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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William le Zousche (Zouche); Eleanor le Zousche (Zouche), his wife. Zousche (Zouche);...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/157/7801
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This record is about the William le Zousche (Zouche); Eleanor le Zousche (Zouche), his wife. Zousche (Zouche);... dating from [1331] 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 8/157/7801
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William le Zousche (Zouche); Eleanor le Zousche (Zouche), his wife.
- Name(s)
- Zousche (Zouche); Zousche (Zouche), William; Eleanor
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Zousches request remedy for while she was imprisoned Mortimer forced them to grant to him the lands of Glamorgan and Morgannwg and other lands so that she could be delivered.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- He should have a writ to bring the cause of the attachment and the taking before the council. The writ should be directed to John de Stonor, and he should also bring the fine levied before him and his companions concerning the lands before the council in parliament.2) And afterwards Stonor came before the council and said that he did not wish to speak concerning the cause without the king's command, and he said that he had spoken to the king who had said to him that he wished to . . . certain people to the business.3) Let this matter be discussed before those assigned, and afterwards show the king.
- Places mentioned
- Tower of London, [London]
- Windsor, [Berkshire]
- Devizes, [Wiltshire]
- Glamorgan, [Wales]
- Morgannwg, [Wales]
- Hanley, Worcestershire
- Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
- People mentioned
- [Isabella of France], Queen of England
- Roger de Mortemer (Mortimer), earl of March.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioners see SC 8/179/8915
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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 Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.51 (order for restitution once the king is satisfied for jewels stolen by Eleanor de la Zouche)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209993/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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