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Prior of Plympton, Abbot of Buckland, and John de Vautort of Clyst; the heirs of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/66/3275

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Reference
SC 8/66/3275
Date
[c. 1318]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Plympton, Abbot of Buckland, and John de Vautort of Clyst; the heirs of Hugh de Vautort of Taunton, and others of whom the town of Sutton (Plymouth) is held.
Name(s)
de Vautort; de Vautort, John; Hugh
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Prior of Plympton; Abbot of Buckland
Nature of request
The petitioners state that the community of the town of Sutton (Plymouth) have purchased a writ to inquire into what damage would occur if the king granted that they might become free burgesses and their town a free borough, with the same franchises as the city of London; and the inquest has been held and returned in Chancery. The petitioners state that while some of the burgesses are base tenants, other hold of various lordships, and ask that nothing might be done about this without good deliberation by the council, and without the lords of the lordships being summoned to show their evidence, so that they are not disinherited.
Nature of endorsement
This petition is to be delivered to Chancery, and nothing is to be done on it without the lords being summoned.
Places mentioned
Plympton, [Devon]
Buckland, [Devon]
Clyst, [Devon]
Taunton, [Devon]
Sutton (Plymouth), Devon
London.
People mentioned
Community of the town of Sutton (Plymouth).
Note
CIM 1307-49 no.325 is dated between March and June 11 Edward II (1318). The petition must date from around this time.
Related material

A related petition is SC 8/143/7106

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7866
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.325 (inquisition into whether it would be to anyone's harm if the town of Sutton became a free borough)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107046/

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