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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Castelacre (Castleacre), chaplain. Castelacre (Castleacre) John King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/38/1871
What’s it about?
This record is about the John Castelacre (Castleacre), chaplain. Castelacre (Castleacre) John King and council.... dating from [c. 1366] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/38/1871
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1366]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Castelacre (Castleacre), chaplain.
- Name(s)
- Castelacre (Castleacre), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Castelacre shows that he and other scholars of Oxford were indicted of many trespasses and robberies by the council and before the coroner in 1365. He was imprisoned and the bailiffs had 100s. for suit of prison. He was delivered by judgement by the justices, and has sued those responsible but they will not make satisfaction by any writ or letter of the king. He requests that a remedy be ordained.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Geoffrey Ludewell (Ludwell), Bailiff of Oxford
- Richard Morton
- Richard Battesyn
- John Pirie, Coroner of Oxford
- Simon Dyere (Dyer)
- John Ferour
- William Hunte (Hunt), Bailiff of Oxford
- Thomas Latoner, Bailiff of Oxford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition makes reference to events that occurred in 39 and 40 Edward III, so must date to 1366 or soon thereafter.
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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 1554
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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/C9062074/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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