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John de Monmouth, Bishop of Llandaff. de Monmouth John King. Bishop of Llandaff The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/10/498A

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Reference
SC 8/10/498A
Date
[1320]
Description
Petitioners
John de Monmouth, Bishop of Llandaff.
Name(s)
de Monmouth, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Bishop of Llandaff
Nature of request
The Bishop of Llandaff complains that a tithe from the iron mine in the Forest of Dean, within the parish of the church of Newland, which belongs to him, is being withheld from that church; he requests that the king order his bailiffs of the Forest of Dean to restore the tithe.
Nature of endorsement
A writ is to be sent to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer that they are to search their records, to discover if such tithes were paid previously or if any compensation was made in lieu of tithes; and they are to inform the king on this matter.
Places mentioned
Noeve Terre (Newland), [Gloucestershire]
Forest of Dean, [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
King's bailiffs of the Forest of Dean.
Note
CCR 1318-1323 pp.278-9 is dated at Westminster, 15 November 1320, as is the transcript of this writ quoted in Rot. Parl. vol. II, p.13a-b, no. 3. SC 8/10.498b (the writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer issued in response to this petition) is dated at Westminster, 26 October 14 Edward II (26 October 1320).
Related material

For a related document see SC 8/12/552

The writ to Treasurer and Barons of Exchequer issued as result of this petition is SC 8/10/498B

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5194
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.31 (calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.278-9 (grant of tithe of iron mine to church of Newland)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.13a-b, no. 3 (transcription of a later copy of later related petition and writ)
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