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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 de Harington and John de Boyvill. de Harington; de Boyvill John; John King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/117/5810
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This record is about the John de Harington and John de Boyvill. de Harington; de Boyvill John; John King and... dating from [1322-1327] 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 8/117/5810
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322-1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Harington and John de Boyvill.
- Name(s)
- de Harington; de Boyvill, John; John
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners seek a writ to the seneschal of Leicester, ordering the suspension of a distraint against them. They say they held lands of Ralph Basset, who held of Thomas of Lancaster through services now in the hands of the King. The seneschal now demands these services of the petitioners, although Basset is under the protection of the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- It was shown to the King that Ralph Basset is in royal service, and has letters of protection. Let the warden be ordered that, if distraint has been made for the homage of Ralph, he should discharge it, and the distraint should be superseded on account of Ralph's service.
- Places mentioned
- Leicester, [Leicestershire.
- People mentioned
- Ralph Basset
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- seneschal of Leicester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition would seem to date to the period between the fall of Thomas of Lancaster and the death of Edward II. The guard note suggests 1324, but no evidence is cited.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from Boyvill see SC 8/35/1737
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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 4300
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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/C9150486/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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