Commons of the county of Devon. King and council. The commons show that at the last...

Petitioners

Commons of the county of Devon.

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

The commons show that at the last parliament they requested a statement of the charter of the stannaries of Devon because of diverse oppressions and grievances that the tinners have committed against them by colour of the charter. The declaration was to be made in parliament, but delayed by the advice of the council so that an enquiry could be made into it. This was made and returned into Chancery. The commons request that the inquisition with the declaration be made and put in the record of this parliament, and that a patent be made and granted to them on this.

Nature of endorsement

[None].

Places mentioned

Devon.

People mentioned

Hugh de Courtenay, Earl of Devon

Hugh de Segrave, justice

Robert Belknapp, justice.

For a subsequent reference to the same matter see SC 8/107/5324

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. XIV, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1913), pp.380-1 (writ to the warden of the stannaries in Devon in relating to this matter)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.371a (no.xlvii) (edition of petition as common petition on parliament roll)
• 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-March 1377, appendix, no. 4 (summary of petition)