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John de Twyford. de Twyford John King. [The petition is badly damaged and is missing...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/241/12040

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This record is about the John de Twyford. de Twyford John King. [The petition is badly damaged and is missing... dating from [1336] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/241/12040
Date
[1336]
Description
Petitioners
John de Twyford.
Name(s)
de Twyford, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged and is missing a significant portion from the right-hand half].Twyford requests a grant of the franchise of the view of frankpledge in his vill of [Kirk Langley], paying 2s annually.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
[Kirk Langley, [Derbyshire]].
Note
The petition dates to 1336 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 21 November 1336 [10 Edw. III] (C 81/232/9693). The licence was granted on 8 May 1337 (CChR 1327-41, p.422).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was probably formerly enclosed, see no.9693 in C 81/232

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. IV, 1-14 Edw III, 1327-1341, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.422 (grant of the view of frankpledge to the petitioner and his wife)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439643/

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