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John de Claveringg (Clavering). de Claveringg (Clavering) John King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12800

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Reference
SC 8/256/12800
Date
[c. 1331]
Description
Petitioners
John de Claveringg (Clavering).
Name(s)
de Claveringg (Clavering), John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly damaged, and the last four articles largely illegible.]John de Claveringg, lord of the manor of Blythburgh and Walberswick, states that the sea has made inroads into his lands during a storm, opening up a channel which runs between his lands, and makes eight complaints against the people of Dunwich, that in the King's second, third, fourth and fifth years they have stolen ships moored on his land and other things, beat and murdered his men, and lain in wait to prevent them going to sea during the herring season. He requests a swift remedy for these trespasses, grievances and oppressions.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Blythburgh, [Suffolk]
Walberswick, [Suffolk]
Dunwich, [Suffolk]
Southwold, [Suffolk]
Kirkley, [Suffolk]
Norwich, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Robert de Paston of Dunwich
Robert Payn of Dunwich
Richard Ordyng
Seman Alisaundre (Alexander)
Henry Cobbe
John Pyk (Pike)
William Sefar
Austin (Augustine) Fitz William of Duwich
John Payn of Dunwich
Austin (Augustine) Ille of Dunwich
Peter de la Faleyse (Falaise) of Dunwich
Constantine de Paston of Dunwich
Augustine (Austin) de Emewyc of Dunwich
Roger Ode of Dunwich
Edmund Sparwe (Sparrow) of Dunwich
William Say of Dunwich
John Payn, Mayor of Dunwich
John de Clif
Peter de Clif
Richard But
John de Wychingham the elder
John de Wychingham the younger
Robert Spargg...
. . . Joye
Jordan le Miller
Robert Roylf
John Fraunceys
Robert le Rede
William Alisaundre (Alexander)
Richard de Boys
John [Stratford], Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England
John Bettes
Geoffrey Geier...
. . . du Boys
Richard Ballard
John Heron
Thomas Fitz Henry
John Knyth.
Note
Dated to c. 1331 with reference to CPR 1330-4 p.199, dated 30 July 1331, and pp.235-136, dated 24 November 1331. This seems to be supported by internal evidence: an agreement made at Norwich, on 26 June in the King's fifth year (1331) is one of the last dates mentioned - although the last three complaints are likely to be later.
Related material

For a related petition, see SC 8/39/1929

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.199 (commission to settle all disputes between John de Claveringg and the people of Dunwich over his alleged right to a port at Walberswick) & p.235-6 (commission to hear the arguments of the parties and to inquire into the matter)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440412/

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