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Nicholas Lungespe, Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral. Lungespe Nicholas King. Treasurer...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/59/2945

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Reference
SC 8/59/2945
Date
[1289-1290]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas Lungespe, Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral.
Name(s)
Lungespe, Nicholas
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral
Nature of request
Nicholas Lungespe states that certain burgesses of Salisbury attacked and wounded him and his people on the third day of Christmas last, at Vespers, when he was saying divine service in Salisbury cathedral, and requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Coram ipso rege.Justices of oyer et terminer are to be appointed by the council. He has writs for this.The Chancellor is to appoint [certain of] the king's faithful people to hear and determine.
Places mentioned
Salisbury, [Wiltshire].
People mentioned
William Florentin, burgess of Salisbury
John de Hynedone, burgess of Salisbury
Ralph de Hynedone, burgess of Salisbury
John de Nytherhavene, burgess of Salisbury
William de Cristchurche, burgess of Salisbury
Reginald de Coserugg, burgess of Salisbury
William Champeneys, burgess of Salisbury
Richard le Hattare (Hatter), burgess of Salisbury
William le Nuhgge, burgess of Salisbury
William Femyle, burgess of Salisbury.
Note
CPR 1281-92 p.395 is dated 4 January 1290, and appears to be in response to this petition.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5350
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. II, 1281-1292, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.395 (commission of oyer et terminer based on this complaint)
  • Law and Order in Fourteenth-Century England: The Evidence of Special Commissions of Oyer and Terminer, R. W. Kaeuper, (Whiting & Co., London, 1979), p.748 (reference to petition in context of its response)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063165/

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