504. William de Reygate complains of Reginald Sone and his wife Edith that they have unjustly intruded upon a messuage in the parish of St. Albans. He complains that whereas he was in seisin of it by the demise of the abbot of St. Albans, Reginald and Edith have unjustly ejected him after the summons of the eyre. Reginald and Edith come and say that William never was in seisin of it as of a free tenement so that he could be disseised thereof. They say that the abbot enfeoffed Richard la Persone, formerly husband of Edith, and Edith herself of the messuage to hold during the whole lives of Richard and Edith and on Richard's death William intruded upon the messuage and ejected Edith, so that she at once went to the abbot and made complaint (cantum fecit) to him; the abbot sent some of his men to London and restored Edith to possession and ejected William, wherefor they deny disseisin or injury and put themselves upon the ward of Henry de Frowik [Cripplegate ward]. The ward comes and testifies to this. So it is adjudged that Reginald and Edith be without day and William in *mercy for a false
claim. [cf. 711]
[Nota 114]. Placitum de intrusione [cf. 524 no. 114].