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Gilbert de Wigeton, clerk. de Wigeton Gilbert King and council. Wigeton [requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/171/8526

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Reference
SC 8/171/8526
Date
[1338]
Description
Petitioners
Gilbert de Wigeton, clerk.
Name(s)
de Wigeton, Gilbert
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Wigeton [requests remedy] as he was arented waste land in the New Forest by Foxley and others assigned to make such arents by the late king which he enclosed at his own cost, but he has been unable to have any profit from it because the people of Fawley claim common there and have thrown down his hedges and banks and threaten him and his people, and now the sheriff has been commanded to levy the rent and arrears.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons by writ containing the effect of the petition that they hear the complaint of the petitioner and call before them those who claim the common and other that are called, and hear their arguments, and if they are able to find by inquisition that the petitioner was disturbed by the commoners and the king is not able to approve the said waste then the petitioner should be discharged of the arrears and the rent; and if they find that the commoners have no right to common, or that the king is able to approve of the waste and the commoners have sufficient pasture and they disturbed the petitioner of taking his profit then they should do right for the damage, and the petitioner to answer the king of the arrears and rent.
Places mentioned
New Forest, Hampshire
Fawley, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
John de Foxele (Foxley)
William de Harden
Hugh de Hamslape
Commonalty of the vill of Fawley.
Note
The petition is dated to 1338 as the petition was transcribed by Matthew Hale who ascribed a date of 1338 to the group of petitions amongst which this belongs (Rot. Parl., vol. II, p.101a (no.13)).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.101a (no.13) (full edition of later copy of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294391/

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