Piece
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
Robert de Leyset (Leycester, Leicester), Archdeacon of Chichester. de Leyset (Leycester,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/259/12923
What’s it about?
This record is about the Robert de Leyset (Leycester, Leicester), Archdeacon of Chichester. de Leyset (Leycester,... dating from [1323-1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Access information is unavailable
Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/259/12923
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1323-1324]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Robert de Leyset (Leycester, Leicester), Archdeacon of Chichester.
- Name(s)
- de Leyset (Leycester, Leicester), Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Archdeacon of Chichester
- Nature of request
- Robert de Leyset, Archdeacon of Chichester, states that in the record and process of a plea between him and the King before Henry le Scrop and his companions, justices of King's Bench, concerning jurisdiction over the church of Bosham, which is within his archdeaconry, there are errors. He asks the King to order Hervey de Staunton and his companions, justices of King's Bench, to send the record and process before the King and council in this parliament, so that the errors can be corrected.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.It seems that this is to be done if it please the King.
- Places mentioned
- Chichester, [Sussex]
- Bosham, [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- Hervey de Staunton, [Chief] Justice of King's Bench
- Henry le Scrop (le Scrope), [Chief] Justice of King's Bench.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- Henry le Scrope was Chief Justice of King's Bench between 15 June 1317 and 8 July 1323, and Hervey de Stanton was Chief Justice between 8 July 1323 and 21 March 1324. This would seem to date this petition to 1323-1324.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440536/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
74,884 records
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
18,283 records
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
51 records
Within the piece: SC 8/259
12901-12950. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/259/12923
Robert de Leyset (Leycester, Leicester), Archdeacon of Chichester. de Leyset (Leycester,...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.