Robert Balton; John Gernon; Robert Pers; John Neweman; John Sompnour; William Chesteyne;...

Petitioners

Robert Balton; John Gernon; Robert Pers; John Neweman; John Sompnour; William Chesteyne; Thomas Chesteyne; Richard atte Grove; John Webbe; John Dawe; Thomas Baker; Roger Herde; Godfrey Panyman; Robert Waleys; Robert Mount; James Cook; John Cole; John Edward; Thomas Sangyle; Richard Gannok; John atte Grene (Green); William Caudeman.

Name(s)

Balton; Gernon; Pers; Neweman; Sompnour; Chesteyne; Chesteyne; Grove; Webbe; Dawe; Baker; Herde; Panyman; Waleys; Mount; Cook; Cole; Edward; Sangyle; Gannok; Grene (Green); Caudeman, Robert; John; Robert; John; John; William; Thomas; Richard; John; John; Thomas; Roger; Godfrey; Robert; Robert; James; John; John; Thomas; Richard; John; William

Addressees

King and council in parliament.

Nature of request

The petitioners, tenants of the Duke of Gloucester, and others their neighbours in Essex, request a new writ of supersedeas to the sheriff of Essex, to renew one which expires at the time of this parliament, to stay proceedings in all writs of the statute of the staple, the statute merchant, debt, account, trespass or detinue sued against them by Thomas Hardyng, as he has already recovered by such writs much greater sums than the damages done to him during the uprising (of 1381).

Nature of endorsement

Because various inquisitions have found that Thomas Hardying has received from various people much more than his damages during the uprising amount to, and for various other reasons stated in parliament, the king of his special grace, with the advice and assent of the lords in parliament, has granted the supplicants writs of supersedeas until the next parliament in all cases of the statute of the staple, the statute merchant, debt, detinue, trespass or account, sued or to be sued by Thomas Hardyng against them for anything done to him at the time of the uprising. He also grants that this petition is to be sent to Chancery, and the Chancellor is to summon the parties before him, and when he has examined the matter contained in this petition, and the inquisitions, and when he has heard the arguments of the parties, he is to do by authority of parliament what reason and good faith demand.

Places mentioned

Essex.

People mentioned

[Thomas of Woodstock], Duke of Gloucester

Thomas Hardyng (Harding).

For another petition on the same matter see SC 8/113/5630B

For a jury list relating to another petition on this matter see SC 8/113/5630A

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. V, 1392-1396, (Public Record Office, 1925), p.257 (writ of supersedeas omnino in accordance with the terms of the petition)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.275b (no. 8) (full edition of original petition)