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Prior and convent of St Swithin, Winchester. King and council. The Prior and convent...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/257/12828

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Reference
SC 8/257/12828
Date
[? 1348]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of St Swithin, Winchester.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Prior and convent of church of St Swithin, Winchester, state that at the request of Edward II they provided a corrody for Menald de Fountz, servant of Edward II, and in return were granted a charter that they and their house would not be charged by the king or his heirs with finding any more corrodies. Then at the request of Edward III they provided a corrody for Henry Hwyff, his servant, of their own free will, and were granted another similar charter. Now a master John de Mildenhale has come to have the same corrody that Menald de Fountz had, and is suing to the King for it. They ask that their charters might have their force.
Nature of endorsement
When the Prior is led in response he is to produce his charters in his defence and to have justice.
Places mentioned
Winchester, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
[Edward II], King of England
Menald de Fountz, servant (valet) of Edward II
Henry Hwyff, servant (valet) of Edward III
John de Mildenhale (Mildenhall).
Note
Printed in Rot. Parl. vol. II p. 198a (no. 86) as from the parliament of January 1348. This date would accord with the hand, but seems a little late if the corrody is an immediate replacement for one originally granted on 24 March 1323 (CCR 1318-23 p.704).
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, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.704 (grant of corrody to Menald de Fountz)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.198a (no.86) (full edition of later copy of original petition)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440440/

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