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519. William de Hadestok and his wife Joan complain of James de Montibus that on Friday after the feast of St. Mary Magdalene 53 Henry III [26 July 1269] he went to their house in London in the ward of Simon de Hadestok [Queenhithe ward], broke down the door and entered; he broke Joan's finger and committed other outrages against her against the peace, whence they say that they have suffered loss and damage to the value of £.100 and they bring suit. James comes and denies force and injury. He acknowledges that he went there with Stephen de Edesworth, constable of the Tower of London, whom the king had ordered by writ to deliver to James, Bartholomew son and heir of Jollan de Durham who should have been in his wardship. He says that he did not go with any other purpose to their house or commit any trespass against them and puts himself upon the ward and that of Henry de Coventre [Vintry ward] as those nearest. William and Joan [do] likewise. The wards come and say in the faith in which they are bound to the king that James with many others came with force and arms with a king's bailiff to Joan's house before William married her and that after he had entered the house, he closed the door and tore her dress down to the navel, threw her to the ground and raped her, breaking her finger. So it is adjudged that James be committed to gaol until he has satisfied William and Joan for their damages, which are assessed at 100s. by the wards. [cf. 511, 718]
Nota 114. Placitum de transgressione [cf. 524 no. 1141.
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