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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Brigges; Alice de Brigges, wife of John de Brigges. de Brigges; de Brigges...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/17/844
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This record is about the John de Brigges; Alice de Brigges, wife of John de Brigges. de Brigges; de Brigges... 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 8/17/844
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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
- John de Brigges; Alice de Brigges, wife of John de Brigges.
- Name(s)
- de Brigges; de Brigges, John; Alice
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John de Brigges and Alice his wife state that Richard atte Knolle of Bagshot gave the manor of Bagshot with its appurtenances to William de Keynes and the aforesaid Alice, Richard's daughter, and their heirs, Hugh le Despenser, formerly Earl of Winchester made an arrangement with Richard's son Thomas atte Knolle that he would support him in exchange for all his right. He then held an inquisition with his own tenants, which found that Thomas was Richard's son, without examining the alienation made by Richard to William and Alice: thus he entered the manor, and has held it for ten years, and John and Alice have not been able to have justice because of his power. They request grace and a remedy, and that the truth of this might be enquired into.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to state who the tenant is.
- Places mentioned
- Bagshot, [Surrey].
- People mentioned
- Richard atte Knolle of Bagshot
- William de Keynes
- Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester
- Thomas atte Knolle.
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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 1261
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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.415b (no.210) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060987/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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