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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Shounyn of Brentingby, and Anneys (Agnes) Shounyn his wife. Shounyn; Shounyn...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/296/14792
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This record is about the William Shounyn of Brentingby, and Anneys (Agnes) Shounyn his wife. Shounyn; Shounyn... dating from [c. 1336] 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 8/296/14792
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1336]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Shounyn of Brentingby, and Anneys (Agnes) Shounyn his wife.
- Name(s)
- Shounyn; Shounyn, William; Anneys (Agnes)
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- William Shounyn of Brentingby and Anneys his wife request a writ to the escheator to remove his hand from a messuage and a virgate of land in Brentingby, which they leased to Simon de Bereford for a year, and which were then taken into the King's hand with his lands through his forfeiture.
- Nature of endorsement
- A writ is to be sent to the escheator to inquire into the things contained in the petition, and when the inquisition has been returned in Chancery, justice is further to be done.
- Places mentioned
- Brentingby, Leicestershire.
- People mentioned
- Simon de Bereford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1333-7 pp.720-721 is dated 12 November 1336, and mentions this petition and a subsequent inquisition. The escheator was removed from office before he could act on this matter: SC 8/74/3679 is a later request for a similar writ to the new escheator.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a copy of the writ probably issued as a result of this petition, see SC 8/74/3680
For a later petition by the same petitioners, see SC 8/74/3679
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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 Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1333-1337, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.720-1 (later order to the justices to proceed to judgment on this matter)
- Proceedings against the Crown (1216-1377), Ludwik Ehrlich, (, 1921), pp.259-60 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517993/
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