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William Ely, parson of Beccles. Ely William King. parson of Beccles [The right side...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/221/11041

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This record is about the William Ely, parson of Beccles. Ely William King. parson of Beccles [The right side... dating from [1397] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/221/11041
Date
[1397]
Description
Petitioners
William Ely, parson of Beccles.
Name(s)
Ely, William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
parson of Beccles
Nature of request
[The right side of this petition is damaged.]William Ely, parson of Beccles, requests remedy against Duke, and his servant Garneys, who have troubled him and his servants concerning certain disagreements and trespasses, despite an earlier agreement before the Duchess of Norfolk and her council that such matters be put aside.
Nature of endorsement
The said Robert and Robert are to be before the council on the following Thursday, namely the vigil of St Andrew 21 Richard II (29 November 1397).On which day the said William Ely, Robert Duke and Robert Garneys appeared before the king and his council in Chancery, and given day to appear in the same chancery at the quindene of Easter next.
Places mentioned
Beklys (Beccles), [Suffolk].
People mentioned
Robert Duke
Duchess of Norfolk
Robert Carbonell, knight
Thomas Skelton, knight
Robert Ashfeld
William Philip
John [...]
Robert Garneys
Robert Lister
Adam Wrenne.
Note
As referred to in the endorsement, the writs of summons issued in relation to this case, and presumably also the chancery warrant ordering their production, were produced in November 1397.
Related material

For a chancery warrant issued in response to this petition see SC 8/221/11034

For the writ summoning Duke into chancery see SC 8/221/11032

For the writ summoning Garneys into chancery see SC 8/221/11031

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334601/

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