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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Isabel de Hastyng (Hastings). de Hastyng (Hastings) Isabel King and council. [Petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/326/E762
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/326/E762
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1313]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Isabel de Hastyng (Hastings).
- Name(s)
- de Hastyng (Hastings), Isabel
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in five parts]:1) Hastyng complains of the wrongs and grievances done to the poor people of Coton and Ravensthorpe by Glaston and his bailiffs, as Glaston is only supposed to have one bailiff on foot and one mounted in his bailiwick, but has two mounted and on two on foot who are billeted on the poor people for three weeks to a month at their cost, and if any complain he wrongfully causes them to be amerced in the court of Duston, and of this she requests remedy.2) She complains further of the steward and his bailiffs that at their two comings in the year they demand corn, wheat and rye, namely one quarter from some, and two quarters from others and if any do not wish to do this they are again wrongfully summoned and amerced.3) [Not very legible] The petitioner complains further of the bailiffs concerning livestock and taxation.4) She complains of the steward of Peverel who should have one bailiff taking one mark per annum but now has four and the people are impoverished paying for them and she requests remedy.5) Hastyng requests remedy as the poor people do not make suit to the court of Duston but they are wrongly summoned and then amerced.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let ... to be made to come the contents in the petition and let the petition be sent [remainder illegible].
- Places mentioned
- Coton, [Northamptonshire]
- Ravensthorpe, [Northamptonshire]
- Peverel honour
- Duston, Northamptonshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Glaston, steward of the honour of Peverel
- Hugh de Walcote, bailiff of the steward of the honour of Peverel
- Simon de Haverisham (Haversham), bailiff of the steward of the honour of Peverel
- Robert de Walcote, bailiff of the steward of the honour of Peverel
- Roger [de Walcote], brother of Robert de Walcote, bailiff of the steward of the honour of Peverel.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1313 as the petitioner's inquisition post mortem dates to March 6 Edw. II (CIPM, vol. V, no. 412).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. V, 1-9 Edw II, (Public Record Office, 1908), no.412 (inquisition of the petitioner's husband)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682757/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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