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John Kemp and others named in the attached schedule, tenants of Waltham Holy Cross....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/149/7449
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This record is about the John Kemp and others named in the attached schedule, tenants of Waltham Holy Cross.... dating from [c. 1413] 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 8/149/7449
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1413]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Kemp and others named in the attached schedule, tenants of Waltham Holy Cross.
- Name(s)
- Kemp, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John Kemp and others named in the attached schedule, make various complaints against the Abbot of Waltham. He is too powerful for them to sue him at common law, so they ask the King that the Abbot might be examined on this before him or before such persons as the King should wish to assign, and that justice might be done. Their complaints follow:1) The Abbot has increased the rent and services they owe for their land.2) The Abbot now charges for pasture in Waltham forest, which was previously free.3) The Abbot prevents them from cutting down, carrying away and selling the trees growing on their land, without his permission, contrary to their ancient rights.4) They sued to the King's father on this matter, and had a letter ordering the Abbot to cease these oppressions and to come to an agreement with the tenants. A day was given them on the feast of St Bartholomew in the late King's thirteenth year, but the Abbot lay in wait with armed men and seized and wounded several of the tenants, whose names are on a schedule attached to this petition, imprisoned them at Hertford and indicted them of murder, felony and other crimes.5) The Abbot has imprisoned some of them to find security of the peace, and has attacked and wounded them, and taken their livestock and chattels.6) The Abbot threatens them with being imprisoned and indicted, and also with death.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nazeing: John Kemp, Gilbert Simond, William Harry, Nicholas Simond, John Lambard, junior, William Maple, John Mott, John Thorp, William Garden, John Harry, William Hayward, John Tayllour, John Pademan, John Grove, John Knyghton, Nicholas Webbe, John Cikesley, John Champ, Robert White, John Cornhull, Simon Wakenild, William Lovenoth, Simon Lovenoth, John Broke, Robert Brewer, John Baldewyn, Henry Style, William Bullokherd, John Hodingame, Richard Warle, Thomas Warle, Richard Bullokherde, Nicholas Smaldon.Holyfield: John Tyler, John Milner, Walter Camp, Walter Hale, Walter Monigan, John Hay, John Greygors, Richard Fygge.Upshire: Richard Grene, John Brigges, John Frende, John Hegeman, Edmund Grene, Thomas Bother, William Shirey, John Walrey, William Frene, John Grene de Haukyns, William Bulcell; and others, with consideration of five further bills.John Bonnys of Waltham, John Male, William Shervy, Richard Grene, John Taillour of Nazeing, John Hendygome, Richard Warlowe, William Dowble.
- Places mentioned
- Waltham Holy Cross, [Essex]
- Hertford, [Hertfordshire]
- Nazeing, [Essex]
- Halifold (Holyfield), Essex
- Upshire, [Essex]
- Haukyns [unidentified], [Essex].
- People mentioned
- The Abbot of Waltham
- Henry [IV], King of England
- John Kemp
- Gilbert Simond
- William Harry
- Nicholas Simond
- John Lambard, junior
- William Maple
- John Mott
- John Thorp
- William Garden
- John Harry
- William Hayward
- John Tayllour (Taylor)
- John Pademan
- John Grove
- John Knyghton
- Nicholas Webbe (Webb)
- John Cikesley
- John Champ
- Robert White
- John Cornhull
- Simon Wakenild
- William Lovenoth
- Simon Lovenoth
- John Broke
- Robert Brewer
- John Baldewyn
- Henry Style
- William Bullokherd (Bullockherd)
- John Hodingame
- Richard Warle
- Thomas Warle
- Richard Bullokherde (Bullockherd)
- Nicholas Smaldon
- John Tyler
- John Milner
- Walter Camp
- Walter Hale
- Walter Monigan
- John Hay
- John Greygors
- Richard Fygge
- Richard Grene (Green)
- John Brigges
- John Frende
- John Hegeman
- Edmund Grene
- Thomas Bother
- William Shirey
- John Walrey
- William Frene
- John Grene (Green) of Haukyns
- William Bulcell
- John Bonnys of Waltham
- John Male
- William Shervy
- Richard Grene (Green)
- John Taillour (Taylor) of Nazeing
- John Hendygome
- Richard Warlowe
- William Dowble.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the mention of the feast of St Bartholomew, 13 Henry IV (24 August 1412), this petition would seem to date from the early years of the reign of Henry V.
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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/C9209634/
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