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Prioress and convent of Swine. King and council. The Prioress and convent of Swine...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/258/12860

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Reference
SC 8/258/12860
Date
[1325]
Description
Petitioners
Prioress and convent of Swine.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Prioress and convent of Swine claim that certain malefactors took their livestock with force and arms and kept them until the Prioress had made fine with Maud for their deliverance, fished in their fisheries, destroyed pales and bridges/gangways (pountes) built by them, and assaulted their servants. They request an oyer et terminer.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Justices: John de Sutton, knight, Henry de Fakenberg, knight, Robert de Skorburgh.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Swine, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
[Maud Tyliol], widow of Robert Tyliol of Swine
Robert Tyliol of Swine
Roger le Provost of Swine
William le Messer of Swine
[Robert le Chaumberlayn (Chamberlain)]
[Robert] de Hilton
William de Weteley
Saer Cantyng
John Ingram
Richard Fitz Hugh
William Pouf
Robert [Thorstan]
John de Sutton, knight
Henry de Fakenberg, knight
Robert de Skorburgh (Scarborough).
Note
Formerly enclosed with no.7166 of C 81/129, which is dated 29 July 19 Edward II (1325): the names of the justices however, are John de Doncaster, Robert de Scarborough and Adam de Hoperton, rather than those named on the dorse.CPR 1324-7 p.226 is also dated 29 July 1325, and names the same justices. CPR 1324-7 p.233 is dated 24 November 1325.
Related material

For an order to the Chancellor to issue an oyer et terminer on this, see no.7166 of C 81/129

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 II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.226 (commission of oyer et terminer on this) & p.233 (another commission)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440472/

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