen, each class being about equally represented on the bench at Newcastle during the thirteenth century.

It must have been a busy time during the fortnight that the justices were at Newcastle. Here were present repre- sentatives of the whole county, the sheriff, the coroners, the head bailiffs, and jurors of the bailiwics citra-Coket and ultra- Coket, and the bailiffs and jurors of every township, together with the knights and freeholders of the county, besides the litigants, their pledges and attorneys. The King of Scotland, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Durham, the Prior of Tynemouth, and Gilbert dellmfravill, as holders of franchises, or their bailiffs, went out to meet the justices as they approached the county, if they came from York, at a well in Gateshead called Chille, and if they came from Cumberland,, at Four- stanes; and there the same barons pleaded their liberties.1 On the first day of the eyre, when all the knights and freeholders of the county had to be present or were fined for default, the chief of the justices opened the proceedings by reading out the commission directed to himself and fellow-justices to hold the eyre and declared the occasions and advantages of their coming into the county.2 Next the essoins were taken and the capitula itineris, or articles of the eyre, delivered to the bailiffs of the townships,3 who with the jurors made pre- sentments thereupon. After this followed the regular busi- ness of the assize. Each justice had his clerk, who took notes of the proceedings and entered them on a roll, which

1 P. 358. 3 Examples of these articles will be

2 Britton's Pleas of the Crown found in Bracton and Statutes of the (Kelham), p. 28. Realm (Record Com.), vol. i.

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was sent into the Exchequer together with a roll for the King called the Rex Roll. In the first two of the eyres, of which the rolls for Northumberland are here printed, there is only one roll of that county for each, now extant at the Public Record Office,1 but for the third, there exist four rolls, namely, the roll of John de Yallibus2 (which is the one here printed), and the rolls of William de Saham, Roger Loveday, and John de Metingham. Each of these four rolls differs from the others in the wording of the proceedings and the arrangement of the cases, but the difference is very slight. The roll of John de Vallibus is the one chosen, because he was the chief of the justices whose rolls are extant, and it is also the fullest ; those of Mettingham and Loveday contain rather more foreign pleas. The rolls are made up in what is termed Exchequer fashion, that is, they are composed of long strips of parchment all bound together at the top ; on the left-hand side of each membrane is a margin in which is entered the result of the plea or presentment, and the amount of the fines, amercements, deodands, etc. These marginal notes have not been printed, except in cases where addi- tional information is given, as they are only a repetition of what is contained in the body of the membrane.

The assize court appears to have been held in the most central and convenient part of the town. In the summer time it was probably held in the open air, usually at the market cross. In 1231 pleas were heard for the liberty of Ripon at the cross of Ripon,8 and in 1268 they were heard at the stone cross of the Strand, London.4 In May 1271 there is mention of assizes being taken in the common hall at Bristol,5 and in 1295 at the bridge of Arnot in Westmore- land.6 When the pleas concerned the possessions of some religious liberty we find they were heard, for the convenience of the canons, either at the entrance of the church of such religious body or within the church itself. In July 1278

1 Assize Soils, Nos. 642 and 643. 4 Ibid., No. 1201.

2 Ibid., No. 648. 5 Ibid., No. 160.

3 Ibid., No. 1043. 6 Ibid., 1306, m. 11.

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pleas were taken in the Abbey of St. Mary of York, and later in the same month in the porch of the Church (in hostio ecclesite) of the Blessed Peter of York, and in the colder month of October the assize court was held within the Cathedral Church (infra ecclesiam) of the Blessed Peter of York.1 In June of the samejyear an assize was taken with- out the walls of the Friars Preachers of Newcastle within the liberty of the Prior of Tynemouth.2 It was a common thing to take assizes, inquisitions, etc., on a Sunday, and we find that the courts at Westminster sometimes sat on this day.3

Besides the justices commissioned to take all pleas, there visited the county justices for hearing Common Pleas only, as in the case of the second of the rolls here printed. The gaol of Newcastle was also periodically delivered, sometimes by the sheriff and sometimes by judges specially com- missioned.4 We get a little information from the rolls here printed of the comitatus or county court, which was held at Newcastle ; we learn that the comitatus was present at the assize court and recorded the customs of the county ; it also gave consent to provisions for the preservation of salmon.5 We find also that the owners of several baronies within the county did suit at this court,6 and there are instances of appeals of all kinds in the same court, at which the appellant had to follow at the three county courts next after the deed complained of was committed, otherwise his appeal failed. A case illustrative of the county court will be found on p. 195. Upon the complaint of a certain Geoffrey de Bol- lesden the record of the proceedings of a county court was ordered to be produced, from which it appears that Henry de Beringdon claimed Geoffrey de Bollesden as his native and fugitive, and said that his father was seized of the grandfather of the said Geoffrey, and he produced a son of

1 Assize Soil, 1238, m. 21 and 41. previous footnotes except the first.

2 Ibid., m. 15. See also p. 167.

3 Bracton's Note Book. Instances 4 P. 319, 346, etc.

of assizes] taken [on; Sunday will be 5 P. 44, 79, 209, 312. found on all the rolls mentioned in the 6 P. 327.

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an uncle and a son of an aunt of the same Geoffrey, who acknowledged tnemselves his villeins and natives. And Geoffrey came, the record alleged, and acknowledged that his grandfather and father were natives of the said Henry's father, but he said the same Henry had freed him ; and be- cause he could shew no manumission it was considered by the county court that Henry should recover Geoffrey as his native and fugitive, with his goods and sequels. And Geoffrey and the suitors of the whole county came before the justices, and the suitors avowed the record. And Geoffrey said that they had made a false judgment and falsely recorded the plea, and that they withheld what was in his favour and recorded that which was against him, because, he said, he never acknowledged that his grand- father or father were villeins, but said they were free men. And because it appeared that the county erred in the afore- said process in admitting Henry's narrative, in which he made no mention of the name of Geoffrey's grandfather, and also because it admitted the proof of Henry from the son of an uncle of Geoffrey without saying whether the son of Geoffrey's uncle was on the mother's or father's side, and gave no names, and because they assumed to themselves power of adjudging of the liberty of a man, in that by rea- son Geoffrey could shew no manumission, they adjudged him to Henry as his villein, of taking which proof they had no power, and likewise because Geoffrey had obtained a writ de libertate sua probanda fifteen days before the county court pronounced judgment, it was considered that the aforesaid county court gave a false judgment, and therefore that Geoffrey should be in the same state as he was at the time the judgment was made, and the whole county court was amerced.

The King's justices had not visited Northumberland for ten years previous to the date of the first Assize Eoll here printed. During that time Henry had been constantly at variance with his subjects, the result of which differences was the solemn confirmation of the Great Charter in 1253.

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The laws of the Marches were settled in 1249, but, notwith- standing their provisions, raids on either side of the border seem to have been frequent, and the evil of the escape of felons from one kingdom into the other to have remained unremedied, as will be seen from a study of the entries on the rolls here printed. But what perhaps affected the county of Northumberland at this time as much as anything was the marriage between the young Princess Margaret of England with the youthful King Alexander of Scotland, which took place at Christmas 1251, and appeared at the time to be so beneficial to both countries, but the result of which was so disastrous to Scotland. It was possibly on the return of the bridal pair to Scotland after the gorgeous marriage ceremonial and festivities at York that the robbery of the Queen of Scotland's carts recorded in the first of these rolls occurred. It is needless to enter here upon the various intrigues among the Scottish nobility for the control of the person of their King. Henry was too engaged with the affairs of England and France to pay much attention to what took place in Scotland till rumours reached him of the growing strength of the anti-English party. He thereupon sent Simon de Montfort and Gilbert de Segrave on an embassy to advise the young King, and these were followed in August 1255 by the Earl of Gloucester and others, and, almost immediately afterwards, by Henry himself. On 4 August a writ was issued to Eobert de Ros commanding him to lend his castle of Wark for depositing of wine and victuals, preparatory to the King's visit to Scotland. Large stores of provisions were laid up at Wark by William Heron, the Sheriff of Northumberland, and in order that the King and his retinue might be well provided, it was ordered that no market should be held in the counties of York, Cumber- land, Westmoreland, and Northumberland while the King should be in Scotland, but all persons having goods for sale should bring them to the King. Henry arrived at York on 12 August, and here he issued an order that all knights and others owing him service should attend with horses and arms,

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and proceed with him to Scotland for the reformation and amelioration of the state of the King and Queen of Scots. On the 22nd the King was at Durham and on the 25th at Newcastle, where he issued a proclamation that he had no intention to detract from the liberties of the Kingdom of Scotland. Henry remained at Newcastle till the end of August, and arrived at Alnwick on 2nd September ; on the 4th and 5th he was at Chillingham, and arrived at Wark on the 7th. At Wark, Carham, and Kelso the English and Scotch courts conferred and came to an agreement regarding the Scotch regency. The gathering at Wark was a very large one ; here were Geoffrey de Lusignan and William de Valence, the King's brothers, the Earls of Gloucester, Norfolk, Albemarle, Lincoln, Warwick, and Surrey, John de Balliol, John de Maunsel, Provost of Beverley, and many others, with their retinues ; and the expenses as returned on the Pipe Eolls are very heavy. Henry left Wark on the 21st September, and was at Alnwick on the 23rd ; at New- minster on the 24th, and at Newcastle on the 25th, from whence he hastened back southwards.1 While in Northum- berland Henry granted letters of exemption from serving on juries and being made coroner or sheriff to a large number of knights and others, amongst whom we find William de Upsale, William de Colevyle, Sampson de Coupland, Thomas de Oggele, and many others whose names appear on the rolls here printed. It is probable that the knights and others of the county petitioned the King, when he was with them, that, as the King's judges had not visited them for ten years, an eyre of the justices might be made into the northern counties, as we find from the Parliament Eolls was done two or three times in the reign of Edward I. Five months after the King left Northumberland the writ was issued for holding the first of the assizes of which the proceedings are here printed, and two months after that the judges commenced proceedings at Newcastle. Although the visitation of the

1 The above dates have been taken enrolled on the Patent and Close from the Testes to writs and charters Bolls.

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justices was doubtless for the purpose of dispensing justice, yet it also formed a considerable addition to the revenue of the Crown, which in this particular case, from the fines, amercements, deodands, goods of felons, etc., from the county of Northumberland, amounted to the large sum for that time of 556 li. 3,9. lOd. We learn from the Pipe Rolls that the whole of this sum was not collected till the reign of Edward I. Out of this the King ordered to be paid the pension of 94 li. 16s. 8d. due to Alan Durward,1 and the debts which the King had contracted by purchases at Boston Fair,2 and also, failing other sources, the Countess of Leicester's dower was to be made up out of the issues of the whole eyre.3

Between the wars with Llewellyn, Prince of Wales, and the disturbances in Scotland the knights of Northumberland were fully occupied from 1256 to 1259. In March 1258 Hugh de Bolebeck, Roger Bertram, William de Graystock, William de Eos, the Earl of Strathern, Henry de Percy, Nicholas de Boltby, William de Scrutevill, John de Balliol, Peter de Percy, Roger de Merlay, and William de Hunter- cumb4 were ordered to meet the King at Chester, with forces, against Llewelyn, unless summoned to aid the King's friends in Scotland, winter having previously prevented the expe- dition.5 The Northumbrian knights were called upon to render assistance to the King in the civil war between the Crown and Simon de Montfort. The two parties seemed to have been pretty evenly divided in the county; probably Simon de Montfort had some influence by reason of his holding the wardship of the large estates of young Gilbert de Umfravill. Amongst those for the King were John, Eustace, and Hugh de Balliol, John and Richard Cumyn, Robert de Bruce, Adam de Gesemue, and John de Lede- greynes, while William de Yesci, Robert de Hilton, Robert de Ros, Roger Bertram, and William Cumyn sided with the Earl of Leicester. We have a mention on the roll for 53

1 Librate Roll, 40 Sen. III., m. 13. 4 William de Huntercumb was for

2 Close Roll, 40 Hen. III., m. 10 d. some time a prisoner with Llewelyn.

3 Pat. Roll, 40 Hen. III., m. 5. 5 Close Roll, 42 Hen. IIL, m. 10 d.

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Henry III. of the siege of Alirwick in connection with a curious story about young Gilbert de Umfravill, Earl of Angus, and William de Douglas, father of Sir William de Douglas, the abductor of Alianora de Ferrars. The story which has been noted by Fraser and Bain is briefly this : the young Earl accused Douglas of being against the King, and asked Prince Edward at the siege of Aliiwick Castle for Douglas's manor of Faudon, which he held of the Earl. Prince Edward consented upon condition that the accusation was true, but upon inquiry being made, it was found that Douglas never was against the King, consequently he was re-seized of his lands. Thereupon Gilbert made a raid on Douglas's lands and burnt his house, wounded his son, the famous Sir William, and his attendants. Douglas first brought an action against Gilbert in the County Court, then before the King at Westminster, both of which suits failed on technical points, and it was not till he brought his action before the the justices of assize that he recovered seizen of his lands, and damages from Gilbert. This is not the only instance of the Earl of Angus's indiscreet zeal in the royal cause, as we find he made a similar accusation against his steward, Walter de Swethope, imprisoned him at Harbottle, and extorted from him 100 marks.1 There is little from this date till after the time of the last of the three Assize Rolls here printed which bears particularly on the history of the county of Northumberland.

The most important aspect of these rolls to the historian is the picture they give us of the social life in Northumber- land during the period they cover. The inefficiency of the criminal law at this time, to which Professor Maitland has called our attention,2 is well exemplified by these rolls. In the Pleas of the Crown for 40th Henry III. there are recorded 77 murders, for only four of which did the murderers receive their just punishment; in one case the murderer abjured the realm, and in the remaining 72 cases the murderers

1 See Bain's Calendar, vol. ii., 2 Select Pleas of the Crown (Seldon p. 13. Society), p. xxiv.

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escaped with the slight punishment of outlawry. On the same roll we find 78 cases of burglary, theft, etc., in twelve of which cases the felons were hanged, in fourteen, they abjured the realm, and in the remaining 52 they escaped with only the punishment of outlawry. In the Pleas of the Crown for 7 Edward I. there are recorded 68 cases of murder; in which one murderer abjured the realm, two were hanged, and 65 escaped with outlawry. On the same roll are 110 cases of burglary, theft, etc., in 15 of which the felons abjured, in 20 they were hanged, and in the remain- ing 75 they escaped with outlawry. The enormous per- centage of unpunished crime which these figures shew is to be largely accounted for by the peculiar position of the county, from which it became a matter of comparative ease for a felon to escape to some place where the King's writ did not run. On the north was the Kingdom of Scotland, on the south the Palatinate of Durham, and between these were the small liberties of Hexham, Tynemouth, Tyiiedale, Carham and Norham shire, Islandshire and Bedlington shire. Of all these u the Grithcros of Tynemouth " was the worst offender in receiving fugitive felons ; there were received here not only malefactors from the county, but those fleeing for their misdeeds from other liberties.1 The existence of such franchises rendered the suppression of felony in the county ex- tremely difficult, if not impossible, and looking at these small liberties in this light, it is not surprising that the legislative mind of Edward I. should have endeavoured to curtail their power by the Statutes of Westminster and Gloucester. This ease of escape for felons necessitated a ready means of punishing felony, somewhat after the style of Lynch law. There are several instances on these rolls of felons, caught as it were red-handed, being beheaded on the spot without any attempt at a trial, Erom one of these it appears that a stranger, named Gilbert de Niddesdal, while walking across a certain moor with Semanus de Bottelesham, a hermit, attacked and robbed him, and left him there stunned and

1 P. 88.

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naked; but as Gilbert was fleeing away lie was taken on suspicion by a King's serjeant and carried to Alnwick. Upon the hermit recovering consciousness he went to Alnwick, where he found Gilbert and accused him of robbery, and, as Gilbert made confession, the serjeant caused the hermit to cut off his head, in reward for which he received Gilbert's clothes.1 The sheriff and coroner both attested to this being the custom of the county. Another summary punishment was when a person, suspected of felony, was taken and escaped from custody ; if he then happened to be retaken, he was hanged at once without any form of trial. This latter custom, however, does not seem to have deterred prisoners from escaping from gaol, which was apparently by no means a difficult task. Notwithstanding that the gaol of Newcastle was just rebuilt,2 there are constant references to persons escaping therefrom to one of the churches and abjuring the realm, or else obtaining sanctuary in Durham or Tynemouth.

There are frequent and universal complaints both on the rolls here printed and the Hundred rolls3 for Northumber- land of the extortion and arbitrary conduct of the sheriffs ; that they imprisoned innocent people and allowed felons to escape, for the cause of gain, took gifts from divers persons that they might not be made knights, and appro- priated public moneys. According to the complaints it would seem that William Heron was the most unscrupulous. It was particularly brought to his charge, that whereas the county, before he was sheriff, was quit of sheriff's turns, he caused the free tenants and townships to attend two turns by the year, and those who did not come he heavily amerced as he pleased ; however, upon an appeal to Henry III. the county was relieved of this service. Extortion, equal to that of the sheriffs, is complained of against the great lords of the county and their bailiffs. William de Houton, bailiff of

1 P. 70. Other similar cases will be 2 See Pipe Roll, 40 Hen. III. found on pp. 73, 79, 80, 84, 320, 3 Hundred Rolls (Record Coin.),

300. vol. ii., p. 19 et seq.

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William de Valence, took a man who wished to replevy some cattle, and put him in a cell until he had made a fine for his release, and took another man and tied him to a post, and refused to let any one replevy him until the man's master had made a fine for four marks ; the jurors conclude by saying that many other horrible prises he took from the men of the county whereof there is no number.1 Similar complaints were also made against Gilbert de Umfravill and his bailiffs. A case of extraordinarily arbitrary conduct occurs in the roll for 40 Henry III.2 Two women complained that Thomas de Bikerton took them and another woman on suspicion of theft, and kept them in a cell at Bikerton for four days with- out food or drink, and then sent them to Newcastle gaol, where one woman and a suckling child of another died. Thomas acknowledged the imprisonment, but said the women had robbed him ; the jurors, however, said that the two com- plainants were innocent, but they suspected the woman who died in prison. Thomas de Bikerton got off by making a fine with the King for sixty marks, for which he had to give twenty pledges. Eaids of Scotch robbers (malefactores ignoti de Scotia) are constantly mentioned on these rolls. The usual method of these raiders appears to have been, probably when opposition was not offered to them, to take all the members of a household, bind them hand and foot, and then ransack the house. There was little chance of their being caught, but even should they not see their way of immediately escaping back into Scotland, there was generally a church near by, at which they could take sanctuary, and as soon as the coroner could be brought to them they abjured the realm and made the best of their way to their native country.

These rolls give us an idea of some of the industries and trades of the inhabitants of Northumberland during the period they cover. The trade of Newcastle at this time has been ably noted by Mr. Hodgson Hinde,3 and it will be found that these rolls exemplify many of his statements as to the

1 P. 123. 2 P. 108. 3 Proc. Arch. Inst., 1852, vol. i.

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importance and large trade of the town, such as the import of timber from Norway and wine from different parts of France, and also the concourse of foreign merchants here, some of whom, as John le Fleming, William le Fraunceys and Henry le Scot, rose to be bailiffs. In other parts of the county we find mention of persons of all kinds of occupations, with a predominance perhaps of fishermen and mariners. Tanning both of leather and nets must have been a trade very largely practised, judging from the great number of accidents recorded of people falling into tan-pits. Coal mines were being worked at Buteland in Chollerton Parish in 1256, insomuch that in a plea concerning them a custom was set up that the tenants and their ancestors had been accustomed to make mines in a common there.1 The roads between Newcastle and Corbridge were so damaged by the coal mines that travelling by night is said to have become very dangerous.2

There are many cases of pleas of clergy in which the accused was handed over to the ordinary for trial in the ecclesiastical courts, but we also find instances where clerks, chaplains, and deacons are dealt with in the secular court.3 A curious case touching upon the condition of clerics will be found on the roll for 7 Edward I.4 From this it appears that a merchant of Newcastle named James Fleming went out one day early in October 1272 to collect some money for a Gascon wine merchant, and on returning he was met by Robert de Sautemareis, a clerk, with three attendants, named Robert de Yirili, Simon de Ripun, and William de Punslaiid. These attendants were ordered to attack the mer- chant, which they did to such effect as to break his head and then threw him half dead into a stream. Here he was found by his friends, who carried him to the house of John le Flemeng, a bailiff of Newcastle, where he shortly after died. In the proceedings it is stated that no inquest was held from the date of death till 1274, notwithstanding that the felony was done in the daytime and was well known, nor was any one

1 P. 34. 2 P. 103. 3 P. 316, 346, etc. 4 P. 366.

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attached or taken ; from which it appeared that the whole community of the borough was consenting to the murder, therefore the mayor, bailiffs, and coroners had to answer for this neglect of duty, and the liberties of the borough were taken into the King's hands. The mayors and bailiffs had also to answer for that Eobert de Sautemareis remained and was conversing in the borough from the day of the felony till the coming of the justices and was not attached. And Eobert de Virili and Simon de Eipun were taken and im- prisoned, and afterwards found guilty by the coroner's inquest, nevertheless the Mayor of Newcastle permitted Simon to be at large on bail without a precept from the King, and Simon withdrew himself and was outlawed on suspicion. Eobert de Virili remained in prison till Hugh de Berewik, clerk, Eobert de Seghal, clerk, Thomas de Wodes- lak, deacon, and Bartholomew Eussel, chaplain, by procure- ment of Eobert de Sautemareis, went one night and broke into the prison and took him away to the chapel of Jesmond, from whence he escaped to the liberty of Tynemouth. The prison breakers were caught and handed to the sheriff, but being clerics they were demanded by and delivered to the Bishop of Durham. Upon Eobert de Sautemareis being brought before the justices he pleaded he was a clerk, and therefore that he need not answer there to the charge ; whereupon he was delivered to the agents of the Bishop of Durham, but the jurors first inquired as to how he was delivered to the ecclesiastical authorities. And the jurors said upon their oath that he was guilty of the death of the same James Flemeng. And in accordance with the Statute of Bigamy the jurors inquired if he was a bigamist, for by the statute if he had been twice married he would have been debarred the privilege of clergy in accordance with the Pope's ordinance at the Council of Lyons ; they found, how- ever, that he had married a widow who died eight years previously, which was before the date of the Council. He was therefore delivered to the Bishop with the prohibition that he should not take purgation until he received a special

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licence from the King ; and his goods were forfeited because lie withdrew himself. This case is a good example of the laxity which had existed in the punishment of clerics, and which called for the provisions of the Statute of West- minster the First, dealing therewith.

A CB.se illustrative of the superstition of the period will be found on the same roll as the foregoing.1 It recounts how that an unknown woman, a witch, entered the house of a certain John de Kerneslawe at the hour of vespers, and assaulted the same John because he signed himself with the sign of the cross as was done when Benedicite was said, and, in defending himself as from a devil, he hit the woman and killed her. Afterwards by judgment of all the clergy the body of the poor woman was burnt as that of a witch. And it is said that John after he had killed the woman went mad, and when he came to his senses took sanctuary in the Bishop- ric of Durham, fearing he might be punished, but as he was not suspected of any felony he was allowed to return, but his goods were forfeited for his flight.

A curious custom with regard to the collection of debts existed at Bamburgh and Warmnue which the justices might well say was contrary to all law.3 If a burgess wished to recover a debt from a stranger either justly or unjustly, he could distrain upon the goods of any other stranger coming from the same place as the debtor. This was not so very different from the system of withernam, which was practised in the Cinque Ports and elsewhere. There are many other cases worthy of notice which may be found on these rolls, such as asking in church who committed a felony3 instead of raising hue and cry, of dowering a lady at the door of the church,4 of a man being drawn and hanged for murder,5 of an appeal by battle,6 of the mention of the hour of curfew (hora ignitegii) as though the curfew was then in use,7 of Tynedale being described as in the kingdom of Scot- land,8 and of a curious custom as to moving weirs in the Tyne.9

1 P. 343. 2 P. 353. 3 P. 128. 4 P. 55, 408. 5 P. 319.

6 P. 306. 7 P. 239. 8 P. 365. 9 P. 14.

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XXV

An almost romantic story of abduction occurs in the last of these rolls.1 A certain lady, who is called both by the name of Dionisia de Bechfeld and of Dionisia de Ba, while returning from Newcastle, where she had been in pledge before Master de Seyton, accompanied by her uncle, Master John de Papingham, when on Milburn Moor, near a bridge called Opinetheleche, was met by a band of young men, who carried her off to a place called Illyscaghe in the Liberty of Eedesdale, where Walter de Swethop was steward ; and there they tried to compel her to accept Eichard, son of the said Walter de Swethop, for her husband. Upon her determined refusal they carried her off to Gedworth in Scotland. In the meantime her uncle, Master John de Papingham, went to Walter de Swethop and complained of his son's behaviour, but Walter entirely denied having anything to do with the matter. John de Papingham thereupon collected his friends together and made pursuit after Dionisia, and rescued her at Gedworth after she had been kept a prisoner there a day. She first indicted the Swethops in the Scottish court, where they were acquitted. Fearing an attack in returning through Eedesdale, she made an agreement with the forester of Eedesdale for her safe conduct through the Liberty ; how- ever, when she got to Harbottle, she was attached by Walter de Swethop for coming into the Liberty with force and arms, and he compelled her to enter into pledge for 10 li. to answer for the same in the Court of Eedesdale, which sum she for- feited by default. By reason of all this, she pleads, she was damaged to the extent of 200 li. The matter in the end appears to have been settled by the Swethops making a fine with Dionisia for 20 marks, and with the King for 100s. I have been unable to ascertain who this Dionisia de Bechfeld or Ba was. From her pledges, viz., John de Herle, Walter de Tynedale, and John de Lethgreyns, it would appear she was a person of some standing in the county. The only additional information I have found about her is that she was assessed for 44s, 4d. on goods in Bechfeld for the subsidy in

1 P. 350, 369.

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24 Edward I., from which entry it seems that Richard de Swethop did not afterwards gain her hand either by force or persuasion.

The thanks of the Society are greatly due to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland for the loan of his transcripts of these rolls, from which a copy in extended Latin has been made, and examined, in all cases of doubt, with the original rolls at the Public Record Office. I cannot too strongly express my gratitude to our Secretary for his ever ready assistance and advice in passing these sheets through the press. My thanks are also due to Mr. Scargill-Bird and Mr. Overend of the Public Record Office for their assistance in the deciphering of faded words and the extension of obscure pas- sages. In conclusion, let me ask the indulgence of the members of the Society for any mistakes which may be found in this volume, it being the first work of the nature which I have undertaken ; it may be borne in mind, however, that all the errors are not those of the Editor, for in many instances they will be found to have been committed by the judge's clerk who wrote the original rolls.

WILLIAM PAGE.

22 OLD BUILDINGS,

LINCOLN'S INN, LONDON.

THEEE EAELY ASSIZE EOLLS

FOB THE

COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND.

ASSIZE ROLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 40 HENRY III., A.D. 1256.

PLACITA DE JTJRATIS ET ASSISTS DE COMITATU NORTHUMBER- LANDI^E APUD NOVTIM CASTRUM SUPER TYNAM, CORAM E' DE THTTRKELBY ET socus suis1 JTISTICIARIIS ITINE-

RANTIBUS, IN CRASTINO CLAUSI PASCH^2 ANNO REGNI

BEGIS HENRICI FILII REGIS JOHANNIS, XL° XL° (sic).

