County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4442#3
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: LI/3/1, fols 47v-50r
Function: Jurament



[fol. 47v][line 3][Latin: Eleccō offıcı
a ad le]

ANd the mononday after ye saıd feste of seynt mygheỻ · Archangeỻ
ıustıces of peace coroners comon counseỻ comon clerk  aỻ other
offıcers schall be chosyn and make yeír othe before ye newe mayre · Ye same
day ye shíreffys turne called the leete schaỻ be holdyn · And there the
assyse to ye vínteners bakers · And to aỻ other vıtellers schaỻ be
gyffyn how they schaỻ seỻ thayr ueteỻ wt ın the cıte ⸫  
[Latin: Onus
maıorís]

YE sclaỻ [sic] trwly seroyf owre lord kyng . Frome Myghelmes day
at noyn to yt day twelmonth ın ye offıce of the maralte of thys
cıte suburbys · And ꝑcıncte of ye same And trwly mayntene ın ryght
Aỻ ye ínhabıtantıs os weyỻ poyr as rıche · Ye schaỻ trwly ocupye ye
offıce of ıustys of pees  trw ꝓces avarde · Aỻ plees swyd  to be
determınyd be for you trwlı  ı̄dıfferently ye schaỻ heyr  ye ꝓces apon
thaym to awarde The cowrtıs for franchest men vsyd ye schaỻ kepe
or do to be kepıt be yowre debíte or leyfftennat · Aỻ verdytıs to
be takyn ı̄dyfferentely ye schaỻ doe vndırstand  ryght íwgement
gyff acordyng to ye custome off thys cıte · And trwe acomptıs
make of ye offıce of exchetyr · And aỻ odír revenuys yt cōmys
to ywre handys · And trwly ye schall serroue  kepe the Marschalse
 nother let for freynd nor foo bot trwe execucıon do ther of ·
And trwly mayntene aỻ ye lıbertys customes  fraunches of
thıs cıte  aỻ other wych longeth to ye offıce of ye maralıte ye
schaꝉ trwly doe at yowre powre  conyng so helpe you god
 halydame and be thys booke ⸫  
[Latin: Onus
vı]

YE schall trwlı seroyf owre lord kyng ın ye offıce of the
scheryffꝭ of ys cıte fromıghelmes day at noyn to yt day  
[fol· 48r]twelmoth [sic] . Ye schaỻ trwly ocupye  kepe ye offíce for pees  dwly
to attende opon ye íustís · Ye schaỻ resayue aỻ man wyrttıs off our
lord kyng to you dírecte seled  delıu to you or to yow atturnay
of recor · And make dwe  trw retorne of aỻ sych wryttꝭ · All man
playntꝭ swyd be for you ín yıs courte ye schaỻ doe make trwe ꝓces
dwe retornes  dwe execucíon as law requíreth a cordyng to ye custome
of thys cíte · And dwly ocupye ye sayd offíce  dıscharyd the cōmēnalte
of thys cíte ín ye kyngꝭ eschekhr be your acōptes · Aỻ lıbertes
custome  franches · · [Latin: ut supᷓ .]
[Latin: Onus
almāní]

YE schaỻ trwly seroffe  ın ye offıs of analderman of thıs cıte
for yo᷑ tym beyng · The kyngꝭ conceỻ ye mayrs  ywre awne
ye schaỻ twly kepe  gyff ye mayr conceỻ for hıs tyme  tobe attendant
for ye comon ꝓfıt  weyỻ of thıs cıte when ye be requírıd bot yf
cawse resonabuỻ lett you · Aỻ man ryoters  mısdoers wt ı̄ thıs
franches ye schaỻ helpe to correcte  redres · And suffyr noyn to go
arayd forcebely ayeyns ye pees os far os be ywor power ye may let
so help you god  aỻ ye sayntꝭ  be thys booke ·  
[Latin: Onus
ȷustı
pacıs]

