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Geoffrey de Geynville (Geneville); Henry de Gray (Grey). de Geynville (Geneville);...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/269/13430

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This record is about the Geoffrey de Geynville (Geneville); Henry de Gray (Grey). de Geynville (Geneville);... dating from [c. 1270-c. 1280] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/269/13430
Date
[c. 1270-c. 1280]
Description
Petitioners
Geoffrey de Geynville (Geneville); Henry de Gray (Grey).
Name(s)
de Geynville (Geneville); de Gray (Grey), Geoffrey; Henry
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
1) Geynville requests that the record of a suit between him and the citizens of Dublin concerning certain customs that he took from them in his land of Meath be sent to the king in Wales.2) Geynville requests that Taff that the justice suffer Taff to look after his business.3) Grey requests a writ de defensus against his mother concerning destruction done in various lands (partly illegible).
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Dublin, [Ireland]
Meath, [County Meath, Ireland]
Hetingtone (Evington), Leicestershire
Neubolt (Newbottle), Northamptonshire
Bartone in Ridal (Barton le Street), [North Riding of Yorkshire]
Hampshire.
People mentioned
Citizens of Dublin
Nicholas Taff
Lucy [de Gray (Grey)], mother of Henry de Grey.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1270-c. 1280 in accordance with the dating given by Connolly ('Irish Ancient Petitions', p.86).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. I, Hen III, (Public Record Office, 1904), no.810 (inquisition post mortem of John de Grey, father of Henry de Grey)
  • Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.86 (calendar of the first two parts of the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517377/

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