Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776Reilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776
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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