Piece
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
Robert Hawtmount of Watlington, and tenant of the prince and of his manor of Watlington....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/344/E1306
What’s it about?
This record is about the Robert Hawtmount of Watlington, and tenant of the prince and of his manor of Watlington.... dating from 1481 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/344/E1306
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1481
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Robert Hawtmount of Watlington, and tenant of the prince and of his manor of Watlington.
- Name(s)
- Hawtmount, Robert
- Addressees
- Lords and others of the council of Edward, Prince of England.
- Nature of request
- Hawtemount shows that Abrey wears the livery of the prince (one side being white, and the other green like the livery and sign of the prince) and by colour and might of the same gown, and by strength of his bailiwick has committed many robberies, escapes of felons, wrongs and great extortions to the petitioner and others of the same shire. They can have no remedy against Abrey according to the law within the honour of Wallingford. Hawtemount requests that the premises be considered, and Abrey be sent for and commanded to appear before the council at a certain day to stand and answer to all the premises as shall be alleged, and that he make restoration and amends to the petitioner and others of his neighbours according to right and conscience.
- Nature of endorsement
- 21 November, in the 21st year of E.A letter to the party to be here at [...]day next, at which day he did not come, wherefore another letter [is to be sent] to be here on 27 April in the 22nd year.
- Places mentioned
- Watlington, Oxfordshire
- Wallingford honour
- South Weston, Oxfordshire
- Aston deanery, [Lincoln diocese]
- Chiltern Hundreds, Oxfordshire.
- People mentioned
- [Edward Plantagenet], prince [of Wales]
- John Abrey of South Weston, late summoner of the bishop of Lincoln in Oxfordshire of the deanery of Aston and bailiff of the four and a half hundreds of Chiltern
- Bishop of Lincoln.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1481 because the petition is dated in the response to 21st November in the 21st year of E[Edward IV].
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736726/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
74,884 records
18,283 records
57 records
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/344/E1306
Robert Hawtmount of Watlington, and tenant of the prince and of his manor of Watlington....
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.