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John, Abbot of the monastery of Our Lady St Mary of Fountains; Convent of the monastery...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/28/1385

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Reference
SC 8/28/1385
Date
[1455]
Description
Petitioners
John, Abbot of the monastery of Our Lady St Mary of Fountains; Convent of the monastery of Our Lady St Mary of Fountains
Name(s)
John
Addressees
King
Occupation
Abbot of the monastery of Our Lady St Mary of Fountains
Nature of request
The petitioners state that they are impleaded in many courts of wapentakes and other courts baron in Yorkshire, Cumberland and the city of York by evil and malicious people. However they are not allowed to appoint attorneys despite this being expressly allowed to abbots and priors by the authority of parliament, and the bailiffs, stewards and officers of the courts by conspiracy have summoned the abbot on the same day to courts sufficiently far apart that he cannot attend all of them. When the abbot has tried to attend he has often been threatened on route. Consequently he has been fined for the use of attorneys, and for default, and these fines have been great. They request remedy, and that they be allowed to use attorneys. If the bailiffs, stewards and officers will not allow the law to be done then they forfeit each £20.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be as it is desired.
Places mentioned
Fountains, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Yorkshire
Cumberland
York
Note
Dated by the heading in Rot. Parl. vol. V, p.278 making this from the parliament at Westminster in 33 Hen. VI (1455).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3421
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.325b-326b (no.6) (full edition of petition on parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061570/

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