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John Motyn of St Neot. Motyn John Commissioners of the prince. Motyn shows that Vincent,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1359B
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This record is about the John Motyn of St Neot. Motyn John Commissioners of the prince. Motyn shows that Vincent,... 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/E1359B
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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 Motyn of St Neot.
- Name(s)
- Motyn, John
- Addressees
- Commissioners of the prince.
- Nature of request
- Motyn shows that Vincent, not being an officer, counterfeited a warrant under the sheriff's seal, and with the same wrongfully arrested the petitioner, and took him to Launceston gaol and imprisoned him there for two days and nights. He requests that Vincent be sent to come before the commissioners, and answer to the premises, or command the keeper of the gaol to keep Vincent safe until the commissioners come to those parts.
- Nature of endorsement
- Launceston.John Motyn against John Vincent.
- Places mentioned
- St Neot, [Cornwall]
- Launceston, [Cornwall].
- People mentioned
- [Edward Plantagenet], prince [of Wales]
- John Vincent of Launceston.
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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 commissioners.
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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 (transferred 26 June 1975).
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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/C9736781/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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