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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
Item
John de Wellesle (Wellesley); Walter Lenfaunt; John Lenfaunt. de Wellesle (Wellesley);...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12181
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This record is about the John de Wellesle (Wellesley); Walter Lenfaunt; John Lenfaunt. de Wellesle (Wellesley);... dating from [1348] 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 8/244/12181
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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 de Wellesle (Wellesley); Walter Lenfaunt; John Lenfaunt.
- Name(s)
- de Wellesle (Wellesley); Lenfaunt; Lenfaunt, John; Walter; John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Wellesle and the Lenfaunts request that the king release them from prison and pardon them for the mainprise of the earl of Desmond as they helped Dufford in the pursuit of the earl. They, with others, mainprised the earl to obtain his release from Dublin prison to have him at the prison when it was so commanded, but at the day specified they could not produce the earl, and although they helped in his pursuit Dufford imprisoned them and their lands were forfeit because of the terms of the mainprise.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Dublin, [Ireland].
- People mentioned
- John Darcy, then justice of Ireland
- Maurice Fitz Thomas, Earl of Desmond
- Ralph Dufford, late justice of Ireland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1348 as the petitioners were pardoned their forfeiture on 15 July 1348 (CPR 1348-50, p.129).
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.129 (grant of pardon of their forfeiture)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439786/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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