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John de Kent de Kent John King and council The petitioner asks that his case be held...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2701

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Reference
SC 8/55/2701
Date
[1301]
Description
Petitioners
John de Kent
Name(s)
de Kent, John
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
The petitioner asks that his case be held before impartial justices of oyer and terminer (Brabazon and Hetchaum) because although he served the king well for a long time in his wars in Wales and Scotland he is now held in irons with the agreement of the king's council, for the robbery of Bereford and by the procurement of Bereford and Pippard who have pursued the petitioner through hatred and malice before justices, Pippard, Warwick, and Grenehull, who, through the procurement of Bereford are his close friends and enemies of the petitioner.
Nature of endorsement
Release his person. And justices are to be assigned to this petition. [struck through]Release his person. And the king orders that justices other than Pippard and Grenehull should be appointed in this case etc., and that Warewik, Brabasoun, and Hetchaum, be appointed and a writ of venire facias returned etc., in the presence of Brabazon and his associates.
Places mentioned
Wales
Scotland
People mentioned
William de Bereford
Ralph Pyppard (Pippard)
Nicholas de Warewik (Warwick)
Simon de Grenehull
Roger Brabasoun (Brabazon)
Roger de Hetchaum (Heghham)
Note
Firmly dated by reference to CPR 1292-1301, p. 627.
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/55/2705A

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4693
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. III, 1292-1301, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.627 (action taken on the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062918/

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