Catalogue description Labelled "Rot. 10".   Richard le Engynour put in his place Warrin de le Hul in a plea of...

Labelled "Rot. 10".

Richard le Engynour put in his place Warrin de le Hul in a plea of dower between him and Henry de Burchelis and Agnes his wife.

The Assize came to investigate whether Robert son of Robert de Bradeford, Robert Smalproud, Richard Rossel and Stephen Stote disseised Margery, who was wife of Robert de Bradeford, of her freehold in Chester, after John the Scot was made Earl of Chester, viz. a third part of two parts of all the profits of the east part of Chester, namely from wood, coal, board(?), minerals and other profits of merchandize, of which she was seised until Robert, Robert, Richard and Stephen disseised her. She asked that it might be inquired by assize that this was true. On the same day there was no further process, but day was given to the parties until Monday after the Feast of St. Luke, at the prayer of the parties. On which day Margery came and appeared against them. And Robert, son of Robert de Bradeford, Richard Rossel and Stephen came; and Robert Smalproud did not come. And Margery asked that the assize should be held through(?) the default of Robert. Robert de Bradeford and Stephen said that they did not disseise her or do her any injury, and Stephen afterwards said that he claimed to hold nothing; and Robert and Stephen put themselves on assize that this was true. And Richard came and said that he claimed to hold nothing except for a term of years by the demise of Robert de Bradeford, then husband of Margery. And he said that the said Robert by his writing which he brought into court, demised to him and to Robert Smalproud, jointly, two parts of all the profits of the said east part for the term of thirteen years. And, by the admission of the said Robert, the said Richard and Robert thus continued their estate and seisin, so that Margery could be seised of nothing; and they asked that it might be inquired by assize that this was true. And Margery said as before that they had disseised her. The jurors were chosen with the consent of the parties, namely, Walter the Goldsmith, Reginald de Lene, Humphrey de Bracheley, Robert de Burtone, Henry de Hereford, Robert de Galeway, Hugh the Tanner, Henry de Thelewell, John son of Reginald the Smith, Robert Ulkel, William in Cordewaner, Ralph le Messager. They said on their oath that Margery was disseised; and, therefore, judgment was given that she should recover her seisin, and that Robert, Robert, Richard and Stephen should be amerced through their pledges. The sheriff was ordered to restore seisin to Margery.

Margin: Amercement, 18d.

Portmote on Monday next after the Feast of St. Hilary, 27 Ed. [I] [19th Jan., 1299].

Henry de Birchelis and Agnes his wife appeared v. Richard the Engineer (Ingeniator) and Agnes his wife on a writ of dower.

Royal writ to the sheriffs of Chester commanding them to bring to justice Richard the Engineer and Agnes his wife to render to Henry de Birchelis and Agnes his wife the reasonable dower of the said Agnes which rightly appertained to her from the free tenement in Chester which belonged to Alexander King, formerly her husband, of which she complained that Richard and Agnes deforced her, as she could reasonably show. In witness, Reginald de Grey, Justiciar of Chester. Chester, 16th Jan., 27 Ed. [I].

Order that Richard and Agnes should be summoned to be there on Monday next after the Purification to answer Henry and Agnes.

On which day Henry and Agnes came in person and Agnes put in her place the said Henry, her husband. And Henry appeared v. Richard and Agnes, and Richard essoined himself through Warren de le Hul, and Agnes essoined herslef through Eyvon Dux, who swore to have his warrant there on Monday on the morrow of St. Peter's Chair. Henry had the same day.

On which day Henry came and also the attorney of his wife, and appeared v. Richard and Agnes. Richard came, through Warren de le Hul, his attorney, and Agnes came in person and they warranted their essoins; and day was given to them until Monday next before the feast of St. Gregory.

On which day Henry, through Ralph le Messager, his attorney, and Agnes, wife of Henry, appeared v. Richard and Agnes; and Warren, Richard's attorney, essoined himself through Henry de Molendine, and Agnes essoined herself through John de Tudinham, who swore to have his warrant there on Monday before the Annunciation to answer Henry and Agnes. Henry had the same day.