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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Cornewaill, knight. Cornewaill John Council. John Cornewaill states that Fillygh,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/217/10813
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This record is about the John Cornewaill, knight. Cornewaill John Council. John Cornewaill states that Fillygh,... dating from [1422] 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 8/217/10813
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1422]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Cornewaill, knight.
- Name(s)
- Cornewaill, John
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- John Cornewaill states that Fillygh, who held lands in Devon of him by right of his wife Elizabeth, countess of Huntingdon, died leaving an under-age heir while Cornewaill was in the king's service overseas. However, Chichestre has taken possession of the heir, taking him to Wales and preventing Cornewaill from having his right. He therefore requests that the council summon Fillygh to appear before them with the heir, as he has been unable to gain possession by the common law.
- Nature of endorsement
- On 18 February in the ninth year [1422] it was agreed by the council that a writ be sent under the great seal to Chichestre, ordering him to appear before the council at Westminster at Easter next one month, bringing the heir with him, under pain of £200.
- Places mentioned
- Devon
- Wales.
- People mentioned
- John Fillygh
- Elizabeth [Holand], countess of Huntingdon, wife of the petitioner
- John Chichestre (Chichester).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is dated 18 February in the king's ninth year, which a note on the guard states as 1422. Given that Cornewaill married Elizabeth in 1400 and she died in 1425, this could conceivably refer to either 9 Henry IV or 9 Henry V; however, the reference to Cornewaill being abroad in the king's service would seem to indicate the reign of Henry V.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/213/10650
For another petition by the same petitioner and the countess of Huntingdon, see SC 8/22/1075
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334370/
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