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John de Enys (Denis), son of Thomas de Enys. de Enys (Denis) John King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/206/10296

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This record is about the John de Enys (Denis), son of Thomas de Enys. de Enys (Denis) John King and council.... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1375] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/206/10296
Date
[c. 1325-c. 1375]
Description
Petitioners
John de Enys (Denis), son of Thomas de Enys.
Name(s)
de Enys (Denis), John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Request for the issue of a writ to bring to conclusion an assize between the petitioner and Goldsmyth, delayed as a result of an allegation that the tenements in question have been seized by the escheator.
Nature of endorsement
Order for the justices to proceed accordingly.
Places mentioned
Bodmin, [Cornwall]
Banathlek (Benallack), [Cornwall]
Brethey (Burthy), [Cornwall].
People mentioned
Thomas de Enys (Denis), father of the petitioner
Thomas Goldsmyth (Goldsmith) of Bodmin
Escheator [of Cornwall].
Note
No firm context has been established for the petition and it is here assigned impressionistically, on the basis of the hand, to the second or third quarters of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333852/

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