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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Margaret Sharnesfeld, widow of Nicholas Sharnesfeld. Sharnesfeld Margaret King. Margaret,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/336/15851
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This record is about the Margaret Sharnesfeld, widow of Nicholas Sharnesfeld. Sharnesfeld Margaret King. Margaret,... dating from [c. 1421] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/336/15851
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1421]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margaret Sharnesfeld, widow of Nicholas Sharnesfeld.
- Name(s)
- Sharnesfeld, Margaret
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Margaret, widow of Nicholas Sharnesfeld, requests that she may have the manor of Helston as granted by Richard II upon her marriage and confirmed by the King's father and the King. The council has ousted her from this manor.
- Nature of endorsement
- She should have a writ of certiorari in the duchy of Cornwall and, upon such certification, the chancellor should do justice to the supplicant according to the law.
- Places mentioned
- Helston, Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- Nicholas Sharnesfeld, knight
- Richard [II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates towards the end of the reign of Henry V, since the request wasn't granted until 1 Henry VI (CPR 1422-9, p. 33).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.39 (inspeximus and confirmation of manor to petitioner by Henry IV) & p.104 (exemplification of above confirmation)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429 , (Public Record Office, 1901), p.33 (inspeximus and confirmation of manor to petitioner by Henry VI)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736236/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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