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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Smale (Small), son and heir of William Smale, tenant of the prince. Smale (Small)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1353
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This record is about the John Smale (Small), son and heir of William Smale, tenant of the prince. Smale (Small)... dating from [1471-1483] 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/E1353
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1471-1483]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Smale (Small), son and heir of William Smale, tenant of the prince.
- Name(s)
- Smale (Small), John
- Addressees
- Council of the prince.
- Nature of request
- Smale shows that his grandfather was seised in his demesne as of fee of a messuage and 16 acres of land with appurtenances in South Newton in the parish of Calstock, and died seised of the same. The petitioner's father, after the death, entered and was peacefully seised of the same until Lobbe accompanied by a great multitude of people, came riotously and entered the same messuages and ousted the petitioner's father, beating him, and continue to occupy the same. Smale fears that he would be disinherited without a remedy, and requests that the premises be considered, and he have a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- John Smale vs William Lobbe.The matter is determined.William Lobbe was examined on the complaint, and it was found that he had no title in the messuage, and it was agreed that the lands be delivered to Smale.
- Places mentioned
- South Newaton (South Newton), Cornwall
- Calstock, Cornwall
- St Germans, Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- [Edward Plantagenet], prince [of Wales]
- William Smale (Small), father of the petitioner
- John Smale (Small), grandfather of the petitioner
- William Lobbe of St Germans.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1471-1483 because the petition is addressed to the prince's council.
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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/C9736774/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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