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Leonard Houndalre, abbot of Newenham. Houndalre Leonard Chancellor. abbot of Newenham...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/216/10798B

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This record is about the Leonard Houndalre, abbot of Newenham. Houndalre Leonard Chancellor. abbot of Newenham... dating from [c. 1402] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/216/10798B
Date
[c. 1402]
Description
Petitioners
Leonard Houndalre, abbot of Newenham.
Name(s)
Houndalre, Leonard
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
abbot of Newenham
Nature of request
Leonard, abbot of Newenham, requests remedy since at his suit Herle was ordered by the King's writ to stop Courtenay from finding surety of peace on pain of £1000, and although the writ was delivered to Herle at Exeter on the Tuesday after the Assumption of Our Lady, he has not served it.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Newenham, [Devon]
Devon
Exeter, [Devon].
People mentioned
John Herle, sheriff of Devon
Philip de Courtenay, knight.
Related material

For a related petition from this petitioner see SC 8/126/6261

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/C9334355/

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