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

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.

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