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William de Felton. de Felton William King. William de Felton requests assignment...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/196/9790

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Reference
SC 8/196/9790
Date
[1317-1318]
Description
Petitioners
William de Felton.
Name(s)
de Felton, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
William de Felton requests assignment of the rent from Lady Percy of two-thirds of the Percy estates in Yorkshire during the minority of the heir of Henry de Percy, in consideration of his great trouble and expense in safeguarding the Scottish March, and especially in guarding Alnwick Castle and in taking Mitford Castle and Gilbert de Midelton.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Of the goods of John de Lilleburn at the hospital in the town of Newcastle upon Tyne towards the west, £500 or 500 marks, and other jewels and goods.[On dorse] The gifts below for term of life:William de Felton, 50 marks of land;Thomas de Hetton, 50 marks of land;Robert de Hornclive, 40 marks of land;John de Thropton, £10 to be received in the Exchequer until the King has provided him with £10 of land for term of life;John de Faudon 20 marks etc.;William de Faudon 10 marks;Peter de Faudon 10 marks;Roger de Faudon 10 marks.
Places mentioned
Scottish March
Alnwick, [Northumberland]
Mitford, [Northumberland]
Yorkshire
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
People mentioned
Gilbert de Midelton (Middleton)
Henry de Percy
[Eleanor de Percy], Lady Percy
John de Lilleburn
Thomas de Hetton
Robert de Hornclive
John de Thropton
John de Faudon
William de Faudon
Peter de Faudon
Roger de Faudon.
Note
CPR 1317-21 p.75 is dated 30 January 1318, and agrees with the sums listed on the dorse of this petition.
Related material

For related letters patent, see SC 8/47/2306

For a related petition, see SC 8/47/2305

For another petition by the same petitioner and another, see SC 8/47/2314

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), p.137 (no.111) (full edition of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295678/

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