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John Wylkyn (Wilkin) of Trugo and Margaret Wylkyn (Wilkin) his wife, and Richard...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/297/14802
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This record is about the John Wylkyn (Wilkin) of Trugo and Margaret Wylkyn (Wilkin) his wife, and Richard... dating from [1388] 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 8/297/14802
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Wylkyn (Wilkin) of Trugo and Margaret Wylkyn (Wilkin) his wife, and Richard Nicol and Joan Nicol his wife, of Cornwall.
- Name(s)
- Wylkyn (Wilkin); Wylkyn (Wilkin); Nicol; Nicol, John; Margaret; Richard; Joan
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that they were seised of two messuages and an acre of land in Tresithney, of which they were disseised by John Tregorek; they brought an assize of novel disseisin against John before Robert Tresylyan, formerly justice of assize in Cornwall, but while this assize was pending Robert purchased the tenements from John by champerty, and held them by force until he was attainted of treason. John Kentwode and William Horbury have now taken them into the King's hand because of Robert's forfeiture; they ask that they might be restored to them as the law demands.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Trugo, Cornwall
- Tresithney, Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- John Tregorek
- Robert Tresylyan (Tresilian), justice
- John Kentwode, knight
- William Horbury, clerk.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1385-9 p.541 is dated 12 July 1388, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition from Richard and Joan Nicol, see SC 8/129/6404
For another petition relating to Tresilian's forfeiture see SC 8/189/9423
For a related petition from John and Margaret Wylkyn, see SC 8/146/7296
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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, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.541 (commission to inquire into this matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518003/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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