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People of the king's land of Montgomery in Shropshire. King and Council. The people...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/127/6350

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Reference
SC 8/127/6350
Date
[? c. 1324]
Description
Petitioners
People of the king's land of Montgomery in Shropshire.
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
The people of Marton, Whittery, Little Weston, Priestweston, Timberth, Brompton and elsewhere in the king's land of Montgomery in Shropshire state that, during the Welsh war, the Master Forester of Corndon was granted a tax ('puture') to guard the border against the Welsh and to keep the peace. This was replaced by a local tax called 'serjauntespein', but since the war the Master Foresters have continually levied the tax, without undertaking the tasks for which it is paid. The people therefore request remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Assign faithful men in Chancery to enquire in the presence of the keeper and the foresters concerning the truth of the matters in this petition and other articles, and let the inquisition be returned and the king be certified.
Places mentioned
Marton, [Shropshire]
Whittre (Whittery), [Shropshire]
Little Weston, [Shropshire]
Priestweston, [Shropshire]
Timberth, [Shropshire]
Brompton, [Shropshire]
Montgomery, [Montgomeryshire, Wales]
Shropshire
Wales
Corndon Forest, [Shropshire].
People mentioned
Master Forester of Corndon.
Note
Dated on the guard and by Rees, Petitions Relating to Wales, to c. 1324. No evidence is cited, but the handwriting appears similar to other documents in this file supposedly from this period.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5866
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.213-14 (calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208527/

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