William Burton, formerly Yeoman Usher of the Queen's Chamber, now Yeoman Usher of...

Petitioners

William Burton, formerly Yeoman Usher of the Queen's Chamber, now Yeoman Usher of the Prince of Wales' Chamber.

Name(s)

Burton, William

Addressees

King.

Occupation

formerly Yeoman Usher of the Queen's Chamber, now Yeoman Usher of the Prince of Wales' Chamber

Nature of request

William Burton states that he was instrumental in recovering for the King a rent called the fee of Chokes, pertaining to Northampton castle, which had not been received since the third year of Edward III, and that as a reward, the King granted him 100s. a year from this rent for term of life. He is likely to lose this sum as a result of the act of resumption in the present parliament, and asks that he might be exempted from this act.

Nature of endorsement

[On face] It is to be put in respite and inquired into until etc.[On dorse] The Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in consideration of the fact that William Burton, by his labour and at his great expense, got into the King's hands, as he claims in the petition, the fee of Chokes in the counties of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire to the annual value of £15, of which the King was not answered of a penny, as William also claims in his petition, have agreed that William should have the said fee, which yields £15 to the King annually, at farm if he wishes, retaining 100s annually and finding sufficient security that he will pay the King £10 annually: and if he will not take the fee at farm, the 100s are to be resumed into the King's hands.

Places mentioned

Northampton, [Northamptonshire]

Northamptonshire

Bedfordshire

Buckinghamshire

Lincolnshire

Leicestershire.

People mentioned

[Margaret of Anjou], Queen of England

[Edward of Lancaster], Prince of Wales

Edward III, King of England.

For an earlier grant of this fee to Robert Caldecote, see SC 8/96/4766B

For a follow-up petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/96/4765

• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. VI, 1452-1461, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.76 (original grant of 100s. to petitioner) & p.288 (grant of rent at farm to petitioner)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.197b (earlier exemption of petitioner from an act of resumption)