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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Downe. Downe John King. John Downe states that for thirty years and more of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/236/11791
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This record is about the John Downe. Downe John King. John Downe states that for thirty years and more of... dating from [1377-1383] 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 8/236/11791
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Downe.
- Name(s)
- Downe, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John Downe states that for thirty years and more of service to the King's grandfather, he received only a corrody in Waverley Abbey, and he had to sue for a long time to recover this in the King's court. Now the Abbot and convent refuse to let him have what belongs to this corrody, and he requests a writ to them, ordering them to give him the corrody according to the judgment of the court.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On the face] Sent to the Chancellor.Burleye.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Waverley, [Surrey]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- [Edward III], King of England
- Abbot and convent of Waverley
- [Simon] Burleye (Burley).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1381-5 p.305 is dated 5 May 1383: the petition must date from before then, but after the start of Richard II's reign.
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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. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1920), p.305 (order to admit William Wikes to the corrody formerly granted to John Downe, as he has given it up to him)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335351/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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