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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Seyncler, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; Nicholas Wylcombe, late sheriff...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/166/8271
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This record is about the John Seyncler, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; Nicholas Wylcombe, late sheriff... dating from [c. 1379] 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 8/166/8271
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1379]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Seyncler, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; Nicholas Wylcombe, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; Robert Loxle, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; Richard de Halle (Hall), late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; John Melbourne, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; William Percy, knight, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; Edmund Fitz Herberd (Fitz Herbert), knight, late sheriff of Surrey and Sussex.
- Name(s)
- Seyncler; Wylcombe; Loxle; de Halle (Hall); Melbourne; Percy; Fitz Herberd (Fitz Herbert), John; Nicholas; Robert; Richard; John; William; Edmund
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- sheriff of Surrey and Sussex; knight
- Nature of request
- Seyncler, Wylcombe, Loxle, Hall, Melbourne, Percy and Fitz Herbert request that the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer make due allowance to each of them for an annual rent called shereveyeld which the late King granted to Arundel, deceased, in the rape of Arundel amounting to £14 19s 1d, but for which they were charged on their account even though it was part of the Earl's farm.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Arundel, [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- Richard [Fitz Alan], Earl of Arundel.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to post 1379, with reference to SC 8/139/6931. Wylcombe was sheriff from 1372-3, Loxle from 1373-4, Hall from 1374-5, St Clare from 1375-6, Melbourne from 1376-7, Percy from 1377-8 and Fitz Herbert from 1378-9. Percy was mayor for a second time from 1381-2. Richard Fitz Alan was Earl of Arundel from 1331 until his death in 1376.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/139/6931
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294116/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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