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Simon, Abbot of Ramsey. Simon King and council. Abbot of Ramsey Complaint that Stodleye,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/205/10249

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Reference
SC 8/205/10249
Date
[1337]
Description
Petitioners
Simon, Abbot of Ramsey.
Name(s)
Simon
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Abbot of Ramsey
Nature of request
Complaint that Stodleye, a servant of Grey, contrived to annoy the abbot by impleading him, his brother and Baroun before the justices for having cut down the hay of Thomas at Wootton, and that irregular process followed.
Nature of endorsement
Let the record and process be brought before parliament.The answer to this petition appears in the schedule.
Places mentioned
Ramsey, [Huntingdonshire]
Wootton, [Bedfordshire].
People mentioned
Thomas de Stodleye the elder
Richard, brother of Simon, abbot of Ramsey
John Baroun
Sheriff of Bedfordshire
Roger de Grey, [Lord Grey], justice.
Note
Dated in relation to CCR 1337-9, pp. 12-13.
Related material

For documentation subsidiary to this petition see SC 8/205/10247

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. IV, 1337-1339, (Public Record Office, 1900), pp.12-13 (writ arising from the petition and the inquiry made on the matter)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333805/

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