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Prior of Malton. King and council. Prior of Malton The Prior of Malton states that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/86/4278

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SC 8/86/4278
Date
[1320]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Malton.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Prior of Malton
Nature of request
The Prior of Malton states that Thomas, son of Roger Petiwill of Scarborough, who held a messuage in Scarborough of the Prior, went to Berwick-upon-Tweed as a merchant when the town was in the king's hand, and died there without an heir of his blood. The messuage should return to the Prior as his escheat, but was taken into the king's hand on the assumption that Thomas had died with the Scots as the king's enemy, although an inquisition has found that he died in the king's faith as a merchant. The Prior therefore requests a writ of seisin according to the form of the inquisition.
Nature of endorsement
The inquisition is to be examined, and if it is sufficient, as is supposed, justice is to be done to him in Chancery.
Places mentioned
Malton, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
Scotland.
People mentioned
Thomas [Petiwill]
Roger Petiwill of Scarborough.
Note
CCR 1318-23 p.268 is dated 26 October 1320, and seems to be a result of this petition, and pp.277-278 is dated 18 November 1320.
Related material

For a copy of the inquisition mentioned in this petition, see SC 8/86/4280

For a copy of the writ asking the Escheator to hold that inquisition, see SC 8/86/4279

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5872
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.268 (order to the Escheator not to intermeddle further with this messuage, as it has been found that Thomas Petiwill died as a merchant, not as the king's enemy) & 277 (order to acquit the Prior and convent of the rent for this messuage since 26 October)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148820/

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