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‘Who owns it?’

‘A man who could be persuaded to sell it to you.’

Despenser nodded to himself. He walked to his chair and sat. ‘Buy the lease, and then begin efforts to recover the full amount. And if he cannot pay at once, I suppose I shall have to evict him.’

‘That is what I thought, my Lord,’ Wattere said, bowing his way out.

And what I hoped, he added to himself. Now, Bailiff, let’s see who’s still laughing when we’re done with you!

Notes

1 Saturday, 8 July 1307

2 Thursday, 3 April 1320

3 Tuesday, 2 April 1325

4 Monday, 8 April 1325

5 Night of Monday, 8 and Tuesday, 9 April 1325

6 Tuesday, 9 April 1325

7 Wednesday, 10 April 1325

8 Thursday, 11 April 1325

9 Friday, 12 April 1325

10 Monday, 15 April 1325

11 Tuesday, 16 April 1325

12 Wednesday, 17 April 1325

13 Thursday, 18 April 1325

14 Friday, 19 April 1325

15 Monday, 22 April 1325

16 Tuesday, 23 April 1325

17 Thursday, 26 April 1325

18 Monday, 29 April 1325

19 Tuesday, 30 April 1325

20 Wednesday, 1 May 1325

21 Thursday, 2 May 1325

22 A medieval term for brandy

23 Friday, 3 May 1325

24 Monday, 6 May 1325

25 See A Friar’s Bloodfeud, also published by Headline.

26 Wednesday, 8 May 1325

27 Friday, 10 May 1325

28 Saturday, 11 May 1325

29 Monday, 13 May 1325

30 Wednesday, 15 May 1325

31 Monday, 20 May 1325

32 Tuesday, 21 May 1325

33 Wednesday, 22 May 1325

34 Tuesday, 4 June 1325

35 Thursday, 6 June 1325

36 Friday, 7 June 1325