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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Stotton, parson of the church of East Shefford. de Stotton William King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/17/845
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This record is about the William de Stotton, parson of the church of East Shefford. de Stotton William King... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/17/845
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Stotton, parson of the church of East Shefford.
- Name(s)
- de Stotton, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- parson of the church of East Shefford
- Nature of request
- William de Stotton, parson of the church of East Shefford states that Richard le Cleet, Hugh le Despenser's bailiff in Berkshire, threatened him with depriving him of his church, making accusations concerning a woman, if he would not do as he wished. Thus they arranged a love-day between them, on which day Richard took him to Hidden wood and there, by means of a number of men of his bailiwick hidden in the wood, he made him make fine with him in 100 marks, of which he has paid 20 li. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have a writ of trespass formulated about the things contained in this petition.
- Places mentioned
- East Shefford, [Berkshire]
- Huddene (Hidden) wood, [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- Richard le Cleet, bailiff of Hugh le Despenser the father in Berkshire
- Hugh le Despenser the father.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This must date to shortly after the fall of the Despensers, ie. the early years of Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Another complaint against Richard de Cleet is found in SC 8/17/849
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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 7358
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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. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.415b-416a (no.212) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060988/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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