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53. John de Berkeley servant of Bartholomew le Tayllur went out at night from Bartholomew's solar and came upon Simon de Lemynstre servant of Godman the Tailor in Cheap in the ward of William de Durham [Bread Street ward]. He struck him repeatedly on the head with a staff so that he died forthwith. He at once fled and is suspected, so let him be exacted and outlawed. No chattels, but he was harboured in the ward outside frankpledge; so the whole ward is in *mercy. Because Walter de Vaus openly stated before the justices that John was not living with anyone in the ward, and afterwards it was testified that he was the servant of Bartholomew and a member of his household, to judgment on Walter. William of Bedford, Hugh of the same, Richard le Tayllur and Henry le Tayllur of Cristeshale, neighbours, do not come and are not suspected. William was attached by William del Hale and Ralph le Tayllur, Hugh by Gilbert le Tayllur and Robert Davy, Richard by William le Tayllur and Henry le Tayllur, Henry by William de Ware. So they are in *mercy. Bartholomew and Godman have died, so nothing from them. Because the chamberlain and sheriffs attached the fourth neighbour Henry by only one pledge, to judgment on them.
Nota 23. De camerario et vicecomitibus amerciatis quia attachiaverunt quartum vicinum per unum plegium tantum.
14th cent.: Scribatur nota [cf. 524 no. 23]. |