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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Andrew de Goue, Prior of Takeley. de Goue Andrew Chancellor. Prior of Takeley Andrew,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/296/14796
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This record is about the Andrew de Goue, Prior of Takeley. de Goue Andrew Chancellor. Prior of Takeley Andrew,... dating from [? c. 1332-? c. 1342] 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 8/296/14796
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1332-? c. 1342]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Andrew de Goue, Prior of Takeley.
- Name(s)
- de Goue, Andrew
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Occupation
- Prior of Takeley
- Nature of request
- Andrew, Prior of Takeley, states that on the advice of Robert Farnyng, he expelled one William Wychard of Takeley, bondsman, from a virgate of land in Takeley, for rebellion and withholding his customary services, which he did at the instigation of certain kinsmen of his in London. William brought an oyer et terminer against the Prior and his people, before John de Hildeslee and his companions at Stratford le Bow; and during this a great crowd of malefactors from London came to his lodging, seeking to behead him, and he only just escaped by crossing the Thames in a boat to Kent. William's kin have also corrupted the inquiry through bribery; and strange people have come into the country asking about him and his people; and they have killed his steward. He asks that the case might be brought before the King so that he might have justice.
- Nature of endorsement
- [Deleted] The justices are to be ordered to have the record and process brought before the King.The justices are to be ordered that if the plea has been such as the petition claims, they are to send the record and process before the King, for the reasons contained in the same petition.And the Sheriff is to be ordered that if the Prior finds security to appear before the King at the quindene of Easter next and to answer to the party, then he is to cease the exigent.The keepers of the peace in Essex are also to be ordered that they are to do what belongs to their commission concerning those who killed the steward and brought about the other evils.
- Places mentioned
- Takeley, [Essex]
- London
- Stratford le Bow, [Middlesex]
- River Thames
- Kent.
- People mentioned
- Robert Farnyng
- Willliam Wychard of Takeley, bondsman
- John de Hildeslee.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A tentative date can be provided by the reference to John de Hildeslee, who was appointed Baron of the Exchequer in December 1332 and Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 1334, and who was still living in January 1345 (Sainty, Judges of England 1272-1990, p.112). Andrew de Goue became Prior of Takeley between 1313 (when his predecessor died) and 1320, and had left office by March 1342
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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/C9517997/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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