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Leonard Houndalre, Abbot of Newenham. Houndalre Leonard Commons. Abbot of Newenham...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/126/6261
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This record is about the Leonard Houndalre, Abbot of Newenham. Houndalre Leonard Commons. Abbot of Newenham... dating from [1402] 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 8/126/6261
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1402]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Leonard Houndalre, Abbot of Newenham.
- Name(s)
- Houndalre, Leonard
- Addressees
- Commons.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Newenham
- Nature of request
- Leonard, Abbot of Newenham seeks remedy against Philip de Courtenay, who he claims has attacked and imprisoned him, and against whom he can have no remedy at common law due to his great power in the county. He recounts that he was attacked in his abbey by Courtenay's men, and then taken to Honiton, where they demanded money from him. They then took him to Bickleigh, where he was imprisoned for 15 days. His friends sued writs before the Council, summoning Courtenay to account, but he failed to appear. Courtenay was then ordered to keep the peace, but he again came to the abbey with a force, threatening the abbot and imprisoning two monks.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Let it be pleaded to the King by the Lords.[on dorse] This petition, and the record of it, is entered on the parliament roll.
- Places mentioned
- Newenham, Devon
- Honiton, [Devon]
- Bickleigh, [Devon]
- Beaulieu, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- Philip de Courteney (Courtenay), knight.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- As noted on the dorse, the details of this petition, and the response to it, are recorded on the roll for the parliament of Michaelmas 1402.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from this petitioner see SC 8/216/10798A
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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 5538
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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 Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.133 (resultant commission ordering Courtenay to release the abbot)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208435/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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