Piece
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
Prior of the Dominicans in London; Arnold Lym, friar of the Dominicans in London....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/13/627
What’s it about?
This record is about the Prior of the Dominicans in London; Arnold Lym, friar of the Dominicans in London.... dating from [1348] 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/13/627
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1348]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Prior of the Dominicans in London; Arnold Lym, friar of the Dominicans in London.
- Name(s)
- Lym, Arnold
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of the Dominicans in London; friar of the Dominicans in London
- Nature of request
- The prior and brother Lym complain that:1) Whereas the pope and Adam, late bishop of Winchester have determined that Lym is a friar preacher, and not a monk, the abbot and monks of Hyde have challenged this falsely and procured bulls that he ought to be restored to their order. They imprisoned him for nine years and mistreated and tortured him so that he has not recovered his health. Thomas Haspal and others have cognisance of these matters.2) Whereas the provincial prior of the Dominicans barred the challenges to Lym, the abbot and monks have procured certain people of their party to make false indictments against them so that they are ruined and are unable to have writs in Chancery for their allies without making heavy fines which they cannot do.3) Also Blaunkchival and others at Westminster in the presence of the king and his justices took Lym and imprisoned him for 5 days and took from him his charter of protection from the king, money and other goods in his keeping. After this an agreement was made and closed by the oaths of Blaunkchival and others, but they have broken these and bribed the bishop of Winchester's clerks to the damage of the friar and his order.They request that a remedy is ordained for them, or that the bishop of Winchester be ordered to summon the abbot, monks and the seculars, by whose oaths he is able to know to redress the complaints, and also take Lym into his special protection until the truth of the matter has been enquired into.
- Nature of endorsement
- If he wish to sue at common law they should have a writ of trespass upon his complaint, and the council will speak to the bishop to redress what has been done wrong as concerns him
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Adam [de Orleton], bishop of Winchester
- Abbot and monks of the abbey of Hyde, Winchester
- John Blaunkchival
- Thomas Haspaal (Haspal)
- William Overton, John Fide
- Baron Stafford
- Walter de Weston.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- This is dated to 1348 by the details given in Rot. Parl., vol II, p.175.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 5219
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
-
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VII, 1345-1348, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.524 (pardon to Lym for good service in the war with France)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.186b-187a (no.47) (full edition of a later copy of original petition)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060766/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
74,884 records
18,283 records
53 records
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/13/627
Prior of the Dominicans in London; Arnold Lym, friar of the Dominicans in London....
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.