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Ralph Blenerhayset. Blenerhayset Ralph Council. Ralph Blenerhayset states that Lord...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4762

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Reference
SC 8/96/4762
Date
[1423-1431]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph Blenerhayset.
Name(s)
Blenerhayset, Ralph
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Ralph Blenerhayset states that Lord Fitzwalter procured John Hawe to come to the house of Robert Chapeleyn to slay him, and, as he was not there, he took a horse belonging to him and gave it to Lord Fitzwalter. The next day, Lord Fitzwalter entered his manors of Frenze and Boyland, and with the help of John Hawe, compelled his tenants to attorn their allegiance to him, and made a feoffment to certain lords and other persons. He also went to Robert Chapeleyn's house and stole all his goods, and compelled the tenants of Frenze to bind themselves to pay their farm to him. Ralph is now afraid to enter that country, and asks the Council to order the Chancellor to summon Lord Fitz Walter to appear before him to answer on this matter and to find security to keep the peace, so that the petitioner may peacefully sue.
Nature of endorsement
It is to be done as is desired by this petition.
Places mentioned
Scole, Norfolk
Frenze, Norfolk
Boylendesse (Boyland), [Norfolk]
Suffolk.
People mentioned
John Hawe
Robert Chapeleyn, servant of Ralph Blenerhayset
[Walter Fitz Walter], Lord Fitz Walter.
Note
Datable to between 5 July 1423, when Lord Fitz Walter had livery of his father's lands, and 25 November 1431, when he died.
Related material

For transcript, see no.11 of PRO 31/7/118

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 982
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149327/

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