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116. On Sunday before the Nativity of Mary [4 Sep. 1261], Richard de Borham with many other people from London went to a wrestling match (luctus) at Bermundseye outside the City and there wrestled with the men of the prior of Bermundeseye; a quarrel arose among them and Richard and his companions chased the prior's men into the priory; then came a monk called Arnulf and other monks from the priory who entered a solar above the gate and threw stones at Richard and his companions; Arnulf the monk threw a stone upon Richard and crushed him so that he quickly died. It is testified that Arnulf is still alive and living in the priory, so let him be arrested. Likewise the prior of Bermundeseye is to be distrained by all his lands. The mayor and aldermen are told to enquire about the names of those who were present at the fight and death. Afterwards Arnulf comes and, asked how he wishes to clear himself of the death, says that he is a clerk and is not bound to answer here. Thereupon Richard de Harwes, minor canon of St. Paul's London, comes and claims him as a clerk by virtue of letters of the bishop of London which he proffers testifying that the bishop entrusted to him his authority for claiming clergy; so that it may be known for what he is to be handed over, let the truth be ascertained by the mayor and aldermen; they say in the faith in which they are bound to the king that he is guilty of the death, so as such let him be handed over to the bishop. Thereupon it is testified that he had previously been arrested for the death and released on bail to William de Kent mercer, William de Laufar 'espicer', Matthew de Pontefract, Walter Tovy, Robert de Monte Pessulano, James le Peverer, Robert de St. Helens, Adam de Walsyngham, Bartholomew le Espicer, John Derkyn, Peter de Frowyk and Thomas de Wymbourn, to have him here on the first day and they did not have him. (Philippus le Tailur tunc vicecomes recepit manucapcionem.) So they are all in mercy. Because Arnulf was harboured in the priory from the time when he killed Richard until the present and the prior and convent knew it well, to judgment on the prior for the harbouring. [cf. 613, 615]
Nota 48. Quod manucaptus pro felonia sit coram justiciariis primo die.
14th cent.: Scribatur [cf. 524 no. 48]. |