Thomas de Heton. de Heton Thomas King and Council. Thomas de Heton requests that...

Petitioners

Thomas de Heton.

Name(s)

de Heton, Thomas

Addressees

King and Council.

Nature of request

Thomas de Heton requests that the king order the Treasurer to pay the sums outstanding of the 26 marks 12s 5¼d granted to him by the king's father for the taking of Gilbert de Middelton, according to the letters detailed in the attached transcript. Despite various writs issued to the former Treasurers, this has not been done.

Nature of endorsement

He should show the letters in chancery and restore the writs, and then let a writ of chancery containing the tenor of this petition be sent to the Treasurer and chamberlains, that they pay the sums contained in the enclosed writs.

People mentioned

Edward II, King of England

Gilbert de Middelton

[William Stapeldon], Bishop of Exeter, Treasurer

[William Melton], Archbishop of York, Treasurer.

For a related petition from Heton see SC 8/51/2550

For a related writ of liberate see SC 8/337/15923

For the attached copy of the grant of Edward II see SC 8/337/15927

• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.332 (order to allow Heton's debts against the sums outstanding from his annuity)
• Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.372 (earlier related petition, with subsequent valuation)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.565 (later adjustment of the annuity on the death of Middleton's mother)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.75 (original grant of 50 marks) & pp.310-11 (subsequent grant given in attached transcript)