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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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William Byngley (Bingley), minstrel; John Grene (Green), valet of the king's chamber....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/185/9227
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This record is about the William Byngley (Bingley), minstrel; John Grene (Green), valet of the king's chamber.... dating from [1402] 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 8/185/9227
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1402]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Byngley (Bingley), minstrel; John Grene (Green), valet of the king's chamber.
- Name(s)
- Byngley (Bingley); Grene (Green), William; John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- minstrel; valet of the king's chamber
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that Walgrave and Bacon successfully sued an assize of novel disseisin against Hangeford regarding property in Devon, following which Hangeford sued Sechevyll, Shute, Sondon and Shelverdon, members of the jury, for perjury. They were found guilty, forfeited goods worth £13 5s 4d, and find £8. On account of their expenses and costs in the king's service, the petitioners request that they be granted this £21 5s 4d.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Devon
- Warmore, [Devon]
- Baunton (Bampton), [Devon]
- Scotland
- Wales.
- People mentioned
- Warin Walgrave
- Adam Bacon, clerk
- William Hangeford, knight
- William Rikhill (Rickhill), justice of assize
- William Bryncheley, justice of assize
- Alexander Sechevyll of Warmore
- John Shute of Bampton
- John Sondon
- John Shelverdon
- sheriff of Devon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested grant was made on 1 November 1402, although the sum given in the calendar appears to be incorrect.
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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.3482 of C 81/617
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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 IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.167 (requested grant)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295105/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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