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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield) and Helen de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield), his sister....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/238/11889
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This record is about the Henry de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield) and Helen de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield), his sister.... dating from [1342] 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 8/238/11889
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1342]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield) and Helen de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield), his sister.
- Name(s)
- de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield); de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield), Henry; Helen
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Henry de Wenyngfeld and Helen his sister state that their brother, Robert de Wenyngfeld, died seised of certain tenements in Winkfield, near Windsor, leaving them as his next heirs, but that after his death one Robert de Wodemancote entered wrongly and occupied these tenements. Henry brought a writ against him, and the matter went as far as an inquisition, but Robert allied himself to Nicholas de Beche, then keeper of the Duke of Cornwall, who came with force and arms so that by his threats the inquisition went against Henry. He requests a remedy as he is ill and cannot sue, although his sister is prepared to sue for him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Winkfield, [Berkshire]
- Windsor, [Berkshire]
- Cookham, Berkshire.
- People mentioned
- Robert de Wenyngfeld (Winkfield), brother of Henry and Helen de Wenyngfeld
- Robert de Wodemancote
- Nicholas de Beche, keeper of the Duke of Cornwall
- [Edward of Woodstock], Duke of Cornwall.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Formerly enclosed with see no.14563 of C 81/281, which is dated 25 February 16 Edward III (1342).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For instructions to the Chancellor to provide a remedy, see no.14563 of C 81/281
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335450/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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