John de Dagworth; Laura Peisorer [Peysorer]. de Dagworth; Peisorer John; Laura King...

Petitioners

John de Dagworth; Laura Peisorer [Peysorer].

Name(s)

de Dagworth; Peisorer, John; Laura

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

John de Dagworth and Laura Peisorer state that they hold a grand serjeanty of the king in chief, which from ancient times has brought with it the office of usher of the Exchequer, together with that of crier of Common Bench and marshal of all the eyres of England, and that they claimed this office before the justices in the last eyre at the Tower of London, but the mayor and aldermen of London made representations to the justices and had the office without profits, while the justices' marshals took the fees. John and Laura brought their writ concerning this serjeanty before the same justices, but could not have record or judgement; so they request a remedy from the king.They also put their claim to the eyre of the forest at Stratford before Aymer de Valence and his colleagues, and it was denied. So he delivered his writs, but still cannot have seisin of his serjeanty; and again requests a remedy and aid from the king.

Nature of endorsement

With regard to the first petition, he is to have a writ to have the record of the eyre of the Tower of London brought before the justices of the king's pleas etc.With regard to the second petition, coram rege.

Places mentioned

London

Estratford (Stratford at Bow), [Middlesex].

People mentioned

Mayor and aldermen of London

Aymer de Valence [earl of Pembroke].

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/194/9665

For a later related petition see SC 8/8/383

• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.63 (inspeximus and confirmation of a deed by John de Dagworth confirming a grant of a moiety of the ushership of the Exchequer to John Dymmok) & p.495 (pardon to John de Dagworth for acquiring in fee, without licence a third of the ushership of the exchequer from Hamo Peverel)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp. 426b-427b, no.41 (edition of a later copy of related petitions)