Assisa venit recognitura si Prior de Kyrkeham et Hugo de Karham3 injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Willelmum de Coupe- land et Angnetem uxorem ejus, de libero tenemento suo in Holtham,4 post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod dis- seisiverunt eum (sic) de quarta parte unius rodse terras cum pertinentiis, etc. Et Hugo, qui modo est Prior de Kirkeham, venit, et dicit quod non disseisivit eos de prsedicta terra, quia dicit quod si aliqua disseisina eis inde facta fuit, facta fuit per quemdam Rogerum,5 quondam Priorem de Kirkeham, predecessorem ipsius Prioris, et non per ipsum. Et Willel- mus et Agnes hoc idem congnoscunt. Ideo consideration est quod preedictus Prior inde sine die. Et prsedicti Willelmus et Agnes in misericordia pro f also clamore, et perquirant sibi per aliud breve si voluerint. Plegii de misericordia, Sampson de Coupeland et Alanus de Holtham.

Nicholaus Corbet,6 qui tulit breve versus Priorem de Kirkham de quodam stangno injuste, etc., levato in Hotham et ad nocumentum liberi tenementi sui in Langeton',7 venit

1 The writ under which this assize 2 The close of Easter, i.e. the Sun- was taken is as follows : The King to day after Easter, the Archbishops, Bishops, etc., and all 3 At Carham was a cell subordinate other faithful subjects of the counties to Kirkham Abbey, of Northumberland, Cumberland, 4 Holtham, possibly Ho wtell in Kirk- Westmoreland, and Lancaster, Greet- newton Parish.

ing, Know ye that we have constituted 5 This Eoger is not given in Dug- our well beloved and faithful the Abbot dale's Monasticon. of Peterborough, Roger de Thurkelby, 6 Nicholas Corbet, cousin of Alex- Nicholas de Hadlon, and John de Wy- ander III., King of Scotland (Bain's vyle, our Justices Itinerant, this time Cal., vol. i., No. 2325), married Mar- to take common pleas in the counties garet, one of the daughters and co- aforesaid, etc. Witness the King at heirs of Hugh de Bolbek (Ibid., No. Woodstock the twentieth day of Feb. 2327). (Pat. Soil, 40 Hen. III., m. 15 dors.) 7 Landon in Glendale Ward.

2 ASSIZE ROLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 40 HEN. III.

et retraxit se. Ideo Prior inde sine die, et Nicholaus et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Robertas de Manerio et Sampson de Coupeland.

Hawisia de Neweham dat xx s' pro licentia concordandi cum Willelmo de Redewode de placito terrse, per plegium ipsius Willelmi,1 etc. Et Willelmus de Faudon apponit clameum suum in eadem terra, scilicet, in quater viginti acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Redewode, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Thomas de Wetewude,2 in- juste, etc., disseisivit Willelmuin Brun et Emmam uxorem ejus, de libero tenemento suo in Wetewude post primam, etc. Et unde queritur, quod disseisivit eos de tertia parte xij acrarum terrse cum pertinentiis. Et Thomas venit et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat, etc.

Juratores dicunt quod praedictus Thomas disseisivit prse- dictos Willelmum et Eminam de praedicta terra, quam posuit in visu suo, in juste, etc. Et ideo consideratum est quod prsedicti Willelmus et Emma recuperent seisinam suam per visum recognitorum. Et Thomas in mis', et fineni fecit pro j m\ per plegium Willelmi de Eselrig et Simonis de Cresse- well. Dampna ij s'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Eobertus de ColewelP, pater Willelmi de ColewelP, fuit seisitus in dominico suo ut de f eodo de xij acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Thokerinton,3 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram Johannes le Fossur tenet, qui venit et vocat inde ad warrantum Ricardum de ColewelP, qui prsesens est, et ei warrantizat, et vocat ad warrantum Johannem filium Elise.

Postea concordati sunt, et Willelmus dat dimidiamm' pro licentia concordandi, etc. Et pro hac, etc., prsedictus Ricardus de ColewelP concessit praedicto Willelmo tres acras prati in Hillidale, tenendum eidem Willelmo et heredibus suis, per servitium unius paris cyrothecarum vel unius d' per annum pro omni servitio. Et idem Ricardus et heredes sui warrantizabunt, etc. Et prseterea idem Willelmus dat eidem Ricardo j m9.

Willelmus de Maddeleg'4 cognoscit quod debet Willelmo de HaumviP iiij m9 de fine inter eos facto, unde reddet ei

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, wood held by Hugh de Bolbec of the Northumb., Hen. III., No. 125. Barony of Vescy (Testa de Nevill,

2 Bamburgh Castle repaired by view p. 384).

of Thomas de Wethwude 21 Hen. III. 3 Throckrington in Tindale Ward. (Bain's CaZ.,vol.i., No. 1322). Wet- 4 Probably for Willelmus le Masle

ASSIZE BOLL, NOETHUMBERLAND, 40 HEN. III. 3

ad Pentecosten anno xl°, et tres m' ad f estum Sancti Petri ad Vincula proximo sequens, et nisi fecerit, concedit quod vicecomes faciat de terris, etc.

Eogerus Bertram de Bottehale1 dat j m9 pro licentia concordandi cum Willelmo filio Willelmi le Wyur, de placito terrae. Et habeant cyrographum.

Walterus de Kirkeland, qui tulit breve warranties cartse versus Walterum de Staynesby et Mabiliam uxorem ejus de uno tofto et sex acris terrae cum pertinentiis in Hameldon, non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eogerus de Bewyk et Johannes filius Adae de Titlington.

Willelmus de Valoynes2 dat ij m' pro licentia concordandi cum Alexandro de Butteldesdon, de placito terrse, per plegium ipsius Alexandri. Et habeant cyrographum.

Walterus le Clerk de Luk', qui tulit assisam novae disseisinae versus Willelmum de Valoynes de coinmuna pasturse in Newenham,3 quae pertinet ad liberuin tenementum suum in Luk',4 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eobertus de Tykelton' et Eadulphus de Caledmerton'.

Willelmus, films Eadulphi de ColewelP petit versus Henricum le Pestur et Hawysiam uxorem ejus, Eicardum filium Alani et Amabiliam uxorem ejus, Hugonem leButiler, Allanum de Holdernesse et Editham uxorem ejus, unum messuagium cum pertinentiis, in Corebrige, ut jus suum, etc., per breve de ingressu.

Et Henricus et omnes alii veniunt, et concordati sunt per licentiam. Et Willelmus dat dimidiam rnarcam pro licentia concordandi. Et est concordia talis quod praedicti Henricus et Hawisia et omnes alii recognoscunt praedictum messuagium esse jus ipsius Willelmi. Et medietatem praedicti messuagii reddiderunt praedicto Willelmo et remiserunt, etc. Et pro hac, etc., idem Willelmus concessit eisdem Henrico et Hawisiae et aliis, medietatem praedicti

or Male, as there is a licence to agree 2 William son of David Comyn and

entered further on, between him and Isabella Valoynes. The fine was as to

William de Hauville. lands in Newham (Feet of Fines,

1 Eoger Bertram of Bothall died in Northumb., Hen. III., No. 126).

1261, Robert his son and heir (Cat. 3 Newham, which David Comyn

Gen., i. 99). The fine was as to land held (Testa de Nevill, p. 384).

in Whiteweth (Feet of Fines, Hen. III., 4 Lucker in Bamburgh Ward. Northumb., No. 133).

4 ASSIZE ROLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 40 HEN. III.

messuagii cum pertinentiis versus orientem, tenendum sibi et heredibus ipsarum Hawisise, Amabilise et Edithse de prsedicto Willelmo et heredibus suis per servitia quse ad medietatem ejusdem messuagii pertinent, etc.

Walterus le Clerk de Luk', qui tulit breve warrantise cartse versus Prioreni de Sancto Oswaldo1 de tribus bovatis terrse cum pertinentiis in Luk', venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eadulphus de Clodemerton et Willelmus de Eodon'. Plegius de mis' Simon de Lucre.

Thomas de Akild2 et Lucia uxor ejus dant dimidiam m' pro licentia concordandi cum Priore de Sancto Oswaldo, de placito debiti. Et habeant cyrographum.

Prior de Sancto Oswaldo ponit loco suo f ratrem Johannem de Premenham, canonicum suum, versus Simonem filium In- grami, de placito terrse ; et Magistrum Ospitalis de Bambur'8 de placito redditus, etc.

Wydo de Areynes4 et Willelmus de Menehermer5 et similiter Hugo de Herle6 milites, electi in quadam mangna assisa, in mis' quia non venerunt.

Eva, uxor Alani de Menyl, ponit loco suo ipsum Alanum virum suum versus Eicardum Bochard de Faxeflete et Sibillam uxorem ejus de placito terras, etc.

Isabella, uxor Ricardi Moryn,7 ponit loco suo ipsum Eicardum Moryn, virum suum, versus Henricum8 de Harekars et Agnetem, nxorem ejus, de placito quod per- mittat, etc.

Eogerus Bertram ponit loco suo Hugonem Yigerum vel Walterum le Sauvage versus Willelmum Hayru', de placito warrantise cartse.

Assisa venit recognitura si Johannes de Sutherner, pater Eoberti de Sutherner, fuit seisitus in dominico suo ut de

1 An Austin cell at Bamburgh be- 5 William de Menehermer held longing to the Priory of Nostal in Tunstal of the Barony of Bolum Yorkshire. At the dissolution it was (Ibid., p. 386).

granted to John Foster (Tanner). 6 Hugh de Herle held a moiety of

2 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, Herl of the Barony of Umfraville Northumb., Hen. III., No. 153. (Ibid., p. 383).

3 The Hospital of Bamburgh dedi- 7 Isabella, widow of Robert de Mus- cated to S. Mary Magalene. champ, mar. Eichard Moryn.

4 Wydo de Areynes held Hydewin 8 Probably a mistake for Alan, of the Barony of Bolbec (Testa de see p. 16.

Nevill,?. 382).

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feodo de sex acris terrse et tertia parte unius tofti cum pertinentiis in Melleburn',1 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram et quam tertiam partem, Julia quse fuit uxor Eustacii de Dalton, tenet, quse venit. Et concordat! sunt per licentiam, pro paurpertate. Et est concordia talis quod prsedicta Julia recognovit prsedicta tenementa cum per- tinentiis esse jus ipsius Eoberti. Et pro hac, etc., idem Robertus concessit eidem Julise prsedictam terrain et tertiam partem prsedicti tenementi cum pertinentiis, tenendum sibi et heredibus suis, de prsedicto Roberto et heredibus suis, imperpetuum, reddendo inde per annum xij d\ Et idem Robertus warrantizabit, etc.

Prior de Extilsham dat vinginti solidos pro licentia concordandi cum Thoma filio Adse de Nesebite et Waltero filio Walteri, de placito warrantise cartse, et habeant ciro- graphum,2 etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Aylmer' de Alnewyk fuit seisitus, in dominico suo ut de feodo, de uno tofto cum pertinentiis in Alnewyk, die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quod toftum Alicia, quse fuit uxor Rogeri de Hatehawes, tenet ; quse venit. Et concordat! sunt per licentiam pro paupertate. Et est concordia talis quod prsedictus Johannes remisit et quietum clamavit de se et heredibus suis, prsedictse Aliciae et heredibus suis, imperpetuum. Et pro hac, etc., prsedicta Alicia dat ei sex sol'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Alicia de Quenton5, mater Johannis filii Roberti, fuit seisita in dominico suo, etc., de duabus bovatis terrse cum pertinentiis in Quenton'3 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram Gilbertus de Quernton tenet, qui venit. Et concordati sunt per licentiam. Et Johannes dat j m' pro licentia concordandi per plegium ipsius Gilberti. Et est concordia talis, quod prsedictus Gilbertus recongnovit prsedictam terram, cum pertinentiis, esse jus ipsius Johannis et illam ei reddidit, etc. Habendum et tenendum eidem Johanni et heredibus suis de prsedicto Gilberto et heredibus suis, per servitium quod ad prsedictam terram pertinet, etc.

Henricus de Neketon',4 qui tulit assisam novse disseisinse versus Willelmum de ColeviP, Robertum de Clifford'5 et alios

1 Milburn in Ponteland Parish. after the death of Richard le Poor in

2 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, 1237. Sheriff of Cumberland in 1241. Northumb., Hen. III., No. 122. William de Neketon his s. and h.

3 Possibly Kenton in Gosforth (Gal. Gen., i. 104).

Parish. 5 Eobert de Clyfford heir to Ralph

4 Keeper of Bishopric of Durham de Gaugy ( Ibid., i. 283).

6 ASSIZE BOLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 40 HEN. III.

in brevi de tenement' in Berewyk, non est prosecutus, ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis5, scilicet, Eanulphus de Pleset' et Johannes de Bremton'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Nicholaus de Bolteby1 injuste, etc., obstruxit quamdam viam in Langeley2 ad nocumentum liberi tenementi Thomae de Leyes et Hawisise, uxoris ejus, Uttredi de Porsete et Margeriae, uxoris ejus, Cristianse de Leyes et Evae, sororis ejus, in Leyes, post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod cum ipsi semper habere solebant liberum chiminum suum ubi ire solebant ad mercatum de Corebrig', et etiam ad ecclesiam de Heiden',3 et alibi ultra terrain praedicti Nicholai, et etiam per medium boscum ipsius Nicholai, idem Nicholaus includere fecit prsedictum boscum et inde fecit quendam parcum et similiter includere fecit praedictam terram ita quod nullum chiminum ibi habere possunt, sicut habere solebant.

Et Nicholaus venit et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat, nisi tantum quod dicit quod prsedicti Thomas et alii sunt homines villanr4 sui et quod nullurn chiminum uncquam ibi habere consueverunt nisi de voluntate et permissione ipsius Nicholai, et de hoc ponit se super assisam, etc. Juratores dicunt, super sacramentum suum, quod quidam Adam de TindaP, antecessor ipsius Nicholai, tenuit praedictum boscum et praedictam terram ut suum separale absque hoc quod prsedicti Thomas et alii aliquam communem viam ibi habuerunt, nisi de voluntate et permissione ipsius Nicholai et etiam praedicti Adae. Dicunt etiam quod idem Nicholaus fecit eis aliud chiminum competens, ex utraque parte prsedicti parci, ubi ipsi habere possunt chiminum suum ad mercata et ecclesiam et alibi ad itinerandum, cariandum et chaciandum adeo commode sicut consueverunt. Et ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Nicholaus inde sine die, et praedicti Thomas et alii in mis' pro falso clamore.

Ricardus Bochard de Fakefle' et Sibilla, uxor ejus, petunt versus Eliam de Stokesfeld' et Emmam, uxorem ejus, decem acras terrae cum pertinentiis in Falderleg',5 et versus Alanum de MeniP et Evam, uxorem ejus, unum messuagium et decem acras terrae cum pertinentiis in eadem villa, ut jus ipsius Sibillse et in quae iidem Elias et Emma, Alanus et Eva

1 Nicholas de Bolteby married 2 Nicholas de Bolteby held Langley

Phillippa daughter and heir of Adam (Testa de Nevill, p. 381). de Tyndale, Adam Boltby his son 8 Hay don. and heir (Inq. P.M. 37 Sen. III., 4 See Bracton, vol. iii., p. 227. No. 3). 5 Fotherley in By well Parish.

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non habent ingressum, nisi per Walterum de Falderleg', cui Alanus, films Wydonis, quondam vir ipsius Sibillse, ilia dimisit cum ipse in vita sua, etc.

Et Elias et alii veniunt et bene defendunt quod non habuerunt ingressum in prsedicta messuagium et terrain per prsedictum Walterum, immo per quemdam Rogerum filium Walteri qui tenementa ilia dimisit. Et Ricardus et Sibilla hoc idem cognoscunt. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedicti Elias et alii inde sine die, et Ricardus et Sibilla in mis' pro falso clamore.

Assisa venit recognitura si Isabella deMuschaump', uxor Richardi de Moryn,1 in juste disseisivit Alanum de Hare- carres2 et Agnetem uxorem ejus de coinmuna pasturae suse in Lowyk, quse pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem villa, post primam, et unde queritur quod disseisivit eos de communa sua in quodam bosco qui continet circiter ducentas acras, in quo communare solebant per totum annum cum omnibus averiis suis, etc. Et Isabella venit et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat, nisi tantum quod dicit quod non disseivisit eos de prsedicta communa, eo quod ipsa tenet boscum ilium in eodem statu in quo Robertas de Muschaump' quondam vir ejus eum tenuit die quo idem Robertus obiit. Et de hoc ponit se super assisam, etc.

Juratores dicunt quod revera Robertus de Muschaump', quondam vir ipsius Isabella, per unum annum ante mortem ipsius Roberti disseisivit ipsos Alanum et Agnetem de prsedicta communa, ita quod ipsi, anno nee die quo idem Robertus obiit, nullam communam habuerunt in prsedicto bosco. Et post mortem ipsius Roberti venerunt escaetores domini Regis et seissiverunt manerium illud in manum domini Regis, et duni idem manerium fuit in manum domini Regis permiserunt escaetores ipsos Alanum et Agnetem habere communam in boscum ilium, sed statim postquam manerium illud assign atum fuit eidem Isabellas in dote per dominum Regem, ipsa tenuit illud et tenuit boscum ilium in eodem statu in quo Robertus vir suus ilium tenuit die quo obiit. Et ideo consideratum est quod prsedicta Isabella inde sine die, et Alanus et Agnes in mis' pro falso clamore. Et perquirant sibi per aliud breve si voluerint.

Robertus le Lung, qui tulit assisam novse disseisinse versus Rogerum Bertram et alios in brevi de tenemento in

1 See p. 4. will of Patric, Earl of Dunbar (Bain's

2 Alan de Harkare, executor of the Cal., i. 1969).

8 ASSIZE ROLL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 40 HEN. III.

Heburn,1 venit et retraxit se. Ideo Rogerus et alii inde sine die et Robertus et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet Johannes de Benton' et Robertus Brun de Shafhou, plegii Roberti de mis' sua, Willelmus le Ruter et Fulco de Tybenham.

Rametta, quae fuit uxor Eborardi le Tyeis,2 quse tulit breve de ingressu versus Patricium Harag' de tribus messuagiis et quater viginti acris terrae cum pertinentiis in Staunford'3 non est prosecuta. Ideo ipsa et plegii sui de prosequendo [in mis'], scilicet, Johannes de Neweton' et Willelmus de Alwenton'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Nicholaus de Byker4 in juste, etc., disseisivit Robertum de Faudon' de libero tenemento suo in Biker, post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit eum de duodecima parte unius molendini aquatici cum pertinentiis, etc.

Postea venit praedictus Robertus et retraxit se de brevi suo. Ideo prsedictus Nicholaus inde sine die, et Robertus et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Johannes de Middleton' et Robertus de Farmlawe, plegius de mis' sua Nicholaus de Byker.

Assisa venit recognitura si Philippus de Brekelfeld5 et Ricardus de Doxeford injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Adam de Doxeford de communa past urse suaein Elingeham6qu8e pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in Doxeford' 7 post primam. Et unde queritur quod disseisiverunt eum de communa pasturae suae in quadam mora quae continet circiter centum acras, ubi communicare solebat cum omnimodis averiis suis per totum annum. Dicit enim, quod frussire fecerunt quamdam partem praedictae morse et quamdam partem incluserunt fossato et haya et omnino detinent eum extra praedictam communam, etc.

Et Philippus et Ricardus veniunt et nichil dicunt quare assisa rernaneat, nisi tantum quod dicunt quod ipse nuncquam fuit in seysina de praedicta communa in prsedicta mora, ita quod potuit inde disseisiri.

Juratores dicunt quod praedictus Philippus et Ricardus

1 Hebburn in Barony of Bothall Margaret and Ladranya were heirs to (Testa de Nevill, p. 383). their uncle John de Byker (Inq.

2 Eametta, wife of Everard Teutoni- P.M. 15 Edw. I., No. 32).

cus or le Tyeis, was the dau. and h. 5 Brocksfeld in Embleton Parish,

of John le Viscount (Cat. Gen., i. 8). 6 Ellingham in Bamburgh Ward.

3 Stamford in Embleton Parish. 7 Doxford in Ellingham Parish.

4 Nicholas de Byker's daughters

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non disseisiverunt praedictum Eicardum1 de praedicta com- muna pasturae quam posuit in visu suo injuste, etc., quia dicunt quod ipse nuncquam fuit in seysina. Ideo con- sideratnm est quod praedicti Philippus et Eicardus inde sine die, et Adam nichil capiat per assisam istam, et sit in mis' pro falso clam ore per plegium Eadulphi filii Eogeri de Gerleton'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Adam de Flokt pater Dianse fuit seisitus in dominico suo, etc., de duodecim acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Lucre die quo iter arripuit, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terrain Simon de Lucre2 tenet, qui venit et dicit quod assisa inde non debet fieri, quia dicit quod non tenet de praedicta terra quam posuit in visu suo nisi decem acras terrse. Prseterea dicit quod prsedictus Adam, pater praedictae Diaiise de cujus morte assisa arrainata est, non fuit in seisiiia de praedicta terra die quo praedictus (sic) iter arripuit, Et de hoc posuit se super assisam. Et Diana similiter. Et Johannes le Eyr et Johannes de Emeldon' juratores non venerunt, ideo in mis'.

Juratores dicunt super sacramentum suum quod praedictus Simon de Lucre voluit promovere praedictum Adam, eo quod fuit in servitio suo, de uno tofto et praedictis xij acris terrae, et fecit ei cartam suani de feoffamento de prsedictis tofto et terra set nullam seisinam ei inde fecit, immo ipsemet semper remansit in seisina de praedictis tofto et terra. Et praecise dicunt quod praedictus Adam die quo iter suum arripuit, nee unquam antea, fuit inde in seisina. Et ideo prsedictus Simon inde sine die. Et Diana in mis' pro falso clamore, pauper est.

Assisa venit recognitura si Elizabetha filia Margeriae mater Johannis filii Henrici fuit seisita in dominico suo ut de feodo, de sexaginta acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Cresterne,3 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terrain Johannes de Crestern'4 tenet, qui venit et dicit quod ipse nichil juris clamare potest in praedicta terra, set dicit quod ipse aliquando tenuit prsedictam terram dum idem Johannes fuit infra aetatem et in custodia sua. Et quam cito ipse fuit plenae setatis ipse reddidit eidem Johanni praedictam terram suain et ipsum inde in plenaria seisina posuit. Et Johannes

1 /Sic, mistake for Adam. 3 Probably Caistron in Bothbury

2 Simon de Lucre held Lucker of Parish.

the Barony of Vescy ( Testa de Nevill, 4 John de Kerstern held Kerstern p. 384). of the Barony of Graystock (Testa

de Nevill, p. 382).

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hoc idem recognovit. Ideo Johannes de Crestern' inde sine die. Et Johannes in mis'.

Frater Petrus, Prior fratrum ordinis Sanctse Crucis in Anglia, petit versus Hugonem capellajmrn de Warneford' unum molendinum, unum mesuagium et unam carucatam terrae cum pertinentiis in Warneford' ut jus fratrum suorum, etc. Et in quee idem Hugo non habet ingressum nisi per Walterum1 Dunholmensem Episcopum qui inde injuste, etc., disseisivit fratrem Thomam quondam Priorein prsedicti ordinis in Anglia, prsedecessorem ipsius Prioris, post primam, etc. Et Hugo venit et defendit jus suum, quando, etc. Et dicit quod non potest ei ad hoc respondere, quia dicit quod ipse nullum jus clamare potest in praedicto tenemento, nisi ad voluntatem Episcopi Dunholmensis qui tradidit ei custodiam praedictorum mesuagii, molendini et terrse ad opus cujusdam leprosi. Et Prior non potest hoc dedicere. Et ideo Hugo inde sine die. Et Prior in mis' pro falso clamore, pauper est.

Adam de Palleston', qui tulit assisam novae disseisinae versus Eobertum de Eos2 et Adam de Katelef de libero tenemento suo in Palleston' ,8 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet Alanus de Hokehall et Willelmus filius Amfrid', plegius de mis' Eobertus de Hedon5.

Gilbertus Piteman, qui tulit assisam novee disseisinse versus Johannem filium Simonis de communa pasturae in Eustok' quse pertinet ad liber um tenementum suum in eadem villa, venit et retraxit se. Et ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosquendo in mis', scilicet Johannes filius Eadulphi de Eustok' et Eogerus Staceby, plegii de mis' Willelmus de Milleburne et Adam de Wytton.

Idem Gilbertus, qui tulit breve assisse novae disseisinse versus eundem Johannem4 de communa pasturse in Meldon5 quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem villa, venit et retraxit.6 Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet Willelmus filius Henrici de Torenton' et Walterus de Tyndal' in Wotton'.

1 Walter de Kirkham, Bishop of of the Barony of Mitford (Testa de Durham 1249—1260. Nevill, p. 383).

2 Robert de Eos of Wark. 5 Meldon in Castle Ward.

3 Plaston in Kirknewton Parish. 6 se omitted.

4 John son of Simon held Meldon

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Idem G-ilbertus, qui tulit breve versus prsedictum Johannem de medietate quadraginta acraram terrse et quatuor acrarum prati cum pertinentiis in Milden',1 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Robertas le Chauser et Edwardus de Treppell'.

Ivo films Radulphi, qui tulit breve assisse mortis ante- cessoris versus Johannem filium Willelmi de una roda terrse cum pertinentiis in Newebigginge,2 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet Robertus Tod de Newebigginge et Willelmus films Rannulphi de eadem. Plegii Ivonis de mis', scilicet, Johannes filius Mawe et Willelmus films Roberti de Newe- bigginge.

Assisa venit recognitura si Cristiana filia Elyse de Hetpol' mater Willelmi Curuinans fuit seisita, in dominico suo ut. de feodo, de duodecim acris terrse et una acra prati cum pertinentiis in Hetpol',3 die quo obiit, etc. Et si, etc. Quse Patricius de Lonnes et Agnes uxor ejus tenent. Qui veniunt et vocant inde ad warentum Robertum filium Thonise de Hetpol', qui prsesens est et eis warantizat, et dicit quod assisa inde non debet fieri, quia dicit quod prsedicta Cristiana, de cujus morte assisa arrainata est, non obiit seisita de prsedictis terra et prato in dominico suo ut de feodo. Immo dicit quod ipsa tenuit prsedictam terram et pratum ex dimissione cujusdam Thomse fratris ipsius Cristianse ad terminum vitse ipsius Cristianse tantum, et quod ita sit ponit se super assisam.

Juratores dicunt quod prsedicta Cristiana obiit seisita, in dominico suo ut de feodo, de prsedicto tenemento et post terminum, etc. Et quod prsedictus Willelmus propinquior heres est, etc. Et ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Willelmus recuperet seisinam suam versus prsedictum Robertum de prsedicto tenemento. Et prsedictus Robertus in mis', et facit escambium prsedictis Patricio et Agnete ad valentiam, etc. Plegius Roberti de mis' Patricius de Lonnes.

Prior de Hakyland'4 dat xxt! s' pro licentia concordandi cum Willelmo de Copeland' et Agnete uxore ejus, de placito terrse, etc. Et habeant cyrographum.

1 Meldon. Bolesdon between William de Coup-

2 Newbiggin in Woodhorn Parish. land and Thomas, Prior of Halieland.

3 Heathpool in Kirknewton Parish. See Appendix, Feet of Fines,

4 A mistake for Halyland or Holy Northumb., Hen. III., No. 127. Island. The fine is as to lands in

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Eicardus le Cornwales dat j m5 pro licentia concordandi cum Martino filio Eustachii, de placito assisae mortis ante- cessoris et de placito terrae per plegium ipsius Martini. Habeant cyrographum.

Emma filia Andreae filii Gilberti petit versus Thomara filium Baldewyni unum messuagium cum pertinentiis in CornbrigV in quod non habet ingressum nisi per praedictum Andream qui prsedictam Em mam inde in juste et sine judicio disseisivit post primam, etc. Et dictus Thomas venit et concordati sunt. Et Thomas dat dimidiamm' pro licentia concordandi. Et est concordia talis quod prsedictus Thomas recognovit praedictum messuagiuni esse jus praedictae Emmae et illud ei reddidit, etc. Et remisit et quietum clamavit de se et heredibus suis praedictae Emmae et heredibus suis totum jus et clameum, etc.

