Select pleas, starrs, and other records from the rolls of the Exchequer of the Jews, A.D. 1220-1284 / edited for the Selden Society by J.M. Rigg.

  • Great Britain. Court of Exchequer. Exchequer of the Jews
Date:
1902
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Credit: Select pleas, starrs, and other records from the rolls of the Exchequer of the Jews, A.D. 1220-1284 / edited for the Selden Society by J.M. Rigg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    London. London. EXCHEQUER OF THE JEWS, A.D. 1275 84 and was not placed in the said Chest fraudulently, and that there was no other charter in the said Chest under the names of the present parties, thereof they put themselves upon the country. And the said Hugh says, that the said Jews, with the said Chirographers, their Christian colleagues, placed in the said Chest a charter for £80 under the names of the said Robert and Solomon, falsely and fraudulently made after his, Robert’s, death, and that it bore date after his, Robert’s, death; and that afterwards, with their said colleagues, they took out that same charter from the said Chest, and therein, with their said colleagues, placed another charter, which they produced before the Justices, made likewise falsely and fraudulently, and dated as if it had been made before the death of the said Robert; and this they did wickedly, to his, Hugh’s, disherison ; and thereof he likewise puts himself upon the country. And the said Jews likewise. So the Sheriff is commanded, that he cause to come on the said day twelve Christians and twelve Jews of the City of Exeter, and six etc. of the venue of the same city, to recognise etc., and on the same day twelve etc. of the venue of Oxton; because as well etc. And Benedict of Winchester, Bonevie of Oxford, Jacob Le Clerk, Elias of Cornhill, Aaron, son of Yives, and Isaac of Southwark mainperned the said Jacob and Jacob, that they shall be present on the said day. On which day the inquest came, and the said Jacob and Jacob went quit by that inquest. Thomas de Titsey by his attorney offered himself on the fourth day against Hagin, son of Master Moses, Jew, touching a plea of account. And the said Hagin does not come; and the Constable of the Tower of London sends word, that the said Hagin is under arrest, and is kept in prison at Windsor. Judgment, as before, on the morrow of St. Andrew. HILARY TERM IN THE THIRD YEAR. [a.d. 1275.] William de Leyburn offered himself on the fourth day against Hagin, son of Master Moses, Jew, touching a plea of trespass and fraud. And he did not come; and the Constable of the Tower of London was commanded to attach him, so that he have his body before etc. on this day; and the Constable sent word, that the said Hagin is in prison, and cannot quit the prison without special mandate of the King. Therefore mandate, as before, for Easter five weeks.