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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard Wary and Alice Wary his wife. Wary; Wary Richard; Alice King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/150/7474
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This record is about the Richard Wary and Alice Wary his wife. Wary; Wary Richard; Alice King and council.... dating from [1318-1321] 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 8/150/7474
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1318-1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Wary and Alice Wary his wife.
- Name(s)
- Wary; Wary, Richard; Alice
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that they had sued writs of plea of land in Devon, before William de Bereford and his companions, but that during their suit Robert Bendyn, Sheriff of Devon, had purchased the tenements in question, so that they cannot pursue their writs, and is threatening them if they continue their suit. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have writs against the Sheriff, as the King's minister, of champerty of land which he acquired while the plea was pending, according to the form of the statute. And with regard to the writs which have not been returned, they are to sue in Chancery, and have the customary remedy from those who refuse to grant the bill.
- Places mentioned
- Devon.
- People mentioned
- William de Bereford, justice
- Robert Bendyn, Sheriff of Devon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Robert Bendyn was Sheriff of Devon between 15 May and 29 November 1318, and between 12 October 1319 and 16 June 1321.
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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/C9209659/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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