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Men of the manor of Darnhall. King. The men of the manor of Darnhall request remedy...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15406

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Reference
SC 8/309/15406
Date
[c. 1277]
Description
Petitioners
Men of the manor of Darnhall.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The men of the manor of Darnhall request remedy because the foresters deny them their rights in the forest, including housebote and haybote and common of pasture for their beasts. The foresters have also enclosed 60 acres of the King's forest and common pasture blocking the common road between Over and Budworth.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Darnhall, [Cheshire]
Over, [Cheshire]
Budworth, [Cheshire].
People mentioned
Monks of Darnhall
Warin le Grovenur, forester
Henry de Weure, forester
Ralph [de Marton], son of Stephen de Marton, forester
Stephen de Marton
Richard de Munsul, forester.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1277, when the justice of Chester etc. was ordered not to enter lands of the abbot and convent of Darnhall but to permit them and their men and tenants to have pasture and reasonable estovers (CPR 1272-81, p. 193).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1281, (Public Record Office, 1901), pp.193-4 (mandate not to enter lands of the abbot and convent of Darnhall but to permit them and their men and tenants to have pasture and reasonable estovers etc.)
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