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Children of William de Parles. King and council. The children of William de Parles...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12795

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Reference
SC 8/256/12795
Date
[1290]
Description
Petitioners
Children of William de Parles.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The children of William de Parles state that their father was arrested on a false accusation of killing Philip Fitz Robert, and that, as they have heard, Ellis de Hauvyle was procured by their enemies as justice in the case. Eustace their brother therefore approached the King's court to ask that judgment might not be given too hastily, before the country could be properly informed on the matter. He obtained a writ of de odio et athia and a writ to Ellis to have the findings of the inquisition returned to the King's court; but Ellis, in contempt of the King, had Eustace imprisoned until he had done his will with regard to the father. The children ask that, as those who killed Philip Fitz Robert have now been arrested and confessed, they might not be disinherited by this falsehood, and that they might put those who plotted this to answer in the King's council.
Nature of endorsement
The complaint of Eustace de Parles of Watford.Coram rege in roll 4.Nothing is to be done for them.
Places mentioned
Newgate prison, [London]
Warwick, [Warwickshire]
Watford, [Northamptonshire].
People mentioned
William de Parles
Philip Fitz Robert
Ellis de Hauvyle (Hauville), justice
Eustace de Parles.
Note
A Latin summary of this petition is enrolled on a roll of petitions from the parliament of Easter 1290 (Rot. Parl. vol. I p. 51b (no.71)).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.51b (no.71) (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 02, appendix, no.88 (full edition and translation of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440407/

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