Catalogue description Petitioners: John Buckingham, Bishop of Lincoln, Henry Despenser, Bishop of Norwich,...

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Details of SC 8/122/6062
Reference: SC 8/122/6062
Description:
Petitioners: John Buckingham, Bishop of Lincoln, Henry Despenser, Bishop of Norwich, Philip le Despenser, knight, Hugh le Despenser, knight, and John de Staumford (Stamford).
Name(s): Buckingham; Despenser; Despenser; Despenser; de Staumford (Stamford), John; Henry; Philip; Hugh; John
Addressees: King and Council.
Occupation: Bishop of Lincoln; Bishop of Norwich
Nature of request: The petitioners ask the king to consider various enfeoffments and grants regarding the manor of Burley. The manor was held by Henry de Lisle, who enfeoffed Anne and Thomas Despenser, Newenham and Wydevyle when he left to go to Prussia. Lisle died in prison, following which Edward III made an agreement with Anne, exchanging the manor for lands in Northamptonshire. However, the petitioners dispute the legality of this agreement, since Thomas was overseas when this occurred and did not assent.
Nature of endorsement: [None]
Places mentioned: Burley, Rutland; Pruse (Prussia); Sondam [unidentified]; Gascony, [France]; Moor End, [Northamptonshire]; Plumpton Pyry (Plumpton End), [Northamptonshire]; Yardley Gobion, [Northamptonshire]; Potterspury, [Northamptonshire].
People mentioned: Henry del Isle (de Lisle); Anne [le Despenser], former wife of Edward le Despenser; Edward le Despenser; Thomas le Despenser, son of Anne le Despenser; John de Newenham, clerk; Richard Wydevyle (Woodville); [Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales]; Edward III, King of England; Thomas de Ferrers; Gerard de Lisle; William de Ferrers.
Note: Clearly datable to the reign of Richard II from the references to the Prince and the King's grandfather. Thomas le Despenser enfeoffed the manor to the petitioners and others on 13 March 1380, and the petitioners in turn enfeoffed a Robert de Plesyngton on 18 June 1383. Presumably the petition dates from after the enfeoffment, but probably to before Thomas' death in February 1381.
Date: [? 1380-? 1381]
Related material:

For transcript, see no.41 of PRO 31/7/108
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Parliamentary Petition 5096
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: French
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. XI, 1360-1364, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.551 (quitclaims relating to the estates in this petition)

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XII, 1361-1364, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.409 (grant to Thomas le Despenser of a moiety of the manor of Burley, in exchange for lands in Moor End, Plumpton End, Potterspury and Yardley Gobion)

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.452-3 (licence for Thomas le Despenser to enfoeff the petitioners and others of his manor of Burley)

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.283 (pardon to Robert de Plesyngton for acquiring the manor of Burley from the petitioners and entering without licence)

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