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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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... Dawkyn (Dawkin), widow of William Dawkin. Dawkyn (Dawkin) [Lost] [The petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1330
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This record is about the ... Dawkyn (Dawkin), widow of William Dawkin. Dawkyn (Dawkin) [Lost] [The petition... dating from [c. 1460-c. 1485] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/345/E1330
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1460-c. 1485]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ... Dawkyn (Dawkin), widow of William Dawkin.
- Name(s)
- Dawkyn (Dawkin)
- Addressees
- [Lost]
- Nature of request
- [The petition is badly damaged which perhaps half of the petition from the right-hand side being either missing or illegible].The petitioner complains of the murder of her husband, William Dawkyn, and threats made against her if she makes an appeal of the murder, and the prevention of her from collecting the debts due to her husband. She requests that the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster be commanded directly by his letters, notwithstanding any liberties, to seize the evil doers
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- High Peak, Derbyshire
- Fairfield, [Derbyshire].
- People mentioned
- William Dawkyn (Dawkin), late husband of the petitioner
- [...] Ferne of the Grene in Derbyshire, yeoman
- John Ferne the elder of Fairfield
- Roger Ferne of the Grene in Derbyshire, yeoman
- Robert Ferne of Fairfield
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1460-c. 1485 based upon the hand.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736751/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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