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Walter Coxwold, Abbot of Fountains. Coxwold Walter King and council Abbot of Fountains...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/48/2353

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Reference
SC 8/48/2353
Date
[1318]
Description
Petitioners
Walter Coxwold, Abbot of Fountains.
Name(s)
Coxwold, Walter
Addressees
King and council
Occupation
Abbot of Fountains
Nature of request
The petitioner shows that he holds the vill of Stainburn and a moiety of the vill of East Rigton in Wharfedale (adjoining Knaresborough Forest) from the fee of Robert del Isle in pure and perpetual alms. These lands (held of the forest) were seized by King John and afterwards removed from forest status, but the steward of Knaresborough claims they have now returned to the forest and the petitioner cannot take any income because of fines for trespass levied by the bailiffs of Knaresborough. The petitioner asks the king for a remedy.2) Copy of the original charter of King John dated 27 March 1204.
Nature of endorsement
John de Doncastre and Richard de Bernyngham are appointed to enquire into the right of the matter in the presence of the king's representative, the constable of Knaresborough Castle. The results of the enquiry to be returned into chancery that thereafter a final decision can be made.
Places mentioned
Fountains Abbey, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Quervedale (Wharfedale), [West Riding of] Yorkshire
Staynbarn (Stainburn), [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Riggeton (East Rigton), [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Knaresborough, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Westminster
People mentioned
John, King of England
Geoffrey, FitzPeter, Earl of Essex
William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke
William, Earl of Warenne
William de Braos
Hugh de Nevill
William Briwer
Peter de Stoke
William de Kantilupo
Robert del Isle, Lord of Harewode
John de Doncastre
Richard de Bernyngham
Note
Securely dated by reference to CPR 1317-21, p. 294.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3357
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.294 (commission of inquiry resulting from this petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062564/

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