| Description | ........ in the time of John de Eulowe, Mayor, John de Hatton and Thomas de Cotyngham, sheriffs. Names of jurors .....
Presentment of a number of butchers, including William del Hope and David le Flesshewer who [buy?] and sell all those sort of animals without any toll or custom; and also that they were common regrators and forestallers of the various beasts as specified above, and broke..... excessive gain against the form of the statute etc. from Michaelmas last past until..... The inquest further said that they put and set entrails of their beasts under their stalls and hung their carcases before their shops........ in their shops, to the harm of passers-by, against the ordinance of the Mayor, Sheriffs ......
Presentment of fishmongers, including Robert de Brumbough, William Hondesson, [Richard?] le Smyth, "fyssher," John le Cooke, as common forestallers and regrators of fish, selling fish before the first hour...... from Michaelmas...... until the Nativity of St. John Baptist following, against the ordinance of the Mayor, Sheriffs and twenty-four aldermen .....
Presentment of smiths, cutlers and others, including John Haslore, smith, John de Astebury, smith, Richard le Smyth extra le Northgate, John de Kelyngworth, "shether", John le Wyrecapper, who traded with their goods....... without paying any toll or custom to the Earl of Chester, and who took excessive wages...... against the form of the statute.
Presentment of goldsmiths, including Richard de Horseley, goldsmith, John Herteshorne, Roger le Goldesmythe, who traded with their goods, of the value of 20s. and more, buying, selling and...... from Michaelmas 7 Hen. IV until the Nativity of St. John Baptist [without paying tolls] or custom to the Earl, and who took excessive wages for their work and goods.
Presentment of mustard-makers and sauce-makers including William Dughty and Adam de Walton, saucemaker.
Presentment of the wife of John Torfot, Margaret la Smale, Beatrice late wife of John le Cooke and other women [as common forestallers and] regrators of capons, geese, hens, doves and all manner of other food from day to day, from the Feast of...... 8 [Hen.] IV until the Nativity of St. John Baptist follwing. They unlawfully occupied the soil of the commonalty with stalls (?) (astris)...... against the ordinances of the Mayor, Sheriffs and twenty-four Aldermen.
Presentment of various persons, including William de Walton', saddler, William le Sadler de Bruggestrete, Thomas Burdet, cardmaker, John de Betteley, cardmaker, John le Flesshewer, skinner, Richard de Shotton, skinner, John, son of John de Norley, barber, who traded with their goods..... by........ divers goods, as wax, leathers and skins..... without any toll....... from ........8 Hen. IV until the Nativity of St. John Baptist following, to the prejudice ...
Presentment of William de Lanton', cooper, Robert del Hope, Robert le Coupor outside the Northgate, Richard le Couper outside les Barres, John le Couper of Ireland, Ithell le Sklut', Robert T'pps, sklut', John de Dardes, Sklut', and others for taking excessive wages and gain for their work against the Statute of Labourers from Michaelmas 7 Hen. IV until ........
Long list of persons presented for illegible offences. A few entries on dorse all illegibe. |