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




To þe kıng o lıege lord
Shewe vnto yo noble grace yo po and true lıgome and the tenᷓntꝭ of yo tow of Godmancest ın yo Countıe of hun ‸ ꝑceỻ of yo duchıe of lancast That
whe aft long contynuans of ın þe daıes of þe Rıgħt noble prınce kıng Edward þe ıııȷtħ wt great varıancꝭ and strıeffꝭ were betwen
þe po of þe Chanons of hun · and yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ for a mede þe Rent of a medow whıcħ þe same po late occupıed þe same po claymed by yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ to be yely paıe by vnto þaím by ın þe Rıght
of yo saıd duchıe by þe saıde po · wheupo þe same po was tha charged to b and also t yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ · befo þe Chauncelle ‸ and counsaıỻ
[...] ‸for þt tyme beıng at west ın þeı ‸counsaıỻ Chambre  shewed and the declared þaı rıghtꝭ and tıtle ın þt behalue . And or þat tyme þe aft whıche shewıng
þe saıd po seıng yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ by þt shewıng at a fordeỻ ın lawe and conscıence · not wıllíng to be Justıfıe by good reaso 
ın a self wılled man wtout lıcence of þt coorte deꝑted wherupo ıt was though ‸ aft by þe Counsaıỻ of þe saıd duchıe / þt yo
saıd tenᷓntꝭ for faulte of paıement of þe saıd Rent · shuld ent accordıng to þaı olde Custumes of þo saıd towne · And soo þay ‸ late dıd
for þe whıcħ ent y þe same po · broughte accōns of truus and for able entre oþ fayned accōns ayenst ctaín po me Jnhtantꝭ of yo saıd tow · and
daıly hatħ laıed awaıte for to attache ‸ and trouble þaím / so þt þay da not goo at þaı lıbertıe to ıu~kettꝭ and oþ placꝭ outward to gete
þaı lyvyng · how be ıt þe yo good grace late enfomed ȷ of þıs mat ‸ not oonly sent yo ꝉres myssíues vnto þe same po · to haue appered
ꝑsonnelly befo yo Chauncelle and Counsaıỻ ‸ of yo saıd duchıe at a ctaíne date passed · / at west and to haue brought ‸ and shewe hıs evıdencꝭ concnyng hıs tıtle ın þt ꝑtıe · but
also vnto yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ to haue doon ın lıke man and fome ‸ and þe saıd po to haue surceased of hıs furþ sute of aỻ hıs accons At whích daıe and place yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ appered / And þe
saıd po᷑ contempned and dısobeıed yo saıd ꝉres · Aftre whıcħ daıe a Jn J Jn̄uıcto was geve vnto the saıd po attonaıe
ın þe woll cote to haue ꝑsonnelly appered ‸ þe ın þe moys of Est last passed whıcħ also he vttly Refusetħ · prowdely sayıng
he [...] not be rectıfıed by þe cote of yo saıd · duchıe · wherfo þe pmıs tend~ly consıdered . And also þt certaıne
evıdencꝭ may be mo largely soughte vp and showed ın yo cote of yo saıd duchıe tha ın oþ cotꝭ for yo rıgħt ın þt ꝑtıe
And also þt Justıce J maıe be aswelle the mínístred vnto hím wt smaỻ expens, as ın any oþ yo cotꝭ Consıdered also
þtthe mo ꝑte of aỻ aỻ þe lerned me ın þe Countıe of hun be of  ın hıs Fee Reteıgned · To gᷓunte yo gᷓcıous ꝉres und yo pue seall
to be dırected ‸ asweỻ to þe saıde po of hun ‸ as þe baılıffꝭ of yo saıd tow chargıng thaím tappe ꝑsonnelly aỻ excuses ceasıng · befo þe Chauncelle and yo
Counsaıỻ of yo saıd duchıe at west ın þe sep of þe holy trínítıe next cōmyng brıngıng wt thaím aỻ sucħ Evıdencꝭ
and Munımētꝭ as maıe make for hıs eıthre of þaı ıntest ın yı%s behalf · <·> wt þaı lerned Counsaılles to shewe and decla thaı
rıgħtꝭ ın þat ꝑtıe · And ou þt to charge þe saıd po þat he ne vexe ‸ ne trouble any of yo saıd Jnhıtantꝭ ın þe meane [...]
by acco or oþ wıse whatsoeu · vndre payne of CCC ꝉı · And as he woỻ answe to you at hıs ꝑıỻ