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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Botevilleyn; Margaret Botevilleyn, wife of William Botevilleyn, kinswoman...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/90/4493
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This record is about the William Botevilleyn; Margaret Botevilleyn, wife of William Botevilleyn, kinswoman... dating from [1314-1322] 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 8/90/4493
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1314-1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Botevilleyn; Margaret Botevilleyn, wife of William Botevilleyn, kinswoman of William Fitz John.
- Name(s)
- Botevilleyn; Botevilleyn, William; Margaret
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Botevilleyns request grace and that they are able to have the tenements in Little Waltham granted by Fitz John to Champpeneit for his life, as they are Margaret's inheritance. After Champpeneit's death his son occupied the tenements as Margaret was within age, and sold them to the Earl of Hereford. The tenements are now in the king's hand.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- The council considers that it cannot do anything at the moment on the contents of this petition.2) Coram domino rege.
- Places mentioned
- Little Waltham, [Essex].
- People mentioned
- William Fitz John, kinsman of Margaret, one of the petitioners
- William Fitz John, grandfather of Margaret, one of the petitioners
- William le Champpeneit
- William [le Champpeneit], son of William le Champpeneit
- Humphrey de Bowon (Bohun), Earl of Hereford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition clearly dates to the period 1314-1322 as the petition postdates the death of the earl of Hereford at Bannockburn, and the petition is endorsed in Latin which ceased to be the case, with very few exceptions, after 1322.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.17 of PRO 31/7/97
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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 445
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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/C9149038/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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