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Richard Danvers, son of Thomas Danvers.2) William Danvers, son of Thomas Danvers....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/41/2050
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/41/2050
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Danvers, son of Thomas Danvers.2) William Danvers, son of Thomas Danvers.
- Name(s)
- Danvers; Danvers, Richard; William
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- 1) Richard Danvers requests a remedy concerning the 100s. rent that he and his brother received from Mortimer. The petitioner's father had granted his manor of Wokefield to Mortimer for which Mortimer granted to the petitioner and his brother 100s. rent each which they received until Mortimer's forfeiture. Hungerford the keeper of forfeitures will not allow them to have the rent.2) William Danvers similarly cannot have his 100s. rent and requests remedy.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Richard Danvers should show the writing that he has in Chancery, and let faithful men be assigned in the same place to enquire in the presence etc. of the truth of the contents in the petition and other matters and return the inquisition. And if it is found that it is as the petition supposed, and that Mortimer charged that tenement, and that it wasn't held from the king in chief, let it be ordered to the keeper that he should pay Richard Danvers the rent and arrears for the time etc. And if it is held from the king in chief then let justice be done.2) The same process in all be used for William Danvers.
- Places mentioned
- Wokefield, Berkshire
- Newbury, [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas Danvers, father of the petitioners
- Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore and Trim
- Robert de Hungerford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1324 as the inquisition held into the matter and ordered by the response to the petition was held in June 1324 (CIM 1307-49, no.696).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the copy of the obligation for Richard Danvers formerly attached to this petition see SC 8/41/2052
For the copy of the obligation for William Danvers formerly attached to this petition see SC 8/41/2051
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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 2470
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.264 (writ ordering the keeper of forfeited lands to pay the arrears of rent)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.696 (writ and inquisition concerning the matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062256/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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