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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert atte Mulle (Mill) of Guildford. Mulle (Mill) Robert Commons of parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/22/1071
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This record is about the Robert atte Mulle (Mill) of Guildford. Mulle (Mill) Robert Commons of parliament.... dating from [1397] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/22/1071
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1397]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert atte Mulle (Mill) of Guildford.
- Name(s)
- Mulle (Mill), Robert
- Addressees
- Commons of parliament.
- Nature of request
- Robert atte Mulle states that it was found by an inquest at Southwark, before John Wadham and his companions, assigned by the king's letters patent to hear and determine (oyer and terminer) certain matters contained in these letters, in the counties of Surrey and Sussex, that he had treasure trove buried in a house in Guildford, to the value of £600, and it was adjudged before the same justices that the king should have recovery of this sum. He has already paid around 500 marks, and is ruined by this. He asks that the commons in this parliament request the king's grace for him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Guildford, [Surrey]
- Southwark, [Surrey].
- People mentioned
- John Wadham, Justice.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Although this petition is edited by Rot. Parl. vol. III p.448a (no. 5) as belonging to 1399, a note on the guard assigns it to 1397, with reference to SC 8/22/1070. It is clear from the petition that it was addressed to Richard II rather than Henry IV.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Another petition from the same petitioner and his wife is SC 8/128/6359
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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 123
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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.448a (no.5) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061235/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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