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Bogo de Knoville, Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire. de Knoville Bogo King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/192/9571
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/192/9571
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1275]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bogo de Knoville, Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire.
- Name(s)
- de Knoville, Bogo
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Nature of request
- Bogo de Knoville makes nine petitions as Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire:1) He requests an allowance for the hundreds of Bradford, Offlow and Totmanslow.2) He requests an allowance for twenty-one vills which are now within franchise through Henry III's gift to Roger de Mortimer.3) He requests an allowance for ten vills within the manor of Holdgate castle, which are now within the franchise of the Temple.4) He requests an allowance for the franchise of Stanway which Henry III gave to Hugh de Bewmieys.5) He requests an allowance for the franchise of Tong, which Henry III gave to Henry de Neueburge.6) He requests an allowance for the franchise of Almington, which Henry III gave to John de Nihcford.7) He requests an allowance for Lydham, which the King enfranchised to Adam de Mungomery.8) He requests an allowance for 100s for the keeping of Shrewsbury castle, and for 100s for the keeping of Bridgnorth castle, and for 60s for the gaoler of Stafford.9) [This article is partly illegible.] He states that he had imprisoned Ednyfed del Stockes in Shrewsbury castle because he took a fee from the Prince of Wales, and then released him on mainprise and on payment of a fine, and that this fine belongs to him for trespasses committed by Ednyfed, but that the Treasurer will not allow it to him without the King's command. He asks the King to command it.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is to be sent to the Exchequer and the debts are to be allowed to him there.Concerning the hundred of Midelton.By an account of 240 marks . . . hundred 301.
- Places mentioned
- Shropshire
- Bradford hundred, [Shropshire]
- Offlow hundred, [Staffordshire]
- Totmanslow hundred, [Staffordshire]
- Holdgate, [Shropshire]
- Stanway, [Shropshire]
- Tong, [Shropshire]
- Almington, [Staffordshire]
- Lydham, [Shropshire]
- Shrewsbury, [Shropshire]
- Bridgnorth, [Shropshire]
- Stafford, [Staffordshire]
- Ellesmere, [Shropshire]
- Wales
- the Welsh March
- Midelton hundred [unidentified].
- People mentioned
- William de Cavereswall, Sheriff [of Shropshire and Staffordshire]
- Walter de Pedewincham
- Henry [III], King of England
- William de Parles
- Roger de Mortimer
- [Richard of Cornwall, Earl of Cornwall] and King of Almaine
- Hugh de Bewmieys
- Henry de Neueburge (Newburgh)
- John de Nihcford
- Adam de Mungomery (Montgomery)
- Ednyfed del Stockes
- [Llywelyn ap Gruffydd], Prince of Wales.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition mentions 3 Edward I (20 November 1274-19 November 1275), so would seem to date from around that time. Bogo de Knoville was Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire between 27 October 1274 and 25 October 1278, and held the lordship of Ellesmere between 10 December 1274 and 24 November 1275.
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.321-2 (calendar of ninth article of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295456/
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