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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Devereux, steward of the household. Devereux John King. steward of the household...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/268/13391
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/268/13391
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Devereux, steward of the household.
- Name(s)
- Devereux, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- steward of the household
- Nature of request
- Devereux requests pardons for Brian, himself and Lord Lovel, Erle and Gow as Brian enfeoffed them with his castle and lordship of Laugharne, and they re-enfeoffed him for the term of his life, and after his death to his daughters and the heirs of their bodies, without licence. He also requests that the king confirm the feoffments.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]This bill is granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Laugharne, [Carmarthenshire, Wales]
- South Wales.
- People mentioned
- Guy de Brian the elder
- John, lord Lovel
- John Erle
- Morgan Gow
- Philippa [de Brian], daughter of Guy de Brian
- Elizabeth [de Brian], daughter of Guy de Brian.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1388 as the pardon was granted on 19 August 1388 (CPR 1385-9, p.500).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a later related petition see SC 8/94/4685
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.455-6 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.500 (grant of pardon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517338/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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