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Lost. [Lost]. Exchequer plaint requesting remedy and complaining of Longman as John...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/334/E1157

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This record is about the Lost. [Lost]. Exchequer plaint requesting remedy and complaining of Longman as John... dating from [c. 1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/334/E1157
Date
[c. 1319]
Description
Petitioners
Lost.
Addressees
[Lost].
Nature of request
Exchequer plaint requesting remedy and complaining of Longman as John [...] entered [and took] various goods [...] at his will to the complainant's great damage.
Nature of endorsement
[...] minister of the lord [king] nor of any royal office should he meddle. And concerning this he put himself on the country, and John similarly, and therefore the jury should come to St Martin's on Saturday after the feast of St Margaret, and this day to Monday following.
Places mentioned
East Smithfield, [London].
People mentioned
John [...]
Walter Longman, late bailiff of the liberty of East Smithfield.
Note
The plaint is dated to c. 1319 as it appears that this plaint was part of a file (SC 8/334/E1154-E1183B) that seems to date to the York parliament held in 1319 (cf. SC 8/334/E1183B). The plaint itself refers to events in 10 (Edw. II).
Related material

For a bill probably formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/334/E1156

This plaint is part of a former file consisting of SC 8/334/E1154-SC 8/334/E1183B and see SC 8/334/E1183B

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/C9683284/

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