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Burgesses and tenants of Melcombe Regis. Commons. The burgesses and tenants of Melcombe...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/128/6388

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Reference
SC 8/128/6388
Date
[1426]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses and tenants of Melcombe Regis.
Addressees
Commons.
Nature of request
The burgesses and tenants of Melcombe Regis state that because their town was burnt and destroyed by the King's enemies, they were granted respite from payments towards the fee farm and fifteenths and tenths, until at the Westminster Parliament of 1410 they were granted a reduction in the fee farm and tax burden of their town for ten years. This term ended on 8 May 7 Henry V (1419), and they are now being distrained for the outstanding arrears. Therefore, they request that a commission be appointed to survey the town and decide what charges should be imposed, and that they be pardoned the arrears.
Nature of endorsement
[on face] Let it be sent to the Lords to be read and answered.[on dorse] Let a commission be sent to the Bishop of Bath [and Wells], William Cheyne and John Juyn, or two of them, to enquire into this matter, and to certify into the Chancery, and also let a writ be sent to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer that they should give respite of the arrears until the next parliament.
Places mentioned
Melcombe Regis, Dorset
People mentioned
Henry [IV], King of England
Henry [V], King of England
[John Stafford], Bishop of Bath [and Wells]
William Cheyne
John Juyn.
Note
The petition at SC 8/126/6267 refers to an earlier petition presented by the burgesses to the Leicester parliament of 1426, following which a commission was issued. Given the details of the commission mentioned in the endorsement, this would appear to be that petition.
Related material

For a later petition which refers to this petition is SC 8/126/6267

A related petition is SC 8/19/922

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5952
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.468b-469b (edition of SC 8/126/6267, wrongly dated)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208566/

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