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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard Poleyn of Jersey. Poleyn Richard King and council. Richard Poleyn states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/66/3282
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This record is about the Richard Poleyn of Jersey. Poleyn Richard King and council. Richard Poleyn states... dating from [? 1339] 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 8/66/3282
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1339]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Poleyn of Jersey.
- Name(s)
- Poleyn, Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Richard Poleyn states that he took the farm of sheaves from the attorney of the Abbess of Montivilliers, and that this farm has been totally burnt and wasted by the king's enemies. He requests the king's grace, as the king ordered by his writ that nothing should be paid and that there should be an inquest, for which he is still waiting. He also asks that if it is found to be true, that he and his farmer might be acquitted of the farm, as they have had no profit from it.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Keeper of the Isles is to be written to and instructed that, when there has been an inquiry into the truth of the contents of the petition, he is to return what he has found at the next parliament.
- Places mentioned
- Jersey, [Channel Islands]
- Moustervilers (Montivilliers), [Normandy, France].
- People mentioned
- The Abbess of Montivilliers.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to c. 1339 by Channel Islands Petitions p.67; and also on the guard, but the spelling and hand are much earlier.
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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 6520
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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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- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.67 (English summary of petition)
- Documents relatifs aux Attaques sur les Iles de la Manche, 1338-1345, H.M. Godfray, (Ordnance Survey, 1897), p.14 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107053/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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