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John de Lacheleye (Lashley). de Lacheleye (Lashley) John King and council. The petitioner...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2760
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This record is about the John de Lacheleye (Lashley). de Lacheleye (Lashley) John King and council. The petitioner... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/56/2760
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Lacheleye (Lashley).
- Name(s)
- de Lacheleye (Lashley), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks justice in that he leased the manor of Lashley in Essex to Rys and Saynt Albon for three years, and then he was held in Colchester prison in the custody of the sheriff at the suit of de Merk. Despenser then took the petitioner out of the sheriff's custody and Colchester prison and kept him in custody and in his prison until he quitclaimed to Despenser all of his rights in the aforesaid manor, which Despenser held from Rys and St Albon. Then Despenser entrusted the manor to Badlesmere along with the petitioner, who was held in custody and in prison until he released all his rights in the aforesaid manor, as witnessed through the transcript appended to this petition.
- Nature of endorsement
- The matter is in other hands than those of the king. Sue to the common law.
- Places mentioned
- Lacheleye (Lashley), [Essex]
- Colchester, [Essex] .
- People mentioned
- Peter Rys (Rhys)
- William de St Albon
- Jakemyn de Merk
- Hugh le Despenser, the son
- Bartholomew de Batilsmere (Badlesmere).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the political context of internal evidence, this clearly dates to the beginning of Edward III's reign.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related document, see SC 8/163/8102
For evidence in support of this petition see SC 8/56/2761
For a possibly related petition see SC 8/155/7728
For a petition by Peter Rhys on the same matter see SC 8/70/3461
For a petition by the bishop of Lincoln for the rights of Baddlesmere's heir in the same land see SC 8/64/3160
For a related petition see SC 8/56/2759
For a related document see SC 8/56/2762
For a related petition, see SC 8/14/682
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 4800
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.23a-b (no.29) (another petition by same petitioner on the same matter) & p.29a (no.54) (counter petition by bishop of Lincoln) & p.381a-b (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062978/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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