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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Malewayn of Wiltshire. Malewayn John King and lords of parliament. John Malewayn...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/199/9923
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This record is about the John Malewayn of Wiltshire. Malewayn John King and lords of parliament. John Malewayn... dating from [? c. 1370-? c. 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 8/199/9923
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1370-? c. 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Malewayn of Wiltshire.
- Name(s)
- Malewayn, John
- Addressees
- King and lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- John Malewayn states that he and one Simon Beste were enfeoffed in various lands and tenements by William Dokeman, on condition of re-enfeoffing William and Agnes his wife for term of their lives, and of selling the reversion and putting the money thus raised to praying for William's soul; and that after William's death, during Agnes' life, a Richard Colyns wrongly entered these lands, and Simon maliciously and by procurement released and quitclaimed all his right in them to Richard. Richard and Simon are now summoned before the council on 4 March to answer on this matter, and John asks that such a remedy might be provided as to enable the conditions of the enfeoffment to be carried out.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Wiltshire.
- People mentioned
- Simon Beste of Wiltshire
- William Dokeman
- Agnes [Dokeman], wife of William Dokeman
- Richard Colyns (Collins).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9295812/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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