William de la Sale, son of Roger de la Sale, son of William brother of Alexander...

Petitioners

William de la Sale, son of Roger de la Sale, son of William brother of Alexander de Mere.

Name(s)

Sale, William

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

Sale requests remedy as on the death of Mere, his kinsman, who held certain tenements in Bradwell of Audley, Audley entered as keeper by right because of the minority of Sale. However, Audley was ousted by the power of the earl of Lancaster and Meldon and others. Sale is now of full age and has sued a writ of Chancery to enquire who is next heir of Mere and of what age and the inquisition is sent into Chancery by the inquisitors.[The petition is followed by a transcript of the inquisition, the original of which survives as SC 8/204/10167, the copy excluding the names of the jurors].1)

Nature of endorsement

He should declare in whose hand the tenements are, whether in the king's hand at Michaelmas, and if in the hand at Michaelmas, he should sue at the common law.2) The inquisition should be made to come before the council.

Places mentioned

Bradwell, [Staffordshire].

People mentioned

Alexander de Mere

Nicholas de Audeleig (Audley)

Thomas of [Lancaster,] earl of Lancaster

Michael de Meldon (Melton)

William Russel, son of Adam Russel.

For the writ assigning Careles and Hanbury to hold the inquisition, see SC 8/204/10166

For the inquisition, see SC 8/204/10167