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William Leche, tenant and inhabitant of the prince's forest of Dartmoor; Robert Storyge...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/344/E1285

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Reference
SC 8/344/E1285
Date
[1471-1483]
Description
Petitioners
William Leche, tenant and inhabitant of the prince's forest of Dartmoor; Robert Storyge (Story, Storey), tenant and inhabitant of the prince's forest of Dartmoor; John Sevar, tenant and inhabitant of the prince's forest of Dartmoor.
Name(s)
Leche; Storyge (Story, Storey); Sevar, William; Robert; John
Addressees
Prince.
Occupation
tenant and inhabitant of the prince's forest of Dartmoor
Nature of request
Leche, Storyge and Sevar request remedy as they beforehand had petitioned to the prince on the many wrongs committed by Osberne, Geoffrey and Harle against them for a tinwork called 'Wylton Downe' contrary to the statutes and acts ordained on it. The prince gave them a letter commanding Osberne and the others to suffer the petitioners to have and occupy the tinwork according to custom and statutes, and they eventually had it delivered, after Storyge had tried but had been attacked. They returned to the tinwork, but were again kept out by force and are maintained by the bishop of Exeter.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Dartmoor Forest, [Devon].
People mentioned
[Edward Plantagenet], prince [of Wales]
Richard Osberne, Thomas Geffrey (Geoffrey)
William Harle
John Coblestone (Cobblestone)
John Foterell
[Peter Courtenay], bishop of Exeter
Richard Geffrey (Geoffrey), brother of Thomas Geoffrey.
Note
A cover note preceding this file of petitions indicates that the petitions SC 8/344/E1262-E1316B mostly date to the period 1481-1483, and nearly all appear to belong to the period 1471-1483, this latter date being the dates that Edward Plantagenet, Edward IV's eldest son, held the principality of Wales and the county of Chester. This petition is dated to the latter range, 1471-1483 because there is no evidence that would allow a narrower dating.
Related material

For another petition on the same matter, and referring to the petitioners, see SC 8/344/E1286

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736705/

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