Richard le Freman (Freeman) of Stanway Freman (Freeman) Richard King Richard le Freman...

Petitioners

Richard le Freman (Freeman) of Stanway

Name(s)

Freman (Freeman), Richard

Addressees

King

Nature of request

Richard le Freman states that he previously brought an attaint against the Abbot of Tewkesbury, to convict the jurors in an inquisition held between the Abbot, demandant, and Richard, tenant, concerning a messuage and three bovates of land in Stanway, and because this writ was not drawn up properly, it was considered a non-suit, and he had to make fine to the king. He has now sought another writ of attaint, but is so poor that he cannot make fine to the king, and fears that he will be arrested and imprisoned for this fine at the king's suit: and so he will not be able to sue his writ of attaint. He asks the king to take pity on him and to pardon him the fine, insofar as it concerns him, so that he is able to sue.

Nature of endorsement

He is to surrender himself before the justices where the attaint was arraigned; and the said justices are to be ordered to pardon him his fine because of his poverty.

Places mentioned

Stanway, [Gloucestershire]

Tewkesbury, [Gloucestershire]

People mentioned

The Abbot of Tewksbury

For a related petition from the same petitioner is SC 8/47/2347

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1333-1337, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.120-1 (order to the justices in the plea between Richard and the Abbot to adjourn it until the quindene of Michaelmas next, as Richard is in the king's service in Scotland)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.492 (pardon to Richard le Fremon of the imprisonment and all that pertains to the king, for not following a jury of 24 knights which he arraigned against the Abbot of Tewksbury)