Roger de Horsley de Horsley Roger King and council Roger de Horsley states that the...

Petitioners

Roger de Horsley

Name(s)

de Horsley, Roger

Addressees

King and council

Nature of request

Roger de Horsley states that the late king granted him a pension of 40 marks for his good service, to be received from Bamburgh castle until he was given land to the same value, and that the king in his first parliament ordered this to be paid. However, although he has often sued to Robert de Hornclif, Constable of Bamburgh castle, for this money, he has been told that no money can be levied, because of the Scottish war. He requests payment of this pension, and also of the arrears.

Nature of endorsement

He is to show his charter in Chancery, and the king is to be informed of the length of time for which the aforesaid 40 marks are in arrears, and when he has been informed of this, the Constable is to be ordered to pay the same Roger the arrears, and to pay the aforesaid 40 marks in future, and he is further to sue the process against the aforesaid constable.

Places mentioned

Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]

Bamburgh, [Northumberland]

Westminster

Scotland

People mentioned

Edward [II], King of England

Robert de Hornclif (Horncliffe), Constable of Bamburgh castle

Another petition from the same petitioner is SC 8/52/2600

• Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), no.149, pp.173-4 (full edition and calendar of petition)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.11 (order to Robert de Hornclif, Constable of Bamburgh castle, to pay the petitioner 40 marks annually)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.3 (order to Robert de Hornclif to pay arrears of this pension for previous Easter and Michaelmas terms) & p.36 (similar order for previous Easter term) & p.73 (similar order for previous Michaelmas term) & 233 (similar order for previous Easter term) & 356 (similar order for previous Michaelmas term)
• Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. IV, Edw III, 1327-1337, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.5 (appointment of Robert de Hornclif as Constable of Bamburgh castle)& p.296 (appointment of John de Kyngeston as Constable of Bamburgh castle)