Johannes filius Hugonis de Cornhull' dat dimidiain marcam pro licentia concordandi cum Stephano le Fevere et Cristiana uxore ejus, de placito assisae mortis antecessoris, per plegium ipsius Stephani. Habeant cyrographum.

Assisa venit recognitura si Eicardus de Eybef, Emma uxor ejus, et Kicardus le Provost in juste et sine judicio disseysiverunt Eicardum de KenebolP2 de cornmuna pasturse suse in KenebolP, quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suuui in eadem villa, post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseysiverunt eum de communa pasturae suae in quadam cultura quae continet circiter sexaginta acras terrae, ubi ipse semper communicare solebat post blada asportata quousque iterate seminata fuerit, etc. Et Eicardus et Emma veniunt et nichil dicunt quare assisa remaneat, nisi tantum quod quidani Willelmus KenebolP,3 pater prsedicti Eicardi, quando ipse tenuit praedictam culturam, ipsa fuit tune vestita bosco, et fuit boscus, ita quod ipse vendidit boscum ilium cuidam Eoberto de Wycestr', qui boscum ilium tenuit tota vita sua, absque hoc quod prsedictus Eicardus vel praedictus Willelmus pater ejus aliquam communam in eo habuit. Et postea quidam Eogerus de Wycestr' filius prsedicti Eoberti,4 absque hoc quod ipse aliquam communam in eo habuit, quousque ipse inde dotavit praedictam Emmam quondam uxorem praedicti Eoberti. Et ipse Eicardus, Emma usque nunc (sic).

1 Corbridge. 3 Andrew son of William de

2 Richard de Kenebell held a moiety Kenebell (Excerpta e Rot. Fin., of Kenebell of the Barony of Bolbec ii. 435).

(Testa de Nevill, p. 382). 4 Supply tenuit earn.

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Et quod ita sit ponunt se super assisam. Et prsedictus Eicardus de Keneboll' dicit quod revera prsedictus Willelmus pater suus vendidit prsedicto Eoberto prsedictum boscum, set dicit quod ipse retiriuit ei communam semper in eo, et inde fuit in seysina, et inde obiit seisitus, et ipsemet semper post mortem patris sui extitit in seisina de prsedicta com- muna usque quod prsedicti Eicardus et alii inde ipsum injuste, etc., disseisiverunt, etc. Et de hoc ponit se super assisam.

Juratores dicunt quod prsedicti Eicardus et alii non disseisiverunt prsedictum Eicardum Kyneboll' de prsedicta communa pasturse in prsedicta villa injuste, etc. sicut breve dicit, quia dicunt quod postquam prsedictus Willelmus vendidit prsedictum boscum, ubi prsedicta cultura terrse nunc est, nuncquam ipse in eo communicavit nee prsedictus Eicardus. Et ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Eicardus et alii inde quieti. Et prsedictus Eicardus nihil capiat per assisam istam, set sit in mis' pro falso clamore, per plegium Eoberti de Hydewyn et Adas de Benewell'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Eicardus de Houton' et Willelmus de Malle1 injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Willelmum Hauvill'2 de libero tenemento suo in Eipplinton, post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisiverunt eum de xxxli acris terrse cum pertinentiis, etc. Postea venit praedictus Willelmus et retraxit se de brevi suo. Ideo ipsi et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Gilbertus praepositus de Brodewyk'3 et Gilbertus filius Mabilise de eadem. Plegius prsedicti Willelmi de mis' sua, prsedictus Willelmus de Male.

Willelmus de Hauvill'4 dat dimidiam marcam5 cum Willelmo Male de placito assisse mortis antecessoris. Et praedictus Willelmus de Male dat dimidiam marcam pro eodem. Habeant cyrographum.

Juliana, quae fuit uxor Eoberti Hendeman, ponit loco suo Eogerum filium Eicardi vel Laurencium Fabrum versus Matillidem filiam Gundred' et alios nominates in brevi de placito assisae mortis antecessoris, etc.

1 William le Male held a moiety of 4 Geoffrey son and heir of William Ripplington of the Barony of Walton de Hauvill (Inq. P.M. 4 Edw. I., No. (Testa de Nevill, p. 382). 17). See Appendix, Feet of Fines,

2 William de Hauvile, son of Avicia Northumb,, Hen. III., No. 128.

dau. of Richard le Masle, was heir of 5 Pro licentia concordandi, omitted the said Avicia (Cal. Gen., i. 41). here.

3 Broth erick in Warkworth Parish.

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Isabella, uxor Eicardi de EscrutevilP, ponit loco suo Adam de Favenesworth' vel Galfridum de Kyllesworth' versus Johannem de Bonton' et Johannem de BalloyP,1 de placito warranties cartae et de placito assisae novae disseisinse, unde queritur.

Cristiana, uxor Eanulphi de Bradefen, ponit loco suo ipsum Eanulfum virum suum versus Mcholaum Cusin de placito terrae, etc.

Maria, uxor Willelmi de Craystok, ponit loco suo ipsum Willelmum virum suum versus Hugonem de Bolebek de placito dotis, etc.

Prior de Kirkeham ponit loco suo Alexandrum de Titelington' vel f ratrem Nicholai (sic) de Karham canonicum suum versus Eobertum de Eos de placito detentionis averiorum, et de placito debiti, et de placito terrae, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Eobertus de NevilP,3 Eobertus de Wautham, Johannes de Grusor', Adam de Divelyn, Everardus de Bladene3 et Willelmus frater ejus, Eicardus filius Grunildse, Eadulphus films Eicardi, Walterus Sleg', Eicardus Deriket, Eobertus Stalbe, Eicardus de Kewes et Willelmus Easket injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Johannem de EideP de libero tenemento suo in Denton',4 post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisiverunt eum de quadam gurgite in Tyne, inter filum aquas de Tyne et terram suam, et de qua gurgite avus ipsius Johannis et pater ipsius Johannis et ipse Johannes semper fuerunt in seysina quousque praedictus Eobertus et alii prostraverunt praedictam gurgitern, etc. Et praedictus Eobertus de Wautham et omnes alii non veniunt nee fuerunt attachiati, quia non fuerunt inventi, eo quod fuerunt in libertate Episcopi Dunelmensis. Ideo procedat assisa versus eos per defaltum, set Eicardus de Thorny, ballivus praedicti Eoberti de NevilP, venit et respondit pro eo. Et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat. Et Eobertus de Sandon', Lucas de Trokelawe, duo recognitores, non veniunt, ideo in mis'.

Juratores dicunt quod prsedicti Eobertus et omnes alii injuste, etc., disseisiverunt praedictum Johannem de praedicta

1 John Balliol m. Dervoirguil niece the Tyne pertaining to the manor of and coheir of John, E. of Chester, and Winlaton, which manor, it appears by was father of John Balliol, King of Bishop Hatfield's Survey (p. 93), his Scotland. descendant held.

2 Robert Nevill of Eaby. He pro- 3 Blaydon in Durham.

bably disputed John de Ridel's claim to * Denton in the Tyne near Beu- a weir as interfering with the rights in well.

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gurgite in prsedicta villa, post terminum, etc., quia dicunt quod revera consuetudo patrise est talis quod omnes qui habent gurgites in prsedicta aqua de Tyne, ipsi possunt gurgites suos1 amovere de uno loco in alium quantum tene- mentum ipsorum durat et aliquando ponere gurgites suos prope tilum aquse aliquando prope terrain. Et dicunt quod omnes antecessores ipsius Joliannis semper fuerunt in seisina habendo praedictum gurgitem in praedicta aqua. Et praedictus Johannes similiter, ita quod ipse Johannes jam quatuor annis elapsis amovit praedictam gurgitem de uno loco in quemdam alium locum in tenemento suo, sicut alii de patria fecerunt cum necesse fuerit, scilicet quando praedictae gurgites obstruuntur per arenam aquae. Et tune venerunt praedicti Eobertus et omnes alii, et quamplures alii qui non nominantur in brevi, cum arcubus et sagittis, hachiis et aliis armis et prostraverunt praedictam gurgitem. Et ideo con- sideratum est quod prsedictus gurges reficiatur ad custurn praedicti Eoberti et aliorum, per visum recognitorum. Et praedicti Eobertus et alii in mis'. Dampiia xl s\

Et quia juratores testantur quod praedicta dampna xls' sufficiunt ad reficiendum prsedictam gurgitem et similiter ad satisficiendum ei de dampnis suis quae ipse habuit occasione praedictae prostrationis praedicti gurgitis usque nunc. Ideo reficiatur praedictus gurges ad custum praedicti Johannis, etc., et non ad custum praedicti Eoberti et aliorum, etc.

Simon de Grescewell'2 summonitus fuit ad respondendum Priori de Tynemue de placito quod warrantizet ei unam acram terrae cum pertinentiis in Grescewell',3 quam tenet, etc. Et unde cartam Eoberti de GresewelP, patris praedicti Simonis cujus heres ipse est, etc., habet. Et unde dicit quod prsedictus Eobertus de GresewelP, pater praedicti Simonis, feoffavit Priorem praedictum de praedicta acra terrae, tenendum sibi et successoribus suis in purarn et perpetuam elemosinam, ad aedificandum et ad blada sua colli- gendum et reponendum, cum liberis introitibus et exitibus, etc. Et quod ipse et heredes sui praedictam placiam cum praedictis suprascriptis warrantizaverint, etc. per quandam cartam quam proffert et quae hoc testatur. Quidam Johannes de Hay don' tulit quandam assisain novae disseisin ae de communa pasturae suae in praedicta placia, coram domino Eege et Henrico de Wyngham cancelario domini Eegis et

1 The gender of gurges is con- Balliol, did fealty to Edward I. at fused. Berwick, 28 Aug. 1296 (Bain's Cat.,

2 Simon de Cresswell of the county ii., No. 823).

of Roxburgh, an adherent to John 3 Cresswell in Woodhorn Parish.

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Johanne et Lexyngton'1 versus praedictum Priorem, idem Prior hoc audito statim perquisivit breve domini Regis de warentia versus prsedictum Simonem antequam praedicta assisa capta esset. Et praedictus Simon noluit ei ad illud breve inde coram eis respondere, eo quod non habuit rationabilem summonitioiiem, ita quod datus fuit ei dies coram Justiciariis nunc ad warrantizandum, etc. Et praedicti Henricus et Johannes ceperunt praedictam assisam. Et per praedictam assisam convictum fuit quod praedictus Prior injuste disseisivit praedictum Johannem de communa sua in praedicta placia. Ita quod consideratum fuit coram eis quod muri circum placiam illam f acti et domus quae in ea aedificatae fuerunt prosternerentur, unde dicunt quod per defectum warrantiae ipsius Simonis deterioratus est et dampnurn habet ad valentiain xxx m\

Et Simon venit et defendit vim et injuriam quando, etc. Postea praedictus Prior et Simon veniunt et concordati sunt. Et Simon dat j m' pro licentia concordandi, per plegium Eustachii de la Wall'. Et habeant cyrographum.2

Alanus de Harekarres et Agnes uxor ejus, qui tulerunt breve versus Ricardum Morin et Isabellam uxorem ejus de placito quod permittant ipsos Alanum et Agnetem habere communam pasturae in Lowyk quam in eo habere debent, etc., venerunt et retraxerunt se. Ideo ipsi et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Radulphus filius Walteri de Woderington'3 et Ricardus Scherewyn de Woderington'.

Ricardus filius Walteri qui tulit assisam mortis ante- cessoris versus Willelmum de Huntercumb'4 de uno messuagio cum pertinentiis in Wllovere5 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Ricardus de Kyiiton' et Robertus de Mora.

Willelmus de Duglasse cognoscit quod dedit et concessit et carta sua confirmavit, Willelmo filio suo pro homagio et servitio suo unam carucatam terrae cum pertinentiis in Warentham, et quadraginta acras terrae cum pertinentiis in eadem villa, per duas cartas sicut plenius continetur in eisdem, etc. Et Johannes de Haulton6 et Johanna de

1 This plea would probably be heard 3 Widdrington in Morpeth Ward, at Westminster coram Eege. Henry 4 William de Huntercumb m. Isa- de Wengham was Chancellor from bella dau. and coheir of Robert de Jan. 1255 to Oct. 1260 ; he was after- Muschamp, Walter their s. and h. wards made Bishop of London 5 Wooler in Glendale Ward was (Hardy's Lord Chancellors, p. 9). part of the Barony of Muschamp.

2 See Appendix, Feet of twines, 6 Sheriff of Northumberland for 50 Northumb., Hen. HI., No. 124. and 51 Hen. III.

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Faudon' remanent custodes praedicti Willelmi et praedictse terrae eo quod praedictus Willelmus est infra aetatem, etc.

Alexander la Wathe,1 qui tulit breve versus Walterum Corbet2 et Johannam uxorem ejus de placito quod faciat rectas consuetudines, servitia, quae ei facere debent de libero tenemento suo quod de eo teriuerunt in Leverichull',3 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Simon de Kercewell4 et CarbunelP et5 Swynebr'. Finem6 pro se et plegiis suis per j m' per plegium Walteri Corbet.

Robertas de Clyfford cognoscit quod dedit et concessit et carta sua confirmavit Waltero filio suo, totam villam de Eton'7 cum omnibus pertinentiis suis, sine aliquo retene- mento, habendum et tenendum praedieto Waltero et heredibus suis de corpore suo procreatis, sicut plenius continetur in carta quam ei inde fecit, et cognovit quod cepit homagium prsedicti Walteri. Et sciendum quod prsedictus Walterus et terra sua reman erent in custodia Willelmi Hayrum eo quod fuit infra setatem.

Assisa venit recognitura si Willelmus Batayle, awnculus Eoberti Batayle,8 fuit seysitus in dominico suo ut de feodo de uno tofto et duodecim acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Manylawe,9 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram et toftum Johannes Prendelate10 tenet. Qui venit et concordat! sunt per licentiam, et Johannes dat dimidiam marcam pro licentia concordandi. Et est concordia talis, quod praedictus Eobertus remisit et quieturn clamavit de se et heredibus suis praedicto Johanni et heredibus suis, totum jus et clameum quod habuit in praedictis tofto, etc., cum pertinentiis in perpetuum. Et pro hac, etc., idem Johannes dedit praedicto Roberto vinginti s', etc.

1 Or Alexander de la Wage. See p. 23.

2 Probably a mistake for Thomas Corbet (see p. 23), who married Joan, daughter of Alan Plunkenet (Gal. Gen., ii. 587).

3 Levericheld (possibly Learchild in Edlingham Parish), held by Roger de Merlay of the Barony of Earl Patric of Dunbar (Testa de Nevill, p. 385). In 31 Hen. III. held by Walter, son of William and Joan his wife (Inq. P.M. 31 Hen. III., No. 38).

4 Simon de Cressewell.

5 A mistake for de.

6 Fecit omitted.

7 Heaton in Castle Ward, held by Ralph de Gaugy (Testa de Nevill, p. 282), Robert de Clifford his heir (Inq. P.M. V Ediv. I., No. 29).

8 Robert Batayl, son and heir of Constance de Flanvell (Cat. Gen., i. 91).

9 Moneylaws in Glendale Ward.

10 Joan, wife of John Wischard, daughter of Nicholas de Prenderlath', held a tenement in Monilaw 20Edw. I. (Cat. Gen., i. 451).

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Assisa venit recognitura si Johannes films Simonis, avunculus Eoberti de Clyvedon', f uit seisitus in dominico suo ut de feodo, de tribus bovatis et xij acris terrae cum perti- nentiis in Hilleburn' et Burton1 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Unde Thomas de Havenham tres bovatas terrae et Eicardus de Wydeslade et Alicia uxor ejus xij acras terrae, tenent. Qui veniunt, et Thomas, de terra versus eum petita, vocat ad warrantum Eobertum patrem suum qui praesens est et ei warraiitizat. Et de terra, ille simul cum praedictis Eicardo et Alesia, de terra versus eos petita, vocant ad warrantum Herewardum de Mareys et Eamettam uxorem ejus, si prae- dictus Herewardus earn desponsavit. Et si non desponsavit earn vocant ad warrantum ipsam Eamettam. Habeant earn a die Paschae in tres septimanas, etc. Ad diem ilium non venerunt praedicti Herewardus et Eametta. Et fuerunt suinmoniti. Et praeterea resummoniti. Ideo capiatur assisa versus eos per defectum.

Juratores dicunt quod 'praedictus Johannes de cujus morte, etc., obiit seisitus de praedictis tribus bovatis terrae cum pertinentiis in Hilbura' ut de feodo, etc. Et quod praedictus Johannes de Elmedon'2 propinquior ejus heres est. Et ideo consideration est quod idem Johannes recuperet seisinam suam per visum juratorum. Et Herewardus et Eametta in mis'. Et faciunt escambium prsedicto Thomse ad valentiam. Dicunt etiam quod idem Johannes de cujus morte,, etc., non obiit seisitus de praedictis xij acris prati ut de feodo. Ideo consideratum est quod praedicti Herewardus et Eametta inde sine die. Et Johannes in mis' pro falso clamore, etc.

Prior de Brinkeburn' ponit loco suo Eobertum de Steynington', versus Eogerum Bertram de placito assisae novae disseisinae.

Prior de Halieland cognoscit quod debet Willelmo de Coupeland et Agneti uxori ejus de fine inter eos facto3 et quod eis reddat die Dominica, scilicet, a die Paschae in xv dies ; et nisi fecerit, concedit quod vicecomes faciat de terris, etc.

Alicia uxor Eicardi de Wyteslade ponit loco suo Galf ridum de Wyteslade, versus Johannem de Everdon'4 de placito assisae mortis antecessoris, etc.

1 Possibly Hebburn in Chillingham Elmedon, lands, etc., in Hebburn as Parish, and Burton in Bamburgh her dower 47 Hen. III. (Bain's Cat., Parish. i., No. 2331).

2 Laderna, widow of Roger Bertram, 3 Sic, a sum of money omitted, claimed against John, son of John de 4 For Elmedon.

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Prior de Hetlesham1 ponit loco suo Alairam clericum vel Henricum de Ingeham versus Ricardum de Emmers de placito warranties, et versus Juliam, quse fuit uxor Roberti de Cunieryes,2 de placito dotis, etc, et versus Marsilam de Milneburn de placito dotis, etc.

Eicardus de ScrutevilP3 ponit loco suo Eliam de Brats- ford' versus Johannem de Bolton' de placito warrantise cartee, etc.

Robertus de Insula ponit loco suo Michaelem de Bayfeld' versus Ricardum de Buteland' et alios in brevi de placito terrse, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Johannes de Dalton', pater Henrici de Dalton', fuit seisitus in dominico suo, etc., de una acra terrse et dimidia cum pertinentiis in Dalton' die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terrain Willelmus filius Gilberti de Dalton' et Rogerus filius Davidis de Dalton' tenent, qui veniunt et Rogerus dicit quod ipse tenet dimidiam acram terrse de prsedicta terra, et scit separale suuin, et quod est villanus Prioris de Hextildisham, et tenet terram illam in villenagio de eodem Priore. Ideo ipse Rogerus inde sine die. Et Henricus in mis' pro falso clamore. Et perquirat sibi versus prsedictum Priorem si voluerit,4 etc. Et Willelmus filius Gilberti, de prsedicta acra terrse, vocat ad warrantum Johannem le Provost, qui prsesens est et ei warrantizat, et vocat inde ad warrantum Nicholaum de Dalton', qui prsesens est et ei warrantizat. Et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat nisi tantum quod dicit quod prsedictus Johannes, de cujus morte assisa arainata, non obiit seisitus de prsedicta terra. Et de hoc ponit se super assisam.

Juratores dicunt quod prsedictus Johannes, de cujus morte, etc., obiit seisitus de prsedicta terra, etc., et post terminum, etc. Et quod prsedictus Henricus propinquior heres ejus est. Ideo con sidera turn est quod prsedictus Henricus recuperet seisinam suam versus prsedictum Mcholaum de prsedicta terra per visum recognitorum. Et Nicholaus in mis'. Et facit escambium prsedicto Johanni, etc. Et idem Johannes facit escambium prsedicto Willelmo ad valentiam, etc. Plegius Nicholai de mis', Robertus de Ryhull'.

1 For Hextildesham or Hexham. 4 As to a villein pleading in the

2 For Conyers. King's Court. See Bracton, vol. Hi.,

3 Richard de Scrutevill held land of p. 227, etc. the Sergeantry of Matfen (Testa de

JfcwtJ, p. 394).

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Gilbertus Pyteman, qui tulit breve versus Johannem filium Simonis de hoc quod distringat ipsum ad redemptiones dandas pro averiis suis habendis in communa pasturae de Meldon', quae in ea habere debet quiete per cartam Johannis filii Semanni, avi praedicti Johannis, cujus heres ipse est, quam inde habet, etc., venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eicardus de Swar- land et Willelmus de Scauceby. Plegii de mis' praedicti Gilberti, Willelmus de Milleburn' et Adam de Wytton'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Johannes de Baylol',1 Adam le Forester de Bromeley, Elias de Farenhull' et Nicholaus le Forester de Acum in juste, etc., disseisiverunt Johannem filium Johannis2 de communa pasturae suae in Shilvesdon'3 quae pertinet ad liberum tenement um suum in Thorneburn',4 post primam, etc. Et iinde queritur quod ubi ipse et omnes antecessores sui communare solebant in quada.m placea bruerae quae vocatur Chelvedon, quae continet circiter quin- quies centum acras, praedicti Johannes, Adam et alii impedi- verunt ipsum quominus potuit uti seysina sua, etc.

Eadem assisa per eosdem recognitores venit recognitura si praedictus Johannes de Bayloll', Adam, Nicholaus et Elias injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Eicardum filium Johannis et Aliciam5 uxorem ejus de communa pasturae suae in eadem placia quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in Thome- burn', post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod ubi ipsi et omnes antecessores sui semper communare solebant in praedicta placia bruerae, praedicti Johannes et alii disseisi- verunt ipsos quominus ipsius (sic) communicare possent sicut solebant, etc. Et Adam, Elias et Nicholaus veniunt, et Johannes de BaylolP non venit, sed Adam Baret, ballivus ejus, venit et respondit pro eo. Et nichil dicunt quare assisa remaneat nisi tantum quod dicunt quod quaedam perambulatio facta fuit inter praedictum Johannem de Bayloll' et quemdam Johannem de Houton' inter f eoda ipsorum. Ita quod Johannes, pater praedictorum Ricardi et Johannis, tune tenuit rnanerium de Thornebur' ad quod clamant praedictam pasturam pertinere, ita quod per perambulationem illam remansit tota praedicta pastura de Chelmendon' eidem Johanni de Bayloll' ut suum separale. Ita quod praedictus

1 John de Bailliol held the Barony 3 Shildon, near Newton, in By well of By well. St. Peter's Parish.

2 John de Middleton, Bichard, bro- 4 Thornborough in Corbridge Parish, ther of the said John, and Alina his * 5 In Testa de Nevill and elsewhere wife, held Thorneburg of the Barony on this roll she is called Alina.

of Bolum (Testa de Nevill, p. 382b).

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Johannes, pater praedicti Johannis et Eicardi, nuncquam post perambulationem ill am, aliquam pacificam seysinam inde habuit, nee etiam praedicti Johannes, Eicardus et Alicia nisi per viui et eskottum. Et de hoc ponunt se super assisam. Et Johannes, Eicardus et Alicia similiter.

Juratores dicunt quod praedicti Johannes et alii disseisi- verunt praedictos Johannem, Eicardurn. et Aliciam de praedicta communa pastures injuste, etc., sicut breve dicit. Ideo coiisideratum quod prsedicti Johannes, Eicardus et Alicia recuperent seisinamsuamper visurn. recognitorum, et Johannes de Baylol' et alii in mis'. Plegii praedictorum Adas, Elyae et Nicholai de mis' sua, Willelmus de Colewell' et Willelmus de Uppeton'. Postea veniunt prsedicti Adam, Ely as et Mcholaus et dant xl solidos pro habenda attincta per plegium Henrici de Seton. Dampna xx s'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Johannes filius Eicardi de Wllemers injuste, etc., disseisivit Eicardum de Bulteldesdon' de communa pasturae suse in Quinteleg' quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem villa post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit eum de communa pasturae in quadam mora quse con tin et circiter sexaginta acras terrae, ubi communicare solebat per totum annum cum omnimodis averiis suis. Et Johannes venit et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat, nisi tantum quod dicit quod tempore aperto nunc- quam impedivit ipsum communicare ibidem, set dicit quod quocienscumque unus campus, qui est ex parte ilia, seminatur, non debet ibidem communicare. Et de hoc petit assisam. Et Eicardus filius Willelmi de Wydon', Johannes le Waleis de Morley, Adam de Hynterles, Walterus de Hynterles, et Andreas de Whytewas, juratores ejusdem assisae, non veniunt, ideo in mis'.

Juratores dicunt quod praedictus Johannes disseisivit prsedictum Eicardum de praedicta communa sua, quam posuit in visu suo, injuste, etc., sicut breve dicit, quia dicunt quod ipse antequam praedictus Eicardus, pater praedicti Johannis aliquam terram habuit in praedicta villa, solebat idem Eicardus de Butleston communare per totum annum in prsedicta mora. Postea dicunt iidem juratores super sacra- mentum suum quod praedictus Johannes filius Eicardi tenet moram illam in eodem statu in quo Eicardus pater ejus eum (sic) tenuit et non aliter, quia dicunt quod nuncquam tempore ipsius Johannis solebat ibi communare nisi tempore aperto et post blada asportata, scilicet, quando vestitura campi ex parte illius morse asportatur. Et ideo consideratum est quod

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prsedictus Johannes inde sine die. Et Ricardus nichil capiat per assisani istam set sit in mis' pro falso clamore, etc. Et xij juratores committantur gaolam pro transgression e, scilicet, Adam de Algaresheles, Willelmus de Kellawe, Willelums de Bosco, Thomas de Leyes, Robertus Caperun, Utredus de Lyppewode, Hugo de Lyppewode, Thomas films Walteri de eadem, Willelmus Grey de Langel' et Eadulphus de Brymmescote.

Postea venerunt prsedicti juratores et finem fecerunt pro xv marcis per [plegium] Nicholai de Bolteby et Galfridi Upsehale.

Johannes de Herleston dat dimidiam marcam pro licentia concordandi cum Olivero de GlenhulP, de placito conven- tionis.1 Et habeant cyrographurn .

Ricardus de Forde2 dat j m' pro licentia concordandi cum Willelmo de Muschaump', de placito assisse mortis ante- cessoris, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Magister Milicise Templi in Anglia in juste, etc., disseisivit Johannem deWutton' delibero tenemento suo in Wutton'3 post primam transfretatioiiem, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit eum de quadam pecia morse quse continet octo perticas terrse in longitudine et quatuor perticas in latitudine. Et Magister iion venit, set f rater Mcholaus de Hida, prseceptor de Thorneton',4 venit et respondet pro eo. Postea venit prsedictus Johannes et retraxit se de breve suo. Ideo prsedictus Magister inde sine die et Johannes et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Willelmus de Burneton' et Jacobus de Bolu', plegius Johannis de mis', Gilbertus de Oghyll'.

Postea venit prsedictus frater et bene cognovit quod prsedicta pecia morse est liberum tenementum ipsius Johannis et earn ei concedit et reddit. Ideo habeat seisinam suam. Et pro hac, etc., idem Johannes concessit prsedicto Magistro et fratribus prsedictse Milicise Templi communam in eadem pecia morse, et concessit quod non blestabit neque fodiet in prsedicta pecia morse, etc.

