Richard del Haye Haye Richard King and council. Noef Chastiel sur Tyne (Newcastle...

Petitioners

Richard del Haye

Name(s)

Haye, Richard

Addressees

King and council.

Places mentioned

Noef Chastiel sur Tyne (Newcastle upon Tyne), [Northumberland].

Nature of request

Richard del Haye states that he holds a messuage in Newcastle upon Tyne, paying an annual rent to the king; but that in the time of the king's grandfather the Sheriff and Wardens of the castle of the town came, in time of war and before the walls of the town were constructed, and destroyed the buildings there, saying that it was harmful to the castle: and its site still lies vacant, to Richard's great harm, and losing the king his rent. He requests that he might be pardoned the arrears of this rent, as he is prepared to pay it in future.

Nature of endorsement

[Certain people are to be appointed] to inquire whether the buildings of which the petition makes mention were knocked down by the king's ministers for the reason mentioned in the petition or for another reason, and how much the said messuage was worth when the buildings were knocked down, and how much the site is worth now, and how much the messuage used to pay to the king, and into all other articles concerning this business, and to return the inquisition in Chancery. And when the inquisition has been returned, justice is further to be done.

An identical petition from Richard de Pykeryng is SC 8/67/3309

• Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.202-3 (no.181) (full edition of petition)
• Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1570 (inquisition into the contents of this petition, as ordered by the endorsement) & no.1868 (later inquisition into the value of the messuage)