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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Thornton, chaplain, and Alexander de Eggeburgh (Eggborough), clerk. de Thornton;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/75/3740
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This record is about the John de Thornton, chaplain, and Alexander de Eggeburgh (Eggborough), clerk. de Thornton;... dating from [c. 1316-c. 1335] 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 8/75/3740
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1316-c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Thornton, chaplain, and Alexander de Eggeburgh (Eggborough), clerk.
- Name(s)
- de Thornton; de Eggeburgh (Eggborough), John; Alexander
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- chaplain; clerk
- Nature of request
- John de Thornton and Alexander de Eggeburgh state that they brought an assize of novel disseisin against Thomas de Cauncefeld of Ampleforth and others concerning a rent in Exelby, but that Thomas de Cauncefeld, by maintenance of John Sturmy, receiver of writs of the sheriff of Yorkshire, brought an attaint against those on the assize, and procured a false jury of outsiders, changing the jury without judgement by the justices. John, Alexander, and the good people of the jury ask that John Sturmy, whose threats have affected the whole county, might be removed from his office.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue before the justices where the attaint is pending concerning this maintenance, and justice will be done to him there.
- Places mentioned
- Ampleforth, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Eskelby (Exelby), [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Richmond, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Cauncefeld of Ampleforth
- John Sturmy, receiver of writs of the sheriff of Yorkshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A messuage and two carucates of land in Exelby had been granted (in 1316) to John and Isabel Cauncefeld by John de Helbek, for 12 marks rent. Helbek then granted this rent to Thornton and Eggborough, who in turn alienated it in mortmain to St Leonard's Hospital, York; an inquisition ad quod dampnum was held on 6 February 1335, and the licence was granted on 10 March 1335 (C 143/229/15; CPR 1334-8, p.83). The date of Helbek's grant to Thornton and Eggborough is unknown, but since the novel disseisin was brought by them rather than St Leonards, it seems likely that it dates from before 1335.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an inquisition ad quod dampnum held into the alienation in mortmain of this rent to St Leonard's Hospital, York, see C 143/229/15
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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 7990
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1334-1338, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.83 (licence for alienation in mortmain by Thornton and Egburgh to St Leonard's Hospital, York, of 12 marks rent from property in Exelby)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107514/
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