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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Griffin de Kynemereston. de Kynemereston Griffin King and Council. The petitioner...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/337/15933
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This record is about the Griffin de Kynemereston. de Kynemereston Griffin King and Council. The petitioner... dating from [c. 1280-c. 1300] 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 8/337/15933
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1280-c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Griffin de Kynemereston.
- Name(s)
- de Kynemereston, Griffin
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner requests remedy, stating that he has been disseised by Estraunge of his court and rents, and that part of his demesnes have been sold. Estraunge's men then came in force and ploughed his land, claiming it to be part of Estraunge's liberty, and Griffin has been unable to have judgment, even though he has the muniments since the time of King Richard. He now has nothing, where he was once accustomed to serve the king with horses and arms.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] [list of seven entries, in shorthand and difficult to interpret. Seemingly unconnected with the petition, and possibly a list of petitioners.][de diss qua Arch']Of the Jews etc.Of the woman Fren'Of John de MohunOf the Abbot of MissendenOf the Abbot of Osney, ex'[de inquis Ting', ex']
- People mentioned
- John le Estraunge (Strange)
- Richard I, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Rees to the reign of Edward I. This would appear to correspond with the handwriting, which tends to date to the end of the thirteenth century.
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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.504 (calendar of petition, with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529685/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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