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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Margery Facyes. Facyes Margery King. Margery Facyes states that she, John Elmeshale...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/188/9385
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This record is about the Margery Facyes. Facyes Margery King. Margery Facyes states that she, John Elmeshale... dating from [1400] 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 8/188/9385
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margery Facyes.
- Name(s)
- Facyes, Margery
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Margery Facyes states that she, John Elmeshale and John Elmeshale the younger were enfeoffed with certain property in Stepney by Prophete, but that she has now been ousted by William Elmeshale. She requests that she be restored to the property, and that goods taken from her when she was ousted be returned.
- Nature of endorsement
- The council agree that William Elmeshale be summoned before them to show all his charters and other evidence regarding this case, and to abide by their decision.By the council, 26 February in the king's first year, being Chancellor, Treasurer, Keeper of the Privy Seal, John Prophete, John Doreward, Thomas Coggeshale.
- Places mentioned
- Stebenheth (Stepney), [Middlesex].
- People mentioned
- John Prophete
- John Elmeshale
- John Elmeshale the younger
- William Elmeshale
- [John Scarle], Chancellor
- [John Norbury], Treasurer
- [Richard Clifford], Keeper of the Privy Seal
- John Doreward
- Thomas Coggeshale.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is clearly dated 26 February in the first year of the reign, while the names of the councillors would indicate the reign of Henry IV, as noted on the guard. The John Prophete who made the original grant is presumably also the councillor of that name noted on the dorse.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295263/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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