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Seipp Number:
Year
Court
Writ
Marginal Heading
1442.157abr 1442 Newgate Indictment
Term
Regnal Year
King: Plea Number Folio Number
Mich. or Hil. 21 Hen. 6 Fitzherbert Corone 14 209r
Serjeants/ Justices Plaintiff Surname Plaintiff First Name v. Defendent Surname Defendent First Name
(Newton, Richard CJCP Sir Richard Neuton)
Fortescue, John CJKB
Newton, Richard CJCP
Fray,
Rex
Other Plaintiffs Other Names Places Other Defendents
Newgate (Nugate)
Rome (Romani)
Abridgements Cross-References Statutes
Statham Corone 27
Fitzherbert Corone 14
AbrBkAss Corone [31], fol. 70r 
   
Incipit (First Line) Number of Lines
Nota devaunt Fortescue CJKB, Newton CJCP & Fray CBEx: a Nugate un fuit arreigne de cest que il avoite abjure le royalme, & quant il 6
Process and Pleading
Defendant, who had previously abjured (forsworn) the realm, was indicted for having gone out of the way (high road) to his port and willingly became a servant for a year.
It was awarded that defendant would be hanged.
Language Notes (Law French)
fuit aiant avaunt a son porte il ala hors de voye ad deponend- (= to lay down) pondus (= weight) nature (euphemism for bodily function?, to lay down nature's weight) et issint il fuit prise & amesne oustre en le pais & fuit servant d un an par son volunte, & sur cest mattre fuit endite & fuit agarde que il serra pendu pur ceo que il ne fist son devore d aler a son port & un auter ala hors del chimin luy nient sachaunt & quaunt il perceive cest il demande pur constable d este mise en le chimin, & fist tout ceo que il puit faire pur aler a son port et ala acquite nient obstant cel matter &c
Abstract Context
Commentary & Paraphrase
Manuscripts Mss Notes Editing Notes Errors
Statham Corone 27, fol. 56b, dated this Hil. 21 Hen. 6: one became an approver at Newgate (Neuugate), before Sir Richard Newton CJCP, and then a coroner was assigned to him, etc.; and so see that he confessed the felony before the Justices, etc.; query if the justices were absent whether he (defendant) could demand the coroner and become an approver, etc.; and the Justices gave him three days of space (trois jours despace) with the coroner; and note that he will never appeal after that time, etc.; and on the same day another was arraigned because he had abjured (forjoure) the realm (le roialme), and he was taken out of the high road (del haut chemyne); he said that he went out of the high road ignorantly (nient sachant), and as soon as (auxi tost come) he knew (sau(oit)) that he was out of the road he went to the constable and prayed him to put him on the road, and he took him and arrested him, etc.; and this matter was found, and he went acquitted, and he was commanded to hold to (tenir) the high road, (ne forte &c.) (Klingelsmith translated : nor henceforth (go out of it), etc.)
AbrBkAss Corone [31], fol. 70r, dated this Hil. 21 Hen. 6: one became approver (apprower) at Newgate before Newton, and the coroner was assigned to him, and thus see that he confessed the felony before the Justices, query if the Justices be absent, whether he can demand the coroner and become approver, etc. and the Justces will give him three days of space with the coroner; and note that he will never appeal after this time, etc.; at the same day another was arraigned for this that he had abjured the realm (forjure le realme) and was taken (fuit pris) out of the high road (hors del haute chemin), him not knowing (luy nient sachaunt), and as soon as (auxi tost que) he knew (savoit) that he went (alast) to the constable, etc. and prayed him to put him on the right road (le droyt chemin), and he took him and arrested him, and this matter was found, and he went (alast) acquitted (quite), and he was commanded to hold (de tener) (to) the high road 'ne forte Romani veniant' (Latin tag: 'unless Romans come'?)
Translations/Editions
Plea Roll Record Year Record Plaintiffs Record Defendants Last Update
0 2003-08-17
Keywords
Note
Arraignment
Abjuration
Forswearing
Realm
Port
Way
Deponend-
Lying Down
Pondus
Weight
Pondering
Nature
Taking
Bringing
Country (le pais)
Servant
Year
Willingness
Will (volunte)
Matter
Indictment
Award
Hanging
Duty (devore)
Road (chemin)
Knowledge (sachaunt)
Ignorance (nient sachaunt)
Perception
Demand
Constable
Acquittal
Notwithstanding
Matter
(Approver)
(Knight)
(Coroner)
(Assignment)
(Confession)
(Felony)
(Query)
(Absence)
(Three Days)
(Space)
(High Road)
(Highway)
(As Soon As)
(Arrest)
(Finding)
(Command)
(Holding)
(Ne Forte)
(Unless (ne forte))
(Right Road (droyt chemin))
(Ne Forte Romani Veniant)
Roman
Rome
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