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Hugh de Cressi (Cressy), parson of the church of Greasley. de Cressi (Cressy) Hugh...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/99/4932

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This record is about the Hugh de Cressi (Cressy), parson of the church of Greasley. de Cressi (Cressy) Hugh... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1325] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/99/4932
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
Hugh de Cressi (Cressy), parson of the church of Greasley.
Name(s)
de Cressi (Cressy), Hugh
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Hugh de Cressi, parson of the church of Greasley, states that, as of the right of his church, he was in possession of all manner of tithes from a vill called Willey, which is of the King's ancient demesne, disafforested, and which contains certain new assarts from which he received the tithes until the King granted them to the Prior of Felley at the last parliament, at the quinzaine of Candlemas. Hugh asks the King to speak his grace and his will on the matter.
Nature of endorsement
He is to have a writ of Chancery to the justices to inquire into what estate that rector had in the site before it was assarted, and he is to inform the King on this at the next parliament etc.
Places mentioned
Greasley, Nottinghamshire
Wylley (Willey Hay), Nottinghamshire
Felley, Nottinghamshire.
People mentioned
Prior of Felley.
Related material

For transcript, see p.79 of PRO 31/7/93

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/329/E967

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1650
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149499/

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