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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Leukenor (Lewknor), son and heir of Thomas de Leukenor. de Leukenor (Lewknor)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/156/7774
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This record is about the John de Leukenor (Lewknor), son and heir of Thomas de Leukenor. de Leukenor (Lewknor)... dating from [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 8/156/7774
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Leukenor (Lewknor), son and heir of Thomas de Leukenor.
- Name(s)
- de Leukenor (Lewknor), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Leukenor requests a writ to the mayor of London to hold an inquisition concerning his right to the advowson of the church of St Martin as Despenser took it and other tenements and detained them, and they have now come into the king's hand by Despenser's forfeiture. He requests that the mayor do justice to him as they have done to others in similar situations.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to the mayor and sheriffs of London by writ of Chancery that they should enquire of the contents of the petition and other articles etc.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Bishopsgate, [London]
- St Helen, Bishopsgate, [London]
- St Martin Outwich, [London].
- People mentioned
- Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester
- Ymberd Powys, knight
- Master Thomas de Lychefeld (Lichfield)
- Commonalty of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1327 as the writ and inquisition ordered as a result of the petition date to 13 March and 23 October 1327 (CIM 1307-49, no.966).
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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)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.966 (inquisition in response to the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209966/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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