154 SHERBORNE BREWERS IN 1383. 



Nywelond were tallied and taxed and not in the old vill of 

 Sherborne, nor did the men of the old vill come to Nywelond. 

 Apparently this plaintiff endeavoured to set up an imperium 

 in imperio exempt from a tax on ale. But it was of no avail, 

 for a jury being summoned they state on their oaths that the 

 said Bishop and his predecessors in virtue of their lordship of 

 the Castle of Sherborne have always been accustomed time 

 out of mind (not merely in Bishop Poore's time) to have 

 2 gallons of the best ale and 2 gallons of the second ale and one 

 farthing per gallon, both within and without the precincts of 

 the vill of Sherborne, and they assess the damages of the 

 Bishop at £37 0, which I suppose would be some £555 of 

 our present money. They proceed to state what amount 

 each of the plaintiffs have to pay towards this £37, and grant 

 a " nolle prosequi " to two only of the plaintiffs. 



It is to be noticed that in the first place John Scopey 

 (on m. 304), Richard Mohun (on m. 305), John Tayllor atte 

 mere (on m. 306) and Henry Lyneden (on m. 307), as plaintiffs, 

 each bring separate, though practically identical, suits against 

 the Bishop for taking an unfortunate horse which dies, but 

 it is only Henry Lyneden who quotes the Charter and its 

 " inspeximus," presumably because he occupied one of the 

 original burgages (formerly John Bradford's) granted by 

 Bishop Poore. 



Then Bishop Ralph turns the tables and brings two suits, 

 one against (m. 315) the Defendants, John Caundle, souter, 

 Walter Fisher, Thomas Tylie, John Kent, mulleward, John 

 Pyneford, Robert Font, Robert Mulleward, Roger Bavant, 

 Richard Croppe, John Dale, Matilda Gys, Walter Goldsmyth, 

 Richard Godefray, William Houpere, William Free, John 

 Scopey, Peter Shoier, John Graunt, John Bakere, John 

 Dodde, Thomas Shephurd, and Henry Lyneden. 



In the other suit (on m. 318) the Defendants are William 

 Northerne, Stephen Bakere, William Font, John Nobilet^ 



