Henry Burry (Bury), citizen of Salisbury; Robert de Knowell, citizen of Salisbury;...

Petitioners

Henry Burry (Bury), citizen of Salisbury; Robert de Knowell, citizen of Salisbury; William de Beswyk (Beswick), citizen of Salisbury; Henry Russel, citizen of Salisbury; Henry de Melksham, citizen of Salisbury; John Daudry (Daudray), citizen of Salisbury; Robert Daudry (Daudray), citizen of Salisbury; Roger Hipewel, citizen of Salisbury; Thomas le Long, citizen of Salisbury; John de Langeford (Langford), citizen of Salisbury; Robert de Lavynton (Lavington), citizen of Salisbury; Philip Prat (Pratt), citizen of Salisbury; Gilbert Dubere, citizen of Salisbury.

Name(s)

Burry (Bury); de Knowell; de Beswyk (Beswick); Russel; de Melksham; Daudry (Daudray); Daudry (Daudray); Hipewel; Long; de Langeford (Langford); de Lavynton (Lavington); Prat (Pratt); Dubere, Henry; Robert; William; Henry; Henry; John; Robert; Roger; Thomas; John; Robert; Philip; Gilbert

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

The citizens request remedy and that an inquisition can be held into the old wines that they were forced to take from the stock in Porchester Castle by the Despensers and others, and which they have been unable to sell despite incurring great costs, and they request that the treasurer and barons be commanded not to make execution on them.

Nature of endorsement

Let certain people be assigned in Chancery to enquire in the presence of Abingdon then butler of the king if he wishes, of the value of the wine at the time of its delivery to the petitioners, and whether they took the wine by force and against their will and of other matters concerning this, and when the inquisition has been taken and returned into Chancery let it be shown to the king so that he can say his will.

Places mentioned

Salisbury, [Wiltshire]

Porchester, [Hampshire]

Flanders

Ireland.

People mentioned

Hugh le Despenser, the son

Robert de Baldok (Baldock)

Robert de Holden

Stephen de Abynden (Abingdon), then butler of the king.

For a very similar petition from the mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Southampton, see SC 8/169/8443

For a related petition, see SC 8/157/7803

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.119 (pardon to the petitioners of a large part of the sum in which they were bound to the king for the wine)
• Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.993 (inquisition finding that Bury and others were compelled to buy wine by Despenser)