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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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John Lynyen of Cornwall; Sybil Lynyen, wife of John Lynyen. Lynyen; Lynyen John;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12666
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This record is about the John Lynyen of Cornwall; Sybil Lynyen, wife of John Lynyen. Lynyen; Lynyen John;... dating from [1350] 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 8/254/12666
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Lynyen of Cornwall; Sybil Lynyen, wife of John Lynyen.
- Name(s)
- Lynyen; Lynyen, John; Sybil
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Lynyens request that they are granted letters of pardon as Sybil has been indicted by procurement of their enemies of taking feloniously certain goods and chattels of Tregmynyan, and John of having received them. John Lynyen states that he has been in Gascony in the company of the earl of Lancaster during all the last voyage.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall
- Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- Joan Tregmynyan, mother of Sybil Lynyen
- [Henry of Grosmont], earl of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1350 as John de Lynyens was granted a pardon on 3 June 1350 (CPR 1348-50, p.548).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the letter of the earl of Lancaster formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/254/12667
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.548 (pardon to John de Lynyen)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440273/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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