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John Trenansanstel. Trenansanstel John Chancellor of the king. [The petition is damaged...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E1070

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This record is about the John Trenansanstel. Trenansanstel John Chancellor of the king. [The petition is damaged... dating from [1375-1376] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/333/E1070
Date
[1375-1376]
Description
Petitioners
John Trenansanstel.
Name(s)
Trenansanstel, John
Addressees
Chancellor of the king.
Nature of request
[The petition is damaged on its right-hand side, though some of the sense is clear].Trenansanstel requests that a remedy is ordained to restrain the malice of James, parker of the prince, and Trenansanstel was one of those on a jury in Cornwall to enquire for the king of the bailiffs and their gathering of corn and the making of taverns, and they found that the parker had gathered corn and made taverns to the damage of the king, prince and all the commons, and because of this, he has continually aggrieved and troubled the petitioner so that he dare not reside [...].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Cornwall.
People mentioned
[Edward of Woodstock], Prince [of Wales]
James, parker of the prince.
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, though this petition seems to be a petition forwarded for the prince and his councils attention from the chancellor.
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/C9683193/

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