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Thomas Payn. Payn Thomas Duke of Gloucester, and the other lords of parliament. Thomas...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/24/1186

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Reference
SC 8/24/1186
Date
[? 1422]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas Payn.
Name(s)
Payn, Thomas
Addressees
Duke of Gloucester, and the other lords of parliament.
Nature of request
Thomas Payn complains that he has long been held in prison without being indicted or impeached. He requests that he might be summoned before the Duke and lords, to be dealt with at their discretion, and to answer to and receive judgement on any complaints made against him.
Nature of endorsement
Let the record in the King's Bench be seen and examined before the King's Commissary and the lords of parliament, and let it be ordained on this matter according to their wise discretions and as seems best to them.
People mentioned
[Humphrey of Lancaster] Duke of Gloucester.
Note
This petition is edited in Rot. Parl. vol. IV p.196b (no. 9) amongst petitions otherwise from the parliament of November 1 Henry VI (1422).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3295
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.196b (no.9) (full edition of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061356/

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