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John Nevill (Neville), keeper of the castle of Roxburgh. Nevill (Neville) John Prince...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E1118

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Reference
SC 8/333/E1118
Date
[c. 1410]
Description
Petitioners
John Nevill (Neville), keeper of the castle of Roxburgh.
Name(s)
Nevill (Neville), John
Addressees
Prince and the lords of council of the king.
Occupation
keeper of the castle of Roxburgh
Nature of request
Nevill requests that it is ordained that he be paid for the keeping of the castle, or that sufficient assignment is made of the sum in salvation of the castle and the estate of the keeper.
Nature of endorsement
For John de Neville, petition for wages.
Places mentioned
Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire, Scotland].
People mentioned
[Henry of Monmouth], Prince [of Wales].
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1410 as entries in Bain show the petitioner to be in office in 1410, and he had certainly been replaced by August 1411 when Sir Robert Umfraville was in possession (Bain, vol. IV, nos. 796, 810)
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, vol. IV, 1357-1509, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1888), nos.796, 810 (provision for payment to the petitioner, and compotus of the petitioner as late warden of Roxburgh Castle)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683243/

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