William de Ellesfeld (Elsfield), son of Gilbert de Elsfield. de Ellesfeld (Elsfield)...

Petitioners

William de Ellesfeld (Elsfield), son of Gilbert de Elsfield.

Name(s)

de Ellesfeld (Elsfield), William

Addressees

King.

Nature of request

Ellesfeld requests justice be done to him concerning his inheritance at the present parliament. His father was granted the manor of Easthampstead in exchange for lands and tenements in Blunsdon and Cricklade by the king, and held them until he was wrongfully ousted by Trussel without process of law. Both Gilbert and his son Gilbert sued from parliament to parliament for justice but still they had no execution.

Nature of endorsement

[None]

Places mentioned

Easthampstead, Berkshire

Blunsdon, Wiltshire

Cricklade, Wiltshire.

People mentioned

Gilbert de Ellesfeld (Elsfield), father of the petitioner

William Trussell, escheator south of the Trent

Gilbert [de Ellesfeld (Elsfield)], brother of the petitioner.

For a petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/109/5417

• Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1888 (inquisition on same matter in the time of the petitioner's father)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.361 (original grant of the manor in exchange to petitioner's grandfather)