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John, chaplain of the free chapel of St Leonard by Hastings. John King. chaplain...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/183/9129

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Reference
SC 8/183/9129
Date
[? 1384]
Description
Petitioners
John, chaplain of the free chapel of St Leonard by Hastings.
Name(s)
John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
chaplain of the free chapel of St Leonard by Hastings
Nature of request
John, chaplain of St leonards, Hastings, requests remedy on three matters.1) He states that the tithes of the manor of Wildmarsh, which ought to pertain to his chapelry, but that Batesford, the holder of the manor, has detained payment for five years, and has helped the parson of Pevensey take them for his church.2) He states that Marc and others have broken his close and stolen his goods, and now lay in wait for his so that he dare not sue for remedy.3) The Prior of Harmondsworth has imprisoned him for payment of a pension from his church to which he is not entitled, and which his predecessors have never paid.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
St Leonards, [Sussex]
Hastings, [Sussex]
Wildmarsh, [Sussex]
Pevensey, [Sussex]
Hollington, [Sussex]
Harmondsworth, [Middlesex].
People mentioned
William Batesford
John, parson of Pevensey
John, chaplain of Pevensey
Bartholomew Morlake
Adam Marc (Mark)
William atte Grove
Robert Averey (Avery)
Robert James
John Baldeslo (Baldslow)
John Hunte (Hunt)
Adam, vicar of Hollington
William Taillor (Tailor, Taylor)
William Wylyng
William Hayling
John Harlman
Robert Taillor (Tailor, Taylor)
[Robert de Bello Campo (Beauchamp)], Prior of Harmondsworth.
Note
The warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed was dated at Havering on 9 February. No year is given, but Richard is known to have been at Havering on that date in both 1383 and 1384. Notes on the guard suggest 1384.
Related material

For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.4 of C 81/1341

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295006/

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