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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Bruyn of Elkstone. de Bruyn John King and council. Bruyn requests that he...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/92/4577
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This record is about the John de Bruyn of Elkstone. de Bruyn John King and council. Bruyn requests that he... dating from [c. 1323] 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 8/92/4577
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1323]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Bruyn of Elkstone.
- Name(s)
- de Bruyn, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Bruyn requests that he and his wife are able to have the lands of Robert de Harley near Pershore for their lives, the lands being in the king's hand by forfeiture.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this petition be ordered to the treasurer by writ that he should advice himself on this and do what is to the profit of the king.2) Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Elkstone, [Gloucestershire]
- Pershore, [Worcestershire].
- People mentioned
- Robert de Harleye
- Katherine [de Bruyn], wife of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1323 as it is clearly in the aftermath of the Lancaster rebellion, though orders were issued twice in 1322 and once in 1323 to take Harley's lands in the king's hand (CFR 1319-27, pp.85, 90, 202). The petition is likely to postdate these orders.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.10 of PRO 31/7/122
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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 570
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), pp.85, 90, 202 (orders to take the lands and chattels of the petitioner and others into the king's hand)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149125/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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