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Henry de Overton, Abbot of Peterborough. de Overton Henry Prince and his council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E1079

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This record is about the Henry de Overton, Abbot of Peterborough. de Overton Henry Prince and his council.... 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/E1079
Date
[1375-1376]
Description
Petitioners
Henry de Overton, Abbot of Peterborough.
Name(s)
de Overton, Henry
Addressees
Prince and his council.
Occupation
Abbot of Peterborough
Nature of request
Overton requests that he can have the keeping and marriage of [the heir of Hugh de Northborough], and enjoy it in peace without debate from the prince or his ministers. He states that Northborough at his death held [...], Thurlby and Northborough from him by which the wardship should pertain to him.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Northamptonshire
Thurlby, [Lincolnshire]
Northborough, [Northamptonshire].
People mentioned
[Edward of Woodstock], Prince [of Wales]
Hugh de Northburgh (Northborough).
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.
Related material

For a schedule probably formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/333/E1076

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/C9683202/

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