Ricardus filius Ricardi de Hereford'5 et Alicia uxor ejus dant duas marcas pro licentia concordandi cum Thorna le MarscalP et Agnete uxore ejus de placito assisse mortis

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, of Robert de Muschamp (Cal. Gen., Northumb., Hen. III., No. 136. i. 66).

2 Richard de Ford was uncle and 3 Probably "Witton in Tindale Ward, heir of Isabella, daughter of Odinellus 4 Thornton in Tindale Ward.

de Forde, who married Cecilia, daughter 5 See Appendix, Feet of i Fines,

Northumb., Hen. III., No. 151.

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antecessoris per duo brevia, per plegium Willelmi de Colewell' et Robert! de Clyvedon'. Et habeant cyrographum.

Ela, uxor Johannis de Eydale, ponit loco suo ipsum Johannem virum suum versus Simonem le Paumer et Aliciam uxorem ejus de placito terrae, etc.

Johanna, uxor Thomae Corbet,1 ponit loco suo Willelmum de Colewell' vel Duncanum de Wodelington' versus Alexan- drum de la Wage de placito consuetudinum et servitiorum.

Walterus de Aton' ponit loco suo Walterum le Sauvage vel Willelmum Sauvage versus Abbotem de Eggleston2 de placito transgressionis unde queritur (sic).

Dionisia, uxor Fulconis de Tibenham, ponit loco suo ipsum Fulconem. virum suum versus Willelmum Tatebaud' de placito nativitatis, etc.

Aliiia, uxor Eicardi Midelton,3 ponit loco suo ipsum Eicardum virum suum vel Adam de Trewyk versus Johannem de Baylol' et alios in brevi de placito novae disseisinae, unde iidem Eicardus et Alina sunt querentes.

Assisa venit recognitura si Eogerus Samps', avunculus Eogeri filii Wydonis, f nit seisitus in dominico suo, etc., de tribus messuagiis cum pertinentiis in Westgate4 die quo iter suum arripuit versus Terram Sanctam, in quo itinere obiit, etc. Et si, etc., Quae messuagia Eicardus de Extildesham5 qui venit et dicit quod feofatus est de uno messuagio quod continet praedicta tria messuagia per quemdam Simonem, custodem Hospitalis Sanctse Mariae6 in Westgate, et per fratres ipsius Hospitalis. Qui custos obiit et vocat ad warrantum custodem ejusdem Hospitalis, cum custos ibi fuerit, per cartam ipsorum fratruni de feofamento quam profert, etc. Ideo inde sine die quousque ibi fuerit custos, etc.

Emma filia Danielis Bondrik', quae tulit assisam mortis antecessoris versus Patricium filium Thomae de Holtele et Christiaiiam, quae fuit uxor Thornse de Holtele, de uno messuagio et quatuor acris terrae cum pertinentiis in Holtele,7 non est prosecuta. Ideo ipsa in mis', non invenit plegium nisi fidem, etc.

1 See p. 17. 5 Supply tenet.

2 The Abbey of St. Mary and St. 6 The Hospital of St. Mary the John the Baptist of Eggleston, near Virgin, near the west gate of Newcastle, Rokeby, in the county of York. consisting of a master and six brethren.

3 See p. 20. (Tanner.)

4 Westgate in St. John's Parish, 7 Probably Howtell in Kirknewton Castle Ward. Parish.

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Alicia quse f uit uxor Waldef ' de Claverdon' petit versus Walterum filiurn. Eoberti et Agnetem uxorem ejus, Patricium filium Philippi et Is' uxorern ejus, tertiam partem dimidii carucatse terras cum pertinentiis in Bradeford', ut dotem suam, etc. Et Walterus et alii veniunt et coiicordati sunt per licentiam. Et est concordia talis quod prsedicta Alicia remisit et quietum clamavit totum jus et clameum quod habuit in praedicta tertia parte nomine dotis. Et pro hac, etc., prsedicti Walterus et Agnes coiicesserunt pro se et heredibus suis quod ipsi reddent ei per annum x et viij d. tota vita ipsius Avicise (sic). Et prsedicti Patricius et Is' similiter reddent ei per annum xviij d. tota vita ipsius Avicise nomine dotis. Et unde reddent ei medietatem ad Pentecosten et alteram medietateru ad festum Sancti Martini, etc.

Hawisia quse f uit uxor Willelmi Pistor' de Dunstan', quse tulit breve versus Johannem de CraueCestr'1 de rationabili dote sua in Dunstan',2 non est prosecuta. Ideo ipsa et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Adam de Dunstan' et Eicardus de Camera.

Johannes de Estlington',3 dat v m' pro licentia concordandi cum Thoma Bryan, Ada Hiring' et Matillide uxore ejus, Hugone de Berewyk' et Isabella uxore ejus de placito terrse. Et habeant cyrographum.

Utredus de Potter gate et Margeria uxor ejus, Thomas de Leyes et Hawisia uxor ejus, Eva de Playnmalevere et Cris- tiana sorores ipsarum Margarise et Hawisise, qui tulerunt breve novae disseisinse versus Nicholaum de Bolteby de com- muna pasturse in Langel'4 quse pertinet ad liberum tenemen- tum suum in eadem villa, non sunt prosecuti, ideo ipsi et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eicardus de Huntersclase et Walterus films Eicardi de eadem.

Magna assisa electa in Curia Eegis coram Justiciariis apud Westmonasterium inter Johannem Bayard5 petentem et Wallranum de Horton6 tenentem de septies viginti et

1 Craster in Embleton Parish. said John. It is ordered that the

2 Dunston in Embleton Parish. land be taken into the King's hands and

3 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, John summoned to hear judgment at Northumb., Sen. III., No. 154. Warwick (Bain's Cal., vol. i., No. 1710).

4 Nicholas de Bolteby held Langley 6 When the Normans were disseized (Testa de Nevill, p. 381). of their lands in England, Walran de

6 On an Assize Roll for Leicester Horton demised to his eldest son Wal-

(Hilary, 31 Hen. III.) there is a plea : ran his lands in Normandy, and as an

Northumberland. — Walleran de Hor- Englishman he himself held his lands

ton claims against John Baard 150 in Northumberland, which he enjoyed

acres of land in Horton. John essoined till his death. Whether the lands

himself, and his attorney called to war- should escheat to the King the jury

rant Margaret Baard, mother of the knew not. Agnes his widow. He had

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septem acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Horton',1 unde idem Walranus, qui tenens est, in prsefata Curia domini Regis posuit se in magnam. assisam domini Regis, et petit rectum fieri utrum ipse majus habeat [jus] tenendi prsedictam terram in dominico, an prsedictus Johannes tenendi earn de prsedicto Walrano. Yeniunt recognitores per Thomam de Bikerton', Wydonem de Araynes, Willelmum de Calule, Johannem de Eselington', Robertum de Ulecestr', Johannem Harang', Hugonem de Herleg', Hugonem Gubyn', Simonem de Louke, Henricum de la Val, Hugonem de Hayfeld et Robertum de Insula, qui dicunt super sacramentum suum quod prsedictus Walranus majus habeat tenendi prsedictam terram in dominico quam prsedictus Johannes tenendi earn de prsedicto Walrano. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Walranus teneat in pace prsedictam terram sibi et heredibus suis quiete de prsedicto Johanne et hseredibus suis in perpetuum, et Johannes in mis'. Et super hoc venit Walterus filius Walteri de Seleby et apponit clameum suum in prsedicta terra, etc.

Rogerus de Gray et Beatrix uxor ejus optulerunt se iiijto die versus Willelmum de Chatton' quern ipsi clamaverunt in Comitatu ut nativum et fugitivuin suum. Et ipse non venit, etc. Et alias tulit breve de libertate sua probanda, et modo non prosequitur breve suum. Ideo dictum est vicecomiti quod si idem Willelmus decetero deferat breve versus eosdem Rogerum et Beatricem de libertate sua probanda, non audiatur. Et Willelmus in mis', non invenit plegium.

Juliana, quse fuit uxor Gilberti de Coyners,2 petit versus Simonem de S cay tori' tertiam partem dimidii carucatse terrse cum pertinentiis in Clifton', et tertiam partem quatuor bovatarum terrse cum pertinentiis in Caldewell' ut dotem suam, etc. Et unde prsedictus Gilbertus, quondam vir ejus, dotavit, etc.

Et Simon venit et vocat inde ad warranturn Rogerum de Merlay, qui prsesens est et ei warrantizat. Et de tertia parte trium bovatarum terrse vocat ad warrantum Ricardum filiuni ejusdem Gilberti de Coyners, qui est infra setatem et in custodia Johannis de Lexintoii' per cartam prsedicti Gilberti quam profert de feofamento. Ideo summoniatur prsedictus custos quod sit in crastino Adscensionis Domini apud Karl'

two sons and one daughter besides the 1 Walran de Horton held Horton,

son in Normandy (Cat. Gen., i. 76). Stikelawe, and Herford of the Barony

The lands of Walran de Horton, the of Walton (Testa de Nevill, p. 382).

Norman, in Northumberland granted 2 William de Koynere held Clifton

to William de Valencia 24 Oct. 41 and Caldewell of the Barony of Merley

Hen. III. (Excerpta e Rot. Fin., ii. 264) . (Testa de Nevill, p. 383) .

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et ibi habeat praedictum heredem. Et de tertia parte prsedicti dimidii carucatae terrae in Clifton', et de tertia parte unius bovatae terras cum pertinentiis in CaldewelF, vocat ad warrantum Priorem de Extildesham, qui praesens est et (sic) per attornatum suum et ei warrantizat, et vocat ad warrantum praedictum heredem, qui est in custodia ejusdem Johannis per cartam praedicti Gilberti quam profert de feofamento. Ideo summoniatur praedictus custos quod sit ad praedictum termi- num et ibi habeat praedictum heredem, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Bernardus films Walteri, awunculus Aliciae uxoris Johannis filii Ricardi, fuit seisitus in dominico suo, etc., de duabus acris terrae cum pertinentiis in Gresemue1 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram Johannes films Walteri de Botehale tenet, qui venit et dicit quod non tenet praedictam terrain nee tenuit die quo breve suum fuit inpetratum, iinino Alicia mater ejus tenet, et quod ita sit ponit se super assisam, etc. Et juratores super sacramentum suum hoc idem testantur. Ideo praedictus Johannes inde sine die et Alicia in mis' pro falso clamore. Et perquirat sibi per aliud breve si voluerit, etc.

Eva, quse fuit uxor Patricii Bring', petit versus Henricum filium Patricii2 tertiam partem xxiiij acrarum terrse et quatuor acrarum prati cum pertinentiis in Hethpol,3 et versus Thomam filium Patricii tertiam partem duodecim acrarum terrae et unius acrae prati cum pertinentiis in eadem villa, et versus Johannem filium Johannis de Midelton' tertiam partem sex acrarum terrae et unius acrae prati cum pertinentiis in eadem villa, ut dotem suam, etc., per breve de recto, etc.

Et Henricus et alii veniunt. Et Henricus et Johannes de tertiis partibus versus eos petitis vocant ad warrantum praedictum Thomam filium Patricii qui praesens est et ei (sic) warrantizat, et tarn de terra et prato quae ipse tenet quam de tenementis quae warrantizat praedictis Henrico et Johanni, reddendo eidem Evae tertiam partem in dote. Ideo con- sideratum est quod praedictus Johannes et Henricus teneant in pace, et Eva habeat de terra praedicti Thomae ad valentiam, etc. Et Thomas in mis' quia prius non reddidit, etc., per plegium Willelmi filii Patricii.

Radulphus Freman petit versus Rogerum de Tokesden'4

1 Jesmond in St. Andrew's Parish, 3 Heathpool in Kirknewton Parish. Castle Ward. 4 Roger de Toggisden held of the

2 Ralph and Patrick hold the moiety Barony of Roger, son of Ralph (Testa of Hetpol for 8s. of the Barony of de Nevill, p. 384b).

Muschamp (Testa de Nevill, p. 388).

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quinque acras terrae cum pertinentiis in Scotton', de quibus Isolda, filia Willelmi Godewyn, consanguinea praedicti Rad- ulphi, etc., fuit seisita in dominico suo, etc., die quo, etc.

Et Rogerus venit et dicit quod non potest ei respondere sine quadam Agnete, uxore sua, quae feofata fuit simul cum eo de praedicta terra et quse non nominatur in brevi. Et Radulphus non potest hoc dedicere. Ideo Rogerus inde sine die, et Radulphus in mis' pro f also clamore. Et perquirat sibi per aliud breve si voluerit, etc.

Walterus films Rogeri de Slaveleya summonitus fuit ad respondendum Thomae filio Manselli de placito quod faciat ei sectam ad inolendinum suum in Slaveleya1 quain ad illam f acere debet, etc. Et unde idem Thomas queritur quod cum quidam Robertus de Flemeg' tenuit de eo septem acras terras et dimidiam cum pertinentiis in praedicta villa pro tribus s9 et viij d' per annum et per sectam faciendam ad praedictum molendinum, scilicet, ad molendum in eodem molendino ad tertium decimum vas. Ita quod idem Thomas fuit in seisina percipiendi praedictam sectam de ipso Roberto de ipso Roberto (sic) ratione praedicti tenementi in dominico suo ut de feodo et jure tempore Regis nunc, capiendo inde exples ad valentiam, etc. Praedictus Walterus qui tenet praedictam terram ex venditione praedicti Roberti de Memeiig', semper postquam habuit praedictam terram, dedixit facere ei prae- dictam sectam, unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam xx s', etc.

Et Walterus venit et concordati sunt per licentiam. Et Walterus dat dimidiam marcam pro licentia concordandi. Et est concordia talis quod praedictus Walterus recognovit et concessit pro se et heredibus suis quod ipsi de cetero facient sectam ad praedictum molendinum ad molendum omnia blada sua de eadem terra provenientia ad tertium decimum vas. Et pro hac, etc., idem Thomas remittit ei dampna sua, etc.

Martinus filius Eustacii et Adam films Hawisiae petunt versus Willelmum filium Rogeri duas partes unius messuagii cum pertinentiis in Alnemue ut jus et rationabilem partem ipsorum Martini et Adae, quae eis contingeret de hereditate quae fuit Wymark' filiae Radulphi, consanguineae prsedictorum Martini et Adae et Willelmi, cujus heredes ipsi sunt, qui nuper, etc. Et Willelmus venit et concordati sunt. Et Willelmus dat dimidiam marcam pro licentia concordandi. Et est concordia talis quod praedicti Martinus et Adam

1 Slaley in Shotley Parish.

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remiserunt et quieti clamaverunt de se, etc., prsedicto Willelmo, etc., totum jus, etc., quod habeant in prsedicto messuagio, etc. Et pro hac, etc, idem Willelmus dedit prsedictis Martino et Ada dimidiam marcam argenteam, etc.

Johannes Wynt et Alicia uxor ejus petunt versus Matillidem quse fuit uxor Galfridi filii Utredi niedietatem unius messuagii in Corbrigg' ut jus ipsius Alicise, et in quam non habet ingressum dicta Matillis, nisi per Gilbertum filium Utredi, cui Sussanna, quse fuit uxor Gilberti de Corbrigge avia ipsius Alicise, cujus heres ipsa est, illam dimisit ad terminum quinque annorum, etc.

Et Matillis venit et dicit quod non debet eis ad hoc breve respondere, quia dicit quod ipsa nichil clamat in prsedicta terra quia prsedictus Gilbertus, quondam vir suus, obiit seisitus de eadein medietate ejusdem messuagii, et jus illius medietatis descendit cuidam Ricardo ut filio et heredi, qui modo est inde in seisina, et eadem Matillis nichil clamat in eadern medietate nisi ratione custodise prsedicti Eicardi qui est infra setatem. Et prsedicti Johannes et Alicia non possunt hoc dedicere. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedicta Matillis hide quieta, et Johannes et Alicia nichil capiant per breve istud, set sint in mis' pro falso clainore, et perquirant sibi versus prsedictum Eicardum, cum ad setatem pervenerit, si voluerint, etc.

Eicardus Bule et Wymarc' uxor ejus, qui tulerunt breve mortis antecessoris versus Stephanum filium Ranulphi, Godefridum de Grosemue et Aliciam uxorem ejus, Willelrnum filium Godefridi, Cristianani de Forestanes, Eobertum filium Willelmi Atteburn', Johannein Belle de Novo Castro et Priorissam de Novo Castro, non suiit prosecuti. Ideo ipsi et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Adam de Alle- bray de Novo Castro et Walterus Gripe de eadem.

Johannes le Waleys et Agnes uxor ejus, qui tulerunt breve assisse mortis antecessoris versus Johannem de Bromp- ton', non sunt prosecuti. Ideo ipse (sic) et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis' : non invenerunt plegium nisi fidem.

Eobertus de Clifford dat dimidiam marcam pro licentia concordandi cum Waltero de Clifford' de placito terrse,1 etc. Et habeant cyrographum.

Alicia, quse fuit uxor Petri Plumber, quse tulit breve de ingressu versus Adam filium Elyse et Emmam uxorem ejus,

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, Northumb., Hen. III., No. 147.

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non est prosecuta. Ideo in mis' et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', non invenit plegium nisi fidem.

Johannes de Casterne, qui tulit breve conventionis versus Willelmum de SumervilP de manerio de Hulneby juxta Tyne, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Johannes de Tyrwyt, Adam de eadem : plegii praedicti Johannis de mis' sua, Willelmus de Faudon' et Willelmus de Alventon'.

Eicardus filius Eoberti de Sancto Petro summonitus fuit ad respondendum Eicardo de Sancto Petro1 de placito, quod caperet homagium et ration a bile relevium prsedicti Eicardi de Sancto Petro de libero tenemento suo quod de eo tenere clamavit in Blakeden'.2 Et unde idem Eicardus de Sancto Petro dicit quod cum debeat tenere dimidiam carucatam terrse cum pertinentiis in Blakeden' de prsedicto Eicardo filio Eoberti per servitium unius paris calcarium vel trium dena- riorum et per servitium forinsecum quantum pertinet ad tan tarn terra m in eadem villa pro omni servitio, et quam terram prsedictus Eicardus de Sancto Petro habuit de dono praedicti Eoberti, patris praedicti Eicardi, cujus heres ipse est, et inde fecit homagium prsedicto Eoberto, prsedictus Eicardus filius Eoberti dedixit capere homagium praedicti Eicardi de Sancto Petro, unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam, etc.

Et Eicardus filius Eoberti venit et defendit vim et injuriam, quam, etc., et non potest dedicere quin praedictus Eicardus de Sancto Petro debeat tenere praedictum tene- mentuni de eodem Eicardo filio Eoberti, nee quin debeat capere homagium suum. Ideo consideratum est quod prae- dictus Eicardus filius Eoberti capiat homagium ipsius Eicardi de Sancto Petro. Et sit in mis' quia prius non cepit. Et praedictus Eicardus de Sancto Petro fecit ei homagium in curia, etc. Plegii Eicardi filii Eoberti de miser icordia, Eobertus de Throckelawe, et Wy chard' de eadem.

Willelmus Blod dat dimidiam marcam pro licentia con- cordandi cum Fulcone de Tybenham et Dionisia uxore ejus de placito nativitatis. Et habeant cyrographum.

Assisa venit recognitura si Thomas Mansel de Slavelye in juste et sine judicio disseisivit Henricum de la Val3 de

1 Richard de Sancto Petro held land 2 Blagdon in Stannington Parish,

in Killingworth of the gift of Roger 3 Henry, brother and heir of Eustace

de Merlay (Hundred Roll, 3 Edw. L, de la Val (JExcerpta e Hot. Fin., ii. 274). vol. ii., p. 23).

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communa pasturae suse in Slavelye post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit eum de communa in quodam bosco qui continet circiter sexaginta acras terrse, ubi ipse communiare solebat per totum annum cum omnibus averiis suis, quousque idem Thomas ipsum injuste disseisivit, etc. Et Thomas venit et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat, nisi quod praedictus Henricus nunquam f uit in seisina de praedicta communa, ita quod inde disseisiri potuit.

Eadeni assisa per eosdem venit recognitura si Henricus de la Val' injuste, etc., disseisivit Thomam Mansell' de Slave!' de communa pasturae suae in Slavel', quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem villa post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit euin de communa pasturae suae tarn in terra et prato quam in bosco quae continet circiter quater viginti acras terras, etc.

Et Henricus venit et dicit quod assisa non debet inde fieri quia dicit quod quidam Gilbertus de Slavel'1 capitalis dominus ipsius Thoinae, de quo idem Thomas tenuit, fecit proficuum suum de praedicta pastura per provisionem de Merton'3 quia sufficiens pastura remanserit eidem Thomae. Et postea vendidit praedictam terram, pratum et boscum eidem Henrico. Et idem Henricus postea dedit praedicto Thomae viginti solidos pro remittenda ei praedicta communa. Et Thomas hoc idem cognoscit. Ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Henricus inde sine die. Et praedictus Thomas nichil capiat per assisam istam et sit in mis' pro falso clamore per plegium Roberti filii Gilberti de Slavel' et Will- elmi filii Matillidis de eadem.

Jura tores priinae assisae dicunt quod praedictus Thomas disseisivit praedictum Henricum de praedicta communa sicut breve dicit. Ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Henricus recuperet seisinam suam versus euin per visum recognitorum, et Thomas in mis' per praedictam plevinam. Dampna v s'.

Prior de Sancto Oswaldo summonitus f uit ad responden- dum Magistro domus leprosorum de Banburgh' de placito quod reddat ei unam marcain quae ei aretro est de ammo redditu unius marcae quern ei debet, etc. Et unde idem Magister dicit quod cum praedictus Prior et omnes praede- cessores sui postquam f uerunt parsonae ecclesiae de Banburgh', usque jam uno anno elapso, reddiderunt eidem Magistro, prsedecessoribus suis et fratribus praedicti hospital] s singulis

1 Gilbert de Slaveley held Slavely of 2 Statute of Merton, cap. 3. See the Barony of Bolbec (Testa de Nevill, Statutes of the Realm, vol. i., p. 1 ; and p. 382). Glossary communa pastures.

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annis unam marcam vel precium unius marcse, prsedictus Prior detinet ei prsedictum reddituin per unum annum unde dicit quod deterioratus, est dampnum habet ad valentiam xxti s', etc.

Et Prior per atornatuni suum venit et defendit vim et injuriam, quando, etc. Et bene defendit quod prsedictus Magister nee prsedecessores sui nunquam fuerunt in seisina de prsedicto redditu percipiendo per manum prsedicti Prioris vel alicujus prsedecessorum suorum, et de hoc se ponit super patriam. Et prsedictus Magister similiter. Ideo fiat inde jurata.

Juratores de consensu partium electi dicunt super sacra- mentum suum quocl prsedictus Prior et prsedecessores sui per multum tempus quolibet anno reddiderunt prsedicto Magistro et prsedecessoribus suis et prsedictis fratribus unam marcam vel precium unius marcse, postquam Priores fuerunt parsonse prsedictse ecclesise, de quadam elemosina quam quidem Eex, qui dedit prsedecessori prsedicti Prioris prsedictam ecclesiarn de Bamburg', concessit fratribus prsedicti hospitalis, usque jam duobus annis elapsis quod prsedictus Prior eis detinuit prsedictum annuum redditum. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Prior et successores sui decetero reddant prsedicto Magistro et successoribus et prsedictis fratribus, prsedictum annuum redditum, et satisfaciant prsedicto Magistro pro arreragiis et dampnis suis de tribus marcis. Et sint in mis' pro injusta detentione, etc.

Eobertus de Hilton' ponit loco suo Willelmum Ketelberg' versus1 Phillippum clericum versus Alanum Trenchard' de placito warrantise cartse, etc.

Eobertus de Ins' ponit loco suo Michaelem de Bayflet versus Eicardum de Boteland' et alios in brevi de placito terrse, etc.

Eicardus de Srotevill'3 ponit loco suo Elyain de Bratford versus Johannem de Boulton' de placito warrantise cartse, etc.

Walterus de Fenton', qui tulit breve versus Eobertum filium Willelmi de Trokeland' de placito quod capiat homa- gium et rationabile relevium suum de libero tenemento suo quod de eo tenet et de eo tenere clamat in Fenton, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Johannes de Newton' super moram et Willelmus de Alwenton'.

1 A mistake for vel. 2 Scruteville.

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Assisa venit recognitura sr Eogerus de Mileburn', pater Willelmi de Mileburn', fuit sei situs in dorninico suo, etc., de viginta et quatuor acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Walkeston' die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram Lypet et Alienora uxor ejus tenent, qui veniunt et dicunt quod non tenent integre prsedictam terrani quia qusedam Agnes, quse fuit uxor Petri de Dunholm', duodecim acras terrse inde tenet. Et juratores hoc idem testantur. Ideo consideratum. est quod prsedicti Eogerus (sic) et Alienora inde sine die, et prsedictus Willelmus nicbil capiat per istud breve set sit in mis' pro falso clamore, per plegium Eieardi Lulles, Duncani de Wyddeslade.

Thomas Brian petit versus Mildredum filium Johannis dimidiam acram terrse cum- pertinentiis in Framelingfcon ut jus et hereditatem suam, et in quam idem Mildredus non habet ingressum nisi per Margeriam filiam Willelmi cui Agnes Briam mater prsedicti Thomas, cujus heres ipse est, illam dimisit ad terminum qui praeteriit, etc.

Et Mildredus venit et dicit quod si aliquis alius inplacitaret ipsemet tenetur ei eandem terram warantizare, quia dicit quod prsedicta Margeria antecessor ipsius Thomse, ipsum de prsedicta terra feoffavit per cartam suam quam profert, et quse hoc testatur, et quod preedicta Margeria et heredes sui warrantizaverint, etc. Et dicit quod prsedictus Thomas habet de hereditate praedictse Margerise ad sufficientem unde petit warrantizare, etc. Et Thomas non potest hoc dedicere. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Mildredus teneat in pace, et Thomas nichil capiat per breve illud set sit in mis' pro falso clamore per plegium Eoberti de Alnham in Fralingham et Adse Hirring de eadem.

Willelmus de Madle1 surnmonitus fait ad respondendum Eogero filio Eicardi de placito quod ei teneat conventionem inter Simonem filium Willelmi, consanguineum ipsius Willelmi, cujus heres ipse est, et Eicardum de Oggel' patrem prsedicti Eogeri, cujus heres ipse est, de uno tofto et duabus bovatis terrse cum pertinentiis in Eiplington', etc. Et unde dicit quod cum prsedictus Simon dimisisset prsedicto Eogero patri prsedicti Eogeri, prsedictum tof turn et duas bovatas terrse cum pertinentiis ad terminum viginti et novem annorum, etc., prsedictus Eicardus pater prsedicti Eogeri, obiit jam tribus annis elapsis, et prsedictus Willelmus statim postea, contra prsedictam conventionem, intrusit se in prsedictis tofto et terra et ea detinet, unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam, etc.

1 Probably a mistake for Masle.

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Et Willelmus venit et dicit quod non potest inde respondere praedicto Eogero eo quod est infra aetatem. Ideo praedictus Willelmus inde sine die usque ad aetatem, etc.

Dominus Rex1 niandavit Justiciariis Itinerantibus hie quod providit et ordinavit efc providit quod dilectus et fidelis suus Petrus de Percy, quern una cum eidem (sic) assingavit ad itinerandum in Comitatu prsedicto et aliis Comitatibus, habeat custodiam tertii rotuli praedicti itineris. Et assinga- tum est ei custodire tertiam rotuli (sic) praedicti itineriis (sic) secundum idem mandatum, etc.

Mcholaus de Midelton', qui tulit breve mortis antecessoris versus Eobertum de Eos2 de tertia parte manerii de Dunhum, non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Thomas de Midelton' et Willelmus deRithum.

