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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Alice Mede and Joan Mede. Mede; Mede Alice; Joan King. Alice Mede and Joan Mede state...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/196/9780
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This record is about the Alice Mede and Joan Mede. Mede; Mede Alice; Joan King. Alice Mede and Joan Mede state... dating from [? c. 1414] 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 8/196/9780
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1414]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alice Mede and Joan Mede.
- Name(s)
- Mede; Mede, Alice; Joan
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Alice Mede and Joan Mede state that they lost some lands of their inheritance, which, because they did not claim them in their youth were occupied by Robert Bray, who then held the manor of Sutton, and that the sued to Richard II and Henry IV for them, and then petitioned the present King in the first year of his reign. This petition was sent to the council, and Robert Frye was told to endorse it that a writ was to be sent to the Sheriff of Middlesex for an inquiry into their right; and that if they were found to have a right, that they should have delivery of their lands. This petition was sent to the Bishop of Norwich, then Keeper of the rolls, to have the writ made; but he lost it. They request a writ as before.
- Nature of endorsement
- . . . ordain a writ to the Sheriff of Middlesex to inquire of the . . .
- Places mentioned
- Sutton, Middlesex.
- People mentioned
- Richard [II], King of England
- Henry [IV], King of England
- Robert Frye
- Bishop of Norwich, Keeper of the Rolls.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated to c. 1414, on the basis of the reference to I Henry V.
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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/C9295668/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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