Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776: June 2011 (Sixth) EditionReilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776: June 2011 (Sixth) Edition
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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