Walter de Donington of Gloucestershire, and Walter de Donington his son de Donington;...

Petitioners

Walter de Donington of Gloucestershire, and Walter de Donington his son

Name(s)

de Donington; de Donington, Walter; Walter

Addressees

King and Council

Nature of request

Walter de Donington makes two requests:1) He states that Abbot John of Evesham is wrongly withholding from him a meadow in Donnington which he pledged to William, the abbot's predecessor, for twelve marks, of which he has paid ten and a half, and that when he entered the meadow in the fifteenth year of the king's reign, as he could by virtue of a deed between himself and Abbot William, the present Abbot's bailiffs attacked and wounded him and his people, on the Abbot's orders. He requests a remedy and justice.2) He states that Vigor, monk of Fécamp, Warden of the franchises of Gloucester and Cheltenham, had him falsely amerced in ten marks in the Eyre of Gloucester, and distrained him for this from the fifteenth year of the king's reign to the seventeenth, and when he complained in that year, and obtained a hearing in the king's court, Richard Bretvile imprisoned him, at Vigor's procurement, until he had granted him the ten marks. He requests a remedy and justice, and an inquiry into the imprisonment.Walter, son of Walter de Donington, states that Walter de Gloucester is withholding from him forty marks which he should have paid him on the morrow of All Souls in the seventeenth year of the king's reign, for some land which he deceived him into selling him during his minority. Because of his minority, he cannot be received to make recognisance of the sale, and he cannot have the letter of obligation from the king's ministers, for fear of Walter de Gloucester. He requests a remedy and justice, and that the truth of this matter be inquired into by jury.

Nature of endorsement

In Chancery.

Places mentioned

Donnington, [Gloucestershire]

Hevisham (Evesham), [Worcestershire]

Bradewelle (Broadwell), [Gloucestershire]

Glouter (Gloucester), [Gloucestershire]

Fécamp, [Normandy, France]

Childham (Cheltenham), [Gloucestershire]

Bassisave (Bassishaw), [London]

Heunelade (Evenlode), Worcestershire

Colchirche (Colechurch), London

Risindone (Rissington), [Gloucestershire]

Borytoun (Bourton on the Water), [Gloucestershire]

People mentioned

John, Abbot of Evesham

William, Abbot of Evesham

Richard Provot of Broadwell

Walter Wrinche, Bailiff of Broadwell

Vigor, monk of Fécamp, Warden of the franchise of Gloucester and Cheltenham

William de Cheriton

John de Cave

Thomas de Merue

Richard Bretvile

Walter de Gloucestre (Gloucester)

Henry le Bele (Bel)

Robert [de Bruyton] son of Simon de Bruyton

Another petition which seems to be from the same petitioner is SC 8/43/2114