BLAdd.Roll39597r (AD1294)
RAMSEY. VIEW OF FRANKPLEDGE [HELD THERE ON] THURSDAY, THE MORROW OF THE EPIPHANY, IN THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR OF THE REIGN OF KING EDWARD AND THE EIGHTH YEAR OF ABBOT JOHN, [1] BEFORE WILLIAM DE WASSINGLE.
[PRESENTMENTS BY THE ALE-TASTERS OF RAMSEY]
Presentments by Michael Forestarius and Richard Bygg, ale-tasters of Ramsey:
9 d. from Emma, wife of Robert Faber for brewing regularly [and selling ale] at 1 d., and for breaking the assize of [ale]. She came and brought her gallon, pottle and quart. [2] Pledge: Alan Norman.
9 d. from Agnes, wife of Benedict Clere for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
18 d. from the wife of Peter le Lavander for the same. Pottle, quart, and an unsealed gallon. Pledge: her husband.
6 d. from Matilda Chaced for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
3 d. from the wife of Walter de Acres for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
3 d. from the wife of Geoffrey Lytfot for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Hugh de Assebech.
3 d. from the wife of Thomas de Hoylaund for the same. No measures brought. Pledge: John le Lavender.
6 d. from Margaret Bacun for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Norman.
9 d. from the wife of Robert de Hemmyngg' for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
12 d. from the wife of Richard de Beureper for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from Denise, widow of Faber for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
12 d. from the wife of Robert Chaced, cleric for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
6 d. from the wife of William Faber for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
6 d. from the wife of William son of Gervais for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
9 d. from Petronilla ad Petram for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
3 d. from the wife of Reyner le Porter for the same, once. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
3 d. from Emma Meus for the same, regularly. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Norman.
9 d. from the wife of William de Hale for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from Hawise Crane for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Robert de Infirmaria.
3 d. from the wife of Peter de Vinea for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Hugh Dunch.
6 d. from Matilda de Helingeye for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Hugh Dunch.
6 d. from the wife of Walter le Coupere for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from Mariot Powel for the same, twice. No measures brought. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
9 d. from the wife of Alan Molendinarius for the same, regularly. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
12 d. from Beatrice Pakerel for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
3 d. from the wife of Godfrey Andrew for the same, four times. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
6 d. from the wife of Ivo Alderman for the same, regularly. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
6 d. from the wife of John Tusseynz for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
12 d. from the wife of Richard de Baude for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
3 d. from the wife of Michael Forestarius for the same, five times. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
12 d. from Agnes Mountabon for the same, regularly. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Norman.
6 d. from the wife of Alan Norman for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
9 d. from Alice, daughter of Robert Clere for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: John Lavender.
12 d. from the wife of Simon Pollard for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
6 d. from the wife of John de Ayleweston for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from the wife of Richard Clere for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from Joan Drenge for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from the wife of John de Bracino for the same. No measures brought. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from the wife of John le Porter for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Alan Lytomer.
9 d. from the wife of Alan Tannator for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
3 d. from Cecilia Tannatrix for the same, once. No measures brought. Pledge: Alan Lytonemor.
6 d. from Margery le Ferrur for the same, regularly. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
[PRESENTMENTS BY THE ALE-TASTERS OF HEPMANGROVE]
Presentments by Philip le Teler and Stephen de Kynggesdelf, ale-tasters of Hepmangrove:
6 d. from Margaret Wakere for brewing ale contrary to the assize, and for selling ale for 1 d. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Andrew de Wenyton.
6 d. from Alice de Ravele for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Roger le Rydeman.
6 d. from Agnes Bere for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
6 d. from Margery ad Grenam for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
6 d. from Agnes Rydeman for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
6 d. from Beatrice Tannatrix for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: her husband.
9 d. from the wife of Simon Tannator for the same. Gallon, pottle, quart. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
[INFRACTIONS OF THE ASSIZE OF BREAD]
12 d. from Elias ad Petram for 12 s. 2 d. worth default in a halfpenny's worth of whole meal bread. Pledge: Alan Tannator.
Amercement recorded above [3] from Alice de Ravele for 2 s. 6 d. worth of default in a halfpenny's worth of whole meal bread. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
6 d. from Martin Molendinarius for 6 s. worth of default in a halfpenny's worth of whole meal bread. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
6 d. from Robert Bate for breaking the assize of bread.
