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Prior of Carmarthen, Chamberlain of South Wales King and council Prior of Carmarthen;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2749

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This record is about the Prior of Carmarthen, Chamberlain of South Wales King and council Prior of Carmarthen;... dating from [c. 1322-c. 1326] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/55/2749
Date
[c. 1322-c. 1326]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Carmarthen, Chamberlain of South Wales
Addressees
King and council
Occupation
Prior of Carmarthen; Chamberlain of South Wales
Nature of request
The petitioner seeks allowance at the exchequer for his expenses of £38 3s 8¼d, 104s, and £23 6s 5d, incurred through the office of chamberlain for fees paid to the constables of Dryslwyn and Dinefwr. He states that Mortimer seized Despenser's lands and goods into the king's hands and entrusted them to the petitioner to pay the constables of the aforesaid castles from the issues of the lands in Cantref Mawr. The king then granted the lands back to Despenser and ordered the petitioner by writ under the privy seal to render his account for the issues to Despenser. The petitioner accounted before Despenser's auditors who refused to allow his payments to the constables of the said castles.
Nature of endorsement
Let a writ containing the petition be sent to Hugh le Despenser that he inform himself about these matters and do right and reason to the prior.
Places mentioned
Suthgales (South Wales)
Chastel de Drecelon (Dryslwyn Castle), [Carmarthenshire, Wales]
Chastel de Dyneuvour (Dinefwr Castle), [Carmarthenshire, Wales]
Cantref Mawr, [Carmarthenshire, Wales]
People mentioned
Roger de Mortymer (Mortimer), lately Justice of Wales
Hugh le Despenser, the son
Rees ap Griffith
Walter de Beauchamp
Note
Dated 1322-6 in Petitions Relating to Wales, pp.80-1.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1713
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.80-1 (calendar and references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062967/

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