A history of the Hospital of St. John in Northampton / by R.M. Serjeantson.

  • Serjeantson, R. M.
Date:
1913
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Credit: A history of the Hospital of St. John in Northampton / by R.M. Serjeantson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In 1301 a certain AVm. Wiggen brings an action against the Master of the Hospital to recover £4 4s. Od., wliicli lie alleges that lie owes him, and unjustly detains. (39*) A year later (1302) Brother Richard, Master of the Hospital of St. John is the plaintill'. He complains that Robert Mauntel and Henry de Kancia had seized his cattle (averia), and unjustly detained them. The defendants did not appear, and the sherifl'was ordered to produce them at Michaelmas. (40*) III 1.304, the of St. John's Hos2)ital was summoned to answer the Abbot of St. James’, without Northampton, for the payment of 50/- arrearsof the annual rent of 22/-, which he owes him, etc. In connection with the suit it was asserted that a certain Warner (40t), Prior of the Hospital aforesaid, together with his Brethren of the Hospital, had granted by charter, dated November 1st, 1220, to a certain xldam (40i), formerly Abbot St. James’, and his successors, an annual pension of 20/-, to be paid half at the Feast of All Saints, and the other half at Pentecost. And also on another occasion (November 1st, 1223) the same Brother Warner and the Brothers of the Hospital had engaged theimselves to pay to the same Abbot Adam, and his successors a further annual pension of 2/-, at the same two terms. The plaintill’ now stated that the Master of the Hospital, before the obtaining of the writ which gave rise to this suit, viz , on 28th March, in the 31st year of the present king, [Edward I.] unjustly detained, and still detains, 50/- of the aforesaid annual pension, by which he says that he has suH’ered loss and damage [deterioratus est et dampnum habet) to the amount of 40/-, whence conies the present suit; and he produces two deeds {scripta) which prove the said annual pension. The Master appears (by his attorney) and justifies the violence and injury, etc. He admits that the said writings were made by the aforesaid brother Warner and the Brethren, his predecessors, etc., but says that the said pension is not in arrears, nor was in arrears in any way at the date of the taking out of the writ, as the Abbot asserts. And concerning this he places himself upon the country {ponit se super 2}citriam) (41*) and the Abbot does the same. Wherefore the sheriflf is ordered to cause them both to appear at Westminister in the fifteen days of St. Hilary. A jury is (39*) De Banco Roll, 135, M. 263, Michaelmas, 29, Edward I. (40*1 Ibid. 142, M. 22, Easter, 30, Edward I. (40t) Warner occurs as Master of St. John’s Hospital 1204 (Feet of Fines). Thomas occurs as Master 1st Dec., 1223 (Feet of Fines). (40+) Adam de Dustou was Abbot of St. James’ 30th Oct., 1220, till his death 25th Sept., 1231. (4l») Leaves the matter to a jury.