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

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).

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

• 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)