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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Bohun, knight. Bohun John Earl of Northumberland, Constable of England and Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/217/10836
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This record is about the John Bohun, knight. Bohun John Earl of Northumberland, Constable of England and Council.... dating from [c. 1402] 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 8/217/10836
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1402]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Bohun, knight.
- Name(s)
- Bohun, John
- Addressees
- Earl of Northumberland, Constable of England and Council.
- Nature of request
- [The right end of this petition is stained and illegible.]The petitioner requests remedy regarding what appears to have been an illegal gathering or riot by his tenants and their followers at Whiphill on Thursday the feast of St Thomas Martyr (29 December).
- Nature of endorsement
- Issue a commission to the Earl of Arundel and his companions, justices of the peace in Sussex and Surrey, to enquire into this matter and, if necessary, arrest those responsible and keep them until they receive further orders from the king or his council.
- Places mentioned
- Cowdray, [Sussex]
- Midhurst, Sussex
- Hampshire
- Stedham, [Sussex]
- Wiphulle (Whiphill), [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- [Henry Percy], Earl of Northumberland, Constable of England
- Gregory Fouler (Fowler), tenant of the petitioner
- John Hayne
- John Grenettor
- John Taillour of Stedham
- [Thomas FitzAlan], Earl of Arundel.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The address to the Earl of Northumberland as Constable presumably dates the document to some point between the accession of Henry IV and the battle of Shrewsbury. The only year when 29 December fell on a Thursday was 1401, suggesting that the petition dates to 1402 or possibly shortly thereafter.
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334393/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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