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John de Swaunelund (Swanland). de Swaunelund (Swanland) John King and council. Swaunelund...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/73/3643

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Reference
SC 8/73/3643
Date
[1315]
Description
Petitioners
John de Swaunelund (Swanland).
Name(s)
de Swaunelund (Swanland), John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Swaunelund requests that he and the commoners of the vill of Swanland have their common of pasture and chase appurtenant to their tenements which they have for all manner of beasts of the vill as far as Kingston. They have had this until the time of Oysel's keepership of the town of Kingston.
Nature of endorsement
Certain people are to be assigned to enquire in the presence of the keeper of Hull, he being warned if it is necessary on the matter and upon other necessary articles and the inquisition should be returned into Chancery.
Places mentioned
Swanland, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Richard Oysel, keeper of Kingston upon Hull.
Note
The petition dates to 1315 as a commission was issued in response to the petition on 16 April 1315 (CPR 1313-17, p.317).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7272
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.317 (commission to enquire into the complaint made in the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107417/

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