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William Burgeys (Burgess) of Winchelsea. Burgeys (Burgess) William King. William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/240/11983
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This record is about the William Burgeys (Burgess) of Winchelsea. Burgeys (Burgess) William King. William... dating from [1302-1303] 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 8/240/11983
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1302-1303]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Burgeys (Burgess) of Winchelsea.
- Name(s)
- Burgeys (Burgess), William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- William Burgeys of Winchelsea states that the lands and tenements that Robert de Langherst, son and heir of John de Langherst, who is underage and in William's wardship, had in the moor of Iham, where the new town of Winchelsea is built - which are contained in a schedule which William has - were seized into the King's hand by John de Kyrkeby, late Bishop of Ely and Treasurer of England, for the building of the new town, and that no compensation has been given for them. He asks that the foreign tenants belonging to the manor of Iham might be restored to Robert, with their rents and services, or that compensation might be given to him in some other way. He also requests the arrears of the rents and issues of these lands.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King wishes to command his son and his council to inquire into these things.
- Places mentioned
- Winchelsea, [Sussex]
- Ihamme (Iham, Higham), [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- Robert de Langhers (Langhurst), son and heir of John de Langherst (Langhurst)
- John de Langherst (Langhurst)
- John de Kyrkeby (Kirkby), Bishop of Ely, Treasurer of England
- [Edward of Caernarfon], Prince of Wales.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1301-7 p.185 seems to be dated January 1303, and is clearly in response to this petition. The inquisition was held in May 1303, but not calendared until 1308 (CIM 1307-49 no.24).
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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 Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.24 (inquisition into this matter)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.185 (commission to inquire into this matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335547/
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