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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Eleanor de Chyshull (Chishill), widow of William de Chyshull. de Chyshull (Chishill)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/99/4903
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This record is about the Eleanor de Chyshull (Chishill), widow of William de Chyshull. de Chyshull (Chishill)... dating from [? c. 1330] 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 8/99/4903
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Eleanor de Chyshull (Chishill), widow of William de Chyshull.
- Name(s)
- de Chyshull (Chishill), Eleanor
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Eleanor, widow of William de Chyshull, states that her husband was killed by Edmund de Duream, Simon [de] Stanford and John Esmondeshunte of Durham, and that after the inquest his friends could not have his body to bury him at Bartlow with his ancestors, because of Edmund, Simon and John; nor did they dare to sue [concerning the death] of the aforesaid William, because of their threats. She requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- She is to have a writ of oyer et terminer, for herself or for the King; and strict and wise justices are to be appointed.
- Places mentioned
- Durham, [County Durham]
- Berkelowe (Bartlow), [Cambridgeshire].
- People mentioned
- William de Chyshull (Chishill)
- Edmund de Duream (Durham) of Durham
- Simon [de] Stanford of Durham
- John Esmondeshunte of Durham
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '? c. 1330' without further explanation. This date does, however, seem compatible with the hand, and the petitioner asks for justice for the sake of the King's father, which might suggest a date near the start of the reign of Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.12 of PRO 31/7/96
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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 1600
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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/C9149470/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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