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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry Nanfan (Nanfen), keeper of the prince's fees in Cornwall and Devon. Nanfan...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E999
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This record is about the Henry Nanfan (Nanfen), keeper of the prince's fees in Cornwall and Devon. Nanfan... dating from [1375-1376] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/333/E999
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1375-1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Nanfan (Nanfen), keeper of the prince's fees in Cornwall and Devon.
- Name(s)
- Nanfan (Nanfen), Henry
- Addressees
- Council of the prince.
- Occupation
- keeper of the prince's fees in Cornwall and Devon
- Nature of request
- Nanfan requests some reward in relief of his poor estate as his under-bailiff in the bailiwick called the 'scherbaille' of Penwith by default lost £27 6s 8d which the petitioner paid to the receiver of Cornwall to the great ruin of his poor estate. In addition, he was classed as a merchant to take 7 thousands ('millers') of his tin, each thousand being valued at 20 marks though he was not a merchant of tin, nor had any tin except for his own use, whereby he has lost £21 in the 7 thousands.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Penwith, [Cornwall].
- People mentioned
- Osbern Roswyn, under-bailiff of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1375-1376 as it comes from an original file of petitions addressed to the Black Prince or his council dating to those years.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition referring to the petitioner, see SC 8/333/E1024
For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/333/E1086
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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/C9683122/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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