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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Porkley. Porkley William King. [This petition is damaged.]William Porkley,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/191/9537
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This record is about the William Porkley. Porkley William King. [This petition is damaged.]William Porkley,... dating from [c. 1427] 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 8/191/9537
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1427]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Porkley.
- Name(s)
- Porkley, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged.]William Porkley, son and heir of Simon Porkley, states that he should inherit the lordship of Littleton in Middlesex, which is entailed upon him, but that Guy Porkley, his uncle and guardian, has made an exchange of [the manor with] William Bukland, servant of the Duke of Gloucester. He is not powerful enough to pursue his right, and asks the King to order the Chancellor to have the matter examined before him, and to ordain a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Littleton, Middlesex.
- People mentioned
- Guy Porkley
- Simon Porkley
- William Bukland (Buckland), servant of the Duke of Gloucester
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '1427 seq.' with reference to mention of 5 Henry VI (1 September 1426-31 August 1427) and to the documents on CCR 1422-9 pp.131-134, all of which are dated January 1424.There are mentions of William Bukland in CPR 1436-41 p.538 (10 February 1441) and CPR 1446-52 p.104 (1 September 1447) in both of which he is of the household of the Duke of Gloucester.
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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)
- English
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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 Close Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429, (Public Record Office, 1933), p.131 (quitclaim of manor of Littleton, made by Thomas Conyngesby to Guy Porkley) & pp.132-133 (charter and quitclaim made by Thomas Bokelonde to Thomas Conyngesby, concerning Littleton and other places) & p.134 (charter with warranty for Littleton, made by Thomas Conyngesby to Guy Porkley)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295422/
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