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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Nycolas (Nicholas). Nycolas (Nicholas) William [? King]. Nycolas complains...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1339
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This record is about the William Nycolas (Nicholas). Nycolas (Nicholas) William [? King]. Nycolas complains... dating from [? 1461-? 1470] 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 8/345/E1339
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1461-? 1470]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Nycolas (Nicholas).
- Name(s)
- Nycolas (Nicholas), William
- Addressees
- [? King].
- Nature of request
- Nycolas complains that he was peacefully seised of a work or dole in the tinwork called 'the Colde Work' until Cowlyng came with force and arms against the king's peace on Thursday next after the feast of St Barnabus and made an assault upon him and carried away his black tin, and daily menace him to force him to quit his work against the law, liberties and customs of the Stannary. He requests that the premises be considered and that Cowlyng might be sent for to answer for the premises.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- People mentioned
- John Cowlyng.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to? 1461-? 1470 because it is unclear as to whom the petition is addressed, though the hand suggests Edward IV's reign. As a consequence it seems very probable that, as this is likely to be a Cornish petition from the reference to tin mining and the Stannary, and that no mention is made of Edward IV's son Edward, who as duke of Cornwall certainly had petitions addressed to him as prince of Wales from 1471-1483, that this petition is actually addressed to Edward IV before the creation of his son as Prince of Wales and duke of Cornwall.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Unsorted Miscellanea of the Exchequer (transferred July 1932).
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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/C9736760/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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