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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Seyton. de Seyton Richard King and council. Richard de Seyton states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12792F
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This record is about the Richard de Seyton. de Seyton Richard King and council. Richard de Seyton states that... dating from [? c. 1300-? c. 1330] 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 8/256/12792F
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1300-? c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Seyton.
- Name(s)
- de Seyton, Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Richard de Seyton states that he had married his ward, Margery de Okley, and that he had been in possession of her and her land for four years and more when John de Lyons carried her off by force against her will, and still holds her and her land. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to take action for himself at common law with regard to the abduction, and with regard to the lands unjustly withheld.
- Places mentioned
- Northamptonshire.
- People mentioned
- Margery de Okley
- John de Lyons.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand. There is mention of a Richard son of Richard de Seyton and Margery his wife in CCR 1279-88 p.281 (23 October 1284), but the hand of the petition seems too late for it to refer to the same couple.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440404/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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