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Thomas Trethewy (Trethewyn, Trodeny), esquire. Trethewy (Trethewyn, Trodeny) Thomas...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1345

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This record is about the Thomas Trethewy (Trethewyn, Trodeny), esquire. Trethewy (Trethewyn, Trodeny) Thomas... dating from [c. 1477] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/345/E1345
Date
[c. 1477]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas Trethewy (Trethewyn, Trodeny), esquire.
Name(s)
Trethewy (Trethewyn, Trodeny), Thomas
Addressees
[Not specified].
Nature of request
Trethewy shows that Glynn with 34 men arrayed in manner of war came to Looe market on 6 September in 17th year of Edward IV to murder the petitioner, and there beat Salisbury his servant and departed towards Trethewy's house saying they will burn him in his own house, but he was rescued by his neighbours of Looe who came in boats.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Morval, Cornwall
Looe, [Cornwall].
People mentioned
John Glyn (Glynn) of Morval, gentleman
Robert Salysbery (Salisbury), servant of the petitioner.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1477 because it refers to events on 6th September 17 Edw. IV.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner complaining of Glynn, see SC 8/345/E1344

For another petition by the same petitioner complaining of Glynne, see SC 8/345/E1343

For another petition complaining of the petitioner, see SC 8/345/E1341

For a petition of Glynn complaining of the petitioner, see SC 8/345/E1340

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Unsorted Miscellanea of the Exchequer (transferred July 1932).
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736766/

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