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Hugh de Audele (Audley); Margaret de Audele (Audley), wife of Hugh de Audley. de...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/31/1514B

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Reference
SC 8/31/1514B
Date
[c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
Hugh de Audele (Audley); Margaret de Audele (Audley), wife of Hugh de Audley.
Name(s)
de Audele (Audley); de Audele (Audley), Hugh; Margaret
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Hugh de Audele and Margaret his wife state that amongst other things, Edward II gave them the castle of Oakham with advowsons and all other appurtenances, including the advowson of the church of North Luffenham, to which Hugh presented a priest. However, the Earl of March gave the king to understand that he had the right of presentation, and procured the presentation of one John Norman, his clerk, who has arranged for the king's attorneys to sue a writ of quare impedit against Hugh and Margaret, and to continue to sue, allowing no issue. Hugh and Margaret ask the king to revoke this presentation, producing the transcript of a letter of Edward II, revoking the mistaken presentation of one John de Coloyne at the last vacancy.
Nature of endorsement
The justices before whom the plea is pending are to be ordered that the plea is not to be further delayed, but, calling the king's serjeants, and having heard their arguments, they are to proceed to render judgment in the said plea, according to the law and custom of the land.
Places mentioned
Oakham, [Rutland]
North Luffenham, [Rutland].
People mentioned
Edward [II], King of England
[Roger de Mortimer], Earl of March
John Norman, clerk
John de Coloyne (Colonia, Cologne), clerk.
Related material

A copy of a writ of Edward II produced in support of this petition is SC 8/31/1514B

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 177
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.540 (presentation of John Norman to the church of North Luffenham)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061709/

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