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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas Ponynges (Poynings), Lord St John of Basing; Philippa Mortimer, wife of Thomas...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/250/12454
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This record is about the Thomas Ponynges (Poynings), Lord St John of Basing; Philippa Mortimer, wife of Thomas... dating from [1399] 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 8/250/12454
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas Ponynges (Poynings), Lord St John of Basing; Philippa Mortimer, wife of Thomas Poynings and late wife of John Hastings.
- Name(s)
- Ponynges (Poynings), Lord St John of Basing; Mortimer, Thomas; Philippa
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Ponynges and Philippa request that whereas at the time of his death Hastings was seised of the castle and county of Pembroke, the castle and lordship of Cilgerran and the commote of Ystlwyf in such estate that Philippa should be endowed thereof, and because Hastings was then underage the possessions were seised into the hands of first Edward III and then Richard II and are now in the King's hand, that the King grant the petitioners the dower of the possessions which belongs to them to have as in right of Philippa with issues, notwithstanding the King's seisin.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Cilgerran, [Pembrokeshire], Wales
- Ystlwyf commote, [Carmarthenshire], Wales.
- People mentioned
- John Hastynges (Hastings), Earl of Pembroke
- Edward III, King of England
- Richard II, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Rees to 1399, since this is the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/586 no.324)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the Chancery warrant with which this was formerly enclosed see no.324 of C 81/586
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.415-416 (full translation of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440060/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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