Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775Reilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775
Reilly, S. A.
Law -- England -- History
31. The jurors say that Andrew, sureman's son, appealed
Peter, Leofwin's son, Thomas Squire and William Oildene of
robbery. And he does not prosecute. So he and Stephen
Despine and Baldwin Long are in mercy, and the appellees go
without day. Afterwards comes Andrew and says that [the
appellees] imprisoned him by the order of William Malesoures
in the said William's house, so that he sent to the sheriff
that the sheriff might deliver him, whereupon the sheriff
sent his serjeant and others thither, who on coming there
found him imprisoned and delivered him and he produces
witnesses, to wit, Nicholas Portehors and Hugh, Thurkill's
son, who testify that they found him imprisoned, and he
vouches the sheriff to warrant this. And the sheriff, on
being questioned, says that in truth he sent thither four
lawful men with the serjeant on a complaint made by Nicholas
Portehors on Andrew's behalf. And those who were sent
thither by the sheriff testify that they found him at
liberty and disporting himself in William's house. Therefore
it is considered that the appeal is null [and Andrew is in
mercy] for his false complaint and Nicholas Portehors and
Hugh, Thurkill's son, are in mercy for false testimony.
Andrew and Hugh are to be in custody until they have found
pledges [for their amercement].
32. The jurors say that Geoffrey Cardun has levied new
customs other than he ought and other than have been usual,
to wit, in taking from every cart crossing his land at
Winwick with eels, one stick of eels, and from a cart with
greenfish, one greenfish, and from a cart with salmon, half
a salmon, and from a cart with herrings, five herrings,
whereas he ought to take no custom for anything save for
salt crossing his land, to wit, for a cartload, one bole of
salt, and in that case the salter ought to have a loaf in
return for the salt, and also if the salter's cart breaks
down, the salter's horses ought to have pasture on
Geoffrey's land without challenge while he repairs his cart.
And Geoffrey comes and confesses that he takes the said
customs, and ought to take them, for he and his ancestors
have taken them from the conquest of England, and he puts
himself on the grand assize of our lord the king, and craves
that a recognition be made whether he ought to take those
customs or no. And afterwards he offers the king twenty
shillings that this action may be put before Sir Geoffrey
FitzPeter [the Justiciar]. Pledge for the twenty shillings,
Richard of Hinton.
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