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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Meux. Meux John Chancellor. [This petition is damaged.]John Meux states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/296/14787
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This record is about the John Meux. Meux John Chancellor. [This petition is damaged.]John Meux states that... dating from [c. 1399] 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 8/296/14787
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Meux.
- Name(s)
- Meux, John
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged.]John Meux states that Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, appointed him her . . . of her park of Wix, and he requests a writ to the . . . of Essex to pay him the wages due to him after the Duchess' death.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] This bill was granted by the King's council.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Wykes (Wix), Essex.
- People mentioned
- Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, Countess of Essex and Buckingham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, died on 3 October 1399. This petition would appear to date from shortly afterwards.
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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/C9517988/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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