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215. Guillot le Paternoster and his wife Lucy quarrelled with Robert le Heaumer in the house of Simon le Heaumer and Guillot struck Robert with a staff so that he died on the third day after. Guillot and Lucy at once fled and are suspected, so let Guillot be exacted and outlawed and Lucy be exacted and waived according to the custom of the City. Chattels *2s. for which the sheriffs are to answer. Because the sheriffs and chamberlain held no enquiry concerning chattels, *to judgment on them. Guillot and Lucy were harboured in the ward of Anketin le Mercer [Farringdon ward] outside frankpledge, so the ward is in mercy (pro franco plegio). It is testified in the rolls of the chamberlain and sheriffs that Thomas de Caxton was present at the fight, but he does not come and is not suspected; the sheriffs did not 111attach him, so to judgment on them. All the neighbours come and are not suspected. Afterwards the sheriffs testify that Thomas le Peleter was
died. Value of the chair 3d. which are given for God. Stephen le Salter and Geoffrey le Salter, two neighbours, do not come and are not suspected. ached for the death and he com[cf.attes and is quit is not suspected, so he 542] |