YE schaỻ trwly ·  · ín ye offıce of ıustís of pees of thıs
cıte ꝓcíncte  suburbys of ye saym · And trwly kepe yowre
sessıons · ííí · tymes be ye yearre  ofter  ye cays requíre acordyng
to the statvte yer opon made  trw  dw ꝓces doe make · And to assesse
evere fyne after ywor díscrecíon · And also ye schaỻ se yt ye pees be
kept wt ín thís cíte  yt no man beyr no forceabuỻ wepyn ı̄ man
of wer bot yt ye helpe to correcte yt to yowre power · Aỻ maner
mendevaunt  wagabondes yt be requíred to uís yf thay refuse than ye
doe execucíon apon thaym acordyng to ye statute And se yt aỻ
vnlefuỻ plays ‸ games be set a parte  ponysh ye transgressor os
law wyỻ · [Latin:  vt supᷓ .]
[fol. 48v] [Latin: Onus hōıs
cōıs consılıȷ]

YE schaỻ trwly obroue and kepe the mayrs cōnceỻ  aỻ odyr beyng
of the comon conceỻ of thís cíte  trw  lawfuỻ conceỻ gyff to yo᷑
conyng · And come to ye mayrs psens what tyme ye be cōmanyd be ye comon
vant wt owte aresonabuỻ exscwse lete you · And to helpe to ordeyn be yo᷑ conceỻ
that at may be ꝓfítabuỻ for weeyỻ of thys cíte so helpe you god  [Latin: ut sᷓ]
[Latin: Onus
coronatorıs]

YE schaỻ trwly · [Latin:  ut supᷓ ·] ın ye offıce of coroner of thıs cíte . And
trwly to take the syght of aỻ men women  chyldryn yt be vondıd
or be odyr casualíte hurte wher apon thay dye or be slayn be ínfortune ·
And trwly doe yowre offıce wtowte any rewarde  yt the kyng be answerd
of ye deodand · And at aỻ tymes ye be attendant  not to refuse yf any felon
flye for any felone done be hym to holy chyrch or chyrch yerde ye schaỻ
trwly her ys confessıon ıf ye be requıred  trwlı entre hıs knavlage ın yo᷑
bookys · And yf he wyỻ deꝑte owte of ye sentwere acordyng to ye law to
gyff trw íugment · And aỻ man owtelawres of felone trespas dette and
detenw  off aỻ odyr doyn afor you  ꝓclamyd wt ın counte ye schaỻ trwly
recorde  trw sertífícat make ıf ye kyng requıre you · And aỻso to be attendant
 haue over syght of aỻ man of vetayỻ acordyng to ye sıse gyffyn yt yt be
dwly kept · Jn thıes  aỻ odyr yt longyth to yo᷑ offís ye schaỻ weyỻ  trwlí
doe to yo᷑ powre  conyng so helpe you god [Latin:  vt supᷓ .]
[Latin: Onus
camarí ·]

YE schaỻ be trw  ocupye  kepe the kee of on of ye chamƀlayns of thıs
cıte  aỻ the charters rolles Mınımentꝭ  dedys beyng ın ye tresore
 aỻ odyr wrytyngꝭ ther beyng ye schaỻ weyỻ  trwly kepe · And os for the
comon seaỻ beyng ı̄ ye sayd tresore ye schaỻ no thyng seaỻ ther wt but
when the mayre comandys you for any graunt made be ye mayre and
comons  that to beyn opunly ın the chekyr ın playn co᷑t · And trwly
to ocupye aỻ ye landes  tenementȝ rentes  uoıde groundes lettyn or to
be lattyn wt ın yo᷑ warde  se dwe reꝑacōn be made of thaym and to [...] 
[...] aỻ the sayd landys tenemētȝ  rentyes to yo᷑ power for ye comon ꝓfıt
of yıs cıte · And weyỻ  trwly make yo᷑ acomptes of aỻ yo᷑ receytes  noght  
[fol. 49r]wt draw you from yowre acomptꝭ when ye be requírıd but to be attendant
so helpe you god and aỻ the sayntıs ·  · [Latin: ut supᷓ]
[Latin: Onus capı
tlí cōstablí ·]

