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63. In the same year John Gisors being chamberlain, Matthew Bukerel, for whom his son William answers, and John le Minur, for whom no one answers, being sheriffs; on Sunday before the feast of St. Martin [7 Nov. 1255] in the ward of Wolmar de Essex [Billingsgate ward] towards Billynggesgate Robert le Cordwaner beat Sarah wife of Henry the Tailor so that she gave birth to a female child. He at once fled and is suspected, so let him be exacted and outlawed according to the form of the City. He was harboured in the ward for a long time outside frankpledge, so *to judgment on the whole ward. Asked if he had any chattels, they say he did not. All the neighbours have died. Because the chamberlain and sheriffs did not enrol the names of the neighbours, to judgment on them. |