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William Maynard of Winchelsea. Maynard William [None specified] William Maynard seeks...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/127/6340

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This record is about the William Maynard of Winchelsea. Maynard William [None specified] William Maynard seeks... dating from [c. 1280-c. 1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/127/6340
Date
[c. 1280-c. 1300]
Description
Petitioners
William Maynard of Winchelsea.
Name(s)
Maynard, William
Addressees
[None specified]
Nature of request
William Maynard seeks remedy, stating that Coldbraund distrained various animals from his tenants, and although fines were entered and other beasts handed over, Coldbraund has refused to return the beasts. As a result, Maynard and his tenants have been unable to work their land, and their crops have rotted in the fields.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Winchelsea, [Sussex]
Rumenal (Romney), [Kent].
People mentioned
William Coldbraund (Colbrand) of Romney.
Note
Dated speculatively to the latter decades of the thirteenth century solely on the basis of the handwriting.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5801
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208517/

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