……afore that tyme for the partie of Richard Whele otherwise called Richard
Pierson decreed made yeven and declared contrarie and ayenst John Fortescue
squire in maner and fourme and under the thenure that foloweth. In the matier
of question and contrauersie betwixt John Fortescue squire and Richard Whele
otherwise called Pierson of that the said John Fortescue alleggith and seith
that the said Richard is a Scotte borne and thalligiance of the King of
Scottis and for such oon hath take hym and in possession as his prisoner
and the said Richard evidently proving the contrarie and that he is an Englissheman
borren and noo Scotte as in the writings of the said Fortescue for his partie
and also of the Richard for his defence it is conteigned all at large whiche
matier longe hath hanged in the kinges counsaill undecided. Therfore the
xxti daye of Nouembre the kinges counsaill undecided. Therfore the xxiti
daye of Nouembre the xxiti yere of the reigne of our soueraigne lord the
King Edwarde the iiiith in the sterre Chambre at Westminster afore the lordes
of the Kinges Counsaill the said writings for either parties with all such
evidences and proves by auctorite examined and by grete deliberacion seen
and understanded. And after either of the said parties bothe in thaire owne
persone as by thair counsaill at diuers tymes diligently herde in all that
they coude or wolde allege and saie in that behalf it appered to the lordes
of the said counsaill that the said Richard Whele otherwise called Pierson
is and was an Englissheman borne and noo Scotte and that he was borne in
the towne of Newcastell upon Tyne and therefore it is considered adiuged
and decreed by the same lordes the same Richard so to be holden taken and
reputed amongst all the kinges lige people and subiectes and as the kinges
ligeman to be demeaned and entreated in all places and noon otherwise and
to be at his large and freedome to do that hym semeth good as the kinges
subiecte oweth to doo withoute trouble lette or empechement and the said
John Fortescue to be putte and so was putte to perpetuell silence of further
besynes sute or vexacion of the said Richard for the cause aboue pretended
in tyme to come in any manerwise…..
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