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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Asshton (Ashton), parson of the church of Swanscombe. de Asshton (Ashton)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/20/985
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This record is about the William de Asshton (Ashton), parson of the church of Swanscombe. de Asshton (Ashton)... dating from [c. 1385] 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 8/20/985
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Asshton (Ashton), parson of the church of Swanscombe.
- Name(s)
- de Asshton (Ashton), William
- Addressees
- King and lords in parliament.
- Occupation
- parson of the church of Swanscombe
- Nature of request
- William de Ashton, parson of the church of Swanscombe, which is of the patronage of the Earl of March, who is under age and in the king's custody, states that the Prior and convent of St Mary Overy (Southwark) sued him in the Court of Arches, to charge his church wrongfully with an annual rent of 5 marks, whereas such pleas should be pleaded in the king's court, and for this reason a writ of prohibition was granted. But in the present parliament, the prior and convent have sued a petition to have a writ of consultation in this plea, notwithstanding the prohibition, and their petition has been endorsed, 'The king wishes the consultation to be granted to the said prior and convent on the matter comprised in their petition, notwithstanding any prohibition made or to be made, but he wishes that his grant not be considered as an example to others in future': which endorsement is completely against the law. He requests that, when the petition and its endorsement have been seen and examined, the king might ordain that no such consultation should be granted if it is not in accordance with the law of the land, and that any consultation purchased in Chancery by virtue of this endorsement be repealed, in salvation of the king's royal jurisdiction, and indemnity of the Earl of March; and that the supplicant might be able to have the common course of the law.
- Nature of endorsement
- [It is agreed before the king and lords in parliament that the parties are to come] and show before the king's council, between now and next Easter, their right and evidences on both sides; and if it seems to the council that the consultation is reasonable, it is to remain in force, and if it seems unreasonable, it is to be repealed; and in the meantime the consultation is to remain suspended.
- Places mentioned
- Swanescomp (Swanscombe), [Kent].
- People mentioned
- [Roger de Mortimer], Earl of March
- Prior and convent of St Mary Overy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated in a note on the guard to 'c. 1385, cf. 6927'
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.37 of PRO 31/7/109
A related petition is SC 8/139/6927
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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 109
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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. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.178b (no.14) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061141/
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