13th Century Criminal Case

[sunnylew]

I've spent some time on this entry, and think I may be most of the way there, but am missing a few key things that I'd really like to understand.

Can anyone tidy up my translation below ? Please forgive the bits that make no sense - lots of use of AI transcription and google translate  :

It is the 7th entry at the following link or you can see it attached below:

http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT4/JUST1/JUST1no569A/bJUST1no569Adorses/IMG_8203.htm



William son of Roger of Intewood and Alan le Marchat of Hederset quarrelled over an aid[1] in the town of Swerdestone
So moved by the contention between them, the aforesaid Alan cut the aforesaid William with a certain knife in his belly. So that he died immediately.
And Alan for that deed was taken and imprisoned at Intewood in the house of Ralph de Tyveke for four days and escaped from the said house of Ralph de Tyveke in the vill of Intwode.
And therefore a judgement is made upon the vill of Intwode. And Robert de Norwich ?fines the said Ralph one mark and that is the judgement upon him.
And Alan escaped with a prayer he fled from prison to the church of St. Remigii de Hedersete, and knowing what he had done he was about to flee the kingdom before (?he was chained/fettered??) his ?? 2s 9d. ?And broke the village.
And it was the deed of Robert Burcyng of Hedersete. Therefore he is in mercy.
It is also attested that Ralph the son of William de Crinkelford removed the aforesaid bonds without license. Therefore he is in mercy.
And Geoffrey le Newman of Hyyntwode is attached, because he was present when the builders did the aforesaid deed was ven and which neither the aforesaid Alan nor the othestus softened the aforesaid tea upon him
 for 1 marc paid to Adam son of Godfrey and Henry Mayn.
For this reason a guard was afterwards made


[1] Aid or help - maybe payment of a King's Aid

[Bookbox]

You have most of it, as you say, apart from a few phrases - most commendable!

The first part seems fine. In line 1, I think they were disputing a boundary – litigaverunt adiunctionem.
Also, Alan le Marcha(n)t.

I’ve done from the end of line 4, without the brackets (to save time):

… Et Robertus de Norton vicecomes distringit predictum

Radulphum pro evasione illa et cepit de eo unam marcam pro respecto habendo usque nunc  Ideo ad iudicium de eo  Et Alanus postquam evasit

de prisona fugit ad ecclesiam Sancti Remigij de Hedersete et cognovit factum et abiuravit regnum ^coram coronatore^ Catalla eius ijs xjd unde

vicecomes respondeat  Et fuit in decania Roberti Buntyng de Hederset  Ideo in misericordia  Et testatum est quod Radulphus filius Willelmi de Crinkelford

cepit predicta catalla sine Waranto Ideo in misericordia  Et Galfridus le Neweman de Kryncelwode attachiatus eo quod presens fuit ubi f[actum]

predictum factum fuit venit et quia non cepit predictum Alanum nec uthesium levavit super eum Ideo custodiatur  Postea finem fecit per 1 marcam per plegios Ade

filii Gode[?] et Henrici Mayn

… And Robert de Norton, the sheriff, distrained the aforesaid Ralph for that escape, and took from him one mark regarding this up to now; therefore he [Ralph] is adjudged for this. And Alan afterwards escaped from prison and fled to the church of St Remigius of Hethersett, and he admitted the deed and abjured the realm before the coroner, his chattels being 2s. 11d, for which the sheriff should respond. And he [Alan] was in the tithing of Robert Buntyng of Hethersett, therefore he [Robert] is in mercy. And it was attested that Ralph, son of William of Cringleford, took the aforesaid chattels without leave, therefore he [William] is in mercy. And Geoffrey le Neweman of Cringleford came, being attached for this because he was present when the aforesaid deed was done, and because he [Geoffrey] did not arrest the aforesaid Alan nor raised a hue-and-cry for him, therefore he [Geoffrey] should be kept under guard; later he paid a fine of 1 mark, on the pledges of Adam, son of Gode[?], and Henry Mayn

[GR2]

In line 1, Alan is 'le marcha[n]t' rather than 'le Marchat'. Maybe more an occupation than a surname.

[sunnylew]

Thank you so much guys.

I must admit I'd wondered about Marcha(n)t but had come to the conclusion that it would have been far less effort to have written the "n" than to put in that big contraction loop above the writing. I'd put it down to writing with a bit of panache