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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William le Scrope, knight. Scrope William King. William le Scrope requests that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/223/11145
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This record is about the William le Scrope, knight. Scrope William King. William le Scrope requests that the... dating from [c. 1394] 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 8/223/11145
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1394]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William le Scrope, knight.
- Name(s)
- Scrope, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- William le Scrope requests that the executors of Isabel de Ponynges be ordered to pay £8 12s 6d in compensation for wastes committed on the lands she held in dower in Kent, as found by an inquisition held by the escheator on her death. He also requests that the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer be ordered to discharge him and Isabel's executors of this sum.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Kent.
- People mentioned
- Isabel [Ponyngges (Ponynges, Poynings), widow of Richard de Ponyngges
- Richard de Ponyngges (Ponynges, Poynings)
- Escheator of Kent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Isabel Ponynges died on 11 April 1394, and custody of her lands was granted to Scrope on 19 November 1394. Presumably the petition dates to 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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. XVII, 15-23 Ric II, (Public Record Office, 1988), nos.396-404 (inquisitions post mortem of Isabel Ponynges)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. V, 1391-1396, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.513 (grant to the petitioner of the custody of the lands of Richard Ponynges, during the minority of his heir, and those held in dower by Isabel)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334705/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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