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Helewysia, Prioress of the nuns of the house of Blessed Mary of Chester, set up a court of tenants and residents within her tenements in Chester without licence or warrant, to the prejudice of the liberties of the City of Chester.
Common regrators of corn and pease.
Eude de Wybunbury and John..... made encroachments on the soil of the lord Earl of Chester with certain....... built against the walls.
Richard Abbot of Chester obstructed the highway on the walls of the City.... opposite the said Abbey, with a certain serrated door (hostio serrato), to the prejudice of the liberties of the City of Chester.
Helewysia, Prioress of the nuns of the house of Blessed Mary of Chester, obstructed the highway on the walls of the City, opposite the said house, with a certain door, to the prejudice of the liberties of the City.
William Wastell, Richard de Bolde and John de Bolde obstructed the highway with their door............. and over their stalls.
.... de Raby made a certain purpresture on the soil of the lord Earl next to le Chipgate with...... in breadth... six feet and in length twenty feet. He made fine.
Thomas de ....ford made a purpresture on the soil of the lord Earl and ....
William de Marlst[ow] obstructed the highway on the [wall?] in a certain..... shop...... He made fine.
Richard, Abbot of Chester, came by force and arms in.... of the City and arrested a certain John son of John de Wyrhale dwelling in Wrennebury.... and imprisoned him in the Abbey of Chester against the peace of the lord Earl of Chester, on Wednesday before the Feast of St. Mathias, 26 Ed. III. Richard, having been arraigned, said that it was not his fault and concerning this he put himself on privilege(?) (priam). Reverse illegible.
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The Abbot of Chester indicted for imprisonment of a [person] within the Abbey. He made fine. |