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22. [m. 2] On Thursday after the Annunciation [27 Mar. 1253] in his own house in the ward of William son of Richard [Tower ward], Nicholas de Hallyngber', wanting to make a hole in a plank (plana) with a knife, accidentally wounded himself in the thigh and cut his veins so that he bled to death. Arnold de Geredon and Thomas Sporon chamberlains and William de Durham and Thomas de Wymbourn sheriffs did not value the plank and knife when they held the inquest on the death, so to judgment on them. Alexander le Bowyer and Hervey de Martilane, neighbours, do not come and are not suspected. They were attached by Thomas de la Sale, Nicholas de Len, William le Minur and Walter le Pestour. So they are all in *mercy. The mayor and barons are asked whether all persons of twelve years old and over should attend inquests before the chamberlain and sheriffs and say in the faith in which they are bound to the king that when such an event occurs in the City they themselves hold the inquest with the more discreet neighbours and it is not customary in the City for all those of
twelve and over to attend. So let there be a discussion.
Nota 5. Quod non est necesse ut omnes de etate xii annorum veniant ad inquisiciones de morte hominis coram coronatore et vicecomitibus.
14th cent.: Scribatur nota [With a pointing hand. Cf. 524 no. 5]. |