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William de Thorntoft, parson of Fewston. de Thorntoft William King. Foston (Fewston),...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/320/E427

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This record is about the William de Thorntoft, parson of Fewston. de Thorntoft William King. Foston (Fewston),... dating from [1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/320/E427
Date
[1307]
Description
Petitioners
William de Thorntoft, parson of Fewston.
Name(s)
de Thorntoft, William
Addressees
King.
Places mentioned
Foston (Fewston), [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Knaresborough Forest, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
Nature of request
Thorntoft, parson of Fewston, which is within the bounds of the King's forest of Knaresborough, asks that he and his successors might have reasonable estovers, like housebote and haybote, in the forest, as his predecessors had, as he is being prevented from taking them by the King's ministers of the forest.
Nature of endorsement
Let this petition be executed just as is contained in the bill sewn to it.
Note
The petition is dated to 1307 in accordance with the dating of the duplicate of this petition which is dated in accordance with a Close roll reference dated to 18 February 1307, which is clearly in response to this petition (CCR 1302-7, p.485).
Related material

For a duplicate of this petition endorsed with the text of the schedule formerly sewn to this petition, see SC 8/75/3737

For the schedule formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/320/E428

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. V, 1302-1307, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.485 (order to Miles de Stapelton, in accordance with the terms of the endorsement)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529479/

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