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Henry Gower, Bishop of St David's. Gower Henry King and council. Bishop of St David's...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/15/729

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Reference
SC 8/15/729
Date
[1330]
Description
Petitioners
Henry Gower, Bishop of St David's.
Name(s)
Gower, Henry
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Bishop of St David's
Nature of request
The bishop states that the late earl of March held the land of Newhouse from his church for 8 marks per annum. The king has had the land valued at 7 marks. As the bishop cannot distrain the king for the rent to the disinheritance of him and his church, he requests that the king grant to him the rent during his term since the grant would be profitable to the king according to the inquisitions taken by his own extent.1)
Nature of endorsement
It seems to the council that if the inquisitions are returned into Chancery as the petition supposes, the petition is reasonable if it pleases the king.2) It pleases the king.
Places mentioned
Newhouse, [Pembrokeshire, Wales].
People mentioned
Roger Mortimer, Earl of March.
Note
From the surrounding documents on membranes 2-5 of E 142/73, this petition would seem to have been presented at the parliament of November-December 1330. CPR 1330-4 p. 113 is dated 4 May 1331 and p. 188 is dated 12 October 1331.
Related material

For a duplicate of this petition, see m.1 of E 142/73

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2465
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.33 (brief calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.113 (appointment to the bishop of custody of the manor) & p.188 (grant to the bishop in enlargement of the earlier letter)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.392a (no.79) (full edition of original petition)
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