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William de Chastelay. de Chastelay William The King. The petitioner seeks restoration...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/100/4979

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This record is about the William de Chastelay. de Chastelay William The King. The petitioner seeks restoration... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/100/4979
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
William de Chastelay.
Name(s)
de Chastelay, William
Addressees
The King.
Nature of request
The petitioner seeks restoration as keeper of the River Foss (or an equivalent office), inasmuch as he wishes the matter put before the good and loyal men of the city of York. He shows that the dead king granted the petitioner (in lieu of a pension), for twenty-two years of loyal service with him in the Scottish wars and elsewhere, the keeping of the River Foss, near York, to hold for his lifetime by letters patent enrolled in chancery. Then Despenser came and wrongfully ousted the petitioner without reason.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram Rege.2) Show his charter, and if another has the office then he is to be warned to come to a certain day in chancery to show any knowledge he has why such a recovery should not be made.
Places mentioned
York.
People mentioned
Hugh le Despenser.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1784
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149546/

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