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Welthiane Merghgriffut (Gwenllian Merch Gruffudd) and Duthegy Merghgriffut (Dyddgu...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/124/6191
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This record is about the Welthiane Merghgriffut (Gwenllian Merch Gruffudd) and Duthegy Merghgriffut (Dyddgu... dating from [c. 1305-c. 1307] 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 8/124/6191
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1305-c. 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Welthiane Merghgriffut (Gwenllian Merch Gruffudd) and Duthegy Merghgriffut (Dyddgu Merch Gruffudd).
- Name(s)
- Merghgriffut; Merch Gruffudd; Merghgriffut; Merch Gruffudd, Welthiane; Gwenllian; Duthegy; Dyddgu
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- [Part of this petition is missing]Gwenllian and Dyddgu Merch Gruffudd request remedy, stating that, on (or around) St Matthew's day 1305, William and others abducted and imprisoned them, where they remain, despite offering sufficient surety and against royal orders and the oath of Lincoln.
- Nature of endorsement
- If they are seeking for the first time, then let a writ be sued in Chancery to William de Braose, that he should deliver them pending suit in our Parliament.
- Places mentioned
- Gower, [Glamorgan, Wales]
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- William []
- [...]ouwayn, seneschal in Gower
- John de la Mare, minister
- Dafydd ap Madok
- Dafydd C[...]
- Iowan ap Madok
- William de Brewes (Braose).
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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 5410
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.207-8 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208364/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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