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William de Claxton, knight. de Claxton William King and council Claxton shows that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/39/1935

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SC 8/39/1935
Date
[1364-1368]
Description
Petitioners
William de Claxton, knight.
Name(s)
de Claxton, William
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
Claxton shows that he has sued for a long time by a writ of formedon against Drileton in the court of the bishop but has been long delayed by false and imaginary hindrances. Now that the matter is brought to issue Drileton has sued for royal protection by the false allegation that he was about to depart with the duke on his voyage to delay the case to his great damage. Drileton still resides in England and has never served in peace or war, nor is in service. He requests that the protection be revoked, and ordain that such a protection will not be granted in future in delay and disinheritance of him and his suit.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue a writ of deceit to recover his damages if he wishes, and if he wishes to unmake the protection he should sue in Chancery certifying the king if he is still residing in England and has not gone overseas, upon which certification the protection should be repealed.
People mentioned
John de Drileton
Bishop of Durham
[Lionel of Antwerp], Duke of Clarence.
Note
The petition must date between 1364-1368 as the duke of Clarence was arranged in 1364, and he died in 1368 (Cf. Northern Petitions, p.240 for Fraser's dating (CPR 1364-7, pp.10ff)).
Related material

For another petition concerning the inability to use certain writs in Durham see SC 8/44/2165

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1465
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Northern Petitions Illustrative of Life in Berwick, Cumbria and Durham in the Fourteenth Century, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CXCIV, 1981), pp.239-40 (no.176) (full edition of petition)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062138/

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