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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Alice Wyhtnet, widow. Wyhtnet Alice Chancellor. Wyhtnet requests that the King grant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/305/15227
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This record is about the Alice Wyhtnet, widow. Wyhtnet Alice Chancellor. Wyhtnet requests that the King grant... dating from [1376-1377] 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 8/305/15227
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1376-1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alice Wyhtnet, widow.
- Name(s)
- Wyhtnet, Alice
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Wyhtnet requests that the King grant a charter of pardon to her son John who was falsely indicted of stealing goods and chattels worth 100s from Smith's house at Alweston and a horse and 20s from Schoyre's house at Sherborne, for which he has been imprisoned at Dorchester. John, who has often served in the King's wars overseas, is a clerk, and has married a widow, will otherwise be condemned to death in the bishop's prison.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On dorse] It seems to the chancellor that he should have great alms to make him pardon. [On face] 1) The King wills it.2) By Beauchamp to Carew.
- Places mentioned
- Alweston, [Dorset]
- Sherborne, [Dorset]
- Dorchester, [Dorset].
- People mentioned
- John Wyhtnet, son of the petitioner
- John le Smyth (Smith)
- Peter Schoyre
- Roger de Beauchamp, King's chamberlain
- Nicholas Carreu (Carew), keeper of the Privy Seal.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1376-7 since it is endorsed by Roger de Beauchamp as chamberlain to Nicholas Carew as keeper of the Privy Seal.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682439/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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