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Cassandra de Rosse (Ross), widow of Wadyn de Ross, and executrix of his testament....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/87/4310

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Reference
SC 8/87/4310
Date
[1320]
Description
Petitioners
Cassandra de Rosse (Ross), widow of Wadyn de Ross, and executrix of his testament.
Name(s)
de Rosse (Ross), Cassandra
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Cassandra, widow of Wadyn de Rosse, who was beheaded at Berwick in the King's service, and executrix of his testament, states that John de Vestoun, formerly Chamberlain of Scotland received victuals for Berwick from Joan la Palmere and Adam le Clerk of Bishop's Lynn, giving them a bill for £13 10s. for this. But Joan has taken this sum from a sum of money given her by Cassandra to keep in her husband's name, and still witholds it, and yet still has the bill, so that she will be paid twice. Cassandra requests a letter under the targe to the Bishop's bailiffs to have Joan come before them, so that the truth may be inquired into, and, if it is found that Joan has both the bill and the money, that the money may be delivered to Cassandra.
Nature of endorsement
She is to have a writ in Chancery to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to hear the complaint contained in the petition, and to do swift justice to the complainant.
Places mentioned
Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
Bishop's Lynn (Kings Lynn), [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Wadyn de Rosse (Ross)
John de Vestoun, formerly Chamberlain of Scotland
Joan la Palmere (Palmer) of Bishop's Lynn
Adam le Clerk of Bishop's Lynn.
Note
A Latin summary of the petition is enrolled on the roll of the Michaelmas parliament of 1320 (Rot. Parl. vol. I, p.381b (no.95)).
Related material

For a related petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/319/E358

For a petition from the son of Wadyn de Ross, see SC 8/87/4309

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7009
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.381b (no.95) (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148852/

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