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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry de Hugheton, Mayor of Exeter, and the community of Exeter de Hugheton Henry...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/46/2279
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This record is about the Henry de Hugheton, Mayor of Exeter, and the community of Exeter de Hugheton Henry... dating from [1335-1336] 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 8/46/2279
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1335-1336]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry de Hugheton, Mayor of Exeter, and the community of Exeter
- Name(s)
- de Hugheton, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- Mayor of Exeter
- Nature of request
- The Mayor and community of Exeter make three requests:1) The justices of gaol delivery in Devon refuse to deliver Exeter gaol without a specific instruction to do so in their commission, and the Chancery clerks refuse to issue such an instruction without consulting parliament.2) The justices of assize and gaol delivery often absent themselves for various reasons, so that the gaols could not be delivered even with an appropriate commission; they ask that for a commission of gaol delivery to be granted to John de Chuddelegh, the Sheriff of Devon, Henry de Hugheton, the Mayor of Exeter, and Matthew de Crauthorne, or to others as it pleases the king and council.3) Although the Mayor and community ought to choose two coroners and always have, the Chancery clerks will not grant a writ to the Mayor and Bailiffs to do this, but only to the Sheriff of Devon to choose coroners in the full county court, in prejudice to their franchise. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Exeter, Devon
- People mentioned
- John de Chuddelegh, Sheriff of Devon
- Matthew de Crauthorne
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1335-6, with reference to the List of Sheriffs. John de Chuddelegh was Sheriff of Devon between 7 October 1335 and 9 April 1336, although Hildebrand de London seems to have occupied the office briefly between 3 November and 5 December.
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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 2971
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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/C9062489/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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