[339] _Ibid._, m. 6 (July 8th). [340] Rot. Pat., 23 Ed. III., pars 1a, m. 13. [341] Reg. Edyndon, ii, ff. 27b, 28. [342] _Ibid._, fol. 28. [343] Reg. Edyndon, i, fol. 49b. [344] _Ibid._, ii, fol. 23b. [345] _Ibid._, fol. 22b. [346] _Ibid._, fol. 23b. [347] Rot. Claus., 27 Ed. III., m. 19. [348] Rot. Claus., 26 Ed. III., m. 12. [349] _Ibid._, 25 Ed. III., m. 21. [350] Originalia Roll, 29 Ed. III., m. 8. [351] Rot. Claus., 26 Ed. III., m. 19. _Cf._ Patent Roll, 26 Ed. III., pars 1, m. 6. [352] Rot. Pat., 26 Ed. III., pars 1a, m. 28d. [353] Escheator's Inq. p. m., series i, file 90. [354] Escheator's Inq. p. m., 22-23 Ed. III., series i, file 64. [355] Rot. Pat., 27 Ed. III., m. 17. [356] Ed. _Bristol and Gloucester Archæological Society_, i, 307. [357] Reg. Heref. Trileck., fol. 102. [358] Bruton Chartulary f. 121b. Prior Henry appears to have spent the money thus raised in the expenses of a journey to Rome and Venice and back. The inquiry was held in June, 29 Ed. III. [359] Escheator's Inq. p. m., Series i, file 240. [360] Escheator's Inq. p. m., Series i, file 103. [361] Rot. Pat., 25 Ed. III., pars 1a, m. 16. [362] _Ibid._, 28 Ed. III., m. 10. [363] _Ibid._, m. 3. [364] Quoted in _Saturday Review_, Jan. 16, 1886, "The Manor." [365] R. O., L. T. R. Memoranda Roll, 25 Ed. III. [p194] CHAPTER X. SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THE GREAT MORTALITY. It will be evident to all who have followed the summary of the history of the epidemic of 1349, given in the preceding chapters, that throughout England the mortality must have been very great. Those who, having examined the records themselves, have the best right to form an opinion, are practically unanimous in considering that the disease swept away fully one-half of the entire population of England and Wales.