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p._n 47._o with_o a_o grant_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o causton_n and_o fakenhambden_n in_o fee_n beside_o a_o grant_v for_o life_n of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o orford_n in_o suffolk_n as_o also_o another_o in_o tail_n special_a of_o the_o manor_n of_o gravesend_n in_o kent_n burgh_n and_o coffesey_n in_o norfolk_n and_o two_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o gesting-thorp_a in_o essex_n last_o to_o sr._n john_n nevil_n 12._o nevil_n nevil_n 16._o p._n 12._o of_o horneby_n he_o grant_v 200_o mark_n in_o tail_n special_a and_o to_o other_o other_o reward_n proportionable_o in_o a_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n hold_v before_o the_o king_n this_o parliament_n etc._n parliament_n m._n s._n ibid._n 4.12_o 4.12_o 17._o &_o 18._o sr_n rob._n cotton_n etc._n etc._n thomas_n lord_n barkley_n in_o who_o castle_n as_o we_o show_v before_o the_o old_a king_n have_v be_v murder_v be_v arraign_v for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a king_n for_o 356._o for_o dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 356._o that_o the_o say_a king_n have_v be_v commit_v by_o henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n to_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n lord_n barkley_n with_o a_o allowance_n of_o five_o pound_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la for_o his_o expense_n that_o notwithstanding_o soon_o after_o he_o be_v inhuman_o murder_v in_o the_o say_a castle_n to_o which_o the_o say_v thomas_n say_v that_o be_v force_v to_o resign_v his_o castle_n and_o charge_n to_o john_n lord_n maltravers_n and_o to_o thomas_n gournay_n knight_n he_o retire_v to_o his_o manor_n house_n at_o bradley_n that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a king_n he_o lay_v sick_a at_o bradley_n and_o be_v not_o within_o the_o castle_n of_o barkley_n nor_o be_v wit_v nor_o consent_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a king_n and_o so_o he_o put_v himself_o upon_o the_o trial_n of_o twelve_o knight_n his_o peer_n who_o name_n be_v there_o record_v and_o by_o who_o the_o say_v sr._n thomas_n be_v find_v not_o guilty_a he_o not_o have_v flee_v nor_o withdraw_v himself_o thereupon_o but_o only_o that_o he_o have_v resign_v his_o castle_n upon_o peremptory_a command_n to_o sr._n thomas_n gournay_n and_o sr._n william_n ogle_n who_o then_o and_o there_o do_v murder_n the_o say_a king_n edward_n the_o second_o upon_o all_o which_o tho'_o he_o be_v acquit_v in_o parliament_n yet_o there_o 357._o there_o dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 357._o be_v some_o circumstance_n which_o make_v it_o very_o suspicious_a that_o he_o be_v at_o least_o a_o favourer_n of_o the_o action_n as_o his_o connive_n at_o gournay_n therein_o and_o shelter_v he_o private_o for_o a_o while_n after_o several_a other_o be_v now_o restore_v to_o their_o land_n and_o release_v of_o those_o forfeiture_n impose_v on_o they_o by_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o march_n as_o sr._n 19_o sr._n m.s._n p._n 13._o 13._o 19_o ebulo_n le_fw-fr strange_n of_o knoke_v and_o his_o lady_n alice_n who_o be_v daughter_n to_o henry_n lascey_n once_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o first_o 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