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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John le Wodeward (Woodward), formerly chandler to the Earl of Hereford. Wodeward...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/147/7325
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This record is about the John le Wodeward (Woodward), formerly chandler to the Earl of Hereford. Wodeward... dating from [1322-1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/147/7325
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322-1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John le Wodeward (Woodward), formerly chandler to the Earl of Hereford.
- Name(s)
- Wodeward (Woodward), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- chandler to the Earl of Hereford
- Nature of request
- John le Wodeward, formerly chandler to the Earl of Hereford, states that although he left the Earl a quarter before he rebelled against the King, nevertheless his lands and tenements in Pertenhall near Kimbolton were taken into the King's hand, together with his other goods and chattels, leaving him with nothing. He asks the King and council to have pity on him and give him his lands and tenements back, as he was not an adherent of the Earl's at the time of his rebellion.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram domino rege.The King is to be informed of the reason for the seizure of the lands and chattels.
- Places mentioned
- Pertenhall, [Bedfordshire]
- Kimbolton, [Huntingdonshire].
- People mentioned
- [Humphrey de Bohun], Earl of Hereford
- Heghham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition must date from the reign of Edward II, after the Earl of Hereford's forfeiture in 1322.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209509/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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