William de Saint Albin, Prior of Goldcliff. de Saint Albin William King. Prior of...

Petitioners

William de Saint Albin, Prior of Goldcliff.

Name(s)

de Saint Albin, William

Addressees

King.

Occupation

Prior of Goldcliff

Nature of request

William de Saint Albin, Prior of Goldcliff, makes two requests:1) He states that, during Roger Damory's rebellion against the King, he and his associates, William le Walsse and Gruffydd ap Henri, threatened and harassed the Prior and his people, and sued against him until he had been expelled from lands, tenements, rents and other possessions. The Prior requests that this might be redressed, so that he might hold his priory as he received it from the King, without being empleaded in any court but the King's, and so that the King might not be disinherited.2) He states that during the rebellion some of Roger's men came with force and arms seized the Prior and imprisoned him until he had made fine in 100 marks, of which he has paid 50 marks, and took and carried off goods and chattels belonging to him, and made waste and destruction in his lands and tenements. He requests a remedy.

Nature of endorsement

Certain justices are to be assigned by a writ containing the [effect of the] petition, to hear and determine, and, calling the parties etc., they are to do justice on the contents etc.To the second petition: justices are likewise to be assigned to hear and determine the complaint, according to the law and customs of those parts etc., because the place is outside the bailiwick of the Justiciar of Wales, as is attested before the council.

Places mentioned

Goldcliff, [Monmouthshire, Wales]

the March of Wales

Llanwern, [Monmouthshire, Wales]

Dynam (Dinham), [Monmouthshire, Wales]

Lembenyth (Llebenydd), [Monmouthshire, Wales]

Caerleon, [Monmouthshire, Wales]

La Morb[er]n (Moor Barn), [Monmouthshire, Wales]

Usk, [Monmouthshire, Wales].

People mentioned

Roger Damory

William le Walsse (Walsh), lord of Llanwern and Dynham

Gruffydd ap Henri

William de Stratton

John Lutel

Roger Pyn

Roger Neuman (Newman)

John Wolrich

Nicholas [de Runcston], son of Robert de Runton

Robert de Runcston

[Walter] de Preston

Nicholas Smyth (Smith)

William Machon

Nicholas Machon

Llewellyn ap Meuric

Gregory [ap Llewellyn ap Meuric], son of Llewellyn ap Meuric

Philip Jevan

Thomas Ladde, [Philip Seysild]

[John Randolf].

For a petition concerning the disputed right of advowson for the priory see SC 8/98/4899

For an earlier petition by the same petitioner see SC 8/83/4101

For a petition by a later prior complaining of further outrages see SC 8/50/2456

For a duplicate of SC 8/50/2456 see SC 8/50/2457

• Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.102-4 (calendar of petition)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.376 (grant of a mill and land to William le Walsse by the Prior and convent of Goldcliff)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.163-164 (commissions of oyer et terminer resulting from these petitions)