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People of Ewyas. King and council. The petitioners seek remedy for oppressions committed...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/109/5430

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This record is about the People of Ewyas. King and council. The petitioners seek remedy for oppressions committed... dating from [1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/109/5430
Date
[1324]
Description
Petitioners
People of Ewyas.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioners seek remedy for oppressions committed against them by the Wroth family, who adhere to the cause of the rebel Roger Mortimer.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Ewyas, [Herefordshire]
Red Castle, [Herefordshire]
Walterstone, [Herefordshire]
Brecon (Brecknock), [Brecknockshire, Wales]
Elfael, [Monmouthshire, Wales]
Grosmont, [Monmouthshire, Wales].
People mentioned
Richard Wroth
Alice Wroth, daughter of Richard Wroth
John Wroth
Philip ap David
Yevan ap Kenewreyk Wren
William ap David
Walter Benet
John de Wynston
Roger Mortimer.
Note
Although the petition is in a poor state, it is recoverable and datable by reference to CPR 1324-7, p. 64 (1324).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3223
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.64 (two resulting commissions of inquiry)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150004/

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