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William de Hoton, forester of the wood launde of Plumpton in the forest of Inglewood....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/161/8041

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Reference
SC 8/161/8041
Date
1398
Description
Petitioners
William de Hoton, forester of the wood launde of Plumpton in the forest of Inglewood.
Name(s)
de Hoton, William
Addressees
Council.
Occupation
forester of the wood launde of Plumpton in the forest of Inglewood
Nature of request
Hoton requests he can have letters patent of the king that they are able to enjoy the office of the forester of the wood of Plumpton as he and his ancestors have done from time out of memory taking nothing but the herbage from the ancient hay there for their wages as he has recently been disturbed by the sheriff.
Nature of endorsement
The 23 February in the 21 year it was agreed by the council that a writ be sent to the justice of the forest to suffer the petitioner to have and enjoy the office in the manner of his ancestors.[Followed by a short list of those present].
Places mentioned
Plumpton, [Cumberland]
Inglewood, [Cumberland].
People mentioned
[Edmund Stafford], chancellor
[Guy Mone], treasurer
[Richard Clifford], keeper of the privy seal
Clerk of the rolls
John Russel.
Note
The petition is dated to 1398 as the response is dated to 23 February in the 21 year, and the hand of the petition fits a petition of Richard II's reign.
Related material

For a related document, see SC 8/214/10678

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/C9293885/

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