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Stephen Worlyk, John White and William de Berford. Worlyk; White; de Berford Stephen;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/146/7264

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Reference
SC 8/146/7264
Date
[c. 1377]
Description
Petitioners
Stephen Worlyk, John White and William de Berford.
Name(s)
Worlyk; White; de Berford, Stephen; John; William
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Stephen Worlyk, John White and William de Berford, state that Alice Gerberge, daughter of William de Berford, was married to Stephen Worlyk, with her own and her father's consent, and lived happily with him for four years until she was forcibly abducted by John Brewes, Sheriff of Norfolk, and others, at the procurement of William Curson of Billingford, with whom she is now living. They have incited her to sue an appeal of rape against her husband, her father and others who were at her wedding, and have indicted them of felony, through a conspiracy between William Curson, William de Wychyngham and Richard his son. William Curson has also sued for a divorce in the Court of Arches between Alice and Stephen, and has had two notaries draw up false notarial instruments to this end. They ask that Stephen might have his wife back, and damages, and that the notaries might be summoned before the council in parliament to answer for their actions.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Billingford, [Norfolk]
Swannington, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Alice Gerberge, daughter of William de Berford
John Brewes, Sheriff of Norfolk
William Curson of Billingford
William de Wychyngham
Richard [de Wychyngham], son of William de Wychyngham
Roger de Wodenorton, chaplain and notary
Nicholas Vondmal, chaplain and notary.
Note
John Brewes was Sheriff of Norfolk between 26 October 1376 and 26 November 1377: the petition might have been submitted while he was still Sheriff, but cannot date from long afterwards.
Related material

For transcript, see no.105 of PRO 31/7/110

For another petition making complaints against William Curson, see SC 8/146/7266

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209447/

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