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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Pestour (Baker) of Devon. Pestour (Baker) John King and council. John Pestour...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/67/3322
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This record is about the John Pestour (Baker) of Devon. Pestour (Baker) John King and council. John Pestour... dating from [1316-1332] 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 8/67/3322
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1316-1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Pestour (Baker) of Devon.
- Name(s)
- Pestour (Baker), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John Pestour of Devon states that he purchased a carucate of land, held in chief of John de Dynham, of Thomas Mesta of Hurscott, and was peacefully seised of it for a fortnight, but that he was then disseised by John de Dynham and Thomas Davy. They also disseised him of a carucate of land of his inheritance, and took and carried off his goods and chattels; and when he sued against them they threatened him, so that he dare not approach his own country, or prosecute his suit. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Devon
- Hertiscote (Hurscott), [Devon].
- People mentioned
- Thomas Mesta of Hurscott
- John de Dynham
- Thomas Davy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition can be dated with reference to CIPM, vol.VI, no.62 (the proof of age of John, son and heir of Joce de Dynham, dated 21 September 1316) and CIPM, vol.VII, no.462 (the inquisition post mortem for him, the writ for which is dated 20 May 1332). However, the French endorsement would suggest a date in the 1320s or later as being most likely.
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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 6597
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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/C9107093/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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