William de Widdeslade (Wydeslade), citizen of London. de Widdeslade (Wydeslade) William...

Petitioners

William de Widdeslade (Wydeslade), citizen of London.

Name(s)

de Widdeslade (Wydeslade), William

Addressees

King and council.

Places mentioned

Loundres (London)

Almaine (Germany).

Nature of request

William de Widdeslade states that he has long sued in the king's court an arrest against the people of certain towns in Germany, for a robbery made against him of goods to the value of three hundred pounds, and that this arrest was adjudged by assent of the council in the Lincoln parliament, five years ago and more, and his damages then assessed on oath by certain merchants at a hundred pounds. At this time the said merchants came into court and said that they had enough to say to foreclose William from the execution of this arrest, and ever since then they have harassed him with protection and false exceptions, and delayed his delivery of the goods adjudged to him. He requests that the king command the chancellor to give him a writ to have his damages reassessed by good and loyal people, and that satisfaction be made to him for what is in arrears of these goods, together with the reassessed damage.

Nature of endorsement

The petition is to be delivered into Chancery, and what is rightly to be done is to be done.

For a related taxation see SC 8/151/7509

For a related writ, see SC 8/147/7328

For a related letter of attorney see SC 8/151/7511

For a related petition see SC 8/147/7327

For a related writ see SC 8/151/7504

For a related petition, see SC 8/151/7503

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1318, (Public Record Office, 1893), pp.392-393, 398-399 (more orders to seize the goods of German merchants)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.45-47 (order to seize the goods of a German merchant to pay the petitioner); pp.89, 106, 155, 158-159, 248, 414 (similar, but more general, orders)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.411b, no. 144 (full edition of original petition)
• The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rot. Parl. vol. I, pp. 387-415, no. 144 (summary of references)