plea of debt of 37s.; to wit, for bell-metal bought from the aforesaid Robert at Nottingham, etc., on the year and day, etc. And the aforesaid Richard is summoned; and the same Richard is essoined, etc., and has day, etc.1

And the same Richard was required throughout 15 Primes, etc., as, etc.; and he did not appear, but made 15 defaults, etc.2 And therefore it is considered by the Court, that the aforesaid Robert recover against the aforesaid Richard the aforesaid 375. by the defaults aforesaid, and 12d. taxed for damages by the Court; and he (Richard) is in mercy. And precept is given to levy, etc.

1325, ro. for. 18.

LXIX.-Agreement for Dyeing Wool.

1434, September 29.

Simon Ilkeston, of Nottingham, mercer, by William Canterbury his attorney, complains of Thomas Stretton, of the same, dyer, of a plea of breach of covenant. And whereupon he says that the said Thomas, on the sixth day of February, in the 11th year of the reign of the present King Henry the Sixth after the Conquest, at Nottingham, covenanted and agreed with the aforesaid Thomas that the same Thomas between then and the feast of Easter next to come after the date aforesaid should dye or tinge or colour for the aforesaid Simon a pack of woollen cloth, of which pack 10 pieces were to be of the make of the town of Nottingham and 10 pieces of the make of the north country, of which pieces of the pack the said Thomas should have dyed or tinged or coloured of good and equal colour, to wit, 6 of blue, 6 of red, 6 of green and 2 of murray or tawny (colour), receiving from the aforesaid Simon for the dyeing aforesaid £4 paid beforehand to the same Thomas, as appears by a covenant between the same Simon and Thomas made, indented and sealed, etc.: which covenant aforesaid the aforesaid Thomas, although he has been often requested to hold and keep with the aforesaid Simon as, etc.; yet the same Thomas, at the aforesaid day, year and place, broke the aforesaid covenant: whereby an action has accrued to the said Simon to demand the aforesaid £4 against the aforesaid Thomas; which £4

he did not appear, but made fifteen defaults throughout fifteen Primes, as appears by the processes of the preceding Courts, etc.). See also p. 130, n. 2 on 'Prime.'

3 tingeret,] 'tincteret,' MS.

4 lanei,] 'laneii,' MS.

5 The word 'pec.' (=pecia) here occurs in the MS.

petendas praedictas iiij. li. versus praedictum Thomam; quas quidem iiij. li. idem Thomas contradixit, et adhuc contradicit: unde dicit, quod deterioratur, etc., ad valentiam centum solidorum; et inde producit [sectam], et profert hic in Curia indenturam, etc., quae1 conventionem praedictam testatur in forma praedicta. Et praedictus Thomas venit, per Johannem Ode attornatum suum, et defendit vim, etc.; et dicit, quod nullam talem indenturam ei fecit, nec nullam talem conventionem ei fregit, prout superius versus eum declaravit; et hoc paratus est verificare per patriam, etc.; et dictus Thomas similiter, etc. Ideo, etc.-Unde inquisitio.

1324, ro. 18d.

LXX.-Action for Rent of the Mills of the Castle.

1435, December 22.

Galfridus Kneton,2 per Ricardum Barbour attornatum suum, queritur de Thoma Wolfe, de Notingham, de placito debiti vs. iiijd. Et unde dicit, quod idem Thomas ei debet et injuste detinet praedictos vs. iiijd., videlicet, pro firma molendinorum aquaticorum de Castell Mylnes, etc., quos idem [Thomas] solvisset hic apud Notingham praefato Galfrido ad festum Michaelis ultimo praeteritum, etc.; et nondum solvit, etc. Et pracdictus Thomas sommonitus, etc., et exactus per xv. Primas; et non comparuit, etc., sed fecit xv. defaltas, etc.3 Super quibus defaltis praedictus Galfridus, per praedictum Ricardum attornatum suum, petit judicium et debitum suum praedictum una cum dampnis et expensis eorundem, secundum legem et consuetudinem villae Notingham', per defaltas praedictas in hac parte sibi adjudicari, etc. Et viso ac lecto, etc.,4 consideratum est hic, quod praedictus Galfridus recuperet versus praedictum Thomam praedictos vs. iiijd., et ijd. pro dampnis et expensis per Curiam hic assessos, etc. Et idem Thomas in misericordia. Et praeceptum est levare. Fregit prisonam et exivit ante judicium redditum.5

the same Thomas refused, and still does refuse (to pay): whereby he says that he is injured, etc., to the value of a hundred shillings; and therefore he brings suit, and proffers here in Court the indenture, etc., that testifies the aforesaid covenant in form aforesaid. And the aforesaid Thomas comes, by John Ode his attorney, and defends the force, etc.; and says that he has made no such indenture with him, and that he has not broken any such covenant with him, as he has above declared against him; and this he is ready to verify by the country, etc.; and the said Thomas does the like, etc. Therefore, etc.-Wherefore an inquest.

1324, ro. 18d.

LXX.-Action for Rent of the Mills of the Castle.

1435, December 22.

