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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert de Cliderhou (Clitheroe), parson of the church of Wigan. de Cliderhou (Clitheroe)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/16/786
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This record is about the Robert de Cliderhou (Clitheroe), parson of the church of Wigan. de Cliderhou (Clitheroe)... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/16/786
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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 Cliderhou (Clitheroe), parson of the church of Wigan.
- Name(s)
- de Cliderhou (Clitheroe), Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- parson of the church of Wigan
- Nature of request
- Robert de Cliderhou, parson of the church of Wigan, makes two requests:1) He states that, because he found an armed horseman for the Earl of Lancaster when he went to war against the 'poison' which surrounded the king, which he was obliged to do for his lands, and because he prayed for the Earl of Lancaster, and the other earls, that God would give them grace to uphold the crown and the peace of the land, Robert de Malberthorp, John de Stonore, Harvey de Stanton and Robert de Aylleston, arraigned him before them, imprisoned him, took him with them to Nottingham, and made him pay 300 marks of redemption there. He sold his land and paid 200 marks to the Exchequer, 30 marks for the Queen's gold, and 100 marks to Robert de Leyburn, formerly sheriff of Lancashire, who is now dead. He has a tally for this last sum, but has not yet been paid at the Exchequer. He requests a remedy, as he has done nothing wrong.2) Although King Henry, great-grandfather of the present king, granted to John Mauncel, formerly parson of his church, two fairs a year, and a market every Monday, with the customs appertaining to a fair and market, from which Robert receives toll ,and amercements of the assize of bread and ale, the burgesses of the town, who are all his tenants, flout this, buying and selling among themselves, and taking toll and amercements without a warrant, in prejudice of him and his church. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- With regard to the first petition, he made fine of his own accord, because of which nothing can be done.With regard to the second petition, he is to sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Wigan, [Lancashire]
- Lancashire.
- People mentioned
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- Robert de Malberthorp (Mablethorpe)
- John de Stonore (Stonor)
- Harvey (Hervey) de Stanton (Staunton)
- Robert de Aylleston (Ayleston)
- Robert de Leyburn, sheriff of Lancashire
- Henry [III], King of England
- John Mauncel, parson of the church of Wigan.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the reference to 'le Roi Henry, besael le roi qore est', this petition would seem to be from the reign of Edward III - probably from early in that reign. The petition is dated to 'c. 1327 seq. cf. List of Sheriffs' by a note on the guard. CCR 1330-3 p.576 shows that the petitioner was still parson of Wigan church on 8 July 1332.Robert de Leyburn was sheriff of Lancashire from 13 March 1322 to 10 February 1323 and from 12 March 1326 to 3 January 1327.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Another petition from the same petitioner, on the same topic as the first petition here, is SC 8/16/789
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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 1579
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.406a-b (no. 158) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060927/
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