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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    Dorset. cognise the truth in the premises. Which inquest came by Robert Hauteyn, William Knight, Geoffrey Le Batur, Robert Le Crespin, John Le Batur, Roger Le Chandler, John A’Church, Thomas Le Pundur, Thomas La Corner, John Le Coffrer, Robert Senehod, and Vrynot Le Bokeler, Christians ; and by Solomon Bunting, Sampson, son of Yives, Cressandin, Isaac of Oxford, Diaia le Eveske, Manser le Eveske, Joce Le Levere, Manser La Pape, Elias of Cornhill, Benedict, son of Cok, Isaac le Eveske, and Gamaliel of Oxford, Jews. Who say upon their oath, that the said Melkana was never a Christian or a convert, but from the time of her birth has been and still is a Jewess. Therefore it is adjudged, that our Lord the King take nothing by this writ, but the said Aaron retain the said messuage in peace.1 MICHAELMAS TERM IN THE FIFTH AND THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTH YEAR. [a.d. 1277-8.] Whereas Samuel, son of Sampson, and Genta, his wife, demanded from Richard de Loverley 2 and Joice, his wife, as appears in the roll of Easter Term last past, 25 marks, in regard of part of the lands which belonged to William Poinz, which they hold, and the said Richard and Joice came before the Justices and acknowledged, that they are tenants of part of the lands which belonged to the said William, and by aid of the Court vouched to warranty John, son of William Refegeray, who is bound thereof to acquit them—so they say; for which cause the Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset was commanded, that he cause him to come to acquit them etc. on the octave of Holy Trinity; on which day nothing was done by reason of the state of Wales: therefore the Sheriff was commanded, that he cause the said John to come to acquit them etc. on the octave of St. Michael, and that he cause the said Richard and Joice to come to hear the record and their judgment in the said cause. On which day the said Samuel and Genta came by their attorney, and the said Richard and Joice did not come, nor did the said John come. And 1 The house had apparently been held by Sakerell and Melkana as man and wife in joint tenancy, which would have been severed by Melkana’s conversion during the lifetime of her husband, the wife’s moiety alone escheating. Had Sakerell been the convert, the Crown would have claimed the entire house. Melkana had assigned her moiety to Hagin, after the date of her supposed conversion, and he in his turn had assigned it to Aaron. Rot. 21 (Mich. 3-4 Ed. I.), m. G, dorso ; Rot. 23 (Easter, 5 Ed. I.), m. G. 2 Cf. Hutchins, Dorset, 3rd ed. iii. 511.