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John de Wylyngton. de Wylyngton John King. John de Wylyngton states that he holds...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/88/4360

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Reference
SC 8/88/4360
Date
[? 1320]
Description
Petitioners
John de Wylyngton.
Name(s)
de Wylyngton, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
John de Wylyngton states that he holds Lundy Island, which is not part of any county, but that Herbert du Mareis brought an assize of novel disseisin against him in the county of Devon, claiming that the island was part of Hartland hundred in that county. John is ready to aver by the people of Devon that it is not part of that county, but the King has ordered the Treasurers and Chamberlains of the Exchequer to search the rolls of the Eyre of Solomon de Roucestre for evidence, and they have found a presentment, contained in the bill sewn to this petition, which was made at the procurement of Oliver de Denham, then lord of Hartland hundred, with the aim of drawing the island into his jurisdiction. The King then sent his writ, sewn to this bill, recording this certification, and barring John from his averment. John asks that this presentment might not be taken as proof at common law, and that he might be received to his averment.
Nature of endorsement
The Treasurer, Barons and Chamberlains of the Exchequer are to be ordered by writ to search Domesday and the other rolls and remembrances of the said Exchequer, and to inform themselves of the things contained in this petition in all the ways they can. And they are to inform the King of what they have found, and the said John is to sue.
Places mentioned
Lundy Island
Hartland hundred, Devon.
People mentioned
Herbert du Mareis
Solomon de Roucestre (Rochester), justice
Oliver de Denham (Dynham), lord of Hartland hundred.
Note
This petition must date from shortly after SC 8/88/4362, the writ about which it complains, dated 15 May 1320. A note at the start of this file, dated 5 May 1932, states that 'Nos. 4351-4364 are copied in R. C. Transcripts I. 156, and appear to form part of an original file of petitions to the parliament of Michaelmas 1320'. This petition is therefore tentatively dated to 1320. The petitioner was one of the rebels of 1322. CIM 1307-49 no.503 includes an extent of his lands, including Lundy Island.
Related material

For the copy of the writ sent by Edward II, see SC 8/88/4362

For the copy of the presentment made in the Eyre of Solomon de Roucestre, see SC 8/88/4361

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8702
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148902/

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