<fol. 155r><line 10>memorandum that Thomas Erle of warrewyk lord of walshale the xixe yere of kyng Richard
the seconde sende his seruontes & conselours ; Thomas knyght person@ of the chirche of
hanstape surveiour of the londes of the sayd Erle Johnn hugford & william Spermore
Squyeres to his towne & lordship of walshale for the ouersyght & gode gouernance of
the sayd towne & lordship@ ; and there at that tyme on Jenkyn Cole fermour of my
sayd lordes Mylle in walshale ycald the portmylle ; complaynode to my sayd lordes
consel that the burgeses of the burght of walshale wolde+not grynde at my
sayd lordes Mylne as hit was hore <exp>dewed</exp> dewete . and how they caryode
hore corne to Ruysshale Mylne & to oder dyuers mylnes in the contre &
grond hore corne & malt from my sayd lordes mylne to the gret preiudice
& hurt to the sayd Jenkyn Cole fermour~ of my sayd lordes Mylne . whereof
he preyeth remedye ; The whiche matyere & complaynt wel conseylode &
vnderstondon@ by my sayd lordes consel ; they sende fore<lower half of f illegible> alle burgeses of the sayd
burght of walshale to+come <hole>e hem <hole>nswers <hole>he complaynt above rehersod
Of the whiche matyere my sayd lordes consel examynode the sayd tenantes & b<ill>..</ill>
assowel ceuerally as ienerally ; and there the sayd consel of my lord of warrewyk
fondon@ by the othes of . xij . men of the sayd tenantes & burgeses & also by feyr
evidence in wrytyng that was sheweode . that the sayd burgeses of walshale
be at hore fredam to grynde where them lyste & to carye hore corne & malt
<fol. 155v>or do hit to+be cariode to what Mylne that hym best lyste that oweth the sayd corne or malt ;
And vpon thys matyere thus foundon@ my sayd lordes consel cald before hem . the sayd
Jenkyn Cole fermour of my sayd lordes Mylne & bede hym & conselode hym that
he shulde fryndon@ hym betore wyth the burgeses of walshale & that he
shulde gete hym a connynge Mylner & serve trewely my lordes tenantes . And
in syche maner trete hem that he myghte haue ther gode wylles ; And by
syche menes drawe to hym the gryst of the sayd townn of walshale ; for in they oughte not to compelle hem to grynde at my sayd
non oder forme
lordes Mylne in walshale for hit ys at hore owne fredam to grynde where
them lyste .