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Ralph de Sellyngge (Selling), son of John de Selling. de Sellyngge (Selling) Ralph...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/74/3659

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This record is about the Ralph de Sellyngge (Selling), son of John de Selling. de Sellyngge (Selling) Ralph... dating from [c. 1322] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/74/3659
Date
[c. 1322]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph de Sellyngge (Selling), son of John de Selling.
Name(s)
de Sellyngge (Selling), Ralph
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Selling requests that he order a writ to the sheriff of Kent to enquire of the disseisin of his lands, rents and advowson in Sheldwich and Selling by Badlesmere by force and arms, or to provide some other remedy. He has been unable to recover the lands because of Badlesmere's power, and they are now in the king's hand by Badlesmere's forfeiture.
Nature of endorsement
Let faithful men of the king be assigned to enquire in the presence of the keepers of lands etc. upon the contents in the petition, and return the inquisition into Chancery etc.
Places mentioned
Selling, Kent
Sheldwich, Kent
Badlesmere, Kent
York.
People mentioned
Bartholomew de Badilesmere (Badlesmere).
Note
The petition dates to c. 1322 as it refers to the manors being forfeited by Bartholomew Badlesmere to the crown. In addition a related and clearly contemporary petition (SC 8/74/3658) refers to an earlier plea to a parliament at York of which there were three in 1322 and none thereafter in Edward II's reign. As inquisitions were being held concerning the manors in 1323 and 1324 the petition may be as late as 1324.
Related material

For a petition by the petitioner's mother see SC 8/74/3658

For an identical petition probably by the petitioner's brother see SC 8/74/3656

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7213
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.586 (inquisition concerning the manors) & no.782 (inquisition concerning the manors)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107433/

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