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Robert, Prior of Worksop. Robert King and council. Prior of Worksop Robert, Prior...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/150/7477

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Reference
SC 8/150/7477
Date
[c. 1324]
Description
Petitioners
Robert, Prior of Worksop.
Name(s)
Robert
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Prior of Worksop
Nature of request
Robert, Prior of Worksop, states that when John de Vescy, Constance de Berne and others wrongly disseised his predecessor, John de Retford, of a mill in Gringley, he brought an assize of novel disseisin, and the inquisition found in his favour. But the justices would not bring judgment because the reversion of the mill, after Constance's death, belonged to the King. The mill has been withheld from him and his predecessors since then, and is now in the King's hand, as of his demesne right. He requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.He is to have a writ to have the record and process brought before the justices of the King's Bench; and when they have been seen and examined there, the King is to be informed.
Places mentioned
Worksop, [Nottinghamshire]
Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire.
People mentioned
John de Vescy
Constance de Berne (Bierne)
Henry de Alemayne (Almaine)
Edward [I], King of England
John de Retford, Prior of Worksop.
Note
SC 8/8/399A is dated at Chippenham on 20 October 1325, and would seem to be a response to the petition edited in Rot. Parl. Vol. I p.440a (no.42). This petition mentions the record and process being before the justices, presumably in response to SC 8/150/7477: this would date SC 8/150/7477 to c. 1324.
Related material

For transcript, see no.109 of PRO 31/7/98

For a later related petition, see SC 8/8/400

For a copy of a writ and inquisition relating to SC 8/8/399C, see SC 8/8/399A

For a related petition see SC 8/158/7873

For a related petition, see SC 8/340/16006

For a grant relating to SC 8/8/399C, see SC 8/8/399B

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.440a (no.42) (full edition of later copy of related petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209662/

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