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Stephen Bernard of Eton. Bernard Stephen King. Stephen Bernard of Eton complains...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/200/9956

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Reference
SC 8/200/9956
Date
[1293-1304]
Description
Petitioners
Stephen Bernard of Eton.
Name(s)
Bernard, Stephen
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Stephen Bernard of Eton complains of a violent attack and robbery on him by Edmund de Mortimer and his accomplices, and that Edmund continues to threaten him. He requests the King's peace, and that justice might be done concerning this trespass.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Eton [unidentified]
Leominster, [Herefordshire]
Wigmore, [Herefordshire].
People mentioned
Edmund de Mortimer.
Note
Dated to 1293-1304 with reference to Stephen Bernard taking seisin of Kinver on 16 June 1293, and the death of Edmund de Mortimer in 1304. See Petitions Relating to Wales pp.334-5.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.334-5 (transcription of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295845/

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