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Roger Donne de London, husband of Juliana Donne; Juliana Donne de London, wife of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/13/607

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Reference
SC 8/13/607
Date
[1348]
Description
Petitioners
Roger Donne de London, husband of Juliana Donne; Juliana Donne de London, wife of Roger Donne.
Name(s)
Donne; Donne, Roger; Juliana
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Donnes show that they wish to have their right and recover their inheritance in Sawbridgeworth by process of law in the king's court, but have been unable to do so by the maintenance of William de Stowe and others, so that they dare not sue their business. They request that the king ordain a remedy on this so that they are to have law and reason against Stowe and the others regarding their right.
Nature of endorsement
They are to explain their petition.
Places mentioned
Sabrithesworth (Sawbridgeworth), [Hertfordshire].
People mentioned
William de Stouwe (Stowe), parson of the church of Sawbridgeworth, baron of the Exchequer
Hugh Goldman
Samson Machan
William de Bromeleye (Bromley).
Note
This is dated to 1348 by the details given in Rot. Parl., vol II, p.175; see also PROME, parliament of January-February 1348, appendix, no.20, which notes that there is no other evidence to connect this petition to that parliament.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioners see SC 8/43/2124

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2615
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.179b (no.16) (full edition of a later copy of 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), parliament of January-February 1348, appendix, no. 20 (list of references to petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060746/

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