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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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Reference
SC 8/56/2760
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
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).
Note
From the political context of internal evidence, this clearly dates to the beginning of Edward III's reign.
Related material

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

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4800
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
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)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062978/

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