Robert de Cliderhou (Clitheroe), parson of the church of Wigan. de Cliderhou (Clitheroe)...

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, states that when he was charged with a redemption of 300 marks before Harvey de Staunton and his companions, because he was an adherent of the Earl of Lancaster, and had prayers said for him in his church, at the following quinzaine of Michaelmas, when Robert came to the Exchequer to sue his business, Robert de Eyleston, on his own account, had him arrested and imprisoned, and forbade him on behalf of the king from leaving the town until he had made satisfaction to the king for the 300 marks, although he had found sufficient mainprise before Hervey de Staunton. Thus he remained under arrest in London until the quinzaine of Easter following, when he had sold his land and paid 200 marks of the ransom and £20 for Queen's gold. He requests grace and a remedy for the imprisonment and the money thus paid contrary to reason.

Nature of endorsement

The record held before Hervey de Stanton is to be brought into Chancery, and there it is to be seen whether the reason for the ransom was such as the petition claims, and the king is to be informed so that he can speak his will on the matter. And with regard to the imprisonment, he is to sue at common law.

Places mentioned

Wigan, [Lancashire]

London.

People mentioned

Robert de Eyleston (Ayleston)

[Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster

Hervey de Staunton.

Another petition from the same petitioner, partly on the same topic, is SC 8/16/786