Alanus Tren chard, qui tulit breve warrantiae cartae versus Eobertum de Hilton'3 de uno messuagio et sexdecim acris terrae cum pertinentiis in Eliterbodon', venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Johannes de Neuton' super moram et Walterus de Pridewyk'. Plegius de mis' Alani, Hugo de Eus.

Eobertus Stel', qui tulit breve versus Alanum Trenchard de praedictis tenementis, non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse in mis' per plegium Walteri de Wytehull', non invenit plegios quia per breve de pone.

Thomas Brian petit versus Adam de Hegelegh' unum messuagium et duas acras terras cum pertinentiis in Fram- lington. Et Adam venit et concordati sunt per licentiam. Et est concordia talis quod praedictus Adam recognoscit prsedicta messuagium et terrain cum pertinentiis esse jus ipsius Thomae. Et pro hac, etc., idem Thomas concessit eidem Adae praedicta messuagium et terram cum pertinentiis, habendum, etc., usque ad terminum xv annorum, reddendo inde per annum duos solidos. Et post terminum praedictorum xv annorum praedicta messuagium et terra cum pertinentiis revertentur ad praedictum Thomam et heredes suos quiete, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Eicardus de Bocland et Eobertus films ejus, et Eicardus Knyht, Stephanus Draper, et Walterus Curtesambe injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Eobertum

1 See Close Eoll, 40 Hen. III., m. 4. dau. and coheir of William le Bretun,

2 Eobert de Eos held Dunhum of and did homage and had seisin of her William de Eos (Testa deNevill, p. 384). inheritance (Close Soil, 42 Hen. III.,

3 Eobert de Hilton married Joan, m. 14). .../

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de Insula1 de communa pasturse suse in Blocland, quse pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in Bronhop'2 post primam, etc. Et unde dicit quod prsedicti Eicardus et alii faciunt diversas mineras in prsedicta communa sua et fossata profunda, in quibus averia sua decidunt, etc.

Et Eicardus et alii veniunt et nichil dicunt quare assisa remaneat, nisi tantum quod revera mineras in prsedicta communa faciunt, et bene dicunt quod omnes antecessores sui et omnes liberi tenentes in prsedicta villa solebant facere mineras in prsedicta pastura, et de hoc ponunt se super assisam. Et juratores super sacramentum suum hoc idem testantur. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedicti Eicardus et alii inde quieti, et Eobertus in mis' pro falso clamore per plegium Michaelis de Beynflet.

Eobertus de Trukelawe,3 qui tulit breve de ingressu versus Walterum Episcopum Dunelmensem de una acra terras et dimidia cum pertinentiis in Trokelawe, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eogerus filius Elyae de Trukelawe, Willelmus films Longok' de eadem. Plegii Eoberti de mis' sua, Wiscardus de Truke- lawe et Willelmus de Nerburn'.

Galfridus de Wodeslad petit Willelmum de Killingworth' ut nativum et f ugitivum suum qui f ugit de terra sua post ultimum redditum Johannis Eegis, etc. Et Willelmus venit et cognoscit se esse villanum suum. Ideo ei deliberatur cum omnibus catallis suis et totis sequelis suis. Et Galfridus fecit fiuem pro mis' prsedicti Willelmi per j m' per plegium Gilberti de la More.

Priorissa Sancti Batholoinsei de Novo Castro ponit loco suo Willelmum de Schipewyke vel Eogerum le Moyne versus Eogerum de Wycestr', de placito terrse.

Willelmus de Folbir', qui tulit breve versus Walterum Episcopum Dunelmensem de habenda libera piscaria sua in aqua de Welk'4 et Welk' (sic), venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eanulphus le Bru' et Willelmus de Stanesby, plegius praedicti Willelmi de mis' sua, Henricus de Camera de Warnham.

1 Robert, son and heir of Robert, 3 Robert de Trokelawe held Troke- son and heir of Peter de Insula (Her. lawe (Testa de Nevill, p. 386).

of Wark, p. xvi). 4 Geoffrey de Wydeslad held Wydes-

2 Buteland and Broomhope in Choi- lad de Suth of the Barony of Merlay lerton Parish. (Ibid., p. 183b).

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Johannes de Estlington' ponit loco suo Willelmum de Foudon' vel Johannem de Middelton' versus Adam de Hering' et Matillidem uxorem ejus, et versus Hugonem de Berewyk et Isabellam uxorem ejus et alios, in brevi de placito terrae, etc., et versus Willelmum de la Sale de placito warrantiae, etc., et versus Petrum de Monteforti et alios in brevi novae disseisinae, unde querentes, et versus eosdem de quodarn stagno levato, etc.

Henricus de la Val, missus ad Willelmum de Monhermer ad videndum quern ipse vellet atornare loco suo versus Eicar- dum de Gosbeke et Margeriam uxorem ejus de placito finis facti, et versus Bicardum de Birlowe de placito mortis ante- cessoris, et versus Episcopum Dunholmensem de placito quod aquietet, venit et dicit quod atornat loco suo versus eos Bicardum le Curur et Nicholaum de Heddon', etc.

Juliana, quae f uit uxor Gilberti de Coyners, ponit loco suo Eicardum le Curur vel Alexandrum le fiz Alden versus Simonem capellanum, de placito dotis.

Assisa venit recognitura si Johannes de Estelington' injuste, etc., disseisivit Adam Hyring' et Matillidem uxorem ejus, Hugonem de Berewyk' et Isabellam uxorem ejus de communa pasturse suae in Fremelington' quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem villa, post prim am, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit eos de communa pasturse suae in quadam mora quae continet circiter septies vinginti acras in quibus communare solebant cum omnimodis averiis suis per toturn annum, etc.

Et Johannes venit et dicit quod assisa non debet inde fieri, quia dicit quod tota villa de Framelington' est de feodo Eogeri Bertram, et [Adam et] alii, qui modo queruntur, tenent de eodem Eogero. Et Eogerus Bertram, pater prsedicti Eogeri, per provisionem de Merton' appropriavit de praedicto vasto in praedicta villa, et inclusit praedictas septies vinginti acras, et dedit easdem praedicto Johanni. Et dicit quod praedicti Adam et alii habent sufficientem pasturam in eadem villa, quantum pertinet ad tenementa sua, etc.

Et Adam et alii dicunt quod praedictus Eogerus nichil habet in prsedicta villa. Et dicunt quod solum ejusdem pasturae, unde queruntur disseisinam, est solum ipsoruin et quorumdam participum suorum in eadem villa. Ideo con- sideration est quod praedictus Johannes inde sine die, et prae- dicti Adam et alii nichil capiant per assisam istam et sint in mis' pro falso clamore. Et perquirant sibi per breve novae disseisinse si voluerint de tenemento, etc.

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Assisa venit recognitura si Willelnms de Byrlawe, pater Eicardi de Byrelawe, fuit seisitus in dominico suo ut de f eodo de tertia parte manerii de Byrlawe cum pertinentiis, exceptis sex acris terrse cum pertinentiis in eodem manerio, die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam tertiam partem Willelmus de Moneh- mere1 tenet. Qui venit per attornatum suum, et dicit quod assisa non debet inde fieri quia dicit quod prsedictus Willel- mus de cujus morte, etc., non obiit seisitus in dominico suo ut de feodo de prsedicta tertia parte eo quod villanus, nee etiam iste Ricardus, qui tulit assisam istam, aliquid clamare potuit in prsedicta tertia parte eo quod villanus est. Et si quid juris clamare potuit in prsedicta tertia parte, ipse illud remisit et quietum clamavit de se et heredibus suis eidem Willelmo et heredibus suis in curia ejusdem Willelmi. Et de hoc ponit se super assisam. Juratores dicunt quod pree- dictus Willelmus, de cujus morte assisa arainata, etc., obiit seisitus in dominico suo, etc. Et post terminum, etc. Et quod prsedictus Ricardus propinquior heres ejus est. Et ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Ricardus recuperet seisinam suam, et Willelmus in mis'.

Assisa venit recognitura si Hugo filius Nicholai, avunculi Henrici filii Henrici, fuit seisitus in dominico, etc., de uno messuagio et xij acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Stikelawe et quinque acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Kinton' die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quod messuagium et quam terram Priorissa Sancti Bartholomsei de Novo Castro2 tenet. Quse venit et de messuagio et xij acris terrse vocat ad warrantum Willelmum filium Nicholai. Postea venit prsedicta Priorissa et remittit prsedictis Willelmo et Willelmo (sic) warrantiam prsedictam. Et concordati sunt per licentiam. Et est concordia talis quod prsedicta Priorissa recognoscit prsedicta messuagium et terram esse jus ipsius Henrici et ilia ei reddit. Ideo habeat seisinam suam, etc.

Maria, quse fuit uxor Johannis filii Alexandri de Trewyt, petit versus Priorem de Brinkeburn' xij acras terrse cum pertinentiis in Tyrewyt3 ut dotem suam, unde prsedictus Johannes, quondam vir ejus, ipsam dotavit ad hostium ecclesise, de assensu et voluntate prsedicti Alexandri patris sui, etc.

1 William de Monhermer held Tun- granted to William Barantyne and

stal (Testa de Nevill, p. 386). others (Tanner).

3 A Priory of Benedictine nuns in 3 Trewick in Bolam Parish, Castle

Newcastle ; at the Dissolution it was Ward.

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Et Prior per atornatum suum venit, et dicit quod ipsa non debet inde dotem habere, quia dicit quod prsedictus Johannes, quondam vir ipsius Mariae, die quo earn disponsavit nee unquam postea tenuit prsedictam terrain in feodo ita quod earn, hide dotare potuit. Dicit etiam quod praedictus Johannes nunquam de assensu prsedicti Alexandri patris sui prsedictam Mariana dotavit de praedicta terra. Et de hoc se ponit super patriain. Et Prior similiter. Ideo fiat inde jurata.

Juratores de consensu partium elect! dicunt super sacra- mentum suum quod praedictus Johannes, filius et heres prae- dicti Alexandri, de assensu et voluntate ejusdem Alexandri, ipsam dotavit de prsedicta terra, etc., pro xij m' quas pater praedictye Mariae dedit praedicto Alexandro. Ideo considera- tum est quod prsedicta Maria recuperet seisinam suam versus prsedictum Priorem de praedicta terra, et Prior in mis' pro injusta detentione.

Prior de Brinkeburn', qui tulit breve novae disseisinae versus Rogerum Bertram de Mitfort et Petrum de Monte- f orti1 de communa pasturae suae in Ovegares,2 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis'. Et Eogerus inde sine die. Plegii prsedicti Prioris, Willelmus de Ulveston in Framelington' et Adam de Aldeweth in eadem.

Idem Prior, qui tulit assisam novse disseisinae versus eundem Rogerum de communa pastures suae in Felton', quae pertinet ad liberum ten emen turn suum in eadem villa, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Willelmus de Pykedon' et Johannes de Wod- rinton'.

Thomas filius Agnetis petit versus Willelmum de la Sale unum messuagium et quatuor acras terrae cum pertinent iis in Framelington' ut jus suum, etc. Et in quae idem Willelmus non habet ingressum nisi per Margaretam de Framelington', cui Agnes Brian, mater ipsius Thomae cujus heres ipse est, ea dimisit ad terminum qui praeteriit. Et unde dicit quod dimisit ei unum messuagium et quatuor acras terrae ad ter- minum vitae ipsius Margaretae. Et Willelmus venit et bene recognoscit quod habet ingressum per praedictam Margaretam in praedicta messuagium et terram, et dicit quod ipse Thomas

1 Peter, Baron de Montfort, son of 2 Overisgars a member of the manor Thurstan de Montfort, was killed at of Felton (Testa de Nevill, p. 183). the Battle of Evesham ; Peter his eldest son.

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est unus heredum ipsius Margeriaa ; et ipse Thomas vocat ad warranturn Johannem de Eselington',1 Adam Hyring' et Matillidem uxorem ejus, Hugonem de Berewyk et Isabellam uxorem ejus, tamquam heredes ipsius Margerise. Qui prse- sentes sunt. Et ei warrantizant. Et praedicti Johannes, Adam et Matillis, Hugo et Isabella bene defendunt quod prsedicta Margareta non habuit ingressum per prredictam Agnetein, immo dicunt quod habuit ingressum per quemdam Willel- inum patrem suum et non per praedictam Agnetem. Et Thomas non potest hoc dedicere. Ideo consideratum est quod praedicti Johannes et alii inde sine die. Et Thomas in mis' pro falso clarnore. Finem fecit pro j m' per plegium Willelmi de Mulesfen'.

Willelmus filius Hamonis de Brotherwyk, qui tulit breve de libertate sua probanda versus Willelmum de HaumviP, qui petit eum in Comitatu ut nativum et fugitivum suum, non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eobertus filius Willelmi de -Bitton', etc.

Petrus de Monte forti, qui tulit breve versus Hugonem Page et Thomam le Provost et alios in brevi de placito quare vi et armis venerunt ad molendinum ipsius Petri in Overs- gare et stangnum ejusdem moleiidiiii fregerunt et prostra- verunt, et homines ipsius Petri verberaverunt5 etc., non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Eadulphus de Horsleye et Willelmus de la Lawe.

Silvester Magister Hospitalis Sanctse Marias Magdalenae de Novo Castro2 petit versus Gilbertum de Mora quinque acras terras cum pertinentiis in Neweburgh'3 ut jus ipsius Hospitalis, et in quas non habet ingressum nisi per Radul- phum de Assewyk', quondam Magistrum ipsius Hospitalis, prsedecessorem suum, qui illas ei dimisit ad terrain um qui prseteriit, etc. Et Gilbertus venit et vocat ad warrantum Hawisiam de Newenham qui praesens est et ei warrantizat, et recognoscit praedictam terram cum. pertinentiis esse jus ipsius Magistri et fratrum ipsius Hospitalis. Et pro hac, etc., idem Magister, ad petitionem ipsius Hawisiaa, concessit prasdicto Gilberto prsedictam terram. Tenendum sibi et heredibus suis in perpetuum. Ita quod prasdictus Gilbertus

1 As to the settlement of the manor Magdalene at Newcastle, founded, as of Eramlingtou (see Feet of Fines, Speed saith, byKingHenryl. (Tanner). Northumb., Rich. I., Nos. 3, 4, 5, 3 Newbrough in N.W. Division of and 6). Tindale Ward.

2 The Priory Hospital of St. Mary

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reddat per annum eidem Magistro et successoribus suis et praedictis fratribus tota vita sua xij d\ Et post mortem ipsius Gilbert!, heredes sui, vel quicumque terram illam per eum tenuerint, reddent eisdem duos solidos et sex denarios. Et prsedictus Magister, et successores sui, et prsedicti fratres warrantizabunt, etc.

Marsila, quse fuit uxor Gilberti de Milleburn', quse tulit breve de dote versus Priorem Sancti Andreae de Exteldesham et alios in brevi de tenemento quod fuit praedicti Gilberti, viri sui, in Dalton', non est proscuta. Ideo ipsa et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Willelmus de Milleburn' et Willelmus Prsepositus de eadeni, etc.

Johannes de Bradeford' summonitus fuit ad responden- dum Johanni de Middelton' de placito quod teneat ei con- ventionem factam inter Alexandrum de Bradeford, fratrem ipsius Johannis, cujus heres ipse est,1 et Johannem de Midel- ton patrem prsedicti Johannis cujus heres ipse est, de duabus bovatis terrse cum pertinentiis in Bradeford', etc. Et Johannes venit et concordat! sunt. Et Johannes dat dimi- diam niarcam pro licentia concordandi, per plegium Johannis de Belleshou. Et est concordia talis quod prsedictus Johannes de Midelton recognoscit prsedictam terram cum pertinentiis esse jus ipsius Johannis de Bradeford. Et pro hac, etc., idem Johannes de Bradeford concessit eidem Johanni de Midelton eandem terram, tenendum sibi et here- dibus suis vel assignatis, etc.

Simon de Lucre summonitus fuit ad respondendum Simoni filio Valentini de placito quod reddat ei quam- dam cartam quam ei injuste detinet, etc. Et unde queritur quod cum ipse ad ultimas assisas hie, tradidisset prsedicto Simoni prsedictam cartam custodiendam ad placitum ipsius Simonis filii Valentini, per quam ipse Simon feofatus fuit de Abbate de Alnewyk, de tribus bovatis terrse cum pertinentiis in Lucre. Et ipse Simon pluries postea requisivit ipsum Simonem quod redderet ei prsedictam,3 prsedictus Simon dedixit reddere ei prsedictam cartam, et adhuc cartam illam detinet, unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam xxw s'. Et inde producit sectam, etc.

1 John de Bradford had a son and King. Alexander, uncle of 'Alexander,

heir Alexander, born in 42 Hen. III. alienated certain lands (Hundred Roll,

(Cal. Gen., i. 120). He held the vill 3 Edw.L, ii. 18). Alexander, brother

of Bradford of the King in chief in of John de Bradford, left Sibilla his

baronage and the service of finding a daughter and heir (Cal. Gen., i. 181). sergeant-at-arms in the army of the 2 Supply cartam.

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Et Siinon venit et defendit vim et injuriam quando, etc. Et bene cognoscit quod habet prsedictam cartam sed dicit quod ad ultimas assisas hie conventum [fuit] inter Abbatem de Alnewyk et ipsum Simonem filium Valentini quod idem Abbas daret eidem Simoni tres bovatas terrse cum pertinentiis in l pro aliis tribus bovatis terrse quas prius de eo

tenuit, et per assensum eorumdem Abbatis et Simonis tradita fuerit eidem Simoni de Lucre custodienda et reddenda eidem quam cito idem Abbas f eof aret ipsum alibi de tribus bovatis terrse. Et dicit quod nondum constat ei utrum prse- dictus Abbas alibi dedit ei excambium pro prsedicta terra, vel non. Et paratus est reddere prsedictam cartam cuicumque curia Regis consideret esse reddendam, sed dicit quod non habet cartam illam hie. Ideo dictum est ei quod habeat earn die Jovis, etc. Ad diem ilium protulit pnedictus Simon prse- dictam cartam et liberatur prsedicto Simoni filio Valentini, etc.

Thomas de HaliwelP summonitus fuit ad respondendum Ranulpho Grindelove et Idonese uxori ejus de placito quod teneat conventionem factam inter eundem Thomam et Agnetem de Haliwell, matrem prsedictse Idonese et Matillidis sororis ejusdem Idonese, cujus heredes ipsse sunt, de duabus bovatis terrse, exceptis sex acris terrse cum pertinentiis in HaliwelP,2 etc.

Et Thomas venit et concordati sunt. Et Thomas dat dimidiam m9 pro licentia concordandi per plegium Simonis de HaliwelP. Et est concordia talis quod prsedictus Ranul- phus et Idonea remittunt pro se et heredibus ipsius Idonese, prsedicto Thomse et heredibus suis, totum jus et clainium quod habuerunt in una earundem bovatarum terrse ad ipsam Idoneam per prsedictam conventionem pertinentium, pro decems' quos idem Thomas dabit a die Paschse in unum mensem anno xl°, et nisi fecerit concedit quod vicecomes faciat de terris, etc. Et sciendum quod prsedicta Matillis soror ipsius Idonese non sequitur pro parte sua, etc.

Adam de Doxeford summonitus fuit ad respondendum Eicardo de Doxeford de placito quod permittat ipsum habere liberam multuram ad molendinum ipsius Adse de Doxeford, sicut habere debet et solet. Et unde prsedictus Ricardus queritur quod cum ipse fuisset in seisina molendi libere blada sua in Doxeford ad prsedictum molendinum ex assinga- tione cujusdam Willelmi de Doxeford, cui idem Adam

1 Blank in original. 2 Holy well in East Division Castle

Ward. '

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libere concessit molere omnia blada sua de terris suis pro- venientia in eadem villa ad prsedictum molendinum, quas terras idem Ricardus tenet de dono ejusdem Willelmi, prse- dictus Adam jam dimidio anno elapso non permisit ipsum libere molere ad prsedictum molendinum sicut consuevit, unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam xls'. Et inde producit sectam, etc. Et Adam venit et defendit vim et injuriam quando, etc. Et bene defendit quod idem Ricardus nullam liberam milturam (s^c) habere debet in prsedicto molendino nee uncquam fuit in seysina libere molendi ad prsedictum molendinum. Et de hoc ponit se super patriam. Et Ricardus similiter. Ideo fiat inde jurata. Et juratores, de consensu partium electi, dicunt super sacramentum suum quod nee prsedictus Willelmus de Droxe- ford qui feofavit prsedictum Ricardum de terris suis in prsedicta villa, nee idem Bicardus postquam tenuit prsedictas terras, uncquam habuerunt aliquam liberam multuram ad prsedictum molendinum. Ideo consideratum est quod prse- dictus Adam inde sine die, et Ricardus nichil capiat per assisam istam, et sit in mis' pro falso clamore per plegium vie'.1

Willelmus films Ricardi optulit se iiijto die versus Johannem filium Rannulphi de placito unius messuagii, xij acrarum terrse et unius acrse prati cum pertinentiis in Heth- pole,quse clamavit ut jus suum versus eum per breve ingressus. Et ipse non venit, etc. Et alias fecit defaltam in crastino Clausi Paschse. Ita quod prseceptum fuit vicecomiti quod caperet prsedicta messuagium, terram et pratum in manum domini Regis. Et quod die, etc. Et quod summoniret eum quod esset ad hunc diem. Et vicecomes testatur summoni- tionem et diem captionis. Ideo consideratum est quod prse- dictus Ricardus recuperet seisinam suam et Johannes in mis'.

Simon Giffard petit versus Willelmum de Stikelawe unum messuagium et duas bovatas terrse cum pertinentiis in Stikelawe ut jus suum per breve de ingressu, et in quse non habet ingressum nisi per Ricardum de Dalton' et Adam de Hereford, quibus prsedictus Simon ilia dimisit ad ter- minum, etc. Et Willelmus venit et dicit quod non tenet prsedictam terram, nee tenuit die quo breve suum fuit in- petratum, quia dicit quod Ricardus films ejus earn tenet. Et Simon non potest hoc dedicere. Ideo Willelmus inde sine [die]. Et Simon in mis' pro falso clamore. Et perquirat sibi versus prsedictum Ricardum si voluerit, etc.

1 This might be extended to vicecomitis or vicinorum, more probably the former.

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Agnes Bertram summonita fuit ad respondendum Galf rido de Wydeslade de placito quo jure exigit communam pasturse in terra ipsius Gulfridi de Wydeslode desicut idem G-alfridus nullam communam ha bet in terrain ipsius Agnetis nee eadem Agnes aliquod servitium ei facit per quod com- munam habere debeat in terra sua, etc.

Et Agnes per attornatum suum venit et dicit quod non potest ei ad hoc breve respondere sine Rogero Bertram, quia dicit quod tenet tenementum suum, ad quod communa ilia pertinet, in dotem de libero tenemento quod fuit Rogeri Bertram quondam viri sui, de qua communa idem Rogerus, vir suus, obiit seisitus. Et prsedictus Rogerus, films et heres ipsius Rogeri, ipsam dotem post mortem prsedicti Rogeri, etc. Et vocat ad warrantum prsedictum Rogerum, filium et here- dem prsedicti Rogeri, etc.

Postea concordati sunt,1 et Rogerus dat xx s9 pro licentia concordandi. Et habeant cyrographum.

Johannes de Boulton'2 dat j marcam pro licentia con- cordandi cum Ricardo de Scrutevil' et Isabella uxore ejus, de placito warrantise cartse, etc.

Alicia, quse fuit uxor Laurentii filii Edmundi, petit versus Ricardum de Baumburg' unum toftum cum pertinentiis in Alnemue ut jus et maritagium suum, et in quod idem Ricardus non habet ingressum nisi per prsedictum Laurentium, quondam virum ipsius Alicise, qui illud ei dimisit, cui ipsa in vita sua, etc.

Et Ricardus venit et bene cognoscit quod habuit ingres- sum in prsedictum toftum per prsedictum Laurentium, quia dicit quod ipse dimisit ei prsedictum toftum ad terminum quindecim annorum, unde sex anni adhuc sunt venturi. Dicit etiam quod sex annis elapsis laborabat fames per totam patriam qua prsedictus Laurentius, quondam vir ipsius Alicise, obiit. Et ipsa Alicia fecit ei cartam suam quod ipsa in ligia viduitate sua concessit et confirmavit eidem Ricardo prsedictum toftum, tenendum sibi usque ad terminum suum pro duabus marcis, quas ei dedit.

Postea concordati sunt per licentiam. Et est concordia talis quod prsedictus Ricardus recognoscit prsedictum toftum esse jus ipsius Alicise, et illud ei reddidit. Ideo habeat seisinam suarn, etc. Et pro hac, etc. Eadem Alicia dabit eidem Ricardo unam marcam quam ei reddet ad Pentecosten

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, 2 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, NortJiumb., Hen. III., No. 145. Northumb., Hen. III., No. 129.

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anno xl. Et nisi fecerit, concedit quod vicecomes f aciat de terris, etc.

Amabilia de Hulkeston' petit versus Alanum de Harelawe et Angnetem uxorem e j us tres bovatas terrse cum pertiuentiis in Hulkeston', et versus Johannem filium Gregorii unam bovatam terrse cum pertinentiis in eadem villa, ut jus suum, etc., et in quas iidem Alanus et Agnes et Johannes non habent ingressum nisi per Willelmum Sturdy, quondam virum ipsius Amabilise, qui illas ei dimisit, cui ipsa in vita sua, etc. Et Alanus et alii veniunt, et prsedicti Alanus et Agnes bene defendunt quod non habent ingressum in terra versus eos petita per prsedictum Willelmum, quondam virum ipsius Amabilise, immo dicunt quod prsedicta Agnes habuit ingressum per quemdam Petrum filium Willelmi, primum virum ipsius Agnetis. Et Amabilia hoc idem cognoscit. Ideo prsedicti Alanus et Agnes inde sine die, et Amabilia in mis' pro f also clamore, per plegiurn Michaelis de Beyflet, etc.

Et Johannes non potest dedicere quin habet ingressum in prsedictam terram versus eum petitam per prsedictum Willelmum, quondam virum ipsius Amabilise, nee quin eadem terra est jus ipsius Amabilise. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedicta Amabilia recuperet seisinam suam et Johannes in mis' per plegium Adse le Forester'.

Dominus Eex mandavit Justiciariis itinerantibus hie quod per sacramentum proborum et legalium hominum de comitatu isto, diligentem fieri facerent inquisitionem, qui fuerunt illi qui navem Stephani de Frisemers apud Anebell'1 in Comitatu prsedicto, arestaverunt, et bona in eadem inventa asportaverunt, et navem illam fregerunt contra pacem, etc. Et sciendum quod in eandem inquisitionem inveniri eidem Stephano plenam et celerem justiciam exibi facerent.

Postea venit Prior de Tinemue et satisfecit prsedicto Stephano pro transgressione hominum suorum quam ei fecerunt. Et dat domino Eegi v m' pro eadem transgressione, etc.

Juratores, de consensu partium electi, veniunt recognituri si Eobertus de Eos die Jovis proxima post festum Sanctse Crucis in Mayo anno xxxviij0 fecit capere duos boves et duos equos Prioris de Kirkeham in Killu',2 et eos fugare fecit ad castrum suum de Werk, et ibidem eos detinuit quousque deliberati fuerunt per prseceptum domini Eegis, qui dicunt super sacramentum suurn quod homines ipsius Eoberti ex

1 Amble in Wark worth Parish. 2 Probably Kilham in Kirknewton Parish.

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praecepto ipsius Robert! ceperunt praedicto die averia prsedicta ipsius Prioris et ea detinuit contra vadium, etc., quousque deliberata fuerunt per prseceptum domini Regis. Ideo con- sideratum est quod praedictus Robertas satisfecerit prsedicto Priori de dampnis suis, quae taxantur per Justiciaries ad viginti li'. Et Robertas in mis'. Et praeceptum est vice- comiti quod de terris et catallis praedicti Roberti fieri faciat praedictas xx li', et illas sine dilatione habere faciat prsedicto Priori, etc.

