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John de Claryng. de Claryng John King and council 1) Claryng complains of Bousser...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/39/1931

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Reference
SC 8/39/1931
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
John de Claryng.
Name(s)
de Claryng, John
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
1) Claryng complains of Bousser by his power and that of Despenser and because he was the king's justice arrested and wrongly imprisoned him until he had made a great ransom of £10 by the mainprise of Bocking and other. He requests remedy.2) He further complains of Bousser that he and his pledges were bound to Bousser in £4 for four quarters of wheat, and by his power took the beasts of Claryng and his pledges until they made satisfaction for the £10 and more to their great damage, against the law and as an adherent of Despenser.3) When Claryng was in the war in Wales in pursuit of Despenser by the assignement of Edward III Bousser, Thristilden and their mainprisers came to his close and drove away his beasts until they heard of Despenser's capture abandoned the beasts to Claryng's great damage. He requests remedy.4) He also complains that he and his wife are bound to Bousser in 100s. which is wrongly imposed on them and they are required to pay 20s per annum. He requests remedy.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue at the common law.
Places mentioned
Stanstead, [Essex]
Halstead, [Essex]
Gales (Wales).
People mentioned
John de Bousser
Hugh le Despenser, the son
Robert de Bockyng (Bocking)
John de Nuntheye
John le Knyt
Henry le Bray
John atte Newhall
Hawise de Thristilden.
Note
The petition must date to 1327 or shortly thereafter as the petition clearly dates to the reign of Edward III as the petition makes mention. Also one of the complaints made in the petition refers to the pursuit and capture of Despenser in Wales so clearly dating this to after 1326.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1453
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062134/

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