Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Item

John de Euer (Eure), son of John de Euer de Euer (Eure) John King and council John,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/45/2249

What’s it about?

This record is about the John de Euer (Eure), son of John de Euer de Euer (Eure) John King and council John,... dating from [? 1354] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

Is it available online?

Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.

Can I see it in person?

No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.

Full description and record details

Reference
SC 8/45/2249
Date
[? 1354]
Description
Petitioners
John de Euer (Eure), son of John de Euer
Name(s)
de Euer (Eure), John
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
John, son of John de Euer, states that when he sued a writ of mort d'ancestor after the death of his father against John de Eseby, concerning the manor of Darras, it was claimed that it had been taken into the king's hand because of a debt which Robert Darrayns, Sheriff of Northumberland, owed the king from the time when he was Sheriff. The justices then ceased proceedings. John asks for a writ to the justices not to stay proceedings in the assize on account of this claim.
Nature of endorsement
He is to have a writ in Chancery to the justices appointed to take assizes in the said county to proceed to take the assize notwithstanding the aforesaid claim, provided that they do not proceed to give judgment without consulting the king.
Places mentioned
Calverden Darrayns (Darras), [Northumberland]
People mentioned
John de Euer (Eure), father of petitioner
John de Eseby
Robert Darrayns (Darras), Sheriff of Northumberland
Note
CCR 1354-60 p.411 (dated at Westminster, 4 May 1357), mentions a petition presented to parliament by the petitioner in the twenty-eighth year of the king's reign (ie. the parliament of April 1354), which is probably this one. It is dated to c. 1354 by Northumberland Petitions, No.57, pp.74-5.Robert Darrayns was Sheriff of Northumberland between 15 June 1334 and 29 June 1339.
Related material

A related petition is SC 8/165/8235

For a related petition from the same petitioner is SC 8/45/2248

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2956
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), no.57, pp.74-5 (full edition of petition)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1360, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.411 (order to the justices to proceed to judgment)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062459/

How to order it

  1. View this record page in our current catalogue
  2. Check viewing and downloading options
  3. Select an option and follow instructions
View this record page

Series information

SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

74,884 records

Within the department: SC

Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...

18,283 records

Within the series: SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

51 records

Within the piece: SC 8/45

2201-2250. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...

You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/45/2249

John de Euer (Eure), son of John de Euer de Euer (Eure) John King and council John,...

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.