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William Fulthorp. Fulthorp William King and lords in parliament. William Fulthorp...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/29/1402

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Reference
SC 8/29/1402
Date
[c. 1401]
Description
Petitioners
William Fulthorp.
Name(s)
Fulthorp, William
Addressees
King and lords in parliament.
Nature of request
William Fulthorp requests that he and his heirs be restored and enabled in law to sue any actions demandable concerning the possession of Roger Fulthorp, his father, or of any of his ancestors, transmittable through Roger by descent, notwithstanding the judgement brought against Roger in the parliament of the eleventh year of Richard II, and that this judgment be annulled, so that the blood between Roger and his ancestors, and between William and his heirs, might be restored, as if no judgment had taken place - considering that what Roger put his seal to at Nottingham, he did under duress, and that he afterwards revealed the whole matter to the Earl of kent and Earl of Northumberland.
Nature of endorsement
A similar petition is to be made for John, son and heir of Roger de Burley (on face).The king wills that William Fulthorp and his heirs should be persons able to sue any actions demandable concerning the possession of Roger Fulthorp, father of the said William, or of any ancestor of the said Roger, transmittable through the said Roger by descent, notwithstanding the judgment brought against the said Roger in the parliament in the eleventh year of Richard, lately king of England.
Places mentioned
Nottingham, [Nottinghamshire].
People mentioned
Roger Fulthorp, justice, father of petitioner
[Thomas de Holand], Earl of Kent
[Henry de Percy], Earl of Northumberland
Richard [II], King of England
John [de Burley]
Roger de Burley.
Note
As can be seen from the note on the face, this petition is contemporary with SC 8/29/1401 and SC 8/22/1073, so is dated c.1401.
Related material

An earlier petition for John de Burley, endorsed with instructions to re-cast it like this on is SC 8/29/1401

The petition for John de Burley mentioned in the note on the face is SC 8/22/1073

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3411
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. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.393b (no.6) (full edition of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061588/

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