Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Item

Ralph de Castelford (Castleford) son of Hugh de Castelford. de Castelford (Castleford)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/12/553

What’s it about?

This record is about the Ralph de Castelford (Castleford) son of Hugh de Castelford. de Castelford (Castleford)... dating from [1334] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

Is it available online?

Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.

Can I see it in person?

No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.

Full description and record details

Reference
SC 8/12/553
Date
[1334]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph de Castelford (Castleford) son of Hugh de Castelford.
Name(s)
de Castelford (Castleford), Ralph
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Castelford shows that his father was granted pasture at Castleford by Edmund de Lacy, and he died seised of it. After his death his son John entered it and was disseised of it wrongly and without judgement by Henry de Lacy. The pasture has now come into the hands of the queen so that Castelford requests remedy as his charter has been kept from him all his time until recently.
Nature of endorsement
Let there be a writ in Chancery to certain good men to enquire of these things contained within this petition, and the inquest should to be returned and the king is to be advised.
Places mentioned
Castleford, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Edmund de Lacy, Constable of Chester, Lord of the Honour of Pontefract
Hugh de Castelford (Castleford), father of the petitioner
John [de Castelford (Castleford)], son of Hugh de Castleford, and brother of the petitioner
Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln
Philippa of Hainault, Queen of England.
Note
The petition is dated to 1334 by the heading in Rot. Parl., vol II, p.73, making this part of a section of petitions in parliament in 8 Edward III, though this is a Hale transcript.
Related material

For a petition possibly from the petitioner's father, see SC 8/99/4912

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3404
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.85a (no.51) (full edition of a later copy of the original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060689/

How to order it

  1. View this record page in our current catalogue
  2. Check viewing and downloading options
  3. Select an option and follow instructions
View this record page

Series information

SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

74,884 records

Within the department: SC

Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...

18,283 records

Within the series: SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

54 records

Within the piece: SC 8/12

551-600. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item level.

You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/12/553

Ralph de Castelford (Castleford) son of Hugh de Castelford. de Castelford (Castleford)...

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.