Petition of Andrew, a convert, to King Edward I

Date: 1315 Reference: SC 8/279/13929 Creator: Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly entitled Special Collections Catalogue context: Andrew, a convert.; Andrew; King Edward.; Andrew, who was baptised at the age of two in the time of Henry III and ordered by his letter to Bradenstoke where he remained during the lives of Henry III and Edward I, requests the King's letter so that his commands can be obeyed. After the King's coronation he was denied his maintenance but upon his request the King restored it, and he remained at the priory for five years until the prior and convent refused to keep him. He requested the King's grace at Waltham and was granted a letter of the privy seal, but they forced him to say, and they said, that he had taken silver and goblets from their cellar and sang mass as a Jew. For this indictment he was imprisoned in Salisbury, and the prior and convent asked and prayed the good people of the region to put him to death but they knew it had been done falsely and out of hate and released him as a good and loyal Christian and said so before Foxley. When he was released he asked for the maintenance which Henry III ha... Categories: Manuscripts Subjects: Religions; Royalty Topics: British state and citizens; Religion Period: Medieval Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf