e assaulted him in his
meadows and put out his eye, so that he is maimed of that
eye; and this he offers to prove etc. Simon comes and
defends all of it word by word. And the coroners and the
county testify that hitherto the appeal has been duly sued,
at first by [Astin's] wife, and then by [Astin himself].
Judgment: let law be made, and let it be in the election of
the appellee whether he or Astin shall carry the iron. He
has chosen that Astin shall carry it. Astin has waged the
law. Simon's pledges, William of Land and his frankpledge
and Ralph of Stures. Astin's pledges, Roger Thorpe, Osgot of
Wispington, and William, Joel's brother. Afterwards came
[the appellor and appellee] and both put themselves in
mercy.

21. Gilbert of Willingham appeals Gilbert, Geoffrey's son,
for that he in the king's peace and wickedly set fire to his
house and burned it, so that after the setting fire [the
appellor] went forth and raised hue and cry so that his
neighbors and the township of Willingham came thither, and
he showed them [the appellee] in flight and therefore they
pursued him with the cry; and this he offers etc. And the
appellee defends all of it word by word etc. And the
neighbors and the township of Willingham being questioned,
say that they never saw him in flight, and that [the
appellor] never showed him to them. Likewise the jurors say
that in their belief he appeals him out of spite rather than
for just cause. Therefore it is considered that the appeal
is null, and the appellee is in mercy for a half-mark [7s.].
Pledge for the amercement, Robert Walo.

22. William burel appeals Walter Morcock, for that he in the
king's peace so struck and beat Margery, [William's] wife,
that he killed the child in her womb, and besides this beat
her and drew blood. And William of Manby, the beadle,
testifies that he saw the wound while fresh and the blood in
the wapentake [court]. And the serjeant of the riding and
the coroners and the twelve knights testify that they never
saw wound nor blood. And so it is considered that the appeal
is null, for one part of the appeal being quashed, it is
quashed altogether, and William Burel is in mercy. Let him
be in custody. And William Manby is in mercy for false
testimony. Pledges for William's amercement, Richard of
Bilsby, Elias of Wel