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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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Mary Clynton (Clinton), widow of William Clynton. Clynton (Clinton) Mary King. Clynton...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/39/1946
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This record is about the Mary Clynton (Clinton), widow of William Clynton. Clynton (Clinton) Mary King. Clynton... dating from 1432 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 8/39/1946
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1432
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mary Clynton (Clinton), widow of William Clynton.
- Name(s)
- Clynton (Clinton), Mary
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Clynton states that her husband enfeoffed his estates and she was granted the castle and manor of Maxstoke, and that the remainder of her husband's estates were settled on them both and the heirs of their bodies legitimately begotten. After the death of her husband she remained seised of the estates until ousted by John and Richard Clynton and a multitude of men who have wasted her estates and remain in possession of them. She requests that the king consider the grievances and injuries that she has suffered for a long time and that lately writs have been addressed to John Clynton to answer for this under pain and he has not appeared, that she have due remedy, and that she is able to be able to be restored the her estates, or otherwise ordain that certain notable persons are able to have the keeping and governance of the them by the king's letters patent until this is discussed.
- Nature of endorsement
- Memorandum of the decision of the council on 28 February in the tenth year of the reign at Westminster that proceedings be taken on this matter.
- Places mentioned
- Maxstoke, [Warwickshire]
- Bolehall, [Staffordshire]
- Tamworth, [Warwickshire]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- William Clynton (Clinton), Lord Clinton and of Say, late husband of the petitioners
- John Clynton (Clinton), esquire
- Richard Clynton (Clinton), esquire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be dated from the endorsement, which is dated 28 February 1432.
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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 1491
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062149/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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