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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
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John de la Leye. Leye John King and council. Leye requests remedy as he was disseised...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/159/7916
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This record is about the John de la Leye. Leye John King and council. Leye requests remedy as he was disseised... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/159/7916
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de la Leye.
- Name(s)
- Leye, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Leye requests remedy as he was disseised of the manors of Normanby and Owersby by Arderne while a minor, and Arderne sold them to Bek and they have since been seized into the king's hand, and now he is of age he cannot have entry.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Normanby le Wold, [Lincolnshire]
- Owersby, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Arderne
- John de Bek.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1322 as Bek's lands were taken into the king's hand for his participation in the revolt of 1322 (CFR 1319-27, p.113). It is not clear how long after Leye came of age, but it seems to have been within Edward II's reign.
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.113 (order to seize Bek's lands in Lincolnshire into the king's hand)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210108/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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