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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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Elizabeth de Nevill (Neville), wife of William de Nevill (Neville) of Pickhill, and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/261/13046
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This record is about the Elizabeth de Nevill (Neville), wife of William de Nevill (Neville) of Pickhill, and... dating from [1376-1377] 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 8/261/13046
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1376-1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Elizabeth de Nevill (Neville), wife of William de Nevill (Neville) of Pickhill, and Joan Bruys (Bruce), wife of William Bruys (Bruce).
- Name(s)
- de Nevill (Neville); Bruys (Bruce), Elizabeth; Joan
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Elizabeth, wife of William de Nevill of Pickhill, and Joan, wife of William Bruys, state that eight days after the feast of St John in the King's forty-seventh year, their husbands were handed over to the French as hostages for the salvation of Brest, by Lord Neville, then lieutenant of the town, who promised to have them released. They have been in a harsh prison, often on point of death, for three years and their ransom has been so high that it cannot be paid. Elizabeth and Joan ask the King and council to ordain for their deliverance, and that they might be acquitted for their losses and damages as reason demands.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Pickhill, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Brest, [Britanny, France].
- People mentioned
- William de Nevill (Neville) of Pickhill
- William Bruys (Bruce)
- [John (Jean) IV], Duke of Brittany
- [John de Neville], Lord Neville.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to three years after the feast of St John 47 Edward III (24 June 1373), and therefore to 1376-1377.
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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/C9516990/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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