Thomas Trethewy, late of Roskymmer, esquire, one of the Coroners for Cornwall; Elizabeth...

Petitioners

Thomas Trethewy, late of Roskymmer, esquire, one of the Coroners for Cornwall; Elizabeth Trethewy, wife of Thomas Trethewy; Robert Toker, late of Roskymmer, yeoman; Peter Feby, late of Penryn, groom; John Restawrek, late of Roskymmer, holywater clerk; William Chaffer, late of Melynpoltuskawortha, miller; Stephen Roche, late of Rosevear, tailor; John Crowen (Crowan), late of Tredawargh, husbandman; Richard Crowen (Crowan) of Roskymmer, groom.

Name(s)

Trethewy; Trethewy; Toker; Feby; Restawrek; Chaffer; Roche; Crowen (Crowan); Crowen (Crowan), Thomas; Elizabeth; Robert; Peter; John; William; Stephen; John; Richard

Addressees

Commons of parliament.

Occupation

one of the Coroners for Cornwall; groom; holywater clerk; miller; tailor

Nature of request

The petitioners state that John Vyvyan presented a petition against them to the present parliament, and was granted writs of proclamation to the Sheriff of Cornwall, to proclaim that the petitioners should appear before King's Bench at the octave of Hilary last, to answer to John Vyvyan or anyone else for the murder, woundings and other offences mentioned in the act produced in response to the petition, and that they were then to be committed to ward, to remain there without bail or mainprise until the matter was determined; and that if they did not appear, they were to be considered as convicted. Because this act did not stipulate that John Vyvyan and any others should sue with effect, the petitioners were afraid that if they presented themselves they would be imprisoned, and that those who sued against them would delay their suits to keep them in prison indefinitely; and also Elizabeth was and is pregnant, and could not appear without danger to her life. For these reasons they did not appear, and are now convicted and attainted in blood. They ask the commons to ask the King to ordain, with the assent of the lords and commons and by authority of parliament, that the act and the convictions might be null and void, and that they might remain in the same condition as before, and their heirs be able to inherit as before.

Nature of endorsement

[On face] Let it be sent to the lords.8 February, the twelfth year.[Apparently deleted] The commons have [assented] to this bill.[None on dorse]

Places mentioned

Roskymmer, Cornwall

Trefury (Treverry), Cornwall

Penrynbourgh (Penryn), Cornwall

Melynpoltuskawortha [unidentified], Cornwall

Resveer (Rosevear), Cornwall

Tredower (Tredawargh), Cornwall

Launceston, Cornwall.

People mentioned

William Reskemer (Roskymmer), former husband of Elizabeth Trethewy

John Vyvyan (Vivian) of Cornwall, gentleman

John Fortescu (Fortescue), esquire, Sheriff of Cornwall.

For a near-duplicate of that petition, see SC 8/29/1445

For the petition by John Vyvyan which led to this petition, see SC 8/29/1444

For transcript, see p.171 of PRO 31/7/155

For a schedule formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/145/7211A