in Wiltshire, A.D. 1349. 



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That Alice Honte brewster took excessively iii.d. That John Dyer brewer 

 took excessively iii.d. That Thomas Underwode took excessively iii.d. That 

 Eichard le Dyer brewer, took excessively iii.d. That Richard le Gode brewer 

 took excessively ii.d. That Ralph Maureward brewer took excessively ii.d 

 That John Gybbes brewer took excessively xii.d. That John Gybbes fisher- 

 man took excessively xii.d. That Alice Wynston brewster took excessively 

 iii.d. That Clarice Poywyl brewster took excessively iii.d. That Matilda 

 Sprot brewster took excessively iii.d. That Henry le Tayler brewer took 

 excessively iij.d. That John Mauduc brewer took excessively ij.d. That 

 Alice Pierys pedler 1 took excessively i.d. That Cristina le Ropere pedler 3 

 took excessively i.d. That Walter Schon pedler (?) took excessively i.d. 

 That John Ralf butcher took excessively iii.d. That John Der . . .butcher 

 took excessively ii.d. That John Baker, John Jones, John Rogers, Thomas 

 Brome, Thomas Mayde, Walter Moundfor, John Kynny, butchers, took each 

 excessively ii.d. That Thomas Taberer thresher took excessively vj.d. That 

 Robert Hawyle workman took excessively vi.d. That John Pycher, Robert 

 le Thressher, Adam le Lange, Joan his wife, Cecilia Earle, Isabel Mulleward 

 took in the autumn by the day v.d., and with courtesy, 2 and this 

 they acknowledged. 3 That John Gybbes seller of victual took in excess xii.d. 

 That Thomas Leuce who was sworn to exercise his craft according to the 

 statute took excessively xl.d. That John Gobray likewise sworn took ex- 

 cessively xii.d. (?) 



Thomas Underwode tanner took j Jul' Kynges labourer took exces- 



excessively ii.s. ively xii.d. 



Constance Underwode brewster, John Gar' labourer took exces- 



took excessively xii.d. sively xii.d. 



Richard Enyngham butcher took John Hernon labourer took exces- 



excessively vi.d. sively xii.d. 



Alice Gerysche brewster took ex- , j ohn Bryan clerk, took excessively 



cessively iii.d. for his stipend xyiii d> 



Walter Subter of Brodebluntesdon j John Henton brewer took exces- 



and Joan his wife took excessively j sively vi.d. 



u ' s " Cristopher Gerard labourer took 



Elena le Walsche brewster took ex- j excessively vi.d. 

 cessively xii.d. | Alice Swenus took excessively iii.d. 



John servant of Hugh Randolf of Eton took excessively [illegible']. 

 Therefore it is ordered that [the bailiff] take them. " 



1 " T*nenti." Possibly connected with tranatara (passe?*, traverser, in 

 French) and tranator, the noun ; hence, one who travelled about with a pack, 

 i.e., a pedler. 



2 " Curialiter." 



3 The wages fixed by the statute were, for sarcling (hoeing and weeding) 

 or haymaking a penny the day, for mowing 5d. the acre, or 5d. by the day : 

 for reaping 2d. the 1st week 3d. the 2nd week in August, and so on till the 

 end of the month, and " less in the Country where less was wont to be given, 

 without meat or drink, or other courtesy to be demanded, given or taken." 



