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6 HENRY III (28 October 1221–27 October 1222) C 60/16
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To Brian de Lisle and Hugh de Neville. Andrew Bukerel, citizen of London, has shown the king that John de Wroctun’ and his beadle and reeve of the vill of Rothwell, which he holds at farm from G. earl of Gloucester, were taken and detained in the king’s prison at Northampton by reason of venison found in the house of the same Andrew in Rothwell, in whose hands, as is said, the pelt of the same was found, wherefore corn and other chattels of the same Andrew found there in his house were taken into the king’s hand together with the aforesaid vill. Because Andrew has given the king surety by Stephen of Seagrave and Robert Aguillon to answer the king for the value of the corn and the other aforesaid chattels whenever the king orders and wishes, order to cause his corn and chattels taken into the king’s hand to be valued by trustworthy and law-worthy men of the same vill and to cause their values to be enrolled in their rolls, and then to cause all chattels, both money and others of his things, to be delivered without delay to Henry de St. Quentin or Simon de Melclee, men of the same Andrew bearing these letters, so that Andrew is able to answer for their value whenever the king wishes and orders, as aforesaid, retaining in prison those who were taken for this reason and detained in prison, and they are to hear that plea at the pleas of the king’s forest and cause the truth to be inquired. Having heard the truth, they are to place in respite judgement in the aforesaid plea before the king and his council when they return to the king from the pleas of the forest. 1 Witness H. etc.as above.
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