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
37. Hugh Wiking in mercy for delay in doing his works; fine,
6d. Hugh Churchyard for trespass in [cutting] thorns; fine,
6d. Thomas Gold in mercy for trespass in the wood; fine,
3d.; pledge, Robert Grinder.
38. William Dun in mercy for subtraction of his works due in
autumn; fine, 2s. Avice Isaac for the same, 6d.; Hugh Wiking
for the same, 6d.; Agnes Rede in mercy for her daughter's
trespass in the corn [grain], 6d.
39. Walter Ash in mercy for not making suit to the lord's
mill; fine, 6d. Hugh Pinel in mercy for diverting a
watercourse to the nuisance of the neighbors; fine, 6d.;
pledge, Robert Fresel.
40. John Dun in mercy for carrying off corn [grain] in the
autumn; pledge, Adam White. Alan Reaper gives the lord 12d.
on account of a sheep which was lost while in his custody.
41. Adam White in mercy for bad mowing; fine, 6d. Hugh
Harding in mercy for the same; fine, 6d.
42. The chief pledges present that Henry Blackstone (fine,
6d.), Hugh Churchyard (fine, 18d.), Walter Ash (fine, 6d.),
Henry of Locksbarow (fine, 12d.), Avice Isaac (fine, 6d.),
Richard Matthew (fine, 6d.), Hugh Wiking (fine,--), Ralph
Dene (fine, 6d.), John Palmer (fine, 12d.), John Coterel
(fine, 6d.), John Moor (fine, 6d.), John Cubbel (fine,
12d.), Hugh Andrew (fine, 6d.), Philip Chapman (fine, 6d.),
John Fellow (fine, 12d.), Robert Bailiff (fine, 6d.), Alice
Squire (fine, 12d.), John Grately (fine,--), Richard Hull
(fine, 6d.), Osbert Reaper (fine, 6d.), and Robert Cross
(fine, 6d.), have broken the assize of beer. Also that Henry
of Senholt, Henry Brown, Hugh Hayward, Richard Moor, Juliana
Woodward, Alice Harding, Peronel Street, Eleanor Mead make
default. Also that Walter Ash (fine,--), John Wiking
(fine,--), John Smart (fine,--), and Henry Coterel have
married themselves without the lord's licence; therefore let
them be distrained to do the will of the lord.
43. Alan Reaper for the trespass of his foal; fine, 6d.
44. Philip Chapman in mercy for refusing his gage to the
lord's bailiff; fine, 3d.
45. William Ash in mercy for trespass in the growing crop;
fine, 6d.
46. John Iremonger in mercy for contempt; fine, 6d.
47. The chief pledges present that William of Ripley (fine,
6d.), Walter Smith (no goods), Maud of Pasmere (fine, 6d.),
have received [strangers] contrary to the assize; therefore
they are in mercy.
48. Maud widow of Reginald of Challow has sufficiently
proved that a certain sheep valued at 8d. is hers, and binds
herself to restore it or its price in case it shall be
demanded from her within year and day; pledges, John
Iremonger and John Robertd; and she gives the lord 3d. for
[his] custody [of it].
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