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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Chaundeler (Chandler) of Southampton. Chaundeler (Chandler) William Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/217/10843
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This record is about the William Chaundeler (Chandler) of Southampton. Chaundeler (Chandler) William Council.... dating from [? c. 1400] 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 8/217/10843
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Chaundeler (Chandler) of Southampton.
- Name(s)
- Chaundeler (Chandler), William
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- William Chaundeler states that he was thrown out of his house in Southampton by Bradeweye with the assent of his wife, Helen, and forced to flee the town in fear of his life, leaving behind all his goods. He was also made to enter a bond with them and Gate, promising that he would bring no actions against them, but would instead live in Hastings as a hermit, never returning to Southampton. He requests that Helen, Bradeweye and Gate be summoned before the council to answer these matters, and that he be restored to his goods and chattels, and receive suitable compensation.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Hastings, [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- Richard Bradeweye of Southampton
- Richard [II], King of England
- Helen [Chaundeler], wife of the petitioner
- John Gate.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? c. 1400. The petition refers to events of Easter 1398, and clearly dates from after Richard II's deposition, but the lack of reference to Richard II's soul might possibly suggest he was still alive at the time.
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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/C9334400/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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