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The Roll of the Crown of the lord the King temp. Ralph le Blund and John Horn, Sheriffs of the City of London, the fourth year of the reign of King Edward, son of King Henry [a.d. I2J^-6\ Sir Gregory de Rokesle being then Chamberlain in the same City, beginning in the month of March. From the Feast of St. Michael preceding up to that time answer was made at the
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Ward of Thomas de Basinge."—On Thursday the morrow of St. Edward, K., in March [18], 4 Edward I. [a.d. 1275-6], Gregory de Rokesle, the Chamberlain, and the SherifTs were given to understand that one John Fuatard lay dead of another than his rightful death in the house of John de " Blechinggele," in the parish of St. Michael de Candelwykestrate, in the Ward of Thomas de Basinge. On hearing which the said Chamberlain and Sheriffs went there, and, calling together the reputable men of the Ward and of the Ward of John Horn,^ made diligent inquisition how this happened.
The jurors say, on the fealty in which they are bound to the lord the King, that when the said John Fuatard and a certain John the Clerk were playing together with their tiles (tegulis),^ on Sunday before the Feast of St. Gregory [12 March] in this year, in the churchyard of St. Mary de Suthwerk, the said John the Clerk of St. Mary Magdalen de Suthwerk, when throwing his tile at the goal, unwillingly and altogether against
his wish struck the said John Fuatard with his tile on the right side of the head, inflicting a wound two inches in length and penetrating to the brain. And so languishing he lived from the Sunday aforesaid until St. Edward's Day aforesaid, when by reason of the said wound he died. And the body was viewed, on which no other wound, hurt, nor bruise appeared.
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Being asked what became of the said John afterwards, they say that he went forthwith to the church of St, Mary Mag-dalen de Suthwerk, but was never afterwards seen in the City.
Being- asked as to his chattels, they say that he had no goods nor chattels.
And the aforesaid John de " Bleching-ele " was attached by Anger (Auger ?) le Pestur de Chestennesham ;' and Stephen le Treere and Sarah his wife by Richard de Depham, " bracour ";^ and Odo de Dorkynge, woolmonger, and John de "Longa Menede," residing in the same house, by Richard Dygun, woolmonger, and Robert de Merthone, " wayder."
And the four nearest neighbours were attached.
The first neighbour, Henry de Lyre, " pessoner," by the above Odo de Dorkynge and Richard de Depham.
The second neighbour, Robert le Long, " pessoner," by Walter le Whyte, " stocfismongere," and John le Jovene, " stocfismongere."
The third neighbour, Roger de Bedewelle, " peleter," byRichard Dygun, woolmonger, and Odo de Dorkynge, woolmonger.
The fourth neighbour, Alan de Enefeud, " webbe," by Ralph le Paumer, "stocfismongere," and Robert le " Woder " de Merthone. |