Commons of England. King. The petitioners seek grace and pardon for Geoffrey de Workesley...

Petitioners

Commons of England.

Addressees

King.

Nature of request

The petitioners seek grace and pardon for Geoffrey de Workesley in certain important matters. They state that he was long established in the estate of esquire and of knight to the king's father, from whom he took his knighthood at the battle of Spain [Najera], and to the king's grandfather and to the king in his wars, in which he was taken and not ransomed nor released before this hour, suffering great harm, and is in debt and has no movables. Lately Geoffrey and one of the daughters and heirs of Thomas de Felton were married for his advancement, and for years the marriage continued for the great trust he had in his servant Thomas Pulle, in times that he went overseas in the king's service, assigning to Thomas attendance upon his wife for safety while he was absent. Pulle has been false and traitorous to his master and dishonoured his wife in his absence, and roused the wife to falsely make a divorce, by which falseness and treason Geoffrey has lost advancement, marriage and a great heritage, as is openly known since their meeting at Reading at the last council in the dispute that erupted between them in which Thomas was wounded, of which injury he was healed (as it seemed to many), and subsequently espoused the said wife, [but] now Thomas is dead and his friends wish to impeach Geoffrey that he died from the said injury.

Nature of endorsement

[None.]

Places mentioned

[Najera, Spain]

Spain

Reading, [Berkshire].

People mentioned

Geoffrey de Workesley

Edward [of Woodstock], Prince of Wales

Edward III, King of England

Thomas de Felton

Thomas Pulle.

For transcript, see no.12 of PRO 31/7/107

For another petition concerning Geoffrey de Workesley see SC 8/146/7276