Piece
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
Item
Harry Vernon, esquire, son and heir of William Vernon, knight. Vernon Harry Prince....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/344/E1314
What’s it about?
This record is about the Harry Vernon, esquire, son and heir of William Vernon, knight. Vernon Harry Prince.... dating from [1471-1483] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/344/E1314
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1471-1483]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Harry Vernon, esquire, son and heir of William Vernon, knight.
- Name(s)
- Vernon, Harry
- Addressees
- Prince.
- Nature of request
- Vernon shows that his father was seised of the manors and lordships of Llanddowror, Llandeilo and Castel Toch, and after his death, the petitioner entered and was seised until he was wrongfully disseised by Harry Don of Picton, who, by great force and might kept his possession. After Don's death, the petitioner made continual claim and approached as close to the manors and lordships to have entered as he dared for fear of his life. By an inquisition held before the escheator, it was found that Don died seised and that William Don was his son and heir, by reason of which the manors and lordships are seized into the prince's hands, and yet reside there. Vernon can have no remedy except by petition to the prince, and requests that by the advice of his council he will examine the petitioner's title, and on his proof of title being showed, to restore him to the possession.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Llandore (Llanddowror), Carmarthenshire, [Wales]
- Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, [Wales]
- Casteltegh (Castell Toch), Carmarthenshire, [Wales]
- Picton, [Pembrokeshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- [Edward Plantagenet], prince [of Wales]
- William Vernon, knight, father of the petitioner
- Harry Don of Pickton
- Harry Don
- William Don, son and heir of Harry Don.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1471-1483 on the basis that a cover note preceding this file of petitions indicates that the petitions SC 8/344/E1262-E1316B mostly date to the period 1481-1483, and nearly all appear to belong to the period 1471-1483, this latter date being the dates that Edward Plantagenet, Edward IV's eldest son, held the principality of Wales and the county of Chester. Throughout this file, the latter date range has been adopted where no evidence survives to indicate more specific dates.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.530-1 (calendar of petition)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736734/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
74,884 records
18,283 records
57 records
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/344/E1314
Harry Vernon, esquire, son and heir of William Vernon, knight. Vernon Harry Prince....
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.