Totus Coinitatus record atur quod Simon de Monteforti, Comes Leycestrise, debet habere retornum domini Regis in Redesdale, ratione custodiae heredis Gilberti deUmframmviP,1 qui est in custodia ipsius Comitis de dono domini Regis, usque ad setatem praedicti heredis, et quod debet placitare in Redesdale omnia placita tarn de corona quam de aliis placitis, et habere omnes exitus eorumdem placitorum, ita quod quidam miles de Comitatu debet assingari ei per Justiciaries ad videndum quod justicia unicuique teneatur. Et ad hoc assingatus est Johannes de Halgton.

Walterus de Turkelby2 cognoscit quod Wychardus filius Wychardi de Karun'3 pacavit ei decem libras pro Johanne le Moyne, sub hac conditione, quod praedictus Walterus fecerit ei litteras suas patentes de receptione denariorum illorum, et si Johannes le Moyne, pro quo pacavit dictos denarios, non teneat se content um de pacatione, ilia ipse reddat eidem Wychardo denarios illos ad Nativitatem Sancti Johannis Baptistse anno xl°, et Wychardus liberabit ei litteras suas patentes. Et nisi fecerit concedit quod vicecomes faciat, etc.

Andreas filius Ricardi le Deken et Juliana uxor ejus, Alicia Paynel et Beatrix soror ejus, Thomas Uncustum et Agnes uxor ejus, qui tulerunt breve de recto versus Alexan- drum de Whytewas et Amabiliam uxorem ejus, de viij acris terrae cum pertinentiis in Wytewas, non sunt prosecuti. Ideo ipsi in mis' quia per breve de recto, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Robertus de Rolee, Galfridus filius Radulphi Maulokum de Lighedon, Bartholomaeus de Wyndesgates et Johannes de Wotton injuste, etc., disseisi- verunt Alanum de Calulee de libero tenemento suo in Rotheley, post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisi-

1 Gilbert de TJmfraville, E. of An- 2 Leticia, widow of "Walter de

gus in right of his wife Matilda, dau. Turkelby 1266 (Excerpta e Rot. Fin.,

of Malcolm, E. of Angus, died in 1245 ; ii. 449).

the wardship of his s. and h. Gilbert, 3 Wischard de Charrun, Sheriff of

b. about 1244, was granted to Simon Northumberland 52 to 56 Hen. III. de Montfort 15 June 1245.

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verunt eum de sexaginta acris terrse quas habuit de dono cujusdam Alani de Ormeston', et de qua terra ipse fuit in seisina per uiruin annum et amplius. Et Eobertus et alii veniunt et dicunt quod prsedicta terra de qua queritur dis- seisina, fuit communa pasturee suee, et quam cito preedictus Alanus apropriavit sibi presdictam terram et earn inclusit, ipsi fregerunt clausuram suam et usi fuerunt communa sua. Et quod nullam aliam disseisinam fecerunt, ponunt se super assisam, etc.

Juratores dicunt quod prsedicta placia, de qua queritur disseisina, fuit communa pastures presdictorum Eoberti et aliorum, et per donum prsedicti Alani de Ormeston' ; venit idem Alanus de Calulee et voluit sibi apropriare sexaginta acras de prsedicta pastura, et fecit fossare ibidem. Et prgedicti Robertus et alii statim, sine aliqua seisina quam idem Alanus inde habuit, prostra verunt prsedictum fossaturn et utebantur communa sua. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedicti Robertus et alii inde sine die, et Alanus in mis' pro falso clamore.

Assisa venit recognitura si Mariota filia Willelmi de Heydon', mater Constancies uxoris Ricardi Belle, et Emma soror ipsius Constancies fuerunt seisitse in dominico suo, etc., de duabus bovatis terrse cum pertinentiis in Heydon1 die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram Agnes tilia Willelmi de Heydon tenet, quse venit et dicit quod non potest ei inde respondere, eo quod non tenet terram illam, quia dicit quod Prior de Kyrkeham tenet inde duas acras terrse et dimidiam, et Adam films ejusdem Agnetis xiiij acras, et qusedam Tyok filia ejusdem sex acras. Et de hoc ponit se super assisam. Et juratores dicunt super sacramentum suum quod prsedicta Tyok tenet inde sex acras de eadem terra, et tenuit per duos annos ante impetrationem brevis sui. Ideo consideratum est quod Agnes inde sine die, et Ricardus, Mariota et Emma in mis' pro falso clamore. Et perquirant sibi per aliud breve si voluerint. Pauperes sunt.

Adam films Utredi de Hertwayton' dat dimidiam m' pro licentia concordandi cum Ricardo de Sempere et Isabella uxore ejus de placi to warranties car tee.2 Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Ricardus Batayl dat xx solidos pro licentia concordandi cum Archibaldo de Duglas et Alina uxore ejus de placito terrss, etc.

Et presdictus Archibaldus dat xx solidos pro eodem,3 etc.

1 Haydon in Warden Parish. Northumb., Hen. III., No. 139.

2 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, 3 See Appendix, Ibid., No. 140.

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Henricus de Mulefen1 petit in Comitatu Adam Wyther et Walter um fratrem ejus ut natives et fugitives suos. Et praedicti Adam et Walterus tulerunt breve domini Regis de libertate sua probanda, per quod Joquela ista posita fuit coram Justiciariis nunc. Et idem Henricus modo venit, et dicifc quod prredicti Adam et Walterus villani sui sunt, et fugerunt de terra sua post ultimam reditum Joliannis Regis, patris domini Regis, de Hjbernia in Angliam.- Et dicit quod quidain Edardus, antecessor ipsorum Adae et Walteri, fuit villanus cujusdam Godef ridi, antecessoris ipsius Henrici, tern- pore Henrici Regis avi, etc. Et obiit in villanagio suo in Mulesfen', et de ipso Edardo exierunt Walterus Coltbayn et Willelinus f rater ejus, qui in villenagio suo obierunt ut villani, et de praedicto Waltero exivit quidam Willelmus filius ejus, qui obiit in villenagio suo ut villanus, et de ipso Willelrno exierunt isti Adam et Walterus villani qui fuge- runt de terra sua post terminum, etc. Et de prsedicto Willelmo, fratre praedicti Walteri Coltebayn, exivit quidam Adam villanus, qui obiit villanus, et de ipso Ada quidam Willelmus et Hugo qui praesentes sunt et cognoscunt se esse villanos, etc.

Et Adam et Willelmus2 veniunt et dicunt quod liberi homines sunt et de libero stipite, et bene cognoscunt quod prsedictus Walterus Coltebayn fuit antecessor ipsorum, sed bene def endunt quod prsedictus Walterus non fuit villanus, quia dicunt quod idem Walterus fuit liber homo et adventi- tius de Flandria, et duxit cum eo prsedictum Willelmum filium suum de Flandria, qui liber homo fuit, et de quo ipsi exierunt, et dicunt quod prsedictus Walterus Coltebayn non fuit de stipite praedicti Edardi villani, de quo ipse narrat, nee etiam praedicti Willelmus et Hugo, quos idem Henricus pro- ducit ad probandum ipsos esse villanos, in nullo sunt de parentela sua. Et de hoc ponunt se super patriam. Et Henricus similiter. Ideo fiat inde jurata. Et juratores, de consensu partium electi, dicunt super sacramentum suum quod praedictus Walterus Coltbayn et Willelmus filius ejus, pater ipsorum Adae et Walteri, f uerunt adventitii de Flandria et liberi homines et non villani antecessorum ipsius Henrici, nee de stipite praedicti Edardi villani, de quo ipsi riarrant. Et dicunt quod isti Adam et Walterus liberi homines sunt. Ideo consideratuin quod praedicti Walterus et Adam et heredes sui de cetero sint liberi et quieti de praedicto Henrico et heredibus suis ab omni nativatite et seculari servitute in

1 Henry de Mulesfen, s. of Stephen (Excerpta e Rot. Fin., i. 93, ii. 478). de Mulesfen, had a s. and h. Henry 2 A mistake for Walterus.

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perpetuum. Et Henricus custodiatur. Postea finem fecit per duas marcas, per plegiuin Thomae de Hildertoii' et Eoberti de Falewedon'.

Idem Prior de Brinkeburn', qui tulit breve novae dis- seisinae versus eundem Rogerum et Robertum de Cameles- thorp'de coinmuna pasturse suse in Magna Felton, quse pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem villa et in Parva Felton, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prose- quendo in mis', scilicet, Gilbertus Bertram de Shotton' et Gilbertus Kere in Hertelawe.

Assisa venit recogiiitura si Petrus de Monte Forti, Gal- fridus de Stok', Rogerus le Ens, Robertus le Blake, Willel- mus de la Lawe, Ricardus films ejus, Michael Ker, Willelmus films Walteri, Robertus le Provost, Willelmus Peg', Henricus de Clenteleg, Johannes Ker, Ricardus filius Thomse, Willel- mus filius Agnetis, Radulphus filius Ricardi, Ernaldus filius Emmse, Robertus le Grene, Willelmus filius Hervey, Willel- mus Homel, Ricardus filius Hervey, Robertus de Hovesares, Laurentius filius Godewyn', Ricardus de Swyneleg', Willel- mus Wodehorn', Willelmus filius ejus, Willelmus Kyring, Walterus le Lung', Willelmus filius Adas, Ricardus de Hunthemaner, Willelmus filius Rogeri, Willelmus Godesper' injuste, etc., levaverunt quoddam stangnum in Hovesgares ad nocumentum liberi tenementi Johannis de Elington'1 in Framelington, post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod ipsi levaverunt prsedictum stangnum in communa pasturae suse, ubi ipse communare solebat cum omnimodis averiis suis, et etiam ubi ipse Johannes habet quoddam molendinum suum in Framelington', subtus prsedictuin stangnum quod ipsi de novo levaverunt [quod] retinet aquam quoe solebat venire ad molendinum suum in praedicto stagno, ita quod fere amisit usum Hiolendini. Et Petrus non venit sed Galfridus de Stok', ballivus ejus, venit et respondet pro eo et omnibus aliis. Et nichil dicit quare assisa reman eat, nisi tantum quod dicit quod prsedictus Petrus nichil clamat in dominico in prsedicta villa, quia dicit quod per longum tempus ante impetrationem brevis istius, feofavit quamdam filiam suam2 de omnibus

1 Probably a mistake for Eslington. mill of the vill and ten librates of land

2 Query if this should not loejilium in Swarland given to one of the sons suum. Peter de Montfort received a of the said Peter in marriage with ratification of a demise which Roger Agnes, daughter of the said Eoger. Bertram made to him of the manor of Durham 26 Sept. 1255 (M3S. Cal. Trekelawe with one mark yearly rent Pat. Rolls, 39-ffera. Z/Z, m. 1). Hoves- f rom Milneburne de la North for seven gares and Swarland were members of years, saving, to John, son of Simon, the manor of Felton.

miller of Trekkelawe, the suit of the

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terris et tenementis quae habuit in dominico in praedicta villa.

Juratores dicunt quod praedictus Eogerus le Rus et omnes alii ex prsecepto prsedicti Petri levaverunt praedictum stag- num injuste, etc. Quia dicunt quod per praedictum stagnum inpeditur de communa sua quam in eadem placia habere consuevit. Et etiam in eodem stagno retinetur aliquando aqua quae currere consuevit ad molendinum ejusdem Johannis, ita quod in multo deterioratur prsedictum molendinum suum. Et ideo consideratum est quod prsedictum stagnum proster- natur ad custum prsedicti Petri et aliorum, quantum fuerit ad nocumentum, etc., per visum juratorum. Et Petrus et alii in mis'. Plegii Galfridi et aliorum Robertus Praepositus de Glanteleye, Willelmus Praepositus de Ovesgares, Rogerus de Swareland, et Willelmus films Agnetis de Clanteleye, etc. Dampna, dimidia marca.

Eva de Warondham, quae tulit assisam novae disseisinae versus Engelramum de Warendeham1 et alios in brevi de tenemento in Warondham, non est prosecuta. Ideo ipsa et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Walterus de Camera et Stephanus f rater ejusdem Walteri, etc.

Dunkanus films Rogeri, qui tulit breve novae disseisinse versus Hugonem de Bolebek et Johannem de Cressewel de libero tenemento in Rothewell', non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Johannes de Hey don et Jacobus de Bolym.

Idem Dunkanus, qui tulit assisam novae disseisinae versus Hugonem de Bolebek et alios in brevi de communa pasturae in Rotheleg', quae petinet ad liberum tenementum suum in eadem villa, non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Willelmus Dunington' et Willelmus de Essebrug'.

Thomas de Hylderton', qui tulit assisam novse disseisinae versus Priorem de Kyrkeham et alios in brevi de quodam fossato levato in Hilderton'2 ad nocumentum liberi tenementi sui in eadem villa, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Johannes filius Henrici de Bedun et Willelmus de Bedun, etc.

1 Ingelramus de Warnetham or 2 Ilderton in Coquetdale Ward, Warneham, son and heir of Thomas North Division. Warentham (Cal. Gen., i. 5).

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Fulco de Tibenham et Dionisia, uxor ejus, summoniti fuerunt ad respondendum Johanni de Lexington de placito quod warrantizent ei medietatem duarum carucatarum terrse, xxiiij s' redditus cum pertinentiis in Neusum,1 quam tenet, etc. Et de eis, etc. Rogerus Mauduit et Isabella uxor ejus similiter summoniti fuerunt ad respondendum eidem Johanni de placito quod warrantizent medietatem dimidii carucatse terrae, xx et iiij s' redditus cum pertinentiis in eadem villa, quam tenet, etc. Et de eis, etc.

Et Fulco et alii veniunt. Et prsedictus Johannes, per attornatum suum, qusesitus quare tulit brevia ista, dicit quod ipsi habentur ei in conventione quod deberent ei cyrographare prsedicta tenementa. Et praedictse Dionisia et Isabella dicunt quod non concentiunt dono virorum suorum de tene- mentis suis, quse sunt de hereditate ipsarum, nee volunt eadem tenementa cyrographare ad exheredationem suam et heredum suorum. Ideo inde sine die. Et perquirant sibi per aliud breve si voluerint, etc.

Agnes Bertram,2 Johannes de Kyrkeby et Walterus le Carect' attachiati fuerunt ad respondendum Ricardo filio Willelmi de Ponte de placito quare prsedictum Ricardum inprisonaverunt et male tractaverunt contra pacem, etc. Et unde queritur quod cum ipse fuit in pace domini Regis in Curia dicti Agnetis in Ponteland', die Sancti Andrese jam quatuor annis elapsis, prsedicti Agnes, Johannes, et Walterus ipsum ceperunt et inprisonaverunt contra, etc. Et in prisona detinuerunt per duos dies ; unde dicit quod deteriora- tus est et dampnum habet ad valentiam xx s. Et Agnes et alii veniunt et defendunt vim et injuriam, quando, etc. Et quicquid est contra, etc. Et bene defendunt quod non in- prisonaverunt eum, nee male tractaverunt, sicut eis inponit. Et prsedictus Ricardus qusesitus in qua prisona ipsum inprisonaverunt, dicit quod clauserunt portas ipsius Agnetis, ita quod non fuit ausus exire Curiam. Et quia prsedictus Ricardus non fuit inprisonatus in ceppo, nee ferro, nee clauso, nisi tantum in Curia, et testatum est quod potuit exisse ex pluribus partibus Curise, consideratum est quod Agnes et alii inde sine die, et Ricardus in mis' pro falso clamore.

Assisa venit recognitura si Radulphus Freman in juste, etc., disseisivit Matillidem, quse fuit uxor Willelmi de Button', de libero tenemento in villa Novi Castri super

1 Newsham in Earsdon Parish. 2 Agnes, widow of Eoger Bertram

of Mitford.

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Tinam post primain, etc. Et unde queritur quod dis- seisivit earn de uno messuagio cum pertinentiis, etc. Et Radulphus venit et dicit quod non disseisivit earn de prse- dicto messuagio, quia dicit quod prsedictum messuagium fuit jus et perquisitio prsedicti Willelmi Scotto', quondam viri ipsius Matillidis, et post mortem ipsius Willelmi tenuerunt ipsa Matillis et quidam Rogerus, filius et heres prsedicti Willelmi, viri sui, messuagium illud, ita quod idem Radul- phus Freman posteadisponsavitipsamMatillidem,et tenuerunt messuagium illud simul cum prsedicto Rogero, filio ejusdem. Matillidis et prsedicti Willelmi quondam viri sui, per longum tempus, quousque divortium celebratum fuit inter eos. Et post divortium inter eos celebratum, satisf ecit ipse Radulphus prsedicto Rogero, filio ejusdem Matillidis, pro duabus partibus ejusdam messuagii, et etiam satisfecit ipsi Matillidi pro tertia parte ejusdem messuagii per sex marcas, quas ei dedit. Et sic ex bona voluntate ipsius Matillidis et Rogeri, filii ejus, remansit ei totum prsedictum messuagium unde dicit quod non disseisivit earn injuste, etc. Et Matillis dicit quod ipsa fuit feof ata de prsedicto messuagio simul cum prsedicto Willelmo, viro suo, et bene cognoscit quod prsedictus Radul- phus postea disponsavit earn, sed dicit quod post divortium inter eos celebratum, remansit ipsa in seisina de eodem messuagio quousque idem Radulphus injuste, etc., disseisivit earn de eodem messuagio. Et de hoc ponit se super assisam, etc.

Juratores dicunt quod revera quidam Willelinus, quondam vir ipsius Matillidis, et ipsa Matillis perquisierunt prsedictum messuagium, tenendum eis et heredibus suis ; et dicunt quod post mortem ipsius Willelmi, remansit ipsa Matillis in seisina de prsedicto messuagio, et dicunt quod ipse Radul- phus postea disponsavit ipsam Matillidem, et tenuerunt mes- suagium illud simul, quousque divortium factum fuit inter eos. Et post divortium illud, remansit ipsa Matillis in seisina de prsedicto messuagio quousque idem Radulphus dedit eidem Matillidi sex marcas pro toto jure suo, quod habuit in prse- dicto messuagio, et ipsa, ex bona voluntate sua, posuit ipsum in seisina de eodem messuagio, unde dicunt quod per bonam voluntatem ipsius Matillidis intravit prsedictus Radulphus in messuagium illud, et non per aliquam disseisinam. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Radulphus inde sine die et Matillis in mis' pro falso clamore.

Milesenta, quas fuit uxor Thomse filii Gilberti le Mouner, petit versus Radulphum Freman unam rodam terrae cum per-

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tinentiis in villa Novi Castri super Tinam ut dotem suam, etc. Et Eadulphus venit et dicit quod ipsa non debet inde dotem habere, quia dicit quod idem Thomas, die quo ipsam dessponsavitnec uncquam postea, tenuit terrain illam in feodo, ita quod earn inde dotare potuit. Et de hoc ponit se super juratam villse, et Milisenta similiter.

Et juratores, de consensu partium electi, dicunt super sacrainentum suum quod prsedictus Thomas, die quo ipsam dessponsavit nee uncquam postea, tenuit terram illam in feodo, ita quod ipsam inde dotare potuit. Et ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Eadulphus inde sine die, et Milisenta in mis' pro falso clamore.

Thomas Freman petit versus Cristianam, filiam Hugonis de BotehaP,1 unum messuagiuin cum pertinentiis in villa Novi Castri super Tinam, ut jus suum, etc. Et unde quaedam Cristiana, mater ejusdem Thorn ae, fuit seisita in dominico suo ut de feodo et jure, tempore Regis nunc, capiendo inde expletia ad valentiam, etc. Et de ipsa Cristiana descendit jus praedicti messuagii isti Thomas, qui nunc petit, ut filio et heredi, et quod tale sit jus suum, offert, etc.

Et Cristina venit. Postea venit praedictus Thomas et retraxit se. Ideo Cristiana inde sine die, et Thomas in mis' : non invenit plegios quia per breve de recto, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Eobertus de Eos injuste, etc., disseisivit Simonem filium Eogeri de Horseleg' de libero tenemento suo in Prestefen', post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit eum de duabus bovatis terrse cum pertinentiis, etc. Et Eobertus non venit, sed Eobertus de Cargowe, ballivus ejus, venit et respondit pro eo. Et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat. Et Michael de Killa', unus recognitorum, non venit, ideo in mis', et amerciatur ad xl s.

Juratores dicunt quod prsedictus Eobertus disseisivit eum de praedicto tenemento, quod posuit in visusuo, injuste, etc., sicut breve dicit. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedictus Simon recuperet seisinam per visum recognitorum, et Eo- bertus in mis'. Dampna xl s.

Prior de Kyrkham, per attornatum suum, optulit se iiijto die versus Eobertum de Eos de placito quod reddat ei triginta marcas, quas ei aretro sunt de annuo redditu c s. et quatuor d', quern ei debet, etc. Et ipse non venit, etc., et pluries fecit defaltas. Ideo prseceptum [est] vicecomiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras, etc. Ita, etc. Donee, etc. Et quod

1 Probably Bothal.

E 2

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habeat corpus ejus in crastino Adscensionis Domini apud Karleolum.

Idem Prior, per attornatum suurn, optulit se iiijto die versus prsedictum Robertum de placito unius tofti cum pertinentiis in Faleston, quod ipse clamat, ut jus Ecclesise su83, per breve de ingressu novee disseisnse. Et Robertus non venit, etc. Et summoniatur, etc. Judicium, prsedictum toftum capietur in manus domini Regis. Et dies, etc. Et ipse summoniatur quod sit ad eundem terminuin apud Karleolum.

Ricardus Prat petit versus Willelmum de Pikeden' et Cristianam, uxorem ejus, xx acras terras et duas partes unius messuagii cum pertinentiis in Pikeden' ; et versus Cris- tianam de Caldecote et Michaelem, filium ejus, decem acras terras et unum messuagium cum pertinentiis in eadem villa, ut jus suum, etc. Et Willelmus et alii veniunt.1

Juratores xxiiijor ad convincendum2 xij per Hugonem Gubiun, Ricardum Mantalent, Ricardum Frebarn, Rober- tum de Man', Johannem de Kesterne, Alexandrum de Tilinton, Robertum de Rucestr', Batholomaeum de Winde- gates, Johannem de Woderinton, Johannem filium Johannis, Gilbertum de Mora, Thomam de Midelton', Walterum de Sivethorp', Thomam de Hylderthorp', Johannem de Faunes, Gilbertum de OggeP, Ricardum de Sancto Petro, seniorem, Willelmum de Mildeburn', Robertum de Troke- lawe, Robertum de Thornesmere, Henricum de Brade- ford', Hugonem de Sadelystones, Thomam de Fetherston- lawe, Reginaldum de Horsleg', Robertum de Botelaund' veniunt recognituri si Johannes de Bayol',3 Adam le Forester de Bromleg', Elias le Fayrhul', et Mcholaus le Forester injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Johannem filium Johannis de communa pasturae suae in Chelveston', quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum in Thorneburn', post primam, etc. Et si idem Johannes et alii injuste, etc., disseisiverunt Ricardum filium Johannis et Alinam, uxorem ejus, de communa pasturae suae in Chelveston', quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in Thorneburm/, post primam, etc. Et unde praedicti Johannes, Adam, Elias, et Nicholaus, et praedictus Johannes, per attornatum suum, queruntur quod Juratores primarum assisarum falsum fecerunt sacramentum, eo quod dixerunt quod praedicti Johannes et alii disseisiverunt praedictos

1 This plea will be found entered 2 This is an appeal from suit between on p. 57. same parties recorded before, on p. 20.

3 For Baylol'.

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Johannem, Eicardum, et Alinam de communa pasturae suae in Chelviiigton', quae pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in Thorneburn, post primam, etc., quia dicunt quod Chelvington' est de quadam Baronia et Thorneburn' de alia,1 et nulla illarum Baroniarum communicat cum alia. Ita dicunt quod praedicti Johannes, Eicardus, et Alina nuncquam aliquam pacificam seisinam habuerunt communicandi in Chelvington, nisi per eskotturn et pro suo dando. Dicunt etiam quod si aliqua disseisina eis facta fuisset, ipsi nuncquam habuerunt dampna ad valentiam dimidiae marcae occasione praedictae dis- seisinae. Juratores dixerunt quod habuerunt dampna ad valentiam xx s' unde queruntur quod in hiis tribus articulis juratores praedictae assisse falsum fecerunt sacramentum. Et de hoc ponunt se super juratores.

Et Johannes et Alina, per attornatum ipsius Alinse, dicunt quod ipsi toto tempore suo, postquam ipsi tenuerunt terras suas in Thorn eberg', pacificam seysinam habuerunt com- municandi in praedicta mora de Chelvington, quse pertinet ad liberum tenementum suum in Thorneberg', quousque prsedicti Johannes et alii eos injuste disseisiverunt, etc. Dicunt etiam quod revera Chelvington' est de una Baronia et Thorneburwe [de alia] . Et dicunt quod plures Baroniae communicant in eadem mora, et communicaverunt a tempore quo lion exstat memoria. De dampnis etiam dicunt quod dis- seisina ilia habuerunt dampna ad valentiam xl s\ Et de hoc ponunt se super assisam. Juratores dicunt super sacramentum suum quod praedicti Johannes et alii injuste, etc., disseis- verunt prsedictos Johannem, Eieardum, et Alinam de communa pasturae suse in Chelvington', quae pertinet ad liberum tene- mentum suum in Thorneburg', sicut breve dicit. Dicunt etiam quod plures Baronise communicant in eadem mora, et communicaverunt a tempore a quo non exstat memoria. Dicunt quod praedicti Johannes, Eicardus, et Alina plus habuerunt in dampna occacione praedictae disseisinae quam eis adjudicatum fuit per juratores earumdem assisarum, unde dicunt quodjuratorespraedictarum assisarum in omnibus prae- dictis articulis bene juraverunt. > Et ideo consideratum est quod praedicti Johannes, Ricardus, et Alina inde sine die, et juratores praedictarum assisarum similiter. Et Elias, Adam, et Mcholaus, et Johannes in mis'. Plegii Eliae, Adae, et Nicholai de mis' sua, Henricus de Seton' et Thomas de Mora in BywelP.

1 Chelvington (Shildon ?) was in the (Thornborough) in the Barony of Barony of Bywell and Thorneburn Bolum.

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Ricardus1 filius Eadulphi de Berewyk petit versus Stephanum de Novo Castro unum messuagium et viij acras terrse cum. pertinentiis in Berewyk ut jus suuin, etc., et in quae idem Stephanus noil habet ingressum nisi per prsedic- tum Eadulphum, patrein ipsius Eogeri, qui ilia dimisit ad terminum qui praeteriit, etc. Et Stephanus venit et defendit jus suum, quando, etc., et bene cognoscit quod habuit in- gressum in prsedictis messuagio et terra per praedictum Eadulphum, patrem ipsius Eogeri, sed non ad terminum, etc., quia dicit quod ipse Eadulphus feof avit ipsum de eisdem messuagio et terra per cartam suam, quam profert et quae hoc testatur.

Postea coricordati sunt. Et habeant cyrographum.

Hugo de Bolebek cognoscit quod debet Willelmo de Cray- stok et Marise, uxori ejus, quater vinginti marcas de fine inter eos facto, de quibus reddet eis viginti inarcas ad Nativitatem Sancti Johannis Baptistee anno xl°, et ad festum Nativitatis Domini proximo sequens xxm', et ad festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistse anno xlj° viginti m', et ad Nativi- tatem Domini proximo sequentem xxm'. Et nisi fecerit, concedit quod vicecomes faciat de terris, etc. Et ista solutio facienda est ad Prioratum de Hextildesham, etc.

