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William Melton, Archbishop of York. Melton William King and council. Archbishop of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/11/515

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Reference
SC 8/11/515
Date
[c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
William Melton, Archbishop of York.
Name(s)
Melton, William
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Archbishop of York
Nature of request
The archbishop complains that the bailiff has seized the port of Hull and the franchises of the archbishop into the king's hand, and has seized the prises of wine there which are the right of the church of York, and the rents of the archbishop's tenants without judgement or process of law. The archbishop requests a writ de ouster le main to Ispania, and that he cease such harsh treatments made against the law and against Magna Carta. He also requests remedy concerning chattels to the value of £200.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
John de Ispaignia (Ispania), bailiff of the king in Kingston upon Hull.
Note
This petition is likely to date to 1330 because related petitions also date to this year (Rot. Parl., vol II, p.39b (no.41). A commission was also made at the petition of the bailiffs of the port that the arcbishop was usurping royal franchises and rights on 24 July 1330 (CPR 1327-30, pp.569-70).
Related material

For a related petition, see SC 8/11/516

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 9188
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), pp.569-70 (commission upon the petition of the king's bailiffs concerning the archbishop' alleged usurpation of liberties and rights of the king)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.39b (no.41) (further petitions relating to this matter)
Record URL
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