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The dispute between Darnhall and Vale Royal Abbey arose in the early fourteenth century. Tensions between villagers from Darnhall and Over, Cheshire and their feudal lord, Abbot Peter of Vale Royal Abbey, erupted into violence over whether they had villein—servile—status. The villagers' efforts to reject the Abbey's feudal overlordship included appeals to the Abbot, the King's Chief Justice in Cheshire and even to the King and Queen. On each occasion the villagers were unsuccessful, frequently suffering imprisonment when their appeals failed, and they were also often fined. On one occasion the villagers of Darnhall and Over followed Peter to Rutland; an affray broke out, the Abbot's groom was killed, and Peter and his entourage were captured. The King intervened and released him; the Abbot then had the villagers imprisoned again. Nothing is known of any resolution to the dispute, but serfdom was in decline nationally and Peter's successor may have had other priorities. (Full article...)
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Hi Serial Number 54129 and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:14, 9 April 2022 (UTC)