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John Grey. Grey John King. Grey requests that the King grant him a special assize...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/250/12470

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This record is about the John Grey. Grey John King. Grey requests that the King grant him a special assize... dating from [1402] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/250/12470
Date
[1402]
Description
Petitioners
John Grey.
Name(s)
Grey, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Grey requests that the King grant him a special assize against Boys, la Panetrie, Weston, Wigge, Fraunceys, atte Water, Venour, John, son of William Doreward, Hartshorne, St Clare and Smart who disseised him of his freehold in Brent Pelham, Furneux Pelham and Meesden, to be taken before justices to be named by the chancellor.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire
Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire
Meesden, Hertfordshire.
People mentioned
John de Boys
Richard de la Panetrie
John Weston
John Wigge
John Fraunceys
Robert atte Water
John Venour, squire
John [Doreward], son of William Doreward
William Doreward
John Herteshorn (Hartshorne)
William Sencler (St Clare)
John Smart.
Note
Dated on the guard to 1402, since this is the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/616 no.3315).
Related material

For the Chancery writ in which this was formerly enclosed see no.3315 of C 81/616

For a petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/50/2466

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/C9440076/

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