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John de Blebury (Blewbury), clerk. de Blebury (Blewbury) John King and council. clerk...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/95/4734

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Reference
SC 8/95/4734
Date
[? c. 1324]
Description
Petitioners
John de Blebury (Blewbury), clerk.
Name(s)
de Blebury (Blewbury), John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
John de Blebury states that he was granted a pension from the Knights Templars in exchange for resigning to them the church of Marnham, and that he received this pension during the time of the Templars, and while their lands were in the hands of the King: but that since they have been in the hands of the Hospitallers, he has not received it. He requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Coram magno consilio.He is to sue at common law.
Places mentioned
Marnham, [Northamptonshire]
Rome, [Italy].
People mentioned
Master and Brothers of the Temple (Knights Templars) of England
Boniface [VIII], Pope
Knights Hospitallers.
Note
Dated on the guard to '? c. 1324' without explanation, as many of those transcribed in PRO 31/7/99 seem to be. This would certainly seem to fit the hand, but there does not seem to be much evidence to connect all the petitions transcribed in PRO 31/7/99 with this year.
Related material

For transcript, see no.15 of PRO 31/7/99

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 907
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149285/

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