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William Martyn of Hendon. Martyn William King and Council. William Martyn requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/127/6311

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This record is about the William Martyn of Hendon. Martyn William King and Council. William Martyn requests... dating from [? c. 1330] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/127/6311
Date
[? c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
William Martyn of Hendon.
Name(s)
Martyn, William
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
William Martyn requests remedy, stating that Enemere, collector of oats for the bishop of Lincoln, for which he did not pay the proper amounts, and left the lands so empty that all his animals died. He prays remedy for himself, and that such destructive purveyances not be allowed in future.
Nature of endorsement
Sue at the common law.
Places mentioned
Hendon, [Middlesex].
People mentioned
Nicholas de Enemere, collector of oats for the bishop of Lincoln
Bishop of Lincoln.
Note
Dated on the guard to? c. 1330 No evidence is cited, but the handwriting would appear to correspond to a date around that time.
Related material

For transcript, see no.34 of PRO 31/7/96

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5751
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208486/

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