Prior and convent of Monk Bretton. King. The prior and convent request that a new...

Petitioners

Prior and convent of Monk Bretton.

Addressees

King.

Nature of request

The prior and convent request that a new enquiry be made by the justices or others of the how much goods and chattels of the earl of Hereford came into the prior's hand, and how much came into the hand of others so that they are only held accountable for those that came into their hand because if they don't receive remedy they will be forced to abandon the house. They received the goods by order of the earl of Kent, but have been maliciously prosecuted with others of receiving the goods of rebels.1)

Nature of endorsement

Because it was done in times of tribulation it seems to the council, if it please the king, that this will be alms to give certain mitigation or by way of instalment or in another manner at his will.2) Coram rege.

Places mentioned

Monk Bretton, [West Riding of Yorkshire].

People mentioned

Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent

Godfrey de Stainton

John Bullok (Bullock), bailiff

John de Doddewrth (Dodworth)

Richard de Bosevill

William Herle, Justice

Geoffrey Lescrop (Scrope), Justice.

For a calendar of this petition for consideration by the council see C 49/5/12

For a related and probably contemporary petition see SC 8/72/3574

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.127 (acknowledgement by the prior that he owes Stainton and one Wiliam Scot £1,000)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.41 (acquittance to the prior and others of the residue of the sum owed)