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William, prior of West Ravendale. William King. prior of West Ravendale The prior...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/11/533

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Reference
SC 8/11/533
Date
[1334]
Description
Petitioners
William, prior of West Ravendale.
Name(s)
William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
prior of West Ravendale
Nature of request
The prior states that he was presented at Lincoln in Hillary term last past that he had taken a rabbit from the warren of Beesby. He did not know that it was a warren as the record attests, and was charged £10. He requests grace, remedy and a pardon.
Nature of endorsement
This petition has been previously answered.
Places mentioned
West Ravendale, [Lincolnshire]
Beesby, [Lincolnshire]
Lincoln, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
Geoffrey le Scrop (Scrope), justice of the king.
Note
The petition is dated to 1334 by the heading in Rot. Parl., vol II, p.73, making this petitions in parliament in 8 Edward III, though this is a Hale transcript. However, the king pardoned the prior on 2 March 1334 (CPR 1330-4, p.519).
Related material

For an extract from a court roll relating to this petition see SC 8/11/534

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7064
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.519 (pardon made in response to the petition)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.75b (no.13) (full edition of a later copy of the original petition)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum II, pp. 73-89, no. 13 (summary of references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060660/

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