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Robert de Wakefeld (Wakefield), parson of the church of Heswall. de Wakefeld (Wakefield)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7587A

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Reference
SC 8/152/7587A
Date
[? c. 1332]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de Wakefeld (Wakefield), parson of the church of Heswall.
Name(s)
de Wakefeld (Wakefield), Robert
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
parson of the church of Heswall
Nature of request
Wakefeld requests remedy of the following grievances:1) Calveley and others at Haswell's command entered his rectory and broke his millstones.2) Calveley has occupied a piece of his land where he has built a rabbit warren.3) Calveley beat Clifton, one of his servants.4) Calveley beat his harvest workers who worked with Wakefeld for his money in August.5) Richard de Merton and others assaulted him on the highway, imprisoned him and forced him to pay a fine.6) Haswell and other prevented him from sewing his land and pasturing his beasts in the common pasture.7) Letton killed Richard de Crouche his chaplain and has been sheltered by Stephen de Merton and was held in his service.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue at the common law.
Places mentioned
Heswall, Cheshire
Coventry and Lichfield diocese
Warmingham, [Cheshire]
Gayton, [Cheshire].
People mentioned
Robert de Calvelegg (Calveley)
Robert de Hasilwell (Haswell)
Robert de Clyfton (Clifton), clerk and servant of the petitioner
Richard de Merton
Ralph [de Merton], brother of Richard de Merton
Richard de Moston of Warmingham
John de Letton, late bailiff of Stephen de Merton of Gayton
Stephen de Merton of Gayton
Richard de Crouche, chaplain of the petitioner.
Note
The petition is dated to? c. 1332 on the guard on the basis of a protection granted to the petitioner on 28 April 1332. However, there is no evidence to support this protection being granted in relation to this petition (CPR 1330-4, p.278).
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/C9209774/

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