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Prioress and poor ladies of Farewell. King and Council. The prioress and ladies of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8321

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SC 8/167/8321
Date
[c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
Prioress and poor ladies of Farewell.
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
The prioress and ladies of Farewell request an enquiry into the disturbance of their rights in various lands in the forest of Cannock by Mauveisyn.
Nature of endorsement
Send a writ to the justice of the forest etc. containing the effect of this petition, that they enquire into these matters and others be made by the foresters, verderers and others, and let the inquest be returned into the chancery, and let right be done.
Places mentioned
Farewell, [Staffordshire]
Hammerwich, [Staffordshire]
Alrewas, [Staffordshire]
Oggeleye (Oakley) wood, [Staffordshire]
Cannock, [Staffordshire].
People mentioned
Henry II, King of England
John, King of England
Robert Mauneisyn (Malveisin), steward of the forest of Cannock.
Note
Dated on the guard to some point after Mauveisyn's appointment as steward on 12 January 1325.
Related material

For another petition from these petitioners see SC 8/47/2322

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.82 (appointment of Malveisin as steward of Cannock forest)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294166/

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