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John Gernon, knight. Gernon John Chancellor. Gernon requests that a commission be...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/305/15203

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This record is about the John Gernon, knight. Gernon John Chancellor. Gernon requests that a commission be... dating from [c. 1278] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/305/15203
Date
[c. 1278]
Description
Petitioners
John Gernon, knight.
Name(s)
Gernon, John
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
Gernon requests that a commission be granted to arrest the great number of armed men who entered his manor of Rippingale and detained him by force, and to punish them according to the statute of Gloucester.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Rippingale, Lincolnshire.
Note
The petition dates to after 1278, the date of the Statute of Gloucester.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682415/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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