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 po of þe Chanons of hun · and yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ for a mede þe Rent of a medow whıcħ þe same po late occupıed þe same po claymed by yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ to be yely paıe by vnto þaím by ın þe Rıght
of yo saıd duchıe by þe saıde po · wheupo þe same po 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 po 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 po · broughte accōns of truus and for able entre oþ fayned accōns ayenst ctaín po me Jnhtantꝭ 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 enfomed ȷ of þıs mat ‸ not oonly sent yo ꝉres myssíues vnto þe same po · to haue appered
ꝑsonnelly befo yo Chauncelle and Counsaıỻ ‸ of yo saıd duchıe at a ctaíne date passed · / at west and to haue brought ‸ and shewe hıs evıdencꝭ concnyng hıs tıtle ın þt ꝑtıe · but
also vnto yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ to haue doon ın lıke man and fome ‸ and þe saıd po to haue surceased of hıs furþ sute of aỻ hıs accons At whích daıe and place yo saıd tenᷓntꝭ appered / And þe
saıd po᷑ contempned and dısobeıed yo saıd ꝉres · Aftre whıcħ daıe a Jn J Jn̄uıcto was geve vnto the saıd po attonaıe
ın þe woll cote to haue ꝑsonnelly appered ‸ þe ın þe moys of Est last passed whıcħ also he vttly Refusetħ · prowdely sayıng
he [...] not be rectıfıed by þe cote of yo saıd · duchıe · wherfo þe pmıs tend~ly consıdered . And also þt certaıne
evıdencꝭ may be mo largely soughte vp and showed ın yo cote of yo saıd duchıe tha ın oþ cotꝭ 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 cotꝭ Consıdered also
þt ‸ the 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 pue seall
to be dırected ‸ asweỻ to þe saıde po 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 ıntest ın yı%s behalf · <·> wt þaı lerned Counsaılles to shewe and decla thaı
rıgħtꝭ ın þat ꝑtıe · And ou þt to charge þe saıd po þat he ne vexe ‸ ne trouble any of yo saıd Jnhıtantꝭ ın þe meane [...]
by acco or oþ wıse whatsoeu · vndre payne of CCC ꝉı · And as he woỻ answe to you at hıs ꝑıỻ