1488 : James Pluk is still trying to Recover some Title Deeds



Source:  Public Record Office: C 1/106/45
Title:  Early Chancery Proceedings
Date:  [27 January 1488]
Place:  Cornwall



To the most reurent Fader in god tharchebisshop’ of Caunterbury Chaunceler of Inglond

Mekely besechith your goode and gracious lordship’ your pore and continuall Orator Jamys Pluk son’ and heire to Will’m Pluk that whereas the said Willaim was seasid of ij meases and lxxx acres of lande and x acres of medowe in Bofelyn and Atfen within the Countie of Cornewaill in his demesne as of fee and so seasid had issue your seid besechour and died, he beyng then’ of tender age by reason wherof the seid meases land and medowe descended vnto your seid besechour as son’ and heire to the seid William after whos dethe on’ Joh’n Hancok Harry wrongfully entred and abated in the seid meses land and medowe with thappurtenance whiche possession’ the seid John Hancok Harry yet contynueth by reason’ that all the euydences charters and Munimentis concrnyng the title of your seid Orator to the seid Meases land and medowe by negligent kepyng duryng his tender age come to the handys and possession’ of the seid Joh’n Hancok Harry And for by cause your seid Orator lackyth’ his seid euydencez charters and Muniments he darre not attempte nor sue the comyn’ lawe of this land for his recouer of the same to his greate hurt damage and disenheritaunce as yet and howe be it your seid Orator hathe often tymes sith his playne age requyred the seid Joh’n of delyure of the seid euydencez chartours and Muniments accordyng right and goode consciens whiche to do at all tymes refusid and yet refusith and for by cause your seid Orator knowith not the contentys nor nomber of the seid chartours euydencez and Munymentis nor whether they be in chest locked or in bag or boxe sealed your seid Oratour can haue no remedie by the comyn’ lawe of this lande Wherfore please it your goode lordeship’ the prmyssises to consider to gaunt a write sub pena to be directed vnto the seid John Hancok Harry co’maundyng hym by the same to appere by fore the kyng in his Chauncry at a certeyn’ day and vnder a certeyn’ payne by your gode lordeship lymyted ther to aunswere to the prmisses as right and consciens shall require and this for the loue of god and in the Way of charite

            Pleg' de ps'1      Will's Hunte de London' yoman'
                                         Thomas Broun' de eadem yoman'

[endorsed:]

            Coram d’no Rege in Cancellar’ sua in quindena s’ci Hillarij px’ futur’

            Before the lord king in his Chancery on the quindene of Hilary next

Md q’d trmino s’ci Hillarij anno rr’ H septimi trcio emanauit br’e de dedims potestatem direct’ Priori +de+ Bodmyn ad reciend’ responsionem infrascr’ Joh’is Hancok Harry r’ a die Pasche px’ futur’ in vnu’ mensem

Memorandum that in Hilary term in the 3rd year of the reign of king Henry VII issued a writ of dedimus potestatem directed to the Prior of Bodmyn to receive the answer of the within named John Hancok Harry, returnable a month from Easter next2

 1   pledges of prosecution
 2   4 May 1488

In law, dedimus potestatem (Latin for "we have given the power") is a writ whereby commission is given to one or more private persons for the expedition of some act normally performed by a judge. It is also called delegatio. It is granted most commonly upon the suggestion that a party, who is to do something before a judge or in a court, is too weak to travel. Its use is various, such as to take a personal answer to a bill in chancery, to examine witnesses, levy a fine, etc. Source: Wikipedia

 

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