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138. [m. 7d] Geoffrey de Hattefel and several others were keeping watch in the City by night according to custom' when about midnight they encountered Thomas de Exeport escorting a woman; a dispute arising between them, Thomas and Geoffrey went away together quarrelling to the church of Wolmarchirche, whence came six unknown men who assaulted and wounded Geoffrey so that he died on the third day after. Thomas fled with the other malefactors, and it is not known who they were. Thomas has absconded and is suspected, so let him be exacted and outlawed. No chattels, but he had a house, year and waste worth 3 marks and a rent of assize of 4 marks; for the intervening period the house and rents amount to *91 marks for which the sheriffs are to answer. The mayor and aldermen testify that immediately after the felony had been committed Peter de Chauvent took possession of the house and rent and afterwards for the four subsequent years he sold the rent to Robert de Monte Pessulano without warrant. So the sheriff is ordered to take the said messuages and rents into the king's hand and to cause Peter to appear. Afterwards Peter comes and says that he holds the messuages and rents by the gift of King Henry and he proffers a royal charter2 in these words (carta Petri de Chauvent): 'Henry by the grace of God; we have granted to Peter de Chauvent for his faithful service those houses with appurtenances in the parish of Holy Trinity le Petit in the City of London which belonged to our enemy Thomas de Exeport, formerly citizen of London, to have and hold in perpetuity, performing the due and accustomed service; letters patent at Westminster, 16 October 49 Henry
Because the charter does not mention the felony, the house with the rents is to remain in the king's hand. (Judicium).
Nota 55. De carta regis non faciente mencionem de felonia, per quod tenementum per eamclem cartam datum remansit in manus [sic] regis.
14th cent.: Scribatur [cf. 524 no. 55].
1. See Lib. Ant. Leg., 55. Again referred to in 159 and presupposed in 146.
2. Cf. C.P.R. 1258-66, 624, 6 Aug. 1265. |