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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Joan Nicholas, widow of Robert Nicholas of the Isle of Guernsey; John Nicholas, eldest...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/247/12326
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This record is about the Joan Nicholas, widow of Robert Nicholas of the Isle of Guernsey; John Nicholas, eldest... dating from [1366] 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 8/247/12326
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1366]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Joan Nicholas, widow of Robert Nicholas of the Isle of Guernsey; John Nicholas, eldest son of Joan Nicholas.
- Name(s)
- Nicholas; Nicholas, Joan; John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Joan Nicholas and her eldest son request that the king command his letters of inhibition to the ecclesiastical judges that they not be so foolish as to proceed in the plea that the Abbot of Marmoutiers has brought against the petitioners for a mill that they hold as the plea pertains to the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Guernsey, [Channel Islands]
- Maire Mouster (Marmoutiers, [Touraine, France]
- Tours, [Touraine, France]
- Touraine, [France].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Marmoutiers.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The privy seal letter with which the petition was enclosed, no. 23 in C 81/908, is dated at Clarendon on 1 September without a year; guard notes to the petition and the letter indicates that this is probably 1366.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the letter of privy seal with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.23 in C 81/908
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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)
- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.76 (calendar of the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439932/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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