Petition from the Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England concerning destruction of property during the rising
Details
The Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England states that he previously sued a petition to the king to be discharged of a farm of 15 s., for which he is distrained in the Exchequer, which his predecessors paid annually for two forges built by the Templars in the middle of the high road of Fleet Street, which were lately destroyed by the rebels at the time of the uprising (of 1381), so that the prior cannot have any profit from them, nor will he be able to have such profit, because they cannot be rebuilt. This petition was endorsed that he was to sue for permission to rebuild the sites, and that when they were rebuilt he would be obliged to pay the rent, and he has since then sued to the Mayor and commons of London for permission, and the commons have completely refused to have these sites rebuilt: he requests to be discharged from the rent forever, as he and his successors will never be able to have any profit from the sites.
Location
Fleet St.,London
Type
Arson: burning of houses,Trespass to land: throwing down of house
