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? No Petitioner named Writ of Richard II, dated at Westminster 28 July 1387, to the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/224/11192
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/224/11192
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1387
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Writ of Richard II, dated at Westminster 28 July 1387, to the sheriff of Shropshire, ordering him to summon Nicholas Benet before the king in chancery at the octave of Michaelmas next, to show cause why the king should not revoke his presentation to the church of Llanrwst and restore Daventre. Daventre has shown by petition that he held the church for a long time until Benet fraudulently claimed that the church was vacant and secured the presentation from the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] By the king himself.[on dorse] Robert de Lee, sheriff.Make to come Nicholas Benet chaplain at the time and place mentioned within this writ to answer what this writ requires according to the tenor of the writ [pledges named but largely illegible].The said John appoints in his place Simon Gaunstead and John Pygot the elder as attorneys in this suit.
- Places mentioned
- Shropshire
- Llanroust (Llanrwst), [Denbighshire, Wales]
- St Asaph diocese.
- People mentioned
- Richard II, King of England
- [Robert de Lee], sheriff of Shropshire
- John de Daventre (Daventry), clerk
- Nicholas Benet (Bennet, Bennett), chaplain
- Simon Gaunstead (Ganstead)
- John Pygot (Pigot) the elder.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated in the dating clause to 28 July 1387.
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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 8/224/11194
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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)
- 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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.376-377 (partial translation of document, with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334752/
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