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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Bohun, knight. de Bohun John King. John de Bohun requests the arrest of various...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/180/8974
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This record is about the John de Bohun, knight. de Bohun John King. John de Bohun requests the arrest of various... dating from [c. 1385] 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 8/180/8974
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Bohun, knight.
- Name(s)
- de Bohun, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John de Bohun requests the arrest of various people. He states that, when the Bishop of Chichester suspended the chaplain of Midhurst, he was granted the keeping of the chapel. However, Baggele and his companions then occupied the chapel, and when Bohun went with the bailiffs to arrest them, they sounded the bells and assaulted him so badly that he was almost killed.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Midhurst, Sussex
- Eastbourne, [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- Bishop of Chichester
- William Baggele
- Thomas Sartler the younger
- Robert Couper (Cooper)
- Thomas Clerc
- Robert Somonour (Summoner, Sumner) of Midhurst
- John Grovetour of Eastbourne
- William Broun (Brown), chaplain
- John Mosehole (Mousehole)
- Ralph, servant of Thomas Sartler the younger.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1385, with reference to other occurrences of a man of this name from this period (CCR 1381-5, p.512; CPR 1381-5, p.551). Numerous generations of this family were called John, but the handwriting would seem consistent with this date.
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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/C9294842/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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