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Catherine Block. Block Catherine King. Catherine Block states that although Jocelin...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/9/416

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Reference
SC 8/9/416
Date
[1303-1307]
Description
Petitioners
Catherine Block.
Name(s)
Block, Catherine
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Catherine Block states that although Jocelin de Gaunt of Lincoln was arrested by a writ of capias at her suit, for certain matters of which he was condemned by Holy Church, as the Archbishop of Canterbury has attested by letter in the king's court, John Gobaud, then sheriff of Lincolnshire, and Hugh Thorn and Richard de Seuerby, then bailiffs of Lincoln, let him go as soon as they had captured him, on their own initiative, before he had made satisfaction to Holy Church or the party for the things for which he was condemned. She requests a remedy, and an answer to this petition.
Nature of endorsement
She is to have a writ in Chancery according to the custom used in these cases.A similar petition will be alienated.
Places mentioned
Nicole (Lincoln), [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
Jocelin de Gaunt (Gant)
[Robert Winchelsey], Archbishop of Canterbury
John Gobaud, sheriff of Lincolnshire
Hugh Thorn, bailiff of Lincoln
Richard de Seuerby, bailiff of Lincoln.
Note
Dated on the basis that John Gobaud was sheriff of Lincolnshire between 21 May 1302 and 14 October 1303, but on the evidence of the petition is now out of office. Like the surrounding petitions, this one seems to date from before the death of Edward I, giving 1303-1307 as the probable date.
Related material

For transcript, see p.25 of PRO 31/7/93

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 452
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), p.463a, no.16 (full edition of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060542/

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