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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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John Fitz Henry and Adam de Nyvel. Fitz Henry; de Nyvel John; Adam King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5556
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This record is about the John Fitz Henry and Adam de Nyvel. Fitz Henry; de Nyvel John; Adam King and council.... dating from [c. 1300] 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 8/112/5556
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Fitz Henry and Adam de Nyvel.
- Name(s)
- Fitz Henry; de Nyvel, John; Adam
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in two parts].1) Fitz Henry and Nyvel request grace and remedy so that they can execute the testament of Walter de Nyvel whose executors they are, as the king bought a piece of land called Bennock which was held from Walter and the rent is in arrears for 30 years.2) Walter de Nyvel requests grace and remedy as the same land has descended to him and 6 years of rent are in arrears.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to the justice that he should enquire of the manner of the tenure and certify the king.
- Places mentioned
- Bennock [unidentified], Ireland
- Ireland.
- People mentioned
- Walter de Nyvel
- Walter de Nyvel, grandson of Walter de Nyvel.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- No firm historical context has been established and the petition is assigned notionally to the beginning of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand. However, the family held lands in County Wexford, and the land was probably in that area.
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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 3528
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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/C9150223/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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