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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 of Kent, son and heir of Edmund, Earl of Kent. of Kent John King. The petitioner...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12173
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/244/12173
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1348]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John of Kent, son and heir of Edmund, Earl of Kent.
- Name(s)
- of Kent, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner requests that the chancellor be commanded to proceed in his plea against the Mauleys for the farm from the manor of Braunton, as Mauley has vouched the king by reason of a charter that he had of him, though the manor should by right be in the king's hand.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Brampton (Braunton), Devon.
- People mentioned
- Edmund [of Woodstock], Earl of Kent
- Robert de Maule (Mauley)
- Ellen [de Maule (Mauley)], wife of Robert de Mauley.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1348 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 20 February 1348 [22 Edw. III] (C 81/329/19325).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 19325 in C 81/329
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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/C9439778/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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