In witness etc. by the king's writ from beyond seas." And
the said letters being read in full county [court] the
county told the said Hugh that he must find pledges that he
would be in the king's peace, and he went away to find
pledges, and afterwards did not appear. But the kinsfolk of
the slain, having heard that Hugh had returned after his
outlawry, came to the next county [court] and Robert Rombald
produced Geoffrey, Thurstan's son, who said that if he saw
the said Hugh he would sue against him the death of the said
Roger, who was [his kinsman]. And the county showed him how
Hugh had brought the Justiciar's letters pardoning him the
flight and outlawry, and that he was to find pledges to
stand to the king's peace, but had not returned. Whereupon
the king's serjeant was ordered to seek Hugh and bring him
to a later county [court]. And at a later county [court]
Geoffrey offered himself against Hugh, and Hugh did not
appear; whereupon the king's serjeant being questioned said
that he had not found him, and the county advised [Geoffrey]
to come to another county [court], because if in the
meantime Hugh could be found, he would be brought to the
county [court]. Then at the third county [court] the said
Geoffrey offered himself, and it was testified by the
serjeant that Hugh had not yet been found, wherefore the
county said that as Hugh would not appear to the king's
peace, he must bear the wolf's head as he had done before.
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