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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de St Walri (St Walery), son and heir of Richard de St Walery. de St Walri (St...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7578
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This record is about the John de St Walri (St Walery), son and heir of Richard de St Walery. de St Walri (St... dating from [c. 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 8/152/7578
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de St Walri (St Walery), son and heir of Richard de St Walery.
- Name(s)
- de St Walri (St Walery), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in two parts].1) St Walri requests remedy as his father leased the manor of Hinton to the bishop of Chester for life, but St Walri has been disseised by Despenser and imprisoned.2) St Walri requests remedy as his father leased the manor of Fulbrook to the same bishop who in turn leased it to Despenser and St Walri is kept from his right, and now the manor is in the king's hand by Despenser's forfeiture.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let Despenser's muniments be searched to see if anything can be found for the king to bar the petitioner, and the king is to be advised to do right.
- Places mentioned
- Hinton Waldrist, Berkshire
- Fulbrook, Oxfordshire.
- People mentioned
- Walter Langeton (Langton), bishop of Chester (bishop of Coventry and Lichfield)
- Hugh le Despenser, the elder.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition clearly dates to c. 1327 as the petitions are made for remedy against the elder Despenser, and it is clear that the petition has to be 1327 or shortly thereafter as the second request refers to the lands of the elder Despenser being forfeited to the king.
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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/C9209765/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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