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Thomas de Erdeswyk, esquire. de Erdeswyk Thomas King. Thomas de Erdeswyk requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/251/12522

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Reference
SC 8/251/12522
Date
[c. 1401]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Erdeswyk, esquire.
Name(s)
de Erdeswyk, Thomas
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Thomas de Erdeswyk requests that the king summon Humphrey de Stafford the elder, his son and Hyde before him and do justice regarding the manor of Bramshall. He recounts how, by an agreement mediated by the former Earl of Stafford, it was agreed that Erdeswyk should hold the manor of Bramshall while Humphrey de Stafford the elder should hold the manor of Amblecote, but Humphrey the younger, with the assent of his father, has since ousted Erdeswyk from Bramshall, and he has been unable to get justice in the county due to the influence of the Staffords.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Bromshulf (Bramshall), Staffordshire
Amelcote (Amblecote), Staffordshire
Stafford, [Staffordshire].
People mentioned
Humphrey de Stafford the elder, knight
Hugh [de Stafford], Earl of Stafford
Humphrey de Stafford, knight, son of Humphrey de Stafford the elder
Giles de Hyde.
Note
The chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed is dated 16 July 1401. However, the petition at SC 8/251/12523, also enclosed with that warrant, appears to refer to this petition, suggesting that this petition (unless it forms a slightly later copy) may date from slightly earlier stage in this process.
Related material

For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.2707 of C 81/610

For another petition formerly enclosed with this petition see SC 8/251/12523

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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1402, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.350 (order to the justices to continue and prorogue this assize) & p.365 (order summoning Humphrey de Stafford the younger to be before the king with his muniments in this case)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440128/

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