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but could not separate them (so fierce were they) without 



doing harm to one or the other. And the aforesaid Richard 



seeing this, and fearing lest Robert de Meynil should either 



receive hurt from, or do injury to the said John and William, 



with great speed ran to the aforesaid Robert and fell upon 



him (or in his embrace) and by accident received a wound 



in his belly from the sword of Robert so that he died quickly 



afterwards. And the said Robert (Meynil) straightway fled 



after the deed and reported himself for the aforesaid death. 



He was afterwards taken and led to . . . and there 



imprisoned, and before the justices assigned gaol delivery 



he was set free, because this happened by mischance. And 



because it is not known who were the justices who made 



this deliver)-, nor who is able to certify the justices here 



of that delivery, it is commanded the sheriflf that he sieze 



... and his chattels for the flight which he made. 



Chattels, half a mark, whence the sheriff will return. 



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