Heirs of master William de Seynt Romyn (St Remy). King. The heirs of master William...

Petitioners

Heirs of master William de Seynt Romyn (St Remy).

Addressees

King.

Nature of request

The heirs of master William de Seynt Romyn state that they have complained in parliament about various grievances and wrongs done them by Henry, prior of Wenlock, John de Newent and other ministers of Otto de Graunson, and the king has appointed justices to try their complaints and those of other people from the Channel Islands; but nothing has been done. The heirs, and the other poor people of the Channel Islands, request the appointment of justices not tainted by connections with Otto de Graunson or his ministers, to enquire into and determine these and other wrongs, committed by these ministers, as they have not been able to have justice from justices who have been Otto's ministers for eight years. They also request that William de Graunson, Otto's attorney, be ordered to have the prior of Wenlock and John de Newent, who are parties in the plea, appear before the justices when they come.

Nature of endorsement

[None: endorsement written on SC 8/9/420]

Places mentioned

Les Ildes (Channel Islands).

People mentioned

William de Seynt Romyn (St Remy)

Henry [de Bonvillars], prior of Wenlock

John de Newent

Otto de Graunson (Grandison).

For a transcript of a commission, mentioned by the petition, to Gilbert de Knovill and Reginald de Carteret, appointing them justices in the Channel Islands see SC 8/9/420

A related petition is SC 8/57/2840

For a related petition see SC 8/60/2989

For transcript, see p.123 of PRO 31/7/93

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1296-1302, (Public Record Office, 1906), pp.591-592 (mandates to Otto de Graunson, Henry, prior of Wenlock, Henry de Cobeham, William de Ousyngton and John de Newent to appear before the king and council in London to answer to complaints of men of the islands)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.97 (enrolment of related commission (SC 8/9/420); p.215 (appointment of Henry de Gildeford, Reginald de Carteret and John de Ditton as justices in Eyre in the Channel Islands)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.464b, no.22 (full edition of original petition)