Eygnon (Eynon) ap Ieuan (Yevan), burgess of Beaumaris. ap Ieuan (Yevan) Eygnon (Eynon)...

Petitioners

Eygnon (Eynon) ap Ieuan (Yevan), burgess of Beaumaris.

Name(s)

ap Ieuan (Yevan), Eygnon (Eynon)

Addressees

King and council.

Occupation

burgess of Beaumaris

Nature of request

Eygnon ap Ieuan requests that a writ be sent to the justice of North Wales to enquire of the truth of his behaviour towards the king, and according to what is found to maintain or punish him, restoring him to his chattels or losing them. He has been accused of conspiracy against the king, and was imprisoned in Caernarfon Castle until delivered by the justice of North Wales.

Nature of endorsement

Let him have a writ to the Justices to enquire into the contents of this petition, and certify the king concerning the findings.

Places mentioned

Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales]

North Wales

Caernarfon, [Caernarfonshire, Wales].

For another petition by this petitioner see SC 8/4/160

For a near duplicate of this petition, without the endorsement, see SC 8/91/4506

• Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.194 (brief calendar of petition)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.619 (order to the chamberlain of North Wales to make restoration and do justice to the petitioner)