Fine, 26s. 8d.
William Tomse and Roger de Stanbiri were taken and were brought before the steward at Pontefract on Saturday next after the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord. And the aforesaid William Tomse there made fine of 26s. 8d. before the said steward, to wit, in order to have his goods at the steward's will,[117] to be paid at the feasts of St. Peter's Chains and St. Michael next by equal portions. And also the aforesaid William made fine for chevage, to wit, a fine of 2s. to be paid yearly at the feasts of Whitsunday and St. Martin in Winter by equal portions; and William Cooke of Brotherton became his pledge as well for his yearly chevage as for his other fine for his said goods. And Roger de Stanbiri likewise on the same day was brought before the aforesaid steward at Pontefract and made fine of 20s. to have his goods at the steward's will, to be paid at the terms of Easter and Michaelmas next; and also the aforesaid Roger made fine of 12d. for his chevage, to be paid yearly at the terms aforesaid; and Thomas Dantrif became his pledge as well for his yearly chevage as for his fine aforesaid. And it was granted to the same William and Roger that they may stay outside the lordship here in the places where they were staying before, and that too at the lord's will, for their chevages aforesaid, to be paid yearly, as is aforesaid.
Take bondmen.
And order is made to take all the other bondmen named above, because they come not, and to bring them back hither to their nests until, etc.[118]
Sum of this Court:—51s. 9d., the whole perquisite. Further from chevage as above:—3s. a year to be paid at the terms as above.
[106] December 12, 1349, the year of the Black Death. The monotonous death roll is noteworthy.
[107] Sc. the inheritance cannot descend.
[108] Monday before May 1, 1354.
[109] Fine on giving birth to an illegitimate child.