Thomas Curtays (Curtis), Prior of Southwick. Curtays (Curtis) Thomas Council. Prior...

Petitioners

Thomas Curtays (Curtis), Prior of Southwick.

Name(s)

Curtays (Curtis), Thomas

Addressees

Council.

Occupation

Prior of Southwick

Nature of request

Thomas, prior of Southwick, states that Richard Spicer of Eastney and various servants and tenants of his seized a cartload of corn, from the Prior’s tithes, at Eastney, and refused to obey two orders from the sheriff to William Prewes, bailiff of the hundred, to have it replevied and delivered to the prior. They also forcibly rescued Richard when an order was issued to arrest him to give surety of the peace to John Cook, servant of the prior, leaving some of those who came to arrest him in danger of death, stealing their gear, and threatening others, and again forcibly rescued him when he was arrested by the undersheriff at Winchester. The prior requests remedy.

Nature of endorsement

[None].

Places mentioned

Southwick, [Hampshire]

Eastney, Hampshire

Winchester, [Hampshire].

People mentioned

Richard Spicer of Eastney

John Ferreur

Nicholas Clerc (Clerk)

John Baggevyle (Bagville)

Thomas Alman

William Alman

Robert Alman

Thomas atte Welle (Atwell)

Richard Willesman

Thomas Richardesseman

John Hardyng (Harding)

Thomas Willesman

William Prewes, Bailiff of [Portsdown] hundred

John Cook, servant of the Prior of Southwick

Thomas Brynkworth (Brinkworth), Undersheriff of Hampshire.

A writ resulting from this petition is SC 8/143/7111A

An inquisition held as a result of this writ is SC 8/143/7111B