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William Lyndwod. Lyndwod William Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor of England. William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/299/14940

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Reference
SC 8/299/14940
Date
[1396-1399]
Description
Petitioners
William Lyndwod.
Name(s)
Lyndwod, William
Addressees
Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor of England.
Nature of request
William Lyndwod states that on the Monday after the Trinity, in the King's nineteenth year, in the parish of St Margaret, Westminster, in the county of Middlesex, he delivered a letter of the privy seal to Hugh Gandeby, for 100 marks granted by the king to Thomas Mordak in compensation for the goods which he had earlier forfeited; and he retained Hugh for a certain sum, to be of his counsel in suing to Thomas Arundell, then Chancellor of England, to make letters patent on this letter of the privy seal, and to deliver them to William. The Chancellor granted these letters patent, and ordered Hugh to issue them under the great seal; but Hugh made away with the letter of the privy seal and kept it in his own hands, to receive the 100 marks for his own use, deceiving and wronging William to the sum of 200 marks. He requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Pledges that he will sue: Robert Brounflet, John Frampton.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Westminster, Middlesex.
People mentioned
[Edmund Stafford], Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor of England
Hugh Gandeby, clerk
Thomas Mordak, knight
Thomas Arundell (Arundel), Chancellor of England
Robert Brounflet
John Frampton.
Note
Datable to after the Monday after the Trinity, 19 Richard II (1396), and further datable to Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter's period of office as Chancellor, between 15 November 1396 and July-August 1399. Thomas Arundel was Chancellor between 27 September 1391 and 15 November 1396.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 455.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518143/

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