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Robert Leukenore (Lewknor), John Bartelet (Bartlet), Robert atte Lee (Attlee), Richard...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/299/14936

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Reference
SC 8/299/14936
Date
[1399]
Description
Petitioners
Robert Leukenore (Lewknor), John Bartelet (Bartlet), Robert atte Lee (Attlee), Richard Batford, John Batford, and the community of Pulborough, Stopham, Fittleworth, Bury and Petworth, tenants of the Duke of Exeter.
Name(s)
Leukenore (Lewknor); Bartelet (Bartlet); Lee (Attlee); Batford; Batford, Robert; John; Robert; Richard; John
Addressees
Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor of England.
Nature of request
The petitioners state that their used to be a ferry between the hamlets of Pulborough and Stopham, with certain charges for those crossing, until, twenty-eight years ago, Edward St John built a wooden bridge there, to the great benefit of the community and all others passing that way. This bridge is now ruined and dangerous, and they ask for letters patent reviving the old tolls for the ferry, for a period of twelve years, to be paid to the people named above for the rebuilding of the bridge.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Pulborough, [Sussex]
Stopham, [Sussex]
Fittleworth, [Sussex]
Bury, [Sussex]
Petworth, [Sussex].
People mentioned
[Edmund Stafford], Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor of England
[John de Holand], Duke of Exeter
Edward Seintjohan (St John), knight.
Note
CPR 1396-9, p.577 is dated 18 June 1399, and would seem to be in response to this petition.
Related material

For a duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/299/14950

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 455.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. VI, 1396-1399, (Public Record Office, 1909), p.577 (grant to the good men of Pulborough, Stopham, Fittleworth, Bury and Petworth of pontage for two years, in order to repair their bridge)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518139/

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