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Walter Wyville. Wyville Walter Council. Wyville requests that a writ be granted to...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7865

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This record is about the Walter Wyville. Wyville Walter Council. Wyville requests that a writ be granted to... dating from [c. 1377-c. 1380] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/158/7865
Date
[c. 1377-c. 1380]
Description
Petitioners
Walter Wyville.
Name(s)
Wyville, Walter
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Wyville requests that a writ be granted to the justices to . . . the record as the prior is a party to the original and to remove him from the office as the prior has obstructed Wyville's suit and through his liberty prevented an inquisition concerning the recovery of an annuity which the prior granted him.
Nature of endorsement
The petition should await the next parliament when a new law can be made according to the purport of the petition.
Places mentioned
Bisham, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
Prior of Bisham.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1377-c. 1380 as the hand suggests a petition of around this date, and the petition is addressed to the council which was common early in the minority of Richard II.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210057/

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