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John de Warrenn (Warenne), Earl of Surrey. de Warrenn (Warenne), Earl of Surrey John...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7557

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Reference
SC 8/152/7557
Date
[c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
John de Warrenn (Warenne), Earl of Surrey.
Name(s)
de Warrenn (Warenne), Earl of Surrey, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Warrenn requests that he be warned should a petition be submitted for the annulment of a prohibition that he purchased concerning Lewes abbey against Adam of Winchester.
Nature of endorsement
Let the earl be warned of any such petition.
Places mentioned
Lewes, [Sussex]
Winchester, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
Adam de Wyncestre (Winchester), brother of the house of St Swithin, Winchester.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1325 as entries in the close rolls concerning this dispute, and perhaps succeeding this petition date to December 1325 (CCR 1323-7, pp.529, 530, 534).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.529 (prohibition to Adam, prior of Lewes [? Adam de Winchester] from going abroad to answer the abbot of Cluny) & p.530 (inhibition to the proctors of the abbot of Cluny of drawing the prior of Lewes into any case concerning the advowson of the priory) & p.534 (order to the abbot of Cluny to desist in his actions and to bring the suit to England where the king has cognisance of such suits and will provide remedy)
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