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Joan de Borghach, prioress of St Sexburga in the Isle of Sheppey. de Borghach Joan...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15433

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SC 8/309/15433
Date
[1339]
Description
Petitioners
Joan de Borghach, prioress of St Sexburga in the Isle of Sheppey.
Name(s)
de Borghach, Joan
Addressees
Edward, Duke of Cornwall, keeper of the realm, and council.
Occupation
prioress of St Sexburga in the Isle of Sheppey
Nature of request
The prioress of St Sexburga requests remedy against Northwood, Cerele, Coleman, Garenet, William the chaplain, Richeangod, Daue, Rowe, Parker, Brizth, Bourdeston, Goldhord, Goldhord and others who besieged the priory with force and arms so that neither Paiforrer, Fulk nor any other dared go out, carried away her goods and assaulted Richard Christian, Dilbode, Ferour, Foulek and Rideler, her servants.
Nature of endorsement
[On face]: 1) These shall be justices: Clinton, Cobham, Trussel and Scot, or three or two of them.2) It should be done by the council.3) By Thomas Drayton.
Places mentioned
Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
People mentioned
Edward [of Woodstock], Duke of Cornwall, keeper of the realm
Roger de Northwode (Northwood), knight
Roger Cerele
William Coleman
William Garenet
William, chaplain of Roger de Northwood
Peter Richeangod
William de Daue
Roger le Rowe
Thomas le Parker, tailor
John Brizth
Hamo de Bourdeston
Peter atte Goldhord
John [atte Goldhord], brother of Peter atte Goldhord
John Paiforrer, steward of St Sexburga
Fulk, friar
Richard Cristian (Christian), servant of the petitioner
Richard Dilbode, servant of the petitioner
Henry le Ferour, servant of the petitioner
John Foulek, servant of the petitioner
William le Rideler, servant of the petitioner
William de Clynton (Clinton), Earl of Huntingdon
John de Cobham
William Trussel
William Scot
Thomas de Drayt' (Drayton).
Note
The petition clearly dates to the parliament of October 1339 (PROME, parliament of October 1339, Appendix, no. 4).
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 III, vol. IV, 1338-1340, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.363 (oyer and terminer to Clinton, Cobham, Trussel and Scot in accordance with petition)
  • 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), parliament of October 1339, Appendix, item 4 (summary of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529030/

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