140 DORSET AND KING JOHN. 



of the Sheriff, Brice Passmorc, Godfrey Capel, Walter de IlorJwell, 

 Warin dc Bichford, Eobert de Cumweie, Adam clerk of BacwcU, 

 and Humphrey de "Wirkishal also appear on this list. 



Henry de Turberville paid 10 marks for having seizin of 10 

 librates of land in Parue. 



Hugh de Nevill was credited £75 for the purchase of one 

 thousand fat hogs for the King's use, hut he was only able to 

 purchase 500. Most likely these were for provisioning the King's 

 Castles in Dorset and Somerset. 



For enclosing the King's garden at Marlborough £10 5s. Gd. 

 was spent. 



There is a long list in this roll of persons charged to the third 

 scutage ; the list shows the number of Knights' fees and parts of 

 Knights' fees held by each, with a supplementary list under tlie head 

 " Illi hilt quiet' p'bria." Those who had quittance by brief. 



There was trouble with the bakers even in those early days, and 

 regulations had to be made for the supply of bread of standard 

 weight. At Winchester the white loaf was to be 30 sols, in weight 

 (IJlb. ?), and tlie loaf of black bread 65 sols., and each baker had 

 to imprint his seal upon his loaves, and guardians of the assize were 

 appointed to see that the regulations were duly carried out. (P.K., 

 5 John, April 15.) 



The letters patent of this year reveal a curious story about King 

 John, which is new to me ; the story of 



KING JOHN AND THE JEWELS OF S. EDMUND, 

 as gathered from the Patent Rolls, is as follows : — 



The King crossed from France to Portsmouth on Saturday, De- 

 cember 6th. He was at Marlborough on Friday, 10th, at Newberry 

 on the 12th, Havering on the 16th, and Ongar on the 17th. Fiom 

 thence he went to Bury S. Edmunds, Avhere he visited the tomb of 

 the martyr, S. Edmund. Amongst the offerings at the tomb of 

 this martyr in the Abbey Church were a fine sapphire and an 

 equally fine ruby. Now John had a weakness for jewels. This 

 is shown by the lists of his treasures committed to . various 

 persons to be kept for him, and he coveted these precious stones, 



