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Thomas de Fenwyk (Fenwick); Walter de Heselden; William de Fellying (Felling); John...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/156/7792

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Reference
SC 8/156/7792
Date
[c. 1368]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Fenwyk (Fenwick); Walter de Heselden; William de Fellying (Felling); John de Norton, master of West Spittal; William Toller; William de Hesilden; William Scotte; Ede Cragge.
Name(s)
de Fenwyk (Fenwick); de Heselden; de Fellying (Felling); de Norton; Toller; de Hesilden; Scotte; Cragge, Thomas; Walter; William; John; William; William; William; Ede
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
master of West Spittal
Nature of request
Fenwyk and the others request a writ to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to supersede all manner of demands against them, and to the sheriff of Northumberland to repay everything that he has levied from them as they were taken and imprisoned and outrageously fined against the law for obstructions on the Tyne following a commission to the earl of Angus to examine the matter.
Nature of endorsement
Let a writ be sent to the justices who are assigned to oust all nuisances between now and Michaelmas, and let a writ be sent to the sheriff of Northumberland to cease levying these fines and to repay what he has already levied; and let a writ be sent to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to cease their demands and discharge the petitioners.
Places mentioned
Westminster
River Tyne
Northumberland.
People mentioned
Gilbert Umfraville, Earl of Angus.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1368 as the first commission into the matter was issued at around this time (CCR 1364-8, p.420)
Related material

For a related petition on the same matter see SC 8/126/6251

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.253-4 (no.226) (full edition of petition)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. XII, 1364-1368, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.420 (order to the earl of Angus to cause the obstructions to be removed in accordance with his commission)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XV, 1370-1374, (Public Record Office, 1914), p.109 (further commission into the matter)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209984/

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