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Adam Orleton, bishop of Hereford. Orleton Adam King and council. bishop of Hereford...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/203/10138

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SC 8/203/10138
Date
[1318]
Description
Petitioners
Adam Orleton, bishop of Hereford.
Name(s)
Orleton, Adam
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
bishop of Hereford
Nature of request
Orleton requests remedy as after the death of the bishop's predecessor the king seized all the bishop's lands into his hand by his escheator, and Audley seized three vills held of Bishop's Castle. After the petitioner received his lands and did fealty a writ was sent to Audley to deliver the vills but he has done nothing. These vills are held of the crown and not of the castle of Montgomery.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Montgomery, [Montgomeryshire, Wales]
Bishop's Castle, [Shropshire].
People mentioned
Richard [Swinfield], bishop of Hereford
Hugh de Audeleye (Audley), keeper of the castle and lands of Montgomery.
Note
The petition is dated to 1318 as it seems likely that the writ sent to Audley referred to in the petition is that found in the Fine rolls for 1317, and that the subsequent order made on 1 March 1318 was made in response to this petition (CFR 1307-19, p.334; CCR 1313-18, p.529).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.343 (full summary of petition)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1318, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.529 (order to Audley to restore the vills)
  • Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. II, Edw II, 1307-1319, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.334 (order to Audley to deliver the vills)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333693/

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