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John de Benyngton (Benington). de Benyngton (Benington) John Lords of parliament...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/138/6875

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This record is about the John de Benyngton (Benington). de Benyngton (Benington) John Lords of parliament... dating from [c. 1380-c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/138/6875
Date
[c. 1380-c. 1400]
Description
Petitioners
John de Benyngton (Benington).
Name(s)
de Benyngton (Benington), John
Addressees
Lords of parliament and of the king's council.
Nature of request
Petition complaining of the seizure of the petitioner's manor of Whitnash by William Bagot.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Places mentioned
Whitnash, [Warwickshire].
People mentioned
James de Benyngton, father of the petitioner
William Bagot.
Note
If the William Bagot referred to here is the household knight of Richard II, then the petition might be thought to date from after his fall in 1399, but the hand looks earlier and the petition is tentatively dated here within the reign of Richard II.
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/C9209059/

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