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Stephen de Malton; Loretta de Malton, wife of Stephen de Malton. de Malton; de Malton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/60/2968

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This record is about the Stephen de Malton; Loretta de Malton, wife of Stephen de Malton. de Malton; de Malton... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/60/2968
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Stephen de Malton; Loretta de Malton, wife of Stephen de Malton.
Name(s)
de Malton; de Malton, Stephen; Loretta
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Maltons request a remedy be made to them for they were resident in York when the queen took him to her wages, and Waltham came to Loretta's house and wounded and beat the petitioners. They summoned Waltham before the bailiffs of the town for the trespass and pleaded to the inquisition so that Waltham was condemned for the damages of 20 marks. Waltham afterwards came by force and arms by endorsement of Despenser and Baldok and imprisoned Stephen de Malton until he made an acquittance to Waltham for the 20 marks.
Nature of endorsement
They should sue at the common law.
Places mentioned
York.
People mentioned
John de Waltham, Messenger of the king
Hugh le Despenser
Robert de Baldok.
Note
Dated by internal references to political situation in the 1320s, and by cross-reference to SC 8/30/1475.
Related material

For a petition by Loretta de Adelingflet on the same matter see SC 8/30/1475

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5555
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063188/

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