To judgment against Robert of Marsh, the serjeant, for not summoning the hundred and the townships to sit upon the dead man.
Stanard of Eye is in mercy for not raising the hue when his son was found dead and slain.
2 Henry Bussel and Osbert his brother appealed Roberrt Fletcher and Peter his son and Gilbert of Flitton and William Maugis for the death of John Bussell. And Robert and Peter are outlawed by their suit for the said death, and were in the frank-pledge of Robert Pudras in Flitton, which therefore is amerced, and they had no chattels. And William fled to church and abjured the realm; his chattels worth three shillings, for which Robert of Braybrook, the then sheriff, must account.
And Henry Bussel came and appealed the said Gilbert, for that he in the king's peace and wickedly slew the said John his brother, so that Gilbert confessed to [Henry] that he slew [John]; and this he offers to prove against him etc. And Robert the Dean of Bedford craved [cognizance for] court christian, for Gilbert is a clerk and a subdeacon.
Walklin Bussell appellor and Henry Bunum appellee in an appeal of battery put themselves in mercy that they may have leave to compromise. Walklin's pledge, Henry Bussell; Henry Bunum's pledge, Pirot Bunum his brother.
3 The market of Luton is removed from Sunday to Monday. It belongs to the Earl of Albemarle, who is therefore in mercy. Let it be held on Monday.
4 To the other articles, [the jurors say] nothing.
6 To all the other articles, [the jurors say] nothing.
And William Daubeny was not found, but had gone to Jerusalem, and Simon [Simon's son] never made suit against him, and therefore awaits his return. And Simon of Ampthill is a clerk and Robert the Dean has claimed [cognizance] of him [for] court christian: and this has been granted. And William [Bunum] comes and denies that they did this by his counsel. And Simon [Simon's son] on being asked how he knew that they did this by [William's] counsel, said that he knew this because [William] wished him ill because he had not been able to bastardise him. And for that he does not allege sight and hearing and alleges no ground for an appeal, it is considered that the appeal is null, and that William do go quit and Simon be in mercy for a false appeal.
8 William of Morton and Simon Carpenter are outlawed for the death of Walter of Leigh at the suit of Juliana his wife, and htey had no chattels, and they were nowhere in frank-pledge but were servants of the Abbot of Woburn. The presenter of Walter's Englishry afterwards died, and no one was presented in his place until the case came before the justices. Therefore to judgment whether this be a murder. It is considered that this is a murder.
9 Aubrey, wife of Peter Crawe, appealed Oliver and Roland, brothers of the parson of Cranfield, for that they wounded Peter her husband. And she has not prosecuted her appeal. And because Peter died, the jurors are asked whether he died of those wounds. They say that he did not die of those wounds. Let Oliver and Roland go quit thereof.
10 The house of certain woman at Shelton was burgled by night. Robert Fale is suspected of this and other crimes by the jurors and the four neighbouring townships. Let him purge himself by water.
11 As to the other articles, [the jurors say] nothing.
Lambert Miller complains that Clarice, wife of Lawrence, Walter's son, sold him beer by a false gallon, and thereof produces suit, which testifies that it was present when she sold by that gallon, to wit, three gallons for a penny. And Clarice comes and defends that she sold by a false gallon, nor did she sell by the gallon which he says is hers, as being a gallon, but as being a half-gallon. let her defend herself twelve-handed [i.e., with eleven compurgators] on the [next] coming of the justices. She has waged her law. Pledge for her law: William, Ascelin's son. Lambert's pledges to prosecute: William Sanguinel, Richard, Geoffrey's son, Denis, Lambert's son, Walter Miller.