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John Stevene (Steven) of Cudleigh. Stevene (Steven) John King. Stevene states that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/346/E1399

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SC 8/346/E1399
Date
[c. 1324]
Description
Petitioners
John Stevene (Steven) of Cudleigh.
Name(s)
Stevene (Steven), John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Stevene states that when the king was at Hanley, Stevene and other men of the pays were before Beauchamp was to enquire of the adherents of the enemies of the king and who burnt Hanley Castle, and he was in diverse inquisitions for four days and was charged to render the verdict for his companions before the king. At the same time he was demanded to be before Staunton and his companions at Winchester, and did not appear, and was distrained for this, his goods being taken and sold for less than their true value. He requests the king's grace so that he not be the loser for not being before Staunton, as he was before Beauchamp.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Cudleigh, [Worcestershire]
Hanley, [Worcestershire]
Gloucester, [Gloucestershire]
Winchester, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
Walter Beauchamp
Hervey de Staunton, [justice].
Note
The petition dates to c. 1324 as it seems to be part of a file of petitions and other documents that dates to this time. In addition, it seems likely that this petition is contemporary with another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter (SC 8/138/6896).Although a note that precedes SC 8/346/E1392 states that petitions SC 8/346/E1392-E1399 are probably the remains of a file dating to c. 1324, the dating of SC 8/346/E1396 to 1308-c. 1320 may indicate that the attribution of these files to a putative file of c. 1324 is incorrect. It is unclear whether E1396 is a stray amongst other petitions that do belong to a file of c. 1324, or whether this group of files should be individually dated and do not in fact belong to a file of c. 1324. However, for most of these petitions there is little to indicate a problem with the dating of c. 1324.
Related material

For another petition that was probably part of an original file with this letter, see SC 8/346/E1398

For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/138/6896

For another petition that was probably part of an original file with this petition, see SC 8/346/E1392

For a letter that was probably part of an original file with this petition, see SC 8/346/E1394

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736823/

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