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Martin de la Gastyne, parson of the church of Gussage; Michael de la Gastyne, parson...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/13/635

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Reference
SC 8/13/635
Date
[1348]
Description
Petitioners
Martin de la Gastyne, parson of the church of Gussage; Michael de la Gastyne, parson of the church of Wippingham.
Name(s)
Gastyne; Gastyne, Martin; Michael
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
parson of the church of Gussage; parson of the church of Wippingham
Nature of request
The Gastynes state that they have rendered each year the prise of the lands of aliens in the hand of the king, and still do. They reside in their benefices and are of the allegiance of the king, and have no other income than the issues of their churches and are spiritual. They request that they might be discharged of the farm, having regard for the liberty and immunity of the Church.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Gussage St Michael, [Dorset]
Whippingham, [Hampshire]
Isle of Wight, [Hampshire].
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. 56.
Related material

For another petition by Martin de la Gastyn see SC 8/233/11601

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3603
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.188b (no.54) (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. 56 (summary of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060774/

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