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468. Of measures, they say that Walter Hervi, when alderman of this City, sealed two false quart measures which are here before the justices; they were found in the possession of Robert Sevenhode and his wife Emma and seized by Henry le Waleis then mayor and Henry de Coventre sheriff. So the sheriff was ordered to cause Walter, Robert and Emma to appear. Afterwards Walter comes and admits that the measures were sealed with his seal, but says that his seal was in the keeping of Ralph the Serjeant and Henry le Wympler, custodians of the ward of Cheap; so he says that the measures were sealed by the custodians and not by him and he is prepared to verify this as the court shall adjudge. It is testified that the measures had formerly been presented as false before the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and Walter there admitted that they were sealed with his seal, so that on his admission the barons put the measures in safe keeping to produce them here under Walter's seal. Walter says that he never made this admission before the barons and puts himself upon the record of the exchequer. So he is given a day to appear before the king at the next parliament. Nevertheless Ralph de Touvy parmenter, Alan de Castello, Peter de Winton', Ralph de Bromle, Robert Otes, Thomas de Mimmes, Godfrey le Formager, Henry le Bole, Robert de Linton, Richard le Paumer, John Wade and Roger Herevy undertook to have him here at the said term. Meanwhile the measures are to be given up to Adam de Stratton under the seal of the justices. Afterwards Henry le Wimpler and Robert Sevenehode appeared and found pledges to appear before the king at the said term; Henry's pledges, Robert Hauteyn, William de Paris, Edward Sevenhode, William de Kent, John Richemund, Henry de Farnham, Robert le Lung 'mercer', John de Hakeborn 'mercer', Roger de Amyas, William Blundel 'braeler', Walter Blundel 'braeler' and John de Berkyng `correor'; Robert's pledges, Guillot de Paris, John le Coffrer, Robert Sevenhode the younger, Stephen le Chapeler, Thomas le Paternoster, Edward de Cerne 'mercer', Walter Sevenhod, Richard de Mimmes tukeler', William le Paternoster, Theywyn de Wynchelse, William de Paris, Robert le Wyt [blank]. [cf. 724] |