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134. Richard Valet came up to the door of a house in the ward of Philip le Tayllur [Bishopsgate ward] where lived Beatrice de Wynton', Isabel de Staunford and Margery de Karl', prostitutes; they immediately came out of the house, dragged Richard inside and took from him a buckle (firmachulum) worth 6d., whereupon Richard drew his knife and, intending to strike Beatrice with the handle, instead struck her beneath the breast with the blade, so that she died. It is found in the rolls of the chamberlain that Richard, Isabel and Margery were arrested and handed over to the sheriffs, who do not answer for them now or know what has become of them; nor do they show the chirograph by which they were handed over to the succeeding sheriffs, as is the rule (moris) according to the custom of the City. The mayor and aldermen say that the custom of the City is such that when a sheriff relinquishes his bailiwick, he has to draw up a chirograph between himself and the succeeding sheriff listing those who are imprisoned. So to judgment on the sheriffs for the *escapes. Richard, Isabel and Margery do not come and are suspected, so let Richard be exacted and outlawed, and Isabel and Margery exacted and waived. No chattels nor frankpledge. William son of Adam, John le Ber, John Skot and Roger le Tyeler, four neighbours, do not come and are not suspected. William was attached by John le Bere and Roger le Tyeler, John by William son of Adam and Richard le Cordwaner, John by Peter le Bray and Peter le Gorger, Roger by Peter le Gorger and Peter le Bray. So they are in *mercy. Because the sheriffs attached the neighbours one by the other, to judgment on them. [cf. 620]
Nota 54. De cyrographo faciendo inter vicecomites de prisonibus tempore recessus eorum de balliva sua [cf. 524 no. 54]. |