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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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John Polayn of Lynton; Ladaran Polayn, wife of John Polayn. Polayn; Polayn John;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/241/12044
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This record is about the John Polayn of Lynton; Ladaran Polayn, wife of John Polayn. Polayn; Polayn John;... dating from [1337] 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 8/241/12044
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Polayn of Lynton; Ladaran Polayn, wife of John Polayn.
- Name(s)
- Polayn; Polayn, John; Ladaran
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Polayns request an attaint before the justices that the right is able to be tried, and the jurors be punished for their false oaths. The Polayns have nothing to live on because Pothou brought a writ of formedon against them for a messuage, rent and land in Foggathorpe returnable before the justice of common pleas, and Pothou bribed the jurors in an inquisition into the matter.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- East Linton, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Foggathorpe, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Edmund de Pothou.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1337 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 19 December [1337 [11 Edw. III]] (C 81/240/10468).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the fragmentary privy seal warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.10468 in C 81/240
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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/C9439647/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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