[Sidenote: Salomon de Roffa. Thomas de Sudington. Richard de Boiland. Walter Hopt[=o].] [Sidenote: Rafe de Hingham.] [Sidenote: Adam de Stratton, L. chéefe baron.] [Sidenote: Henrie Braie.] [Sidenote: Iohn de Metingham, and Elias de Bekingham.] William Brampton, Roger Leicester, Iohn Luneth, associats of the said Thomas, and iustices of the kings bench: also, Robert Lithburie chapleine, and maister of the rolles, being accused of wrongfull iudgements and other trespasses were committed to prison within the tower, and at length with much adoo, escaped with paieng their fines, so that he which paied least, gaue a thousand marks. Moreouer, Salomon of Rochester, Thomas de Sudington, Richard de Boiland, and Walter de Hopton, iustices itinerants, were likewise punished, and for the semblable offenses put to their fines. Sir Rafe de Hingham a iustice also, to whome in the kings absence the ordering of the realme chéefelie apperteined, being accused of diuerse transgressions, and committed to the tower, redéemed his offense for an infinit summe of monie. Adam de Stratton, lord chéefe baron of the excheker, being conuicted of manie hainous crimes, a man plentifullie prouided both of temporall possessions, and ecclesiasticall reuenues, lost all his temporall liuings, and foure and thirtie thousand marks in readie coine, beside other mooueables, in cattell, iewels and furniture of houshold, which were all confiscated, and forfeited wholie: and it was thought he was gentlie dealt with, that he escaped with life, and such spirituall liuings as to him remained. Henrie Braie escheator, and the iudges ouer the Iewes, were reported to haue committed manie gréeuous offenses, but for monie they bought their peace. To conclude, there was not found any amongst all the iustices and officers cléere and void of vniust dealing except Iohn de Metingham, and Elias de Bekingham, who onelie among the rest had behaued themselues vprightlie. When therfore such gréeuous complaints were exhibited to the king, he appointed the earle of Lincolne, the bishop of Elie, and others, to heare euerie mans complaint, and vpon due examination & triall, to sée them answered accordinglie as right and equitie should require. In which administration of iustice against euill iusticiaries, the king performed the charge imposed and laid vpon all such as are in gouernement and magistracie; namelie, [Sidenote: _Eob. Hess. in Psal. 2._] Nunc igitur reges resipiscite, quærite rectum, Quorum iudicijs terra regenda data est. [Sidenote: An. Reg. 18.] [Sidenote: 1290.] [Sidenote: _H. Marle._] [Sidenote: _N. Triuet._] [Sidenote: The statutes of Westminster the third established.] [Sidenote: The Iewes banished out of England.] [Sidenote: Iewes drowned.] [Sidenote: _Chro. Dun._]