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Edward de Seint John (St John). de Seint John (St John) Edward King. Edward de Seint...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8914

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Reference
SC 8/179/8914
Date
[c. 1329]
Description
Petitioners
Edward de Seint John (St John).
Name(s)
de Seint John (St John), Edward
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Edward de Seint John requests that the king and his council summon and examine the erroneous record of the case between him and Mareschal regarding the wardship of Thomas de Venuz, and do justice in the matter.
Nature of endorsement
Summon the records of the assize, the justices assigned to hold the plea and the parties before the king, and do right.
Places mentioned
Bovynden (Bovington), [Dorset]
Windsor, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
Thomas de Venuz, son of John de Venuz
John de Venuz
John le Mareschal (Marshal) of Bovington.
Note
Seint John was granted the wardship of Thomas de Venuz in 1327. Entries regarding this dispute appear on the close roll in the summer of 1329, and it seems likely that the petition dates fro that time.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), pp.476-7, 487-8 (orders to the justices of Hampshire in relation to this case, containing records of the processes)
  • Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. IV, Edw III, 1327-1337, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.8 (grant of the wardship of Venuz to Seint John)
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