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Robert de Longden, Prior of Tutbury. de Longden Robert King and council. Prior of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/15/703
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/15/703
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert de Longden, Prior of Tutbury.
- Name(s)
- de Longden, Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Tutbury
- Nature of request
- The prior shows that the justices were assigned by the king to enquire of whose took the goods and chattels formerly of the earl of Lancaster at Tutbury. The prior was indicted by ill-wishers for the goods to the value of £70 by the order of Despenser, and the prior was not allowed his challenge to this and he was wrongfully condemned and has paid 320 into the Exchequer. He requests restitution and a release of the remainder.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nothing for this petition.
- Places mentioned
- Tutbury, [Staffordshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Stonore (Stonor), king's justice
- Robert de Ailleston (Ayleston), king's justice
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- William Gentilcorps
- Hugh Despenser.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The guard dates this to c. 1323. It is not entirely clear that this is correct. Gentilcorps had been granted the bailiwick of the forestorship of the chases and parks of Tutbury on the 13 March 1322, only a day after the king had seized the castle there, and only 3 days before Boroughbridge. The inquisition referred to in the petition is much later, dating to 22 November 1323. It seems hard to believe that the justices could receive their commission, hold their inquisitions, indict and condemn the prior that quickly, and for him to have made payment of part of his fine. It also seems unlikely that petitions would be made overtly outlining the Despenser's role in the case had they still been in power. Equally however, no mention is made to this being during Edward III's first year, and to Edward II being the late king. How much weight we should place on this lack of reference to the late king is difficult. The petition is dated to c. 1327, though it could be earlier.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 8084
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), pp.246-7 (appointment of the commission to Stonor and Ailleston)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.82 (appointment of Gentilcorps to the bailiwick of the forestorship of the chases and parks of Tutbury)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.387a (no.46) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060844/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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