John de Warenne, earl Warenne. de Warenne, earl Warenne John King and council. Warenne...

Petitioners

John de Warenne, earl Warenne.

Name(s)

de Warenne, earl Warenne, John

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

Warenne requests the grant of the castles of Sandal and Conisbrough and the lands in Yorkshire, the castle of Holt and the lands in Bromfield and Yale and elsewhere in Wales with the issues of the same since the earl of Lancaster's death. The earl of Lancaster had seized the castles of Sandal and Conisbrough from Warenne and all his lands in Yorkshire, and when Warenne came to Pontefract to reach a good accord he was forced to grant these castles and lands as well as Holt castle, his lands in Bromfield and Yale and elsewhere in Wales, and the reversion of his Norfolk land to the earl of Lancaster.1)

Nature of endorsement

Concerning the lands in Yorkshire let the muniments of the earl of Lancaster be searched to see if anything can be found to show that Warenne made the quitclaim by force. If nothing can be found there or elsewhere then let people be assigned to enquire of the disseisin, and if the quitclaim was made by force or by Warenne's will, and let justice be done.2) Concerning the lands of Bromfield and Yale, because Warenne said that his writing made to the earl of Lancaster was for the term of life, and was not indented, it is commanded to Baldok that he search for the deed, and if it is found that it was made for life then let the lands be delivered, and if nothing can be found let the truth of the matter be enquired of and justice done.

Places mentioned

Sandal, [West Riding of Yorkshire]

Conisbrough, [West Riding of Yorkshire]

Doncaster, [West Riding of Yorkshire]

Darrington, [West Riding of Yorkshire]

Pontefract, [West Riding of Yorkshire]

Yorkshire

Holt, [Denbighshire, Wales]

Bromfield and Yale, [Denbighshire, Wales]

Wales

Norfolk.

People mentioned

[Thomas of Lancaster], earl of Lancaster

Robert de Baldok (Baldock).

For a related order, see SC 8/177/8831

For a related document,see SC 8/280/13971

For a related petition, see SC 8/177/8829

• Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.293-4 (full summary of petition)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.573 (enrolment of deed referring to Warenne in possession of Conisbrough and Sandal)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.270-1 (grant to Warenne of the castles of Conisbrough and Sandal with other manors)