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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
William Colne and Alice Colne his wife. Colne; Colne William; Alice Chancellor. William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/296/14773
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This record is about the William Colne and Alice Colne his wife. Colne; Colne William; Alice Chancellor. William... dating from [? c. 1391] 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 8/296/14773
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1391]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Colne and Alice Colne his wife.
- Name(s)
- Colne; Colne, William; Alice
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- William Colne and Alice his wife state that they are being persecuted by Thomas Trevet and some of his servants, and that William paid Thomas £10 to cease this, but that despite this two of his servants came to their house called 'Godelue' in the second week of Lent last, attacked them and their servants, cutting off William's ears and killing a servant, and carried off their goods. They have now had to abandon their house for fear of Thomas. They ask that these wrongs might be put right so that they can live in their house, as otherwise they will have to leave England.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Somerset.
- People mentioned
- Thomas Trevet.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the guard to c. 1391 without explanation. This seems a reasonable date from the point of view of the hand.
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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/C9517974/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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