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John Lotewych of Lambourn. Lotewych John King and council. John Lotewych complains...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/59/2911
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This record is about the John Lotewych of Lambourn. Lotewych John King and council. John Lotewych complains... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/59/2911
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Lotewych of Lambourn.
- Name(s)
- Lotewych, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John Lotewych complains that he has been kept out of his right and inheritance, and out of his country, for four years, and is still kept out, by Richard le Cleet, bailiff of Hugh le Despenser the father in Berkshire, by means of menaces, false pleas and false conspiracies, and by Despenser's lordship.
- Nature of endorsement
- If he is out of his land, he is to sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Chepynglambourne (Lambourn), [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- Richard le Cleet, bailiff of Hugh le Despenser the father in Berkshire
- Hugh le Despenser the father.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition must date from shortly after the fall of the Despensers.CCR 1323-6 p.331 is a reference from 1324 to a 'Richard le Cleet of Chepynglamborn'.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another complaint against Richard de Cleet by the same petitioner see SC 8/17/849
For another complaint against Richard de Cleet see SC 8/17/845
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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 4753
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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/C9063131/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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