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  JUST 1/695; an entry from the 1241 Eyre Roll
 
  JUST 1/695; an entry from the 1241 Eyre Roll. A case of arson. The accused were outlawed for failing to come to court to answer the charge. This meant that their possessions ("chattels") were taken by the sheriff, the king's official.
 
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