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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Wenslaon (Gwenllian) of the county of Harlech, widow. Wenslaon (Gwenllian) Archbishop...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/304/15194
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This record is about the Wenslaon (Gwenllian) of the county of Harlech, widow. Wenslaon (Gwenllian) Archbishop... dating from [1380-1381] 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 8/304/15194
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1380-1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Wenslaon (Gwenllian) of the county of Harlech, widow.
- Name(s)
- Wenslaon (Gwenllian)
- Addressees
- Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Wenslaon of the county of Harlech in the King's mother's lordship requests remedy because for six years she has sued to have livery of certain lands and tenements of her inheritance which are held from her wrongly in the lordship, and the King has sent letters to deliver the lands to her, but her adversaries do nothing.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Harlech, [Merionethshire], Wales
- London.
- People mentioned
- [Simon Sudbury], Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1380-81 since it is addressed to the archbishop of Canterbury as chancellor and must date to after 1376 when the King's mother was granted Harlech and to before 1385 when she died. It is possible that the chancellor in question is William Courtenay who held office for a few months in 1381.
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.486 (translation of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528941/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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