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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
Item
Roger Ragoun; Alice Ragoun, kinswoman and heir of John Iwern. Ragoun; Ragoun Roger;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/160/7975
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This record is about the Roger Ragoun; Alice Ragoun, kinswoman and heir of John Iwern. Ragoun; Ragoun Roger;... dating from [c. 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 8/160/7975
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger Ragoun; Alice Ragoun, kinswoman and heir of John Iwern.
- Name(s)
- Ragoun; Ragoun, Roger; Alice
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Ragouns request remedy as following the death of Iwern the keeper of the lands of Gower seized his lands and although Alice recovered them, she was ousted by Despenser and the lands are now in the king's hand by Despenser's forfeiture.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should have a writ to the keeper of those parts or to others, and the chancellor is to assign . . . [to enquire] how the castle and town came into Despenser's hands, and let the inquisition be returned into Chancery, and when it has been viewed and the execution concerning the diem clausit extremum executed, let justice be done.
- Places mentioned
- Loughor, [Glamorgan, Wales]
- Gower, [Glamorgan, Wales].
- People mentioned
- John Iwern
- Hugh le Despenser.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1327 as it is clearly after the death and forfeiture of the Despensers.
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.269-70 (full summary of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210167/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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