John Arundell (Arundel), Lord Arundel and Mautravers. Arundell (Arundel), Lord Arundel...

Petitioners

John Arundell (Arundel), Lord Arundel and Mautravers.

Name(s)

Arundell (Arundel), Lord Arundel and Mautravers, John

Addressees

Commons of parliament.

Nature of request

John Arundell, Lord Arundel and Mautravers, who is under age and in the king's wardship, states that Elizabeth Duchess of Norfolk, Joan de Beauchamp, Lady Bergavenny and Edmund, son of Roland Lentall, kinsmen and heirs general of Thomas, late Earl of Arundel, petitioned the commons to ask the King to ordain, by assent of parliament, that they might have delivery of all documents concerning their inheritance: but he complains that they have taken the documents concerning the petitioner's inheritance as well, as they were in the same chests and boxes in Arundel castle. He asks that he and his council, with the advice of the king's council, might be party to, and present at, any search for such documents to be made in future, so that he can have delivery of what belongs to him, and not be disinherited by the delivery of what belongs to the others.

Nature of endorsement

Let it be sent to the lords. (on face)He is to sue at common law. (on dorse)

Places mentioned

Arundel, [Sussex].

People mentioned

Elizabeth [de Mowbray], Duchess of Norfolk

Joan Beauchamp, Lady Bergavenny

Edmund [Lentall], son of Roland Lentall

Roland Lentall

Thomas [Fitz Alan], Earl of Arundel.

For a later petition relating to the Arundel inheritance is SC 8/26/1280

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429, (Public Record Office, 1933), p.428 (orders to escheators to give John Arundel seisin of all his lands, as he has proved his age) & pp.214-215, 221-222 (arrangements for lands held by Elizabeth, Duchess of Norfolk, after her death)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.397a-b (no.10) (full edition of original petition)