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The Abbot of Alnwick King and council The Abbot of Alnwick The Abbot of Alnwick states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/30/1490
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/30/1490
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1319]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- The Abbot of Alnwick
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- The Abbot of Alnwick
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Alnwick states that William, formerly Abbot, was disseised of 30 acres of wood with appurtenances in Preston, by William de Middilton. When William's son and heir John de Middilton succeeded, the present abbot brought a writ of entry, founded on novel disseisin, against him, during which writ John was forfeited for adhering to the Scots. The king has now given his lands to John de Crombwell. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.He is to sue against John de Crombwell if he thinks it will help him.
- Places mentioned
- Alnwick, [Northumberland]
- Preston, Northumberland
- Scotland
- People mentioned
- William de Middilton (Middleton)
- William, Abbot of Alnwick
- John de Middilton (Middleton), son and heir of William de Middilton
- John de Crombwell (Cromwell)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1318-19.The writ for the first inquisition in CIM 1307-49 pp.96-97 is dated at York, 5 November 12 Edward II (1318), and the inquisition was held on the Thursday before St Martin in Winter (November 1318). The writ for the second inquisition is dated at York, 12 December 12 Edward II 91318), and the inquisition was held on the Thursday following the Circumcision (January 1319).CPR 1317-21 p.254 is dated at York, 8 December 1318; CPR 1317-21 p.324 is dated at York,3 April 1319. Thus c. 1319 seems a reasonable date.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 67
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), no.116, pp.141-2 (edition and calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), pp.96-97 (two inquisitions into the lands held by John de Middleton)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.254 (grant to John de Cromwell of certain of John de Middleton's lands, including half of Preston) & p.324 (grant to John de Cromwell of the rest of John de Middleton's lands)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061683/
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