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Family History: Ancient Petitions, Henry III - James I
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Date: 1305
Petitioners: John de Cave.
Addressees: King.
Nature of request: John de Cave requests four oaks suitable for timber
in the park of Beverley in the diocese of York, which is vacant and in the
King's hand, to repair his houses in South Cave, in return for his service in
Scotland.
Nature of endorsement: The King wishes him to have four oaks.
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Date: 1322
Petitioners: Roger de CAVE
Addressees: King and council
Nature of request: Roger de Cave states that John de Ormeye came into the
county of Buckinghamshire and attached him without him being indicted and
without a warrant, and he is in prison there. He requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement: The reason for the arrest is to be ascertained, and
if it is insufficient he is to be released.
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Date: 1322
Petitioners: Richard de CAVE
Addressees: King and council
Nature of request: Richard de Cave requests that the king send a writ to
Robert Destokes to hand over the land which he seized into the king's hand,
as he was never against the king. He also requests that he send a writ to
the sheriff of Buckinghamshire to enquire into the truth of his deeds and
behaviour, and that he consider that the bishop of Ely, Lord de Somery
and others have fully testified that he remained in the Isle of Ely during
the uprising.
Nature of endorsement: The king is to be informed of the cause etc. in
chancery, and justice is to be done there.
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Date: 1322
Petitioners: Richard de CAVE.
Addressees: King and coun.il
Nature of request: Richard de Cave states that while he was in the service
of the bishop of Ely, protecting the Isle of Ely for the king, John le Keu
and other unknown people came to the towns of Bedford, Beham and
Sherington, and took and carried off his corn, livestock, and other goods
and chattels to the value of a hundred marks and more. He requests a
remedy, in consideration of his service in England, Scotland and elsewhere,
and of the fact that he was never against the king's peace, but always was,
and will be, ready to serve him.
Nature of endorsement: He is to have recourse to common law.
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Date: 1335
Petitioners: Geoffrey de CAVE, clerk.
Addressees: King and council.
Occupation: clerk
Nature of request: Geoffrey de Cave, clerk, states that he was presented to
the prebend of South Cave in York Minster by the King's grandfather,
because of a vacancy in the archdiocese of York, and that he sued for that
prebend, to maintain the King's right, until judgment was brought, again in
the time of Edward I, but that, through bad counsel, the present King sent
a writ to the justices of the Bench last Trinity term to cease execution of
that judgment - to the great harm of the estate of the crown and of York
Minster. He requests a writ to the justices to proceed with the execution.
Nature of endorsement: As the King has ordered a writ to cease execution,
he is not advised by the council to repeal this.
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