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1261. Membrane 9d—cont. Appointment of John de Cave to enquire whether Ellis son of Jordan de Wodisdon, who is said to have killed Is[abel] his daughter, was out of his mind when he killed her, or whether he killed her of his will and by felony. MEMBRANE 8d. July 17. Protection with clause, until Michaelmas, for Thomas de Kancia Tower of going beyond seas with the bishop of London. London. The like for Master John de Chishull.

The like for the bishop of London, going at the king's instance to conduct Beatrice his daughter to Brittany ; until fifteen days after his return. The king has granted to H. bishop of London, that he may retain all the ecclesiastical benefices which he had of the king's patronage at the time of his promotion to the bishopric so long as he can retain the same by indulgence of the pope ; and has taken all his men, lands and possessions into his protection. He has commanded all bailiffs and lieges in Ireland to protect his benefices in Ireland so long as he retain them. Aug. 3. The king is sending Robert de Fulham, constable of the Exchequer, Windsor. to collect the king's debts of the Jewry, in the counties of Lincoln, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Buckingham, Bedford, Northampton, Not- tingham, Derbv, Warwick and Leicester, bv view of the sheriffs, 4~J J •* * * +J * as is contained in summonses of the Exchequer of the Jews sent to the sheriffs ; charging the sheriffs to lend counsel and aid to him so that lie may have the said debts before the justices of the Jews at Westminster a week after Michaelmas, on pain of the king taking from their lands and goods anything that remains unpaid through their default. The said Robert has a like letter to collect the king's debts in the said counties. MEMBRANE Id. Appointment of William de Wilton to enquire by oath

Aug. 12. William de Clieny, guardian of the lands of John son and heir of Windsor. Nicholas de Mcriet, has shewn the king that whereas Elizabet late the wife of Nicholas do Meriet, in the king's court before the justices at Westminster, sued against John de Witefeld and Isabel, his wife, a moiety of a third part of 2 carucates of land in Gosebroden as her dower, and the said John and Isabel came into court and vouched the said William to warranty against her, who afterwards lost land of the said heir to the value of that moiety through a default which he made, so that it was adjudged in the said court that John and Isabel should hold in peace, and that Elizabet should have of the land of the said heir in the keeping of the said William to the value of the said moiety ; and it was ordered to the sheriff of Somerset that he should cause an extent and valuation to be made of the whole land whereof she sued a moiety of a third part in dower against the said John and Isabel, and assign the same to her, the said sheriff made