Bekry— The \ Custom called Tolboll, 1308 and 1385. 171 



de Maundeville and Adam Herforde. Gilhard Pypard of the Eegister 

 appears as William, and Roger de Playes as Ilaues, in the printed copies. 

 The Charter was executed at Orbec, m Normandy. 



The abbot, taking his stand on this grant, demurred to the plea that King 

 John had made it for support of poor people and scholars in the Kmg's Alms 

 House, or that he and his predecessors had supplied such support. Thereupon, 

 llichard Glynnan, the King's serjeant, averred that King Henry's gi'ant had 

 done this, and that the abbey had supplied support until Easter, 1.365. 



The following jury was then empanelled : — 



John Passavaunt, 



Peter Wodere, j_ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^.^ ^^ j)^^^^_ 



Nicholas Serjeant, 



Pioger Bekeford, 



Thomas Maureward, 



Eobert' Serjeant, 



William Herclman, 



John Drake, 



Eichard Crux, 



Eobert Fitzleones, 



Geoflfrey Lexestre, 

 Eichard Corr, 



lately bailifis of Dublin. 



of the 24 Jurats, Dublin, 

 of the Commons, Dublin. 



They found that King John, son of King Henry, gave to St. Thomas's 

 Abbey (as before) in support of the canons, and not for maintenance of 

 scholars or poor people in the King's Alms House ; but that King Henry the 

 Second had made a giant to the abbey, for the pm-pose of certain scholars and 

 poor people being supplied with food, &c., in said House. The jury further 

 foimd that the then King's Alms House was erected by the abbot, &c., 

 forty years since, but they have no knowledge at what time same was first 

 constructed, because this was done before their memory. 

 ^ They also found that the abbot and convent, sixty years before, of their 

 mere will, supplied in said House, of their own alms, forty, sixty, sometimes 

 thirty, scholars, &c., more or less ; without this that they, by reason of any 

 gift of lands, &c., made to them, found or ought to find such scholars and poor 

 people in food, &c. Being asked for what time before the said sixty yeai'S 

 the abbey first supplied scholars and poor people in the King's Alms House, 

 they say they have no knowledge, inasmuch as the abbey, before theii" memory, 

 supplied such in the Alms House of their own will, without being compelled 



' No Mobeit Serjeant was bailiff. JFilliam Serjeant held the office iu 1384-5. 



