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Jorward (Iorwerth), chamberlain of Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster. Jorward (Iorwerth)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/180/8979
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This record is about the Jorward (Iorwerth), chamberlain of Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster. Jorward (Iorwerth)... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/180/8979
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Jorward (Iorwerth), chamberlain of Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- Jorward (Iorwerth)
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- chamberlain
- Nature of request
- Jorward, former chamberlain of Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster, requests the restoration of the bailiwick of the amober of Isaled, the rents of Berain and Talybryn and the mills of Talybryn, granted to him by the Earl for his good service. He states that he was deprived of these after the Earl's forfeiture, but that they were restored to him following a petition to the king. However, when the lordship of Denbigh was granted to the Earl of March, he was again ejected, notwithstanding the earlier order.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should come into Chancery and show his charter, and if this is without prejudice to the king or others, he may be confirmed, and let him be confirmed by fine.
- Places mentioned
- Isaled, [Denbighshire, Wales]
- Denbigh, [Denbighshire, Wales]
- Beryng (Berain), [Denbighshire, Wales]
- Talybryn, [Denbighshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- [Roger Mortimer], Earl of March.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Given the subject matter, this petition probably dates to shortly after the fall of Mortimer in 1330, but since Mortimer (unlike Lancaster) is not described as the late earl, it may be slightly earlier.
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.302-3 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.122 (grant of the petitioner's lands to Robert de Glasham, following his forfeiture as a rebel)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.507 (inquisition into the petitioner's property following his forfeiture)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294847/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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