Order to Mayor of Leicester concerning withdrawal of tithes
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To the mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Leicester. Order under pain of forfeiture not to make or procure levies or unlawful assemblies of the king's lieges contrary to the peace, nor so far as in them lies to suffer it to be done, or aught else which may tend to contempt or prejudice of the king, breach of the peace and of the statute of Northampton concerning the carrying of arms, disturbance of the people, encouragement of evildoers, hurt or waste of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England or its possessions or grievance of the brethren thereof, and if aught such be done or attempted, to cause it to be corrected and reformed; as on behalf of the said brethren it is shewn the king that, although etc. they have hitherto peaceably held the manor and advowson of Rothley with Wartnaby chapel and other chapels pertaining to that church etc., William de Swepston parson of Ab Kettleby has raised unlawful assemblies of lieges of the county at Wartnaby, and has stirred them up lawlessly by armed power to take, consume and carry away tithes there to the said brethren pertaining, contrary to the said statute.
