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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Humphrey Stacy, citizen of London. Stacy Humphrey King and council. citizen of London...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/4/170
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This record is about the Humphrey Stacy, citizen of London. Stacy Humphrey King and council. citizen of London... dating from [1320] 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 8/4/170
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Humphrey Stacy, citizen of London.
- Name(s)
- Stacy, Humphrey
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- citizen of London
- Nature of request
- 1) Stacy requests remedy concerning oats that were taken from him on two occasions by Pelham against his will, and without paying for them. When he went to Westminster to demand payment Pelham had him thrown into prison and would not allow him to be mainprized for several days. He requests judgement and payment.2) Stacy requests further remedy concerning wheat taken by Mereworth from him at his own price, and not that set by merchants. He withholds the money to Stacy's great damage, and to the deceit of the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should have a writ in Chancery to the steward and marshal that justice should be done to him.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Westminster
- Henley, [unidentified].
- People mentioned
- John de Pelham
- John de Mereworth
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1320 by the heading in Rot. Parl., vol I, p.365 for the parliament held on Monday in the octave of St Michael, 14 Edward II.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a petition on the same subject by the same petitioner, see SC 8/4/171
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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)
- Parliamentary Petition 7304
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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)
- French
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.381b (no.92) (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060290/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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