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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Clyfton (Clifton), knight. de Clyfton (Clifton) John King in parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/20/964
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This record is about the John de Clyfton (Clifton), knight. de Clyfton (Clifton) John King in parliament.... dating from [c. 1381-c. 1382] 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 8/20/964
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1381-c. 1382]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Clyfton (Clifton), knight.
- Name(s)
- de Clyfton (Clifton), John
- Addressees
- King in parliament.
- Nature of request
- John de Clyfton states that although he holds the manors of Rockingham and Wymondham of the king, by the service of performing the office of butler on the day of the coronation of the kings and queens of England, as can be proved by record and other evidences, the Earl of Arundel unjustly performed this office at the last coronation. He requests that the office be restored to him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Rockingham, [Northamptonshire]
- Wymondham, [Norfolk].
- People mentioned
- [Richard Fitz Alan], Earl of Arundel.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Rot. Parl. vol. III, 128b (no. 7) assigns this petition to 5 Richard II (22 June 1381 - 21 June 1382); C 49/9/18 is dated 5 Richard II by association. The precise date remains unclear.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the appointment of Clyfton's attorney in this dispute see C 49/9/18
For transcript, see no.10 of PRO 31/7/107
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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 2043
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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. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.131b (no. 19) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061119/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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