Edward de Saint John and Eve de Saint John, his wife. de Saint John; de Saint John...

Petitioners

Edward de Saint John and Eve de Saint John, his wife.

Name(s)

de Saint John; de Saint John, Edward; Eve

Addressees

King and Council.

Nature of request

The petitioners state that they recovered seisin of two parts of the manors of Westhampnett, Woolbeding, Pinkhurst and Highfure, and held them of Eve's dower. Aymer de Valence and others have since disseised them of these lands, and they have sued an assize against them, but Valence died during the assize, after which they sued against Hastings and others. However, he also then died, and they sued against Laurence de Hastings and the others, but the justices will not proceed to judgment as Laurence is under-age and a ward of the king. They therefore request that the king order the justices to proceed to judgment, notwithstanding the non-age of Laurence, as they have now been disseised for eleven years.

Nature of endorsement

Order the justices to take the assize etc, but not to render judgment without consulting the king.

Places mentioned

Westhampnett, [Sussex]

Woolbeding, [Sussex]

Pinkhurst, [Sussex]

La Fure (Highfure), [Sussex].

People mentioned

Aymer de Valence

John de Hastyng (Hastings)

Ralph de Docking

John Bernard, chaplain

Edmund de Kandale

Robert de Norton

Laurence de Hastyng (Hastings)

For a related petition see SC 8/240/11953

• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.27 (edition of petition)
• The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum II, pp.13-30, no.45 (summary of references)