Geoffrey Kneveton,2 by Richard Barber his attorney, complains of Thomas Wolf, of Nottingham, of a plea of debt of 5s. 4d. And whereupon he says that the said Thomas owes and unjustly detains from him the aforesaid 5s. 4d., to wit, for the ferm of the water-mills of the Castle Mills, etc., which the same [Thomas] should have paid here at Nottingham to the aforesaid Geoffrey at Michaelmas last past, etc.; and he has not yet paid it, etc. And the aforesaid Thomas is summoned, etc., and required throughout 15 Primes; and he did not appear, etc., but made 15 defaults, etc.3 Upon which defaults the aforesaid Geoffrey, by the aforesaid Richard his attorney, prays judgment and his debt aforesaid together with the damages and expenses of the same to be adjudged to him in this behalf on account of the defaults aforesaid, according to the law and custom of the town of Nottingham, etc. And having seen and read, etc., it is here considered, that the aforesaid Geoffrey recover against the aforesaid Thomas the aforesaid 5s. 4d., and 2d. for the damages and expenses by the Court here assessed, etc. And the said Thomas is in mercy. And precept is given to levy.

He broke prison and went forth before judgment was rendered.5

answer in law to the action of the aforesaid Geoffrey, but had made the aforesaid defaults, etc.

5 This is written over the top line of

the enrolment.

1327, ro. for. 5d.

There is also an action by Geoffrey Kneveton against Hugh Peyntour, a surety for the abovesaid Thomas Wolfe, entered on ro. 13d.

LXXI.-Action for Fee for assistance in obtaining the Mills

of the Castle.

1435, December 22.

Willelmus Hostyler, de Notingham, queritur de Thoma Wolfe, de eadem, de placito debiti iijs. iiijd. Et unde dicit, quod ubi praedictus [Thomas] ei dare concessit, certis die, anno et loco, praedictos iijs. iiijd., pro suo bono adjuvamine ad habendam firmam1 molend[inorum] de Kyngesmylnnes, etc., prout, etc. Et idem Thomas summonitus fuit ad respondendum praedicto Willelmo in placito praedicto; et non comparuit, sed fecit xvcem defaltas ante istam, etc. Super quibus defaltis praedictus Willelmus per attornatum suum,

petit judicium et suum debitum praedictum, una cum dampnis ejusdem, etc., per defaltas praedictas, secundum legem et consuetudinem villae Notingham', in hac parte sibi adjudicari, etc.

1327, ro. for. 5d.

LXXII.-Action by Collectors of the Fines due from the Butchers. 1435-6, February 2.

Johannes Meysham et Henricus Hugyn, Collectores Finium Carnificum, per Johannem Ode attornatum suum, queruntur de Johanne Man', bocher, de placito debiti xijd. Et unde dicunt, quod eis debet et injuste detinet praedictos xijd., videlicet, pro fine carnific[is] Majori concesso, etc., quos denarios idem Johannes Man' in festo Michaelis, anno regni Regis nunc xiiijo, praedictis Johanni Meysham et Henrico causa praedicta solvisset, et nondum solvit, sed eis hucusque solvere contradixit, et adhuc contradicit: unde dicunt, quod deteriorati sunt, etc., ad valentiam iiijd.; et inde producunt sectam. Et praedictus Johannes Man' in propria persona venit, et defendit vim, etc.; et dicit, quod nihil eis debet prout, etc. Ideo, etc.-Unde inquisitio, etc.

March 14.

1327, ro. for. 7d.

Johannes Man', de Snaynton, pro licentia concordandi cum Johanne Meysham et Henrico Hugyn de placito debiti ponit se in misericordia.

1327, ro. for. 8d.

meaning here seems to be 'for obtaining the mills at ferm.'

LXXI.-Action for Fee for assistance in obtaining the Mills

of the Castle.

1435, December 22.

William Hosteler, of Nottingham, complains of Thomas Wolf, of the same, of a plea of debt of 3s. 4d. And whereupon he says that whereas the aforesaid [Thomas] agreed to give him the aforesaid 3s. 4d., at a certain day, year and place, for his good assistance to obtain the ferm1 of the mills of Kyngesmylnnes, etc., as, etc. And the same Thomas was summoned to answer to the aforesaid William in the plea aforesaid; and he did not appear, but made fifteen defaults before this, etc. Upon which defaults the aforesaid William, by his attorney, prays judgment and his debt aforesaid, together with the damages of the same, etc., to be adjudged to him in this behalf on account of the defaults aforesaid, according to the law and custom of the town of Nottingham, etc.

1327, ro. for. 5d.

LXXII.-Action by Collectors of the Fines due from the Butchers.

1435-6, February 2.

John Meysham and Henry Hugyn, Collectors of the Butchers' Fines, complain, by John Ode their attorney, of John Man, butcher, of a plea of debt of 12d. And whereupon they say that he owes and unjustly detains the aforesaid 12d., to wit, for the butcher's fine granted to the Mayor, etc., which money the same John Man should have paid at Michaelmas, in the 14th year of the reign of the present King, to the aforesaid John Meysham and Henry for the aforesaid cause, and he has not yet paid it, but has hitherto refused and still does refuse to pay them: whereby they say that they are injured, etc., to the value of 4d.; and therefore they bring suit. And the aforesaid John Man in his own proper person comes, and defends the force, etc.; and he says that he owes them nothing as, etc. Therefore, etc. -Wherefore an inquest, etc. 1327, ro. for. 7d.

March 14.

John Man, of Sneinton, puts himself in mercy for licence of agreeing with John Meysham and Henry Hugyn of a plea of debt.