n of Ralph Hose,
for that when [William's] lord Guy of Shawbury and [William]
had come from attending the pleas of our lord the king in
the county court of Shropshire, there came five men in the
forest of Haughmond and there in the king's peace and
wickedly assaulted his lord Guy, and so that [Walter], who
was the fourth among those five, wounded Guy and was
accessory with the others in force as aid so that Guy his
lord was killed, and after having wounded his lord he
[Walter] came to William and held him so that he could not
aid his lord; and this he offers to deraign [determine by
personal combat] against him as the court shall consider.
And Walter comes and defends all of it word by word as the
court etc. It is considered that there be battle [combat]
between them. The battle [combat] is waged. Day is given
them, at Oxford on the morrow of the octave of All Saints,
and then let them come armed. And Ralph [Walter's father]
gives the king a half-mark that he may have the custody of
his son, [for which sum] the pledges are John of Knighton
and Reiner of Acton, and he is committed to the custody of
Ralph Hose, Reiner of Acton, John of Knighton, Reginald of
Leigh, Adam of Mcuklestone, William of Bromley, Stephen of
Ackleton, Eudo of Mark.

40. Robert, son of Robert of Ferrers, appeals Ranulf of
Tattesworth, for that he came into Robert's garden and
wickedly and in the king's peace assaulted Robert's man
Roger, and beat and wounded him so that his life was
despaired of, and robbed him [Roger?] of a cloak, a sword, a
bow and arrows: and the said Roger offers to prove this by
his body as the court shall consider. And Ranulf comes and
defends the whole of it, word by word, and offers the king
one mark of silver that he may have an inquest of lawful
knights [to say] whether he be guilty thereof or no. Also he
says that Roger has never until now appealed him of this,
and prays that this be allowed in his favor. [Ranulf's]
offering is accepted. The jurors say that in truth there was
some quarrel between Robert's gardener, Osmund, and some
footboys, but Ranulf was not there, and they do not suspect
him of any robbery or any tort done to Robert or to Osmund.
Also the county records that the knights who on Robert's
complaint were sent to view Osmund's wounds found him
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