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William de Clynton (Clinton), Earl of Huntingdon. de Clynton (Clinton), Earl of Huntingdon...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12236

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This record is about the William de Clynton (Clinton), Earl of Huntingdon. de Clynton (Clinton), Earl of Huntingdon... dating from [1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/245/12236
Date
[1340]
Description
Petitioners
William de Clynton (Clinton), Earl of Huntingdon.
Name(s)
de Clynton (Clinton), Earl of Huntingdon, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Clynton requests that Basset and Vass be assigned to attach Draycote and others who entered the park of Alton where Clynton's men were cutting the underwood and assaulted them. He further requests that Basset and Hillary be assigned a commission of oyer and terminer into the matter. Clynton has the park by the keeping of the lands of Furnival.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Alveton (Alton), Staffordshire
Kingsley, [Staffordshire]
Bradley, [Staffordshire].
People mentioned
Thomas de Furnyvalle (Furnival)
John Dracote (Draycote)
Richard atte Wode (Atwood) of Kingsley
Ralph Couthard
Thomas Parker of Bradley
Henry atte Brigge
Ralph Basset
Ralph de Vass
Roger Hillary.
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.13664 in C 81/272

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439842/

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