Matthew Hannemere (Hanmer), clerk. Hannemere (Hanmer) Matthew King. clerk Hannemere...

Petitioners

Matthew Hannemere (Hanmer), clerk.

Name(s)

Hannemere (Hanmer), Matthew

Addressees

King.

Occupation

clerk

Nature of request

Hannemere requests that the king take into his hands his case regarding his prebend in the cathedral church of St David's. He states that he was provided to the prebend by Pope Urban in succession to Sweneseye, but that Porter then falsely secured a presentment to the prebend from the king, and he was ousted. However, he recovered possession from the late bishop, and held it until Brugge, by virtue of the alleged resignation of Porter, again secured a presentment from the king. Brugge has since sued writs against Hannemere in the courts to secure possession, and the petitioner therefore requests that the king stop these proceedings and resolve the matter himself.

Nature of endorsement

[None]

Places mentioned

St David's, [Pembrokeshire], Wales

Herefordshire.

People mentioned

John Sweneseye (Swayneseye), prebendary in the cathedral church of St David's

Urban VI, Pope

John Porter

Adam Houghton, Bishop of St David's

Walter de Brugge (Bruges), chaplain

sheriff of Herefordshire.

For another version of the petition see SC 8/50/2495

For the chancery warrant with which this petition was almost certainly enclosed see no.6158 of C 81/514

• Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.418-9 (partial edition of petition, with references)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.101 (ratification of Hannemer to this prebend in succession to Swaynseye) & p.295 (further ratification)