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Community of the Lowy of Pevensey, members of the king's port of Hastings. King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/6/281B

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Reference
SC 8/6/281B
Date
[1322]
Description
Petitioners
Community of the Lowy of Pevensey, members of the king's port of Hastings.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The community of the Lowy of Pevensey, members of the king's port of Hastings, who are making a ship and a quarter of a ship, state that they are quit, by the charter of the king's father, of all tallages, tolls and customs; they are now charged with a levy contrary to their charter. They showed their charters, and a writ was sent to James de Cralle, but he has done nothing. They request an express command to James de Cralle to deliver their distraints, and that they might be quit of such harsh treatment forever.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Pevenesse (Pevensey), [Sussex]
Lowy of Pevensey, [Sussex]
Hastings, [Sussex]
Cinque Ports.
People mentioned
James de Cralle, Bailiff of Pevensey
Richard de Pevenesse (Pevensey)
[...] de Barland
John Willard de la Donne
Martin Dreu
William atte Stable
Henry de Northetoun
Alexander Wygge
Giles de Ashulyngton
Thomas de Haukam
Richard atte Werthe
Simon de Hidenyt
Elys le Clerk
Stephen Ale
Randolph Wondelond
Luke Stot
John le Nieng
Edmund Godwyne
Cok atte Donne
William Edryth
John le Trapel
William Cropp
Nicholas Longe
John Morys
Lande Alfrych
[...] Cholbrok
Osbern le Potter
Simon Litelwatte
William Averay
Avery Austman.
Note
The petition is dated to 1322 but is dated with reference to SC 8/6/280, which appears to be another version of this petition.
Related material

A related petition is SC 8/6/280

A related writ is SC 8/6/281A

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3268
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.404b-405a, no.100 (full edition of related petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060403/

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