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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Harry (Henry) Bodrugan of Bodrugan Barton, esquire Bodrugan Harry (Henry) King Bodrugan...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/27/1338
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This record is about the Harry (Henry) Bodrugan of Bodrugan Barton, esquire Bodrugan Harry (Henry) King Bodrugan... dating from [1475] 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 8/27/1338
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1475]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Harry (Henry) Bodrugan of Bodrugan Barton, esquire
- Name(s)
- Bodrugan, Harry (Henry)
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- Bodrugan states that, a petition was brought by John Arundell, John Penpouse, William Carnesuyowe and Otys Phillip, asking that he be summoned to appear before the King's Bench to answer various charges. Such an order was issued on 24 June 1474, but Bodrugan was in Cornwall and unable to reach London within the fifteen days demanded. Also, since he was unable to raise the 5000 marks surety demanded, and was fearful of being sent to prison, where he could have remained at the will of his accusers for the rest of his life, he did not appear and defaulted, and was therefore convicted in his absence. A similar summons, brought on the petition of James Trefusis, was also issued from Chancery on 22 June 1474, to which Bodrugan also defaulted for the same reasons. Bodrugan protests his innocence of all the charges, which he claims were brought through malice. He also states that his wife, Margaret, Viscountess Lisle, had lost her dower lands, and all lands held by him in her right and in jointure. He asks that all writs, convictions and judgments be annulled and his estates restored.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be done as the petition requests.
- Places mentioned
- Bodrugan (Bodrugan Barton), Cornwall
- Talverene (Tolverne), Cornwall
- Westminster
- Newgate prison, London
- London
- People mentioned
- John Arundell (Arundel) of Tolverne, gentleman
- John Penpouse, esquire
- William Carnesuyowe, esquire
- Otys Phillip, yeoman of the crown
- sheriffs of London and Middlesex
- James Trefuses (Trefusis)
- sheriff of Cornwall
- Margaret [Bodrugan], Viscountess Lisle, wife of the petitioner
- Edward [of York], Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1475 in Rot. Parl. Vol. VI, pp.135b-138b. This correlates with the dates mentioned within the petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For documents submitted with this petition see C 49/53/1
For the original petition of Arundell and his colleagues, see SC 8/27/1339
For the petition of Trefusis see SC 8/27/1340
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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 3179
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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)
- English
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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. VI, Edw IV, Ric III and Hen VII, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.135b-138b (full transcription of petition and response on parliament roll) & pp.141a-143b (transcripts of the writs mentioned in the petition, and once attached to it)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061517/
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