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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Bristowe; Richard de Whatelee de Bristowe; de Whatelee Richard; Richard...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/36/1777
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This record is about the Richard de Bristowe; Richard de Whatelee de Bristowe; de Whatelee Richard; Richard... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/36/1777
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Bristowe; Richard de Whatelee
- Name(s)
- de Bristowe; de Whatelee, Richard; Richard
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- They show that they and their companions were hired by the people of London to go with the king to Gloucester, and were in his company for a quarter of a year. By default they had returned to have aid and provisions from their masters for them and their companions who remained with the king until their return, but before they could return the mayor imprisoned them in Newgate where many of their companions are dead, and they are in peril of their lives. They request grace and remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- The sheriff is ordered that he release them by good mainprise to answer to the king at his will if it is by that reason and not for any other that they are in prison.Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire]
- Newgate, [London]
- People mentioned
- Walter de Chertiseie (Chertsey)
- William de Hampton
- William Testa
- John de Hertforde (Hertford)
- Simon Culepenne
- Thomas le Mareschal (Marshal)
- Richard de Staunforde
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The internal reference is apparently to the army that Queen Isabella and Prince Edward took to Gloucester in the winter of 1326-7 during the crisis that would culminate in the deposition of Edward II. The petition is therefore likely to date from early in Edward III's reign.
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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 1264
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061977/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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