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41. Ralph de Worstede and Peter de Richemund were standing together by the church of St. Michael by Westchepe in the ward of Laurence de Frowyk [Farringdon ward] and, a quarrel arising between them, Ralph wounded Peter in several places with a sword, so that he died soon afterwards. Ralph was at once arrested while fleeing by near neighbours and taken to Newgate where before Peter the Constable' and Roger de Boyland justices of gaol delivery he was convicted and hanged. Chattels *4s. Because the justices cannot find out about the chattels from any inquest held by the chamberlain and sheriffs, *to judgment on them. All the neighbours have died. Because it is testified that Ralph was harboured in the ward outside frankpledge before he committed the crime the whole ward is in *mercy. Alecot de Wyteby, attached for the death because he was present when it occurred, does not come and is not suspected. He was attached by Thomas le Paternoster and Stephen le Chapeleyn. So they are in *mercy. [cf. 534]
Nota 17. De warda amerciata pro quodam commorante in eadem extra francum plegium. Nota 18. Et de camerario et vicecomitibus amerciatis quia camerarius et vicecomites non inquisiverunt de catallis felonum.
14th cent.: Scribatur [cf. 524 nos. 17-18].
1. i.e. constable of the Tower. |