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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
Item
Fyne Burgeys, (Burgess), widow of Ralph Burgess of Herluston. Burgeys, (Burgess)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/154/7676
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This record is about the Fyne Burgeys, (Burgess), widow of Ralph Burgess of Herluston. Burgeys, (Burgess)... dating from [c. 1320-c. 1350] 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 8/154/7676
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Fyne Burgeys, (Burgess), widow of Ralph Burgess of Herluston.
- Name(s)
- Burgeys, (Burgess), Fyne
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Burgeys requests that Picard and the Bishop of Lincoln be commanded to cease of the extortions made against her because she would not give Picard what he wanted. Although she is blind and ninety years old, Picard, with the maintenance of the bishop, has threatened her with the censures of the church and excommunication.
- Nature of endorsement
- She should sue at the common law.
- Places mentioned
- Herluston [unidentified]
- London
- Canterbury, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- John Picard, clerk
- John [Burgeys (Burgess)], son of the petitioner
- Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Prynne dates this petition to 24 Edward I, but the handwriting is clearly later. A date of c.1320-50 has been suggested. The reference to London in connection with the events may suggest that 'Herluston' is Harlesden in Middlesex, but this cannot be confirmed.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The History of King John, King Henry III, and the Most Illustrious King Edward I, vol. III, W. Prynne, (, 1670), p.1307 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209865/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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