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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Laurenz (Laurence), citizen of London. Laurenz (Laurence) John [Not specified]....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/280/13992
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/280/13992
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Laurenz (Laurence), citizen of London.
- Name(s)
- Laurenz (Laurence), John
- Addressees
- [Not specified].
- Nature of request
- Laurenz, who is heir of Isabel Wimpler, requests that a second inquisition of good loyal men from three wards of London be held between himself and Taylor concerning a tenement. Wimpler held for life the tenement in which his wife Isabel was heir, but sold it to Taylor illegally against Isabel's will. Taylor, knowing that Isabel would never willingly vacate the tenement, entered when Isabel lay on her deathbed and ousted her against her will, and she died 3 days later. Laurenz sued a writ against Taylor who procured Weylaund and Braose to give judgement, and they came into the guildhall with Taylor and when Laurenz requested an inquisition of good loyal men from three wards of the city according to the custom, they selected others procured by Taylor, that is, Hervey (his lawyer), Wlleward (his clerk) and Suffolk (who wore Taylor's robes), as a result of which the petitioner was allowed nothing.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- London.2) Laurence seeks a better inquisition and that the King make provision concerning the transgression of justice and the transgression done to Isabel, whose heir he is, and assign Knovill to enquire into the transgressions and the justice thereon and to examine the process and error and correct any that are found, and to do justice thereon.3) This business has been executed and he should have a certain association.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Thomas le Wympler (Wimpler)
- Isabel [Wimpler], wife of Thomas le Wimpler
- Philip le Taliur (Taylor)
- Thomas de Weylaund
- William de Bruus (Braose)
- Walter Hervy (Hervey)
- William Wlleward, clerk of Philip le Taylor
- Osbert de Suff' (Suffolk)
- Bogo de Knovill.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1290, with reference to CPR 1281-92, p. 396, an association to amend the record and process of the inquisition in the hustings of London between Laurence and le Taillour concerning a messuage in London.
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. II, 1281-1292, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.396 (association of Knovill with keeper and sheriffs of London to amend record and process of inquisition in hustings of London between Laurence and le Taylor re a messuage in London)
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