6 d. from Ivo Alderman for the same. Pledge: Hugh Dunch.
6 d. from Isabelle Callop, amercement [excused] from Rose Segge, [4] and 12 d. from Amice Clere for the same. Pledges: the one for the other. [5]
Order to attach Robert son of Robert Faber of Peterborough, William Ryngedale and William Wyssereby, if they come, who were in the tithing of Robert Walun and are now disobedient to their Capital Pledge, Robert le Beumys.
12 d. from Thomas Stochoule for drawing blood from Robert Chatte, as presented in the last view. Pledge: Andrew de Weston.
6 d. from Ivo Quarel for the same. Pledge: Robert Warwyk.
6 d. from Reginald son of Richard Faber for the same from Robert Pistor. Pledge: Andrew de Weston.
12 d. from Alan cum le Gere for selling one millarium of rushes, as presented in the last view. Pledge: Benedict Kek.
6 d. from John de Derbington for the same concerning 500 rushes. Pledge: his body.
6 d. from William Hylhel for the same. Pledge: his body.
Amercement excused from Adam son of Geoffrey Faber, pauper, for drawing blood from Andrew de Weston, as presented in the last view. Pledge: his body.
6 d. from William [Faber], older brother of Adam [Faber] for the same. Pledge: his body.
6 d. from William [Faber], younger brother of Adam [Faber] for the same. Pledge: his body.
Order to distrain Alan Pedwyn to respond to Thomas Ko, as ordered in the last view.
Order to distrain Richard Nel of Warboys for marrying without licence, as presented in the last view.
Order to Ralph le Clervaus to correct a purpresture he made with a ditch at White Cross. [6]
Order to the Almoner to correct the causeway at Hepmangrove beneath his courtyard.
Order to [arrest] Alexander Boleheved and [John] Mokedys, who withdrew because of iniquity. [7]
Order to distrain Reginald Gory to answer for unjustly raising the hue and cry on the abbot.
Order [8] to attach Robert Heringmongere who, together with William de Wenyton, was convicted in the last view of mowing 100 rushes, to respond for trespass and for the price of 100 rushes[....] [9]
Order to correct a purpresture made by [...] [10] of Novus Locus, on the land of Simon Forester, near the Grove [...] [11] to a width of three feet.
Order to correct one furlong which Simon Forester appropriated from a mere at the grove of Novus Locus, to the East.
[PRESENTMENTS BY THE JURORS]
6 d. from Robert Faber for erecting a wall four feet too close to the King's road. Pledge: Robert Chacede. Order that it be knocked down.
6 d. from Peter Lavender for erecting a wall too close to the King's road in the place once [....] [12] Pledge: Alan Tannator Senior. Order to correct.
Amercement excused from [...], [13] pauper, for making a pit in the common to nuisance. Pledge: John [....] [14] Order to correct.
Note that [...] [15] Ramsey carries water beyond the causeway because the ditch next to the house of Stephen de Wyncestria is open. Order to correct.
Amercement excused from Ralph de Morton for digging up land in the common of Hepmangrove. Pledge: William le Rydeman. Order to correct.
6 d. from Simon son of Robert for making a purpresture against the Warden of the Chapel of Blessed Mary and for reversing the water upon the said Warden's [property], outside its proper course. Pledge: the Bailiff. Order to correct.
6 d. from Robert Sculle for making his croft separate, which was supposed to be common pasture during the open time, and for making a ditch too large. Pledge: Alan Tannator Junior. Order to correct.
Order to the Bailiff to distrain Aylward to respond to a charge that he is accustomed to take too much peat and too many rushes from the marsh.
6 d. from Hugh de Clyvelond for taking peat and rushes beyond the amount necessary to maintain his property, and for selling part [of what he takes] to his neighbors. Pledge: William Hauteyn.
6 d. from Robert Sculle for making destruction in the marsh concerning peat and rushes. Pledge: Alan Tannator Junior.
6 d. from William Outy of Wennington for the same.
6 d. from Alan atte Gere for the same, by mowing rushes, and for being accustomed to take and carry away his neighbors' rushes from the marsh.
Amercement excused from Elias Reyner for receiving William le Daubour against the assize. Pledge: William le Rydeman.
