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Eygnon (Eynon) ap Ieuan (Yevan), burgess of Beaumaris. ap Ieuan (Yevan) Eygnon (Eynon)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/118/5869

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This record is about the Eygnon (Eynon) ap Ieuan (Yevan), burgess of Beaumaris. ap Ieuan (Yevan) Eygnon (Eynon)... dating from [c. 1322] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/118/5869
Date
[c. 1322]
Description
Petitioners
Eygnon (Eynon) ap Ieuan (Yevan), burgess of Beaumaris.
Name(s)
ap Ieuan (Yevan), Eygnon (Eynon)
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
burgess of Beaumaris
Nature of request
Eygnon ap Ieuan requests that a writ be sent to the justice of North Wales to enquire of the truth of his behaviour towards the king, and according to what is found to maintain or punish him, restoring him to his chattels or losing them. He has been accused of conspiracy against the king, and was imprisoned in Caernarfon Castle until delivered by the justice of North Wales.
Nature of endorsement
Let him have a writ to the Justices to enquire into the contents of this petition, and certify the king concerning the findings.
Places mentioned
Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales]
North Wales
Caernarfon, [Caernarfonshire, Wales].
Note
An order to the Chamberlain of North Wales, seemingly in response to this petition, was issued on 17 December 1322 (CCR 1318-23, p.619).
Related material

For another petition by this petitioner see SC 8/4/160

For a near duplicate of this petition, without the endorsement, see SC 8/91/4506

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4466
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.194 (brief calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.619 (order to the chamberlain of North Wales to make restoration and do justice to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150548/

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