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Ralph de Dreiton (Drayton). de Dreiton (Drayton) Ralph King and council. Dreiton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/319/E361

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This record is about the Ralph de Dreiton (Drayton). de Dreiton (Drayton) Ralph King and council. Dreiton... dating from [c. 1318] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/319/E361
Date
[c. 1318]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph de Dreiton (Drayton).
Name(s)
de Dreiton (Drayton), Ralph
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Dreiton requests that the king put an end to the indictment made against him by Drayton, firstly for the distraint that Dreiton made of 9 oxen for rent that Drayton owed him and which was in arrears, and which Drayton alleged was made by force and arms, and for a further indictment for the death of a man by which Drayton has occupied and retains all Dreiton's lands and tenements, and chattels.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
People mentioned
Simon de Dreyton (Drayton), knight
Henry le Scrop (Scrope).
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1318 as it probably closely relates to a commission of oyer and terminer issued in response to complaints by the petitioner (CPR 1317-21, p.177). It is possible is part of the group of petitions that formed an original file dated to 1318-1319 at the end of file 318.
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 II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.177 (commission of oyer and terminer concerning this matter and possibly in response to this petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529413/

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