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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.
To judgment against the coroners and the twelve jurors.
34. Robert of Herthale, arrested for having in self-defense
slain Roger, Swein's son, who had slain five men in a fit of
madness, is committed to the sheriff that he may be in
custody as before, for the king must be consulted about this
matter. The chattels of him who killed the five men were
worth two shillings, for which Richard [the sheriff must
account].
35. Sibil, Engelard's daughter, appeals Ralph of Sandford,
for that he in the king's peace and wickedly and in breach
of the peace given to her in the county [court] by the
sheriff, came to the house of her lord [or husband] and
broke her chests and carried off the chattels, and so
treated her that he slew the child that was living in her
womb. Afterwards she came and said that they had made a
compromise and she withdrew herself, for they have agreed
that Ralph shall satisfy her for the loss of the chattels
upon the view and by the appraisement of lawful men; and
Ralph has assented to this.
36. William Pipin slew William [or John] Guldeneman and
fled. He had no chattels. Let him be exacted. And Hugh
Fuller was taken for this death and put in gaol because the
said John [or William] was slain in his house. And Hugh
gives to the
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