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William Quyntyn, Prior of Christchurch. Quyntyn William King and council. Prior of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E303

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Reference
SC 8/318/E303
Date
[1315]
Description
Petitioners
William Quyntyn, Prior of Christchurch.
Name(s)
Quyntyn, William
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Prior of Christchurch
Nature of request
The prior of Christchurch, who is parson of Boldre, requests that whereas for a long time he has sued the prior of Breamore in Court Christian concerning tithes of land in Boldre which the prior of Breamore purchased from Kent, and when judgment was about to be returned in the petitioner's favour a prohibition was brought to the judges that the prior of Breamore held all the tithes of his demesne lands in the New Forest of the gift of Henry III and that it was prejudicial to the King for the case to be held in Court Christian, so that the judges surceased and will not proceed, that if it is found that the recognizance of his demand belongs to the King, that he may have a writ to recover his demand in the King's court, and if not that he may have a modification of the prohibition because le Brabazon will not grant it because the writ mentions the gift of Henry III, or that he be ordained some remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Cristerchurch Twynham (Christchurch), [Hampshire]
Breamore, [Hampshire]
Boldre, [Hampshire]
New Forest, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
Prior of Breamore
Walter de Kent
Henry III, King of England
Roger le Brabanzon (le Brabazon)
Herlaston.
Note
The petition is dated to 1315 with the duplicate of this petition which is dated to the January parliament of that year (SC 8/263/13122A; Rot. Parl., Vol. I, p. 318).
Related material

For a copy of the prohibition mentioned in this petition, see SC 8/263/13122B

For a duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/263/13122A

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.58 (no.241) (commission to Foxle and Westcote made in accordance with the endorsement to the duplicate of this petition)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.318 (no.131) (Latin edition of the duplicate of this petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529355/

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