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George de Meriet (Merriott). de Meriet (Merriott) George King and Council. George...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/10/499

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Reference
SC 8/10/499
Date
[1327-1328]
Description
Petitioners
George de Meriet (Merriott).
Name(s)
de Meriet (Merriott), George
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
George de Meriet states that the manors of Merriott and Lopen in Somerset, within which fairs and markets are held, were seized into the hand of King Edward, grandfather of the present king, after the death of John de Meriet, George's grandfather, during the minority of John his son and heir; but that when the manors were delivered to him, the fairs and markets were withheld, and still are. George therefore requests grace and a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
He is to have a writ in Chancery to inquire into how the fair and market came into the king's hand and why and how they are withheld, and into the other articles etc.
Places mentioned
Merriott, [Somerset]
Lopen, [Somerset].
People mentioned
John de Meriet (Merriott), grandfather of petitioner
John [de Meriet (Merriott)], son and heir of John de Meriet
Edward [I], King of England.
Note
Dated c. or? 1328 on guard. The petition may be dated by a reference in CIPM, vol. VII no.179, indicating that it was probably presented in late 1327 or early 1328. George de Meriet died in November 1328 (CIPM, vol. VII no.150)
Related material

For a related petition, see no. 2124 in C 81/152

For an earlier petition from the petitioner's grandfather relating to these fairs see SC 8/126/6276

For a related petition see SC 8/127/6325

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5615
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. VII, 1-9 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1909), no.150 (inquisition into George Meriet's lands after his death) & no.179 (inquisition into this matter, with assignment of dower to George Meriet's widow)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.13a (no.2) (related contemporary petition by same petitioner)
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