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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Juliana le Keu, daughter of John le Keu of Sherrington; Isabel le Keu, daughters...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/17/842
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This record is about the Juliana le Keu, daughter of John le Keu of Sherrington; Isabel le Keu, daughters... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/17/842
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Juliana le Keu, daughter of John le Keu of Sherrington; Isabel le Keu, daughters of John le Keu of Sherrington; Emma le Keu, daughter of John le Keu of Sherrington.
- Name(s)
- Keu; Keu; Keu, Juliana; Isabel; Emma
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Juliana, Isabel and Emma, daughters of John le Keu of Sherrington, state that their ancestors were seised of a messuage and forty acres of land, with appurtenances, in Sherrington, but that Hugh le Despenser, formerly Earl of Winchester, deforced them of it by his lordship and power, so that they were never able to have their right by law or grace. The tenements are in the king's hand because of Hugh's forfeiture. They request a remedy, in consideration of their poverty and long disinheritance.
- Nature of endorsement
- The muniments which belonged to Hugh are to be searched for evidence that might bar them from their petition. And if nothing is found, the king will do justice.
- Places mentioned
- Sherrington, [Wiltshire].
- People mentioned
- Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This must date to shortly after the fall of the Despensers, ie. the early years of Edward III.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 4636
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.415a-b (no.209) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060985/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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