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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Leyre of London. de Leyre William King and council. Leyre states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/329/E911
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This record is about the William de Leyre of London. de Leyre William King and council. Leyre states that... dating from [1291-1295] 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 8/329/E911
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1291-1295]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Leyre of London.
- Name(s)
- de Leyre, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Leyre states that he holds the houses that were Baggard's of the feoffment of Vesci, which houses she was granted by charter of the king to hold for the rent of 2d per annum to be paid at the Exchequer. The houses came into the king's hand because of the expulsion of the Jews and the sheriffs of London distrain Leyre by summons of the Exchequer for a pair of gilt spurs which Baggard rendered before the houses came into the king's hand which is against the tenor of the grant to Vesci. He requests that he make the service granted to Vesci and that he be discharged of the spurs.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Isabel [le Vesci (Vescy)], widow of John le Vesci
- Ellis Baggard, Jew.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1291-1295 as the petition refers to the expulsion of the Jews in 1290, to houses formerly belonging to a London Jew, and to a charter that was sewn to the petition which survive as SC 8/329/E912 and date to April 1291. It seems likely that the petition cannot be too long after the charter but enough time had elapsed for the houses to be granted by Vescy to the petitioner.
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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/C9682906/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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