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William Heron. Heron William King and lords of parliament. William Heron states that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/21/1015

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Reference
SC 8/21/1015
Date
[1377-1399]
Description
Petitioners
William Heron.
Name(s)
Heron, William
Addressees
King and lords of parliament.
Nature of request
William Heron states that in the last two years the Scots have raided his lands during time of truce, killing and taking people and livestock, and doing great damage; so his people raided them, and took a pen [for animals]. The Earl of Northumberland made William pay the Scots for this, and promised him restitution for the damages he had suffered: but he has never done anything about this. The Earl has also had him arrested and imprisoned for a long time in Newcastle upon Tyne; and several of the Earl's men came with force and arms to William's castle of Ford, attacked it, wounded the people there, and took booty, which they still have. He requests justice and a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Certain lords have been appointed to negotiate between the parties and bring them to an agreement.
Places mentioned
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
Ford, [Northumberland]
[Scotland]
Hodereslowe (Heatherslaw), [Northumberland.
People mentioned
[Henry de Percy], Earl of Northumberland
Henry Lilleburn
Thomas Rodum
Adam Taillour (Tailor), chamberlain
Nicholas Hogesone of Heatherslaw
John de Molle
William Sampson the younger
John de Graydon
Robert Mercer
John Flesshewer
Thomas de Kidlane the younger
Thomas de Kidelane the elder
Thomas Stevenson.
Note
No secure dating for this petition other than its inclusion among parliamentary petitions ascribed to 1387-1388 in Rot. Parl., vol. III, pp.255b-256a. William Heron represented Northumberland in parliament in October 1382 (CCR 1381-5 p. 227) and in October 1385 (CCR 1385-9 p.118): might he be taking advantage of one of these occasions?
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4036
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.255b-256a (no. 14) (full edition of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061175/

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