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of mind had enjoyed all the aforesaid liberties without any 

 interruption, and none of them had been abused. 



And Will, de Denum who followed on the king's behalf, 

 desired that enquiry should be made if the aforesaid Richard 

 did possess the liberties aforesaid, and if so, then how those 

 liberties were used, and from what time. Wherefore enquiry was 

 made. And the jury said upon their oath that the aforesaid 

 Richard and all his ancestors and other tenants of that manor 

 had, time out of mind, held the aforesaid liberties as parts and 

 members of the same. All had been well used except that the 

 same Richard always punished delinquents in the articles against 

 assize (bread, ale, &c.) by fine, and not by corporal punishment ; 

 wherefore the said "view" was taken into the hands of our 

 lord the King. 



Afterwards came Robert de Sallow and John de Shirwode and 

 paid a fine of 20s. to the king to enable the said Robert to 

 resume the " view " which was granted. 



Shirland. 



Placita de quo waranto. Anno 4 Edward III. 

 (^Translation). 



Henry de Grey was summoned to answer to the king as to 

 " By what warrant " he claimed infangthief, gallows, and view of 

 frank-pledge in his manor of Shirland, and free warren in all 

 his demesne lands, and to have a park in the same manor, and 

 to have a market at Higham on Wednesday in every week, and a 

 fair there every year, of three days' duration, viz. : — on the vigil, 

 on the day, and on the morrow after the Feast of S. Peter ad 

 Vincula (August ist), and that he and his heirs freely and 

 without impediment were able to chase, and take in all our 

 forests, foxes, hares, and cats, except in the king's demesne 

 warrens, and in such way that the king should receive no damage 

 in his hunting. 



And Henry de Grey came. And he said that he and all his 

 ancestors and all who had held the manor time out of mind 



