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Thomas Norton of Bristol, son and executor of Thomas Norton, gentleman; Walter Norton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/27/1308

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This record is about the Thomas Norton of Bristol, son and executor of Thomas Norton, gentleman; Walter Norton... dating from [1437] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/27/1308
Date
[1437]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas Norton of Bristol, son and executor of Thomas Norton, gentleman; Walter Norton of Bristol, son and executor of Thomas Norton, gentleman; Thomas Halewey, merchant of Bristol; Nicholas Devenyssh, merchant of Bristol; John Papenham, merchant of Bristol; John Shepward (Shepherd), merchant of Bristol
Name(s)
Norton; Norton; Norton; Norton; Halewey; Devenyssh; Papenham; Shepward (Shepherd), Thomas; Thomas; Walter; Thomas; Thomas; Nicholas; John; John
Addressees
Commons in parliament
Occupation
merchant of Bristol
Nature of request
The petitioners state that Stamford was found guilty by a jury from Bristol before the king at Westminster of certain trespasses, falsehoods and deceits done to Thomas Norton, whereupon it was awarded that Norton should recover 400 marks in damages, while Stamford was committed to the Marshal, to remain in prison until he had satisfied Norton for damages and the king for redemption. Stamford sued on the grounds that the jurors had made a false oath, but a jury of 24 men of Bristol found against him, so he was to remain in prison until he had made a great fine with the king. Stamford then brought false actions against various of the petitioners in London and Surrey, as a result of which Stamford was removed from the prison of King's Bench to the Fleet prison. The petitioners ask that Stamford be kept in the Fleet until he pays the fines to the king and satisfies Norton's executors for the 400 marks.
Nature of endorsement
No endorsement.
Places mentioned
Bristowe (Bristol), [Gloucestershire]
Westminster
Fleet prison, [London]
People mentioned
Thomas Stamford
Thomas Norton
Note
This is one of a number of petitions dated in Rot. Parl. IV, p.500 to the parliament of 15 Henry VI, which met on 21 January 1437.
Related material

For an earlier petition from Thomas Stamford and his father, see SC 8/141/7033

For an earlier petition from Thomas Stamford, see SC 8/141/7030

For an earlier petition relating to the same matter see SC 8/27/1307

For a later petition from Thomas Stamford, see SC 8/198/9897

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5924
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. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.509b-510b (no.38) (transcription of petition containing extra material)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061485/

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