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Philip Wentworth, knight. Wentworth Philip Commons in parliament. 1) Wentworth states...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/28/1397

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Reference
SC 8/28/1397
Date
[1459]
Description
Petitioners
Philip Wentworth, knight.
Name(s)
Wentworth, Philip
Addressees
Commons in parliament.
Nature of request
1) Wentworth states that following the death of Fastolf of Broke Hall that he defended the rights of the king in the lands, and bought the marriage of the heir for himself.2) Letters patent to Paston and Howes.3) Accord between the treasurer and Paston and Howes;Now it seems that Paston and Howes have the marriage and custody of all the lands by letters patent for a considerably smaller sum than Wentworth paid, which they agreed with the treasurer. The treasurer denies that he made the accord, so Wentworth requests that the accord be annulled.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Soit baille as seigneur.[On dorse] Let it be as it is desired.
Places mentioned
Cowhawe (Broke Hall, Cow Hall), Suffolk
Bradwell, Suffolk
London
Westminster
People mentioned
John Fastolf of Broke Hall, esquire
John Fastolf, knight
Marmeduke Lumley, Bishop of Carlisle and Treasurer
Thomas West of London, esquire
William Baker of Norwich, gentleman
John Paston, esquire
Thomas Howes, clerk
Thomas [Fastolf], son and heir of John Fastolf, esquire
John [Tiptoft], Earl of Worcester, Treasurer.
Note
Dated by the heading in Rot. Parl. vol. V, p.345 to petitions in parliament in 38 Hen. VI. This must date to 1459, as there was only one parliament in that regnal year.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8510
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. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.371a-372b (full transcription of original petition)
  • The Paston Letters, 1422-1509 A.D., vol. III, J. Gairdner, (Chatto & Windus, 1904), pp.19-20 (no.277) (letter from Sir John Fastolf requesting assistance from the duke of Norfolk in his dispute with Wentworth in relation to this wardship) & pp.119-202 (no.397) (copy of petition with no response)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061583/

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