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Prior and convent of St John, Pontefract. King and council. The Prior and convent...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/257/12827

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Reference
SC 8/257/12827
Date
[1334-1335]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of St John, Pontefract.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Prior and convent of the church of St John of Pontefract state that they had the advowson of the church of St Sampson, York, of the gift of King Stephen and the confirmation of all the kings since then, but that they were ousted from it by the Archdeacon of Richmond. They recovered it in the King's court against Robert de Wodehouse, the present Archdeacon of Richmond, and a writ has been issued to have the inquest in the eyre of York brought, in order to inquire into the Prior and convent's right; but because of favour and maintenance, this inquest cannot be produced to tell the truth. The Prior and convent ask that they might have this advowson according to their gift and confirmations.
Nature of endorsement
They are to sue the inquest at common law.
Places mentioned
Pontefract, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
York.
People mentioned
Stephen, King of England
Robert de Wodehouse, Archdeacon of Richmond.
Note
Printed in Rot. Parl. vol. II p.84a (no. 47) as belonging to 8 Edward III (25 January 1334-24 January 1335), and confirmed as probably from that year by PROME Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum II, pp. 73-89, no. 47.
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. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.84a (no.47) (full edition of later copy of original petition)
  • 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), Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum II, pp.73-89, no.47 (summary of references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440439/

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