Piece
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
Hugh Schornot. Schornot Hugh King and council. [The petition is badly damaged so...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/173/8611
What’s it about?
This record is about the Hugh Schornot. Schornot Hugh King and council. [The petition is badly damaged so... dating from [1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/173/8611
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Hugh Schornot.
- Name(s)
- Schornot, Hugh
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is badly damaged so that the full sense of the petition is not recoverable].Schornot requests [? remedy] as . . . are ancient demesne and are held by 50 tenant sokemen . . . and the abbot has encroached upon them, and because Schornot did not wish to hold of the abbot in disinheritance of the king [he disseised Schornot] for which Schornot has long sued . . .
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Northampton, [Northamptonshire]
- [Finedon, [Northamptonshire]].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of St James, Northampton.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1320 as the warrant in which the petition was formerly enclosed is dated to 8 June 1320 (CCW 1244-1326, p.509).
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
For the warrant in which this petition was originally enclosed, see no.5312 in C 81/111
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.509 (for calendar of warrant in which the petition was enclosed)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294477/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
74,884 records
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
18,283 records
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
51 records
Within the piece: SC 8/173
8601-8650. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/173/8611
Hugh Schornot. Schornot Hugh King and council. [The petition is badly damaged so...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.