Prior de Tinemue petit curiam suam tarn de placitis brevium, quam de placitis coronse, quse sunt infra libertatem suam. Et xij milites, electi ad inquirendum de purpresturis super dominum Eegem factis, requisiti si prsedictus Prior hujusmodi libertates debeat habere, dicunt super sacramen- tum suum quod prsedecessores ipsius Prioris ad quodlibet iter justiciariorum habuerunt curiam suam tarn de placito brevium quam de corona, et habuerunt omnia proficua de eisdem placitis, et wrekkum maris et catalla fugitivorum, et quicquid ad Eegem pertinet, infra libertatem suam, per cartas prsedecessorum istius Eegis, Eegum Anglise.

Alina, uxor Adse de Plesset', cognoscit quod ratam habet concessionem, quam, simul cum prsedicto Ada, viro suo, fecit Willelmo Heyrun, de communa pasturse suse in Estcot'. Et ponit loco suo Johannem de Midelton' de capiendo cyro- grapho suo.2 Et prsedictus Adam ponit loco suo Thomam de s eadem, etc.

1 A mistake for Roger, which is the 2 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, name given in the Pine (Feet of Fines, Northumb., Hen. IIL, No. 142. Northumb., Hen. III., No. 146). 3Blaak in original.

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Rogerus Berteramus summonitus fuit ad respondendum Priori de Brinkeburn' de placito quod warrantizet ei septies viginti acras terrse cum pertinentiis in Evinwode, quas tenet, et quas de eo clamare tenet, et unde cartam suam, etc. Et unde dicit quod quidam Johannes de Newton' ipsum de prsedicta terra1 coram J' de Lexinton', per breve novse dis- seisinse, propter quod impetravit breve istud, set dicit quod per aliud breve optinuit. Et Rogerus venit, et bene cognos- cit quod prsedictus Prior tenet prsedictam terrain de eo, et quod tenetur ei warrantizare prsedictam terram, si ab aliquo esset implacitatus. Ideo prsedictus Prior et prsedictus Eogerus inde sine die, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Amabillia de Lemmocton', amita Cristianse filise Emmse, Margareta filia ejusdem, et Johannes filius Cristianse, fuerunt seisiti in dominico suo ut de feodo de uno tofto et viginti acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Lemmecton',2 etc. Et si, etc. Quam terram Margareta, filia Adse de Lemmecton', tenet, etc. Et Margareta venit, etc., et dicit quod ad hoc breve non debet eis respondere, quia dicit quod prsedictse Margareta et Cristiana habent quan- dam sororem, Amabilliani, nomine, quse non nominatur in brevi. Postea concordati sunt per licentiam. Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Dominus Rex3 mandavit Justiciariis Itinerantibus hie, quod providit et ordinavit quod dilectus et fidelis suus Petrus de Percy, unacum eisdem Justiciariis assignatis ad itinerandum in Comitatu prsedicto et aliis Comitatibus, habeat custodiam tertii rotuli prsedicti itineris. Et assignata est ei custodia tertii rotuli, secundum idem mandatum.

Prior de Tynemuc dat xl s9 pro licentia concordandi4 cum Willelmo Heyrum de placito warranties cartse. Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Willelmus de Greystok' et Margeria,5 uxor ejus, per ator- natum ipsius Margeriae, petit versus Hugonem de Bolebek viginti libratas terrse cum pertinentiis in Dodington' et Nesebyt, de quibus Walterus de Bolebek, filius et heres prse- dicti Hugonis, quondam vir prsedictse Margeriaa, earn dotavit ad nostrum Ecclesiss, quando earn disponsavit, de assensu et

1 Supply some such word as im- 4 See Appendix, feet of Fines, placitavit. Northumb, Hen. III., No. 148.

2 Probably Lemmington in Edling- 5 Margaret (usually known as Mary), ham Parish. eldest dau. and coheir of Roger de

3 See same entry on p. 33. Merley, born about 26 Hen. III.

(Col. Gen., i. 132).

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voluntate prsedicti Hugonis, patris sui. Et unde nichil habet, etc. Et unde prsedicti Willelmus et Margeria, per atornatum ipsius Margerise, dicunt quod cum convenisset (sic) inter Hugonem, patrem prsedicti Walteri, et Rogerum de Merlay, patrem prsedictse Margeri83, cujus heres ipsa est, ad ecclesiam de Mortlipathe1 die Lunse proxima post Purificationem Beatse Marise anno xxxvij0,2 quod prsedictus [Walterus] deduceret prsedictam Margeriam in uxorem, et quod prsedictus Eogerus de Merlay daret in maritagio cum prsedicta Margeria viginti libratas terrse cum pertinentiis, et quod prsedictus Hugo daret prsedicto Waltero, filio suo, viginti libratas terrse cum per- tinentiis in prsedictis villis ad dotandam prsedictam Margeriam; et quia prsedictus Hugo non potuit interesse ubi prsedictus Walterus desponsavit prsedictam Margeriam, concessit quod mitteret duos milites, nomine suo, ad concenssiendum et ad assensum prsebendum prsedicto Waltero quod dotaret prse- dictam Margeriam de prsedictis terris in Dodington' et Nesbyt, et quod prsedictam conventionem teneret, tarn prse- dictus Rogerus quam Hugo in manibus Abbatis de Novo Monasterio et Prioris de Hextildesham affidassent, [et] prse- dictus rnisit duos milites suos, scilicet, Johannem de Haulton' et Robertum de Camliou, ad capellam de Herpescotes, scitam in Curia prsedicti Rogeri de Merlay, ad prsedictum assensum, nomine suo, faciendum ; qui ad prsedictam capellam venerunt die quo prsedictus Walterus prsedictam Margaretam dispon- savit, scilicet, die Dominica proxima sequenti, et concesserunt, nomine ipsius Hugonis, quod prsedictus Walterus ipsam de prsedictis viginti libratis terrse in Dodinton' et Nesebyt dotaret, et prsedictus Walterus ipsam inde tune dotavit. Et inde producunt sectani, etc., scilicet, Rogerum de Merlay,8 Walterum le Chapelayn, Willelmum de Camera,4 Willelmum Capellanum, Radulplium Gubyun, Ricardum de Sancto Petro, et Johannem de Pleset', et sic offerunt domino Regi v marcas per (sic) sic inquiratur per patriam, etc. Et Hugo venit et cognoscit quod qusedam prselocutio f acta f uit inter ipsum et Rogerum de Merlay, patrem prsedictse Margerise, de prsedicto maritagio, sed dicit quod prsedictus Walterus, films et heres ejus, quando disponsavit earn, nuncquam de assensu suo dotavit ipsam de prsedictis xxt! libratis terrse, nee uncquam misit prsedictos Johannem et Robertum, milites suos, ad prse-

1 Morpeth. 4 William de Camera married

2 6 February 1253. Matilda, dau. of William Redesdale

3 Eoger de Merley, father of Mar- (Feet, of Fines, Northwnb., 30 Hen. III., garet or Mary, wife of William Grey- No. 100).

stock.

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bendum assensum, loco suo, quod prsedictus Walterus earn dotaret de prsedictis xxtl libratis terrse. Dicit etiam quod ipsa non debet dotari, quia dicit quod ipsa, die quo prsedictus Walterus, quondam vir ipsius Margerise, obiit, non fuit tails setatis quod potuit dotem promerere. Postea concordat! sunt, et Hugo dat vm' pro licentia concordandi. Et habeant cyrographum.1

Simon de Lucr' cognoscit quod concessit quod reddat Waltero de Chetona unum messuagium et unam acram prati, tamquam pertinentia ad terrain quam idem Walterus habuit de dono et feofamento Prioris Sancti Oswald! in Lucr'. Et pro hac, etc., idem Walterus concessit prsedicto Simoni prse- dicta messuagium et pratum, simul cum omnibus aliis terris et tenementis cum omnibus pertinentiis suis, quae idem Walterus habuit de dono prsedicti Prioris in prsedicta villa. Habendum, etc., eidem Simoni, tota vita sua, de prsedic'to Waltero et heredibus suis ad firmam per quadraginta s', sicut plenius continetur in scriptis inde confectis, etc.

Priorissa de Novo Castro super Tynam ponit loco suo Willelmum Capellanum vel Robertum de Denton' versus Robertum de Mitford', de placito mortis antecessoris, etc.

Ricardus Prat petit2 versus Willelmum de Pikeden et Cristianam, uxorem ejus, viginti acras terrse et duas partes unius messuagii cum pertinentiis in Pikeden', et versus Cristianam de Caldecot et Michaelem, uxorem3 ejus, decent acras terrse et tertiam partem unius messuagii cum perti- nentiis in eadem villa, ut jus suum, etc. Et unde quidam Willelmus, antecessor suus, fuit seisitus in dominico suo ut de feodo et jure, tempore Regis nunc capiendo inde expletia ad valentiam, etc. Et de prsedicto [Willelmo] descendit jus cuidam Roberto, ut filio et heredi. Et de prsedicto Roberto descendit jus isti Roberto,4 qui nunc petit, ut filio et heredi. Et quod tale sit jus suum offert, etc. Et Willelmus et Cristiana et omnes alii veniunt, et prsedicti Willelmus et Cristiana, de terra versus eos petita, vocant ad warrantum Johannem de Kerkeby et Constanciam, uxorem ejns, qui prse- sentes sunt et eis warrantizant. Et dicunt quod prsedictus Ricardus nichil jure clamare potest in prsedicta terra, eo

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, 3 A mi8take forJUittm. Cristiana's Northumb., Hen. III., No. 141. and Michael's plea will be found on

2 The beginning of this suit is p. 60.

entered previously (see p. 52) and the 4 A mistake for Eicardo. end of it is recorded on p. 60.

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quod prsedictus Willelmus, de cujus decensu narrant, re- inansit et quietum clamavit, de se et heredibus suis cuidain Willelmo de Sancto Petro,1 avunculo prsedictse Cristianse, cnjus heres ipsa est, totum jus et clameum quod habuit in aliqua terra in Pikeden', et inde producit cartam prsedicti Willelmi, quse hoc testatur, etc. Et prsedictus Eicardus dicit quod prsedicta carta non debet ei nocere, quia dicit quod prse- dictus Willelmus nunquam fecit prsedictam cartam, nee per ipsum f acta fuit. Et quod ita sit ponit se super patriam, et Willelmus de Pikeden' et Cristiana similiter. Ideo fiat inde jurata.

Juratores, de consensu partium electi, veniunt et dicunt super sacramentum suum quod prsedictus Willelmus, de cujus seisina prsedictus Eicardus narrat, remisit et quietum clamavit, de se et heredibus suis, prsedicto Willelmo de Sancto Petro et heredibus ejus totum jus, etc., et prsedictam cartam suam ei inde fecit. Ideo consideratum est quod prsedicti Johannes et Constancia inde sine die, et Eicardus in mis' per plegium.

Priorissa de Novo Castro super Tynam ponit loco suo Willelmum Capellanum vel Eogerum de Denton' versus Eobertum de Mitford, de placito mortis antecessoris.

Adam filius Reginaldi de Gnaresdale2 optulit se iiijto die versus Priorem de Extildesham de placito quod reddat ei viginti acras terrse cum pertinentiis in Nesebyte, quas clamat ut jus suum, etc. Et Prior non venit, et summoniatur. Judicium, capiatur terra in manum domini Regis. Et dies, etc. Et summoniatur quod sit apud Karleolum in crastino Assentionis Domini, etc.

Willelmus de Maynhermer, qui tulit breve de fine facto versus Eicardum de Gosebec et Margeriam, uxorem ejus, non est prosecutus. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Stephanus de Hadham et Hugo le Vigrus.

Idem Willelmus de Moynhermer3 optulit se iiijto die versus Margeriam, uxorem Thomse de Bykering,4 de placito quod ipsa, simul cum prsedicto Thoina, viro suo, Eicardo de Gosebec et Margeriam,4 uxorem ejus, aquietavit ipsum de

1 The heirs of Walter de Sanoto 4 Margaret or Mary, wife of Thomas Petro held Pikeden (Testa de Nevill, de Bikering, and Margaret, wife of p. 383). Richard de Gosebec, held the Barony

2 Knaresdale. of Bolam. Walter Fitz Gilbert and

3 William de Moynhermer held Emma his wife (the said Emma after Tunstalof the Barony of Bolam (Testa the death of the said Walter married de Nevill, p. 386). Peter de Vallibus), who held the

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servitio quod Walterus Dunelmensis Episcopus ab eo exigit de libero tenemento suo, quod de eo, prsedictus Ricardus, Margeria, Thomas et Margeria tenuerunt in Tonnestal5. Veniunt idem Ricardus, Margeria, Thomas et Margeria, qui meditati sunt inter eos ipsum adquietare debent. Et Mar- geria non venit, et habuit diem per essonium suum ad hunc diem. Judicium, attachiatur quod sit apud Karleolum a die Saiictse Trinitatis in tres septimanas. Idem dies datus est.

Johannes de Heddon' cognoscit quod debet Willelmo le Franceys et Matillidi, uxori ejus, triginta solidos de fine1 inter eos facto, de quibus ei reddet medietatem ad Pentecosten anno xl°, et alteram medietatem ad festum Sancti Petri Advincula proximo sequens. Et nisi fecerit, concedit quod vicecomes faciat, etc.

Thomas Forman optulit se nijto die versus Simonem filium Margaretse Suthainelneburn', de placito quod teneat eiconventionemfactam inter eosdem Thomam et Margaretam, matrem prsedicti Simonis, cujus heres ipse est, de uno tofto, quadraginta acris terrse et dimidia cum pertinentiis in Suth Milburn'. Et Simon non venit. Et prseceptum est vice- comiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras, etc. Ita, etc. Donee, etc. Et vicecomes dicit quod non habet catalla per quod potest distringere, nisi tantummodo quamdam terram semi- natam, unde prseceptum est vicecomiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras, etc. Ita, etc. Donee, etc. Et quod de exitu, etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus in adventu Justi- ciariorum prece querentis.

Adam de Palleston' optulit se iiijto die versus Adam Gatelef ' de placito quod faciat ei consueta et recta servitia, quse ei facere debet, de libero tenemento suo, quod de eo tenuit in Parleston',2 ut in redditus arreragio et aliis, etc. Et Adam Gadelef non venit, et plurimas fecit defaltas, ita quod prseceptuin fuit vicecomiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras, etc. Ita, etc. Donee, etc. Et vicecomes dicit quod non habet catalla per quse potest distringere, nisi tan- tummodo quandam terram seminatam. Ideo prseceptum est

Barony of Bolam, had two daughters mentioned Margaret or Mary, who

and heirs, viz. : Alina, who married married Thomas de Bikering (Testa

John de Cauz, and Alesia, who married de Nevill, pages 390b, 391, 392b).

James de Cauz, brother of the said * See Appendix, Feet of Fines,

John. The said John and Alina had Northumb., Hen. III., No. 143.

a daughter, the above-mentioned 2 Probably Paston in Kirknewton

Margaret, who married Richard de Parish, called Palwiston in Barony of

Gosebec, and the said James and Eos in Testa de Nevill, and mentioned

Alesia had a daughter, the above- with various places in this parish.

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vicecomiti quod distringat eum per omnes terras. Ita, etc. Donee, etc. Et quod de exitu, etc. Et quod habeat corpus ejus quod sit in adventu Justiciariorum.

Rogerus films Mabilise petit versus Beatricem, quse fuit uxor Willelmi Coronatoris, xij acras terrse cum pertinentiis in Braburn,1 ut jus suum, etc., per breve de recto. Et Beatrix venit et petit [quod] inde visum habeat. Dies datus est eis apud Karleolum, in crastino Assentionis Domini, et interim, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Johannes de Baylol injuste, etc., disseisivit Radulphum Comer, Thomam le Serjant, Alanum le Franceis, et Adam de Rendehovere de communa pasturse suse in Chivedon' pertinenti ad liberum tenementum suum in Corebrug', post primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisivit eos de communa pastures in plus quam quinquies viginti acras morse, etc. Et Johannes non venit, nee fuit attachiatus, quia non fuit inventus, set Rolaund de Rothegil', ballivus suus, venit et respondit pro eo. Et nichil dicit quare assisa remaneat, nisi tantum quod nulla pastura in Clyvedoii' pertinet ad aliquod tenementum in Corebrug'.

Juratores dicunt super sacramentum suum quod prsedic- tus Johannes disseisivit prsedictos Radulphum, Thomam, et alios de prsedicta pastura, sicut breve dicit. Et ideo con- sideratum est quod prsedicti Radulphus, Thomas, et alii recuperent seisinam suam de prsedicta pastura versus prse- dictum Johannem per visum juratorum. Et Johannes in mis'. Dampnavs'.

Et prsedicta Cristiana2 venit et respondit de dote, et dicit quod non debet ei ad hoc breve respondere, quia ipsa dicit quod tenet tertiam partem in dote et de duabus partibus nichil clamat nisi de ballio prsedicti Johannis de Kyrkeby, capitalis domini, quousque Germanus, filius ejus senior et heres prsedictse terrse, qui est in partibus transmarinis, rediret. Et super hoc venit praed ictus Johannes et testatur quod ipse tradidit ei custodiam duarum partium prsedictorum messuagiorum et terrse, quousque prsedictus Germanus rediret, etc. Et Ricardus non potest hoc dedicere. Ideo considera- tum est quod prsedicta Cristina inde sine die, et Ricardus nichil capiat per breve istud, set sit in mis' pro falso clamore, et perquirat sibi per aliud breve, si voluerit.

1 A mistake for Bamburgh probably, 2 The commencement of this plea is as William the Coroner and Beatrice on p. 57. his wife held lands there.

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Willelmus filius Willelmi le Cu et Cecilia, uxor ejus, Thomas filius Willelmi et Agnes, uxor ejus, qui tulerunt breve mortis antecessoris versus Willelmum Hayrun' et Robertum Brun de uno tofto et una roda terrse cum pertinen- tiis in Finroth',1 venerunt et retraxerunt se. Ideo ipsi et plegii sui de prosequeiido in mis', scilicet, Humfridus de Troppell', Willelmus filius Pagan' de Fie ton'. Plegii Willelmi filii Willelmi le Cu et Thorns filii Willelmi, Willel- mus de teuton super Moram et Hugo de Berwyk in Fram- lington*.

Willelmus filius Willelmi Yerdel, qui tulit breve versus Sampsonem filium Sampsonis de Copenland', quod reddat ei sex m', etc., [et] versus Rogerum filium Thomae de Yerdel et Alanum Bole, quod redd ant ei duos s', venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Hugo filius Eanulphi de Heddon, Willelmus Huntere de Wullovere ; plegius Willelmi filii Willelmi de mis' sua, Johannes de Middelton'.

Elyas filius Alani, quern Eanulphus Bron de Esburth'2 clamat ut nativum et fugitivum suum in Comitatu, optulit se iiijto die versus prsedictum Ranulphum de placito nativita- tis, unde ipsum inplacitabat. Et Eanulphus non venit et fuit querens. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis'.

Isabella de Claverdon petit versus Willelmum filium Willelmi de Yerdhil,3 unum messuagium et sexdecim acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Wollovere,4 ut jus et hereditatem suam, etc., in quae non habet ingressum nisi per Robertum de Mirss campis,5 qui prsedictam Isabellam inde in juste et sine judicio disseisivit, post primam, etc. Et Willelmus venit et defendit jus suum, quando, etc. Et bene defendit

1 Penrother in Hebburn Chapelry. to "William de Huntercumb. Cecilia

2 Ralph Brun held a third part of had an only daughter, Isabella de la Ewrth5 (Ewart) (Testa de Nevill, Pord, who married Adam de Wigton, p. 384.) and died s.p. in 1254, when her share

3 William Yerdhil and Matilda Sarp of the Barony fell to her two aunts, held a thirteenth part of a knight's The second daughter, Margery, had fee of E/obert de Muschamp (Inq. P.M. two daughters, Muriel, who married 39 Hen. III., No. 40). . the Earl of Mar and died s.p., and

4 Wooler in Doddington Parish. Margery, who married Nicholas de

5 Robert de Muschamp held the Graham, and had a son and heir John Barony of Muschamp. At his death, de Graham. The third daughter of in 34 Hen. III., he left three daughters Robert de Muschamp had a son and and coheirs, (1) Cecilia, married to the heir Walter de Huntercumb, who died only son of Odonel de la Pord; (2) in 6 Edw. II. s.p., when the whole Margery, married to Malise, Earl of Barony fell to John de Graham. Stratherne ; and (3) Isabella, married

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quod non habuit ingressum in praedictis messuagio et terra per prsedictum Eobertum qui ipsam Isabellam injuste, etc., disseisivit, set dicit quod quaedam Cecilia, mater praedicti Willelmi, obiit seysita de praedictis messuagio et terra, et post mortem ipsius Ceciliae, idem Willelmus ingressum habuit in prsedictis messuagio et terra, ut filius et heres ejus. Et quod ita sit, ponit se super patriam. Et Isabella similiter. Et Isabella dat dimidiamm' pro habenda inquisitione. Ideo fiat jurata.

Et juratores, de consensu partium electi, veniunt et dicunt super sacramentum suum quod praedicta Isabella nunquam fuit in seisina de prsedictis messuagio et terra, set dicunt quod prsedicta Cecilia, mater praedicti Willelmi, obiit seisita de prsedictis messuagio et terra, et praedictus Willel- mus sucessit ei, ut filius ejus et heres. Ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Willelmus inde sine die, et prsedicta Isabella in mis' pro falso clamore, per plegium Johannis de Kestern et Roberti de Midford in Novo Castro.

Willelmus de Huntercumb' dat duas marcas pro licentia concordandi cum Willelmo Dok, de placito terrae.1 Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Matillis, quae fuit uxor Gilberti Batayle, dat j m9 pro licentia concordandi cum Thoma filio Alani, de placito terrae.3 Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Bartholomaeus Beney t, qui tulit breve novae disseisinse versus Eogeruni Bertram de Midford de communa pasturae suae in Grekelawe, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Thomas Thorald de Novo Castro, Lucas de Trokelawe.

Thomas de Middelton', qui tulit breve warrantiae cartae versus Thomain de Hilderton de maneriis de Middelton et Weperdon,3 venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Johannes de Durenton et Milo de Alwentori', et Eadulphus de Botiller, per duo brevia. Plegius dicti Thomae de mis', Bicardus Mantalent.

Odenellus de Agardeston' et Matillis, uxor ejus, summoniti f uerunt ad respondendum Johanni le Pestur de placito quod ei warrantizent tertiam partem unius carucatae terrae cum perti- nentiis in Chenlingham,4 quam tenet et de eis tenere clamat.

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, 3 Wosperton in Eglingham Parish. Northumb., Hen. III., No. 149. 4 Probably Chillingham in Glendale

- See Appendix, Ibid., No. 138. Ward.

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Et unde cartam suam habet, etc. Postea praedictus Johannes venit et petit licentiam recedendi de brevi suo, et habet, quia pauper.

Ranulphus de Lothyam dat xx^s' pro licentia concor- dandi cum Nicholao filio Simoiiis de Matfen, de placito terrae.1 Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Johannes filius Ricardi de Whynneteleg' dat 1m' pro licentia concordandi cum Rogero de Monleg', de placito terrae. Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Willelmus Hayrun attachiatus fuit ad respondendum Jo- hanni Nog de placito quare praedictum Johannem inprisonavit et ipsum in prisona detinuit, quousque ab eo extorsit octo ra' contra pacem, etc. Et unde queritur quod praedictus Willel- mus ipsum capi fecit apud Novum Castrum super Tynam, die Jovis proxima post f estum Sancti Michaelis anno xxix, et ipsum duxit in castrum ejusdem villse et ibidem inprisonavit usque in crastino, quousque idem Johannes finem fecit cum eo per decem m', et unde ei reddidit octo m' antequam permit- teret ipsum exire de prisona ilia. Unde dicit quod deteriora- tus est et dampnum habet ad valentiarn decem m', et inde producit sectam, etc.

Et Willelmus venit et defendit praedictum inprisona- mentum et quicquid est contra pacem, etc. Postea optulit se idem Willelmus iiijto die versus eundem Johannem. Et Johannes non venit et fuit querens. Ideo ipse Willelmus inde sine die. Et Johannes in mis'. Non in venit plegium nee fidem.

Ricardus le Lest', qui tulit breve debiti versus Willelmum Malemfant, Thomam le Faukener, .et alios in brevi, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis', scilicet, Willelmus de Wodingtona et Ricardus de Boyed- ford, clericus : plegii Ricardi de mis' sua, Simon de Ryvele- stona, Robertus de Midford in Novo Castro, etc.

Simon de Kersewell2 cognoscit quod debet Priori de Tynemue v m' de fine suo inter eos facto, de quibus reddet ei medietatem ad festum Sancti Petri ad vincula anno xl, et alteram medietatem ad festum Sancti Michaelis proximo sequens. Et nisi fecerit concedit quod vicecomes fieri faciat.

Alyna, uxor -Adae de Plesseto, ponit loco suo Robertum de

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, 2 Probably Simon de Cressewell. Hen. III., No . 130.

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Horseleg' versus Willelmum Hey run, de placito conven- tionis, etc.

Ricardus, parsona ecclesiae de Robur', et Rogerus de Rading attachiati fuit (sic) ad respondendum Alano de Kalvel' de placito quare ceperunt ipsum et euin inprisona- verunt, et in prisona detinuerunt contra pacem, etc. Et unde queritur quod praedicti Ricardus et Rogerus capi fecerunt ipsum Alanum apud Eboracum per Moysen, janitorem castelli de Eboraco, et ipsum in prisona detineri fecerunt per quatuor dies, unde dicit quod deterioratus est et dampnum habet ad valentiarn centum s\ Et inde produxit sect am.

Et Ricardus et Rogerus veniunt et defendunt vim et injuriam, et quicquid est contra pacem, etc. Et petunt judicium si debeant ei respondere desicut in brevi suo con- tinetur quod ipsi ceperunt eum et ipsum inprisonaverunt, et in narratione sua dicit quod Moyses, janitor de castro de Eboraco, cepit ipsum et inprisonavit et in prisona detinuit per ipsos. Et quia praedictus Alanus variat in narratione sua de brevi suo, consideratum est quod ipsi sine die, et Alanus in mis' per plegium Thomae de RihulP et Thomae de Oggel'.

Ranulphus de Louthyan et Cristiana, uxor ejus, cog- noscunt quod debent Simoni de Matefen quinque m', unde reddet ei ad Nativitatem Sancti Johannis Baptistse anno xl° unam m', et ad festum Sancti Cuthberti in autumpno proximo sequens unam m', et ad festum Sancti Cuthberti in Septembre unam m9, et ad Purificationem Beatae Marise proximo sequentem duas m: . Et nisi fecerint, concedunt quod vicecomes fieri faciat, etc.

Hugo de Hesanid, qui tulit breve versus Robertum de Hyltona, quod teneret ei finem factum, etc., venit et retraxit, se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis'. Quaerantur nomina plegiorum.