YE schall trwly royff oure lord kyng ın ye offıs of a cheyff constabuỻ
of thıs cıte ín ye est warde · And for to se  vndyrstond aỻ man of aray
defensabuỻ wt ın ye sayd warde  yt eue man be arayd aftyr hys degre os ye
statute wyỻ · And se the pees be kept at yo᷑ power · And yt noyn harbur ·
a yeyns the assıse yt ıs ther for ordeynd · And aỻ man attachementꝭ  psentemētꝭ
made to you or be you ye schaỻ not conceyỻ but trwly psent thaym to ye
scheryffꝭ · Theffte ne bordour house ye schall not know wt ı̄ yo᷑ warde but
ye schaỻ doe the scheryffꝭ to wyt · Aỻ man wagabundys  laboreys yt royff
not after the statute ye schaỻ make thaym to royff as yt ys ordeynyd ·
And aỻ odyr thyngꝭ yt longes to a constable  to the · ıııȷ · sessıons a yeyr
ıf ye be not resonably lettyd ye schaỻ kepe so helpe ·  · [Latin: ut supra]
[Latin: Onus
sxbcōstᷓ ·]

YE schaỻ trwly royf the kyng ı̄ the offıs of a vndyrconstabuỻ of
thıs cíte ye schaỻ kepe ye · ííí · sessıons ín the yeyr yf ye be lawfuỻy
warnyd  se rest  pees be kept ın yo᷑ ꝑısch  that ther be no blode wyt affrays
bawdys scoldys vacabondys nor forbedyn gameys usyd but ye present
yaym so helpe ‸ you god ~~~  · [Latin: ut supᷓ .]
[Latin: Onus
cōıs cꝉıcı]

YE schaỻ trwly royf the mayre  comons of thıs cıte ın ye offıs of
comon clerk  dwly  trwly entre aỻ recordıs  grantꝭ made at comon
sembleıs  comon concellꝭ  to be attendant opon the maır at sych tymes os ye
be lawfully requıred · Aỻ the ordınās made  to be mayde trwly recorde and
tyfye to yo᷑ [...] . Yowre sessyons ye schall kepe  trw proces make to yo᷑
conyng wythaỻ odyr that longys to yo᷑ offıs dwly  trwly ꝑforme to yo᷑
power wt owte resonabuỻ lettyng so helpe you god ·  · [Latin: ut supᷓ]
[fol. 49v] [Latin: Onus cꝉıcı
vı ·]

YE schaỻ be trw to ye kyng  trwlí ocupıe the offıs of scheryf clerk
 stward of ye co᷑tıs of yıs cıte  trw conceỻ gyff thaym · Ye schaỻ
ınrolle aỻ man playntes  psentemētes yt ıs gyffyn be ye scheryff or
thayr baylles of thıs cıte · And aỻ man plees plecyd afor yow ye schaỻ
trwly entyr to yo᷑ conyng ıf the ꝑteıs swe yerfor · And aỻ man of menemētꝭ
 screttys ye schaỻ trwly wrytte   vnto ye baylyff hauyng no rewarde nor
fawor to no ꝑson for luffe ne hayterıd · But thıs and aỻ odyr yt long to
yo᷑ offıs ye schaỻ trwlí kepe be you or yo᷑ depute so helpe you god [Latin:  ut sᷓ .]  
[Latin: Onus baỻı
vı]

YE schaỻ be trw to the mayre  scheryffꝭ of yıs cíte · Aỻ man playntꝭ
 psentementes delyuyd to you ye schaỻ trwly psente to ye clerk of
thıs court or to hís depute · Aỻ man of toỻ stallage pıcgage or any odyr
thyng longyng to ye scheryffꝭ offıs ye schaỻ trwly receyve  trw and
íuste acompt make to yo᷑ maısters · Yo᷑ maısters conceỻ aỻ man of
execucōns attachementꝭ as weỻ be wryt os be playnt ye schaỻ kepe
secrete to ıt be rovyd · Aỻ man of mercemētꝭ and ısshewes wyrtyn [sic]
 delıuyd to you ye schaỻ trwlı make leue apon thaym wt ı̄ yo᷑ yeyr to
yo᷑ power · Aỻ man [Latin: venıre facıas] be twyx our lord kyng  parte or ꝑte
 parte dırecte to you ye schaỻ trwlı  evenly make hauyng cōsıderacōn
to no man for luf ne hate · Aỻ man of execucōns hadde  wrytyn to
you a record ı̄ yıs court ye schal trwlı make leue to yo᷑ power · After ye
custome of thıs cıte · Thıes poyntꝭ  aỻ odyr yt longys to yo᷑ offıs ye
schaỻ trwly kepe  no concellement make so helpe you god  aỻ ye saıntꝭ
[Latin:  ut supᷓ .]  
[Latin: Onus cōıs
seruıentꝭ]

