? No Petitioner named Writ from Edward III to the Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, asking...

Petitioners

? No Petitioner named

Nature of request

Writ from Edward III to the Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, asking him to arrange for the holding of an inquisition before William de Shareshull, Robert de Asshele and John Loveday, or two of them, into the seisin which Geoffrey de Bolestrode had in certain tenements in Chalfont St Peter, and whether he was disseised of them by Hugh le Despenser, junior, as he claims, and if so, when and how.

Nature of endorsement

Philip de Ayllesbury, Sheriff.The execution of this writ can be seen in the panel attached to this writ.

Places mentioned

Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire

Pontefract, [West Riding of Yorkshire].

People mentioned

Edward [III], King of England

Philip de Ayllesbury (Aylesbury), Sheriff of Buckinghamshire

Geoffrey de Bolestrode (Bulstrode)

Prior and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitallers) in England

John de Horneby (Hornby)

Hugh le Despenser, junior

William de Shareshull

Robert de Asshele (Ashley)

John Loveday.

For a related petition from Geoffrey de Bulstrode, see SC 8/95/4739K

For a writ from the King to instruct the Abbess of Burnham produce evidence for her right to these tenements on a certain day, see SC 8/95/4739G

For a writ ordering the delivery of these tenements to Geoffrey de Bulstrode, see SC 8/95/4739A

For a related petition from the Abbess of Burnham, see SC 8/97/4827

For a related petition from the Abbess and convent of Burnham, see SC 8/97/4828

For a similar, but earlier writ, see SC 8/95/4739H

For a writ from the King ordering the Sheriff to take these tenements back into the King's hand, see SC 8/95/4739F

For a writ from the justices to the Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, asking him to hold the inquisition mentioned in this writ, see SC 8/95/4739C

For a list of jurors in this inquisition, see SC 8/95/4739D

For letters patent appointing the justices to hold this inquisition, see SC 8/95/4739E

For a writ to attach Geoffrey de Bulstrode, who has prevented delivery of the tenements to the Abbess, see SC 8/95/4739J

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.253 (enrolment of SC 8/95/4739A)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.11-12 (order, dated 2 March 1330, to resume the lands and tenements into the King's hand and to deliver them to the Abbess and convent of Burnham) & p.356 (order, dated 24 October 1331, to pardon the Abbess and convent their farm, because of their expenses in their suit with Geoffrey de Bulstrode)