Walterus de Turkelby1 cognoscit quod Wychardus, filius Wychardi de Charrum, pacavit ei decem libras pro Johanne le Moygne, sub hac conditione, quod praedictus Walterus fecerit ei litteras suas patentes de receptione denariorum illorum, et si Johannes le Moygne, pro quo pacavit prsedictos denarios, non teneat se contentum de pacatione ilia, ipse reddet eidem Wychardo eosdem denarios ad Nativitatem Sancti Johannis Baptistae anno xl°. Et praedictus Wychardus

1 This is entered on page 44.

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liberabit ei litteras suas patentes. Et nisi fecerit, concedit quod vicecomes faciat, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Walterus Geyp, injuste, etc., disseisivit Johannem Nog de libero tenemento suo in villa de Novo Castro super Tynam, post primam, etc., et unde queritur quod disseisivit eum de una acra terrae et dimidia cum per- tinentiis. Et Walterus venit et dicit quod assisa non debet inde fieri, quia dicit quod prsedicta terra, quam posuit in visu suo, est in Shenefeud' et non in villa de Novo Castro. Et prsedictus Johannes hoc idem cognoscit. Ideo consideration est quod prsedictus Walterus inde sine die, et Johannes nichil capiat per breve istud, set sit in mis' pro f also clamore, per plegium Johannis le Fleming de Novo Castro et Johaniiis Hacun de eadem.

Eicardus de Boxford dat xl s9 pro licentia concordandi cum Simone de Diveleston', de placito debiti. Idem Simon cognoscit quod debet prsedicto Eicardo xxxta et octo m' et dimidiam de quodarn debito, in quo ei tenebatur, unde reddet x m' anno regni Eegis Henrici xl ad Pentecosten, et sex m' ad festum Sancti Martini proximo sequens, et ad Pente- costen proximo sequentem sex m', et sic de anno in annum et de termino in fcerminum, quousque debitum illud ei persol- vatur. Et pro licentia concordandi, idem Eicardus remisit ei residuum totius debiti, in quo prius ei tenebatur, etc. Et, nisi fecerit, concedit quod vicecomes fieri faciat, etc.

Assisa venit recognitura si Willelmus le Jeuene, pater Margerise, fuit seisitus, in dominico suo ut de feodo, de uno messuagio et quindecim acris terrse cum pertinentiis in Core- burg', die quo, etc. Et si, etc. Quse messuagium et terram Thomas films Eoberti tenet, qui venit et dicit quod non potest inde respondere, quia dicit quod ipse villanus est heredi Eogeri filii Johannis, et tenet prsedicta messuagium et terram in vilenagio de prsedicto herede. Ideo prsedictus Thomas inde sine die, et Margeria in mis' pro falso clamore.

Simon de Diveleston' dat dimidiam m' pro licentia con- cordandi cum Eoberto de Faudon', de placito quod aquietet.1 Et habeant cyrographum.

Eobertus de Faudon', Eogerus Mantalent, Johannes films Johannis, Thomas de Dikerton, quatuor milites ad eligendum xij ad faciendum recognitionem magnse assisae inter Willel-

1 See Appendix, Feet of Fines, Northumb., Sen. III., No. 144.

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mum, filium Willelmi de Pikedale, petentem, et Edulfum le Batur et Aliciam, uxorem ejus, tenentes, de duabus partibus duarum bovatarum terrse cum pertinentiis in Shotton', et unde idem Edulfus et Alicia, qui tenentes sunt, posuerunt se in magnam assisam domini Regis, et petierunt recognitionem fieri utrum ipsi majus habeant jus prsedictae terrse an prsedic- tus Willelmus, venerunt et elegerunt istos, scilicet, Ranul- phum le Brun, Robertum de Maner', Michaelem de Kyllum, Willelmum de TurberviP, Ricardum de Ford', Willelmum de Muscampis, Simonem de Lucre, Ingram de Warendham, Thomam de Ilderton', Thomam de Middelton', Willelmum de Colveley, Nicholaum de Aketon', Ricardum Frebru', Johan- nem de Ker stern, et Roger um Maudut. Postea concordat! sunt et Willelmus dat j m9 pro licentia concordandi. Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Thomas de Hetona dat dimidiam m' pro licentia concor- dandi cum Cecilia, quse fuit uxor Walteri Gylle, de placito terrse, etc.

Hugo de Sadlistanes,1 qui tulit breve versus Willelmum de Ridwoll' de communia pasturse suse in Alrewas, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de prosequendo in mis'. Postea venit prsedictus Hugo et finem fecit pro se et plegiis pro dimidia m\

Johanna de Hedon' dat dimidiam m9 pro licentia con- cordandi cum Willelmo le Franceys et Matillide, uxore ejus, de placito terrse. Et habeant cyrographum, etc.

Juratores, de concensu partium electi, veniunt recogni- turi si Robertus de Ros dedit Radulpho de Pratis quadra- ginta s9 redditus et cartam suam ei inde fecit, sicut prsedictus Radulphus dicit ; qui dicunt super sacramentuin suum quod prsedictus Robertus dedit prsedicto Radulpho xlta s9 per- cipiendos singulis annis de camera sua, et cartam suam ei inde fecit. Ideo consideratum est quod praedictus Radulphus recuperet seisinam suam versus eum de prsedicto annuo redditu et arreragia sua viijto li9 et x s9. Et Robertus de Ros in mis' pro injusta detentione.

Assisa venit recognitura si Ricardus de Boxford et Agnes Bertram, in juste, etc., disseisiverunt Ricardum filium Willelmi de libero tenemento suo in Parva Elaund, post

1 Hugh de Sadelistanes held one Barony of Bolteby (Testa de Nevill, carucate of land in Hay don of the p. 388b).

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primam, etc. Et unde queritur quod disseisiverunt eum de octo acris terras cuin pertinentiis. Et dicit quod ipsemet dimisit praedictam terrain prsedicto Ricardo de Boxford ad terminum, et idem Ricardus postea dimisit eandem terram dictae Agneti. Et Ricardus de Boxford et Agnes petunt judicium, desicut idem Ricardus filius Willelmi cognoscit quod sponte dimisit et concessit praedicto Ricardo de Boxford prcedictam terram, si debent ei respondere ad praedictam assisam. Ideo consideratum est quod praedicti Ricardus et Agnes inde sine die, et Ricardus filius Willelmi in mis' pro falso clamore.

Robertus de Dokesford, clericus, qui tulit breve novse dis- seisinae versus Ingram de Dokesford de communa pastures suae in Doxford, venit et retraxit se. Ideo ipse et plegii sui de pro- sequendo in mis', scilicet, Robertus filius Simonis de Faudon', Reynerus filius Addok' de Preston' ; plegii Roberti de Dokes- ford' de mis', Adam de Dokesford et Ingram de Dokesford.

Robertus le Waleys optulit se iiijto die versus Ramettam,1 filiam Johannis le Yescunte, de placito quod ei warrantizet medietatem unius carucatse terrse cum pertinentiis in Elmedon', quam tenet de ea et tenere clamat. Et unde cartam Johannis le Yescunte, patris praedictse Ramettae, cujus heres ipsa est, habet, etc. Et Rametta non venit. Et summoniatur, etc. Judicium, attachiatur quod sit a die Paschae in quinque septimanas apud Karleolum in Comitatu Cumberlandiae, etc.

Alina, uxor Erchebaud de Dunglas, ponit loco suo ipsum Erchebaud, virum suurn, vel Willelmum de Buredon, versus Robertum Bataylle, de placito terrae, etc.

ADHTJC DE VILLA No vi CASTRI.

Hugo le Petit, Walterus Geg', Ricardus le Moner, Agnes filia Hugonis, Radulphus Freman, G-odman King', Johannes Lilkok, Johannes Wythelard, Johannes le Sauvage, Adam Wraste, Rogerus de G-esemue, Matillis filia Ketil', Willelmus filius KeteP, Rogerus Edwyn' summoniti fuerunt ad respon- denduni Magistro Hospitalis Sanctae Mariae Magdalense de placito quod faciant ei recta servitia quae facere debent de libero tenemento suo, quod de eo tenent, in villa Novi Castri super Tynam, ut in homagiis, redditibus, arreragiis, et

1 Rametta, wife of Everard the Teuton or le Tyeis.

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aliis, etc. Et uncle idem Magister dicit quod cum prsedictus Hugo teneat de eodem Magistro et Fratribus prsedicti Hos- pitalis (sic).

PLACITA CORONA IN COMITATU NORTHUMBRLS APUD NOVUM CASTRUM SUPER TYNAM CORAM DOMINO R' DE TURKELBY

ET SOCIIS SUIS ITINERANTIBUS, ANNO REGNI HENRICI PILII REGIS JOHANNIS QUADRAGESIMO.

Willelmus Herun fuit vicecomes in comitatu isto ad ultimum iter justiciariorum, et adhuc est vicecomes.1

Idem Willelmus Heyrun habet officium coronatoris per unum annum post ultimum iter. Et Willelmus de Bamburg' fuit coronator de feodo ad iter illud, et post iter illud usque jam dimidium annum elapsum quod obiit. Et Adam Baret similiter fuit coronator per totum Comitatum, a dimidio anno post iter illud, usque nunc, et amovetur.

Et isti remanent coronatores per justiciarios ex parte de Northcoket, scilicet, Willelmus de Muschamp et Walterus de Prenderwyk. Et ex parte de Suthcoket', remansit Wydo de Arenes.2

VlLLATA DE ALLEMUE VENIT PER XIJcim.

Juratores prsesentant quod Robertus films Roberti de Allemue percussit Willelmum de Louthyam in quadam navi in rypa de Allemue, quadam hachia, in capite, ita quod tertio die postea obiit. Et prsedictus Robertus statim f ugit et male- creditur, ideo exigatur et utlagetur. Catalla ejus iij s vj d\ unde W Herun, vicecomes, respondeat. Et villata de Allemue non fecit sectam, ideo in mis'. Et xijcim juratores in mis' eo quod nullam mentionem fecerunt de attachia- mento Johannis Cut, ad cujus domum prsedictus Willelmus venit postquam percussus fuit.

Juratores prsesentant quod quidam Johannes Portilaund, ponendo quoddam rete in plumbo ad tannandum, cecidit in eodem plumbo sub rete et excaturicatus fuit, ita quod tertio die postea obiit. Nullus inde malecreditur. Judicium, infortunium. Precium [retis] iiijor s'. Precium plumbi iij s',

1 William Heyrun was sheriff from place of William de Muschamp, Guy 30 Hen. III., when the last previous de Arenges, and Robert de Ryehill, iter was held, to 41 Hen. III. who were inefficient, and an escheator

2 The Sheriff of Northumberland in the place of Walter de Prendewik was, on 20 Feb. 1259, commanded to deceased (Close Roll, 43 Hen. III., cause coroners to be chosen in the m. 12).

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[unde] vicecomes respondeat. Et xijcim juratores falso pree- sentant inventorem, ideo in mis'.

Juratores prsesentant quod Eicardus filius Galfridi de Allemue, Eogerus de Goldiiigham, et Eogerus filius Gal- fridi fuerunt in quodam batello, in portu de Allemue, onerato petra, ita quod carcam illius petrae submersit praedictus batellus (sic). Et praedicti Eicardus et Eogerus de Goldingham similiter submerserunt.1 Et praedictus Eogerus filius Galfridi vix evasit. Et primus eos invenit submersos, qui venit et non malecreditur, nee aliquis alius. Judicium, infortunium. Precium batelli iiij s', precium petrae vj d9, unde vicecomes respondeat. Et xijcim juratores non appre- ciaverunt batellum, ideo in mis'.

Juratores prsesentant quod quaedam navis, in qua fuerunt xxvj homines, prae tempestate in mari existente, voluit capere portum de Alnemue, nee potuit, ita quod xijclrn homines de eisdein, per tempestatem, ceciderunt de navi et submerserunt, et omnes alii evaserunt. Mariota, uxor Jordani, et Angnes, uxor Gilberti, primae inventrices, veniunt et non malecreduntur, nee aliquis alius. Judicium, infor- tunium. Precium navis xl s', unde vicecomes respondeat.

De vinis venditis contra assisam, dicunt quod Eicardus de Bamburg' et Walterus Stute de Alnenme vendiderunt vinum contra assisam, ideo in mis'.

De werco2 maris, dicunt quod quaedam cist a invent a fuit super costam maris de Alnemue, in qua inveniebantur duo gladii et quaedam pecia panni. Precium panni et gladiorum ij m', unde vicecomes respondeat.

Eobertus de Weluore levavit hutesium super quosdam Hutard de Alnemue et Eeginaldum de Butlesttone, et im- posuit eis quod frangerunt grangiam suam. Et praedictus Eobertus modo venit, et requisitus si velit sequi versus eos, dicit quod non, quia dicit quod non malecredit eos, ideo cus- todiatur pro transgressione. Et juratores requisiti si fuerint inde culpabiles, dicunt quod non. Ideo inde quieti. Postea venit praedictus Eobertus et finem fecit pro dimidia m', per plegium Willelmi de Welloure.

Juratores praesentant quod Angnes, uxor Nicholai Car- pentar', ebbuliendo plenum plumbum de bertisa, cecidit in

1 Sic. See Glossary, sulmergo. 2 Sic for wrecco maris, wreck of the sea.

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prsedictum plumbum et excaturicata fuit, ita quod statim obiit. Angnes, filia ejus, prima inventrix, venit et non male- creditur, nee aliquis alius. Judicium, infortunium. Precium plumbi iij s', unde vicecomes respondeat.

Juratores prsesentant quod quidam Hugo Page submersus fuit de quodam batello in mari. Emma, uxor ejus, primo in- venit eum, qui venit et non malecreditur, nee aliquis alius. Judicium, infortunium. Precium batelli iiij01' s', unde vice- comes respondeat.

VlLLATA DE ALNEWYK5 VENIT PER XIJcim.

Juratores prsesentaiit quod quidam Gilbertus de Md- desdaP, extraneus, associavit se cuidam heremitse, qui vocatur Semannus de Botelesham, et iverunt adinvicem in quadam mora, ita quod idem Gilbertus cepit ipsum heremitam et ipsum verberavit, vulneravit, et dimisit ipsum quasi mortuum, et abstulit ab eo pannos suos et unum denarium, et fugit. Et fugiendo obviavit Eadulpho de Beleford, servienti domini Regis, et cepit ipsum inponens ei quod fuit malefactor, et duxit ipsum versus Alnewyk'. Et prsedictus heremita venit apud Alnewyke, et dixit quod ipse roboravit ipsum et ver- beravit, sicut prsedictum est. Et idem Gilbertus hoc idem cognovit coram prsedicto ballivo et hominibus villse de Alnewyke. Et prsedictus serviens fecit prsedictum heremitam decollare ipsum. Et vicecomes et coronator requisiti per quod warrantum fecit ipsum decollari, dicunt quod consue- tudo comitatus talis est, quod quamcito aliquis capiatur cum manuopere, statim decolletur, et ipse qui sequitur pro catallis ab ipso depridatis, habebit catalla sua pro ipso decollando.

Emma, filia Eoberti Pistoris, cecidit in quodam plumbo pleno aqua callida, scaturicata fuit in eodem. Et Eobertus, pater ejus, primus inventor, venit et non malecreditur, nee aliquis alius. Judicium, infortunium. Precium plumbi iij s', unde vicecomes respondeat.

Juratores praesentant quod quidam Hugo le Welle wriche, Eogerus et Thomas, filii ejus, obviaverunt tribus garcionibus de Abbatia de Alnewyke in villa de Alnewyk, scilicet, Laurentio Hors, Eoberto Cusin et Thomae de Sholmor et litigaverunt adinvicem, ita quod prsedictus Laurentius per- cussit prsedictum Hugonem quadam macea, in capite, ita quod quinto die inde obiit. Et prsedicti Robertus et Thomas verberaverunt Eogerurn et Thomam, filios ejusdem Hugonis,

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ita quod reliquerunt ipsos semi mortuos. Et fiierunt in vi cum prsedicto Laurentio. Et omnes fugeruiit et uialecred- untur de morte prsedicti Hugonis, ideo exigantur et utla- gentur. Nulla habuerunt catalla, eo quod garciones et ribaldi fuerunt. Et Edwynus films Hugonis attachiatus fuit, eo quod ipse fuit in donio ubi prsedicti Laurentius, Robertus, et Thomas potaverunt ante factum illud, qui venit et non malecreditur ; ideo quietus. Et juratores concelaverunt attachiamentum illud, ideo in mis'. Et villata de Alnewyk non fecit sectam post prsedictos malefactores, ideo in mis'.

De omnibus aliis capitulis, dicunt quod nichil sciunt.

VILLATA DE FELTON' VENIT PER xucim.

Rogerus de Swarilaund venit ad molendinum de Felton' et voluit levare maeremium, ita quod duse trabes ceciderunt super eum et oppressus fuit per easdem, ita quod eodem die obiit. Nullus inde malecreditur. Judicium, infortunium. Precium trabium ij s', unde vicecomes respondeat. Et testa- turn est quod plures interfuerunt ubi prsedictse trabes ceci- derunt super ipsum Rogerum. Et coronatores nullum fecerunt attachiamentum, ideo ad judicium de eis. Et xijcim juratores concelaverunt similiter attachiamentum, scilicet, de hoc, quod quilibet eorum attachiatus fuit per alium, ideo in mis'.

De aliis capitulis dicunt quod nichil sciunt.

VILLATA DE BAMBTJRG* VENIT PER xucim.

De dominabus, dicunt quod Beatrix de Bamburg'1 est de donatione domini Eegis, et est maritanda. Et terra sua valet per annum centum s'.

Juratores prsesentant quod Magister Robertas de Sancta Agatha, Archidiaconus Northumbrensis,2 tenet qusedam

1 Beatrice de Bamburgh, otherwise 278). She seems afterwards to have

Beatrice la Coroner de Bamburgh, married William, son of Avenell, as,

was the wife of William le Coroner de according to the Testa de Nevill

Bamburgh, and dau. of William, son (p. 389), he apparently held lands, in

of Odo (Cal. Gen., i. 80). She was right of his wife Beatrice, which

the sister of Simon, son of William, son William, son of William le Coroner,

of Odo (Excerpta e Rot. Fin., i. 210). afterwards held in Bamburgh.

On 7 May 1258 Ralph de Fissheburn 2 Robert de St. Agatha is not

made a fine with the king for having mentioned in Le Neve's list of Arch-

the marriage of Beatrice, who was the deacons of Northumberland, wife of William le Coruner (Ibid., ii.

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messuagia in Bamburg' quse solebant communicare cum aliis messuagiis ejusdem villse, ut in geldis et aliis ; et idem Archidiaconus modo dimittit ad firmam et non permittit quod homines, qui tenent messuagia ilia, communicent cum hominibus ejusdem villse. Et nesciunt quo warranto. Ideo inde loquendum.

Robertus Utting' de Shoston et Eogerus Peg ceciderunt de quodam batello in portu apud Bamburg' et subrnerserunt. Primus inventor venit et non malecreditur, nee aliquis alius. Judicium, infortunium. Precium batelli viij s', unde vice- comes respondeat.

Gilbertus de Hodeston' et Willelmus nlius Eogeri de Bamburg' duxerunt quandam Angetem Goye versus castrum de Novo Castro super Tynam, inponentes ei quod ipsa f urata fuit minuta harnesia, ita quod ipsa obiit infra manus eorum. Et prsedicti Gilbertus et Willelmus f uerunt attachiati veni- endo coram justiciariis, et inodo non veniunt, ideo plegii sui in mis', scilicet, Patricius Harang' et Willelmus Blunvill', plegii prsedicti Willelmi, Walterus de Doxeford in Bamburg' et Turstanus Textor de eadem. Et juratores testantur quod prsedicti Gilbertus et Willelmus non sunt culpabiles de morte prsedictse Angnetis, eo quod dicunt super sacramentum suum, eo quod ipsa occupata fuit frigore. Et xijcim juratores con- celaverunt loquelam istam, ideo in mis'.

Johannes de Craumford fugit ad ecclesiam de Bamburg' et cognovit ibi latrocinium, et abjuravit regnum coram Will- elmo de Bamburg', tune coronatore. Nulla habuit catalla. Et testatum est quod tota villata inposuit ei latrocinium volens eum arestare, et ipse evasit de manibus eorum ad prsedictam ecclesiam, ut supra ; ideo villata in mis'. Et xij juratores concelaverunt loquelam istam, ideo in mis'.

Lucas de Bamburg', clericus, in mis' pro transgressione, finem fecit pro dimidia m', per plegium Walteri de Okesf ord, manentis in Bamburg', et Turstani le Macecrof de eadem.

VILLATA DE WuLLouRE1 VENIT PER DTTODECIM.

De eadem villata, de fine suo ante judicium, pro se et xij juratoribus. Adam Yppejoie et Thomas le Forester, vinetarii, per centum s\

1 Wooler in Doddington Parish.

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Willelmus Yrrumpurs burgavit domum Thomse Forestarii in Wulloure et furatus fuit in eadem septem vellera, precii duorum s\ Et homines de eadem villa secuti fuerunt ipsum, et ipsum decollari fecerunt, prsesente ballivo domini Regis. Catalla ejusdem Willelmi ix s' vj d\ unde vicecomes respoiideat. Et super hoc veniunt ballivi Comitis Strath- erne, et Willelmi de Huntercumbe, et Eicardi Moyn,1 heredes (sic) Eoberti de Muschauns,2 et dicuiit quod hujusmodi catalla pertinent ad ipsos, eo quod ipse recipit judicium in curia sua, et dicunt quod consuetudo Comitatus talis est. Ideo inde loquendum.

Malefactores ignoti burgaverunt domum Willelmi Diaconi de Wuloure, et Eicardum de Eoderam in eadem vulnera- verunt, et bona in eadem domo inventa asportaverunt. Nescitur qui fuerunt. Et hutesium fuit levatum. Et villata de Wuloure non fecit sectam, ideo in mis'. Et Willelmus Diaconus et Eicardus de Eoderam attachiati, eo quod prse- sentes fuerunt, venerunt. Et xi;jclni juratores concelaverunt attachiamentum illud, ideo in mis'.

. De vinis venditis contra assisam, dicunt quod Adam Uppenoye, Thomas le Forester, Eogerus Capellanus de Wulvoere (di' m') et Elyas de Honeburne (di' m'), vendiderunt vinum contra assisam, ideo in mis'.

VILLATA DE WERK VENIT PER xucim. Et de omnibus capitulis nichil sciunt.3 Eadem villata de fine suo ante judicium xx s\

VILLATA DE EouBYR54 VENIT PER xucim.

Juratores prsesentant quod quidam Alexander filius Johannis de Suthmidelton' inventus fuit submersus in aqua de Coket in villa de Eoubyr'. Et Matillis, uxor ejus, prima inventrix, venit et non malecreditur, nee aliquis alius. Judicium, infortunium. Et juratores testantur quod Will- elmus Styward de Suthmidelton', Willelmus filius viduse de eadem, Alexander de Trouton' in eadem, Willelmus filius Alani de eadem, Eicardus Nuncius de Middelton' Boreali,

1 For Moryn. Scotland had his own court, and

2 For Muschamp. exercised jura regalia there.

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Willelmus filius Elyse de eadem, Johannes de Karkeman de eadem, Galfridus Brun de Schaftowe, Ricardus filius Nok de eadem,1 Johannes filius Johannis de eadem, Adam filius Bicardi de eadem, Thomas de Bradeford, Walterus filius Uthred' de Suthmiddelton', Roger us King, et Willelmus Prsepositus de Denhum, attachiati eo quod prsesentes f uerunt ubi idem Alexander cecidit in aqua, non veniunt. Et Will- elmus Styward' f uit attachiatus per Robertum filium Will- elmi de Suthmidelt' et Thomam filium Adse de eadem ; et Willelmus filius viduse per Johannem Laweli et Eborardum filium Gilberti de Middelton' ; et Alexander per Eustachium filium Roberti et Willelmum filium Roberti de Middelton', et Willelmus filius Alani per Robertum filium Edolfi de Bolom et Henricurn Baldewyni de eadem ; et Ricardus Nuncius per Willelmum filium Gilberti de Middelton' et Gilbertum de Qualton' de eadem ; et Willelmus filius Elyse per Robertum de RotheP et Galfridum filium Radulfi de eadem ; et Johannes filius Copeinan per Walterum filium Arkald' et Hugonem filium Coupeman ; et Ricardus filius Nok per Willelmum Fabrum de Schaftowe et Thomam Roo de eadem ; et Johannes filius Johannis per Johannem filium Thomse de eadem et Thomam, generum ejus, de eadem ; et Adam filius Ricardi per Willelmum filium Ricardi de Shaftho et Robertum Brun de eadem ; et Thomas de Bradeford' per Johannem Blake de Bradeford' et Walterum la Wely; et Walterus filius Uttredi per Arkil' filium Osberti de Middelton' et Ricardum de Kateswrith' ; et Rogerus Kyng per Gil- bertum filium Roberti de Denhum et Robertum de Matf en ; et Willelmus Prsepositus per Walterum filium Uttredi et Edmundum de eadem. Ideo omnes plegii in mis'. Et juratores dicunt super sacramentum suum quod preedicti attachiati non sunt culpabiles, ideo quieti.

Juratores prsesentant quod Robertus de Cregling' et Jacobus le Escoc', duo extranei, capti fuerunt pro suspicione latrocinii per ballivos Willelmi de Valencia, et inprisonati in prisona ejusdem Willelmi apud Rowebyr'. Et prsedictus Robertus postea evasit de prisona ilia usque ad ecclesiam de Rowebyr', et cognovit ibi latrocinium et abjuravit regiium corain Willelmo de Baumburg', tune coronatore. Nulla habuit catalla. Et Jacobus liberatus fuit vicecomiti. Ideo vice- comes respondeat de eo. Et ad judicium de evasione super

1 In Subsidy Boll, 24 Edw. I., ship of Schafthow (Lay Subsidy, Robert son of Nok and John son of Northumb,, 158/1) . "Nok are assessed on goods in the town-

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Willelmum de Valencia. Et willata1 de Rowebyr non cepit prsedictum Robertum, ideo in mis'.

De indictis, dicunt quod Edgerus de Kerstern* subtraxit se pro suspicione latrocinii. Et jura tores testantur quod non malecreditur de aliquo malefacto. Ideo redeat si voluerit, set catalla ejus confiscantur pro fuga. Nulla habuit catalla.

VlLLATA DE NEUUEBIGGING' VENIT PER XIJcim.

De vinis venditis, dicunt quod Thomas, serviens vicarii de Wodehorn, vendidif vinum contra assisam, ideo in mis'.

De no vis consuetudinibus levatis, dicunt quod ballivi Willelmi de Valencia capiuiit theolonium de hominibus venientibus ad mercatum de Corbrigg', pro stallagio, scilicet, de quolibet, obolum, ubi capere solebant quadrantem tantum. Dicunt etiam quod ballivi Johannis Comjn capiunt de hominibus qui transitum faciunt per villain de Neweburg',2 theolonium, scilicet, de quolibet equo, 3 obolum, ubi nunquam aliquid capere solebant. Ideo inde loquendum.

De villata de Newbigging de fine suo ante judicium xlj s'.

Gregorius filius Wympe, Walterus le Long', et Petrus Pollard ceciderunt de quodam batello et submersi sunt. Nullus inde malecreditur. Judicium, infortunium. Precium batelli viij s', unde vicecomes respondeat.

VILLATA DE COREBRIGGE VENIT PER xucim.

Juratores prsesentant quod quidam Michael de Anegos de Scocia occidit Thomam de Ayden' et Alanum Joel in villa de Corebrigg, et statim fugit et malecreditur, ideo exigatur et utlagetur. Nescitur de catallis ejus, quia extraneus de Scocia. Et villata de Corebrigg non cepit ipsum, ideo in mis'. Et testatum est quod idem Michael reliquit tres equos post ipsum, quos furatus fuit. Et ballivi Willelmi de Valencia ceperunt prsedictos equos, et illos detinuerunt sine warranto. Precium equorum xls', unde Willelmus de Valencia respondeat.

Juratores prsesentant quod Johannes Comins capit theolonium apud Neuburg et Hehisham de hominibus domini

1 In the original this is simply wilV, 3 John Comin had two sons, John it must be for villata. Comin senior and John Comin junior.

2 Newborough in