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John White of Swannington, and Thomas, parson of the church of Swannington. White...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/146/7266

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This record is about the John White of Swannington, and Thomas, parson of the church of Swannington. White... dating from [c. 1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/146/7266
Date
[c. 1377]
Description
Petitioners
John White of Swannington, and Thomas, parson of the church of Swannington.
Name(s)
White, John; Thomas
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
parson of the church of Swannington
Nature of request
This petition contains two complaints against William Curson and his associates:1) John White of Swannington complains that John de Yelverton and others, at the procurement of William Curson, cut and carried off his corn on the Friday before the feast of St Lawrence last, and assaulted his people. He requests a remedy.2) Thomas, parson of the church of Swannington, states that Henry Curson, son of William Curson, and others, at William's command, came to his church on the eve of St Botolph last, broke into the enclosure, assaulted his servants and threatened his priest. The priest escaped, and fled for three weeks, so that the church was without divine service, as Thomas did not dare to approach, having been indicted of felony by the procurement of William Curson, William de Wychyngham and Richard his son. He requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Swannington, [Norfolk]
Billingford, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
John de Yelverton
William Curson of Billingford
[John of Gaunt], Duke of Lancaster
Henry Curson, son of William Curson
Andrew, priest of Thomas, parson of the church of Swannington
William de Wychyngham
Richard [de Wychyngham], son of William de Wychyngham.
Note
A similar petition making complaints against William Curson is SC 8/146/7244, which can be dated to c. 1377 by its mention of John Brewes, Sheriff of Norfolk between 26 October 1376 and 26 November 1377. This petition would appear to date from around the same time.
Related material

For transcript, see no.104 of PRO 31/7/110

For another petition making complaints against William Curson, see SC 8/146/7264

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/C9209449/

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