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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Massingham. de Massingham John King and council. Massingham [requests a commission...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7851
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/158/7851
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Massingham.
- Name(s)
- de Massingham, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Massingham [requests a commission of oyer and terminer] into the assault made on him by Ingoldisthorpe and others because he would not sell his land to Ingoldisthorpe, and also of his imprisonment until he had made a fine.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Wimbotsham, [Norfolk]
- Norfolk.
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Ingaldesthorp (Ingoldisthorpe), knight, constable and Keeper of the Peace in Norfolk
- William de Dunton
- Thomas de Massingham
- Roger, chamberlain of Thomas de Massingham
- John le Serjaunt
- Roger le Greve.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to late 1315 as relevant entries in Chancery warrants and the patent rolls date to 2 January 1316 (CCW 1244-1326, p.435; CPR 1313-17, p.431).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition on a related matter that may have been enclosed with this see SC 8/158/7852
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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)
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- Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.435 (mandate to appoint William de Ormesby and his companions justices of assize in Norfolk to hear and determine trespasses contained in an attached bill)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.431 (commission of oyer and terminer)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210043/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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