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Barons of Romney. King and council. The barons of Romney state that they have built...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/69/3404

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Reference
SC 8/69/3404
Date
[c. 1331]
Description
Petitioners
Barons of Romney.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The barons of Romney state that they have built a sluice on their own land, to preserve and maintain their harbour, in a place where there has been a sluice since time immemorial, but that certain people, wishing to destroy the harbour, have purchased a commission of walliis et fossatis (sewers), the transcript of which is sewn to this petition, and, by means of false claims in an inquisition taken in the barons' absence, and without their being warned, they have got the justices assigned to this commission to order that the sluice be destroyed. They request a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Orders are to be given by writ of Chancery to have the record and process of the whole business brought before the justices appointed to hold the King's pleas, and the said justices are to be written to, that, when they have examined the aforesaid record and process, and when they have called before them those who are to be called, they are further to do justice.
Places mentioned
Romenhale (Romney), [Kent]
Romney Marsh, [Kent].
People mentioned
People of Romney Marsh.
Note
CPR 1330-4 p.63 is dated 20 January 1331, and may be the relevant commission de walliis et fossatis. The hand would seem to be from roughly this period.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6871
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.63 (commission of walliis et fossatis along the coast of Romney Marsh, and a commission or oyer et terminer concerning the persons whose default caused breaches in Romney Marsh)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107175/

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