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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
Item
John de Chivreston, knight; John de Raly (Raleigh) of Beautiport, knight. de Chivreston;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/264/13186
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This record is about the John de Chivreston, knight; John de Raly (Raleigh) of Beautiport, knight. de Chivreston;... dating from [1337-1340] 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 8/264/13186
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337-1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Chivreston, knight; John de Raly (Raleigh) of Beautiport, knight.
- Name(s)
- de Chivreston; de Raly (Raleigh), John; John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Chivreston and Raly request that whereas the King assigned the bishop of Exeter, the earl of Devon, Courtenay and Carew to be keepers of the peace and keepers of the sea in Devon, and they have a commission to hear and determine all trespasses and felonies of all people, that certain men be assigned to keep the sea in Somerset as they were in the time of the King's grandfather and also to appoint deputies.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Beautiport, [Devon]
- Exeter, [Devon]
- Devon
- Somerset.
- People mentioned
- Bishop of Exeter
- Earl of Devon
- Hugh de Courteneye (Courtenay), knight
- John de Carru (Carew), knight.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The precise context of the petition is uncertain but internal evidence suggests that it dates from the early stages of the Hundred Years War, before the death in 1340 of Hugh Courtenay, earl of Devon, whose son Hugh was often associated in commissions with him during these years.
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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/C9517133/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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