John of Halton, Bishop of Carlisle, and the clerks of the diocese of Carlisle. Halton...

Petitioners

John of Halton, Bishop of Carlisle, and the clerks of the diocese of Carlisle.

Name(s)

Halton, John

Addressees

King.

Occupation

Bishop of Carlisle

Nature of request

1) The bishop requests that he will order of his grace that £100 be allowed in the Exchequer from a certain fifth granted to the king's father to be put to the defence of the Scottish March, and it was paid to Saunford to keep him there to defend it against Wallace, as Saunford wished to follow Percy who had departed.2) The bishop further requests that the mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle and his bailiffs be ordered to make allowance of a messuage and an acre of land which they demolished to make the ditch near the wall of the town for which they have answered before the justices.3) The clerks of the diocese request that they be able to pay the arrears that they owe for the taxation as it was assessed on the value of their goods before they were burnt by the Scots.

Nature of endorsement

[On face]1) Let it be shown to the treasurer.2) They should have a letter in a suitable form to the mayor and bailiffs that they do justice to the bishop.3) Let it be shown to the treasurer.[On dorse]Coram rege.

Places mentioned

Scotland

Carlisle, [Cumberland].

People mentioned

Thomas de Saunford, Marshal of the East March

Henry de Percy

Robert de Joneby

William Waleys (Wallace).

For another later petition relating to part 2 of this petition see SC 8/131/6534A

For the schedule of those affected by the construction of the ditch see SC 8/131/6534B