Oliver de Ingham. de Ingham Oliver King. Oliver de Ingham states that, before he...

Petitioners

Oliver de Ingham.

Name(s)

de Ingham, Oliver

Addressees

King.

Nature of request

Oliver de Ingham states that, before he went to Gascony, John de Suttone enfeoffed him with the castles of Shocklach and Malpas for term of life, paying him £100 annually; but that while Oliver was in Gascony, under the king's protection, John entered Shocklach castle and seized the goods and chattels found there and did his will with them, to Oliver's great harm and against the king's peace; and he then abandoned the castle, leaving it without guard. He has also brought a disseisin against Oliver in Cheshire, saying that he has disseised him of £42 of rent, which he says do not pertain to the castles; but Oliver was peacefully seised of these before he went to Gascony, and for more than a year and a half after his going; so that he has clearly waited until he left to accuse him of this. He asks that the justice of Chester might be ordered to delay the case until Oliver is back in the country and can answer. John de Sutton has also brought a scire facias against Oliver in Norfolk, although Oliver owes him nothing.

Nature of endorsement

The king can, of his courtesy, send letters under his privy seal that he is to be aided insofar as is possible without offence to the law, but he cannot interfere with the law.

Places mentioned

Gascony, [France]

Shocklach, Cheshire

Malpas, Cheshire

Norfolk.

People mentioned

John de Suttone (Sutton).

For a transcript, see no.59 of PRO 31/7/104

• Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.965 (inquisition finding that John de Sutton enfeoffed Oliver with these castles under duress)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.477b (no. 101) (full edition of original petition)
• The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, introduction (discussion of date) & Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum I, pp.460-79, no.101 (summary of references)