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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John atte Well. Well John King. John atte Well requests the restoration of certain...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9008
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This record is about the John atte Well. Well John King. John atte Well requests the restoration of certain... dating from [1423] 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 8/181/9008
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1423]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John atte Well.
- Name(s)
- Well, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John atte Well requests the restoration of certain lands in Byfield granted to his grandparents by John Walsh. These are currently in the king's hand following the conviction of his father, William, for treason by Horton and his colleagues, justices of oyer et terminer in Northamptonshire during the time of Henry V.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Byfield, [Northamptonshire]
- Northamptonshire.
- People mentioned
- William atte Well, father of the petitioner
- John Walsh, chaplain of Byfeld
- Robert atte Well of Byfield
- Elizabeth [atte Well], wife of Robert atte Well
- Roger Horton
- William Lodyngton (Luddington)
- Thomas Wodevill (Woodville)
- John Wylkotes (Wilcote)
- John Barton
- Henry [V], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A commission of enquiry into this matter was issued on 10 May 1423, explicitly in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery writ with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.682 of C 81/676
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429 , (Public Record Office, 1901), pp.121-2 (resultant commission of enquiry)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294885/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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