A Farnborough (Kent) Court Roll of 1408. Transcribed and extended by M. F. Bond, M.A. - Archaeologia Cantiana

Item presentat quod Philippus White (iid) fecit insultum Roberto Cagot contra pacem.
   Item presentat quod Robertus Halle (iid) leuauit utesium¹ in matildam White contra pacem.
   Item presentat quod Ricardus Cok leuauit utesium in Johannem Flemyng iniuste contra pacem.
   Thomas Mokedyssh tastator² seruicie ibidem presentat quod Cristina Hankyng³ (iiiid)—II, Johanna Mayster (iid)—I, Agnes Haselherssh (iid)—I, katerina kemsyng (vid)—III, Johanna Leche (iid)—I, Agnes Albard (iid)—I, Agnes Smale (iid)—I, Isabella Andrewe (iiiid)—II, Matilda Atte Welle (iid)—I, Isabella Cox (iiiid)—II, Margarett Flemyng (iiiid)—II, Isabella Cat (iiiid)—II, Agnes Cok (iid)—I, Johanna Verdyng (vid)—C, Dionisia Stake (vid)—C, brasiauerunt et fregerunt Assisam.⁴   Johannes Bolle Borghealdir ibidem presentat Communem finem viiid.
   Item presentat quod Walterus Geter (iid), Ricardus Walbrond (iid), Willielmus Horn (iid), Ricardus Carpenter (iid), Johannes Turnour (iid), Ricardus Turnour (iid), Thomas Theghe (iid), Ricardus Cook (iid), Georgius Hankeslond (iid), Ricardus Godyng (iid) et Rotulandus Foghill (iid) fecerunt Defaltum huius visus.
     Summa huius visus (xivs vid—deleted)
                                     xvs iiiid.
     Afferatores Ricardus Lorens
     Ricardus atte Broke.

POWLESCRAY (ST. PAULS CRAY).

   Visus Franciplegii tentus ibidem Die Lune proximo post festum sancti marci Ewangeliste Anno supradicto.
   Willielmus Hokynden Borghealdir ibidem cum tota secta sua presentat communem finem xiid.
   Item presentat quod Willielmus Danvers (iid), Ricardus Drye (iid) et Johannes Walkelyn (iid) faciunt defaltum huius visus.
   Item presentat quod Andreus mellere (iiiid) molendinarius de Dyngellsmylle cepit tholneum exescive⁵
¹"Leuauit utesium" (for the more usual "l. huthesium")—"he raised the hue and cry". Under a series of twelfth and thirteenth century statutes all the inhabitants of a township were obliged to pursue a criminal when the hue and cry had been raised. In this case the hue and cry had been raised falsely; in other words, slander had been committed.
   ² More normally "gustator", meaning "ale-taster" or "ale-conner".
   ³The Roman numerals following the fine immediately indicate how many times the offence had been committed—C (Centum) meaning "very often".
   ⁴They "brewed and broke the Assize" (of Ale), either by overcharging or by brewing "flat" beer—or both.
   ⁵ The miller "took an excessive toll", but "exescive" is unusual. Ducange, Gloss. Med. et Inf. Lat., gives only excessivus" adj.