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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John West. West John King and council. John West states that Richard de Penbrigg...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/77/3844
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/77/3844
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1370]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John West.
- Name(s)
- West, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John West states that Richard de Penbrigg leased his manor of Ayot to him, and then expelled him unjustly, before his term, taking all his goods and chattels in the said manor. He also claims that Richard has twice harassed him with oyers et terminers, leading to his imprisonment and his having to pay extortionate sums of money.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue to [illegible] and justice will be done to him.
- Places mentioned
- Ayot St Lawrence, [Hertfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Richard de Penbrigg (Pembridge)
- John de Heuxteworth
- Luke Vynter
- John Quenhilt.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petitioner claims that the second trespass for which an oyer et terminer was granted against him allegedly took place on the Monday after Trinity in 44 Edward III (1370). The petition would seem to date from shortly after that.
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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 8854
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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/C9107618/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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