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Jordan [the son of ?] Oliver came, &c., and two essoined them- 

 selves and others were attached. 



In Michaelmas Term in the 6th year and the beginning of the 

 yth year. 



The great assize between the Prior of S. Swithin claimant 

 and the abbot of Cerne tenant concerning one carucate of land 

 with the appurtenances in Wyke is respited until one month after 

 the day of St. Hilary at the request of the parties for default of 

 recognitors because only 10 came to whom &c. And let the 

 Sheriff have the bodies of the others, &c. And the Prior puts 

 in his place Richard of Kusseburn or Henry Foliot &c. 



The Prior of Winchester who arraigned the great assize against 

 the Abbot of Cerne concerning the Manor of Wyke comes and 

 by leave of the Justices withdraws from his writ. And therefore 

 the Abbot of Cerne is quit of it. 



The County of Dorset. On the eve of SS. Tiburtius and This is in 

 Valerian in the 2ist year of the reign of King Henry there first O f \bbot 

 comes to that county court the writ of our Lord the King con- William, 

 cerning the making of a reasonable partition and direction was 

 given to Simon the bailiff of Tolreford that the aforesaid abbot 

 should be summoned. 



At another county court, to wit, on the Monday next after the 

 feast of St. John at the Latin Gate, came Adam of Cerne and 

 John Walens saying that they would essoin the abbot of Cerne 

 against the prior of S. Swithin of Winchester, and after hearing f. 26i. 

 the essoin Oliver the steward of the said prior produced the writ 

 of the Lord King concerning the reception of an attorney in the 

 place of the Prior, to wit, John of Basing. 



At a third county court, to wit, on the Monday next after the 

 feast of S. Barnabas the apostle came John of Basing the 

 attorney of the Prior and offered himself against the said Abbot 

 of Cerne who appeared and said that he had not been sum- 

 moned, for whom the bailiff gave evidence, therefore the bailiff is 

 in mercy. And it was provided that the abbot should be sum- 

 moned at Radipole by the bailiff of Sutton to come upon the 

 place concerning which the dispute arose, to wit, on the Sunday 



