? No Petitioner named King and council 1) It is stated that Sergeux when he was sheriff...

Petitioners

? No Petitioner named

Addressees

King and council

Nature of request

1) It is stated that Sergeux when he was sheriff falsely returned into that Maryn had surrendered into his prison and died there in his keeping. The coroner found that he had nothing from Maryn because he was still alive, the king losing the forfeiture by the sheriff's deceit. The petitioners request that it be ordained that Sergeux suffer the penalty that the law demands in these cases to the king's profit and as an example to others.2) Also Sergeux when he was sheriff had two servants Colyn and Glade. Colyn killed Glade in Sergeux's presence, but Sergeux received Colyn and maintained him so that no one could indict Colyn.3) Also Sergeux ordered John Symond to present his bastard son to the church of St Ladock, and plotted to make him lose his presentation because he had presented someone else.4) Also that Sergeux aided and abetted William Bir to go to the house of John de Trefarthian and kill him and his father so that Sergeux could inherit the Trefarthan lands.5) Also that Sergeux abetted John Bostowen and others ousting William Frankelain, his wife and children from his house and lands in the vill of Kylygarth taking his goods and chattels and detaining the lands.6) Also Sergeux abetted Thomas and Guy, parsons to enter the manors of Pomeray, which he had of the gift of Huwyssh until Pomeray made fine for their return.

Nature of endorsement

Let this bill be ordered to the justices assigned for the taking of the assize in the counties of Devon and Cornwall between William Carmenowe and John Sergeux and others, and let the truth of this be enquired of before them.

Places mentioned

Cornwall

Bodmin, [Cornwall]

Ladock, [Cornwall]

Trembethow [Cornwall]

Kilquite, [Cornwall]

Killigarth, [Cornwall]

Lansallos, [Cornwall]

Lanivet, [Cornwall]

Tremetheret (Tremodret), [Cornwall]

Trenant, [Cornwall]

Manely, [Cornwall]

Rathwell (Raphael), [Cornwall]

People mentioned

Richard Sergeux, Sheriff of Cornwall

John Maryn

John Colyn, servant of Richard Sergeux

William Glade, servant of Richard Sergeux

John Symond of Bodmin

Michael Sergeux, bastard son of Richard Sergeux

William Tregos

Richard [Symond], son of John Symond

William Bir

John de Trefarthian

John [de Trefarthian], son of John de Trefarthian

Richard Bir

Thomas, Parson of Lavenet

Guy, Parson of Lansallos

Sir John de la Pomeray, knight

William Huwyssh

John Bostowen

For a another petition making numerous complaints against Sergeux SC 8/38/1867

For a copy of a writ relating to complaints made against Sergeux see SC 8/38/1866

For another petition making several complaints against see SC 8/38/1869