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89. A woman called Felice, while passing through Wodestrate in the ward of Richard de Ewell [Farringdon ward], came upon Lucy brewster of Maunsell the Tailor standing in his doorway. Lucy seized Felice and dragged her into the house, charging her with taking away her business (vendicionem servicie sue). Thereupon Lucy, with William le Mercer and Alan de Cheddeworth, beat Felice so that she died on the third day after. William, Alan and Lucy have now fled and are suspected of the death, so let William and Alan be *exacted and outlawed according to the custom of the City. They had no [chattels]. Let Lucy be *exacted and waived according to the custom [of the City]. Chattels *3s. for which the sheriffs are to answer. Because the chamberlain and sheriffs made no enquiry about the chattels, *to judgment on them. It is testified that they were harboured in the ward after the deed, so the ward is in *mercy. All the neighbours attached for the death have died, so nothing from them. [cf. 601] |