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Matthew Swetenham (Swettenham), valet of the king's chamber. Swetenham (Swettenham)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/184/9155

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Reference
SC 8/184/9155
Date
[1384]
Description
Petitioners
Matthew Swetenham (Swettenham), valet of the king's chamber.
Name(s)
Swetenham (Swettenham), Matthew
Addressees
King.
Occupation
valet of the king's chamber
Nature of request
Matthew Swetenham requests a commission of enquiry directed to FitzWalter and others into Palmere's intrusion into the manor of Langdon Hall. He states the manor was held by Langdon in chief, and when he died without heir it was taken into the king's hands by Ewell, the escheator. Ewell held the manor for the king until, by the procurement of Palmere, Ewell was beheaded during the recent insurrection, whereupon Palmer seized the manor himself.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Essex
Langdon, [Essex].
People mentioned
John Ewell, former escheator of Essex
John de Langdon
Richard Palmere (Palmer)
[Walter FitzWalter], Lord Fitzwalter
Aubrey de Veer (Vere)
Robert Marny
William Berlond
William Rikhill
John Durward
William Paklisham (Paglesham).
Note
Enquiries into this matter were held before the escheator during 1384, and the requested commission was issued on 6 December 1384.
Related material

For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.38 of C 81/1343

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/141/7040

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. IV, 1-12 Ric II, (Public Record Office, 1957), no.257 (p.142) & no.317 (p.177) (inquisitions by the escheator into Palmere's intrusion)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.507 (requested commission of enquiry)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295032/

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