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Commonalty of Devon and Cornwall. King and council 1) The petitioners request remedy....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/42/2100

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This record is about the Commonalty of Devon and Cornwall. King and council 1) The petitioners request remedy.... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/42/2100
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Commonalty of Devon and Cornwall.
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
1) The petitioners request remedy. The justices in court Christian are using excommunication against people for matters not involving testaments and marriages, and preventing them from purchasing the king's prohibition.2) The petitioners request remedy and a better maintenance of the king's jurisdiction as writs of capias are granted too readily in Chancery only upon the information of the ordinary.3) The petitioners request that those imprisoned by such writs be treated less harshly allowing them visits and their own foods, and that they should not be kept in irons.4) [Badly damaged] The petitioners complain of pleas called into court Christian that do not belong there.5) [Badly damaged] The petitioners complain of pleas called into court Christian that do not belong there.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege et magno consilio.2) The petitions of the commonalty are answered.3) Coram rege et parvo consilio
Places mentioned
Deveneshire (Devon)
Cornwall.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2642
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062306/

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