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William Leygrave (Legrave) of Bristol. Leygrave (Legrave) William King and lords...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/21/1047

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Reference
SC 8/21/1047
Date
[? 1394]
Description
Petitioners
William Leygrave (Legrave) of Bristol.
Name(s)
Leygrave (Legrave), William
Addressees
King and lords of parliament.
Nature of request
William Leygrave states that he recovered a messuage and six shops in Bristol by an assize of fresh force against Hugh Carleton and Edith his wife, and John Carleton and Maud his wife, before Simon Oliver, Recorder of Bristol, who, by collusion, later aided Hugh, Edith, John and Maud to sue a writ of error, overturning his own judgment. He requests that the king order Simon to appear before him, to be examined concerning this, and that he further provide a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bristuyt (Bristol), [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
Mayor and bailiffs of Bristol
Hugh Carleton
Edith [Carleton]
John Carleton
Maud [Carleton]
Simon Oliver, Recorder of Bristol
Thomas Knap, Mayor of Bristol.
Note
SC 8/21/1048 is enrolled on the roll of the parliament held at Westminster at the Quinzaine of St Hilary, 17 Richard II (1394) (Rot. Parl. vol. III, pp.314b-315a). This petition seems to be from about the same stage in the proceedings - indeed, it seems to be an alternative version, blaming a particular named judge.
Related material

For a related petition by the same petitioner is SC 8/21/1048

Another petition by the same petitioner is SC 8/58/2853

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5064
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.314b-315a (transcription of related petition on parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061210/

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