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Joan de Hevenyngham, widow of John de Hevenyngham, knight de Hevenyngham Joan King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/52/2552
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This record is about the Joan de Hevenyngham, widow of John de Hevenyngham, knight de Hevenyngham Joan King... dating from [1375-1377] 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 8/52/2552
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1375-1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Joan de Hevenyngham, widow of John de Hevenyngham, knight
- Name(s)
- de Hevenyngham, Joan
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- Joan, widow of John de Hevenyngham, states that she was seised of the manor of Totham and the advowson of the church of Goldhanger, by virtue of a feoffment made to her and her late husband, and to the heirs of their bodies, until she was expelled by the escheator, by virtue of an office held by him, in which it was found that the manor was held of the king as of the honour of Haughley, owing service of suit of court, whereas she claims that it is held of the honour of Hagenet, as has been certified in Chancery from the Exchequer, and as she is prepared to aver. However, she has never been able to be received to do this. She requests delivery of the manor, or that she might be received to aver that it is held of the honour of Hagenet.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Totham (Little Totham), Essex
- Goldhanger, Essex
- the honour of Haule (Haughley)
- the honour of Hagenet
- People mentioned
- John de Hevenyngham, knight
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1375-1377, but probably 1375, with reference to CFR 1369-77 pp.317 and 384, and CCR 1374-7 pp.179 and 465.CCR 1374-7 p.179 (dated at Westminster, 8 December 1375) would seem to suggest 1375 as a likely date, but CCR 1374-7 p.465, dated at Westminster, 28 October 1376, shows that the matter was not resolved as quickly as it might appear.CFR 1369-77 p.317 is dated 30 November 1375 and CFR 1369-77 p.384 is dated 28 February 1377.CPR 1374-7 p.164 is dated at Rockingham, 5 September 1375.Totham is Little Totham (Feudal Aids, ii, p.131)
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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 4134
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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 III, vol. XIV, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1913), pp.179 (order to deliver to the petitioner the lands in Totham and Goldhanger, amongst others) & 465 (order to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to cease demands on the petitioner for payment of issues of the manor of Totham while the plea between the king and her on this manor is pending)
- Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. VIII, Edw III, 1368-1377, (Public Record Office, 1924), pp.317 (order to the Escheator to take the manor of Totham into the King's hand, as, although it was found by inquisition that John de Hevenyngham and his wife held the manor of the honour of Haughley, it is found that it is held in chief, as of Dover castle, and that the feoffment was made without the king's licence) & 384 (commitment of the manor of Totham to Joan de Hevenyngham, to hold until it is decided if it ought to pertain to the king or to her)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XVI, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.164 (presentation to the church of Goldhanger, in the king's gift by reason of the keeping of the land and heir of John de Hevenyngham being in his hand for certain causes)
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Record URL
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