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John de Paulesholt. de Paulesholt John King and council John de Paulesholt states...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/10/483

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Reference
SC 8/10/483
Date
[1303-1307]
Description
Petitioners
John de Paulesholt.
Name(s)
de Paulesholt, John
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
John de Paulesholt states that he had thirty-two acres of land in the Forest of Melksham, which is now deforested by the perambulation, and that William de Hareden, who had a commission to arrent the king's wastes in those parts, arrented it with the king's other lands, so that its farm was levied for the king's use, and now for the queen's, as the king has granted Devizes castle, within whose bailiwick it lies, to her. Therefore John can have no profit from his land, and requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
He is to have a writ of Chancery to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer that, when they have called to the Exchequer William de Hareden, and the Queen's Steward and Bailiffs, and heard the complainant's petition there, they are to do justice to him there.
Places mentioned
Forest of Melksham, [Wiltshire]
Devizes, [Wiltshire].
People mentioned
William de Hareden (Harden)
[Margaret of France], Queen of England.
Note
CPR 1301-1307, p. 156 is dated at Banff, 4 September 1303. The queen appears to have Devizes castle from 1304 at least(CPR 1301-1307, p. 258, dated 17 September 1304 is a grant for life by her to Henry Hert of custody of the park of Devizes).
Related material

For transcript, see p.111 of PRO 31/7/93

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6793
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.156 (appointment of Walter de Gloucestre and William de Harden to arrent the king's wastes south of the Trent)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.476b, no.96 (full edition of original petition)
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