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James de Nevill, knight. de Nevill James King. James de Nevill seeks remedy against...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/128/6400

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This record is about the James de Nevill, knight. de Nevill James King. James de Nevill seeks remedy against... dating from [c. 1340-c. 1380] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/128/6400
Date
[c. 1340-c. 1380]
Description
Petitioners
James de Nevill, knight.
Name(s)
de Nevill, James
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
James de Nevill seeks remedy against Lucien who, he claims, with the maintenance and assistance of others, has sued a false commission of oyer et terminer against him, destroyed his property and assaulted him and his servants.
Nature of endorsement
Sue at the common law by writ of trespass or by oyer et terminer to make fine.
People mentioned
Warin Lucien, knight
Theobald Trussel
William de Haldenby.
Note
The appearance of Trussell and Nevill would seem to relate this petition to Northamptonshire during the mid- to late-fourteenth century, and the handwriting would seem to correspond to a date during that period.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6002
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208579/

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