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Prior of Hexham. King. Prior of Hexham The Prior of Hexham requests licence to alienate...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/116/5789

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Reference
SC 8/116/5789
Date
[1283]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Hexham.
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Prior of Hexham
Nature of request
The Prior of Hexham requests licence to alienate in mortmain land worth £20 per annum in North Milburn, held of Robert and Eleanor de Stutevile. An inquisition ad quod damnum was held, stating that the damage to the king of such a grant would be no more than 6d per annum. After this had been shown to the Chancellor, the prior was ordered to appear at this parliament.
Nature of endorsement
The King should not grant what is contained in this petition.
Places mentioned
Hexham, [Northumberland]
North Milburn, Northumberland.
People mentioned
Robert de Stotevile (Stutevile, Stuteville)
Eleanor [de Stotevile], wife of Robert de Stotevile
Sheriff of Northumberland
[Robert Burnel], Chancellor of England.
Note
Presented to the Acton Burnel parliament of 1283 (C 49/2/3). Despite the endorsement, the requested license was granted on 25 May 1285 (CPR 1281-92, p.167), possibly after a subsequent request.
Related material

For a note regarding this petition amongst others for this parliament see C 49/2/3

For transcript, see p.45 of PRO 31/7/92

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4242
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), p.6 (no.5) (calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. II, 1281-1292, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.167 (licence for the alienation in mortmain by Thomas de Develeston (Dilston) to the Prior and convent of Hexham of land worth £20 per annum in North Milburn)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), C 49, File 2, appendix, no. 32 (xi) (full edition and translation)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150464/

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