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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
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William Janyn, constable of Southwark. Janyn William King. constable of Southwark...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/250/12483
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This record is about the William Janyn, constable of Southwark. Janyn William King. constable of Southwark... dating from [1390] 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 8/250/12483
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1390]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Janyn, constable of Southwark.
- Name(s)
- Janyn, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- constable of Southwark
- Nature of request
- Janyn requests justice because he was indicted for the escape from his custody of Thresher, who was taken on suspicion of larceny of a horse, upon which a writ of error is pending.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Southwark, [Surrey].
- People mentioned
- John Thresshere (Thresher).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1390, with reference to CCR 1389-92, p. 162, a writ of supersedeas in the case between the King and Janyn. This is also the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/512 no.5959).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the Chancery writ in which this was formerly enclosed see no.5959 of C 81/512
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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 Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1389-1392, (Public Record Office, 1923), p.162 (writ of supersedeas in the case between the King and Janyn)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440089/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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