Prior and convent of St Mary, Huntingdon. King and council. The prior and convent...

Petitioners

Prior and convent of St Mary, Huntingdon.

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

The prior and convent of St Mary, Huntingdon, recount how Brunton impeded the assize of Toseland, so that no verdict could be passed as to whether the prior and convent were the true patrons of the church of Southoe, to which the prior had presented Hemingford, in 10 Edward I [1281-2], nor could the prior have justice on this unless he agreed to pay 100s. yearly to Chertsey. They requests restitution since the obligation was made against their will, together with the £30 which Chertsey has so far received from them and the £40 which Chertsey made him spend in the said plea by his delay, with damages and expenses.

Nature of endorsement

[Cancelled] Before the council.The king will do nothing on this. Before the king and on membrane 2.

Places mentioned

Huntingdon, [Huntingdonshire]

Toseland, [Huntingdonshire]

Southoe, [Huntingdonshire].

People mentioned

William de Brumpton (Brunton), justice

John de Hemygff' (Hemingford)

John de Certes' (Chertsey), clerk of William de Brunton.

For a largely identical petition from the prior alone see SC 8/263/13105

• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.48b (no.37) (Latin edition of similar petition from the prior alone)
• 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), roll 02, appendix nos.39-40 (edition and translation of petition)