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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Scalton; John Wynne; John Whitwell; William Tiller of London. Scalton; Wynne;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/24/1162B
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/24/1162B
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1420
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Scalton; John Wynne; John Whitwell; William Tiller of London.
- Name(s)
- Scalton; Wynne; Whitwell; Tiller, Robert; John; John; William
- Addressees
- Lords spiritual and temporal of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners, in their name and that of other poor lieges of the king, listed in a schedule attached to the petition, state that Edmund, Earl of Kent owed them considerable sums of money, and complain about its non-payment by his widow, ask that they might have redress, by authority of the present parliament, together with the damages and costs they have incurred.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Legitur et liberata fuit per episcopum Wyntoniensem (It has been read and was delivered by the Bishop of Winchester).[On dorse] This petition with the attached schedule containing the names of creditors is to be sent to the king's council, and the lords of the same council for the time being are to have full power, by authority of this parliament held on 2 December in the eighth year of the reign of King Henry, the fifth since the conquest, to hear, ordain and determine the whole matter contained in the said petition and its circumstances, and on this to ordain such a remedy and redress on that matter, for the supplicants specified in the petition and schedule, as will seem most suitable and expedient to them.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Melan (Milan), [Italy]
- Lombardy, [Italy].
- People mentioned
- Edmund [de Holand], Earl of Kent
- Lucy Visconte (Visconti), Countess of Kent
- Richard Whitindon (Whittington), Mayor of London
- Master John Bongey, notary
- Bishop of Winchester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- As it says on the dorse, this petition was presented to the parliament held on 2 December, 8 Henry V (1420). Richard Whittington was elected Mayor of London in 1397, for a second term in 1397, in 1406 and in 1419.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The schedule mentioned by this petition is SC 8/24/1162A
For a related petition from the Earl of Kent's widow is SC 8/24/1161
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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 7678
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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. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.143b-145b (transcription of related petition and other material on parliament roll, mentioning the names of the petitioners)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061331/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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