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John de Wydeville of Grafton Regis. de Wydeville John King and council. John de Wydeville...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/77/3833
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/77/3833
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Wydeville of Grafton Regis.
- Name(s)
- de Wydeville, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John de Wydeville of Grafton states that his grandfather held the manor of Passenham, which was alienated firstly by means of the wardship of his eldest son, an idiot, and ultimately by the Earl of Lancaster, who entered as chief lord because it was held of the honour of Tutbury. He asks that he might be allowed to put his claim before the Escheator or some other person whom the King wishes to assign to this.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Henry Spigurnel and [Roger Beler] and John de Wilughby, or two of them.[On dorse] Any deeds, charters and muniments the Earl has for the tenements etc. are to be examined, and John de Kynardeseye is to be questioned on this etc. and the King further informed etc.The deeds and other muniments etc. have been examined, and nothing has been found. Therefore the truth is to be inquired into, and the King informed.
- Places mentioned
- Grafton (Grafton Regis), [Northamptonshire]
- Passenham, [Northamptonshire]
- Tutbury honour.
- People mentioned
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- William [de Passenham], grandfather of petitioner
- William [de Passenham], son of William de Passenham
- Henry de Passenham, son of William de Passenham
- [Edward I], King of England
- Hugh Fitz Otho, Steward of Edward I's household
- Thomas de Sodington
- Alice [de Wydeville], sister of William and Henry de Passenham and mother of petitioner
- John de Kynardeseye
- Henry Spigurnel
- [Roger Beler]
- John de Wilughby.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The commission for CIM 1307-49 no.580 is dated 6 July 15 Edward II (1322), and included with it is a petition from John de Wydevill of Grafton, which, from the names at the foot of the face, would seem to be this one.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related document see SC 8/77/3834
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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 8843
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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 Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.580 (inquisition into how and by whom the manor of Passenham has been held)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107607/
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