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John of Rotherwick, abbot of Chertsey. Rotherwick John King and council. abbot of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/12/560

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Reference
SC 8/12/560
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
John of Rotherwick, abbot of Chertsey.
Name(s)
Rotherwick, John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
abbot of Chertsey
Nature of request
The abbot shows that William de Henley held the manor of Henley from them, and afterwards the manor came into the hand of the king, and the rent is withdrawn ever since. The abbot requests that the rent be restored with the arrears.
Nature of endorsement
Faithful people in Chancery are to inquire in the presence etc. of the contents and of the seisin of the abbot and other necessary articles. And the memoranda rolls are to be scrutinised to see if anything can be found to exclude the abbot from his demand, and the inquisition is to be returned into Chancery, when it has been examined, the king is further to be informed.
Places mentioned
Henley, [Surrey]
Framelesworthe (Fremsworth), [Surrey].
People mentioned
William de Henle (Henley).
Note
Although this is dated to 1335 by the heading in Rot. Parl., vol II, p.90 noting these to be petitions in parliament for 9 Edward III, the date of the inquisition apparently made in response to this petition dates to 1327, so that this petition almost certainly dates to 1327 (CIM 1307-49,pp.984-5 (no.984)).
Related material

For a subsequent petition on this issue see SC 8/158/7869

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1633
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), pp.984-5 (no.984) (resultant inquisition concerning the payment of the rent)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.91a (no.5) (full edition of original petition)
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