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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Covenham, burgess of Grimsby; Alice de Covenham, wife of John de Covenham....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/183/9146
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This record is about the John de Covenham, burgess of Grimsby; Alice de Covenham, wife of John de Covenham.... dating from [1390] 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 8/183/9146
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1390]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Covenham, burgess of Grimsby; Alice de Covenham, wife of John de Covenham.
- Name(s)
- de Covenham; de Covenham, John; Alice
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John and Alice de Covenham request an enquiry into their claim to a messuage in Grimsby. This messuage, originally held by John de Bentlay, was seized by Haliday following the death of John's son, William, and is now in the king's hands following Haliday's outlawry for treason. However, the property should have passed to Alice, as granddaughter of John de Bentlay, and they therefore seek restoration.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Grimsby, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Bentlay (Bentley)
- William de Bentlay (Bentley)
- Richard Haliday
- Margaret [de Bentlay (Bentley)], daughter of John de Bentlay, mother of Alice de Covenham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested commission of enquiry was issued on 15 May 1390.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.6322 of C 81/516
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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, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.272 (requested commission of enquiry)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295023/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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