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

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.

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

• 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)