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John de Gymmyng, Keeper of the New Forest. de Gymmyng John King. Keeper of the New...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/194/9685
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This record is about the John de Gymmyng, Keeper of the New Forest. de Gymmyng John King. Keeper of the New... dating from [c. 1325] 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 8/194/9685
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Gymmyng, Keeper of the New Forest.
- Name(s)
- de Gymmyng, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Keeper of the New Forest
- Nature of request
- John de Gymmyng, Keeper of the New Forest states that Henry Tolouse, Lord of Brookley, who holds a dairy farm in chief of the King in Brookley, had a son, Henry, who was convicted of felony: so that the lands would fall to the King as his escheat after the death of the father. Henry the father has now exchanged these lands for other tenements elsewhere with Richard de Todeworthe, burgess of Salisbury, and John asks the King to give his orders about what should be done about this, as the Keeper performs the office of Escheator in the Forest, and he does not want the King to be disinherited through his negligence.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- New Forest, [Hampshire]
- Brookley, [Hampshire]
- Salisbury, [Wiltshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry Tolouse (Toulouse), Lord of Brookley
- Henry [Tolouse (Toulouse)], son of Henry Tolouse
- Richard de Todeworthe, burgess of Salisbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- C 143/182/19 is dated 19 Edward II (8 July 1325-7 July 1326), and CPR 1324-7 p.193 is dated 26 November 1325. The petition probably dates from before this, rather than afterwards.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an inquisition into whether Henry Tolouse can grant this manor to Richard de Todeworthe, see C 143/182/19
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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, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.193 (permission for Henry Tolouse to grant this manor to Richard de Todeworthe)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295572/
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