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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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Thomas atte Churchyerd (Churchyard), former attorney of the Prior of Coventry. Churchyerd...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/104/5154
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This record is about the Thomas atte Churchyerd (Churchyard), former attorney of the Prior of Coventry. Churchyerd... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1325] 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 8/104/5154
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas atte Churchyerd (Churchyard), former attorney of the Prior of Coventry.
- Name(s)
- Churchyerd (Churchyard), Thomas
- Addressees
- King and Council
- Occupation
- attorney of the Prior of Coventry
- Nature of request
- [Petition relating to the petitioner's former activities as attorney of the Prior of Coventry. Unfortunately the document is badly stained and extremely difficult to read.]
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Coventry, [Warwickshire].
- People mentioned
- Prior of Coventry
- Ralph le Hunter of Coventry
- Roger [le Hunter], son of Ralph
- John Craunpe
- Roger le Bray
- William de Bereford, justice
- [...] atte Grene
- Henry Bagot
- Henry de Hynton
- John le Chalonner
- Roger le Taillour (Tailor)
- John Anketil
- John de Merynton
- Hugh de Merynton
- John le Chalonner (Chaloner)
- Henry le Chalonner (Chaloner).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is very difficult to decipher, but internal references and the hand point to a date in the early fourteenth century.
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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 2187
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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/C9149724/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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