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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Colston, bailiff of Rochford hundred. Colston John King. bailiff of Rochford...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/336/15858
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This record is about the John Colston, bailiff of Rochford hundred. Colston John King. bailiff of Rochford... dating from [c. 1425] 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 8/336/15858
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1425]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Colston, bailiff of Rochford hundred.
- Name(s)
- Colston, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- bailiff of Rochford hundred
- Nature of request
- Colston, bailiff of Rochford hundred for life by the grant of Henry IV, requests remedy because Joan Bohun, countess of Hereford took the bailiwick to farm and put the petitioner out of his office.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Rochford hundred, Essex.
- People mentioned
- Henry IV, King of England
- Joan Bowne (Bohun), countess of Hereford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to the reign of Henry VI since it refers to Henry IV as the King's grandfather. The petitioner is mentioned in the Close Rolls in 1425 (CCR 1422-9, p. 257).
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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)
- English
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429, (Public Record Office, 1933), p.257 (quitclaim to petitioner and others of lands etc. in Essex)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736244/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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