6 d. from John Fabyon for receiving one cobbler, who is suspect. Pledge: Andrew de Weston.
6 d. from Roger Cocus for receiving one cobbler, who is suspect.
6 d. from John son of Sarah for receiving one miller, who is suspect. Pledge: Roger Rydeman.
6 d. from Stephen de Kyngesdelf for receiving Richard Triturator. Pledge: William le Rydeman.
6 d. from John le Wayte for receiving Richard le Flexmongere. Pledge: William Marescallus. 6 d. from Roger le Messager for receiving Adam Coopertor. Pledge: Benedict Clere, cleric.
6 d. from Christiana Garlek for receiving Roger de Weston.
6 d. from Stephen Grolbe for receiving Bartholomew Irnefoth, who is suspect.
6 d. from Geoffrey Blaunkgerun for being a forestallor, in that he meets merchants coming to the vill by land and water and is accustomed to buy their victuals and sell them at a price higher than they would have, had they come.
12 d. from Ivo Baron for the same and for contempt, because he said outrageous things to the jurors.
6 d. from John le Pondere for being a forestallor of all foods.
2 s. from William de Ripton, former garcon of Hugh de Upwode, for being a forestallor of grain.
12 d. from Henry Sutor [?of King's Lynn] [16] for being accustomed to sell to diverse people, by deception, regular shoe leather as Cordovan leather.
6 s. from Roger le Tanur of Bury, Philip de Kyngesdelf, Alexander de Kyngesdelf, Stephen de Ravele, Ralph Arnold, Simon Hervy and Emma Manger who, not having common in the marsh of King's Delph, customarily come there and dig peat and mow rushes, to the great destruction of the marsh. Amercement excused from Emma Manger, because she has common.
6 d. from Elias Pistor for drawing blood from Nicholas Pictor. Pledge: Stephen le Porter.
6 d. from Nicholas Pictor for the same from Ralph son of Baldwin.
6 d. from Martin Sutor for unjustly raising the hue and cry on Hawise de Sartrino, Thomas Stokhoule and Robert de Warwyk. Pledge: William Gerveys.
6 d. from Elias Pistor for unjustly raising the hue and cry on Petronilla ad Petram, his mother, and Roger, his brother. Pledge: Alan Tannator Senior.
6 d. from Beatrice le Taylur for a hue and cry justly raised on her by Agatha de Bedeford. Pledge: Elias Reyner.
Amercement excused from Hugh Mok, pauper, for unjustly raising the hue and cry on John de Tusseyne.
6 d. from Robert Longe for a hue and cry justly raised on him by Agnes Buk.
It was presented in the last view that Peter Flote, Nicholas Dobeday and William Smale customarily came to the garcons of the fishermen of the Abbot and Cellarer carrying food and drink, whereupon the said garcons, unknown to their masters, gave them a great quantity of fish, to the damage of the Abbot and Cellarer, and the Bailiff was ordered to distrain them. Amercement excused from the Bailiff for not acting. Order to distrain, as before.
It was presented in the last view that Alice Graunfrey and Alice de Sywelle were suspected of receiving [items] from the goods of Alexander Camberlanus, and the Bailiff was ordered to distrain them. [Amercement excused] [17] from the Bailiff for not acting. Order to distrain, as before. Later, they put themselves on the jury and were acquitted.
6 d. from Philippa, daughter of John de Lyonns, for unjustly raising the hue and cry on John, cleric of the Cellarer. Pledge: her father.
Order to distrain both Walter Nothing and Richard, his brother, the former for receiving the latter, and the latter for being a thief of his neighbors' geese and hens.
Notes
1. 9 January, 1294.
2. Hereafter abbreviated as "Gallon, pottle, quart."
3. See supra, no. 48.
4. Deleted: 6 d.
5. Specifically, pledging "alter alterius," whereby individuals were pledged collectively, being deprived of the ability to choose their own sureties. See E.B. De Windt, Holywell, 242-43.
6. MS: Alba Crux.
7. This side of the roll is badly damaged. The first nine entries are virtually obliterated. Consequently, their reconstruction is tentative.
8. Damaged.
9. Obliterated.
10. Obliterated.
11. Obliterated.
12. Obliterated.
13. Obliterated.
14. Obliterated.
15. Obliterated.
16. Damaged.
17. Damaged.