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De anno terciodecimo.
53. Eodem anno Gervasio' le Cordwaner existente camerario et Roberto filio Johannis et Waltero de Wintonia vicecomitibus existentibus accidit quod quedam femina ignota et mendicans subito inventa fuit mortua in vico de Bylfinggesgate et visa fuit a camerario et vicecomitibus et nichil invenerunt nisi infortunium. Et major et cives dicunt quod neminem male credunt de morte illa. Iudicium infortunium. Et omnes vicini attachiati pro morte illa mortui sunt preter Andream Edriche qui venit et non malecreditur. Requisitus si fuit presens quando obiit dicit quod non fuit in villa tune. Et quia camerarius et vicecomites eum attachiaverunt qui absens fuit, ideo ad iudicium de eis. Judicium ponitur in respectu. Postea testatum est per maiorem et cives quod predictus Andreas presens fuit et attachiatus. Ideo consideratum est quod sit in misericordia per plegium vicecomitum et camerarius et vicecomites sint inde quieti.2
1. Suggested by Liber Albus, i, 88, Gervasius in original. Liber Ordinationum, f.
208 shares the error and also uses the nominative for the sheriffs and chamberlain.
2. Margin: Infortunium and Misericordia. A 14th-century marginal gloss: Nota de hominibus non attachiandis qui non sunt in villa; it also appears in Liber Albus,
72 and 88, Cap. xv. See also the marginal gloss to 57, n. 1.
Of the thirteenth year [Mich. 1229—Mich. 1230].
In the same year, Gervase le Cordwaner being chamberlain, and Robert fitz John and Walter of Winchester, sheriffs, an unknown beggar-woman was found in Billingsgate Street, having died suddenly. She was viewed by the chamberlain and sheriffs, and no cause of death was found save misadventure. The mayor and citizens say that they suspect nc.one of the death. Judgment: misadventure. All the neighbours attached for the death have died except Andrew Edriche, who comes and is not suspected. Asked whether he was present when the woman died, he says that he was not then in town. Therefore to judgment with the chamberlain and sheriffs for attaching him in his absence. Judgment respited. Afterwards the mayor and citizens testify that Andrew was present and was attached. It is adjudged that he be in mercy, with the sheriffs as his sureties. The chamberlain and sheriffs are quit. |