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John Warenne, earl of Warenne. Warenne, earl of Warenne John King. [Petition in 3...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7568

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This record is about the John Warenne, earl of Warenne. Warenne, earl of Warenne John King. [Petition in 3... dating from [? c. 1313] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/152/7568
Date
[? c. 1313]
Description
Petitioners
John Warenne, earl of Warenne.
Name(s)
Warenne, earl of Warenne, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Petition in 3 parts].1) Warenne requests return of writ in Stamford and Grantham which his grandfather had but of which they have subsequently been ousted.2) He requests that the manor of Gresham be delivered to him as his escheat by the death of Stuteville.3) He requests the grant at farm of several former Templar lands in Sussex and elsewhere along with the goods in them for the extent.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Stamford, [Lincolnshire]
Grantham, [Lincolnshire]
Gresham, Norfolk
Shipley, Sussex
Sedlescombe, Sussex
Sompting, Sussex
Compton, Sussex
Elfold (Alfold), Surrey]
Little Sutton (Temple Farm), Essex
Haven Marsh, Essex.
People mentioned
Robert de Stoteville (Stuteville)
Knights Templar.
Note
The petition is dated to? c. 1313 on the basis of an assortment of references in the patent and fine rolls relating to the earl and or the lands between 1308 and 1317 (CPR 1307-13, p.82; CPR 1313-17, p.223; CFR 1307-19, p.343).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. II, Edw II, 1307-1319, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.343 (order to the escheator to seize Grantham and Stamford into the king's hand)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.82 (grant for life to Edmund Bacoun of land in Gresham of Robert de Stuteville)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.223 (licence for the earl to grant Sedlescombe to Thomas de Nerford)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209755/

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