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John Blaunchard. Blaunchard John King. John Blaunchard states that William and Edith...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8941

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Reference
SC 8/179/8941
Date
[1377]
Description
Petitioners
John Blaunchard.
Name(s)
Blaunchard, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
John Blaunchard states that William and Edith Peverel were seised of property in Barford St Martin, together with a bailiwick in the forest of Grovely pertaining to those lands, paying 10s per annum. However, in the twenty-ninth year of the reign of the king's grandfather, Thomas de Breouse, Justice of the Forest, took the bailiwick into the king's hands for certain trespasses committed after William's death by Edith, who had estate only for the term of her life. The bailiwick is still in the king's hand, and John, who now holds William's property, requests restitution.
Nature of endorsement
This bill is to be sent to Chancery, and when John Knyvet and others have been called, let justice be done.
Places mentioned
Barford St Martin, [Wiltshire]
Grovely forest, [Wiltshire].
People mentioned
William Peverel
Edith [Peverel], wife of William Peverel
Thomas de Breouse (Braose), Justice of the Forest
[Edward III], King of England
John Knyvet (Knivet).
Note
The copy of this petition at SC 8/19/909 (submitted at a later date with another petition this matter) appears to bear a note dating this original petition to the first parliament of Richard II's reign, held in October 1377.
Related material

For a copy of this petition see SC 8/19/909

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/19/907

For another petition from the same petitioner on this matter see SC 8/19/908

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, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.477-9 (later exemplification relating to this matter)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294809/

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