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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William le Ysmongere of Godstone. Ysmongere William King and council. 1) Ysmongere...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/80/3985
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This record is about the William le Ysmongere of Godstone. Ysmongere William King and council. 1) Ysmongere... dating from [c. 1289] 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 8/80/3985
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1289]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William le Ysmongere of Godstone.
- Name(s)
- Ysmongere, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- 1) Ysmongere complains of the wrong and damage done to him by Wengham and others before the king went to Gascony.2) Ysmongere further complains of Wengham that he purchased an attaint against Wengham concerning his acquisition of a house and land at Wokestede, but when he came to sue and to attach he was imprisoned by Wengham.3) He further complains that Wengham and Aubre took him to Guildford where Ysmongere gave his writ to Amotesham who destroyed it, and put Ysmongere in prison.4) He was delivered by Roucestre.He requests remedy and that he can recover his damages and his land.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- In Chancery.2) Of ministers before the crossing overseas.
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France]
- Wolkestede (Godstone), [Surrey]
- Tandridge Hundred, [Surrey]
- Wallington Hundred, [Surrey]
- Bletchingley, [Surrey]
- Guildford, [Surrey].
- People mentioned
- William de Wengham, bailiff of the hundred of Tandridge
- Thomas Aubre, bailiff of the hundred of Wallington
- Piers de Amotesham, under-sheriff of Surrey
- Salmoman de Roucestre.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1289 and is one of a number of petitions that were dealt with then after Edward I's return from overseas when he invited complaints against the evil acts of his ministers, as he sought to purge his regime.
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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 8972
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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/C9107761/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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