“Ad peticionem hominum de Estriding petenc’ remedium super nimia solucione exacta ad passagium de Humbr’ ultra solitum modum.” The king directs the opening of an inquest, with power to the commissioners to re-establish things in their prestine condition. “Rolls of Parliament,” i. p. 202, 35 Ed. I, 1306.
Another petition under Edward II: “A nostre seigneur le [roi] et à son consail se pleint la comunauté de sa terre qe par là où homme soleit passer Humbre entre Hesel et Barton, homme à chival pour dener, homme à pée pur une maele, qe ore sunt il, par extorsion, mis à duble; et de ceo priunt remedi pur Dieu.” The king, in reply, orders that the masters of the ferry shall not take more than formerly: “vel quod significent causam quare id facere noluerint.” Ibid., p. 291; 8 Ed. II, 1314–5. {434}