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Richard atte Feld (Field); William Spicer, clerk; William Cressewyk; Thomas Skelton....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/330/E971

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This record is about the Richard atte Feld (Field); William Spicer, clerk; William Cressewyk; Thomas Skelton.... dating from [c. 1390-c. 1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/330/E971
Date
[c. 1390-c. 1399]
Description
Petitioners
Richard atte Feld (Field); William Spicer, clerk; William Cressewyk; Thomas Skelton.
Name(s)
Feld (Field); Spicer; Cressewyk; Skelton, Richard; William; William; Thomas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Feld, Spicer, Cressewyk and Skelton request that they are granted a writ under the great seal directed to the barons of the Exchequer to discharge them and make them quit and also for the sheriffs of Essex of the farm of 4 marks and the arrears of the same for land and tenements in Chigwell which Corleshay originally granted to King Edward III, and which the king subsequently granted to Walton for the farm during pleasure, and then subsequently to Gaunt and to other honourable peers who granted the same to the petitioners. Process is made by summons of the Exchequer for the farm and arrears.
Nature of endorsement
[None, though contains a continuation of the petition].
Places mentioned
Chigwell, Essex
Waltham Forest, Essex.
People mentioned
Matthew de Corleshay
Edward III, King of England
William de Walton
John [of Gaunt], King of Castile and Leon, Duke of Guyenne (Aquitaine), Duke of Lancaster
Simon [Sudbury], Archbishop of Canterbury
John [Buckingham], Bishop of Lincoln
Henry [Wakefield], Bishop of Worcester
William, Lord Latimer
John Knevet, Chancellor
Robert de Assheton (Ashton), Treasurer
Roger Beuchamp (Beauchamp), Chamberlain
John de Ipre (Ypres), Steward of the Household
Nicholas de Carieu (Carrew), Keeper of the Privy Seal.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1390-c. 1399 as it refers to John of Gaunt as duke of Guyenne, and this could not have been before 1390 when he was so created by Richard II.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Exchequer Queen's Remembrancer Ancient Miscellanea, Bundle 909, no.34.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682966/

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