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John de Swyforth (Swinford, Swynford). de Swyforth (Swinford, Swynford) John King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/15/741
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/15/741
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Swyforth (Swinford, Swynford).
- Name(s)
- de Swyforth (Swinford, Swynford), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Swyforth shows that he was in the company of the Lord Mowbray in the time that the Despensers were exiled, and after the death of the earl of Lancaster Robert de Kelm came and demanded that Swyforth should give him his land in Kelham. Because he did not wish to do so, and because Kelm coveted the land he made an allegation that Swyforth had been an adherent of Mowbray in court and sued a writ and had letters of Despenser to the mayor and bailiffs of Lincoln and Swyforth was taken and imprisoned. Following this Kelm entered his houses, chased his men away and took his goods. He also prevented Swyforth from being delivered or mainprised by false allegations and writs despite Swyforth being acquitted by an inquisition. Kelm threatened him with death or perpetual imprisonment if he would not give up his lands. Swyforth requests grace and restitution of these duresses and of his land.
- Nature of endorsement
- At the common law.
- Places mentioned
- Kelham, [Nottinghamshire]
- Nicol (Lincoln), [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- Lord Mowbray
- Hugh le Despenser, [Earl of Winchester], the father
- Hugh le Despenser, the son
- Robert de Kelm (Kelham)
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- Thomas de Sibthorp
- Mayor and bailiffs of Lincoln
- John Darcy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition presumably dates to the period 1323-7 as it seems to be unreserved in its details about the Despenser exile, the death of Lancaster, and also concerns the allegation that Swyforth was an adherent of Mowbray. It is not clear though precisely what date this is as the petitioner was in prison for a length of time, and a writ was issued to the sheriff of Lincoln to release Swyforth on 26 September 1323, though still noting his links with Mowbray, at which time he still had to answer the king (CCR 1323-7, p.23). As Kelm was in debt to Swyforth by an acknowledgement of 6 February 1327 the matter had perhaps been settled by that date (CCR 1327-30, p.90). A date of c. 1324 is suggested, though it is possible that this petition was made after the fall of the Despensers.
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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 7337
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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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.435 (writ to the mayor and bailiffs of Lincoln to arrest Swyforth)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.23 (writ to the sheriff of Lincoln to release Swyforth on finding mainpernors)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.90 (acknowledgement by Kelm that he owes Swyforth 100 marks)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.394a (no.92) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060882/
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