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Commons in parliament. King. It is stated that diverse menial servants have recently...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/25/1221

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This record is about the Commons in parliament. King. It is stated that diverse menial servants have recently... dating from [1455] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/25/1221
Date
[1455]
Description
Petitioners
Commons in parliament.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
It is stated that diverse menial servants have recently stolen the goods of their masters following their death. They request that if executors inform the chancellor of such activities then the individuals are to be summoned by proclamation, and if they fail to attend that then they can be attainted of felony, and if they appear at the day that they were summoned to then they can be imprisoned by the judges, and released on finding sufficient surety.
Nature of endorsement
The king wishes it.
Note
Dated to parliament held at Westminster 33 Henry VI by heading in Rot. Parl. Vol. V, p.278. This was the parliament held from 9 July 1455.
Related material

For a document formerly enclosed with this one see C 49/17/11

For the petition to which this was formerly attached see SC 8/27/1306

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7468
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.322a-b (no.1) (full edition of petition on parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061394/

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