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John James. James John King. John James requests that he be restored to his possession...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/223/11134
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/223/11134
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John James.
- Name(s)
- James, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John James requests that he be restored to his possession of the manor of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. He states that he leased the manor from Isabella, daughter of Edward III, at a farm of £30, which was later reduced to £20 by letters of Enguerrand de Coucy, Earl of Bedford, the husband of Isabella, and he continued in his tenure until the manor (together with his goods, crops and other possessions) was lately seized into the king's hands due to the Earl's adherence to the king's French enemies.
- Nature of endorsement
- Find surety in chancery to answer the king at the quindene of Michaelmas next, and the matter will be judged by the council with the advice of the justices and sergeants, and, having found surety, have a writ to the steward allowing the petitioner to have possession of the manor until the said quindene.[Sureties for] John James: Walter Eweyn of London, Nicholas Hotot of Hertfordshire, John Newport of Hampshire.
- Places mentioned
- Freshwater, Isle of Wight, [Hampshire]
- Hampshire
- London
- Hertfordshire.
- People mentioned
- [Edward III], King of England
- Isabella [of Woodstock], daughter of Edward III
- Ingelram (Enguerrand) de Coucy, Earl of Bedford, husband of Isabella of Woodstock
- [Walter de Ryngebourne], steward [of the Isle of Wight]
- Walter Eweyn of London
- Nicholas Hotot of Hertfordshire
- John Newport of Hampshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The resultant order to the steward was issued on 30 July 1378.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1914), p.151 (resultant order to the steward of the Isle of Wight allowing the petitioner to retain possession until a decision is made)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334694/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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