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Eleanor de Parys, widow of Robert de Parys. de Parys Eleanor King and council. Request...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/209/10426

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SC 8/209/10426
Date
[1377-1379]
Description
Petitioners
Eleanor de Parys, widow of Robert de Parys.
Name(s)
de Parys, Eleanor
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Request for remedy against Bondbury, who ravished the petitioner en route to London and stole money due from her late husband to the crown; Bondbury is currently in service in Calais with Calverley.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:] Order for a writ to Calverley. By Carrreu.[On dorse:] To the chancellor.
Places mentioned
Chester, [Cheshire]
London
Calais, [France].
People mentioned
Robert de Parys, chamberlain of North Wales and Chester, husband of the petitioner
Hancok of Bondbury (Bunbury)
Hugh Calvelegh (Calverley)
Nicholas Carreu (Carew)
John Knyvet, chancellor.
Note
Dated by Rees, Petitions Relating to Wales, pp. 355-6.
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.354-355 (summary of petition and references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333983/

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