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Peter de Courtenay, knight. de Courtenay Peter King and the lords in parliament Courtenay...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/41/2012

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Reference
SC 8/41/2012
Date
[? 1387]
Description
Petitioners
Peter de Courtenay, knight.
Name(s)
de Courtenay, Peter
Addressees
King and the lords in parliament
Nature of request
Courtenay requests remedy and that the process brought by Widecombe has falsely pursued against him be annulled so that he is not disinherited. Courtenay made a fine with the Clyvedons whereby they acknowledged the manor of Westrop to be his and undertook to warrant it. Widecombe has alleged that Agnes Clyvedon was a professed nun at the time that the fine was alleged to be made.1)
Nature of endorsement
Widecombe is to be before the king and councilk at Westminster in the octave of Hillary next to hear his judgement as it is entered in the record in the roll of parliament.2) And afterwards the chancellor is to give a day to Widecombe to be before the king and council at the quinzene of Easter next.3) Afterwards the chancellor is to give a day in the octave of Trinity.4) Afterwards he is to give a day at the octave of Michaelmas.
Places mentioned
Westrop, Wiltshire
Coleshill, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
Robert Bealknapp (Belknap)
Richard Clyvedon
Agnes [Clyvedon], wife of Richard Clyvedon
William Widecombe
Thomas Fouler (Fowler)
Thomas Crikelade (Cricklade)
Bishop of Salisbury.
Note
The petition is likely to date to around 1387 when the petitioner was pardoned for acquiring Westrop without licence, and was granted a further licence to enfeoff his feoffee with the manor (CPR 1354-8, p.295).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1580
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.295 (pardon to Courtenay for acquiring the manor of Westrop without licence)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062217/

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