| Description (Repository) |
174. Alice de Hanyngton fell into a vessel (cuva) full of hot water in the house of William de Bixele. Value of the vessel 12d. (deodandum) for which the sheriffs are to answer. William de Bixle, Agnes de Chenduth, Richard de Hanyngton, John de Brokenford and Robert Patrik [of] Burton were attached for the death because they were in the house, but they do not come and are not suspected. William was attached by Adam Peperer capper and Hamo the Moneyer, Agnes by Richard le Chapeler and Henry the Baker, and the others by William de Bixle, William de Haversham, William le Chapeler and Richard le Chapeler. So they are in *mercy. All the neighbours except Walter le Ewer and Richard the Smith come and are not suspected. Walter was attached by Alexander le Fevere and William le Keuter, Richard by William the Hosier and William Page. So they are all in *mercy. No one else is suspected. Judgment: misadventure. [cf. 637] |