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leagues had resulted first in their removal and later in 

 judicial actions against them.' In six instances, the 

 reasons for a change are brought coram consilio nostra;'^ 

 in one, coram nobis et consilio',^ while in seven, coram 

 nobis or an equivalent phrase is used ; '^ in half of the 

 cases, thus, the action of the crown is clearly indicated. 

 In ten instances out of the thirty, the discharge is evi- 

 dently honorable, as in four of these the verb is exon- 

 erandus,^ in five, other important duties are named,^ and 

 in one, old age is alleged ; ^ in six, disgrace is implied by 

 amouendus ; ^ in one, there is the doubtful phrase, " he 

 cannot attend to the of^ce ; " ^ in three, the commissions to 

 the individuals named are revoked ; '° while in the remain- 

 ing ten the formula "appointed in the place of another" 

 gives no clue to the motive. Fourteen of the thirty, 

 or nearly a half, are re-appointed during the decade 

 either to the same or to a different district ; but only 

 three of these fourteen had been described as removed ; " 



^ Roulegh and atte Wode; see pt. i, ch. ii, s. 7. 



^Botetourt, Golafre, Grey, Hubert, Roulegh, and atte Wode. 



^Haldenby. 



*Adam, Berneye, Debenham, Folvill, Pakeman, Surflet, and Wych- 

 ingham. 



^ Beauchaump, Botetourt, Golafre and Grey. 



^See list in note 5, p. 30; Botetourt is named in note 5. 



''Crouthorn; Beauchaump is classed with the " exonerandus " list in 

 note 5. 



*Adam, Folvill, Hubert, Pakeman, Roulegh and atte Wode. 



® Brown. 



^"Berneye, Debenham and Wychingham. The wording of the writ 

 implies that it is the old joint commissions that are being revoked ; 

 Claus., 28, m. 29, I Aug. The news did not reach the exchequer very 

 promptly; for on 12 Oct., 30th year, Berneye has to inform it of the 

 change. See document quoted pt. i, ch. ii, s. i. 



^' Beauchaump, Benteleye, Berneye, Botetourt, Chaumont, Deben- 



