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[margin] Berk
Ricardus Natsale per Thomam Vyncent attorn(atum) suu(m) op(tulit) se iiijto die v(er)sus Will(el)m(um) Wynterburn nup(er) de Grove
in p(ar)ochia de Wantyng in Com(itatu) p(re)d(i)c(t)o husbandman Et v(er)sus Joh(ann)em Kete nup(er) de Westildesley in Com(itatu)
p(re)d(i)c(t)o husbandman de pl(ac)ito q(uo)d ut(er)q(ue) eor(um) reddat ei quadraginta solidos quos ei debent & iniuste detine(n)t
&c Et ip(s)i non ven(erunt) Et sicut plur(a) prec(eptum) fuit vic(ecomiti) q(uo)d cap(er)et eos si &c Et salvo &c Ita q(uo)d h(ab)eret corpora
eor(um) hic ad hunc diem scil(ice)t a die Pasche in quinq(ue) septimanas &c Et vic(ecomes) modo mand(at) q(uo)d non
sunt inventi &c I(de)o prec(eptum) est vic(ecomiti) q(uo)d exigi fac(eat) eos de Com(itatu) in Com(itatum) quousq(ue) &c utlagent(ur) si non &c
Et si &c tunc eos capiat Et salvo &c Ita q(uo)d h(ab)eat corpora eor(um) hic in Octabis s(an)c(t)i Martini Et
unde &c.
Richard Natsale presented himself on the fourth day, through Thomas Vyncent his attorney, against William Wynterburn lately of Grove in the parish of Wantyng/Wantage in the aforesaid county, husbandman, and against John Kete lately of West Ilsley in the aforesaid county, husbandman, in a plea whereby each of them should pay him forty shillings which they owe him and unlawfully withhold, etc. And they did not come. And, just as on many occasions, the sheriff was ordered to arrest them if [they were found in his jurisdiction] etc., and safely [keep them] etc., so that he should have their bodies here on this day, namely within five weeks of Easter Day etc. And the sheriff now reports that they have not been found [in his jurisdiction], etc. Therefore, the sheriff is ordered to have them exacted from county to county until they are outlawed etc. if [they do] not [appear] etc., and if [they do appear] etc. he should arrest them and safely [keep them] etc., so that he should have their bodies here within the Octave of St Martin. And whereupon, etc.
Note - the Latin wording is standard for this sort of plea, and heavily abbreviated, so I have added a few words in square brackets to help the sense.
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The wording suggests that there should be previous and subsequent entries in the plea rolls for this suit.