To ye Justice of oure souereigne lorde ye kyng
wtin his Counte paletine of lancastr~
Besekith yow mekely your poore oratour henr~ rissheton@ graciouslie to considre & knowe how þt there as ye iij
partes of ye lordeship of Rissheton@ in ye said~ Counte . is . & hase of longe tyme bene in debate betwyxt ser Edmonde
Talbot knyght . & Roger Rissheton@ and ye feurthe parte of ye same . lordeship . is ye enheritance & ryght of ye saide
beseker and all ye said ˆ [iiij] partes arne oxgange londe & . line mene dalte in londe doles & medewdoles savyng . the
Townhey þt liethe vndisseueryd & no man@ knowes his dole bud is agystyd & euery parte kepes his gyste after his
porcion@ . the said ser Edmond be way of oppressione hase distroyd ye landes of ye said beseker & dryffen@
away his tenant3 be-cause he wolde do no neyghburshepn ne suffre theyme to occupie & mayno<?> their saide
parte after ye quantite as their auncestres haue done euer sithe before ye tyme þt no myende of ye contrerie is
and also ye said ser Edmond & his Feleshyppe by his comaundement haue takyn wronguslie diuerses tymes
ye catell of ye said beseker & of his tenant3 & etyn parte of theyme & selde parte & dryffyn@ theyme away oute
of ye shire<?> þt no replevyn@ myght be hade . and when ye same ˆ [beseker] helde getyn a wythername . ye baillys in ye wa
rante durste not execute hit for drede of dethe and ye said ser Edmond toke fro ye saide beseker vij oxene
prece of vij marces iiij sterys prece of xl s a styrke prece of iiij s apon Friday next after ye Fest of alle hallowes
yn ye xxxj yere of ye regne of oure souereign@ lorde ye kyng~ þt now is . & euer sith : continually hase distroyd .
& etyn wt his catell ye . corne . medewe . & alle other~ thynges þt shulde growe vnto his profet of his said parte
& on~ þt manassyd to sle hym & hase permytte grede godes therto wherthurgh wtoutyn your graciouse helpe ye
said beseker is vtterlie distroid & vndone . wherfore he besekys yow at ye reuerence of godde & be way of
<ill><3 words></ill> putte your graciouse helpe to hym for remedie in this case and he shall pray to godde for you