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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Not specified. King and Council. The petitioner states that someone [Brounfeld] pretending...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8304
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This record is about the Not specified. King and Council. The petitioner states that someone [Brounfeld] pretending... 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 8/167/8304
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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
- Not specified.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner states that someone [Brounfeld] pretending to be Abbot of Bury has taken possession of the abbey with the assistance of various people, and despite the issue of letters ordering his removal and summoning him before the court, nothing has been done. He therefore requests that the king provide remedy and ensure that the orders are carried out.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be sent for the king to answer on this matter, and let right be done for both the king and the parties.
- Places mentioned
- Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk].
- People mentioned
- [Edmund Brounfeld, supposed Abbot of Bury St Edmunds]
- Robert de Geydyngton, bailiff of Bury St Edmunds
- Walter Benet, bailiff of Bury St Edmunds
- Hervy de Lacford (Lackford), alderman of Bury St Edmunds
- James de Marham, esquire
- Luke John of Bury St Edmunds.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A commission to arrest the imposter and his supporters was issued on 14 October 1379, clearly in connection with this same issue.
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.420 (appointment of commissioners to arrest Brounfeld others and bring them before the king and council)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294149/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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