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John Arundell (Arundel) of Tolverne, gentleman; John Penpouse, esquire; William Carnsuyowe,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/27/1339
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This record is about the John Arundell (Arundel) of Tolverne, gentleman; John Penpouse, esquire; William Carnsuyowe,... dating from [1474] 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 8/27/1339
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1474]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Arundell (Arundel) of Tolverne, gentleman; John Penpouse, esquire; William Carnsuyowe, esquire; Otys Phillip, yeoman of the crown.
- Name(s)
- Arundell; Arundel; Penpouse; Carnsuyowe; Phillip, John; John; William; Otys
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- yeoman of the crown
- Nature of request
- The petitioners ask the king to remember the numerous complaints of the people of Cornwall concerning the various crimes of Henry Bodrugan, against both foreign merchants and natives, for fear of which merchants no longer visited Cornwall, to the great loss of the county, and to the king's customs. Despite these complaints, Bodrugan continues his crimes, including the robbery of a Breton ship, the murder of one its crew and the imprisonment of the rest; attacks and robberies upon the houses and persons of the petitioners, in league with rebels, servants of the Earl of Oxford; forcing people to change their wills to his advantage; and raising illegal taxes. The petitioners ask the king to issue writs summoning Bodrugan to appear before him to answer these charges. (Lists of the goods alleged to have been stolen from each of the petitioners are given at the foot.)
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be done as the petition requests.
- Places mentioned
- Talvern (Tolverne), Cornwall
- Bodrugan (Bodrugan Barton), Cornwall
- Fowey, [Cornwall]
- Bretayn (Brittany), [France]
- Haven of Seynt Tye [unidentified], Cornwall
- Treuruburgh (Truro), Cornwall
- Helstonburgh (Helston), Cornwall
- Trecarne, Cornwall
- Hellesbury Park (Helsbury Park), Cornwall
- Tregenyburgh (Tregony), Cornwall
- Pollewhile (Polwhele), Cornwall
- St Clement, Cornwall
- Newgate prison, [London].
- People mentioned
- Henry Bodrugan of Bodrugan Barton, esquire, alias Henry Trenowith
- Henry Trenowith alias Henry Bodrugan
- [Edward IV], King of England
- [Francis II], Duke of Brittany
- John Cardygan of Tregony
- John [de Vere], Earl of Oxford
- sheriffs of London and Middlesex.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a later petition on this matter, see SC 8/27/1338
For a related petition 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 3180
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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), p.138b-140b (full transcription of petition and response on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061518/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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