Lucy Kendale (Kendal), widow of Richard Kendale (Kendal). Kendale (Kendal) Lucy King...

Petitioners

Lucy Kendale (Kendal), widow of Richard Kendale (Kendal).

Name(s)

Kendale (Kendal), Lucy

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

Lucy, widow of Richard Kendale, states that her late husband bought the wardship and marriage of Thomas Byttelesgate, son and heir of Thomas de Byttelesgate, and married him to Alice, his daughter. He then died, leaving Lucy and others as his executors. Thomas remained in Lucy's keeping until, by the command and procurement of William de Bonevyll, he was abducted with force and arms from the house of the Brothers Preachers in Exeter by William Comyn, Giles Prideaux the younger and John Derkeshale; and they are still holding him and have entered his land and taken the rent and profits, expelling Lucy. They have also come with a great crowd of people to ravish Lucy, so that she does not dare to come near her own house but has fled to London. She has sued a writ of ravishment of wardship against William Comyn and the others, but because of the great maintenance that William has in the county, the writ has not been served. She requests a writ to William de Bonevyll, William Comyn, Giles Prideaux the younger to appear before the King and council to answer concerning these matters, and another writ to the sheriff to have the ward brought, on pain of a penalty.

Nature of endorsement

[None]

Places mentioned

Exeter, Devon

London.

People mentioned

Richard Kendale (Kendal)

Thomas Byttelesgate, son and heir of Thomas de Byttelesgate

Thomas de Byttelesgate

Alice [Kendale (Kendal)], daughter of Richard Kendale (Kendal)

William de Bonevyll, knight

William Comyn

Giles Prideaux the younger

John Derkeshale

the Brothers Preachers (Domincans) of Exeter.

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.7415 of C 81/527