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John Cary, servant of the prince. Cary John Prince. servant of the prince [The petition...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E1013

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Reference
SC 8/333/E1013
Date
[1375-1376]
Description
Petitioners
John Cary, servant of the prince.
Name(s)
Cary, John
Addressees
Prince.
Occupation
servant of the prince
Nature of request
[The petition is damaged towards the bottom, and the full details of the request are not legible].Cary requests the prince's aid in reason and have the common law without [...] by maintenance, and that he order his will to 'Monsieur Despaigne on the matter as an untrue bill is sued against him in parliament by the Pomerays to reverse a fine that was levied to Cary by Baunfeld and his wife on the basis that Joan Pomeray was within age, and on other points, the records concerning which are in the Bench.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
People mentioned
[Edward of Woodstock], Prince [of Wales]
John Pomeray, knight
Joan [Pomeray], wife of John Pomeray, knight
John Baunfeld, late husband of Joan Pomeray
[Hugh de Courtenay], Earl of Devon
Despaigne.
Note
The petition is dated to 1375-1376 as it comes from an original file of petitions addressed to the Black Prince and or his council dating to those years.
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/C9683136/

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