And Guy says
that he puts himself upon the wapentake, whether the
imprisonment took place in manner aforesaid, and whether he
[Guy] at once showed the matter to the king's serjeant, or
no. And William Cook does the same. And the wapentake says
that the alleged [imprisonment] took place in Lent, and Guy
did not show the matter to the wapentake until a fortnight
before St. Botulph's day. And the county together with the
coroners says that they never heard the suit in their court.
Therefore it is considered that the appeal is null, and Guy
is in mercy. And let William and those who are appealed as
accessories go quit.
31. The jurors say that Andrew, sureman's son, appealed
Peter, Leofwin's son, Thomas Squire and William Oildene of
robbery. And he does not prosecute. So he and Stephen
Despine and Baldwin Long are in mercy, and the appellees go
without day. Afterwards comes Andrew and says that [the
appellees] imprisoned him by the order of William Malesoures
in the said William's house, so that he sent to the sheriff
that the sheriff might deliver him, whereupon the sheriff
sent his serjeant and others thither, who on coming there
found him imprisoned and delivered him and he produces
witnesses, to wit, Nicholas Portehors and Hugh, Thurkill's
son, who testify that they found him imprisoned, and he
vouches the sheriff to warrant this.
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