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People of West Somerton. King and council. The people of West Somerton state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/148/7384
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/148/7384
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1304]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of West Somerton.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of West Somerton state that Thomas Osberne was indicted for harbouring his three sons, who were indicted of homicide, and was then himself indicted of the deaths of Peter le Neveu le Prestre (Priest's Nephew) and of Thomas Staye of Horsey; whereupon he fled. The Sheriff then had his goods taken into the King's hand, valued, and delivered to the people of West Somerton until the King should order otherwise; but Matthew de Castre and Thomas de Rollesby, falsely claiming that Thomas was indicted only for harbouring his sons, who were later acquitted, and that he was dead, had a writ to the Coroner to deliver his goods to his executors, although he never made a testament. Robert Edmund requests a writ to William de Carlton and to the Sheriff, to inquire and determine how much they took out of the King's hand, and how much from the people of West Somerton by reason of the King's goods; and they request grace and a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram consilio.He is to sue a writ in Chancery formulated according to his petition, to the Sheriff and Coroner to inquire into the truth of the same petition; and if any fraud is found, they are to take the chattels back into the King's hand as before.
- Places mentioned
- West Somerton, [Norfolk]
- Horsey, [Norfolk]
- Norfolk.
- People mentioned
- Thomas Osberne (Sumerton, Somerton)
- Peter le Neveu le Prestre (Priest's Nephew)
- Thomas Staye of Horsey
- Matthew de Castre
- Thomas de Rollesby
- Joan [Osberne (Sumerton, Somerton)], widow of Thomas Osberne
- John [Osberne (Sumerton, Somerton)], son of Thomas Osberne
- Robert Edmund
- William de Carlton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1302-7 pp.136-7 is dated 1 May 1304, and p.151 is dated 14 June 1304. The petition must date from around this time.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. V, 1302-1307, (Public Record Office, 1908), pp.136-7 (order to deliver the goods and chattels of Thomas de Sumerton (Osberne) to his executors) & p.151 (another order to the same effect)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209569/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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