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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Veys of Bristol. Veys John King. Veys requests that the king will grant his...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/319/E407
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This record is about the John Veys of Bristol. Veys John King. Veys requests that the king will grant his... dating from [1321] 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 8/319/E407
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Veys of Bristol.
- Name(s)
- Veys, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Veys requests that the king will grant his grace of the abjuration of the Taverners and Martin so that they can return into England. They were forced to abjure because Badlesmere wrongfully sued them for trespass and felony of which they were not culpable. The case before Brabazon to have the record of their suit and those of other victims examined is delayed by Badlesmere so that it is requested that the record be redressed according to the law.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.
- Places mentioned
- Bristol.
- People mentioned
- John le Taverner, kinsman of the petitioner, late mayor of Bristol
- Thomas [le Taverner], son of John le Taverner
- Robert Martyn (Martin), clerk of John le Taverner
- Bartholomew de Badlesmere
- Roger le Brabazoun, justice.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1321 when the petitioners were pardoned and restored to their lands (CPR 1321-4, pp.30, 38).
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), pp.71, 344 (grants of the forfeited lands of John le Taverner and Martin)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.30, 38 (pardon to the Taverners and Martin, and pardon to John le Taverner and Martin and restoration of their lands)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529459/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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