Hugh de Cotyngham (Cottingham), clerk. de Cotyngham (Cottingham) Hugh King and Lords...

Petitioners

Hugh de Cotyngham (Cottingham), clerk.

Name(s)

de Cotyngham (Cottingham), Hugh

Addressees

King and Lords of Parliament.

Occupation

clerk

Nature of request

The petitioner seeks confirmation of his right to present to All Hallows the Great in London, through an order from King Edward [III] (recently dead), and contrary to the claims of Dame Elizabeth, who was the wife of Lord Despenser. He shows that in 1373-4 he was granted the church. The petitioner was installed, but then in the following May livery was assigned in chancery ... patronage of the said church to Dame Elizabeth as part of her dower. In August the petitioner (without knowledge of the said livery) ... Potyn to the same church without fraud or evil intent, and Fenrother ... letters patent in King Edward's chancery. Fenrother was installed in the church and continued in peaceful possession for six months and more, until 21 February 1376 (or 1377), when the patent was suddenly challenged by Dame Elizabeth, who purchased a writ of quare impedit to the bishop of London ... and went to the king's court. Dame Elizabeth recovered against the petitioner by a judgement awarded there, and on the strength of this recovery a writ was sent to the bishop for the admittance of her presentation to the church.

Nature of endorsement

[None]

Places mentioned

All Hallows the Great, [London]

London.

People mentioned

Edward III, King of England

Elizabeth [Despenser], widow of Lord Despenser

William Potyn, Chaplain

Adam Fenrother

[William Courtenay], Bishop of London.

For another petition probably by the same petitioner and others, see SC 8/185/9250