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Clemence de Newenham. de Newenham Clemence King Newenham requests the king's aid...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/63/3149

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This record is about the Clemence de Newenham. de Newenham Clemence King Newenham requests the king's aid... dating from [c. 1272-c. 1290] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/63/3149
Date
[c. 1272-c. 1290]
Description
Petitioners
Clemence de Newenham.
Name(s)
de Newenham, Clemence
Addressees
King
Nature of request
Newenham requests the king's aid as a tenement in New Salisbury which is her right and inheritance is detained from her despite the king's earlier intervention.1)
Nature of endorsement
She should declare what she wants as it is obscure.2) To Chancery.
Places mentioned
Salisbury, [Wiltshire].
People mentioned
William Hamilton.
Note
On the guard to this petition the dates 1272-90 have been given, though no explanation is offered. However, a late thirteenth century date for this petition seems likely on the basis of the petition's general appearance and the style of writing employed to draft it.
Related material

For a memorandum formerly attached to this petition see SC 8/63/3150

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5995
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106912/

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