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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 Dun of Little Langford. Dun William King and council. William Dun of Little...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/257/12845
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This record is about the William Dun of Little Langford. Dun William King and council. William Dun of Little... dating from [? c. 1377] 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 8/257/12845
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Dun of Little Langford.
- Name(s)
- Dun, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- William Dun of Little Langford states that he has lived peacefully in Wiltshire all his life, until three years ago when William Daungeus, one of the parceners of the lordship of Little Langford began to harass him, claiming that he was his tenant; and he has since occupied his lands with his livestock, beaten him and his servant to the point of death, and continued to threaten and harass him. He requests a remedy, so that he can live in peace and quiet in his old age without such harassments.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Little Langford, Wiltshire.
- People mentioned
- William Daungeus.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated to c. 1377 with reference to mentions of a William Dun as a commissioner for taxes in Wiltshire in CFR 1368-77 p.387 (4 March 1377) and CFR 1377-83 p.54 (14 November 1377).
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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/C9440457/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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