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John Mortymer (Mortimer), knight. Mortymer (Mortimer) John Commons of parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/24/1171
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This record is about the John Mortymer (Mortimer), knight. Mortymer (Mortimer) John Commons of parliament.... dating from [1421] 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 8/24/1171
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1421]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Mortymer (Mortimer), knight.
- Name(s)
- Mortymer (Mortimer), John
- Addressees
- Commons of parliament.
- Nature of request
- John Mortymer asks the commons to ask the Duke of Bedford and the lords to intercede with the king, that he might come into the king's presence to obey him as his loyal liege, and be released from prison in the Tower of London, as he has found pledges in Chancery from nine citizens of London that he will keep the peace, and from others for his loyalty and good behaviour.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- [John of Lancaster], Duke of Bedford, Protector of England
- William de Wertham.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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An earlier petition possibly from the same man is SC 8/125/6240
A related petition is SC 8/125/6236
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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 5501
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen V, vol. I, 1413-1419, (Public Record Office, 1929), p.483 (writs to various sheriffs to convey John Mortymer from Kenilworth Castle to the Tower of London) & p.63 (memorandum of mainprise that John Mortymer shall be a true prisoner in the Tower, and not attempt to leave without the king's permission)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen V, vol. II, 1419-1422, (Public Record Office, 1932), p.242 (order for release of John Mortymer into the custody of the sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, attested by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.160b (no.8) (full edition of related petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061340/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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