Il6 GLEANINGS FROM THE ASSIZE ROLLS FOR DERBYSHIRE. 



ALFRETON. 



Hugh de Somercotes, smith, placed himself in the church 

 of Alfreton, and acknowledged that he slew Gilbert de 

 Riddings, and abjured the kingdom before the coroner. 

 No chattels. The vills of Alfreton, Wynefeud, and Penkes- 

 ton came not to the coroner's inquest, wherefore they are 

 in mercy. It was afterwards testified by the jury that the 

 said Hugh was placed in straits in the last iter, and out- 

 lawed in the country because of his contumacy in the 

 King's suit on account of the aforesaid death. He was 

 very much commiserated in this county after the said outlawry 

 was promulgated. The whole county was in judgment be- 

 cause they had not taken him. 

 MORTON. 



Richard Carter and Alice de Oymont were killed with 

 a cart in the vill of Morton. Value of the horse and cart 

 8"-, and the villages of Steynesby and Morton are in mercy 

 on the plea of the valuation of the said Deodand. 



SOUTH WINFIELD. 



Nicholas Vaccarius (cowman) fell from a certain oak 

 to the ground in the vill of Wynefeud so that he died. 

 Judgment — accidental death. Value of the oak i8''-, and 

 the vills of Alfreton and Suth Normanton are in mercy 

 on the plea of the valuation of the said Deodand. 



EGOINTON. 



Malefactors unknown slew Henry provost of Findern 

 on Eggington Heath and fled. Murder on the Wapentake. 

 The vills of Findern and Willington did not come to the 

 inquest. They are in mercy. 



BETWEEN DERLEY AND LANGLEY. 



It was presented that as Robert de Meynil and Richard 

 de Derley were going from the vill of Derley towards Langley 

 they found on the way a certain John, chaplain, and William 



de Derley, clerk, quarrehng "aqua tend" 



with their swords drawn and at length the same 

 Robert, seeing the aforesaid contention, drew his sword 



