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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Edmund de Keynes and Joan de Keynes, his wife. de Keynes; de Keynes Edmund; Joan...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9024
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This record is about the Edmund de Keynes and Joan de Keynes, his wife. de Keynes; de Keynes Edmund; Joan... dating from [c. 1321] 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 8/181/9024
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Edmund de Keynes and Joan de Keynes, his wife.
- Name(s)
- de Keynes; de Keynes, Edmund; Joan
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [This document is badly stained, faded and damaged in places, and large sections are now illegible.]The petitioners seek remedy regarding a court case between them and John and Hawise de Bures, seemingly over the manor of Alvescot. Following a writ of cosinage, Hawise appeared and showed the charter of the gift of various manors and lands in England to her father, Robert de Musgros, by Thomas de Clare, in exchange for certain lands in Ireland (transcribed). Further details of the case follow, taken from the plea roll, and another, fuller copy of the royal charter relating to the agreement between Clare and Musgros (witnesses named).
- Nature of endorsement
- Have a writ of chancery to the justices [...] and do right to the parties according to law and custom [...] the said allegation or the said charter.
- Places mentioned
- Alvescot, [Oxfordshire]
- Hampstead Norris, [Berkshire]
- Aldworth, [Berkshire]
- Compton, [Berkshire]
- Coddesmore (Cottesmore), [Rutland]
- Bonreth (Bunratty) Castle, [County Clare, Ireland]
- Tredory (Tradery) cantred, [County Clare, Ireland]
- Ocoromok (Ui-Corbmaig), [County Clare, Ireland].
- People mentioned
- William de Bereford
- John de Bures
- Hawise [de Bures], wife of John de Bures
- Edward [I], King of England
- Robert Mussegros (Musgros), father of Hawise de Bures
- William de Mershton, attorney
- Thomas de Clare
- [Robert Burnell], Bishop of Bath and Wells, chancellor
- [Walter of Merton], Bishop of Rochester
- William de Valence, [Earl of Pembroke]
- Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex
- Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln
- William de Bello Campo (Beauchamp), Earl of Warwick
- Pagano (Payn) de Cadurco (Chaworth)
- Robert de Tybetot.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/32/1576
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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 and Latin
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. II, Hen III and Edw I, 1257-1300, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.198 (record of original surrender of these lands by Clare to Musgros)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294901/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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