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.
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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].
The Court of Hustings in London is empowered to award landlords their
tenements for which rent or services are in arrears if the landlord
could not distrain enough tenant possessions to cover the arrearages.
Wills are proven in the Court of Husting, the oldest court in London,
which went back to the times of Edward the Confessor. One such proven
will is:
"Tour (John de La) - To Robert his eldest son his capital messuage and
wharf in the parish of Berchingechurch near the land called
'Berewardesland`. To Agnes his wife his house called 'Wyvelattestone',
together with rents, reversions, etc. in the parish of S. Dunstan
towards the Tower, for life; remainder to Stephen his son. To Peter and
Edmund his sons lands and rents in the parish of All Hallows de
Berhyngechurch; remainders over in default of heirs. To Agnes, wife of
John le Keu, fishmonger, a house situate in the same parish of Berhyng,
at a peppercorn [nominal] rent."
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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