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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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Reference
SC 8/180/8974
Date
[c. 1385]
Description
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.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294842/

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