YE schaỻ be trw to ye mayr  cōmonalte of thıs cıte ın ye offıs of
ye cōmon seríant the kyngꝭ conceỻ the mayrs  all ody other of ye
comon conseỻ to gedyr assembyld ye schaỻ kepe secrete · Ye schaỻ trwlı forfıỻ
 kepe the mayrs cōmandemēt lawfuỻ · Ye schaỻ royff aỻ somons and
attachemētꝭ cōmanded be ye mayr lawfully · And aỻ comon concels and
comon semıles sōmone acordyng to ye cōmandemēt · And dwly be attēdant
of ye sayd mayre for hıs tyme beyng · And dayly to owre se the marschalse ·  
[fol. 50r]ın ye mayre absens  to lat hym hawe knowlage yff any man do cōtᷓre
to the ordynans wt ı̄ thís cıte  thıs to doe wt owte fauour mede or dred
wt aỻ odyr that longys to yo᷑ offıs so helpe you god  aỻ ye sayntıs · [Latin: 
ut supᷓ ⸫]  
[Latin: Onus lato⸗
cıs gladí ·]

YE schaỻ be trw to ye mayre  comonalte of yıs cıte  trwlı royf
thaym ın ye offıs of swerdeberer  kepe ye mayrs cōmandemēt
lawful  hıs conceỻ kepe what so ever ye heyr ı̄ ye comon cōceỻ for ye comon
weyỻ assemblyd · And ye schaỻ heeyr no man thyng be sayd yt cōsornes
the dıshono᷑ of ye mayre hıs bretheryn or cōmon conceỻ but ye schaỻ lat
tham haue kanwlage [sic] ı̄ secrete or ı̄ opyn wys . Aỻso ye schaỻ be dayly
expectant opon the mayre  yeff attendans ı̄ uıs for hıs worschíp
wt owt resonabuỻ cawse or ın fırmıte let you or be hıs lıcens  to obuoe
 kepe aỻ yt longıth to yo᷑ offís so helpe you god · [Latin:  . ut sᷓ ⸫]  
[Latin: Onus uıen
bouı̄ū sen porcorum]

YE schaỻ be trw  sarroyff the mayr  cōmonalte of yıs cıte ı̄ ye offıs
of herdeman of  · thıs nexte ‸ yeyr ınswyng  to blaw yo᷑ horne ı̄
ye som for bestaỻ at · ííí · of ye clok  ín ye wynt at · ví · And for swyn
ın som at · ví · And ín wynt at · ıxᷓ · of ye clok · Takyng yo᷑ sellere
aft the custome  ordınans ther apon made · Aỻ man of men of
odyr lord schyppıs yt makys chas  rechaıs wt thayr bestıs ı̄ yıs comone pasture
ye schaỻ lat hus haue knowlage · Also ıf ther be any man yt íncroches
of any comon land or pasture vnto thayr awne · And ıf any man
takys vp or fleyttꝭ any stone stake or crosse  set ít ınwarde ın to
owre comons · Or takyng away our comon meyrs or grownd · Ye
schaỻ trwlı tıfye yt · And yff ther be any wayf  stray wt ı̄ yıs franches ye
doe scheryff to wytt ther of · And aỻ odyr thyng yt longꝭ to yo᷑ offıs
ye schaỻ trwlı kepe so helpe you god · [Latin: ·  . ut supra ⸫]