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People of Warwickshire. King. [Petition in . . . parts].1) The people request an...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7591
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/152/7591
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Warwickshire.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in . . . parts].1) The people request an enquiry and remedy concerning the prior of Coventry's maintenance of false quarrels and impediment to the law.2) They request remedy as Richard de Napton held land in Napton from Robert de Napton, and when he died Robert de Napton entered it but by conspiracy the prior and Chaloner brought and passed an assize of novel disseisin against him.3) They requests remedy as by many threats and grievances and by false pleas has disseised Agnes le Pestour and her son.4) The prior has extorted £20 from Richard Dalby of Coventry for maintaining Agnes le Pestour.5) The Prior has ejected Chilterne from land that he did not wish to sell to the prior, and he can have no legal redress.6) Any man who is bound in a debt to anyone in Coventry of the power of the prior, the prior attaches his goods without process, and the goods cannot be recovered without first making satisfaction to the prior.7) The prior takes fines from many criminals and thieves and assizes to the king's prejudice, and releases some without judgment.8) The prior purchases lands in mortmain to the king's disinheritance because he retains the sheriffs and bailiffs.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Concerning the first, this falls under the common ordinance concerning conspirators and other malefactors.2) Concerning the others, saving the last, they should sue in Chancery, and have writs according to their case.3) Concerning the last, let the chancellor be certified of the names of the seizers, and let writs be made in suitable form.
- Places mentioned
- Warwickshire
- Coventry, [Warwickshire]
- Napton on the Hill, [Warwickshire].
- People mentioned
- Prior of Coventry
- Richard de Napton, steward of the prior of Coventry
- Agnes [le Pestour] of Coventry, widow of Robert le Pestour
- Henry [le Pestour], son of Agnes le Pestour
- Robert de Napton, knight
- Richard de Napton, steward of the prior of Coventry
- John le Chaloner
- Richard Dalby of Coventry
- Robert de Chilterne (Chiltern) of Coventry.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1324 as an order was given to the justices of the Bench and others not to molest or attach John le Chaloner, one of the alleged victims of the prior of Coventry, as the prior had alleged that Chaloner had not gone out of England on the king's service, when he had been to Gascony on the king's service and was shortly due to return there (CCR 1323-7, p.203).
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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 II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.203 (order to the justices of the Bench and others not molest or attach Chaloner at the prior's suit as he is on the king's service and has not remained in England against his service as the prior has alleged)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209779/
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