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? No Petitioner named Damaged writ of Henry [IV] to the sheriffs of York, recounting...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/221/11014B
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Damaged writ of Henry [IV] to the sheriffs of York, recounting... dating from [c. 1399] 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 8/221/11014B
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Damaged writ of Henry [IV] to the sheriffs of York, recounting that Adam Somondour of Osbaldwick, a bastard, acquired two cottages [outside Monk Bar in the suburbs of the city of York,] and a further cottage on Walmgate within the city, held of the king in chief, and that he died without heirs, by which the property was taken into the king's hands and granted to Lincoln. However, Thomas Somondour has since claimed that he is the rightful heir of Adam, the son of Adam and his wife Maud. The sheriffs are ordered to summon Lincoln before the king in chancery on the octave of Martinmas next to show his title.
- Nature of endorsement
- For the reason that it was assigned at another time by petition [...] Richard II, lately king of England made [...] filacer of the chancellor of the same former king [...].The response of Thomas Doncastre and John Bernardcastell, sheriffs of the city of York.John Lincoln was summoned to appear to show his writ at the given day according to the form of this writ by Robert Bird and Thomas Bald.
- Places mentioned
- York
- Osbaldwick, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- [Monk Bar, York]
- Walmgate, York.
- People mentioned
- Henry [IV], King of England
- sheriffs of York
- James de Pykeryng (Pickering), former escheator [of Yorkshire]
- Adam Somondour of Osbaldwick
- John de Lincoln, servant of the king's chamber
- Thomas Somondour, son and heir of Adam Somondour of Osbaldwick
- Maud [Somondour], wife of Adam Somondour of Osbaldwick
- Thomas Doncastre (Doncaster), sheriff of York
- John Bernardcastell (Barnard Castle), sheriff of York
- Robert Bird
- Thomas Bald.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The dating clause of the writ is now almost entirely lost (only the day, the 24th survives), but this writ would seem to be a direct response to the petition at SC 8/221/1014A. Although this writ was issued under Henry IV, that petition was clearly intended for Richard II, thus suggesting that the petition dates from shortly before Richard's deposition, and the writ to shortly afterwards.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the petition to which this writ relates see SC 8/221/11014A
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 6544
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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)
- Latin
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), pp.403-4 (grant of this property to Lincoln)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334574/
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