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Piers (Peter) Peterwych, servant and valet of the duke of Lancaster. Peterwych Piers...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/134/6670

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Reference
SC 8/134/6670
Date
[1378]
Description
Petitioners
Piers (Peter) Peterwych, servant and valet of the duke of Lancaster.
Name(s)
Peterwych, Piers (Peter)
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
servant and valet of the duke of Lancaster
Nature of request
Complaint against intrusion into property by Perrers.
Nature of endorsement
Let this bill be sent into chancery and right will be done.
Places mentioned
Ruislip, [Middlesex]
Stanwell, [Middlesex]
Harrow, [Middlesex]
Uxbridge, [Middlesex]
Ickenham, [Middlesex]
Harlington, [Middlesex]
Harmondsworth, [Middlesex].
People mentioned
[John of Gaunt], Duke of Lancaster
Alice Perrers
William Smyth (Smith), heir of Richard de Southcote
Richard de Southcote of Ruislip.
Note
Like other petitions against Alice Perrers, this is most likely to date to the parliament of October 1378, on the basis of annotations on SC 8/94/4691 and SC 8/148/7363, which refer specifically to petitions against Alice in that parliament.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208852/

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