County: Huntingdonshire
Code: D0515
Reference: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire Archives: KG/A/3/5
Function: Petition




To þe king our liege lord
Shewen̕ vnto your noble grace your por̕ and true ligomen̕ and the tenantes of your town̕ of Godmancestr̕ in your Countie of hunt̕ parcelle of your duchie of lancastr̕ That
wher̕ after long contynuans of in þe daies of þe Right noble prince king Edward þe iiijthe wt great variances and strieffes were betwen
þe priour of þe Chanons of hunt̕ . and your said tenantes for a mede þe Rent of a medow whiche þe same priour late occupied þe same priour claymed by your said tenantes to be yerely paied by vnto þaim by in þe Right
of your said duchie by þe saide priour . whereupon̕ þe same priour was than̕ charged to b and also t your said tenantes . befor̕ þe Chaunceller̕ and counsaille
[...] for þt tyme being at westm̕ in þeir̕ counsaille Chambre ; shewed and ther̕ declared þair̕ rightes and title in þt behalue . And or þat tyme þe after whiche shewing
þe said priour seing your said tenantes by þt shewing at a fordelle in lawe and conscience . not willing to be Justified by good reason̕ ;
in a self willed maner wtout licence of þt coorte departed wherupon̕ it was thought̕ after by þe Counsaille of þe said duchie / þt your
said tenantes for faulte of paiement of þe said Rent . shuld entr̕ according to þair̕ olde Custumes of þour said towne . And soo þay late did
for þe whiche entr̕ y þe same priour . broughte acconns of truus and for able entre er fayned acconns ayenst certain por̕ men̕ Jnhietantes of your said town̕ . and
daily hathe laied awaite for to attache and trouble þaim / so þt þay dar̕ not goo at þair̕ libertie to iuekettes and oþer places outward to gete
þair̕ lyvyng . how be it þe your good grace late enfourmed j of þis mater not oonly sent your lres myssiues vnto þe same priour . to haue appered
personnelly befor̕ your Chaunceller̕ and Counsaille of your said duchie at a certaine date passed . / at westm̕ and to haue brought and shewed his evidences concernyng his title in þt partie . but
also vnto your said tenantes to haue doon in like maner and fourme and þe said priour to haue surceased of his furþer sute of alle his accons At which daie and place your said tenantes appered / And þe
said priour contempned and disobeied your said lres . Aftre whiche daie a Jn J Jnnuicton̕ was geven̕ vnto the said priour attournaie
in þe woll courte to haue personnelly appered þer̕ in þe moys of Ester last passed whiche also he vtterly Refusethe . prowdely saying
he [...] not be rectified by þe courte of your said . duchie . wherfor̕ þe premisses tenderely considered . And also þt certaine
evidences may be mor̕ largely soughte vp and showed in your courte of your said duchie than̕ in oþer courtes for your right in þt partie
And also þt Justice J maie be as welle ther̕ ministred vnto him wt smalle expens as in any oþer your courtes Considered also
þt the mor̕ parte of alle alle þe lerned men̕ in þe Countie of hunt̕ be of & in his Fee Reteigned . To graunte your gracious lres under your priue seall
to be directed as welle to þe saide priour of hunt̕ as þe bailiffes of your said town̕ charging thaim t apper̕ personnelly alle excuses ceasing . befor̕ þe Chaunceller̕ and your
Counsaille of your said duchie at westm̕ in þe sept̕ of þe holy trinitie next commyng bringing wt thaim alle suche Evidences
and Munimentes as maie make for his eithre of þair̕ interest in yis behalf . [...] wt þair̕ lerned Counsailles to shewe and declar̕ thair̕
rightes in þat partie . And ouer þt to charge þe said priour þat he ne vexe ne trouble any of your said Jnhieitantes in þe meane [...]
by accon̕ or oþer-wise whatsoeuer . vndre payne of CCC li . And as he wolle answer̕ to you at his perill