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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 Shenche and Joan Shenche, his wife. Shenche; Shenche John; Joan King and Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/266/13253
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This record is about the John Shenche and Joan Shenche, his wife. Shenche; Shenche John; Joan King and Council.... dating from [1305] 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 8/266/13253
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Shenche and Joan Shenche, his wife.
- Name(s)
- Shenche; Shenche, John; Joan
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- John and Joan Shenche request that they be restored to the bailiwick of the custody of the Palace of Westminster, of the inheritance of Joan, which has been unjustly taken into the king's hands by the escheator.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram Rege [deleted].Let R. de Sandwico and the escheator show the cause of the seizure [deleted].Let a writ be sent to John le Conners that they be restored to their bailiwick.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster Palace
- Tower of London, [London].
- People mentioned
- [Ralph] de Sandwico (Sandwich)
- John le Conners (Conyers).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The order to restore the petitioners was issued on 12 March 1305, the matter having been discussed in the Lent Parliament of that year.
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. V, 1302-1307, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.244 (order to restore the petitioners to their bailiwick)
- The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), 1305, Lent parliament, appendix, evidence of business done at this parliament from chancery and exchequer enrolments and other sources, no.6 (summary of references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517200/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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