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John de Dene; Maud de Dene, wife of John. de Dene; de Dene John; Maud King and Council...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/105/5224

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This record is about the John de Dene; Maud de Dene, wife of John. de Dene; de Dene John; Maud King and Council... dating from [c. 1330] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/105/5224
Date
[c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
John de Dene; Maud de Dene, wife of John.
Name(s)
de Dene; de Dene, John; Maud
Addressees
King and Council
Nature of request
The petitioners seek a remedy and compensation for various wrongs done to them by the bailiffs of the bishop of Ely in the franchise of Somersham in the time of the king's father. Including detailed record and process of legal proceedings and complaints etc.1)
Nature of endorsement
Let all this business be brought before the king as error has been made, and then make right and reason.2) Detailed list of previous bills concerning the same matters.
Places mentioned
Huntingdonshire
Somersham, [Huntingdonshire]
Huntingdon, [Huntingdonshire]
Bassingbourn, [Cambridgeshire]
York.
People mentioned
Edward II, King of England
Richard de Dorney, bailiff of the Bishop of Ely in Somersham
Thomas le Garbere, clerk, bailiff of the Bishop of Ely
Robert de Paxton, clerk, bailiff of the Bishop of Ely
John Waldeshe, bailiff of the Bishop of Ely
Robert de Wodehouse of Somersham
John Waldeshef
John de Claxton, clerk
Thomas le Barker.
Note
Dated in relation to SC 8/105/5223.
Related material

For a subsequent petition see SC 8/105/5223

For a related petition see SC 8/167/8350

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2633
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149794/

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