Piece
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
People of Ogbourne. King and council 1) The people request remedy as Ogbourne is...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/63/3133
What’s it about?
This record is about the People of Ogbourne. King and council 1) The people request remedy as Ogbourne is... dating from [1332-1334] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/63/3133
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1332-1334]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- People of Ogbourne.
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- 1) The people request remedy as Ogbourne is ancient demesne and they are wrongfully injured in many ways by the abbot who has knocked down their houses and seized their lands into his hand so that their heirs cannot enjoy their lands, beating many of them and indicting them of conspiracy and confederacy before the justices.2) They further complain that the abbot has detained for 30 years of the alms that were given by the king and his ancestors to those who wished to come and receive the alms which has been found by an inquisition before the justices.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council if it pleases the king to pardon them their imprisonment, and concerning the alms let as much be given to those as pertains to them for their poverty.
- Places mentioned
- Ogbourne St George, [Wiltshire]
- Newgate, [London]
- Wokingham, [Berkshire]
- Salisbury, [Wiltshire]
- York
- Bec, [Normandy, France].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Bec
- Walter le Vynour
- Richard de Whiliby (Willoughby), Justice
- Robert Selman, Justice.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to the period 1332-1334 when an inquisition was held and 4 separate commissions of oyer and terminer were issued concerning complaints for and against the people of Great and Little Ogbourne (CIM 1307-49, no.1269; CPR 1330-4, p.299, 347, 501). As the last of the commissions issued on 16 July 1334 seems the most relevant to the petition, it possibly that the petition is later than earlier in this short period, perhaps being 1334.
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
For a related petition see SC 8/164/8157
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 6283
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
-
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1269 (inquisition into the activities of the of the abbot at Great and Little Ogbourn against the abbot)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.299, 347, 501, 583 (commissions of oyer and terminer concerning complaint by and against the people)
- The English Lands of the Abbey of Bec, Marjorie Morgan, (Kings and Chroniclers: Essays in English, 1946), pp.107-108 (partial edition of petition)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106896/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
74,884 records
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
18,283 records
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
51 records
Within the piece: SC 8/63
3101-3150. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/63/3133
People of Ogbourne. King and council 1) The people request remedy as Ogbourne is...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.